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  • Red Sea Film Festival Cancels 2026 Edition, Vows to Return Next Year With “Renewed Vision”

    Red Sea Film Festival Cancels 2026 Edition, Vows to Return Next Year With “Renewed Vision”

    The sixth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival has been postponed, the event’s Foundation has confirmed.

    A note released to press on Monday explains that this year’s installment, originally set for Dec. 3-12 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has been pushed back to the fourth quarter of 2027.

    It comes as the entire region deals with ongoing military tension amid the U.S.-Israeli-Iran war, with the threat of missile and drone strikes active and Saudi Arabia dealing with targeted attacks from the Iran-backed Houthis.

    The decision follows “a comprehensive review of a range of considerations relating to the timing of the next edition, including the logistical requirements involved in staging an international event of this scale,” said the statement.

    “It reflects the Foundation’s commitment to ensuring the Festival takes place at the right time and under the right conditions to deliver the experience for which the Red Sea International Film Festival has become known,” it continued. “As part of this continued commitment, the Foundation will introduce year-round programming at Culture Square in Historic Jeddah beginning in November 2026, establishing it as an ongoing destination for film screenings, cultural events and specialised film-industry programmes.”

    Organizers have vowed that the festival will return in 2027 with a “renewed vision and a programme that continues to celebrate cinema and filmmakers from Saudi Arabia, the region and around the world.”

    The Red Sea Film Festival has gone from strength to strength in recent years and funnelled much of its investment into attracting Hollywood A-listers to Jeddah, as well as its Red Sea Fund, Red Sea Labs and wider initiatives, which will continue to operate within the Foundation’s “year-round ecosystem.” Among the attendees last year were Michael Caine, Johnny Depp, Sean Baker, Juliette Binoche, Adrien Brody, Kirsten Dunst, Jessica Alba and Queen Latifah.

  • CNN, MS NOW and Politico Sue White House for Revoking Press Credentials: “Patently Unconstitutional”

    CNN, MS NOW and Politico Sue White House for Revoking Press Credentials: “Patently Unconstitutional”

    CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after the White House revoked their press credentials, effectively banning them from the White House complex and making it a challenge to cover the President and his staff.

    “This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes,” the three news outlets said in a statement early Monday morning. “Without notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists’ credentials because it objected to our reporting. Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.”

    In fact, CNN had been slated to be the primary TV press pool Monday, a day in which President Trump is slated to fly to New York for meetings with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

    In their lawsuit (led by famed First Amendment litigator Ted Boutros), the news outlets argue that Trump’s decision was in profound conflict with the law.

    “This ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles,” the suit states. “Presidents from the earliest days of the Republic have disagreed with and complained about the tenor and content of press coverage of their administrations. But as the Supreme Court has recognized, the First Amendment, including its guarantee of a free press, reflects “a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials.” The suit states quoting a passage from the landmark case, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 270 (1964).

    “And the Constitution protects the liberty and property interests that news organizations and White House reporters have in their press credentials and the access those credentials afford them to cover the White House for the benefit of the public,” it continues. “No official can deprive Plaintiffs of those interests on a whim—with no notice, no process, and no warning—as the President did here.”

    Trump announced his ban in a post Friday, causing some confusion in the White House as crews from the outelts remained onsite. However, on Saturday morning journalists from all three outlets trying to enter the White House complex found that their credentials had been revoked.

    In an Oval Office appearance, Trump said that the decision followed cumulative coverage over the past few years, and wasn’t driven by any story in particular.

    “The President repeated his straightforward rationale for targeting these three news organizations, calling it ‘wrong’ to ‘allow people to write purposely negative stories,’” the lawsuit recounts. “The President complained about coverage he considers ‘one-sided’ and ‘never good,’ and at one point even referred to his own unprecedented act as the ‘ban on the free press.’”

    He also suggested that he knew his move would end up being litigated, suggesting that the outcome would depend on the judge that gets the cse.

    In his first term the White House banned CNN correspondent Jim Acosta from the White House, but a judge ordered his pass returned, citing First Amendment protections. The AP had also sued after it was barred from covering certain events after its style guide declined to refer to the body of water as the Gulf of America.

  • Chile’s ‘Erratics,’ Blending Denis Lavant, Speculative Fiction and Ghost Cinema, Bows at San Sebastián New Directors Competition

    Chile’s ‘Erratics,’ Blending Denis Lavant, Speculative Fiction and Ghost Cinema, Bows at San Sebastián New Directors Competition

    Blending speculative fiction, ghost cinema and Patagonian hauntology, Chilean Thomas Woodroffe’s debut feature “Erratics” (“Bloques erráticos”) holds its world premiere at the San Sebastian Festival’s New Directors sidebar.

    It tracks the ghost of French filmmaker Lucien Castelnau who wakes up in the stunning landscapes of Patagonia where he has spent a century trapped inside a glacier. “As he wanders through a technological society built upon the remnants of forgotten histories, he encounters traces of indigenous memory, displaced communities and visions of a world that no longer resembles the one he left behind,” the synopsis goes, exploring “what becomes of images, memories and artworks that fail to find their audience…. can a film truly exist if it is never seen?”

    “Like an erratic boulder carried by ice and abandoned in a place where it does not belong, Lucien becomes a wanderer between times, searching for meaning, recognition, and a place for his unfinished legacy,” it says.

    Castelnau is played by French actor Denis Lavant (“Beau Travail”) whose evocative voiceover adds to the haunting imagery of the film.

    The origins of “Erratics” lie in an unexpected act of serendipity, says Woodroffe. “Six years ago, a friend told me about an academic research on ancient photographs of Patagonia. When I asked her to send it to me, she got confused and sent me the wrong paper. The research was about a recent discovery of the ethnographic documentary ‘La Terre de Feu’ (1925), at La Cinémathèque de Toulouse. This serendipity was the starting point of ‘Erratics.’”

    Reflecting on the film’s spirit, Woodroffe says: “I believe in the possibility of cinema to be a ghost, to invoke voices from remote times and bring them back to life in the present.”

    As a director, screenwriter, cinematographer and colorist, Woodroffe has sought to bridge filmmaking and film preservation. He first broke out with his short “Astral Fever,” which had its world première at 1976 Biennale, and won a special mention in the Nest competition at San Sebastián. He served as cinematographer on Diego Céspedes’ “The Summer of the Electric Lion,” a Grand Prize winner at Cannes’ Cinéfondation. He has been pursuing a Master’s degree in Film Preservation at Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola in San Sebastián.

    Paris-based MPM Premium handles the international sales of “Erratics,” bolstering the company’s commitment to some of the most original voices in modern-day Latin American cinema. Recent titles it has represented include “Rains Over Babel” (Sundance 2025), “The Red Hangar” (Berlinale Perspectives 2026) and “The Riverbank“ (“A Margem do Rio,” Locarno Competition 2026).

    Says Natalia Isotta, head of festivals & Ibero-American sales at MPM Premium: “As a sales company, our work is to help films find their audience. Rarely do we encounter a film that turns that very journey into the heart of its own story.”

    “Erratics” is produced by Fiebre SpA (Chile), La Belle Affaire Productions (France) and Un Puma (Argentina). Aside from Lavant, the cast includes Francesca Bozzano, Dominique Legoupil, Reinaldo Caro, Daniel Muñoz, and distinguished film directors Dominga Sotomayor (“La Perra”) and Felipe Gálvez (“The Settlers”).

    ‘Erratics’

  • Kit Harington Feels a Jon Snow Sequel Could Still Work: “Now I Feel More Comfortable”

    Kit Harington Feels a Jon Snow Sequel Could Still Work: “Now I Feel More Comfortable”

    Kit Harington is feeling warmer — a bit — towards the idea of reprising his iconic fan-favorite role of Jon Snow.

    The actor — who’s set to return to HBO in the company’s upcoming Harry Potter series — told the Happy Sad Confused podcast Monday that he actually feels more comfortable with the idea of reprising the reluctant Game of Thrones warrior than he did in the past.

    The topic was raised when Harington was asked about HBO’s Snow spinoff sequel that was developed several years ago and then shelved.

    “We developed it two years or so,” Harington said. “I still think there’s a world in which something could work. I wouldn’t have gone into it in the first place if I didn’t. But I was very insistent at the start — as was HBO and George R.R. Martin — of like: ‘If we don’t find the right thing, let’s not do it. It’s much better if we don’t.’ After a little while of of thinking about it — it kind of was me — [I said], ‘This isn’t quite the right [story].’”

    Continued Harington: “[But] now I’ve gone and done all these other things and now I feel more comfortable with that character and that world again and where it sits in my life.”

    THR broke the news of the Snow development in 2022. In our cover story profile of Martin in January, we reported the initial idea was a tale of Snow living alone as a broken man with PTSD, having chased off his direwolf Ghost and thrown away his sword Longclaw. Harington wanted Jon to eventually die and to avoid being a hero.

    The story echoed, in some respects, Harington’s personal struggles — entering rehab following an intense shooting experience on Thrones. Last year, a new writer (Quoc Dang Tran from Drops of God) came aboard to attempt to revive the sequel idea, possibility shifting the drama to the Mediterranean-like land of Essos.

    Yet it was another franchise headed to HBO that helped Harington with his sobriety struggles — Harry Potter. Harington told the podcast that the Potter audiobooks were helpful in the wake of ditching alcohol. “My brain is incredibly busy, especially at night, and I’ve always found going to bed very difficult like and my brain doesn’t turn off,” he said. “When I got sober that got especially bad. So I started listening to Harry Potter audio books, and now they’re the thing I listen to every night.”

    Harington was cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in the Full Cast Audio editions of the Potter books, which were released last year. Last month, Harington was cast to join HBO’s live-action Harry Potter series, where he’ll play the dangerously narcissistic Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in season two.

    “Lockhart is addicted to himself,” Harington quips. “It’s just a tiny step to my left [for me].”

    Harington is currently promoting his role in a four-part TV adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities on MGM+, which was released Sept. 6.

  • ‘Hot Ones’ Producer First We Feast Sets New Series ‘Hot Ones: Game Night’ Hosted by Joe Santagato (EXCLUSIVE)

    First We Feast is preparing to launch a new show in the “Hot Ones” franchise dubbed “Hot One: Game Night,” Variety has learned exclusively.

    The new series will be hosted by The Basement Yard’s Joe Santiago and will premiere Sept. 30 at 7 a.m. ET on the First We Feast YouTube channel. The guest in the first episode will be Doctor Mike, with upcoming guests including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frank Alvarez and more.

    The official description of the series states “the new show brings the heat of ‘Hot Ones’ to a custom-themed board game. Celebrity guests will roll the dice, move across the board, and take on challenges and questions inspired by their personalities and backstories, winning prizes in the process…As the stakes get higher, Joe and his guests work together to conquer the game. Falling behind comes with a painful consequence: taking on the infamous Wings of Death.”

    This marks the latest original series from First We Feast, which includes the smash hit show “Hot Ones,” “Hot Ones Versus,” “Hot Ones Wing Pong,” “Pro Moves,” “Heat Eaters” and more.

    “I’ve always been a huge fan of “Hot Ones,” so joining the universe and working with the First We Feast team has been incredible,” said Santagato. “I grew up having game nights with friends and family, so using that as an interview format is so cool to me. You never really know someone until you’ve played a board game with them so you really get to see a new side of these guests when they’re competing and trying to win. I also really appreciate the fact that they trust me as an executive producer because it gives me the opportunity to be involved creatively and help shape the game and each episode. I was so excited when I signed on that I forgot I’d actually have to eat insanely spicy wings every episode. You never really get used to the spice but it’s totally worth it!”

    Originally launched in 2012 at Complex Media, First We Feast has grown into a major cultural hub thanks to the popularity of “Hot Ones.” The brand now boasts more than 27 million followers across platforms.

    “’Game Night’ marks an exciting new chapter for First We Feast,” said Chris Schonberger, CEO of First We Feast. “For the first time we’ll be welcoming a new host into the Hot Ones cinematic universe. In Joe and his COO Greg Dybec we’ve found our ideal partners—true creative collaborators who share our vision for producing the most innovative celebrity interview formats on the internet.”

  • Peter Krause’s ‘Line of Fire’ Is a Promising and Engaging NBC Procedural Drama: TV Review

    Peter Krause’s ‘Line of Fire’ Is a Promising and Engaging NBC Procedural Drama: TV Review

    For decades, law-enforcement procedurals have been staples on television, and when they are done well, these series build loyal fanbases that stick with them for years. NBC’s newest drama, “Line of Fire” is from “Quantico” creator Joshua Safran and loosely based on executive producer Jenna Bush Hager’s experiences with the United States Secret Service. The show has all the makings of becoming a classic in the canon of beloved police procedurals. “Line of Fire” follows the Hollingsworth family: Secret Service Agent Mike Hollingsworth (Peter Krause); his estranged wife, U.S. Marshal Jane Hollingsworth (Hope Davis); and their three adult children, FBI Agent Clare Hollingsworth (Kat Cunning), Secret Service Agent Mike “Micah” Hollingsworth Jr. (Tommy O’Brien) and DOJ analyst Russ Hollingsworth (Taylor Bloom). Mike, Jane and their children try to keep things professional, but continually cross personal boundaries because of their agencies’ proximity. Boasting intense family dynamics and several truly intriguing cases, “Line of Fire” has a depth, intensity and a hint of soapiness that works perfectly within the genre.

    The 10-episode first season (two episodes were available for review) opens in Crozet, Virginia. A U.S. Marshal, under the guise of being a delivery driver, attempts to track down a missing fugitive. Unfortunately, before the morning breaks, both the Marshal and the outlaw lay dead in the woods. The next day, Jane arrives at the crime scene, determined to figure out what happened. Needing a bit more reach than the Marshals can offer, Jane calls in her daughter, Clare, for her expertise and for the FBI’s resources. Though Clare is eager to help, Jane’s team is not exactly pleased that the FBI is encroaching on her territory. For her part, Clare isn’t thrilled when her mother badgers her about bringing her mysterious new boyfriend to dinner to finally meet the family.

    Back in Washington, D.C., Mike is set to finish out his final week at the Secret Service Headquarters before retiring. Yet, he’s increasingly concerned Micah is skirting his professional duties for a personal relationship with Sydney (Savannah Lee Smith), the president’s college-age daughter. Elsewhere, Russell is ready to get his feet wet at the DOJ, but his family’s constant requests complicate his role. Chaos and dysfunction are par for the course for the Hollingsworths. But when a seemingly standard case unearths long-buried secrets that threaten the family’s safety, each person must decide whether their jobs are worth more than the people they love.

    From bank robberies to cartel killings and even contending with the First Family’s drama in the White House, all of the cases the Hollingsworths handle are interesting. Still, the Hollingsworth family dynamic anchors “Line of Fire.” Though they’ve been long separated, Jane and Mike have a solid friendship; one that can only be formed after knowing and loving someone intimately for half your life. Not only do the former couple share children, but Mike and Jane also share secrets — shocking ones they keep close to their chests. The siblings, each with unique relationships with their parents and each other, are also well mapped out.

    Though only two episodes were available to screen, the family feels well lived-in: a boisterous clan with varied personalities becomes the ecosystem that shapes the series. In the pilot, Mike and the siblings arrive at Jane’s house for a chaotic and hilarious family dinner to meet the beau Clare has avoided introducing them to. Immediately, the audience gets a full sense of who these people are and how this family functions. Yet, that doesn’t make any of the cases sprinkled within the show any less worthwhile. In fact, it makes the conspiracy sitting at the center of “Line of Fire” even more gripping.

    “Line of Fire” has all of the essential elements that make procedural dramas so fun. With a stellar cast and some detailed mysteries which will likely stretch across the season (and into the next, assuming there is one), changing the Hollingsworth family dynamic as we know it, it’s clear NBC has a gem on its hands.

    “Line of Fire” debuts Sept. 21 on NBC, with the remaining episodes airing weekly on Mondays.

  • New Music Friday: Maluma & Shakira, Feid, MILEY, Michelle Maciel, Zulia, and more

    New Music Friday: Maluma & Shakira, Feid, MILEY, Michelle Maciel, Zulia, and more

    It’s officially the last New Music Friday of the summer, and artists did not play when it came to dropping fresh bangers. From A-list names and collaborations to highly anticipated albums, get your playlist ready and let’s have some musical fun. 

    Maluma & Shakira – AGUA

    Shakira and Maluma  reunite on “Agua,” their first major collaboration since 2018’s “Clandestino.” It marks their first merengue together, and they did not miss. The Colombian superstars turn up the heat and show off their chemistry and sexual energy in the spicy music video. Shakira looks incredible, per usual, as she flaunts her amazing body and signature dance moves. 

    CA7RIEL, Paco Amoroso, PinkPantheress, Fred again..–Sexy Magic 

    CA7RIEL, Paco Amoroso, PinkPantheress, and Fred again come together for “Sexy Magic,” which is featured on the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI soundtrack. CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso are on fire, scoring 7 nominations at the Latin GRAMMYS, the second most after producer Edgar Barrera.

    Piso 21, Micro TDH & Gangsta – Segunda Cita

    Piso 21, Micro TDH & Gangsta will have you feeling flirty and ready for date night with “Segunda Cita.” It’s a powerhouse collaboration with all the artists seamlessly blending their sounds. It includes a sweet moment with Micro TDH celebrating their first collab with Piso 21, “Te VI’s” initiation into the billions club on Spotify.

    Michelle Maciel –  espresso martini

    Mexican singer-songwriter Michelle Maciel begins a new chapter with her album La Gloria, a 13-track project that explores love, personal growth, and experimentation while blending corridos, reggaetón, and boleros. The album’s focus track, “Dolencias,” featuring Ana Gloria, brings the two artists together for a fun, dance floor-ready collaboration that highlights Maciel’s ability to move between genres. 

    Zulia – Birkin 

    Following the release of his album Ya No Me Importa Si Nadie Me Escucha, Venezuelan rising star Zulia drops “Birkin.” The singer has one of the most unique voices in music, with bold, sensual lyrics, and a smooth sound. 

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    Guaynaa- SE PARECE AL PAI 

    Puerto Rican singer Guaynaa gets into his salsa swag with “SE PARECE AL PAI.” The catchy track has incredible instrumentals, an infectious melody, and lyrics inspired by his own life as a father. It stars his wife, Lele Pons, and their daughter, Eloísa. 

    Rodrigo y Gabriela – Somos Como Tú

    GRAMMY-winning Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela release their new album OurHome. They step into new territory with “Somos Como Tú,” their first-ever song featuring lyrics and vocals. The track explores migration, displacement, and the connections that unite people across cultures, marking a new chapter for the duo as they continue to expand beyond their signature acoustic sound.

    Feid, Bad Gyal – DE DIOR XL 

    After postponing its release, Feid drops his new EP, EL GREEN PRINT: La Saga (Disc 2) – EL CLUB DE LAS 19 FLORES, the next chapter of his Green Print era.  It includes collaborations with Vicente García, El Americano 4KT and Pirlo, Divino and Baby Ranks, Icon, Yandel, and Spanish star Bad Gyal. 

    Elvis Crespo, beele – PA´BAILAR  

    The one and only Elvis Crespo adds another collaboration with the new generation, this time with Beele. The genre-blending track has merengue, urban, and pop sounds with exciting instrumentals that will have you ready to move your hips. 

    MILEY – Let’s Get Married

    Miley’s highly anticipated album Bass Persuades is here, and it’s beautiful. It’s the first album since dropping Cyrus and shows off the multifaceted sides of the singer. “Let’s Get Married” is a gorgeous track dedicated to her fiancé, Maxx Morando, and comes with an intimate music video starring the couple. 

  • Shiba Inu (SHIB) Secures Key Price Breakout

    Shiba Inu (SHIB) Secures Key Price Breakout

    Shiba Inu is attempting one of its more important technical breakouts in months, with $SHIB finally challenging the long-term resistance that has capped its recovery since the summer.

    Shiba Inu pushes through

    $SHIB currently trades around $0.00000571, following an intraday push to approximately $0.00000579. The critical development is the interaction with the black long-term moving average on the daily chart. This level has been declining for months and has repeatedly functioned as an overhead barrier. $SHIB has now pushed marginally above it, putting the market in a position to confirm a broader trend change.

    $SHIB/USDT Chart by TradingView

    The rest of the moving-average structure has already improved considerably. $SHIB trades above its shorter moving averages clustered around $0.00000505–$0.00000525, while those averages have started turning upward. The RSI has climbed above 60 but remains below overbought territory, giving the breakout some room before momentum becomes excessively stretched.

    Volume has also expanded during the latest advance, although it remains below the extreme spikes accompanying some previous $SHIB breakouts.

    Exchange data introduces one significant risk. Exchange reserves increased 0.14%, while total netflow rose 1.06%. Total inflows increased 0.86%, compared with a 0.73% increase in outflows. More notably, the seven-day moving average of mean exchange inflows jumped 24.12%.

    That does not automatically mean investors are preparing to sell, but increasing exchange deposits generally increase the amount of $SHIB immediately available for trading and potential distribution. It therefore creates additional supply-side pressure precisely as $SHIB tests an important resistance level.

    Major target is next

    Technically, confirmation now matters more than the initial breakout. $SHIB needs to maintain daily closes above roughly $0.00000560–$0.00000570. If it succeeds, the next target becomes $0.00000600, followed by the previous spike around $0.00000620.

    Failure to hold the breakout would put $0.00000540 back into focus. Below that, the moving-average cluster around $0.00000500–$0.00000520 provides considerably stronger support.

    $SHIB has therefore cleared the first major obstacle, but the breakout is not yet comfortably established. Holding above the long-term moving average while absorbing rising exchange inflows would provide much stronger confirmation than the initial move alone.

  • Ethereum’s next move: $2,760 if bulls hold, $2,600 if they don’t

    Ethereum’s next move: $2,760 if bulls hold, $2,600 if they don’t

    Ethereum’s latest breakout extends a trend that has steadily shifted support higher. The recent pullback at $2,560 and a brief test of lower support at $2,550. Following this, buyers re-entered the market, pushing the price to a new high in the $2,600 to $2,700 range.

    The move accelerated between the 20th and the 21st of September as Ethereum [$ETH] reached $2,712 before declining slightly, settling around the $2,700 level. Volume also increased during this time, indicating greater participation in the increase.

    Source: TradingView

    Meanwhile, RSI climbed to 68.66, approaching overbought territory. Despite that, it did not cross that threshold, which is above 70. A sustained move above $2,700 would reinforce the breakout and keep higher resistance levels within reach.

    The current strength indicates the potential for a short-term cooling after the large gain. However, the structure still appears supportive so long as $2,560 continues to hold.

    $ETH whale demand strengthens

    Ethereum’s recent breakout has attracted significant spot demand from larger holders, adding depth to the move above $2,700. Wallet 0x4cee purchased 7567 $ETH worth approximately $19.9 million after transferring stablecoins to Binance.

    This purchase stood out due to the fact that the same wallet sold 10500 $ETH a month ago for an average price of about $2252 per $ETH.

    The buyer secured $3.66 million in profits on that sale. This indicates that the trader is more convinced of an upside potential than during the earlier sale.

    Source: LookOnChain

    Notably, the recently purchased $ETH was transferred from Binance, reducing the supply immediately available for resale. As such, this represents a much stronger positive demand indicator than if the investor had established a leverage position.

    If similar accumulation continues, whale buying could reinforce the breakout and help $ETH sustain prices above $2,700.

    Can $ETH hold $2,700?

    Ethereum’s breakout now faces a derivatives market that supports momentum without showing excessive leverage. Hyperliquid holds roughly $3 billion in $ETH Open Interest, yet funding remains slightly positive.

    Source: Loris Tool

    On the other hand, short liquidation volumes reached $170 million as Ethereum forced short-sellers to buy back their positions during the upward breakout through $2,700.

    When prices surged past resistance, forced market orders from liquidated short positions acted as secondary buying pressure. As a result, they accelerated the upward momentum toward $2,712.

    Source: CoinGlass

    In turn, buying pressure will increase the upward speed of prices, but it may fade as soon as all shorts are liquidated. As a result, $ETH will need to get spot buyers to replace that temporary demand and defend $2,700

    Whale accumulation strengthens this setup, while mixed ETF flows leave confirmation incomplete. Holding $2,700 could open $2,760. Consequently, if it loses $2600, it could lead to weakened momentum.

    Final Summary

    • Ethereum holds near $2,700 as whale buying and short liquidations support the breakout.
    • $ETH needs sustained Spot demand above $2,700 to target $2,760 and preserve bullish momentum.

  • Google and Apple seek crypto talent as Big Tech eyes stablecoin and tokenization rails

    Google and Apple are seeking employees with expertise in digital assets, adding to signs that Big Tech firms are preparing for a larger role for stablecoins, tokenization and blockchain-based payments.

    Google Cloud is hiring an Industry Principal Architect in Hong Kong to work with protocol foundations, exchanges, custodians and financial institutions to tokenize real-world assets across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

    The role calls for experience with blockchain networks, smart contracts, stablecoin infrastructure, tokenized deposits and custody technologies. Google said the hire would advise executives and help shape its Web3 product roadmap as it seeks to become the preferred cloud provider for digital-asset builders and institutional adopters.

    Apple is also expanding into digital assets. It is looking for an Apple Pay Financial Product Strategy Lead based in Cupertino, California or New York.

    The listings do not confirm that either company is launching a new crypto product, but it does show that stablecoins and tokenized deposits are becoming relevant expertise inside two of the world’s largest tech and payments ecosystems, rather than remaining the preserve of crypto-native firms.