Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis, one of the largest South Korean payment gateways and value-added network providers, to introduce crypto payment options for foreign visitors across the country. KG Inicis, which processes hundreds of millions of transactions annually with its service used by around 190,000 affiliated merchants, will support the rollout of Crypto.com Pay … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max and France Télévisions’ hard-hitting drama Laura’s Treatments has found new international buyers. The series is known as L’Affaire Laura Stern in French-speaking territories. It follows Laura, a pharmacist and mother, played by Valérie Bonneton, who was previously best known for her comedy roles. The part of Laura see Bonneton play a woman … Read more
South Korea’s National Police Agency (KNPA) has reportedly drafted new guidelines for handling seized cryptocurrencies, including privacy-focused assets, as authorities move to standardize how digital asset evidence is stored and managed. According to a report by local media outlet Asiae, the KNPA completed a draft directive outlining compliance requirements at each stage of crypto seizure. … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: A year on from Simon Pegg film Angels in the Asylum collapsing and leaving crew out of pocket, some are now being paid a slice of what they are owed — but not by producers. The British government’s Redundancy Payments Service has stepped in to repay some of the roughly £600,000 ($800,000) owed to … Read more
The first Matter camera is here — sort of. Camera support came to the smart home standard last year, and Aqara’s Camera Hub G350 is the first to support it. The G350, which was announced at CES, launched this week and is a pan-and-tilt indoor security camera with up to 4K video resolution. Today, the … Read more
Kiki Shepard, the longtime host of Showtime at the Apollo, suffered a massive heart attack and died today, according to TMZ, which cited her representative. She was 74. Shepard was best known as the co-host of Showtime at the Apollo from 1987-2002. Her partners on the syndicated variety show based at the legendary Apollo Theatre … Read more
US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their sixth day of inflows on Monday as Bitcoin rose over 12% over the period, marking the longest streak of fresh capital into the ETFs since October last year. Data from Farside Investors shows Bitcoin ETFs raked in $199.4 million of net inflows on Monday. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: It’s time for the podcast community to contain their laughter – or maybe not. With Season 2 of Prime Video UK original LOL: Last One Laughing dropping on Thursday (March 19), Audible is launching a companion audio show, The Last Laugh: The Last One Laughing Podcast. Roisin Conaty, who plays presenter Jimmy Carr’s sidekick … Read more
Blockchain data provider Messari has announced a series of layoffs on Monday as its CEO, Eric Turner, stepped down to make way for the company’s “next phase” as an AI-first company. “Today, I stepped down as CEO of Messari and handed the reins to Diran,” Turner said on X on Monday, referring to Diran Li, … Read more
A sense of imminence pervades Dream of Another Summer, Irene Bartolomé’s film that’s set in Beirut. A sense that something could happen at any moment, perhaps something terrible. Bartolomé, a native of Barcelona, has made Beirut her home for the past six years. She lived through one of those moments of cataclysm – the August … Read more