Bitcoin is spending Christmas Day in “quiet-but-not-boring” mode. As of December 25, 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $87,000–$88,000, with most major price feeds showing it modestly higher over the last 24 hours. [1] But behind that calm headline price, today’s Bitcoin news cycle has been dominated by three themes: Thin holiday liquidity (fewer traders,...

The reactions to President Trump’s recent executive order to move marijuana from a Schedule I drug, akin to heroin, to Schedule III — think ketamine — drew some immediate, perhaps expected, reactions. Colorado Leads, an alliance of cannabis business leaders in the state, welcomed the potential move, saying it represented “a meaningful step toward aligning...

Year in review December 24, 2025 | 5:57PM EST 3 min (Diversity Richmond) Name: VA Pridefest, Richmond’s largest celebration of the LGBTQ+ community Why you know it: Nationwide pressure to roll back DEI initiatives led several corporate sponsors to pull funding from the event, putting pressure on organizers to find a way to fill the...