Day: December 31, 2025

US Dollar Faces Worst Annual Performance Since 2017, Drops 9.5% in 2025

2025-12-31 By admin

Global currency markets see significant shifts as the U.S. dollar experiences substantial decline, with euro gaining 13.5% and other major currencies making strong gains amid economic uncertainties. The U.S. dollar is set to close 2025 with its biggest annual drop since 2017, declining 9.5% against a basket of major currencies. Factors driving the downturn include […]

AEON Brings Scan-to-Pay Crypto Payments to X Layer, Expanding Real-World Adoption Across Emerging Markets

2025-12-31 By admin

This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. AEON, the foundational payment and settlement layer built for the new AI economy, today announced a strategic integration with X Layer, the high-performance Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by OKX. This collaboration brings AEON’s scan-to-pay capability directly to X Layer, enabling seamless real-world crypto payments across […]

Privacy Is Back: Why XMR and ZEC Won the 2025 Crypto ‘Wild Ride’

2025-12-31 By admin

In 2025, the cryptocurrency market experienced extreme volatility, with bitcoin ( BTC) and major altcoins erasing their mid-year gains by December. Amid this downturn, privacy coins emerged as a resilient outlier, with the sector’s market cap surging 200% YoY to $19 billion by late November. The Privacy Sector Re-rating The year 2025 proved to be […]

US Crypto Policy Flips Pro-Growth as SEC Rulemaking Replaces Enforcement Crackdowns

2025-12-31 By admin

U.S. crypto regulation has flipped pro-growth as the SEC embraces clarity, rulemaking, and institutional adoption, slashing enforcement risk and signaling a durable policy reset that positions America to lead digital finance. SEC Pivots to Clarity as US Pushes for Digital Asset Leadership The U.S. digital asset regulatory landscape has entered a decisively pro-growth phase as […]

Discussion – Cinebench 2026

2025-12-31 By admin

Strange choices for yardstick scores when it comes to AMD. Literally just a single 5 year old midrange, desktop Ryzen and a random TR from 7 years ago. Where as the other chipmaker brands have mainly their latest and fastest shown in the comparison chart and past generations of them. I’ve learned to never assume […]

Info – The Future of MS Windows

2025-12-31 By admin

Wow ! Accidentally ran into this and if true, it is beyond concerning.Basically, MS doesnt care about the private home user that much anymore. They essentially are considered an information source. Also, seems like the whole thing is turning into a potential privacy & data theft minefield (eg, so many things planned to be monitored […]