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Alipay officially launches AI public testing, with the first batch of 100 invitation codes for the “A Bao” assistant

According to a June 15 report by IT Home, Ant Group’s official announced the launch of a public invitation trial for the AI version of Alipay, confirming the previously exposed “Bao Plan” in-app renovation. The AI version of Alipay is equipped with an AI assistant named “Abao”. Users can swipe right in the classic interface to switch into the conversational business-services interface. The official’s first batch of announcements provides 100 invitation codes, and states that users may obtain mor
MarketWhisper·06-16 05:14
Alipay officially launches AI public testing, with the first batch of 100 invitation codes for the “A Bao” assistant

Ray Dalio: The AI market is highly concentrated, and diversification is the investment Holy Grail for surviving technological cycles

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio published his latest notes in June, clearly stating that technological progress itself does not mean the related stocks are equally attractive; historically, major new technology cycles have shown the same pattern: excitement, overcrowding, volatility, and clearing out. He proposed his core quantitative thesis: holding 15 high-quality, non-correlated investments can raise the risk-reward ratio from 0.3 to 1.29.
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MarketWhisper·06-16 05:10
Ray Dalio: The AI market is highly concentrated, and diversification is the investment Holy Grail for surviving technological cycles

Anthropic pauses SDK subscription quota restructuring, with a class lawsuit filed over Max 20x plans

On June 15, Anthropic sent a notification to its subscribers, postponing the planned Claude developer quota reform that would have taken effect that day; CNET reported the same day that plaintiff Karl Khan filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Anthropic misled users about the actual usage limits of the Max 5x and Max 20x plans. Anthropic Postponed Notification Content (Source: Claude) According to the notice Anthropic sent
MarketWhisper·06-16 05:06
Anthropic pauses SDK subscription quota restructuring, with a class lawsuit filed over Max 20x plans

Bank of Japan Raises Policy Rate to 1.0%, Highest in 31 Years

The Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate from 0.75% to 1.0% on local time 16th, marking the highest level in 31 years. The decision was announced following a monetary policy meeting. Frequently Asked Questions What did the Bank of Japan
LucasBennett·06-16 04:21
Bank of Japan Raises Policy Rate to 1.0%, Highest in 31 Years

Sharplink CEO: Speed isn’t Ethereum’s moat; one million developers are the core competitiveness

On June 15, Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom posted a long thread on X, saying that Ethereum’s core competitive advantage is not speed, cost, or throughput parameters, but rather its talent ecosystem. According to Electric Capital data, the number of Ethereum lifetime developers has surpassed 1 million, with the exact figure at 1,012,824 independent developers who have contributed to the ecosystem. Electric Capital Ethereum developer scale data (Source: Electric Capital) Based on Electric Capital’s c
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MarketWhisper·06-16 03:55
Sharplink CEO: Speed isn’t Ethereum’s moat; one million developers are the core competitiveness

Trump announces that the U.S.-Iran agreement is “fully” reached; Vance will attend the Geneva signing ceremony

After U.S. President Trump arrived in France on Monday (June 15 local time) to attend the G7 summit, he said that the agreement has all been signed. Vice President JD Vance will attend a formal signing ceremony in Geneva on Friday (June 19), and disclosed in a CNN interview that the agreement documents are about one and a half pages long and include a “substantial sanctions relief package for Iran”; U.S. officials confirmed that the relevant details will be released within two days. The agreemen
MarketWhisper·06-16 03:50
Trump announces that the U.S.-Iran agreement is “fully” reached; Vance will attend the Geneva signing ceremony

SpaceX IPO Boosts A-Share Aerospace Sentiment, Valuation Gap Exceeds 7 Times

SpaceX saw its shares surge 19% on its first day of trading on Nasdaq on June 12, while China A-share commercial aerospace companies rose an average of 0.88% that day. Citing analysts, China Daily said that SpaceX’s listing provides a mainstream public-market valuation model for global commercial aerospace, which will help revalue A-share commercial aerospace companies’ valuations. Tian Lihui, a finance professor at Nankai University, said A-share commercial aerospace companies’ price-to-sales r
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MarketWhisper·06-16 03:44
SpaceX IPO Boosts A-Share Aerospace Sentiment, Valuation Gap Exceeds 7 Times

The SEC’s five-year plan lists “blockchain” as financial infrastructure, as tokenization frameworks speed up their formation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released in early June a draft FY2026-2030 strategic plan that, for the first time, lists digital assets and blockchain technology as a standalone objective. It defines them as technologies that are “capable of fundamentally changing the United States’ financial infrastructure,” alongside investor protection, capital formation, and institutional modernization. Jamie Selway, head of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, confirmed that the div
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MarketWhisper·06-16 03:38
The SEC’s five-year plan lists “blockchain” as financial infrastructure, as tokenization frameworks speed up their formation

A strategy to increase holdings of Bitcoin by $100 million; BTC Yield decreased to 12.5% instead of rising.

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor confirmed on June 15 that the company purchased 1,587 bitcoins at an average price of $63,024 per coin (about $100 million). Strategy’s BTC Yield (tracking the change in the number of bitcoins held per share on a hypothetical fully diluted basis) fell to 12.8% on June 8, and after this additional buying it fell further to 12.5%. Strategy’s Trading Data: SEC Filing Records According to documentation Strategy filed with the SEC confirming: Purchase amount: 1,587 bi
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MarketWhisper·06-16 03:30
A strategy to increase holdings of Bitcoin by $100 million; BTC Yield decreased to 12.5% instead of rising.

Fox Corporation announces the $22 billion acquisition of Roku, accelerating consolidation in the advertising streaming market

Fox Corporation announced on June 15 that it will acquire the streaming media and smart TV platform Roku in a cash-and-stock deal worth $22 billion, with an acquisition price of $160 per share. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027. After the two companies merge, they are expected to save $400 million in costs and become “the third-largest company by US television viewership share,” with total market share exceeding 5%. Fox Corporation’s Roku acquisition deal term
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MarketWhisper·06-16 03:26
Fox Corporation announces the $22 billion acquisition of Roku, accelerating consolidation in the advertising streaming market

Backpack rose more than 150% in half a month; SPCX tokenization launch is a key catalyst

On June 15, the Backpack exchange token BP briefly surged by over 30%, trading at $0.475. Although it fell back to $0.4310 on June 16, the gain over the past half month still exceeded 150%. Starting this month, the Backpack Securities platform offers regulated U.S. stock brokerage services, and tokenized SpaceX share products SPCX have also launched on Solana. BP Token Price Trend: Three Key Time Points Based on price data confirmed by reports: March 2026 (TGE): BP completed the token generation
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MarketWhisper·06-16 03:23
Backpack rose more than 150% in half a month; SPCX tokenization launch is a key catalyst

RLUSD’s market cap of $1.64 billion jumps to ninth globally, with 24-hour trading volume up more than 72%

SosoValue data as of June 16 shows that Ripple’s native stablecoin RLUSD market cap first exceeded $164 million, becoming the world’s ninth-largest stablecoin, surpassing Tron’s USDD. In the same period, 24-hour trading volume rose by more than 72%. This milestone occurred about one year after RLUSD’s launch. RLUSD Market Cap and Ranking Confirmed Numbers (Source: SoSoValue) According to SosoValue data and U.Today’s report: Market cap: first exceeded $164 million (over $160 million) Global stabl
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MarketWhisper·06-16 02:51
RLUSD’s market cap of $1.64 billion jumps to ninth globally, with 24-hour trading volume up more than 72%

Jake Claver: Interest in XRPL institutional exploration is heating up, with BlackRock expected to launch an XRP ETF

In an interview on June 16, Jake Claver said he believes that as institutions increase their exploration of the XRP Ledger, BlackRock may eventually file to launch an XRP ETF; Claver also said that XRP may need to reach a “higher price” to gain broader adoption in settlement-related applications. BlackRock BITA ETF: SEC Approved, Starts Trading on Nasdaq on June 16 Based on confirmed SEC approval documents and reports, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA) confirmed that it will
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MarketWhisper·06-16 02:42
Jake Claver: Interest in XRPL institutional exploration is heating up, with BlackRock expected to launch an XRP ETF

Brokerage Stocks Surge as Jinlong Shares Hits Daily Limit on Low Valuations

Brokerage stocks surged on June 16 early trading, with Jinlong Shares (000712) hitting the daily limit and Guosheng Securities (002670), East Money (300059), and China Galaxy Securities (601696) following gains. Analysts attribute the rally to three factors: easing overseas risks improving market ri
LucasBennett·06-16 02:33
Brokerage Stocks Surge as Jinlong Shares Hits Daily Limit on Low Valuations

Dubai VARA issues new crypto regulatory rules: VASPs must update risk assessments every quarter and require mandatory board approval

On June 12, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) of Dubai published the “Good Practice Guide for VASP AML/CFT Business Risk Assessments,” which clearly requires that all licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) complete an AML/CFT Business Risk Assessment (BRA) review every three months and obtain formal approval from the Board (or an equivalent governance body)—approval by senior management alone does not meet the requirement. Legal obligations for BRA confirmed by VARA Section
MarketWhisper·06-16 02:19
Dubai VARA issues new crypto regulatory rules: VASPs must update risk assessments every quarter and require mandatory board approval

Kiyosaki: After 54 years of theft of Americans’ wealth, the dollar’s purchasing power has shrunk by 88%

According to Yahoo Finance on June 15, Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, recently posted a video on Instagram arguing that Americans have continued to suffer slow, invisible wealth theft since August 15, 1971, when Nixon announced that the US dollar was taken off the gold standard. Based on data from the Minneapolis Fed, over the past 55 years the dollar’s purchasing power has shrunk by about 87.75%. Kiyosaki Rehashes a Historical Event: The Dollar Leaves the Gold Standard System
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MarketWhisper·06-16 02:10
Kiyosaki: After 54 years of theft of Americans’ wealth, the dollar’s purchasing power has shrunk by 88%