Mastercard Picks Polygon to Bring Verified Usernames to Self-Custody Wallets
Mastercard (MA) has chosen Polygon to power a new system that lets people send crypto to verified usernames instead of long wallet addresses, the companies said on Tuesday. Mastercard Crypto Credential standardizes how blockchain addresses are verified by enabling human-readable aliases that correspond to a verified individual, the company said in a an emailed press…
Agentio secures $40M from Forerunner as it scales its creator marketplace beyond YouTube
Views on sponsored videos on YouTube have risen 28% year-on-year, and the number of sponsored videos has grown by 54% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, according to a report from Tubefilter. What’s more, ad spend through creator channels has been steadily rising and is even set to outperform traditional media in some cases….
How every five-star men’s college basketball commit fits at his new school
Jeff BorzelloNov 17, 2025, 06:05 PM ET Close Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014. There are currently 19 five-stars atop the SC Next 100 player rankings for the men’s college basketball class of 2026. Eight are off the board, with Texas getting No. 19 Austin Goosby during the…
‘Project Hail Mary’ Second Trailer: Ryan Gosling in Space
With the last few major films of 2025 set to open over the coming weeks, it’s already time to start looking ahead to the biggest releases of 2026. And they don’t get much bigger than “Project Hail Mary.” The latest directorial effort from Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who have found box office gold in…
When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall | Reform UK
“I know whenever I come back here next,” Nigel Farage told a jubilant crowd of hundreds in a leisure centre in Redruth, “Reform UK will become a dominant force, not just in Cornwall politics, but in British politics.” That was in February and when the local elections arrived three months later it appeared Farage’s prophecy…
BTC, ETH Prices Sink to Lowest in Months as Liquidity Dries Up
Bitcoin BTC$91,852.25 and ether ETH$3,031.49 remain in bearish territory after a bruising weekend took both assets to multimonth lows of $93,400 and $3,050. The sell-off acted as confirmation of a downtrend with a series of lower highs and lower lows now being present across several timeframes. If BTC falls to $92,840, that would trigger a…
Are we nearing the end of Apple’s Tim Cook era?
Apple is getting serious about succession planning, according to a new report in The Financial Times. The company’s board and senior executives are reportedly preparing for the possibility that Tim Cook could step down as CEO as soon as early next year. This would come after Apple’s earnings report in late January, giving the new…
Antonio Brown’s strange journey from NFL All-Pro to accused shooter
Anthony OlivieriNov 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Anthony Olivieri is a staff writer for ESPN. He has a degree in communications with a concentration in journalism from Marist College. He’s been with ESPN since 2012. When Antonio Brown walked out of Miami’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Thursday, he smiled, hugged his attorney…
Michael Babcock on the Sound of ‘Nuremberg’
Michael Babcock on the Sound of ‘Nuremberg’ You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Sound designer Michael Babcock tells IndieWire about using sound as a tool to convey character in James Vanderbilt’s gripping historical drama. ad Source link