Japan’s financial regulator is weighing potential rule changes that could pave the way for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with local media reporting that 2028 is being discussed as an early target. According to a report by Nikkei, citing people familiar with the matter, Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to amend its regulatory framework to allow … Read more
Kristen Stewart‘s directorial debut The Chronology of Water has been lauded as a feat of filmmaking since its release on the festival circuit, and the actress-turned-filmmaker has been vocal about the struggles of making an indie project centering the female gaze. The Twilight alumna, who has long been vocal about politics and President Donald Trump, … Read more
Tim Campbell recalls a sombre meeting more than two decades ago that shaped his mentality as a business leader. The chief executive of Edinburgh-based fund manager Baillie Gifford remembers having lunch in the early 2000s with the finance boss of an Argentine bank that was “essentially bust”, he says. One stark memory that etched in … Read more
A new television spot for Christopher Nolan‘s much-hyped epic The Odyssey gives viewers a first glimpse at a character played by none other than 10-time Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott. In the minute-long teaser, which aired during Fox’s Sunday broadcast of the AFC Championship matchup between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, a familiar scene … Read more
As population decline accelerates, the big risk is labour shortages, not mass unemployment
In Zoey Deutch‘s new Sundance feature Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, she clicks her heels three times and transports audiences back to the mid-budget comedy era of the aughts. Written by David Wain and Ken Marino, the Wain-helmed sex romp parody stars Deutch as the titular happy-go-lucky hairdresser, who spirals after finding out … Read more
The US president has an uncanny ability to spot the faultlines in the old order and manipulate them to his advantage
A rare UK-Canada natural history co-pro will follow inhabitants at the world’s largest baby elephant sanctuary. Channel 4 and CBC are making Baby Elephant School, charting happenings at the 30-year-old Udawalawe Elephant Orphanage, which cares for up to 80 orphaned calves at any one time and has returned more than 170 elephants to the wild, many … Read more
The Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla has purchased two jet engines after selling off some of its crypto stash and increasing its focus on asset tokenization. ETHZilla said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it purchased two aircraft engines through a newly formed subsidiary, ETHZilla Aerospace LLC, for $12.2 million in cash. The engines, which … Read more
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has ruled out returning to the crypto exchange, despite a pardon from US President Donald Trump opening the door for it to be possible. Zhao told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Sunday that it’s his understanding that the pardon means the former restrictions “are completely lifted,” but shot down any suggestions of … Read more