Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The price of gold has passed $5,000 for the first time as investors flock to the haven asset amid rising geopolitical tensions and mounting concerns over fiscal spending in developed economies. Gold rose as much … Read more
Around 70% institutional investors believe Bitcoin is undervalued when priced between $85,000 to $95,000, as it continues to underperform against precious metals and the stock market, Coinbase has found. Coinbase said in its Charting Crypto Q1 2026 report that its survey of 75 institutional investors and 73 independent investors was taken between early December to … Read more
HBO If you’re a big Sopranos fan, you may already know that Steven Van Zandt never intended to be an actor. He was a rock ‘n’ roll musician through and through, a vital member of the famous E Street Band, touring the country and the world with … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The yen surged to a two-month high against the US dollar on Monday, sparking speculation that Japanese authorities were intervening directly in the market to support the currency. The yen gained around 1.1 per cent … Read more
Courtesy of HBO The Targaryens — well, some of them — show up in this week’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.” And their arrival affects Dunk’s tournament chances in a way you might not expect. As Dunk’s voiceover waxes heroic about Ser Arlan of Pennytree, we … Read more
Gold prices have topped $5,000 amid rising geopolitical and global trade tensions, while Bitcoin has fallen toward $86,000 as the divergence between the two assets widened. Gold surged to a record high of $5,080 on Monday following a 17% gain so far this year, according to Gold Price, with traders flocking to the precious metal … Read more
Themes of guilt, punishment and redemption are common currency in prison dramas, but Petra Volpe’s terrific Frank & Louis looks at the issue from entirely unexpected and wholly moving perspective. The follow-up to the hospital-set Berlinale hit Late Shift — submitted by Switzerland as its International Oscar hope this year — Volpe’s new film is … Read more
Entropy founder and CEO Tux Pacific says that, after four years and multiple pivots, the project was unable to find a scalable business model. Crypto start-up Entropy is closing down and handing funds back to investors, citing issues with scaling and struggling to find product-market fit. Entropy founder and CEO Tux Pacific posted to X … Read more
Lucasfilm / Disney Pedro Pascal has become one of the biggest names in Hollywood, and there’s little question that a beskar-plated suit of armor helped get him there. When “Star Wars” began its push onto television, it was “The Mandalorian” that shot first, and in doing so, introduced … Read more
Refresh for more…It was arguably the shortest of protests in recent memory at the Sundance Film Festival as roughly 100 demonstrators assembled outside 577 Main Street in Park City, UT to rally against the ongoing ICE raids and to remember Minneapolis residents Alex Pretti and Renee Good who were fatally shot respectively by ICE and … Read more