Jane Fonda Accepts No Merger

Jane Fonda also opposes a potential deal where Paramount might buy Warner Bros. Discovery. She previously disliked the idea of Netflix—whose co-CEO is a friend of hers, Ted Sarandos—acquiring WB, and feels even stronger about Paramount because the Ellison family, who run Paramount, are close to Donald Trump. Fonda pointed to comments made by Pete Hegseth, who said he believed it would be good if David Ellison gained control of CNN (which is owned by WB). Fonda has a personal connection to CNN, as she was married to its founder, Ted Turner, for ten years. She jokingly mentioned she even ‘slept’ with the man who created the network, and still has a commemorative pin to prove their history.

Metaplanet’s Grand Gambit: 210,000 BTC or Bust?

Metaplanet, with a flourish worthy of a Dostoevsky protagonist, has weaponized its equity to buy more Bitcoin. This is no mere CT announcement; it is a meticulously engineered capital markets trade, aimed squarely at the heart of financial orthodoxy. “Japan’s MicroStrategy,” they declare, with a yen hedge bolted on for good measure. How quaint!