Character AI went bankrupt. Disney is willing to spend $180 million to retain its employees, but only $20 million for the technology. As for the entire platform and its tens of millions of users, Disney has no interest in them at all.
The bankruptcy court documents recently revealed contain some fascinating details.
Disney made offers to all 66 Character AI employees. Fifty-six have already left, while the remaining 10 are still waiting for their work visas to be adjusted.
To retain this group, Disney expects to invest $180 million over the next three years, including salaries, stock incentive

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CuteFairy30 minutes ago

BTC update

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政和资本2 hours ago

October 19, 2026 (Monday) BTC Futures Analysis and Strategy (current time approx. 12:19 HKT)
Current Market Overview
BTC is currently trading around $82,400–$82,500, up approximately 0.5%–0.8% over 24 hours, rebounding from the weekend low (around $80,600–$80,800). The market has entered regular Monday trading hours, and liquidity has recovered compared with the weekend.
Price remains in the upper half of this week's trading range, still some distance from the key $83,000–$84,000 area above. It is still down approximately 35% from its October 2025 all-time high of around $126,000. The macro en

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MarketAdviceran hour ago

NEARJumpsNearly10% #ShareWeekly
The global financial market is sending mixed signals. Persistent producer inflation is challenging expectations for easier monetary policy, Bitcoin is attempting to maintain its recovery near $82,000, and NEAR Protocol is attracting attention with a rally of nearly 10%. At the same time, NVIDIA’s AI-driven growth story and Tesla-inspired meme-coin speculation are adding new dimensions to investor sentiment.
My view is that this market requires more than bullish headlines. Traders must understand how macroeconomic pressure, liquidity, technology trends, and spec

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TrumpIsMe.7 minutes ago

$MU Honor of Kings [Sun Shangxiang top-tier standee TUKPBJ] worth 832 points, copy code Honor of Kings [Xiao Qiao top-tier standee 8FCBKE] worth 893 points, copy code to get ‌$NVDA ‌

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OldKa9 4 minutes ago

Anyone looking to join the Tg trading signal group is welcome to click the homepage to join the community and scan the QR code to enter the group✍️✍️

BlackoutCryptoBoy43 minutes ago

🔹 Meta and Tesla report earnings after Wednesday’s market close! From AI spending and advertising t

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anasta_maverkan hour ago

$SAMSUNG LONG SETUP 🚀
Entry: 161.00 – 162.50
SL: 158.50
TP1: 164.89
TP2: 168.00
TP3: 172.00
Strong bullish momentum. Watch for a breakout above 164.89.

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CryptoMishu2 hours ago

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GreatOceanLawOfNature an hour ago

Starting with 5,000, the account is close to tripling.
Intraday gold trading sees longs and shorts battle back and forth, with wins and losses along the way, but the overall trend is steadily upward.
Trading takes both direction and execution working in sync, and the results will reward every bit of coordination.

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LetterWrittenInTheRain 13 minutes ago

In mid-October, U.S. inflation data came in higher than expected, raising market concerns about Fed rate hikes; AI data centers rely heavily on debt financing, and rising interest rates push up costs, while credit concerns about companies such as CoreWeave have also intensified the sector’s decline
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[Startup Fortune],
[Shattered]
).
These are mostly secondhand media reports; the specific policy path should be verified against official documents. Risk note: data is as of October 16, and October 19 market activity is not included. This analysis is for explaining facts and mechanisms only and do

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IdealZz 2 hours agoBullish

How did it take off already? I haven’t added to my position yet

HighAmbitionan hour ago

#LatviaPassesCryptoTaxLaw
Latvia Passes New Crypto Tax Law: What It Means for Investors and the Market
Latvia has approved a new law that updates how cryptocurrency is taxed, and it is one of the more practical regulatory moves we have seen from a European country this year. Crypto tax rules have long been a source of confusion for ordinary holders in many countries. People who bought assets years ago often do not know how to report them, which gains are taxable, or what documentation they need. When a government steps in with a clear framework, it reduces that uncertainty, and that is the co

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Vindicatedchidi 9 minutes ago

There's something about the future of Bitcoin that I think deserves more attention.
I've been wondering what happens to those Bitcoin wallets that have remained untouched for years if quantum computers eventually become powerful enough to challenge some of the cryptographic systems we rely on today.
Think about it. Some wallets have been dormant for years, and their owners may no longer even have access to them. If technology reaches a point where existing security assumptions are challenged, what would that mean for those coins?
I'm not saying this is about to happen, and I don't believe we s

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CryptoMishu2 hours ago

Gate pre-market contracts launch: $PAPER
🔹 Supports 1-10x long and short positions
🔹 Leverage can be selected when placing an order
Trade: https://www.gate.com/futures/USDT/PAPER_USDT
More: https://www.gate.com/zh/announcements/article/102286

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CybersecurityAmbassador an hour ago

【OpenSky · Daily Exploration Day 12】
OpenSky's exploration coordinates for today: “The foundation must be solid for the upper levels to stand firm”
Do you truly understand how solid the foundation beneath our feet is? We stand on the SAFE public blockchain—relaying data at high concurrency, confirming node interactions with low latency, and natively supporting zodiac-themed track logic at the contract layer.
What it brings to OpenSky is more than just foundational support; it provides four kinds of “certainty”:
🔹 Performance certainty — The SafeDPOS architecture delivers ultra-fast confirmati

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SpicyHandCoins2 hours agoBearish

From Staking to Rewards: Exploring the Appeal of Gate LaunchPool
In the digital asset ecosystem, platform campaigns give users more ways to learn about new projects. Gate’s latest LaunchPool campaign offers 2.8 million $DNA in rewards, making it a topic worth following recently.
Why does staking in LaunchPool attract users? First, the campaign mechanism is relatively clear, allowing users to determine whether they qualify based on the participation requirements announced by the platform. Second, by learning how rewards are distributed, users can better understand how platform campaigns work. F

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KRenJizhaoSuperGod 38 minutes ago

$BTC
82510 is the worst kind of in-between level. Your position has only just clawed back 2%, and you already want to force a push? The overhead wall at 84130 hasn’t been cleared yet; every rally just hands money to the shorts😏 The bulls are still crowded in, with 60% holding their positions. The longer they hold, the worse the stampede gets. Don’t wait for the waterfall to start before you run.

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Falcon_Officialan hour ago

#SpaceXQ3Earnings SpaceX Q3 earnings: the pre-flight checklist before Tuesday's report
SpaceX reports its third-quarter results on Tuesday, October 20, after the market closes, and the audio webcast starts at 4:30 p.m. ET. This is a big test for the stock, for AI sentiment, and for risk appetite across markets. I put together a countdown-style checklist of what matters, using the latest numbers.
1: where the stock stands at T-minus one day
SPCX closed Friday at $146.03, down 1.74%. It has been under pressure all week: shares fell about 9% this week on AI debt worries and a $40 billion funding

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