Jafar Panahi Sentenced to a Year in Prison by Iranian Government

Throughout his career, filmmaker Jafar Panahi has consistently challenged the Iranian government through his films, which often highlight social injustice. As a result, he has faced increasing repercussions for his work, including three arrests and two jail sentences. His most recent imprisonment lasted six months, from July 2022 to February 2023, in Evin Prison. Following his release, a 20-year travel ban imposed in 2010 was lifted. Despite being prohibited from filmmaking, Panahi continued to create movies between 2010 and 2022, secretly getting them out of the country and earning international acclaim. These include the 2011 documentary This Is Not a Film and the 2023 film No Bears.

CZ’s Crypto Wisdom: Buy Fear, Sell Greed? 🤡🤑

In a weekend missive on X, Zhao-the man, the myth, the CZ-proclaimed that the true fortunes in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) are forged by selling when the market froths like a cappuccino and buying when the masses are panic-refreshing their portfolios with the fervor of a doomed gambler. 🎰

Stellar Plummets to $0.23 – Is This the End of the Road? 🌌📉

On the 1-hour chart, XLM/USD starts with a multi-day uptrend that looked like a bullish parade-complete with higher highs and strong candles around the 22nd-24th. But alas, the parade hit a pothole (or a bear trap) and the momentum faded faster than a disco ball at a goth party. The sideways-to-downward consolidation that followed was the market’s way of saying, “Let’s take a group photo before we all fall off.” 📸