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According to BlockBeats, Pump.fun discontinued support for Tokenized Agent (tokenized AI Agent) token issuance on July 1. The feature will no longer be available for new token launches, though previously activated projects remain unaffected. The platform cited community feedback about excessive user competition from too many issuance options, and said it will prioritize issuance models and features that enhance retail trading experience.

On June 30, Germany's 2-year government bond yield fell 1.2 basis points to 2.528% in late European trading. For the second quarter, the yield declined 6.9 basis points. The 10-year Bund yield rose 0.2 basis points to 2.860%, having fallen 12.6 basis points over Q2. The 30-year yield gained 0.9 basis points to 3.421%, down 4.0 basis points for the quarter.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld birthright citizenship, according to President Trump. Trump stated the decision was "very unfortunate" for the nation, expressing disagreement with the ruling that preserves citizenship rights for individuals born on U.S. soil.

According to the Bank of Japan's official policy announcement on June 16, the central bank raised its key interest rate from 0.75% to 1.0%—the highest level in 31 years—yet the Japanese yen still fell below ¥162 per U.S. dollar. Despite spending 11.7 trillion yen on currency interventions in April and May, the rate hike failed to reverse the depreciation trend. Analysts attribute the yen's continued weakness primarily to the interest rate differential between the U.S. and Japan, which fuels carr

According to Fitch Ratings, coalition negotiations following Kosovo's recent elections have intensified political and reform uncertainty, potentially impacting the country's institutional stability and economic reform trajectory.

According to sources, CPC crude oil exports are expected to decline from 1.7 million barrels per day in June to 1.6 million barrels per day in July, marking a decrease of approximately 5.9 percent.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), distillate fuel demand in April reached 3.887 million barrels per day, up 0.1% year-over-year, equivalent to an increase of 4,000 barrels per day.

According to Jin10, the VIX (fear gauge) fell to a one-week low of 16.76, down 0.89 points.

According to ICE data, on June 30, UK natural gas futures rose 0.23% to 103.000 pence/therm in late European trading, but fell 23.33% over the second quarter. TTF Dutch natural gas futures, the EU benchmark, climbed 3.07% to 43.687 euros/MWh and declined 20.10% in Q2. Both contracts showed weakness throughout the quarter despite earlier volatility triggered by geopolitical tensions.

According to Jin10, major European indices posted solid gains in the first half of 2026, with the Stoxx 50 rising over 9% and the Stoxx 600 up more than 8% as of Tuesday close. Among regional indices, Italy's FTSE MIB led with a near 15% gain, while Spain's IBEX 35 climbed over 12%. Germany's DAX 30 gained just 2%, the UK's FTSE 100 rose 5.7%, and France's CAC 40 advanced 3%, showing more modest performance among major European equity indices.

According to the Indian government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian today.

According to PANews, on July 1, AI hardware company Etched announced completion of its Series funding round totaling $800 million to build low-latency inference clusters. The company's first-generation A0 chip has completed tape-out and returned from fabrication at TSMC's N4P process node. Etched is currently validating rack-level products with customers to fulfill orders exceeding $1 billion for inference cluster deployments. The company has grown its team to over 400 members, including talent

According to Grayscale research head Zach Pandl, Solana has become a settlement layer for over 1,000 decentralized applications, processing more than 100 million transactions daily since the start of 2026, averaging over 1,200 transactions per second. The network has approximately 4.3 million daily active users and has accumulated roughly $100 million in transaction fees year-to-date. Grayscale noted that Solana's ecosystem spans multiple sectors including decentralized finance (DeFi), social tr

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, soybean inventory stood at 1.061 billion bushels, corn inventory at 5.295 billion bushels, and wheat inventory at 920 million bushels in the second quarter of 2026.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the country's liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in April increased by 39,000 barrels per day to reach 7.903 million barrels per day, up from 7.864 million barrels per day in March.

On June 29, Michael Saylor posted Microstrategy's Bitcoin acquisition tracker to social media signaling another purchase, while the company filed to sell up to $1.25 billion of Bitcoin through a new monetization program to bolster cash reserves and fund preferred dividends. Microstrategy holds 847,363 BTC with an average cost basis of $75,646, valuing the position at roughly $64.1 billion against a current market value around $50.8 billion. The filing coincided with Bitcoin trading below $60,000

According to CNBC, Nike is set to report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday, with analysts expecting earnings per share of 13 cents and revenue of $10.86 billion. The company previously projected a sales decline of 2% to 4% for the quarter, well below Wall Street expectations of 1.9% growth. Nike also noted that its results will include an unexpected benefit from tariff refunds not previously disclosed in guidance.

According to Energy Institute's latest Statistical Review of World Energy in partnership with Ember, Kearney, and KPMG, global energy sector carbon emissions increased 1.1% in 2025 to 358.06 billion metric tons of CO2. The U.S. coal consumption surged 10%, accounting for approximately one-third of global emissions growth, as high natural gas prices forced U.S. power generators to return to coal and reverse a decade-long trend toward cleaner energy sources. Globally, renewable energy generation e

According to the U.S. Labor Department Office of Inspector General, the agency released an audit on June 30 flagging gaps in data protection at the Bureau of Labor Statistics despite remedial steps taken after multiple leaks of key economic indicators in 2024. The report examined three separate incidents: premature release of Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, delayed employment data publication, and limited disclosure of statistical methodology. The watchdog confirmed the bureau has patched infor

According to BlockBeats, Dutch prosecutors filed a bankruptcy application with the Rotterdam Court on June 30 to wind up the Knaken cryptocurrency platform and its affiliated payment institution Stichting Knaken Payments, citing the action serves the "public interest." Knaken halted operations in early June, leaving approximately 30,000 users unable to withdraw funds. Prosecutors noted the platform lacked the required license from the Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AFM) under the EU's Market