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Today, Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. revealed in a new filing with the SEC that Tether bought 4,812.2 Bitcoin for a total of $458.7 million on behalf of Jack Mallers’ recently launched Bitcoin treasury company, Twenty One Capital, which plans to eventually go public under the ticker $XXI.  “Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Tether agreed that within ten (10) business days thereof, it would purchase a number of Bitcoin equal to an aggregate purchase price of $458,700,000,” Cantor stated in the filing. “With the Convertible Notes PIPE, entered into on April 22, 2025 by Pubco and the Company with certain…

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri didn’t hold back in his verbal assault on Bollywood’s leading producers and directors, accusing them of hypocrisy, cowardice, and creative compromise. In a recent interview with Digital Commentary, the director questioned why the same insiders who privately criticise major stars like Ranbir Kapoor never voice their opinions publicly.Vivek Agnihotri slams Bollywood insiders for double standards“Aukaat hi nahi hai inki, himmat hai karne ki, kar ke dikhayein,” Agnihotri said, pulling no punches. His comments come amid the ongoing debate surrounding Animal, the controversial Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial that sparked backlash for its portrayal of toxic masculinity, while largely…

Cricket South Africa (CSA) demands its players, including eight members selected for the World Test Championship final, to return from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 by May 26, ahead of their crucial match at Lord’s from June 11. This requirement affects 20 South African players currently participating in the IPL, with ongoing negotiations between CSA and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).Proteas men’s head coach Shukri Conrad addressed the situation on Tuesday, stating: “The initial agreement with the IPL and the BCCI was with the final being on the 25th, our players would return on the…

UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 admit card released at upsc.gov.in for 979 posts including IAS and IPS UPSC Admit Card 2025 OUT: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially released the admit card for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Prelims 2025. Candidates who have registered for the examination can now download their admit cards from the official website, upsc.gov.in, by logging in with their application number and date of birth.This year, the UPSC will recruit candidates for a total of 979 posts through the CSE, which includes prominent services like the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and…

Dubai’s Department of Finance (DOF), on 12 May 2025, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Crypto.com to enable crypto payments for various payment services. As a result of this collaboration, residents and businesses will be able to pay for services like visa fees, licensing, and utilities with crypto via Dubai Pay, the government’s digital payment platform. A pilot program later this year will commence the implementation of this service. Crypto.com President Mohammed Al Hakim said, “Today’s announcement represents significant progress for the adoption of digital finance with a comprehensive integration into the layers of government payments.” Notably, the company…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The non-fungible token market has suffered massive losses in the past four years. From rug pulls to the collapse of NFT floor prices, billions of dollars have been wiped from the NFT ecosystem, with regulatory and criminal gangs contributing to the mess. In response to the downfall, several non-fungible token projects are now tapping the Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reshape the future of their NFT collections. NFT Status In 2020 In 2020, the non-fungible token market experienced explosive growth, with sales volume soaring and mainstream adoption gaining…

GBP/NZD made a couple of failed attempts to close below the 2.2200 handle, creating what appears to be a double bottom pattern. Or is it just about to move sideways from here? GBP/NZD 4-hour Forex Chart by TradingView A less dovish than expected BOE decision last week lifted GBP/NZD close to its double bottom neckline at the 2.2600 major psychological level, as a couple of MPC members surprisingly voted to keep policy on hold. However, positive developments on the U.S.-China trade front also gave the Kiwi a significant boost and the improved risk sentiment dragged the pair back to the…

In the new Archi­tec­tur­al Digest video above, Michael Wyet­zn­er talks about a fair few build­ings we’ve fea­tured over the years here on Open Cul­ture: the Impe­r­i­al Hotel, the Ennis House, Tal­iesin, Falling­wa­ter. These are all, of course, the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, who still stands as the embod­i­ment of Amer­i­can archi­tec­ture more than 65 years after his death. That’s a fair­ly long stretch by mod­ern stan­dards, but nev­er­the­less a short­er one than Wright’s career, which ran over 70 years. Dur­ing his long life, Wyet­zn­er explains, Wright wit­nessed the intro­duc­tion of indoor plumb­ing, elec­tric­i­ty, the tele­phone, the auto­mo­bile, the air­plane,…

The Cannes Film Festival kicked off May 13 in Cannes, France, and as always, it promised to deliver major helpings of glamour, ballgowns (though not naked or voluminous ones this year, per a change to the Cannes dress code), jewels and celebrities. With films premiering this year from stars including Tom Cruise, Scarlett Johansson, Will Ferrell and Spike Lee, the star wattage is sure to be off-the-charts, and the photos of A-list interactions will be better than ever. Look at the best photos from the 2025 Cannes red carpet, parties and photo calls, of stars including Halle Berry, Bella Hadid, Quentin Tarantino…

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