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Quantinuum shares closed at $60.38 in their Nasdaq Global Select Market debut on Thursday, nearly unchanged from the IPO price of $60, as gains were capped by a broader technology sell-off following Broadcom's quarterly report. The stock opened at $68 and climbed as high as $71.35 before settling.

On June 4, blockchain analytics company Chainalysis reported that the gray-market peptide industry, where cryptocurrencies are used as the primary payment method, has exceeded an annual run rate of $100 million. In Q1 2026, crypto procurement for peptide-type products reached $32 million. The report shows that on-chain records from some gray-market peptide suppliers indicate links to Chinese chemical manufacturers that had previously participated in the sales of fentanyl and amphetamine precurso

Bitmine Immersion Technologies is moving forward with plans to raise up to $300 million through a new preferred stock offering as it strengthens its Ethereum-focused treasury strategy. The company aims to increase its Ethereum reserves and expand its staking infrastructure while pursuing an

Major U.S. banks plan to launch a tokenized deposit network in the first half of 2027, according to a Thursday report from the Wall Street Journal. The network will be operated by the Clearing House, a private-sector payments company owned by a consortium including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, C

Fusion startup Helion announced on June 5 that it has completed a $465 million Series G funding round, valuing the company at $15.5 billion—nearly triple its 2025 valuation level. Sam Altman disclosed in a video conversation with Musk this year that he holds about one-third of Helion’s equity. The round comes as Helion builds its first power plant, Orion, with a goal of powering Microsoft by 2028. $465 million Funding Round: Investor Composition Confirmed According to Helion’s official announcem

The Texas State Securities Board issued an emergency cease and desist order on June 3 against BG Wealth Sharing LTD, DSJ Exchange PTY Ltd, BG Wealth Sharing Group LLC, Thaddious Thomas, and Gagandeep Sarkaria for allegedly operating a crypto investment and multilevel marketing scheme targeting Texas

Standard Chartered Bank’s latest report sets an end-2026 target price for Ethereum (ETH) of $4,000 and a $40,000 target after ten years, citing ETH’s dominance in DeFi and the stablecoin sector. However, statistics show that from March to mid-May, around 60 whale addresses holding more than ten thousand ETH each cleared their positions. Standard Chartered’s Prior ETH Forecast Records Standard Chartered’s publicly available track record of ETH price targets: 2023 Forecast: end-2024 target of $4,0

Broadcom, a US semiconductor company, released its financial results, which fell short of Wall Street expectations, causing the stock price to drop by more than 12%. This triggered a rotation of funds into and out of AI-related stocks, and selling pressure spread rapidly to global markets. On June 5, Taiwan’s weighted index hit a morning low of 44,685 points, falling by nearly a thousand points and breaking below the 45,000-point level; Bitcoin briefly dropped below $63,000 before rebounding sli

According to CoinGlass data, on June 4, Ethereum’s network-wide 8-hour average funding rate was 0.0028%, close to a neutral level. ChainCatcher data shows that Ethereum open interest fell by 5.06% over the past 24 hours. Funding rate differences across exchanges are significant: Bybit is -0.0013%, and Gate is 0.0052%. 8-hour funding rates by exchange (June 4, 2026) Bybit: -0.0013% (ChainCatcher data) OKX: 0.003% Binance: 0.0047% Gate: 0.0052% Network average: 0.0028% (CoinGlass data) Bybit’s neg

Jupiter, part of Solana’s ecosystem, launched a Forecast on X on June 4, becoming Solana’s first native prediction market. It is integrated into Jup Predict and features a first round of 15-minute-window cryptocurrency price predictions, with further expansion planned later. Forecast uses Prop AMM’s multi-market-maker bidding mechanism, automatically routing to the best quotes to improve trade execution and price quality; the new market issues separate native tokens to facilitate integration, and will continue collaborating with Polymarket.

Binance and global cryptocurrency exchanges have begun supporting perpetual futures contracts on traditional financial assets including Korean stocks such as Samsung Electronics, according to a report by Digital Asset journalist Park Beom-su on News Tomato YouTube on the 4th. The expansion into stoc

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes announced on X on June 5 that, due to a vulnerability in the Zcash Orchard pool, he has fully liquidated all his ZEC holdings, and provided a complete explanation of the decision logic. Hayes’ core argument is that in the privacy narrative within the context of AI, governments, and large tech companies, what is required is perfect security—not “the possibility of being exploited being extremely low.” Hayes’ confirmation on X Based on Hayes’ publicly shared posts on

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) announced on June 4 that it would raise its quarterly dividend from $2.21 per share to $2.32 per share (a 5% increase), marking the 16th consecutive year of dividend increases. The next dividend payment date is June 23. According to its Q1 2026 financial report, the free cash flow profit margin rose to 7.3%. UNH closed at $398 on Thursday, up 20.8% year-to-date. Q1 2026 Financial Report Key Data Q1 2026 Revenue: $111.7 billion (up 2% year over year, exceeding analysts’ e

Block’s Cash App launched Cash App Wand on June 4, priced at $25, as the first device in a brand-new hardware product line for Cash App Tags. This pearl-luster star-shaped NFC key fob has a built-in chip and is linked to a debit card, allowing users to complete transactions at any card reader that supports Visa contactless payments. Product Specs and Security Mechanisms: Confirmed Technical Details According to official Cash App information, Cash App Wand’s confirmation specifications and securi

According to Messari’s 2026 Q1 Blockchain Industry Status Report published on June 4, Canton Network ranked first in fees among the 21 blockchains tracked by Messari, with Q1 fees of approximately $193 million, accounting for 42% of the $457 million combined fees across the 21 blockchains. HSBC completed a tokenized deposits pilot program on the network in April. Confirmed Institutional Milestones for Canton Network The Messari report lists Canton Network’s institutional participants and Q1 2026

Fidelity confirmed on June 5 on its official website that it has significantly lowered the retail participation threshold for the SpaceX IPO (SPCX): any client holding $2,000 or more in assets in a Fidelity retail brokerage account can submit an indication of interest (IOI). Fidelity explained that SpaceX plans to allocate up to 30% of its issued shares to retail investors—far higher than the typical proportion—so there will be more shares available for retail subscription. Subscription Rules an

Veteran trader Peter Brandt said on June 3 that Bitcoin reached the February low area, his initial downside target, but warned the asset could continue weakening or enter a terminal wash-out phase before establishing stronger support. Brandt stated he does not see a tradable low until October. The a

Cleanview, a market intelligence company focused on U.S. power infrastructure, founder Michael Thomas found through tracking building permits and satellite imagery that Meta has been gradually applying for construction permits for five industrial tent structures of 125,000 square feet each in New Albany, Ohio, between April and June. All six tents are currently fully completed, with internal AI chips worth billions of dollars installed and operating 24 hours a day. Tent Construction Specificatio

Memory chip giant Micron Technology (MU) experienced violent high-level volatility in early June 2026. As of June 5, 2026, Micron’s stock price broke below the $1,000 integer level during intraday trading, and continued to fall by nearly 3% after hours. After a once-in-a-generation rally of over 10x during the past year, is this pullback a healthy technical adjustment, or a sign that capital is starting to show signs of fatigue? For investors focused on the semiconductor sector, does this repres

According to CryptoCity on June 5, citing OpenSea CMO Adam Hollander’s interview at the Consensus Miami event, collectible tokenization is the main opportunity to drive the next round of growth for the NFT market. He specifically named high-value collectibles such as Pokémon card trading cards and Rolex watches, noting that these physical assets themselves have scarcity, trading demand, and a collecting culture. Hollander’s confirmed remarks at Consensus Miami: opportunity areas Based on Adam Ho