Ynon Kreiz will serve as Co-CEO of the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery alongside David Ellison, starting October 5, 2025, with a first-year compensation package exceeding $46.5 million including a $31.5 million signing bonus. This represents a significant increase from his $15.1 million annual compensation as Mattel CEO, with his base salary at the new company set at $5 million plus eligibility for substantial bonuses and equity awards.
Ynon Kreiz, newly appointed Co-CEO of the merged Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, will receive a $31.5 million signing bonus and total annual compensation reaching at least $35.1 million by 2027 under his five-year contract. The $110 billion merger is set to close on Tuesday after legal challenges delayed it for two months.
NEAR Intents service was restored after a $3.8M exploit affecting USDT on BSC. The vulnerability was patched within an hour, the core protocol remained unaffected, and affected users will receive full compensation.
Ynon Kreiz will serve as Co-CEO of the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery alongside David Ellison, starting October 5, 2024, with a first-year compensation package exceeding $46.5 million, significantly higher than his $15.1 million package at Mattel. His compensation includes a $5 million base salary, $4.9 million annual bonus target, $31.5 million in signing stock awards, and additional equity grants totaling over $20 million annually.
Boeing's white-collar union SPEEA, representing 17,000 workers, voted to accept a revised contract offer, avoiding a strike. The professional unit approved the deal with 68% support while the technical unit narrowly approved it at 53%, following rejection of Boeing's first offer in August. The new contract includes a 32% average pay increase over four years with guaranteed wage raises and improved compensation structures.
NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin announced that NEAR Intents and near.com have been restored after a $3.8 million exploit that targeted USDT on the BSC network through a vulnerability in Omni's deposit/withdrawal system. The NEAR core protocol and token were unaffected, and impacted users will receive full compensation.
Multiple blockchain bridge exploits occurred on October 1, 2026. The Kasplex KRC-20 Indexer API was compromised, affecting only ZEAL and NACHO assets, with the KAT Bridge remaining offline pending community approval of a recovery plan. Separately, NEAR Intents lost $3.8 million in a bridge exploit at the Omni deposit/withdrawal connection, which the team patched and promised to compensate.
NEAR Intents suffered a security vulnerability resulting in a $3.8 million loss due to a flaw in its interaction with Omni's deposit/withdrawal infrastructure. The service was temporarily suspended, the contract vulnerability has been fixed, and the platform committed to fully compensating affected users. The incident has been reported to law enforcement with recovery efforts underway.