Avatar: Fire and Ash – Bringing A Nightwraith To Life BTS Featurette
20th Century shared a new BTS featurette for Avatar: Fire and Ash, showing how the Nightwraith was brought to life. Or it’s a low-key Raiders commercial.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7 Just Dropped To Almost 50% Off for Black Friday Week
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7 Just Dropped To Almost 50% Off for Black Friday Week
Klarna Launches Its Stablecoin— How Will It Change Payments?
The post Klarna Launches Its Stablecoin- How Will It Change Payments? appeared com. Klarna has launched its first stablecoin, KlarnaUSD, marking a major shift for the global digital bank and BNPL provider. Klarna becomes the first regulated payments provider to launch a stablecoin on Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain developed by Stripe and Paradigm. The firm says the move could help reduce the world’s $120 billion annual cross-border payment fees. Sponsored Sponsored Understanding KlarnaUSD KlarnaUSD is a US-dollar-backed stablecoin issued through Open Issuance by Bridge. It’s a Stripe company that handles compliance, reserve management, and redemption. Klarna gains a branded digital asset while avoiding the operational burden of running its own stablecoin program. Introducing KlarnaUSD, our first @Stablecoin. We’re the first bank to launch on @tempo, the payments blockchain by @stripe and @paradigm. With stablecoin transactions already at $27T a year, we’re bringing faster, cheaper cross-border payments to our 114M customers. Crypto is.- Klarna (@Klarna) November 25, 2025 The launch follows new data from McKinsey showing stablecoin transactions have reached $27 trillion a year. The firm plans to integrate KlarnaUSD across its network, which processes $112 billion in GMV for 114 million users. The token is built for payments, not trading. KlarnaUSD runs on Tempo’s testnet today with a planned mainnet launch in 2026. Tempo offers fast settlement, high throughput, and low fees. “Crypto is finally at a stage where it is fast, low-cost, secure, and built for scale. This is the beginning of Klarna in crypto, and I’m excited to work with Stripe and Tempo to continue to shape the future of payments,” said Sebastian Siemiatkowski, co-founder and CEO of Klarna. Sponsored Sponsored How KlarnaUSD Will Work Klarna plans to use the stablecoin inside its own payment stack before offering public access. Initial uses include merchant payouts, cross-border settlement, refunds, and internal funding flows. These processes currently rely on slow correspondent-banking systems.
The Young and the Restless Spoilers: Jack Saves Nikki From Matt, Victor Finally Drops Feud?
The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers hint that Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) may save Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) after Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) targets the Newmans. Will Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) finally drop his feud with Jack following a daring rescue? Jack already saved alcoholic Nikki from the awful road she was headed down, but Victor obviously didn’t . Keep Reading.
Triple H to punish former WWE US Champion after what happened on RAW? Exploring the possibility
An unfortunate incident occurred on the latest episode of WWE RAW, and it could develop into an intriguing storyline.
A spate of new studies gives the lowdown on California’s sky-high living costs
A truly staggering number.
Events announced to mark the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Seventy years after Rosa Parks’ arrest, civil rights luminaries and descendants will gather in Alabama to honor the movement’s legacy.
Franklin Templeton Expands Crypto ETF to Include XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin
The post Franklin Templeton Expands Crypto ETF to Include XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin appeared com. Altcoins Growing interest in multi-asset crypto investing has prompted Franklin Templeton to rethink how its flagship digital-asset exchange-traded fund operates. Key Takeaways Franklin’s crypto ETF will now include a wider list of tokens, not just BTC and ETH. The update arrives shortly after Franklin launched its spot XRP fund. Multiple XRP ETFs are now live in the U. S., boosting investor demand. Instead of maintaining a narrow focus on only the two largest cryptocurrencies, the Franklin Crypto Index ETF is preparing to branch into a much wider selection of tokens a move intended to mirror the evolving structure of the crypto market itself. Rather than Bitcoin and Ethereum dominating the entire allocation, the ETF will start incorporating XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, Cardano, Stellar, and Chainlink, turning it into a more diversified representation of the asset class. The change isn’t arbitrary it becomes possible after fresh Cboe exchange rules approved by the SEC gave crypto funds permission to track every asset included in their benchmark indices rather than restricting themselves to BTC and ETH only. This expanded investment approach goes live on December 1, 2025, and the ETF’s balances will adjust every quarter, meaning digital assets can be added or removed based on index composition and market conditions. Franklin has also updated its operational processes: participants who create and redeem ETF shares are now allowed to use actual crypto assets, not only cash, which is expected to tighten tracking performance and improve liquidity. XRP ETFs Ignite Demand Surge The overhaul of the index ETF arrived right on the heels of another milestone for Franklin the debut of its spot XRP investment vehicle, which began trading under the ticker XRPZ with a 0. 19% sponsor fee. The timing could not have been more favorable: investor enthusiasm around regulated XRP products has skyrocketed.
Confronting Anti-Ellis Island Immigration A contrast to open door catastrophes. by Victor Davis Hanson
Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U. S. or nearly 200, 000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and given rudimentary health exams. They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis Island finally ceased operating roughly 71 years ago. Yet Ellis Island’s successful tenure offers a sharp contrast to the failures of our recent open-border catastrophes. Americans will never know how many immigrants swarmed the southern border between 2021 and 2025, when former President Joe Biden and his impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas destroyed federal immigration law as we once knew it. By design, they allowed between 10 and 12 million foreign nationals to make a mockery of federal immigration laws by swarming the southern border. Many crossers grew violent at any sign of even meek efforts by ICE officers to enforce the law. Border Patrol officers were often mocked, threatened, and assaulted by arriving illegal aliens. Officers were unsure as to what was worse: the occasional violence from illegal immigrants or retaliation from the Biden administration if they sought to enforce federal law and block illegal entrants. So the Biden administration pulled off the near impossible. In a mere four years, it had invited in almost as many illegal immigrants as had entered through Ellis Island legally over seven decades. But unlike past immigrants, we now witness organized violence against ICE officials. We see Orwellian scenes of mobs burning the American flag the flag of the country they demand to stay in while waving the flags of the countries they have no desire or intention of returning to. In sum, three generations ago, a smaller, poorer, but wiser America properly solved its immigration problem at Ellis Island welcoming in immigrants orderly and legally with health and background screenings.
Emirates Skywards Bonus Miles For Your World Rewards Members Through February 28, 2026 (Book Nov 21 – Dec 21)
Marriott and Emirates have a Your World Rewards partnership that allows members to earn both points and miles for flights and hotel stays (read more here). Now, Emirates Skywards members who have linked their accounts with Marriott can earn 2, 500 bonus miles for a flight [.].