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Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 entered into a $7 billion lease agreement with Fluidstack to expand its data center in Louisiana. The miner expects the River Bend campus to generate $454 million in annual net operating income. Hut 8 announced on Wednesday that it has signed a $7 billion lease agreement with Fluidstack. The move allows the Bitcoin mining company to tap into the AI infrastructure provider’s 245-megawatt capacity at its River Bend data center campus in Louisiana, USA. Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, will serve as the parties’ financial backstop to ensure that the lessee meets its obligations. Key…

BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company, announced it now offers Bitcoin Lightning Network access directly from its qualified custody platform. The move makes it one of the first companies to provide Lightning payments for institutional custody. The service aims to give clients faster and cheaper Bitcoin transactions while keeping institutional security standards intact. It builds on BitGo’s earlier self-custody Lightning solution. The new offering is powered through a partnership with Voltage, a Lightning Network infrastructure provider. Clients can now use Lightning without running their own nodes or managing keys. BitGo and Voltage handle infrastructure, channels, liquidity, and key management. Through…

OTR Solutions is taking a more direct approach to helping carriers understand and defend their pricing in a volatile freight market. The Atlanta-based logistics fintech provider announced a new partnership with FreightWaves SONAR that will embed real-time market rate intelligence directly into the OTR Solutions ecosystem, giving carriers clearer visibility into how their rates stack up against the broader market. The integration brings SONAR’s proprietary spot rate benchmarks and market insights into weekly performance snapshots for carrier clients. Rather than relying on anecdotal feedback or delayed market signals, carriers working with OTR Solutions will be able to see how their…

Today’s session has delivered mixed signals so far. US index futures are edging higher, while the UK’s has broken out, supported by the rally in oil prices. In contrast, leading European indices in Germany and France are struggling to gain traction. and are pushing higher, while cryptocurrencies remain under pressure, once again highlighting a bid for safe havens. With no clear new catalysts emerging, markets appear hesitant to commit to a seasonal year-end rally fully. The has remained locked in a tight consolidation range since late November, failing to push to fresh highs. However, downside momentum has also been limited,…

The New York Times claims Trump aided crypto firms. Industry voices expose years of bipartisan rejection of Biden-era policies that courts repeatedly struck down.The New York Times dropped a bombshell investigation. The SEC pulled back 60% of crypto cases under Trump. Eight involved firms with Trump ties. The narrative suggests that favoritism drove the shift.Crypto insiders erupted immediately. According to @intangiblecoins on X, the framing relies on false premises. The prior administration’s attack wasn’t normal. It was widely condemned.Source – XThe Times documented SEC retreats on major cases. Gemini, Binance, and Ripple saw enforcement ease. The report connected dots between…

The cryptocurrency market experienced a notable downturn this week with Bitcoin and the majority of the top 100 digital coins trading below critical technical indicators. As of December 16, 2025, 75 of the top 100 cryptocurrencies were observed to be trading below their 50- and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs), reflecting a broader bearish sentiment within the digital asset market. This slide in prices could have significant ramifications for investors and market participants, as SMAs are widely used metrics to gauge market trends and momentum. The decline in Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, underscores the challenges currently facing the digital…

Organization-Wide Security Enhancement Reaches CompletionCholame Finance Academy has confirmed the successful completion of a comprehensive, organization-wide data security upgrade, representing a major milestone in its internal digital infrastructure strategy. The initiative was conducted under the direction of founder Rupert Ellington and forms part of a broader effort to strengthen operational resilience, safeguard internal information assets, and standardize security practices across all departments.The upgrade was implemented following a detailed internal assessment of existing data flows, access points, and system dependencies. Based on this review, the academy introduced a series of coordinated improvements designed to enhance protection while maintaining operational efficiency. The…

fadfebrian / Shutterstock.com Dave Ramsey recommends an 8% annual withdrawal rate for retirees who invest 100% in stocks. A 100% stock allocation in retirement creates outsized risk during market downturns with limited recovery time. An 8% withdrawal rate is well above the commonly-recommended 4% withdrawal rate. If you’re thinking about retiring or know someone who is, there are three quick questions causing many Americans to realize they can retire earlier than expected. take 5 minutes to learn more here Finance expert Dave Ramsey has a lot of unconventional takes.  For example, he believes that you don’t need to care about…

Ethereum’s big move ahead?What to expect from JP Morgan’s MMF?Global $4 trillion U.S. bank JP Morgan has continued to embrace the crypto industry, as the banking giant has joined the list of highly reputable firms launching tokenized money market funds on-chain.The big move, which has caught the attention of the crypto community, has also triggered an optimistic reaction from Tom Lee, the chairman of the publicly traded Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR).Ethereum’s big move ahead?Tom Lee has reacted to the development, claiming that the move is bullish for Ethereum, as the bank had specifically launched the tokenized money-market…

HRS Aluglaze IPO Day 2: The initial public offering (IPO) of HRS Aluglaze Ltd. is set to hit the Indian primary market on December 11, 2025, and will remain open until December 15, 2025. The company has declared the HRS Aluglaze IPO price band at ₹94 to ₹96 per equity share. The public issue is proposed for listing on the BSE SME IPO exchange. The company aims to raise ₹50.92 crore through this initial public offering by issuing fresh shares.HRS Aluglaze IPO GMP todayAccording to market observers, the company’s shares are trading at a substantial premium in the grey market…