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Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor outlined bitcoin's role in global finance on June 16 in an article on X. Saylor argued that bitcoin's largest opportunity lies in supporting financial markets rather than competing directly with existing payment systems. He stated that bitcoin's 'killer

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has made zero social media mentions of digital assets since his June 4, 2025 inauguration through June 16, 2026, while U.S. President Donald Trump referenced them at least 23 times in the same period, according to an AI-assisted analysis of their posts. The

Russia’s Deputy Minister of Finance Ivan Chebeskov confirmed in an interview during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2026) in June that USDC will be included in Russia’s approved list of cryptocurrency trading tokens. Previously, the Russian Central Bank had explicitly opposed adding more tokens. Chebeskov said that stablecoins supported by small amounts of fiat currency from “friendly jurisdictions,” including ruble-pegged stablecoins, may also be allowed. Four approved cr

The Federal Reserve will release its interest rate decision and the latest Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) on June 17. Market focus is on whether the newly appointed chair, Kevin Warsh, will submit his own “dot plot” rate forecasts. U.S. Bank economist Aditya Bhave expects Warsh not to submit; Goldman Sachs economist David Mericle assumes he will not submit, but is not entirely certain. June 17 FOMC Background: The Institutional Role of the Dot Plot The dot plot is part of the Summary of E

Snap will launch the sixth-generation Specs AR glasses at AWE 2026, priced at $2,195 with a $200 refundable deposit. Shipping to the US, UK, and France is scheduled for the autumn. The glasses weigh 132–136g, feature detachable lenses, a 51° field of view, and 16 million colors. They deliver work performance equivalent to a 24-inch desktop and a 115-inch viewing experience. Battery life is 4 hours; with a charging case they can be recharged 4 more times, for a total of 20 hours. The official says they are not AI glasses, and highlight full AR display and privacy-focused design, while also releasing original lens experience content and announcing a promotional lineup featuring multiple visionaries.

Al Arabiya, an Arab TV station, received a draft Iran-US understanding memorandum (MOU) document on June 16, showing that the framework agreement to be signed this Friday will include 14 core clauses, covering areas such as a ceasefire, navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, the nuclear issue, lifting sanctions, the release of frozen assets, and economic reconstruction. Overview of the 14-clause Classification of the Draft Iran-U.S. Understanding Memorandum: Core Commitments According to the d

SpaceX engineer Christina Li, known as Tina, posted a clarification on June 15 on an overseas social media platform to debunk widespread false claims about her identity and role. The misinformation originated from a Starship documentary clip showing Tina at a launch control console, which spawned fa

A deprecated Aztec Connect smart contract was exploited for approximately $2.19 million, according to an analysis published by blockchain security firm SlowMist. The affected contract was part of legacy infrastructure no longer actively maintained, not the current Aztec network. The incident

Injective, a Layer 1 blockchain platform, announced on the 17th a partnership with music intellectual property platform FANDOM to tokenize a portion of royalty revenue from the new single 'Something Special' featuring American singer-songwriter Khalid and Korean actor-singer Ahn Hyo-seop. The

Ethereum Foundation core developer and maintenance engineer Parithosh Jayanthi confirmed on June 17 that the Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade is currently running on developer networks (devnets) that include all planned EIPs. This is the final stage before the public testnet. Glamsterdam is expected to launch the mainnet in the second half of 2026. EIP-7732 ePBS: Built-in Proposer-Builder Separation Mechanism EIP-7732 (ePBS, Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation) will introduce a separation mechanis

TRM Labs data shows that in Korea, retail crypto trading volume in Q1 2026 was $69 billion, ranking second globally, but down 28% year-on-year from the same period last year. It recorded the largest decline among major markets, well above the global average decline of 20% for the same period. The Korea Times reported on June 17, citing analysts who said that one of the main reasons is that AI semiconductor stocks absorbed the retail speculative funds that would otherwise have flowed into the cry

Barclays forecasts gold will reach $4,791 per ounce in 2026 and $4,900 in 2027 despite a 26% decline during the Iran conflict, according to a research note published Monday. The UK banking giant's cross-asset research team, led by Lefteris Farmakis and Themistoklis Fiotakis, attributed the selloff t

According to data from CoinGecko on June 17, Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE has a market cap of about $16.3 billion, placing it among the top ten crypto assets globally and surpassing DOGE. Based on SoSoValue data, the three HYPE spot ETFs have accumulated net inflows of nearly $172 million since listing in May. In the same period, Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of nearly $5.6 billion. CoinGecko: HYPE market cap $16.3 billion, FDV nearly $70 billion, enters global top ten CoinGecko’s HYPE market

Binance XRP withdrawal transactions accounted for 53.2% of exchange activity on June 15, overtaking deposit flows. On-chain data and analytics firm Cryptoquant shared the analysis on June 16, noting the withdrawal dominance coincided with Binance's XRP Estimated Leverage Ratio reaching 0.1899, its h

Android Authority cited industry sources claiming that OpenAI plans to release a new flagship model codenamed GPT-5.6 on June 23, with a context window supporting 1.5 million tokens. Improvements are expected in AI Agent programming workflows, and the reported API pricing is just one-third of Claude Fable 5. Android Authority Scoop: GPT-5.6 New Flagship Model to Be Released According to Android Authority leaks (source: Android Headlines coverage): Release date: June 23, 2026 (leak, not confirmed

Citigroup said the tokenized real-world assets (RWA) market is expected to reach $5.5 trillion by 2030 under a base-case scenario, and up to $8.2 trillion under a more bullish market-adoption scenario; Citigroup believes tokenization is moving from experimental projects toward mainstream financial infrastructure. Token Terminal data shows the current market capitalization of tokenized assets has already surpassed $4.3 billion, growing about 37% over the past 180 days. Citigroup’s Two Scenario Fo

zkSync developer Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski confirmed layoffs in an X post on June 17, saying that since the company began building products for regulated financial institutions in 2024, it has now fully shifted its focus to Prividium and institutional on-chain privacy infrastructure business; as the business direction has progressed, the needs for skills and roles have changed, so the company made the layoff decision. Statement from Alex Gluchowski’s X platform announcement In the announce

Bitcoin (BTC) rebound momentum is weak, falling back to around $65,590 on June 17. Michael Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said that perpetual contracts will be assessed asset by asset, rather than approved under a blanket authorization. Illinois became the first U.S. state to impose a tax on digital asset transactions, expected to take effect on January 1, 2027. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots 1、According to Cryptopolitan, Michael Selig, Chairman of the U

World Liberty Financial has been named an official partner of UFC FREEDOM 250, with its USD1 stablecoin integrated into a fighter bonus pool for the event. The partnership marks a mainstream sports marketing initiative for the dollar-pegged token, moving stablecoin payments into high-visibility