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Postcard From Web Directions Dev Summit, 2025
12.1.2026
Lee Meyer recently spoke at Web Directions Summit 2025. This is his experience, not only speaking at the event, but experiencing the event through the lens of anxiety and imposter syndrome.
Postcard From Web Directions Dev Summit, 2025 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of...
Are DAOs Pipe Dreams? NONPC Founder Says Discipline, Not Privilege, Decides Survival
12.1.2026
A serial crypto architect Koichi Hatta argues that the debate between centralized teams and DAOs is a matter of timing rather than a moral choice. He views early-stage centralization as “scaffolding”—necessary for fast, coordinated execution and security during a protocol’s infancy. The Scaffolding...
Crypto YouTube views sink to 5-year lows, ‘it’s not just X’
12.1.2026
Crypto content viewership on YouTube has plunged over the past three months, signaling bear market conditions as retail interest in crypto continues to decline
Institutions know a “good” exchange is built for failure
10.1.2026
A platform's onboarding polish should not be confused for its ability to execute trades and handle immense volumes, argues Bridgeport co-founder and CCO Chris Soriano
Bitcoin pulls back to $90,000 as early Friday rally attempt fails
9.1.2026
U.S. employment data for December was mixed, while inflation expectations edged higher, and the U.S. Supreme Court did not deliver a ruling on the Trump Administration's tariffs
Larian Explains Why Baldur’s Gate 3’s Most Underserved Companion Felt Shortchanged
9.1.2026
Wyll was rewritten in the development phase, but that’s not the only reason he has less involvement than other companions
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Donald Trump will not consider pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried: NYT
8.1.2026
The US president reportedly said he had no intention of pardoning the former FTX CEO, and defended his family’s connections to the crypto industry
Zcash governance clash tanked the token. Here's why it may not be as big as it seems.
8.1.2026
While Electric Coin Company’s development team departed to form a new company, it will still be working on Zcash
Crypto Long & Short: 2026: The year institutions treat crypto as part of their core stack
7.1.2026
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Adeniyi Abiodun predicts that 2026 is the year Wall Street starts building on blockchain, not around it. Then, Andy Baer’s first Vibe Check of the year, reviewing the crypto’s quarterly mood swings in 2025 and the energetic start to 2026
Ubisoft Shuts Down Studio That Just Unionized, Claims It’s Not Because It Unionized
7.1.2026
The studio was working on mobile games in the Assassin’s Creed and Rainbow Six series
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Bitcoin 'not likely' to make new all-time high in 2026, says new research
7.1.2026
Bitcoin long-term short signals from trading tools caused analysis to conclude that no new BTC price all-time high would come this year
Crypto selloff accelerates, sending bitcoin back to $91,000
7.1.2026
Strategy is an outperformer following MSCI's decision not to exclude the stock from its indices, but any positive reaction was muted by the decline in BTC
Google Pixel Watch 4 Gets a Bigger Discount Than the Apple Watch, LTE Model Is Nearly as Cheap as the Wi-Fi Version
7.1.2026
We're not expecting this $100 discount to last long.
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MSCI Decides Not to Exclude Bitcoin Treasuries Companies From Its Index
7.1.2026
Key Highlights On January 6, global index provider MSCI Inc. reversed its plan to exclude Digital Asset Treasury…
Strategy surges 6% on MSCI decision not to exclude DATs from indexes
6.1.2026
Shares of the Michael Saylor-led firm had been under pressure not just from weak bitcoin prices, but also the chance that the indexing giant might exclude DATs from its indexes
Roblox Player Performs Speedrunning Forensics To Uncover Fraud And Win Back World Record
6.1.2026
One does not simply hack the Ultimate Easy Obby leaderboard
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Is Venezuela hiding a 600K Bitcoin reserve? Analysts remain unsure
6.1.2026
Venezuela’s early crypto adoption and gold-to-Bitcoin conversion speculation raise questions about a $60 billion reserve, though analysts have found no proof
Venezuela Crisis Watch: Bitcoin Exchange Netflows Signal Caution, Not Crypto Fear
5.1.2026
Venezuela’s return to the geopolitical spotlight is rattling crypto traders, but on-chain data shows limited stress, muted bitcoin selling, and a market increasingly resilient to headline-driven shocks rather than systemic financial threats. Traders Fear Venezuela Spillover — On-Chain Data Tells...
Ledger says Global-e incident did not compromise crypto wallets
5.1.2026
Global-e, a payment platform integrated by Ledger in 2023, suffered a data breach affecting some of the wallet's customers
Coinbase drops peso-based services in Argentina less than a year after market entry
5.1.2026
The move is deemed a "deliberate pause" and not a full exit, with Coinbase planning to reassess and return with a stronger product