Open interest in Bitcoin derivatives markets has declined over the past three months, resulting in dwindling leverage that has become bullish for the overall market structure, according to CryptoQuant. A 31% decline in open interest (OI) on Bitcoin derivatives since October is a “deleveraging signal” which helps purge the excess leverage built up in the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A mild zombie apocalypse doesn’t sound good. But in its 2026 outlook, the Resolution Foundation think-tank noted “early and encouraging” signs of one. Its vision involved killing old jobs (the living dead) to make room … Read more
Disney Consumer Products works with hundreds of licensees worldwide, a scale that could easily flatten creativity. Kim sees it differently. “At The Hundreds, we did 30 or 40 collaborations and thought of ourselves as masters of relationships. Here, it’s hundreds of relationships and friendships. If there was ever a king of collaboration, it’s Disney.” Kim … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Timothy Busfield has been dropped by Innovative Artists on the same day the actor made his first court appearance over child sex abuse charges. A rep for the company confirmed to Deadline the actor and director was no longer with the agency but declined to comment further. Busfield was with IA for several years. … Read more
Russia will reportedly move to open up crypto to retail investors, with a new bill set to soon be introduced to the country’s legislature. Anatoly Aksakov, chair of the State Duma’s Financial Market Committee, said legislation to deregulate crypto is ready to be introduced with the aim of normalizing the asset for everyday use, the … Read more
A spokesperson for former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has refuted accusations that he moved money or profited from the NYC Token, which launched on Monday and plummeted 80% in the first hour of launch. “To be absolutely clear: Eric Adams did not move investor funds. Eric Adams did not profit from the launch … Read more
After Leonardo DiCaprio‘s animated performance in the crowd at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards went viral, his co-star is revealing what all the fuss was about. The 3x Globe-winning actor’s One Battle After Another co-star Teyana Taylor said Leo “was talking to me” in the clip about KPop Demon Hunters, during an exchange as the … Read more
Blockchain infrastructure firm Global Settlement Network has announced a pilot to tokenize water treatment sites in Jakarta, aiming to eventually scale it out to the rest of Southeast Asia over the next 12 months with $200 million in tokenized assets. Real-world asset tokenization involves minting financial and other tangible assets on the blockchain to increase … Read more
NBC Sergeant Trudy Platt faces an emotional loss in this week’s episode of “Chicago P.D.” It all starts with a favor: Platt agrees to help out McKay, her detective friend, in an investigation. But when he doesn’t show up to a meeting, she grows concerned. She heads … Read more
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index, a metric tracking crypto investor sentiment, has registered a “greed” score for the first time since the $19 billion October liquidation event that sent traders running from altcoins. In an update on Thursday, the index returned a rating of 61, reflecting better overall sentiment after weeks of “fear” and … Read more