Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Swiss agricultural chemicals company Syngenta is seeking advisers for a blockbuster listing that could be Hong Kong’s largest in years. The Chinese-owned company on Thursday asked banks to submit proposals to advise on a potential … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: The British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) will hand its honorary award for outstanding contribution to film and television to actor Jo Martin. Previous BUFF outstanding contribution recipients, first awarded in 2015, include Amma Asante, Angela Griffin, Ashley Walters, and last year’s honouree, Femi Oyeniran. “What an honour – I’m over the moon. Thank you, … Read more
A Nevada state court denied regulators’ request for an emergency temporary restraining order (TRO) to immediately halt Coinbase’s new prediction market offering. Instead, the court set a hearing for next week so the exchange can respond, according to Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) filed a civil enforcement action … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The pound and gilts came under pressure on Thursday as investors worried about the risks to UK assets of the mounting leadership speculation surrounding Sir Keir Starmer. UK borrowing costs rose to their highest since … Read more
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended losses on Wednesday amid BTC price approaching the $70,000 mark, adding to mounting pressure across digital asset markets. According to data from SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $545 million in outflows on the day, pushing weekly flows into the negative with $255 million in net outflows. Year-to-date, the funds … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Carice van Houten hits the Berlinale this month in Mees Peignenburg’s Dutch-language drama A Family and Deadline can unveil the trailer. The feature sees the Game of Thrones and Black Book star return to the big screen for the first time in six years, after a slew of TV dramas including thriller Malice, in … Read more
Tether’s dollar-pegged stablecoin USDt expanded to a record $187.3 billion market capitalization in the fourth quarter of 2025, even as the broader crypto market slid following October’s liquidation cascade. According to its latest quarterly report, the USDt (USDT) market cap grew by $12.4 billion in Q4. Data shows that USDt has been widening its dominance … Read more
Peaky Blinders producer Kudos has invested in Senti Films, the indie run by Sex Education producer Rem Conway. Kudos has made an undisclosed investment in Senti and the pair will work on projects together. Conway is already a development producer for Kudos Knight, the Birmingham-based Kudos hub launched by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who … Read more
On Feb. 4, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) activated the highly anticipated Permissioned Domains with 91% validator approval. At first glance, the approval appears contradictory, as it involves a public blockchain hosting “permissioned” zones. However, a deeper look at the mechanics shows how the upgrade operates. Permissioned Domains introduces an on-ledger access-control object that enables other … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathy Ruemmler appeared to ask Jeffrey Epstein if he planned to “trade one of your Russians for my comp” in an email exchange about her negotiating a potential job at hedge … Read more