The U.S. president\\\'s latest national security strategy focused on AI, biotech, and quantum computing.

DOGE network engagement surged to 71,589 active addresses — its highest reading since September — signaling improving chain activity despite muted price performance.

Despite the decline in Bitcoin's hash rate and the rising costs of mining exacerbating the downward pressure on Bitcoin, the movements of Strategy are crucial to Bitcoin's recent outlook.

While you are still focused on breakthroughs in a single technology, tech giants have already woven AI, blockchain, and robotics into an invisible web, quietly reconstructing the underlying logic of business and society. Sandy Carter begins her article in Forbes with a famous quote from "Alice in Wonderland": "You have to run twice as fast to stay in the same place." This aptly describes the current pace of technological development. In 2026, what we will witness is not a single technology.

Cryptocurrency is quietly integrating into the underlying layer of digital finance, becoming a secure communication layer between applications. The trading volume of stablecoins has matched that of Visa, and blockchain will be restructured as a "world database," achieving cross-chain interoperability and frictionless finance.

This article is from: Aevo co-founder Ken Chan, translated by Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina); translator: Azuma (@azuma_eth). Editor's note: This weekend, an article by Aevo co-founder and CTO Ken Chan (@kenchangh) went viral online, titled "I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto." Ken...

Next week's key forecast: The Stable mainnet will go live at 9 PM on December 8; Jupiter: The public sale of HumidiFi will restart on the evening of December 8, with anti-bot measures to be added; On December 11, the Federal Reserve will announce the new interest rate decision and economic outlook summary; Do Kwon faces a maximum of 25 years in prison, with sentencing expected to be announced on December 11; Others (specific time not yet determined): HashKey aims to raise at least $200 million, with plans to start IPO investor subscriptions as early as next week; Rainbow: The foundation...

In just over a month, eight altcoins such as SOL, XRP, and DOGE, which were once regarded as "speculative toys" by the mainstream financial sector, have successively been approved for spot ETFs, attracting over $700 million in total inflows. However, the prices of the related cryptocurrencies have generally dropped by more than 20%. Bitwise's XRP ETF even directly uses "XRP" as its trading code, a bold marketing strategy that has sparked controversy in the industry. By the end of November, the assets of six Solana funds...

The Dragonfly Fund, leveraging trading instincts and advantages in the secondary market, has made precise investments in crypto star projects like MegaETH and Ethena, becoming the biggest winner in this cycle. However, it faces competition from traditional giants and challenges across different fields.

Japan proposes to reduce Bitcoin taxes and approve ETFs; SEC chairman states that the future financial system will be based on Bitcoin; gold prices hit an all-time high; French banks support crypto trading; Franklin Templeton's XRP spot ETF holds over 63 million coins in its first week.

Congress continues to make progress on crypto issues but things are moving slowly.

The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq.

The crypto exchange also took note of a so-called AI bubble that continues to go strong and a weaker U.S. dollar.