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The Bank of Ghana issued a directive on June 12 ordering regulated financial institutions to immediately halt operations supporting unauthorized foreign currency wallet services offered by cryptocurrency platforms. The central bank stated that several crypto platforms operating in Ghana have been of

Qualcomm is in talks to acquire Tenstorrent, an artificial intelligence chip startup, at a valuation between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to a report. The talks remain ongoing, and the final price could change or the deal could fall apart. The potential acquisition would strengthen Qualcomm

Gold and silver prices rallied after the United States and Iran confirmed a ceasefire deal, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus. The rally followed a week of gold price declines that persisted even as the ceasefire appeared finalized, with confirmation of the agreement triggering

Ethereum rose above $1,750 in the last 24 hours following news of a US-Iran agreement, gaining 5% during this period. Despite this short-term increase, ETH has lost 18.39% of its value in the second quarter so far and faces the possibility of recording negative returns for three consecutive

Three spot HYPE exchange-traded funds from 21Shares, Bitwise, and Grayscale have recorded nearly $900 million in cumulative trading volume and $153 million in net inflows roughly a month since their market debut. The ETF launches reflect institutional appetite for Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchan

Blackrock lists its Ishares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, ticker BITA, on Nasdaq on June 16. The fund targets 15-25% annual yield while aiming to capture at least 70% of bitcoin's upside through an actively managed covered-call strategy. BITA is Blackrock's second bitcoin exchange-traded product

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $315.84 million in net outflows from June 8 to June 12, while XRP ETFs gained $10.68 million and HYPE ETFs added $5.87 million during the same period. The outflows marked a fifth consecutive negative week for Bitcoin funds but represented a significant slowdown from the

U.S. District Judge Rita Lin dismissed xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI on Monday, ruling that Elon Musk's AI company failed to prove OpenAI improperly obtained confidential information about its Grok chatbot. The court granted OpenAI's motion to dismiss without leave to amend, finding xAI

Bitcoin moved back above $67,000 after a sharp 24-hour rebound, as easing geopolitical tensions, renewed on-chain accumulation, and long-term technical support helped stabilize the market after a recent drop toward $60,000. At press time, Bitcoin was trading near $66,932 after gaining about 4.7% ove

Strive (ASST) purchased 73 Bitcoin for approximately $4.7 million between June 8 and June 14, increasing its total Bitcoin treasury to 19,105 BTC as the company continued its accumulation strategy during a broader recovery in Bitcoin prices. The Dallas-based Bitcoin treasury company disclosed the pu

Dutch Justice and Security State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen announced a package of online gambling restrictions on June 12, proposing a near-total advertising ban, bonus prohibitions, overarching deposit limits, and affordability tests for players seeking higher limits. The measures respond to

Ventuals, a Hyperliquid-native project offering perpetual futures tied to OpenAI and Anthropic valuations, announced Monday it is shutting down operations as its team joins another group building within the Hyperliquid ecosystem. Trading in the OPENAI and ANTHROPIC markets has already been halted wi

An anonymous Polymarket trader lost $1 million after betting on Spain to defeat Cape Verde in their Group H World Cup opener on June 15, 2026. The match ended in a 0-0 draw at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, resulting in the complete loss of the bettor's position. The loss occurred despite Polymar

Bitcoin Policy UK CEO Susie Ward criticized a video by Strategy's Michael Saylor promoting STRC preferred shares, calling it 'really dishonest' during an interview at last week's BTC Prague conference. Ward, who is both a bitcoin advocate and Strategy shareholder, said

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported on Monday that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey rose to 5.7 in June, down sharply from May's four-year high of 19.6, missing consensus estimates of 13.2. The weaker-than-expected manufacturing data coincided with gold prices holding near session hig

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and New Mexico are engaged in a jurisdictional dispute over prediction market regulation, with Kalshi at the center of the conflict. New Mexico officials argue that certain event contracts raise state gaming-law and consumer-protection issues, while the

Nvidia plans to raise about $20 billion in debt, according to sources with knowledge of the matter, marking the chipmaker's first bond sale since the start of the AI boom. The company disclosed plans for the capital raise in a filing with the SEC on Monday but didn't include the dollar amount. Nvidi

IplanRIO released Rio 3.5 Open 397B on June 13, billing it as a government-built frontier AI model with benchmark scores topping established models including Qwen 3.7 Plus. Days after release, AI company Nex published a mathematical proof showing the model is a direct 0.6 Nex / 0.4 Qwen weight