Bitcoin fell almost $3,500 on Monday as Europe hinted at retaliatory measures against US President Donald Trump, who threatened new trade tariffs unless negotiations could begin over Greenland. Bitcoin (BTC) prices have dumped 3.6% in a matter of hours, falling from $95,450 to just below $92,000 on Coinbase in early trading on Monday morning, according … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China last year registered the lowest number of births since records began, marking the fourth consecutive year of population decline as policymakers grapple with a demographic crisis. On Monday, the government reported that 7.92mn babies … Read more
Denis Makarenko/Shutterstock Throughout the years, “Seinfeld” treated fans to an array of great episodes, but “The Finale” isn’t one of them. The episode infamously ends with Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), George (Jason Alexander), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and Kramer (Michael Richards) in jail for being awful people. While it’s a … Read more
Crypto mining hardware maker Canaan Inc., which has seen its shares down 63% in the last 12 months, has received a warning from Nasdaq to increase its share price within 180 days or face delisting from the major stock market index. Canaan said in a statement on Friday that the Nasdaq contacted the company on … Read more
NBC Will Reggie Dinkins be able to get back in the game after a costly fumble? That’s the question behind Tracy Morgan’s new NBC sitcom “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.” Sunday’s early premiere (the show will formally debut on February 23) introduces us to Morgan’s character Reggie, … Read more
The episode sets the stage for a huge shocker at Henry’s birthday party. After taking a dab of LSD and making a fool of himself at his very formal event, Henry is gobsmacked to see an old friend has arrived. He blows off the rest of his guests to go on a pub crawl with … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. China’s GDP grew 5 per cent last year despite US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, as booming exports offset more anaemic growth in the domestic economy. The full-year figure, which was in line with Beijing’s … Read more
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Before he became a staple of late-night television, HBO was just not that into Stephen Colbert. The comedian, writer, and future host of “The Colbert Report” and the now-canceled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” once tried out for a stomach-churning part in one of … Read more
Trove Markets, which is building a decentralized perpetual exchange for collectibles, is under fire for pivoting to Solana after raising over $11.5 million tied to a token sale for an integration on Hyperliquid, prompting some backers to seek refunds. Trove first announced the surprise move to Solana in a post to X on Friday, with … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hedge fund manager Sir Christopher Hohn beat rivals including Ken Griffin’s Citadel and Izzy Englander’s Millennium to make $18.9bn for investors last year, the largest annual gain recorded by a hedge fund. Chris Hohn’s fund … Read more