Bitcoin suddenly dropped to 86,700 dollars on Monday, December 15, triggering more than 210 million dollars in liquidations in one hour. This rapid and unexpected move surprised the market, recalling the strong vulnerability of cryptos to volatility and economic tensions.
In 2025, Nvidia is no longer just a capitalization machine. The company has found another acceleration, this time political. Donald Trump, against part of his own camp, chose to open a very costly door for it.
Ethereum just made a thunderous impact in the crypto world: 34,468 transactions per second, a record that shatters everything that existed so far. Thanks to Layer 2 and ZK-Rollups, the blockchain proves it is ready for mass adoption. But how will this record affect the price of ETH in 2026?
Kevin Hassett, a leading contender to chair the Federal Reserve (Fed), said the central bank would remain independent even if it faces pressure from the White House. His remarks come as financial and crypto markets watch closely for signals on interest rates and the future path of U.S. monetary policy.
Crypto companies are returning to public markets after several years on the sidelines. Listings in 2025 reflected renewed confidence following a prolonged slowdown. The larger test, however, still lies ahead. White & Case partner Laura Katherine Mann says 2026 will determine whether crypto IPOs can maintain investor trust beyond market cycles.
Rodney Burton, aka "Bitcoin Rodney", now faces a series of federal charges in the United States. Former promoter of the HyperFund project, renamed HyperVerse, he is charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and illegal transmission of funds. According to the indictment, millions of dollars of investments were allegedly diverted. The case marks a new step in the crackdown on abuses related to the promotion of unregulated crypto projects.
During his notable appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience on December 3, 2025, Jensen Huang delivered a striking assessment. The head of Nvidia (NVDA), now the world's most valuable company at $4 trillion, considers artificial intelligence to be a new industrial revolution. But this revolution comes with major security challenges.
Suspicions turn into numbers. Two studies published in Science and Nature confirm that AI chatbots, similar to those everyone uses, can shift voting preferences by several points, up to about 15% in controlled scenarios.
A bug, a tweet, and here is Vitalik philosophizing while Ethereum wavers: could decentralization be a disguised monoculture? Prysm coughs, the blockchain sneezes... and doubt sets in.
