The Open Network Foundation has launched TON Pay, a new payments software development kit (SDK) designed to make cryptocurrencies usable for everyday consumer transactions within the Telegram ecosystem. In a Monday release shared with Cointelegraph, the product is positioned as a simple, wallet-agnostic payment layer that allows merchants and Mini App developers to accept crypto … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Roberts (American Horror Story) is set to star in horror A Body In The Woods, from producer Dave Caplan, whose credits include Longlegs and The Monkey. The project marks the debut film from new U.S. sales firm Manifest Pictures, led by Yvette Zhuang and Zach Glueck, with pre-sales getting underway at this week’s … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sterling and gilts weakened on Monday as the leadership crisis threatening Sir Keir Starmer rattled investors fearful of a shift to the left. The pound fell 0.5 per cent against the euro to €1.146, extending … Read more
Super Bowl Sunday was made even more super with a new look at Supergirl. Ahead of the big game, Warner Bros DC Studios‘ released the new trailer next big summer movie, starring House of Dragon‘s Milly Alcock in the title role as Superman’s cousin — who has a drinking problem. The latest sneak peek gave … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) begins its second week of February, licking its wounds as traders remain bearish on BTC. Market forecasts agree that Bitcoin price action has not yet put in a reliable long-term bottom. CPI week comes as markets lose faith in Fed rate cuts in March. US dollar strength begins to fade as analysts eye … Read more
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South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it will step up scrutiny of suspected cryptocurrency price manipulation in 2026, outlining a slate of planned investigations that target high-risk trading tactics, including “whale” activity and schemes that exploit disruptions at local exchanges, local outlet Yonhap reported Monday. According to Yonhap News Agency, FSS Governor Lee Chang-jin … Read more
UPDATE: Amid Super Bowl LX, Universal Pictures has unveiled the first official full-length trailer for Disclosure Day, the forthcoming sci-fi film marking Steven Spielberg‘s return to the domain of such extra-terrestrial-themed classics as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., and War of the Worlds. Releasing in theaters on June 12, Disclosure Day‘s plot has … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, in the most high-profile national security case in Beijing’s crackdown on the territory. Lai, a 78-year-old billionaire media entrepreneur, was … Read more
Disney dropped its Super Bowl spot for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, and there were no fan-fave cameos like Zeb, or Rotta the Hutt or even Sigourney Weaver reprising her Alien role as Ripley (c’mon, we know that’s not even in the realm of real), rather it was an inspirational if you will 30-second … Read more