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Trading activity concentrated in the second half of the year as Hyperliquid’s early lead faced increasing pressure from Aster and Lighter. Perpetuals decentralized exchanges are closing 2025 with cumulative trading volume reaching $12.09 trillion, up from $4.1 trillion at the start of the year.  DefiLlama data shows that about $7.9 trillion of this lifetime total volume was generated in 2025. This means that 65% of all perp DEX trading volume occurred in a single calendar year. This concentration highlights how rapidly onchain derivatives scaled in 2025.  In December alone, perpetuals trading volume reached $1 trillion, carrying momentum that started in October, when monthly volumes first reached $1 trillion.  Read more

A majority of Pakistanis remain optimistic about the year ahead, with more than half expecting economic and overall conditions to improve in 2026, according to a recent Gallup Pakistan survey.

Минобороны России сообщило о якобы отражении атаки украинских беспилотников на резиденцию президента РФ в Новгородской области. По официальным данным, подразделения противовоздушной обороны уничтожили все 91 БпЛА, которые якобы действовали над территориями Брянской, Смоленской и Новгородской областей.

CC is once again among the top performers as well.

Tussen 2020 en 2025 zijn de lonen en de consumentenprijzen vrijwel even hard gestegen.

В Україні станом на ранок 31 грудня через російські удари знеструмлена значна кількість споживачів в Одеській та Донецькій областях, також є знеструмлення на Запоріжжі та Харківщині. Про це повідомляє НЕК…

В Украине представили новый DS №4. Компактный премиальный кросс-хэтчбек дебютировал в гибридном исполнении, однако ожидается и дизельная версия модели.

For many travel enthusiasts, the year-end holiday is synonymous with seeking a climate that actually requires a jacket. Uzbekistan has emerged as a compelling alternative for those wanting a mix of alpine adventure and deep Islamic history. The gateway to Central Asia is more accessible than ever, offering a winter experience that is both culturally familiar and geographically spectacular. Amirsoy: A new winter standard The highlight for any winter traveller is the Amirsoy Mountain Resort, the largest ski destination in Uzbekistan. Nestled on the spurs of the Chatkal Ridge within the western Tian Shan Mountains (a Unesco World Heritage site), it is located just an hour’s drive from Tashkent. It is easy to see why the resort is a draw as the majestic, sprawling peaks create a stunning backdrop, offering a sharp, beautiful contrast between the crisp, sunny air and the endless blankets of white snow. The highlight for any winter traveller is the Amirsoy Mountain Resort, the largest ski destination in Uzbekistan....

2025 was supposed to be crypto's maturation year, with regulatory clarity, institutional adoption, and infrastructure built to last. In fact, the foundation for all these topics was laid down. Yet, it also delivered a master class in how quickly narratives collapse when opacity meets price discovery. Tokens that launched with maximum hype, extracted maximum fees, […] The post The 10 biggest crypto losers of 2025 (and what went wrong) appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ramzi Kassem, a former senior immigration policy adviser in the Biden administration who represented pro-Palestinian and anti-Gaza war activists detained under the Trump administration, will serve as Chief Counsel, guiding Zohran Mamdani's legal strategy

Tuvalu is het eerste land dat dreigt te verdwijnen door klimaatverandering. Steeds meer inwoners overwegen te vertrekken omdat ze in hun thuisland geen toekomst meer zien. Australië deelt visa uit.

Nigel Farage en zijn rechts-radicale partij Reform UK zijn onstuitbaar in het VK. Achter die opmars gaat een verdeeld land schuil, waar het gevoel van trots wegsijpelt. Een reportage uit Oldham, bij Manchester.

Начальник Генштаба ВС РФ Валерий Герасимов заявил, что получил задание от президента Владимира Путина расширить так называемую буферную зону в двух областях Украины. В СМИ обратили внимание, что этим словам предшествовали угрозы местью.

В западных регионах Украины сохраняются сложные погодные условия: метели, сильный ветер и низкие температуры существенно усложнили передвижение по дорогам.

Bubblemaps said Lighter airdropped $675 million in LIT, one of crypto’s biggest ever, as data shared on X suggested about 75% of recipients were still holding. Lighter, a decentralized exchange (DEX) that offers perpetual futures trading, carried out one of the biggest token giveaways in crypto history, even as critics continued to question how the project split its token supply. Lighter airdropped a total of $675 million worth of Lighter Infrastructure Tokens (LIT) to early participants on Tuesday, according to blockchain data visualization platform Bubblemaps. “$675M airdropped to early participants. $30M withdrawn from Lighter (only),” wrote Bubblemaps in a Tuesday X post. The $675 million total makes the Lighter airdrop the 10th largest airdrop by US dollar value in cryptocurrency history, according to crypto data aggregator CoinGecko. Read more

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Beijing to co-chair the seventh round of the Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue, which is scheduled to be held on January 4, 2026, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday. According to the FO, Dar will be visiting Beijing at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. It said that the dialogue was the “highest consultative mechanism between Pakistan and China, providing a structured platform to review the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation, as well as regional and international developments of mutual interest”. It added that during the dialogue, the two foreign ministers will also announce a series of initiatives and commemorative activities to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. “The visit forms an important part of the regular high-level exchanges between the two countries and reflects their shared determination to broaden and deepen the all-weather ...

In de Europese bankensector dreigen de komende jaren meer dan 200.000 banen te verdwijnen, doordat banken steeds meer gebruikmaken van kunstmatige intelligentie (AI). Dat meldt zakenkrant Financial Times op basis van onderzoek door de Amerikaanse zakenbank Morgan Stanley.

1 та 2 січня буде тимчасово змінено графік руху поїздів лініями метрополітену. Про це повідомляє пресслужба Харківського метрополітену. Зміни пов’язані з урахуванням раціонального використання енергоресурсів в умовах воєнного стану та…

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday visited the residence of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka to offer condolences to the bereaved family.

On the screen he brought the noble and upright Palestinian to the Israeli audience. Behind the camera Bakri, who died last week at 72, tried to show Palestinian pain and trauma – and paid a price for it