• Reuters

    US SEC approves exchange applications to list spot ether ETFs

    While the ETF issuers also have to get the greenlight before the products can launch, Thursday's approval is a major surprise win for those firms and the cryptocurrency industry, which until Monday had expected the SEC to reject the filings. Nine issuers including VanEck, ARK Investments/21Shares and BlackRock hope to launch ETFs tied to the second-largest cryptocurrency after the SEC in January approved bitcoin ETFs in a watershed moment for the cryptocurrency industry.

  • Cover Media

    Jon Bon Jovi had to be 'talked off the ledge' before his vocal surgery

    Jon Bon Jovi has admitted he had to be "talked off the ledge" before his rare throat surgery. The Livin' on a Prayer singer, 62, had a vocal fold medialisation procedure, known as thyroplasty, in 2022. Two years later, he's opened up about how he almost lost his voice. "People had to talk me off the ledge, because you're like, 'I didn't do anything wrong! What's wrong?'" he recalled. He admitted he would never agree to lip syncing on-stage to save his voice, saying, "I'd rather get hit by a bus

  • PA Media: Entertainment

    Robert Downey Jr ‘roasts’ Chris Hemsworth with descriptions from Avengers cast

    The Australian actor received a star in the category of motion pictures.