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Sydney Morning Herald
10-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Sydney Morning Herald
The perfect accessories to inspire your country kitchen
This story is part of the May 11 edition of Sunday Life. See all 13 stories. Traditional, well-crafted pieces for the heart of the home, from enamel utensils to a reclaimed pine table and some perfectly pretty plates. Where to buy: Mason Cash 'Home to Roost' 29cm mixing bowl, $149; Provincial Home Living 'Ponting' sideboard, $1999; Royal Albert China x Miranda Kerr 'Australiana' 20cm plates, $249 (set of four); La DoubleJ 'Botanical' apron, $200. Where to buy: Smeg '50s Retro' kettle, $219; Thymes 'Lemon Leaf' hand wash, $59; Walter G 'Istanbul Moss' tablecloth, $150. Where to buy: KEY PIECE A 'Petite Casserole' ($50) from Le Creuset's new garden-inspired collection, Jardin; Schots 'Stratford' table, $2749; Chamois napkins, $18 each; Bonnie & Neil enamel kitchen utensils, $79 (set of 3).
The Age
10-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Age
The perfect accessories to inspire your country kitchen
This story is part of the May 11 edition of Sunday Life. See all 13 stories. Traditional, well-crafted pieces for the heart of the home, from enamel utensils to a reclaimed pine table and some perfectly pretty plates. Where to buy: Mason Cash 'Home to Roost' 29cm mixing bowl, $149; Provincial Home Living 'Ponting' sideboard, $1999; Royal Albert China x Miranda Kerr 'Australiana' 20cm plates, $249 (set of four); La DoubleJ 'Botanical' apron, $200. Where to buy: Smeg '50s Retro' kettle, $219; Thymes 'Lemon Leaf' hand wash, $59; Walter G 'Istanbul Moss' tablecloth, $150. Where to buy: KEY PIECE A 'Petite Casserole' ($50) from Le Creuset's new garden-inspired collection, Jardin; Schots 'Stratford' table, $2749; Chamois napkins, $18 each; Bonnie & Neil enamel kitchen utensils, $79 (set of 3).
Metro
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Lego announce new lower priced Botanical sets and a big scary tiger face
A trio of new budget priced Lego plant sets has been unveiled for the spring, along with a cool tiger mural to put on your wall. Everyone loves Lego, but everyone also knows that Lego is expensive and no matter the quality there's just no way you can afford all the neat sets. Especially the big adult-orientated ones based on things like The Lord Of The Rings and Super Mario, which are extra expensive because they're licensed properties. That's not the case with the Botanicals sets, unless Mother Nature starts charging licensing fees, but they can still often be upwards of £100. Not this time though, as Lego unveils a trio of new sets for more modest prices, plus a really cool tiger mural which is similarly affordable, because it's not based on a movie or video game. There are a lot of Botanical flower bouquets, but this is by the far the cheapest. For the price you get a variety of spring flowers, including billy buttons, bluebells, Cleopatra ferns, yellow yarrow, a pink gerbera, a peony, and a tulip. You don't get a vase with it, but you can just use a real one and, at a distance, it's actually hard to tell the difference from real flowers. There's already a classic bonsai tree available for the Botanicals range but this larger one recreates a miniature red maple tree in a traditional plant pot. The tree is regarded as a symbol of peace and balance in Japan and believed to bring good luck and prosperity. They also look really pretty and are a lot easier to maintain when they're made of Lego. These cute little potted plants will make both the gift recipient and your purse strings happy, as despite the low price they're one of the cleverest Botanical sets so far. The plants are a baby dracaena and a baby pilea (they're interchangeable between the two pots) but just adding the smiley faces somehow makes them seem super endearing. This is technically part of the Lego Art line, which includes recreations of famous works of art such as the Mona Lisa. The Fauna Collection uses original designs though and this tiger is easily the best one yet. It's not always easy to get the organic shape of animals right in Lego but this 3D artwork looks great and can be displayed either on shelves, using a brick-built stand, or on the wall. It even comes with a number of jungle flowers, for a little Botanicals crossover. More Trending The three Botanicals sets are available to pre-order now via the links above and will be released on May 1 for the Sunny Bouquet and June 1 for the Bonsai Tree and Happy Plants. The Tiger is also out in June but isn't available for pre-order yet. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Lego Star Wars Day is here again with great new sets for prequel fans MORE: Lego has had the Marvel-ous idea to make Iron Man and Spider-Man mini-busts
Malaysian Reserve
23-04-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
Bitnomial Exchange Self-Certifies First Ever U.S. Perpetual Futures Contracts
CHICAGO, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bitnomial, Inc., owner of Bitnomial Exchange, LLC—a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market (DCM)—today announced the self-certification of the first perpetual futures contracts ever listed on a U.S. exchange. Trading begins Monday, April 28, 2025, with the launch of BTC/USD perpetual futures, available initially to institutional participants. Retail access will follow through the upcoming launch of Botanical, Bitnomial's new trading platform offering perpetual futures, traditional term futures, and options to both institutional and retail users. Additional contracts for XRP/USD, ETH/USD, SOL/USD, and other tokens and physical commodities are planned to follow. 'This is a pivotal moment,' said Luke Hoersten, Founder and CEO of Bitnomial. 'The U.S. is finally positioned to lead in regulated perpetual futures trading. With the launch of perpetuals and the Botanical platform, we're delivering the infrastructure our markets have needed—built from the ground up for both institutional and retail participants. Bitnomial is at the core of a once-in-a-century disruption to the quadrillion-dollar U.S. futures industry. We're not updating the system—we're resetting it.' Bitnomial is the only U.S. exchange company offering physically delivered, non-synthetic exposure to crypto futures, options, and now perpetuals. The company is also preparing to launch perpetual futures settled in Ripple USD (RLUSD), a USD stablecoin—pending any necessary regulatory approvals. RLUSD-settled contracts will bring stablecoin-native margining and settlement directly into the core of regulated U.S. derivatives infrastructure. Backed by leading institutional investors including Jump Capital, Electric Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Ripple Labs, and DV Trading, Bitnomial is building the foundational infrastructure for the next generation of U.S. derivatives markets. 'Bitnomial's perpetual futures are built with eight-hour funding rate intervals, matching the market structure used by offshore venues that dominate crypto derivatives volume,' said Michael Dunn, President of Bitnomial Exchange. 'This structural parity allows traders to integrate Bitnomial seamlessly into their existing trading systems—bringing familiar mechanics to a fully regulated U.S. marketplace.' About Bitnomial, Inc. Bitnomial, Inc. is a digital asset derivatives exchange company that owns and operates U.S. CFTC-regulated exchange (DCM), clearinghouse (DCO), and brokerage (FCM) subsidiaries. Bitnomial offers the Bitcoin Complex® comprising physically delivered Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Hashrate Futures. Follow Bitnomial at and on X @bitnomialFollow Botanical at and on X @botanical Media Contact:media@
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Singapore Exchange to list open-ended Bitcoin futures contracts
By Bernard Goyder and Katherine Doherty (Bloomberg) – Singapore Exchange plans to list Bitcoin perpetual futures as traditional exchanges push deeper into crypto derivative markets. Singapore's largest exchange group intends to launch the contracts in the second half of 2025, a spokesperson said in an emailed statement. The company will strictly target institutional clients and professional investors, with retail customers barred from trading the instruments. The move is the latest sign that established exchange operators are branching out into Bitcoin derivatives, as US President Donald Trump's pro-crypto agenda boosts demand for digital assets exposure. Bloomberg News reported on March 4 that Japan's Osaka Dojima Exchange, which traces its roots to the 18th century, is planning to seek approval to list Bitcoin futures. SGX hopes to act as a bridge between regulated financial markets and the freewheeling world of cryptocurrency trading. The firm thinks its offering will 'significantly expand institutional market access,' the spokesperson said. The planned products are still awaiting approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Perpetual futures – which have no expiry date – are a way for traders to bet on price changes in an underlying asset without needing to own the asset itself. SGX isn't the only exchange looking to launch the contracts in Singapore: in January 2024, Hoboken, New Jersey-based EDX Markets, a digital-asset firm backed by Citadel Securities, revealed plans to offer the instruments in the city-state. Perpetual contracts are a staple of offshore cryptocurrency venues like Binance and OKX. They were also a mainstay of FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried's collapsed crypto empire. Doing business with crypto exchanges creates credit risk for counterparties. The short history of crypto trading is littered with episodes of stolen assets and failed exchanges. The SGX spokesperson said its Aa2 rating from Moody's will offer a trusted alternative for trading crypto futures. The idea of a perpetually rolling future is an approach already common in the commodity markets. Japan Exchange Group, for example, offers investors 'rolling-spot' gold futures, giving them exposure to the current gold price without having to worry about gold bars arriving on their doorstep. The contracts were first developed by the crypto exchange BitMEX in 2016, Bloomberg News reported previously. The contracts use a mechanism similar to some swap contracts: if a position is in the money, one party must pay the other, a situation that reverses if the contract falls out of the money. Conventional futures in Bitcoin and Ether that expire at a particular date are already widely offered by US exchanges. In October 2024, Chicago-based exchange and clearing house Bitnomial said it wants to launch perpetual futures in the US market using a new technology platform called Botanical. More stories like this are available on ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
