Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce

After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to take jobs at Disney. Character.AI’s former CEO Karandeep Anand recently became the entertainment giant’s first CTO, and the startup previously said that Disney had agreed to acquire some of its assets for $20 million. A legal […]

UNO Digital Bank Says It Resumes Core Services Following Outage Amid Lingering Customer Disputes

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. UNO Digital Bank said it restored fund transfer services following an unscheduled multi-day system outage, even as depositors report persisting transaction delays and inaccessible accounts across integrated platforms. The digital lender announced that customers can […]

BNB Chain claims 42.6% of tokenized stock market, beating Ethereum and Solana

BNB Chain has claimed a 42.59% share of the tokenized stock market, with $1.47 billion in assets on its network, surpassing the combined holdings of Ethereum and Solana. Summary BNB Chain claims its share of the tokenized stock market rose from 35.55% to 42.59% over the past 30 days. The network reportedly holds $1.47 billion […]

Best Pokémon TCG deal: 30th Celebration Poster Collection at best-ever price

TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Poster Collection is on sale for $50.98 at Amazon, down from its $64.98 list price. Credit: The Pokémon Company $50.98 at Amazon $64.98 Save $14.00   The 30th Celebration expansion has been out in the Pokémon trading card market for a while now, but there’s still plenty of discounts […]

Viral French Shopkeeper Turned Into a Million-Dollar Meme Coin Overnight

Key Takeaways PIERRE climbed from a $9,700 to over $1.7M market cap on Oct. 19, with $5.9M traded on Pumpswap in 24 hours. One Pump.fun trader turned $200 into $34,000, while 96.8% of 413,579 wallets made under $500 or lost money. France reported about 2,400 arrests after Oct. 17 riots, and the token now trades […]

Bitcoin’s Breakout and Retest Signal All Is Well

Nasdaq 100 futures climbed nearly 1% early Monday, challenging social media predictions that markets would open into a “Black Monday” crash. Crypto analyst Sykodelic posted on X early Monday that Bitcoin’s daily chart shows a breakout and retest of its previous high and its 50 EMA, a moving-average trend line, and told jittery traders […]

Magnesium May Not Reach Your Brain, Despite Supplement Label Promises

Most of us probably don’t think about how much magnesium we’re consuming, but our bodies couldn’t function without it. We each typically contain about 25 grams of magnesium, more than half of which is stockpiled in bones. The rest is distributed in cells throughout the body, taking part in hundreds of essential chemical reactions, including […]

PR: Best Crypto Exchanges for 100x Leverage Trading in 2026

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. A 100x label on an exchange banner is easy to read and hard to interpret. It tells you the maximum multiplier the platform will allow somewhere in its product list. It does not tell you […]

Ripple’s David Schwdartz sees retail DeFi opportunities on XRP Ledger

Ripple’s CTO emeritus David Schwartz has expressed optimism about the future of decentralized finance on the XRP Ledger, suggesting that easier-to-use financial applications and AI-powered services could bring more people into blockchain-based finance. Summary David Schwartz expects blockchain finance to become more accessible as tokenization advances and regulatory barriers ease. The Ripple veteran discussed AI […]