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According to Bitcoin.com News, Germany liquidated 49,858 BTC between June 19 and July 12, 2024, for approximately $2.89 billion at an average price of $57,900 per coin. The coins had been seized in connection with the operator of movie2k, a major piracy site, and were sold under German law requiring prompt liquidation of seized assets. Bitcoin is now trading less than $3,000 above Germany's average exit price, narrowing a gap that widened to billions of dollars when BTC peaked near $125,000 late

According to ChainCatcher, the Trump Account, a tax-deferred investment account for minors introduced under the Invest in America Act, will open for registration and initial deposits on July 4. The account allows parents to establish tax-advantaged investment accounts for children under 18, with contributions capped at $5,000 annually from parents, family members, friends, and employers combined. Additionally, businesses can provide subsidized contributions to employee children's accounts, up to

According to Arkham monitoring, Grayscale deposited a total of 8,697 ETH to Coinbase Prime over the past 2 hours, valued at approximately $13.77 million.

According to Anthony Pompliano, chairman of ProCap Financial, on June 27, the executive stated that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is approaching, driven by AI systems now surpassing human capabilities and self-improving at an unprecedented pace. Pompliano also addressed inflation expectations, noting that the 9% inflation rate should not be viewed as a structural norm; while tariffs and geopolitical tensions could create inflationary pressures, such extreme levels remain historically rar

According to CoinDesk, MemeCore ecosystem token M crashed on June 27, with the project's market cap declining nearly $3 billion in a single day. The project has not issued a public statement in response to the collapse, drawing community backlash. Onchain investigator ZachXBT previously questioned M's valuation, suggesting it may have been inflated by internal fund movements. With spot trading concentrated on a limited number of exchanges and market momentum partly driven by launch platform volu

According to a post by crypto KOL AB Kuai.Dong on X, Strategy maintains office and business operations in Hangzhou. The company, which originally operated as a traditional software outsourcing firm when founded in 2007, later transitioned to become one of the world's largest Bitcoin reserve companies. The firm is currently hiring for technical positions, according to recruitment platforms.

According to sources monitored by Beating, Paul Meade, the Apple VP overseeing Vision Pro and smart glasses hardware engineering, will leave the company next week to join OpenAI's hardware division. Meade has spent 16 years at Apple, serving as a core engineering manager for iPad and iPhone projects before joining the Vision Products Group in 2017 and taking full control of hardware engineering from 2019 onward. Meade's departure follows Apple's recent hardware restructuring, driven by weak Visi

According to PR Newswire, Securitize's business combination with SPAC Cantor Equity Partners II (Nasdaq: CEPT) is expected to raise approximately $400 million (including PIPE investments, before fees). Following completion of the merger, the combined company will be renamed Securitize Corp., with common shares set to list on the NYSE under ticker symbol "SECZ" starting July 2. CEPT shareholders are scheduled to vote on the transaction on June 29, with current redemption rates below 30%. Securiti

According to Bloomberg, U.S. stocks fell this week (June 27) as chip stocks continued their decline, overshadowing a report showing lower-than-expected long-term inflation expectations. Interactive Brokers Chief Strategist Steve Sosnick said the S&P 500 briefly turned positive intraday but gains quickly faded, echoing multiple failed rally attempts seen throughout the week. AI valuation concerns spreading from Asian markets are weighing on U.S. trading. Chinese hedge funds cited AI stocks as a p

According to The Kobeissi Letter, on June 27, retail investors have shifted capital from gold and bitcoin ETFs to semiconductor stocks. U.S. gold and bitcoin ETFs posted cumulative net outflows of $12 billion since April, while semiconductor ETFs attracted $20 billion in inflows over the same period. Price performance shows gold ETF GLD declined 13% since early April, while bitcoin ETF IBIT fell 12%. In contrast, semiconductor ETFs SOXX and SMH surged 81% and 60% respectively.

According to the PPP prediction market tool, a wallet that earned $860K in the past week has positioned $570K ahead of the Croatia vs Ghana match set to kick off in six hours. The address (0x924379a79c64b77ad5816ad362122a5f6228658e) allocated $310K to a Croatia victory and $260K to a Ghana non-win outcome.

According to ChainCatcher, Animoca Brands announced a strategic investment in stablecoin payment infrastructure company AllScale. The specific investment amount was not disclosed. The investment aims to expand stablecoin payment solutions across Animoca Brands' portfolio of over 600 companies and advance autonomous payment scenarios for AI agents.

According to The Information on June 27, xAI unveiled an upgraded video model last week and is escalating investments in video and image generation tools to establish differentiated capabilities in multimodal AI. By comparison, OpenAI and Anthropic have taken a more conservative approach to vision generation, creating an opening for xAI to compete.

According to Arkham, Morgan Stanley increased its Bitcoin holdings today through its spot Bitcoin ETF MSBT, purchasing an additional 143.312 BTC worth $8.54 million. The asset manager's total Bitcoin position now stands at 4,784 BTC, valued at approximately $293 million.

Cyprus President welcomes the U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, expressing appreciation for the United States' efforts in advancing this critical initiative on June 27.

According to HTX market data on June 27, Maple Finance (SYRUP) surged over 31% in 24 hours, trading at $0.155.

According to ChainCatcher, Solana ecosystem Meme coin ANSEM surged over 1,900% today, with its market cap briefly reaching a record high of $8 million before pulling back to approximately $6.6 million, according to GMGN data.

According to CNBC's 'Squawk Box' on Friday, billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of investment firm GMO, called cryptocurrency a 'useless, speculative mechanism,' predicting it will 'dwindle away' gradually rather than collapse suddenly. Grantham highlighted Bitcoin's instability as a store of value, noting its recent 52% decline from its all-time high of $126,080 reached last October—despite strong economic conditions. Bitcoin was recently trading at $60,529. 'People don't use it to

According to Caixin, Chinese hedge funds are experiencing a sharp performance divide on June 27 as capital concentrates in AI and semiconductor supply chains amid China's tech rally. Hedge funds heavily positioned in AI and computing infrastructure are posting strong returns, while those that missed the trend face declining net asset value and shrinking assets under management. Runzhou Capital, once a 100 billion yuan-plus hedge fund, has seen its AUM fall below 50 billion yuan, with established

According to Jin10, European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabelle Schnabel warned on Saturday, June 27 that price pressures may remain stronger than expected, even if a U.S.-Iran peace agreement reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Schnabel reiterated the ECB will implement further rate hikes to bring inflation back to its 2% target in the medium term, citing elevated uncertainties and upside risks to food, commodity, and service inflation. She noted consumer inflation expectations have risen,