Vitalik Buterin on the two goals Ethereum must meet to become the ‘world computer’

After major technical gains in 2025, Buterin says the network must double down on usability and decentralization to meet its original goals.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/01/01/vitalik-buterin-on-the-two-goals-ethereum-must-meet-to-become-the-world-computer

Strategy shares register first six-month losing streak since adoption of bitcoin strategy in 2020

Crypto analyst Chris Millas has highlighted an unusually persistent slump in Strategy shares, breaking with past drawdown patterns even as the firm continued accumulating bitcoin.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/01/strategy-shares-register-first-six-month-losing-streak-since-adoption-of-bitcoin-strategy-in-2020

How crypto's promised year-end fireworks turned into a bloodbath

Digital asset treasuries, altcoin ETFs and bitcoin’s famed year‑end seasonality were meant to supercharge prices. What came instead was the worst drawdown since 2022's crypto winter.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/01/how-crypto-s-promised-year-end-fireworks-turned-into-a-bloodbath