Vanguard increased its position in Metaplanet from 14.12 million shares at the end of November to 15.64 million shares by Dec. 31, an 11% jump that sent speculation rippling through Bitcoin (BTC) treasury circles. The move arrived at a moment when digital asset treasury companies had spent months nursing underwater positions and watching their market … Read more
With flattery, coaxing and carefully-couched arguments, European leaders have spent much of the past 12 months desperately trying to win the respect of Donald Trump. This morning they woke up to see those efforts thrown back in their faces, as the US president switched from threatening the continent to pure mockery. In the space of … Read more
MTM Enterprises It’s easy to appreciate groundbreaking shows long after the fact, but it’s often forgotten how difficult some of them were to get made in the first place. Network executives often like to play it safe by greenlighting series that adhere to risk-free formulas, and creators … Read more
Update Jan. 20, 12:29 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a paragraph on the details surrounding Portugal’s ban on Polymarket. Hungary and Portugal have taken steps to restrict access to the crypto-based prediction market Polymarket, adding to mounting regulatory pressure on the platform across Europe. Hungary’s regulatory authority, Szabályozott Tevékenységek Felügyeleti Hatósága, … Read more
All in all, there were three workshops and then a six-week rehearsal period; D’Arcy and Menzies were attached from the beginning “because I love to write with actors in mind,” Zeldin explains. “It was a rich, particular, and unique process,” notes Menzies. “Straight off the bat, it felt like a really good combination of brains. … Read more
Strategy acquired 22,305 BTC last week at about $95,284 per coin, lifting its holdings to 709,715 BTC. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, blasted past 700,000 BTC in holdings with its latest large-scale purchase. Strategy bought 22,305 Bitcoin (BTC) for $2.13 billion last week, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission … Read more
Netflix announced on Tuesday morning that Marty, Life Is Short, a film billed as the definitive documentary on comedian Martin Short, will stream globally on May 12. Pic is directed by Lawrence Kasdan, the filmmaker responsible for such classic films as The Big Chill, Body Heat, and The Bodyguard, among others. Producers included Sara Bernstein, … Read more
In an effort to sweeten the pot for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shareholders, Netflix is now offering cash for shares of the company, revising the cash-and-stock deal it had struck with WBD’s board earlier. However, the streaming giant is still offering the same $27.75 the companies had agreed on for WBD’s movie studio and streaming … Read more
In a sign of the demand, or hype, for AI startups, Emergent, an Indian startup building an AI “vibe-coding” platform, has raised $70 million less than four months after it raised a $23 million Series A. The Series B round was jointly led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 and Khosla Ventures, and values the startup … Read more
On Jan. 16, Pennsylvania-based lender Newrez announced plans to accept certain cryptocurrency holdings when considering mortgage applications. The change, which the company said will take effect in February, will apply to loans for homes, refinancing and other investment properties. For Newrez, the plan comes on the tailwinds of directions from the US Federal Housing Finance … Read more