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Moneycontrol joins hands with WazirX to track cryptocurrency with ease
Mumbai: Gaining prominence rapidly, cryptocurrency is becoming one of the most popular digital assets and trading spaces. Understanding the need to track cryptocurrencies, Moneycontrol has joined hands with WazirX for better use of these digital assets during trading.
WazirX is one of the largest Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges, and it is backed by Binance, the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange and altcoin crypto exchange in the world by volume. This new association of Moneycontrol with WazirX will help users keep track of the meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies by listing it on their platform/website, it said.
With the launch scheduled in the next few months, the partnership will see them coming together in a product integration that will list all tokens on the Moneycontrol website and app through an API powered by WazirX. It will allow users to track the movements of the cryptocurrency by visiting Moneycontrol and accessing each token from multiple touchpoints. With cryptocurrency’s popularity surging Moneycontrol will also curate a section called ‘Cryptocontrol’ which will be a one-stop destination for all the latest news and developments on cryptocurrencies and related technology.
“Taking into account all the speculations and confusion revolving around cryptocurrencies, we see investors struggle to understand its working and investment process. We have bridged this gap by curating a section called “Cryptocontrol” that will burst all the myths and perplexity around it as well as share the most relevant news about the same. By partnering with WazirX, we look towards spread awareness and providing clarity to our audience by helping them to track cryptocurrencies effortlessly and make an informed decision,” said News18 Media and Investments Limited COO, general news (digital) Mitul Sangani.
WazirX founder Nischal Shetty said, “With crypto slowly going mainstream in India, our association with Moneycontrol for Cryptocontrol aims to bring value to our crypto enthusiasts and potential investors. The key objective of this is to enable more users to access credible insights, bust the misconception that exists around cryptos and help Indians make informed decisions before investing in Crypto. We’re always looking to partner with credible institutional and industry thought-leaders like Moneycontrol to meaningfully engage with our expanding crypto community. We hope to achieve the goal through Cryptocontrol.”
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Paramount set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in $81 billion deal
Shareholders back merger, combined entity could reshape streaming and studios.
MUMBAI: Lights, camera… consolidation, Hollywood’s latest blockbuster might be happening off-screen. Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery have voted in favour of selling the company to Paramount in a deal valued at $81 billion rising to nearly $111 billion including debt setting the stage for one of the biggest shake-ups in modern media. The proposed merger, still subject to regulatory approvals, would bring together a vast portfolio spanning HBO Max, CNN, and franchises such as Harry Potter under the same umbrella as Paramount’s own heavyweights, including Top Gun and CBS.
At the heart of the deal is streaming scale. Executives have indicated plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single platform, potentially creating a stronger challenger to giants like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video. Current market data suggests HBO Max holds around 12 per cent of US on-demand subscriptions, compared to Paramount+’s 3 per cent, together still trailing Netflix’s 19 per cent and Disney’s combined 27 per cent via Disney+ and Hulu.
Paramount CEO David Ellison has signalled that while platforms may merge, HBO’s creative identity will remain intact, stating the brand should “stay HBO” even within a broader ecosystem.
Beyond streaming, the deal would redraw the map for film production. Combining two of Hollywood’s oldest studios Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., the new entity aims to scale output to over 30 films annually, while maintaining a 45-day theatrical window. Warner Bros. currently commands around 21 per cent of the US box office, compared to Paramount’s 6 per cent, underscoring the strategic weight of the acquisition.
But scale comes with scrutiny. Critics warn that fewer players could mean reduced consumer choice, rising subscription costs, and potential job cuts as the combined company looks to streamline overlapping operations while managing billions in debt.
The news business, too, faces a reset. CNN would join forces at least structurally with Paramount-owned CBS, raising questions about editorial independence and positioning. The merger has already drawn political attention in the United States, particularly given perceived ties between the Ellison family and Donald Trump, though the company maintains that newsroom autonomy will be preserved.
If approved, the deal would mark another milestone in Hollywood’s consolidation wave shrinking the industry’s traditional “big six” studios to a “big four”, with Paramount joining Disney, Universal, and Sony at the top table.
In an industry built on storytelling, this merger may well become its most consequential plot twist yet.
