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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bethenny Frankel, 54, flaunts her figure in TINY thong bikini during Sports Illustrated Swimsuit runway show
Bethenny Frankel shocked fans with her youthful appearance as she flaunted her figure in a tiny thong bikini at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit fashion show on Saturday. The former Real Housewives of New York star, 54, left very little to imagination as she strutted down the runway in various swimsuits for the coveted catwalk show in Miami Beach. For her first look, Bethenny donned sultry pink polka dot bikini and black cover-up. Upon reaching the end of the catwalk, she ripped off the cover-up to reveal a thong bikini bottom underneath. She turned around to show her backside to the audience, as she jokingly covered her mouth in surprise. Later, she emerged in a denim bikini top and black bottoms, which she paired with a cowboy hat; she also flashed some side boob in tiny leopard-print one-piece swimsuit. The TV star oozed confidence, dancing and shaking her hips as she made her way down the runway. She also debuted a new, much-longer and lighter brown hairstyle at the event, rocking beach-like waves that fell perfectly around her face. The former Real Housewives of New York star, 54, left very little to imagination as she strutted down the runway in various swimsuits for the coveted catwalk show in Miami Beach After a video of Bethenny on the runway was shared to TikTok, many of her avid fans couldn't believe how young she looked. Hundreds rushed to the comment section to discuss her stunning appearance, and some even branded her as 'unrecognizable' thanks to her new 'do. 'Is that really Bethany Frankel?!!?! If so what did she get done? Where? Who? How much?!?!' one user asked. 'That hair just took off a decade! She is [fire],' gushed another. 'She looks great but I barely recognize her,' someone else added. 'Wow, I've never seen her look so good,' a fourth comment read. A fifth said, 'Is she in the witness protection program? She's unrecognizable.' Bethenny recently moved to Florida and her new life in the south is clearly doing wonders for her as her fans were right, she's never looked better. The reality TV personality previously explained that living with just her daughter Bryn, whom she shares with ex-husband Jason Hoppy, in an overly spacious house in New York 'was drowning her.' 'It was just the two of us,' she said in a TikTok video. 'It was a massive property, and I made the decision to buy that property when I was in a different stage of my life. 'I thought it would be this, like, big family home and that I'd be entertaining there a lot.' She continued: 'The house was drowning me because it had an apple orchard, it was a historical house, it had all this property, and it was beautiful and amazing for a big family with kids and grandparents. 'It just ended up being a place that I spent a lot of time alone [in] because I didn't really know many people in that community. It was lonely.' She said she didn't want to be 'home alone' so she decided to 'simplify' their space. 'My simplification is someone else's complication because I'm still going to be in a beautiful home, but I just took on too much,' she explained. Hundreds rushed to the comment section to discuss her stunning appearance, and some even branded her as 'unrecognizable' thanks to her new 'do 'And the idea of something was different than the reality of it,' she continued. Bethenny added that she originally planned to downsize in four years when her daughter would be heading off to college, but she decided to go ahead with it now because of a 'moment.' 'This situation was drowning me and something else was distracting her and neither of us would say it out loud because this is just what it was,' she said cryptically. 'The moment it became about her, I was able to be honest with myself about how I felt and it freed both of us. I think I'll be lighter and brighter and happier in the coming months.'
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Olivia Attwood puts on a leggy display in a skimpy black bikini and crochet cover-up as she parties at Miami beach hotel
Olivia Attwood turned heads as she partied at the National Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, on Saturday. The former Love Island star, 34, who is currently in the city for Swim Week, looked sensational in a skimpy black bikini and a matching crochet beach cover-up. Her stylish two-piece featured a triangle bikini top and thong-style bottoms that showcased her enviable figure. Adding inches to her frame, Olivia slipped into a pair of black wedge heels and accessorised with large hoop earrings, a stack of gold bangles, and gold-tinted sunglasses. Later in the day, Olivia made her way to the W South Beach hotel for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Beach Club event, presented by Coppertone. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The TV personality appeared in high spirits as she joined influencer Alix Earle, 24, and Canadian model Nicole Williams English. Alix showcased her toned physique in a black bikini top and tiny black shorts while enjoying a drink with Olivia. Meanwhile, Nicole turned heads in a red and blue crochet bikini set, featuring a triangle top and matching mini skirt that highlighted her sculpted abs. Olivia's outing comes after she brushed off the backlash surrounding her recent TikTok posts as she topped up her tan in Tenerife on Thursday. Olivia accused TikTok subscribers of 'lacking humour' and 'taking things way too seriously' as she suffered backlash for a perceived swipe at former boyfriend Chris Hughes, 32, and his new relationship. The TV personality began a year-long romance with Chris on the third series of Love Island before meeting and subsequently marrying Gillingham footballer Bradley Dack, 31, in 2023. But she has attracted criticism across social media for appearing to poke fun at her former boyfriend's surprise relationship with JoJo Siwa, 22, after he bonded with the American influencer on the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother. Responding to the backlash on Wednesday, Olivia claimed it reflected her critics' lack of humour and inability to understand sarcasm. Olivia's outing comes after she brushed off the backlash surrounding her recent TikTok posts as she topped up her tan in Tenerife on Thursday She said: 'I feel like on Instagram my huns always pass the vibe check, they know my sense of humour. On TikTok, it feels like everyone takes everything so literally. 'There's no nuance, there's no sense of humour, and I kind of feel if you've got no sense of humour then that's on you, it's not really a me problem, you know? She added: 'If you can't tell when I'm saying something sarcastically, I don't know what to tell you. 'People always ask me how I manage in this industry for eight years with social media and stuff, and the telly stuff and whatever. Literally, my only piece of advice is don't deep it. Nothing is ever that deep. 'If you've got your health, if you've got a roof over your head, it's not that deep. None of us are getting out of here alive guys, let's just try and have some fun. 'People are having full-on Thread conversations about me, discussing something that's not even true. It's so twisted. And if I was to comment, they'd be like "How dare you defend yourself? You're so mean."' Since meeting as contestants on Celebrity Big Brother in April, Chris and JoJo have been inseparable, but Olivia has been critical of her former boyfriend's unexpected new romance. Responding to a question on TikTok, one user asked: 'I'm sorry, I need to know what's Olivia Attwood's reaction to this Chris and JoJo thing.' Olivia then gave a cutting one-liner and wrote in the caption: 'She's really famous,' hinting that she believes he is only dating the influencer because of her celebrity status.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Are These Companies The Next MicroStrategy?
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - MAY 19: Michael Saylor speaks on stage during Bitcoin Conference 2023 at ... More Miami Beach Convention Center on May 19, 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo byfor Bitcoin Magazine) Strategy – formerly MicroStrategy – bought its first bitcoin in August 2020. With the 21,454 BTC purchase (valued at $250 million at the time), the world's first bitcoin treasury strategy company was born, and now Strategy holds 580,250 BTC – 2.9% of Bitcoin's circulating supply valued at $60.8 billion. Strategy issues convertible notes – a form of debt that creditors can redeem for stock in lieu of cash repayment – and equity to fund the purchases. Since adopting its bitcoin treasury strategy, Strategy's stock is up over 2,800%, and the company's market capitalization is $101.9 billion. Strategy (formerly Microstrategy) has seen its stock price explode since adopting a bitcoin treasury ... More strategy Nearly five years after Strategy's first purchase, companies are dogpiling on the bitcoin treasury strategy play. For instance, GameStop – the video game retail giant of 2021 memestock fame – purchased 4,710 BTC worth $493.6 million this week. GameStop, which had $4.76 billion in cash at the end of 2024, first teased its bitcoin treasury strategy in March. 'If the thesis is correct, bitcoin and gold as well can be a hedge against global currency devaluation and systemic risk,' GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen said in a pre-recorded address to the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Even President Trump is (unsurprisingly) getting in on the action. The President's publicly traded media company, Trump Media, announced this week that it raised $2.44 billion via equity and convertible notes, of which it plans to allocate $2.32 billion to create a bitcoin treasury. A slew of public and private companies around the world are hoping to conjure the same magic first cast by Strategy's CEO, Michael Saylor. Bitcoin treasury strategy tracking website Bitcoin Treasuries lists 147 companies (116 public, 31 private) which hold bitcoin on their balance sheets. Collectively, these companies hold 1,094,425 BTC worth $114.6 billion. Christian Lopez, the head of blockchain and digital assets at investment bank Cohen and Company Capital Markets, believes this is just the start. 'Bitcoin exposure isn't a trend – it's becoming an asset class and we're still early in that institutional shift,' he told me. Lopez expects companies to increasingly adopt bitcoin treasury strategies in response to monetary debasement from debt-burdened governments. Individuals and companies will need assets that can outrun money printing and inflation, and bitcoin is the fastest horse in the race, he espoused. Cohen and Company advised a recent financing round for Nakamoto Holdings, a bitcoin treasury company that is mergering with healthcare company KindlyMD for a spot on public markets. Nakamoto Holdings raised $710 million – the largest raise ever for a private crypto company – with a $510 million private equity sale and $200 million in convertible notes. David Bailey, the co-founder and CEO of Bitcoin Conference organizer and Bitcoin Magazine publisher BTC Inc., founded Nakamoto and has taken helm of the company as CEO. 'Traditional finance and Bitcoin-native markets are converging. The securitization of Bitcoin will redraw the world's economic map. We believe a future is coming where every balance sheet – public or private – holds Bitcoin. Nakamoto seeks to be the first publicly traded conglomerate designed to accelerate that,' Bailey said. Nakamoto will use some of its raised capital to buy bitcoin. KindlyMD shareholders approved the merger last week, which is expected to close this year. The company purchased 21 bitcoin for $2.3 million this week, a symbolic nod to bitcoin's 21 million supply cap. Nakamoto Holdings isn't the only bitcoin treasury strategy company that BTC Inc's team has its hand in. The company was also involved in Metaplanet's pivot to a bitcoin treasury strategy. The Japanese hotel firm started buying bitcoin in April 2024 with Dylan Leclair (a partner at BTC Inc.'s investment arm, UTXO Management) leading its bitcoin strategy. Metaplanet holds 7,800 BTC worth $817 million and is up 221% year-to-date. UTXO Management also purchased HK Asia Holdings in January of this year to replicate the bitcoin treasury strategy, and it has acquired 28.88 BTC worth $3 million. Most recently, BTC Inc. and UTXO Management co-founder, Tyler Evans, joined The Smarter Web Company to facilitate its bitcoin treasury strategy. The Smarter Web Company IPOed on the Aquis exchange in the U.K. in late April and currently holds 58.71 BTC worth $6.15 million. UTXO Management's investments in bitcoin treasury companies earned it a place as the fifth best performing single manager hedge fund in 2024. So it's no surprise that the firm and its parent company want to emulate the strategy wherever possible. Evans told me in April the company's game plan is to export the bitcoin treasury playbook around the world to unlock investors who may be restricted from – or can not easily access – a U.S. company like Strategy. 'We think that there's an opportunity for a bitcoin treasury company in every tier-one financial market globally,' Evans said. 'Over the last 12 months, we went very hard into the bitcoin treasury-play thesis as as we really saw it play out with what Saylor is doing, and the opportunity to really globalize it," he continued. Lopez called the global strategy smart, saying that it opens the doors for bitcoin exposure to investors in counties that don't have spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). 'It's an intelligent capital deployment and arbitrage strategy. Institutional and retail investors in many countries lack access to clean, direct bitcoin plays. Local public companies with BTC treasuries provide a regulatory-compliant, listed alternative – especially in jurisdictions without bitcoin spot ETFs (e.g., Japan, parts of Europe, Asia, LatAm, etc.),' he told me. The list of bitcoin treasury strategy companies continues to grow. Another such company that made headlines recently, Twenty One is going public via a Cantor Fitzgerald-sponsored SPAC and includes Tether and SoftBank as investors. Twenty One says that it holds 31,500 BTC worth $3.3 billion in anticipation of its launch. Strive Asset Management, a bitcoin treasury strategy company founded by former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy which is merging with Asset Entities, is raising $750 million in a private equity placement to buy bitcoin. The raise includes an option to raise an additional $750 million with warrants for a total consideration of $1.5 billion. Most of the companies I've covered here have teams that come from other Bitcoin companies, but the fever isn't contained to Bitcoin-first firms. Med-tech company Semler Scientific, mining company Critical Metals, and many other companies outside of the Bitcoin industry are adopting bitcoin treasury strategies. As companies continue to crowd into bitcoin, Lopez believes that there is still opportunity to capitalize on the bitcoin treasury strategy trade. That said, Lopez also believes that a bitcoin strategy alone won't be enough for most of these entrants. He thinks that there will only be a handful of winners who adopt a bitcoin treasury strategy without a strong underlying business. And we'll see a real shift in the bitcoin treasury landscape once companies with strong businesses – the Magnificent Sevens of the world and their ilk – start accumulating bitcoin for their balance sheets, he said.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Farrah Abraham's bikini top looks THREE sizes too small... after she reveals shocking OnlyFans income
Farrah Abraham has stripped down to a very skimpy bikini while on the beach. The silver bikini top looked two sizes too small as the fabric barely covered her chest. She added yellow briefs that also looked rather tiny. The 33-year-old teen Mom alum looks rounder after admitting to several operations to enhance her slender appearance. The blonde wonder wore her hair down as she had on heavy makeup and little jewelry - just a diamond belly piercing - while working on her tan. Farrah was in Miami to celebrate her upcoming 34th birthday which falls on May 31. This comes after the pinup from Nebraska reveals how much money she makes by posing for sexy images on the pay site OnlyFans. According to PageSix, Farrah claims to make 'millions' every year. The reality TV star is reportedly worth several of millions of dollars from her TV shows, adult film career and appearances. Last week she talked her drug usage. She told TMZ Ketamine has provided her with a 'clean slate' and has allowed her to live in the present. The Schedule III substance was approved by the FDA in the 1970s for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia, but it remains a costly out-of-pocket alternative for mental health treatment. 'I think a lot of people have seen me do ketamine treatments lately and I think ketamine really helps you get past a lot of things,' she told the outlet. 'I also don't live in my past, I live in my present, and I think ketamine's just given me that clean slate, and if other women can meet me there, then I think it's great.' 'You know, I think it's great that Jenelle [Evans] reaches out, she's in a different place,' she said. 'She's looking back at some of the things in her life and also trying to plan for her future and get things right with her children, and I think that's like commendable and I'm happy for her.' Now Farrah is happy to support Jenelle and even hopes to be invited to her party celebrating her divorce from David Eason. 'And I'm also happy... she gets to go do some work with Spearmint Rhino, like I did for my comedy set, and I'm really happy for her. If stars align, if our schedules align, I'd love to be there for her divorce party there,' Farrah said of bash, which will be held at Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club in New York. The blonde wonder wore her hair down as she had on heavy makeup and little jewelry - just a diamond belly piercing - while working on her tan. Farrah was in Miami to celebrate her upcoming 34th birthday which falls on May 31 'Ketamine's used for all sorts of things, like if you're getting a divorce, and moving past it, use ketamine if you wanna not think about, you know, loss, like I lost my daughter's father, you use ketamine, if you've been severely attacked, like I've been, you use ketamine for that. 'So, I think with just all these other things that I'm using it for, randomly, some others have come back into my life, not only Jenelle, but also Ashley, who you saw me with, who I also invited to our dinner.' Last week Farrah, Jenelle, and Ashley Jones were spotted sharing nachos and mocktails at Lucia at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas. Farrah has feuded with both Jenelle and Ashley, with Abraham trading barbs and snarky comments with Evans on social media. TMZ previously reported that the dinner plans began cooking a few weeks ago when Jenelle blindly reached out to Farrah to congratulate her on the success of her comedy debut at Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club in New York City. From its inception, reality series Teen Mom was fraught with everything from custody battles and arrests to drug struggles and break-ups. The first season of the show, which aired in 2009, proved to be an explosive spin-off to MTV's 16 and Pregnant. Farrah gave birth to her daughter, Sophia, on the show in 2009. The baby's father, Derek Underwood, died in a car accident during her pregnancy. Instead, the Nebraska-born influencer largely raised the youngster with the help of her own parents. She stayed on with the Teen Mom franchise until 2017 but was reportedly fired following her move into the world of adult entertainment which saw her releasing sex tapes and appearing on webcam shows.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Miami Beach man coerces 15-year-old neighbor with drugs and money for sex: cops
A 29-year-old Miami Beach man used drugs and money to attract a 15-year-old neighbor and coerce her into sex multiple times, cops say. He was cuffed on Saturday. On May 17, the 15-year-old's parents called Miami Beach police, reporting their daughter had been sexually abused by Christian Gonzalez Lopez, a neighbor, an arrest report read. An interview with the young teen revealed that a few months ago, Gonzalez Lopez approached her while she was walking in the neighborhood and asked for her Instagram, which she gave, the report read. That same day, he sent her pictures of lingerie and asked if she'd take pictures in them for money — she ignored him. Sometime later, she messaged him asking for the drug Tusi, a type of cocaine, the report read. Gonzalez Lopez said he agreed to provide it, but not only for money — sex, too. This exchange happened several times. Police noted the teen had a 'drug dependency' and on some other occasions, he would give her $100 to have sex. In one instance, she told detectives she thought he would record her during the sexual abuse. On Saturday, the teen confirmed Gonzalez Lopez was the man who was giving her money for sex over several months, the report read. He was promptly arrested on an unrelated disturbance call that day. He was charged with human trafficking, seduce a child to commit any illegal act, lewd and lascivious battery on a child, induce a child to perform an act that causes a child to become dependent and illegal delivery of controlled substances to minors. Gonzalez Lopez was taken to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he remained as of Wednesday night.
