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SlowMist Alert: BSC DeFi DeFi protocol Little Boy Plus was hacked, with losses of about 377,642 USDT (about 610.555 BNB). The vulnerability is in LBPHashrate._update(), which can bypass the authorization check via a zero-value transferFrom, triggering _harvest(). Unauthorized LBPs can then be minted, and USDT in the pool can be drained via PancakePair.swap() using an imbalanced exchange rate.

Several large-cap altcoins are attracting attention as market participants prepare for a possible 2026 rally. Utility, network activity, and ecosystem growth remain major factors influencing investor interest. Toncoin, Hedera, Litecoin, Sui, and Avalanche each offer different exposure to

Noam Shazeer, Google's vice president of engineering and co-lead of its Gemini AI models, announced Wednesday that he was leaving the company to join OpenAI. In a post on X, Shazeer stated it was a difficult decision and expressed pride in his work at Google. The move highlights the intense

Defense technology company Shield AI announced on June 17 that it has received a production contract from the U.S. Air Force to implement the Hivemind mission autonomy software for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. The contract uses the Autonomy Government Reference Architecture (A-GRA), separating the mission autonomy software from the aircraft itself, so the Air Force can integrate and upgrade software across multiple platforms without redesigning the airframe, thereby accelerat

From late night on June 14 to the morning of June 15, large-scale account suspensions were triggered one after another on Meta’s Threads, Instagram, and Facebook. Affected adult users received system notifications when logging in. The affected accounts included Taiwanese media such as “Public Television News Network,” “Central News Agency,” “CTS News,” and “FTV News,” as well as multiple public figures. Meta later responded that this was a technical error and that it is actively working on fixes

Ondo Finance has expanded its tokenized asset offerings by adding 173 new stocks and ETFs to its platform. The expansion increases the company's total available assets to over 430 across Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain, according to a report by Cointelegraph. The newly added assets span sectors

On June 18, Binance (Binance) founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) posted on X, urging governments around the world to move stock markets to blockchain and issue stablecoins backed by their national fiat currencies. Prior to this, CZ had met with government officials and financial regulators in Asian countries to discuss blockchain technology and the future of digital assets. RWA.xyz data: Tokenized real-world assets reach $32 billion by mid-2026 According to RWA.xyz data, the value of tokenized real-wor

U.S. political media NOTUS reported on June 16 that World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a cryptocurrency project backed by the Trump family, is expected to soon receive approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), officially becoming a "national trust bank." Reuters estimates that since Trump began his second term, the Trump family has profited more than $2.3 billion through four cryptocurrency projects, with WLFI contributing the most. WLFI's business capabilities for app

Finland's parliament voted Wednesday, June 17, to lift the country's longstanding ban on nuclear weapons, allowing the import, transport, supply, and possession of nuclear arms on its territory. The decision aims to bolster relationships with NATO partners against Russia, according to the Finnish

The United States and Iran completed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) via remote electronic means on June 17, Eastern Time. U.S. President Trump personally signed the document, which took effect immediately. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei announced that a 60-day negotiation window would open from the moment the memorandum takes effect, during which both sides will consult on the nuclear issue and the lifting of sanctions. According to a text obtained by C

In the early hours of June 18 Beijing time, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously 12-0 to keep the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%. This marks the Fed’s fourth consecutive decision to hold steady since it completed a run of three consecutive rate cuts in December 2025. The rate decision itself is consistent with market expectations—ahead of the meeting, the interest-rate futures market priced in a 99.6% probability o

On June 17, ahead of the Cannes Creativity Festival, Pinterest announced the launch of an experimental AI shopping application, “Ask Pinterest,” which uses Pinterest’s “Taste Graph” (an internal data graph that links users to their interests and aesthetic preferences in real time) to provide a conversational shopping experience that can preserve context across sessions. Ask Pinterest’s Taste Graph and cross-session conversational shopping At the core of Ask Pinterest is using Pinterest’s “Taste

Tesla, Inc. shares rose 1% overnight late Wednesday as Wolfe Research and Goldman Sachs raised second-quarter delivery forecasts, with Wolfe projecting 420,000 vehicles globally versus Wall Street's 400,000-unit consensus and earnings per share of $0.50-$0.52 ahead of the Street's $0.45 estimate. Wo

Danal and LINE Next signed a strategic memorandum of understanding on the 18th at LY Corporation's Akasaka headquarters in Japan to expand real-world payment usage of JPYC, a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin, in South Korea. The partnership aims to connect overseas digital wallets with Korea's

House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) on June 17 issued a press release highlighting H.R. 9172, the 'Applying Existing Tax Anti-Abuse Rules to Digital Assets Act,' which was introduced in the House on June 8 and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill extends wash sale and

Microsoft (MSFT) shares fell 3.79% on June 17, dropping from $393.83 to $378.91, with trading volume of 41 million shares that day. Citing multiple anonymous sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that ByteDance has been Microsoft’s biggest AI customer in recent years, mainly using OpenAI models, and that its annual spending on Microsoft AI and cloud services will exceed $1 billion. Microsoft shares fell 3.79% on June 17, down 11.33% over 10 trading days Based on reported market da

The United States and Iran signed an electronic agreement late Wednesday to end the conflict between the countries. U.S. stock futures rose in the overnight session following the announcement. The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding establishes a 60-day negotiation period to finalize a broader

On June 18, Anthropic announced a large-scale redesign of Claude Design. Key highlights include support for importing design systems from GitHub repositories, design files, or original assets; bidirectional integration with Claude Code; and a two-layer improvement plan targeting the Token consumption problem. It also expands 9 export partners, including Adobe, Base44, and others. Design System Import: Import from GitHub Repositories and Lock in Brand Standards The core update in this redesign is

On June 4, Jacky Liang, OpenRouter’s Head of Developer Relations, put 11 mainstream large language models into a 400-square-meter battle royale map he built using Canvas 2D and conducted 30 rounds of real-world testing. The results: xAI’s Grok 4.1 Fast took first place with 13 wins, with a cost per win of only $0.97. Grok 4.1 Fast wins with 13 victories and a 43% win rate, costing $0.97 per win （Source: OpenRouter blog） Based on Liang’s experimental data, the full ranking is as follows (partial)

On June 12, SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell revealed two major updates during a CNBC interview: SpaceX does not rule out the possibility of merging with Tesla, and the first AI data center satellite, “AI1,” is expected to be launched by the end of 2027. Shotwell’s response to the Tesla merger question In the interview, Shotwell admitted that SpaceX and Tesla are “aligned in terms of direction,” and said, “If they can merge, Musk’s days might get easier,” but she did not indicate that a