Mantle adds Paxos’ USDG stablecoin, joins Global Dollar Network

Mantle has added Paxos-issued USDG as a natively minted stablecoin while joining the network’s reward-sharing structure. Paxos-issued stablecoin USDG has launched natively on Mantle, with the Ethereum layer-2 network joining the Global Dollar Network as a partner, according to a Thursday announcement. The integration makes USDG one of the first stablecoins to be natively minted…

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‘Wild Horse Nine,’ With Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich, Gets Venice’s First Rapturous Reception of 2026

Martin McDonagh’s latest darkly literate, offbeat comedy drama Wild Horse Nine landed on the Venetian Lido by way of Easter Island Thursday evening, giving the world’s oldest film festival its first raucous standing ovation of 2026. Set shortly before the 1973 military coup in Chile, the darkly comic and soulful buddy movie features a cast…

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McDonald’s One Piece & Spongebob Squarepants Happy Meal Arrives in the U.S. on September 15

McDonald’s announced earlier this week that the One Piece and Spongebob Squarepants Happy Meal collaboration will be arriving in the United States, starting on September 15, 2026.  A short promotional video of the Happy Meal was also released.  The Happy Meal toys will have several character crossover from both series such as: • Spongebob Squarepants…

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