Crypto platform Bullish to buy transfer agent Equiniti for $4.2 billion, building tokenized securities infrastructure

Bullish (BLSH), CoinDesk’s parent company, has agreed to acquire transfer agent and shareholder services firm Equiniti in a $4.2 billion deal that would fold a core piece of traditional market infrastructure into its digital asset platform, expanding its push into tokenized securities. The transaction comprises $1.85 billion of assumed Equiniti…

Why a Montana rancher is speaking up for climate action » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: Steve Held of Broadus, Montana, comes from a long line of ranchers going back to the late 1800s. Held: “We do love the lifestyle. People who do it for a living have to love it, but it’s not because it’s easy or beautiful.” He says ranching is tough. And…

More Women Accuse Ex-Congressman Eric Swalwell of Misconduct

More than a dozen women have come forward with misconduct allegations against former California Representative Eric Swalwell following his resignation from Congress. Numerous women spoke to CNN about alleged interactions — both in-person and via social media — where the married former congressman, 45, made them feel uncomfortable. Some accused…

‘We do not want the 1930s repeated again’: Moment Kemi Badenoch takes down heckler over rising antisemitism in Britain

Kemi Badenoch has vowed to ‘stand behind Jewish people’ as she brutally took down a heckler on the elections campaign trail. The Tory leader delivered a passionate warning about the rising tide of anti-Semitism and the danger of ‘repeating the 1930s’ as she was confronted by a woman in Essex.  The clash…

Raven Banner Entertainment Boards Tyler Savage’s ‘Oddities’

EXCLUSIVE: Raven Banner Entertainment has acquired world sales rights to Oddities by writer-director Tyler Savage (Stalker) and will launch sales at Cannes.  The film had its world premiere at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Starring in the pic are Lilimar (Inside Out 2), Lovie Simone (Forever), Adrienne Barbeau (The…

Should I keep buying Berkshire Hathaway shares in the post-Warren Buffett era?

Image source: Getty Images The first Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) meeting without Warren Buffett felt different. Fundamentally though, not much has changed. New CEO Greg Abel’s approach might be frustrating onlookers. But, as a shareholder, it was exactly what I wanted to hear.  Cash is… trash? Berkshire’s cash reached around $380.2bn.…

Man destined to get Alzheimer’s saved by accidental heat therapy

Doug Whitney (left, pictured with his son Brian in November 2022) is genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer’s, but has so far dodged the condition Shelby Lum/Associated Press/Alamy A man in the US who was virtually guaranteed to get early-onset Alzheimer’s disease because of his genetics has somehow dodged it, possibly…

Greatest Air Max Colourways of All Time

A dynasty in its own right, Nike’s Air Max lineage is monumental in today’s arena, but where did it come from? The answer, of course, is a fascinating one, and it starts post-moon landing in 1969 with aeronautical engineer Frank Rudy. After working with NASA, he went on to invent…