December 2025

Lighter’s LIT token faces $2B-$3B valuation debate after airdrop

Lighter’s LIT token has yet to begin open trading, but the market has already drawn a sharp line around its valuation following Tuesday’s airdrop. Traders are divided over whether the new governance token for the Ethereum-based Layer 2 decentralized exchange (DEX) deserves a fully diluted valuation closer to $2 billion or $3 billion. Fully diluted […]

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PIA is relaunching the London route, its most popular international service

Flights resume after six-year gap following pilot license scandal and approval in UK Pakistan International Airlines will resume direct flights to London after a gap of six years, with four weekly services from Islamabad from March 29, the national carrier announced on Tuesday. The flights, expected to depart from Terminal 4 at London Heathrow Airport,

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Students of Punjab private institutions to get free laptops under government scheme

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz distributes laptops among students in this undated photo. Facebook/@TheMaryamNSharif Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat announced that the provincial government has decided to extend its laptop scheme to students of private educational institutions, with 10,000 laptops to be provided under the initiative. The Minister declared 2025 as the Year of Education

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Metaplanet buys 4,279 BTC, raises total holdings to 35,102 BTC

Metaplanet (3350), a Tokyo-listed investment and operating company focused on bitcoin treasury management, bought an additional 4,279 bitcoin BTC$87,816.72 in the fourth quarter and spent a total of $451 million, said a post on X. The purchase, at an average price of $105,412, took its total to 35,102 BTC, the fourth largest of any publicly

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Institutions increasingly use BTC options playbook in altcoins: STS Digital

Institutions are increasingly using documented bitcoin BTC$87,781.75 option techniques on alternative cryptocurrencies to protect against price fluctuations and earn extra returns, STS Digital, a principal trader specializing in digital asset derivatives, told CoinDesk. “Our client base includes token projects and funds, investors with large holdings and asset management firms that manage exposure ahead of liquidity

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s latest staff departure is taking a major U-turn

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s latest staff departure is taking a major U-turn Prince Harry and Meghan Markle squashed any more upcoming comments about their latest staff exit when they released a statement clarifying the update. It was revealed that a key aide to the Sussexes, who had been part of the team since before he

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Pakistan at the UN calls Israel’s recognition of Somaliland a ‘direct attack’ on Somalia’s sovereignty

“For decades, Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land has been a central source of conflict in the Middle East” Pakistan’s Acting Permanent Representative to the UN, Muhammad Usama Iqbal Jadoon, speaks at the UNSC on Tuesday Photo: X/ Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in the UN Security

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Lighter DEX Launches LIT Token with 25% Airdrop

Perpetuals-focused Ethereum-based Layer 2 decentralized exchange (DEX) Lighter has announced the debut of its native cryptocurrency, the Lighter Infrastructure Token (LIT), to align traders, builders and backers as it looks to blend traditional markets with DeFi. The LIT token supply is split equally: 50% to the ecosystem, 50% to the team and investors. An instant

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Rafael supplies Iron Beam, the world’s first combat-ready laser air defense system

Rafael supplies Iron Beam, the world’s first combat-ready laser air defense system Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has handed over the world’s first “combat-ready” 100 kW laser weapon to Israel. The powerful laser air defense system, known as Iron Beam, has been deployed by Israel in an attempt to reduce the cost of countering rockets, mortars

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BlackRock’s BUIDL hits $100M in dividends and passes $2B in assets

BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund BUIDL has distributed about $100 million in dividends since launching in March 2024, according to tokenization firm Securitize, which acts as the product’s transfer agent and administrator. The fund, which invests in short-dated US Treasuries, repurchase agreements and cash, has grown to over $2 billion in value, making it one

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