A Telegram post from Insider Paper claimed the FBI says North Korea is behind a $6 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance. However, the most widely reported recent FBI attribution was a $1.5 billion theft from Bybit in 2025. No reputable source supports a $6 billion Binance theft.
North Korean state-sponsored hackers, such as the Lazarus Group, have been linked to numerous crypto heists. The FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory in 2025 describing North Korea's use of social engineering to steal from Bybit. The $6 billion figure appears to be an exaggeration or conflation of multiple incidents and the wrong exchange.
Gladiator II grossed over $450 million worldwide, so describing it as having "box office struggles" is inaccurate. It did receive mixed reviews, but box office was solid.
The FBI has attributed major cryptocurrency thefts to North Korea, but the most prominent recent case was the $1.5 billion hack of Bybit, not Binance. A $6 billion theft from Binance is not supported by available evidence. Halloween-themed quote from President Trump, no factual assertion to check.
ECollider's saying Gladiator II found Netflix success despite box office struggles. Four hundred fifty million dollars worldwide is not a struggle.
STheir framing is doing heavy lifting. That movie was the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2024.
EBudget was reportedly two fifty million, plus marketing. After theater splits, it probably just broke even. Not a bomb, but not a win.
S"Just broke even" on four fifty? Then every legacy sequel this decade is a failure. Ridley Scott delivered a solid, uneven action epic.
EI'm not calling it a failure. Expectations were higher. People wanted Best Picture energy, got a decent action movie with mixed reviews.
SThat's reviews, not box office. Collider mixed up two different things. You can be disappointed artistically and still make money.
EFair. But Netflix is where it's finding a second life. People skipped theaters, now they're watching at home.
SExactly. So say "despite mixed reviews," not "despite box office struggles." Words matter.
EAlright, you've convinced me on the phrase. But streaming is now the afterlife for big movies that don't dominate theatrically.
SAnd that's the real trend. The forty-five-day window is gone. But don't rewrite the gross.
ENot rewriting, just contextualizing. Four fifty is solid, but for a two-fifty-million movie, margin is thin.
SIt's still top ten of the year. I'll take that. But Netflix picking it up means millions more see it.
EMaybe Collider half-right: bigger audience now, even if "struggles" is wrong.
SThe studio's not crying. International and home video add up.
EDomestic was soft. That's what the narrative focuses on.
SDomestic soft doesn't equal box office struggles. It made four fifty globally.
EFine, the label is wrong. But the fact it's trending on Netflix shows the audience found it anyway.
SThat I'll accept.
EDifferent court story tonight — Wemby's doing Wemby things again.
SNBA posted a sequence: swat on one end, dunk on the other, Spurs lead early at home.
EThat's his whole game in one clip. Defensive anchor, then rim-run finish.
SLike a created player. The question is the rest of the roster.
EThey've added vets, and he's more aggressive in the paint. Maybe San Antonio is actually competitive.
SCompetitive in the West? Believe it when they're above .500 in March.
EFair. But watching him develop is the best show in the league.
SCan't argue.
EThe Spurs are must-watch now.
SOnly because of him.
EHarder side of sports tonight. ESPN is posting that college player Elyjah Thurmon needed a cart after a head-to-head collision. No official word yet.
SThat's the moment every football fan dreads. Hope the cart is precautionary, but head-to-head hits are scary.
EProgress on player safety is real, but you can't legislate out every violent collision.
SNo. We'll keep an ear out. For now, hoping he's okay.
EDefinitely. We'll pass along any official updates.
SFor sure.
ETo a fan idea on X: trade for Zion, pair him with Ja Morant, and thank me later.
SThat's either the most electric duo or the most injured. Possibly both.
EJa's a highlight machine, Zion when healthy is top-ten talent. Memphis would gut the roster to get him.
SNew Orleans says no. You don't trade a guy you've built around for a maybe.
EClassic fan trade — great in a video game, impossible in real life. But I'd watch every minute.
SYou'd watch six games before both are in street clothes.
ETalent is undeniable, but availability is the best ability.
SAs a pure entertainment what-if, it's fun. Ja driving, Zion finishing, lob city in Memphis.
EBut why blow up a team that's playing well? Chemistry and health beat a trade package.
SFans always want the shiny new thing. But you're right.
EAnyway, thank the fan for the dream. Keep the current roster. And on that note, we're out.
SI'd still watch that preseason game.