Former KPMG partner had been serving as interim chair since October

Bitcoin recovered to $93,000 after a leverage flush on Sunday, with analysts now predicting that macro tailwinds could push the cryptocurrency over six figures.

The counting is basically done in Tennessee and Republican Van Epps will win by 9 points with the margin at 53.9% to 45%. It was a comfortable win but not nearly as comfortable as the +21 spread in last year's general election. So that's good news for Democrats but I don't think that's a takeaway…

A Solidity engineer proposed a protocol earlier this year using zero-knowledge proofs and transaction relayers to enable a Secret Santa-like feature on Ethereum.

Schumer warns Trump against deploying troops to Venezuela, vows to block any strikes and defends Congress' power to declare war. read more

Veteran investor Ross Gerber warned on Monday that Strategy Inc.’s (NASDAQ:MSTR) leveraged Bitcoin read more

Most Americans have become pessimistic about the value of a four-year college degree, with polls showing a decline in optimism and doubts about its worth. read more

Australian posts largest current account deficit since 2016 Australian October building approvals -6.4% vs +4.5% expected UK BRC shop price index +0.6% y/y vs 1.0% prior New Zealand Q3 terms of trade Q/Q -2.1% vs +0.5% expected US to lower tariffs on South Korean autos to 15% effective Nov 1 RBNZ Gov Breman: Key focus…

China’s smaller, more export-oriented manufacturers slipped back into contraction in November, according to a private PMI survey, signalling a renewed loss of momentum after three months of modest expansion. The RatingDog Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.9, down from 50.6 in October and marking the first deterioration since July. Production stalled as new orders softened…

New technologies, such as artificial intelligence, will only make bad actors more efficient and their attacks more sophisticated in 2026, cybersecurity company AhnLab predicts.