30+ min ago (600+ words) The Biggest Games Releasing in December 2025 Once upon a time, December was an incredibly dead month for games'an opportunity to catch up on your backlog, since all of the year's big games had already come and gone. Well, that's no longer the case. There are a bunch of killer games releasing this December. December brings us strong options across a bunch of genres, from psychological and survival horror to side-scrolling beat-'em-ups, a classic RPG, a long-awaited sequel to a legendary franchise, and even an abstract art game about skateboarding. Most of these games are indie affairs, with only one game from a big publisher, so we're expecting most of these to be pretty affordable as well'a nice bonus when the holidays are slamming your wallet. You can afford a little treat for yourself, or make all of your friends…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago (1178+ words) I Made an AI Speak Every Century of English'It Ended With a Message From the Year 15,000 If you've ever tried reading Chaucer in the original Middle English, then you know the feeling. The words look almost familiar, but your brain can't quite piece the puzzle together. Now try actual Old English from the year 900, and you hit a wall: "u sprycst be wundrum "e ic ne m'g understandan." That's not a typo. That's a real letter (", called "thorn") that English used for centuries before abandoning it entirely. Language, as we all know, evolves. Just ask the Gen Z crowd. While English lost most of its grammatical cases, it still regularizes (or is still regularizing) irregular verbs. Over time, it has absorbed thousands of words from French, Latin, Norse, and dozens of other languages. Fascinated by my love of language (I…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago (695+ words) UK Budget Confirms New Crypto Reporting Rules from January 1 The UK government has confirmed in its 2025 Budget that it will implement new rules forcing cryptocurrency traders to report personal details to trading platforms from January 1 of next year. First introduced as part of an international agreement with the OECD, the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework (CAFR) requires cryptoasset service providers to provide HM Revenue & Customs with information on their customers, including cryptocurrency transactions and tax reference numbers. Published on Wednesday, this year's Budget confirms that "information for first reports to HMRC will be collected from 1 January 2026 and reported to HMRC in 2027." Investors who don't provide required details with exchanges could be fined up to "300 ($397), while exchanges will be fined up to "300 per unreported customer. HMRC will then use provided information to check completed tax returns, identifying any individuals who haven't correctly reported…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (479+ words) OpenAI Confirms Data Breach'Here's Who Is Impacted A breach at analytics provider Mixpanel earlier this month exposed account names, email addresses, and browser locations for some users of OpenAI's API, the AI giant confirmed Wednesday, raising concerns that cybercriminals could use the stolen metadata in targeted phishing attempts. According to Mixpanel, on November 8, an unknown attacker gained access to part of its systems and exported a dataset containing customer-identifiable metadata and analytics information. The stolen data included usernames, email addresses, approximate browser-based location, operating system, and browser details. OpenAI said the breach did not include users" prompts, API keys, payment information, or authentication tokens. Only data from users who accessed OpenAI's tech via the API'aka, via external apps powered by GPT'was leaked, the company said. In other words, if you access the ChatGPT chatbot directly from OpenAI's website, then you…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago (592+ words) 'Bad Joke': FC Barcelona Criticized for $22 Million Deal with Samoan Crypto Firm ZKP European soccer club FC Barcelona has come under criticism after signing a $22 million, three-year global sponsorship deal with little-known crypto firm Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP), based in the Pacific island of Samoa. Xavier Vilajoana, a former board member of the club, told the Financial Times that striking a deal with the crypto startup was a sign of financial "desperation," pointing to "red flags" in the company's background and calling the decision "incredibly concerning." "It seems like a bad joke, but unfortunately it's real," commented Vilajoana. Sembla un mal acudit, per" malauradament "s real. El FC Barcelona ha anunciat un acord de patrocini amb ZKP, una empresa de blockchain poc coneguda registrada a Samoa, una jurisdicci" que la UE inclou a la llista de paradisos fiscals. En el moment…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago (323+ words) Stablecoin Giant Tether to Shutter Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Operation Stablecoin issuer Tether is halting its Bitcoin mining operations in Uruguay. The firm, which issues USDT, the third biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, said it made the decision to leave the South American country due to high energy costs. Local media reported that El Salvador-based Tether had confirmed to Uruguay's Ministry of Labor and Social Security that it was laying off 30 of its 38 employees in the country. The firm also confirmed the exit to Cointelegraph. Tether did not immediately respond to Decrypt's questions. Back in September, local media reported that Tether'which in October reported $10 billion in profit for the first three quarters of 2025'was in a dispute with Uruguay's government-owned power company UTE over a $5 million debt." Tether issues USDT'the most-traded digital coin in the crypto world, and the third-biggest digital…...

2+ day, 34+ min ago (997+ words) Myriad Moves: Predictors Turn Bullish on Bitcoin Rebounding to $100K While doom was permeating markets last week, crypto participants are a bit more cheerful with the passing of Thanksgiving and the beginnings of a market rally. Bitcoin has jumped 7.4% in the last 7 days, reclaiming $91,000, but still sitting nearly 28% off its August all-time high. Where's it headed next? Predictors on Myriad are starting to lean bullish." We'll look at just how bullish while investigating some of Myriad's top markets this week. Market Open: November 5Market Close: Open until resolutionVolume: $19.9KLink: See the latest odds on the "Bitcoin's next move: Pump to $100K or dump to $69K?" market on Myriad Bitcoin's near-term fate remains one of the most popular markets among Myriad predictors. This time, predictors are asked whether the top crypto asset's next move will be a pump to $100K or dump to $69K." BTC has been steadily…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago (395+ words) Monero and Zcash Diverge in Double-Digit Weekly Swing as Privacy Coins Rotate Privacy coin Monero is up over 23% in the past week amid a quiet Thanksgiving crypto market landscape, while Zcash has shed roughly 25% in the same timeframe. Both privacy coins have been volatile, with Monero currently trading at $406 while Zcash trades at around $480, according to CoinGecko data. The privacy coin narrative remains a dominant factor shaping the performance of Zcash, Monero, Dash, and other related tokens. For the most part, these altcoins have remained unaffected by macro uncertainty. The current dynamic, where Zcash is down double-digits on the week while Monero is up the same amount, can be chalked up to capital rotation within the privacy sector. "The privacy meta has been gaining popularity, and both Monero and Zcash have benefited from it," Quinten van Welzen, head of strategy…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago (493+ words) BitMine and Bitcoin Miners' Stocks Surge as BTC, Ethereum Recover Crypto-related equities like BitMine Immersion Technologies and leading Bitcoin miners CleanSpark and Riot Platforms are strongly positive amid crypto market rebounds sending Bitcoin above $92,000 earlier Friday and Ethereum back over $3,000." Shares in BitMine (BMNR), the leading Ethereum treasury firm, are up 4.47% today and more than 27% over the last 5 trading days, now changing hands at $33.16. The firm, which is chaired by outspoken investor Tom Lee, has remained bullish on the second-largest crypto asset, consistently adding to its coffers despite ETH's more than 38% drawdown from its August all-time high. BitMine holds over $11 billion worth of Ethereum. CleanSpark (CLSK) and Riot Platforms (RIOT) are up even more, jumping 12.27% and 7.8%, respectively since Friday's opening bell. The pair have posted even larger gains over the last five days, highlighted by CleanSpark's move of more than…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago (474+ words) Trump White House "World's Most Corrupt Crypto Startup Operation': House Democrats Donald Trump and his family have used the presidency to make hundreds of millions of dollars from "cryptocurrency schemes," according to a new partisan report from the House Judiciary Committee Democrats. Signed by Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the report attempts to document how President Trump has doubled his net worth since the beginning of his 2024 election campaign, primarily via the launching of cryptocurrency-related ventures and businesses. Citing investigations by Reuters, the report notes that Trump and his family made $800 million from cryptocurrency sales in the first half of 2025 alone, and that the total value of crypto and stocks held by the family now stands at $11 billion. The House Judiciary Committee Democrats also allege that much of this wealth has links to foreign nationals and even organized crime, in particular…...