YouTube, the video-sharing giant owned by Google, now allows U.S. creators to receive payouts in stablecoins, Fortune reported on Dec. 11. YouTube has opted for PayPal 's (Nasdaq: PYPL) PYUSD stablecoin for the latest crypto move as it already is PayPal’s existing customer and uses the financial services company's payouts service, the report added.

YouTube has become a TV giant with a sprawling free video-streaming platform and a cable-like bundle of channels for a monthly fee. Now, it is breaking up the bundle. Google-owned YouTube TV is introducing a slate of genre-specific channel packages in early 2026,

YouTubeTV is planning an expansion of its subscription into tiers, allowing existing subscribers to save money on the channels they're actually watching.

The streaming giant’s major feature was disrupted for some customers as YouTube TV keeps rolling out improvements.

While the videos were popular for a time, the 2018 edition of YouTube Rewind became the most disliked video on the platform at the time after blowback from YouTube users. Many popular and somewhat controversial YouTube creators were not included in the recap, which included more mainstream YouTube stars.

YouTube TV is breaking up its big bundle in early 2026, letting you pick cheaper, focused plans for sports, news, or entertainment instead.

For many decades, the television industry was dominated by a handful of companies and it seemed like that was never going to change. Over the last several years, however, the way that many people watch TV shows has changed dramatically,