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Crypto exchange Binance has frozen two point five billion dollars in assets after detecting what it suspects is a significant security breach. The company has suspended transactions while it conducts internal checks, and says it will cover all losses for affected users — a notable pledge, given the scale involved.
Shifting to the world of film, Korean sales company Finecut is generating real international momentum with two projects. Justin H. Min's Journey There has landed deals in Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia, and Israel, while Hong Sangsoo's Locarno prize-winner Nowhere To Lay My Eyes continues to find new audiences across multiple territories.
And in a story that blurs the lines between music, animation, and cinema, My Chemical Romance have released a short film called Prelude to the End, built in collaboration with visual artist Lauren Tsai. The project features voice contributions from Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers, Hideo Kojima, and John C. McGinley — an unusually eclectic cast for what sounds like a genuinely ambitious creative experiment.
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