Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to ChainCatcher, Franklin Templeton completed its acquisition of 250 Digital today, establishing a new division called Franklin Crypto to serve institutional investors with active crypto strategies. The $1.7 trillion asset manager has not disclosed financial terms of the deal. The new

According to Bitget market data, on June 23, U.S. stock index futures declined significantly, with Nasdaq 100 index futures falling over 3%, the S&P 500 index futures down 1.5%, and Dow Jones index futures

According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration announced on June 23 it will provide $17.5 billion in low-interest loans to support construction of 10 new nuclear reactors across the U.S. The plan aims to reduce nuclear project development timelines by up to three years and address rising

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Non-Manufacturing Index fell to -25.8 in June, missing the consensus forecast of -16 and declining from the prior month's reading of -23.6.

According to Benchmark Equity Research analyst Mark Palmer, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy, Nasdaq: MSTR) announced on June 22 that it purchased 520 Bitcoin (BTC) for $35 million, sold $335.5 million worth of MSTR shares, and increased its U.S. dollar reserve to $1.4 billion. Palmer reiterated a B

According to Odaily, Bitget has partnered with U.S. licensed broker Atomic Vaults (AVS) to support the launch of its direct U.S. stock trading service, Bitget U.S. Stocks. AVS is registered with the SEC as a broker-dealer, holds memberships in FINRA and SIPC, and processes over $20 billion in

According to Culpium, on June 23, TSMC issued price increase notices to all advanced process clients, covering all process nodes at 7 nanometers and below. The price hike scope is significantly broader than customers previously anticipated. Industry sources cited by the semiconductor reporter

According to a Goldman Sachs report covered by Guru Club on June 23, the investment bank maintained a buy rating on Murata Manufacturing and added it to its conviction list, citing strong multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) orders driven primarily by AI server and data center demand. Goldman Sachs n

Hong Kong stock market declined 1.82% today (June 23) following a 1.32% drop in the Nasdaq overnight, as technology stocks and artificial intelligence companies faced significant selling pressure, triggering broader market

Google is experiencing challenges to its search engine dominance as DuckDuckGo reported install rates jumping up to 40% weekly, Microsoft's Bing reached 1 billion users last quarter, and Google's search traffic declined over 1% in the past month while ChatGPT traffic increased. The search giant

Cboe listed Bitcoin and Ether continuous futures designed to provide perpetual-style exposure within the U.S. regulated derivatives market. The cash-settled products aim to reduce the need for traders to roll futures positions regularly, a feature that mimics aspects of offshore perpetual futures

According to Goldman Sachs strategist Privorotsky on Tuesday (June 23), the firm warned that if any major tech giant cuts AI spending, valuations across the AI sector will face a complete restructuring. The strategist noted that markets have largely ignored negative signals in AI capital spending

According to Cboe, the exchange has listed Bitcoin and Ether continuous futures designed to provide perpetual-style exposure with cash settlement and reduced need to roll futures positions regularly. The products mark a shift toward bringing crypto-native derivatives structures into regulated U.S. v

According to PYMNTS, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller delivered opening remarks on June 22 at the Fed's fifth conference on the international role of the U.S. dollar, positioning stablecoins and tokenized assets as potential new channels for expanding the dollar's global influence. Waller

Hungary's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.00% today, in line with market expectations.

On June 23 evening, Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D (spot deferred trading) declined 0.5% to 899.0 yuan per gram, while silver T+D fell 1.89% to 14,959.0 yuan per kilogram.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Fortitude, a bitcoin mining company spun off from DCG's Foundry in early 2025, will merge with HeartSciences and list on Nasdaq under the ticker TUDE, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of 2026. Fortitude is one of Zcash's largest miners a

According to Guangfa Futures research note, Shanghai gold futures fell to 897.9 yuan/gram, down 2.04%, on June 23, while Shanghai silver futures dropped over 6% to below 15,000 yuan/kilogram, as a stronger U.S. dollar pressured precious metals amid Federal Reserve hawkish signals released after

Analyst Zeitgeist stated that demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence exceeds current global production capacity by orders of magnitude, suggesting memory manufacturer stocks could rise tenfold if valued by actual compute needs rather than historical highs. Zeitgeist provided an

EUR/USD extended its decline on June 23, dropping to 1.1391, marking its lowest level since June 2025. The currency pair fell 0.3% during the day's session.