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According to Foresight News, Argot Collective and Ethereum Foundation completed the final installment of a five-year funding agreement today, worth 4,938 stETH. Argot Collective, founded by approximately 25 former Ethereum Foundation developers and researchers, focuses on long-term maintenance of Ethereum core infrastructure, particularly the Solidity compiler and related programming language toolchains. The funding agreement was signed in July 2025, with the foundation providing initial operati

According to BlockBeats, spot gold oscillated around the $4,000 per ounce level on June 30, dropping to $3,943.66 intraday—marking a 2026 year-low—before rebounding to approximately $4,030. Gold prices fell 13% in the second quarter, the largest quarterly decline since Q2 2013. Saxo Bank's head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen stated that after gold fell below $3,960 last week, short positions failed to extend declines further. Combined with declining oil prices easing inflation concerns and sho

According to BlockBeats, on June 30, Nasdaq-listed AI business platform Rezolve AI (NASDAQ: RZLV) announced shareholders approved a stock repurchase authorization of up to $300 million at its annual meeting. The company also reaffirmed its 2026 fiscal year revenue guidance of approximately $360 million, representing 7.5 times growth compared to 2025, and expects annual recurring revenue (ARR) to reach at least $500 million by year-end 2026. The repurchase plan still requires final approval from

According to Odaily, U.S. semiconductor stocks advanced today on June 30, with Micron Technology rising 1.2%, AMD surging 4.26%, NVIDIA gaining 1.71%, ASML adding 2.87%, and SanDisk jumping 6%. SanDisk traded at $2,169.98 per share with a market cap of $321.4 billion, according to data from MSX.COM.

According to Cathie Wood's latest X post, recently reported by Odaily, U.S. economic data is increasingly weakening market concerns about inflation rebound, signaling the economy is entering a new growth cycle driven by technology productivity rather than a repeat of 1970s stagflation. Wood highlighted that U.S. productivity growth has reached 3%, unit labor costs stand at only 0.5%, and Truflation's core CPI is near 1.3%, all indicating inflation pressures remain contained. Despite strong emplo

According to Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei said on June 30 that Iran has no plans for talks with the United States in the near term. Iran may hold talks with Qatar on July 1, according to the statement.

According to ChainCatcher, economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff recently challenged the market consensus that Bitcoin cannot fall to $20,000, arguing the widespread belief lacks sufficient justification. Schiff noted that Bitcoin fell below the $20,000 level approximately 3.5 years ago, a timeframe that is not distant, and therefore the possibility of returning to that price range cannot be ruled out. He added that significant asset drawdowns within short periods are not uncommon in financia

According to the company, Autheo launched its Mainnet today, completing a five-year development effort to create a unified coordination layer for decentralized services, blockchain networks, Web3 applications, and artificial intelligence agents. The platform implements post-quantum cryptographic standards established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) alongside W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) to protect digital identities, smart contracts, and tokenized assets

According to Ripple, the company has introduced the XRPL Lending Protocol, a new framework designed to bring institutional-grade lending and credit infrastructure to the XRP Ledger. The protocol separates credit assessment off-chain while automating loan enforcement, repayment schedules, and default conditions on-chain, allowing institutions to borrow against tokenized assets without relying on fragmented DeFi applications. The XRPL Lending Protocol is currently defined under XLS-65 and XLS-66 a

According to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) disclosure on June 30, Afeela Technology filed for listing on the HKEX main board, with CITIC Securities and China International Capital Corporation as joint sponsors. The company, which designs, develops and sells new energy passenger vehicles including battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and range-extended electric vehicles (REEVs), saw total deliveries reach 122,702 units in 2025, up 99.2% year-over-year from 2024. Since starting deliveries in

According to Jin10, citing Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Scott Rubner, retail investors are hitting a record pace of buying market dips this year. On days when the S&P 500 declines, retail buying volume reaches approximately 3.5 times the daily average—the strongest dip-buying behavior since Cantor Fitzgerald began tracking such data in 2020, surpassing even the 2021 meme stock rally.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, on June 29, the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) held steady at 3.62%, unchanged from the previous trading day. The effective federal funds rate remained at 3.63%.

According to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on June 30, the regulator proposed new rules requiring Apple App Store and Google Play to allow developers to direct users to third-party payment methods. The CMA also proposed capping the "routing fees" charged by both companies at levels below the current maximum of 30%, with fees required to be justified by cost and value. Additionally, the CMA is considering mandating Apple to open NFC capabilities on iPhones, enabling UK fintech co

Chicago's June manufacturing PMI came in at 56.7, beating the forecast of 55.4 but declining from May's 62.7, according to the latest data release on June 30.

According to BlockBeats, the crypto industry has become the largest corporate political donor in the United States, with political spending reaching $189 million in the 2026 midterm elections as of June 30. This surpasses the total spending throughout the entire 2024 election cycle.

According to Iran's student news agency on June 30, the country plans to hold a series of memorial and farewell activities for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Qom, Mashhad, and several Iraqi cities in the coming period. Over 30 countries' officials are expected to attend, according to the Secretary of the Committee for Commemoration of Revolution Martyrs. Coordination mechanisms have been established nationwide to provide services for public participation.

According to Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs shares fell 1% at market open on June 30 after the firm downgraded the stock from Hold to Underperform.

According to Foresight News, USD.AI and BSQ Capital Partners have launched a joint venture to provide $300 million in GPU-backed financing for AI computing across the Asia-Pacific region. The partnership aims to eventually scale to $1 billion in total financing as performance milestones are achieved. BSQ Capital Partners will manage investments across Australia, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and India, while USD.AI will supply capital and leverage its programmatic underwriting platform to

According to Foresight News, Ondo launched over 430 tokenized stocks and ETFs on Uniswap today. The assets are available for trading via Uniswap and the UniswapX API on Ethereum and BNB Chain, with any UniswapX-integrated partner now able to support Ondo Global Markets assets.

According to Bitget data, Lighter token LIT hit $1.935 today, marking its highest price since January 29. The token was trading near $1.9 at the time of reporting.