Japan’s second largest city, Osaka, has begun testing autonomous AI agents in local government in an attempt to ease the country’s shrinking work force. Osaka Prefecture has launched a public-private consortium that will experiment with AI Agents designed to provide clerical support and multilingual services. The prefecture will pool expertise from a consortium, which includes
Crypto markets are bracing for a historic year-end event today, December 26, with more than $27 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiring on Deribit. This represents over half of the derivatives exchange’s total open interest. The colossal “Boxing Day” expiry could mark one of the largest structural resets in crypto history. Bitcoin and Ethereum
Story Highlights Despite record liquidations, Bitcoin stayed resilient post-halving. Samson Mow says selling, ETFs, and altcoin rotations keep it calm—for now. Bitcoin’s post-halving calm may be temporary. Supply limits and strong demand hint at a major price move ahead, says analyst Samson Mow. Bitcoin usually sees strong gains in the year after a halving. This
Silver left the $50 range in late November and went parabolic into year-end, registering consecutive all-time highs and hitting $72 an ounce on Dec. 24. Gold made a similar run throughout 2025, reaching $4,524.30 the same day. Bitcoin, however, traded at $87,498.12 as of press time, down roughly 8% for the year and 30% from
Newcomers are diving into crypto without learning what it is, veterans are watching their profits soar without spurring adoption and skeptics are judging crypto with little information, says OG Bitcoiner James Howells. Howells is famous for fighting in court to recover a hard drive from a landfill that contained 8,000 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $700 million.
Martin Yeza, deputy of the new Congress, stated that stablecoins might fulfill a new pivotal role in the country’s payment structure. He considers that allowing the central bank to hold cryptocurrency and state companies to mine crypto would be positive. Local analysts also supported a so-called economic “tetherization.” Argentina’s New Congress Might Give Crypto A
Jack Kong, founder of Nano Labs, pointed out Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-term price history, noting that bear market bottoms frequently coincide with the Christmas period. According to data shared by Kong, Bitcoin rose from approximately $0.25 in 2010 to $98,200 in 2024, increasing in value almost 400,000 times in 14 years. Kong added that historical examples
The blockchain landscape at the end of 2025 has seen a remarkable change by a wide margin of user activity metrics with surprising contenders to the established leaders. Latest figures from Phoenix show that the monthly active addresses are the most important factor in determining whether a blockchain is used for legitimate purposes, and not
Is the recent Bitcoin price drop a cause for panic or a strategic opportunity? While headlines scream about market corrections, seasoned analysts point to underlying metrics that tell a different, more reassuring story. The current Bitcoin correction appears to be a temporary adjustment rather than the start of a major downturn, according to key on-chain
An anonymous poster on 4chan, who correctly flagged Bitcoin’s cycle top on October 6, 2025, nearly two years in advance, has returned with a far more aggressive call. The trader predicts Bitcoin to reach $250,000 in 2026. The prediction has resurfaced across crypto circles precisely as many on-chain and technical indicators turn bearish. A Proven