Metaplanet authorized repurchase of up to 150 million shares over 12 months as the Tokyo-listed firm became Asia’s first major Bitcoin treasury company to trade below its crypto reserves amid industry-wide premium compression.
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Crypto PACs Build $263M War Chest Ahead of 2026 US Midterm Elections
The crypto industry has built a $263 million campaign war chest ahead of the 2026 midterms, surpassing oil and gas spending in 2024.
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Most countries fail to submit new climate pledges ahead of summit
The UN’s review of national climate plans shows the world is well off track to limit warming
Dodgers outlast Blue Jays in World Series epic
Freddie Freeman hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven World Series, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an epic game.
Man pleads guilty to killing Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Abe multiple times as he appeared at a political event in 2022.
Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division
The company says the opportunities provided by AI means it needs to be “organised more leanly.”
Kenya plane crash kills European tourists and local pilot
The aircraft was flying from a popular coastal resort to a game park when it came down.
Sudan’s army loses key city of el-Fasher to paramilitary RSF after 18-month siege
The UN has raised the alarm over reports of “atrocities” committed by the RSF.
How a Diwali cracker gun in India went from social media craze to blinding children
Social media videos showing how to use ‘carbide guns’ began going viral in the weeks before the Diwali festival.
The 92-year-old president who never loses
Cameroon’s Paul Biya has extended his 43-year rule by wining a heavily disputed election.