Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 1st, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel....
From Ross Ulbricht’s pardon to Ripple’s SEC victory, here’s a list of crypto’s most celebrated turnarounds this year and what they mean for the year ahead....
The U.S. has launched a "deadly strike" against Islamic State fighters in northwest Nigeria, according to Trump. And, holiday spending was higher than expected this year. (Image credit: Anna Moneymake...
The number of crypto deals reportedly skyrocketed this year and hit a record total value of $8.6 billion, led by Coinbase’s record-breaking acquisition of Deribit....
Experts say major trends in Ethereum’s adoption could bring about a long-awaited surge in ETH’s price this year—or at least the start of such a journey....
The Egyptian military has long held a significant stake in the country’s household brands. From pasta to petrol, what does this mean for the economy of the region’s biggest country?...
AI-fuelled market euphoria is a new telling of an old story that will not play out differently this time, writes John Plender — but it may have some way still to go...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The year 2025 is summarized as 'AI bubble' in technology and economics ✓ High priests of Silicon Valley are ackno...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bitcoin perpetual open interest climbed to 310,000 BTC ✓ Funding rates doubled in the market ✓ Th...
📋 Key Facts ✓ ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, plans a $23 billion AI spending initiative. ✓ The expenditure aims to build AI inf...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Ghana has legalized cryptocurrency trading with a new law. ✓ Plans to explore asset-backed digital settlement instruments...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Instacart has ended its AI-driven pricing tests. ✓ The tests pushed up costs for some shoppers. ✓ ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Upshift, Clearstar, and Flare have jointly launched earnXRP ✓ earnXRP is a new product allowing users to earn yield denom...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Interhash acquired a controlling stake in Neopool during the Bitcoin MENA 2025 conference. ✓ Neopool ranks in the top 15 ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Asia-Pacific markets climbed on Monday. ✓ Investors are assessing China's benchmark lending rate decision. ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The global beauty industry is valued at $500 billion. ✓ The climate crisis is shifting many people's purchasing patte...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Singapore's consumer inflation rate was 1.2% in November 2025 ✓ The rate remained steady from previous readings ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Biggest corporate crypto treasury bets of 2025 focus on Bitcoin holdings ✓ These plays reveal the spread of MicroStrategy...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Gold and silver have hit record highs due to geopolitical tensions. ✓ US blockade on Venezuelan oil drives up precious me...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Institutions are gobbling up Solana for their balance sheets. ✓ These holdings represent top publicly traded treasuries. ...