Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

BlackRock announced on Tuesday the debut of the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA), which trades on Nasdaq and limits Bitcoin upside in exchange for monthly income distributions. The fund holds a mix of actual Bitcoin and BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), then sells call options on up

On June 16 evening, Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D rose 0.91% to 939.9 yuan per gram at the opening of the night session, while silver T+D gained 0.65% to 16,800 yuan per kilogram.

According to Foresight News, Bitget CFD chief analyst Lewis Huang said latest U.S. nonfarm employment increased 172,000, exceeding expectations, while CPI rose to 4.2% and PPI to 6.5%, signaling robust labor market strength and intensifying inflation pressure. Huang characterized the data

According to MSX.COM, Micron (MU) rose 3.45% in premarket trading on June 16, leading mixed moves across AI-related semiconductor stocks. Marvell (MRVL) fell 1.03%, Broadcom (AVGO) dropped 0.03%, AMD gained 1.01%, and Arista Networks (ANET) edged

According to Odaily, Ondo Finance and Mirae Asset signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to tokenize Global X ETF products through Ondo Global Markets. The collaboration will begin with Mirae Asset's U.S.-listed ETF products and expand to funds listed in Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, a

Binance SpaceX perpetual futures recorded $3.38 billion in trading volume over the past 24 hours, an increase of more than 800%. The SPCX/USDT contract became the third-largest perpetual futures pair on the exchange, trailing only Bitcoin and Ethereum in daily trading activity. The volume surge

SpaceX stock gains narrowed to 3.9% during pre-market trading on June 16, retreating from an earlier intraday peak of above 10%.

India's Directorate of Enforcement filed a prosecution complaint on Monday against Chirag Tomar and seven other individuals and entities in connection with an alleged Coinbase spoofing scheme that stole more than $20 million from victims. The ED launched its investigation after reports of Tomar's ar

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called for revisiting U.S. accredited investor laws in a post on X, challenging the decades-old framework that requires $200,000 annual income or $1 million net worth for qualification. Armstrong argued the current system reserves early-stage investment returns for

According to Bitcoin.com News, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called to revisit U.S. accredited investor laws, proposing a financial literacy test to replace the current wealth-based standard. Under existing SEC rules, individuals must have annual income exceeding $200,000 or net worth above $1

According to Bloomberg, SpaceX-linked perpetual futures reflected market sentiment accurately in the days ahead of the Nasdaq opening for the tech company's initial public offering. The futures ultimately converged to the actual stock trading range, validating the pricing efficiency of crypto

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, COCOA (Cocoa) has surged by 6% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

SK Hynix clarified on the evening of June 16 that reported details regarding a shareholder return plan were not accurate. The company stated it had not discussed the specific massive scale mentioned in market

According to Bank of America's June global fund manager survey released on June 16, investors expect the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady at this week's meeting. About 55% of respondents anticipate a "hawkish hold," where the Fed maintains rates unchanged while new Chair Powell

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. announced Tuesday that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Anysphere Inc., the parent company of AI code editor Cursor, for $60 billion. The transaction follows a partnership the two companies entered into in April to collaborate on model

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, SpaceX 2x leveraged ETFs logged combined trading volume exceeding $1 billion on their first day, June 16. LeverageShares' product accounted for $281 million, setting a record for highest first-day ETF trading volume since Bitcoin spot ETF IBIT's

According to Ganfeng Lithium announcement on June 16, the company's subsidiary Ganfeng International sold 35,092,999 PLS ordinary shares via block trade for approximately $222 million AUD. The transaction is expected to generate cumulative pre-tax gains of about $981 million, with $353 million

On Tuesday, President Trump said the U.S. will have 50% of the global chip industry by the end of his current term in 2029, threatening to impose tariffs exceeding 200% if chip makers fail to reshore semiconductor manufacturing to the U.S. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, he c

According to BlockBeats, on June 16, four major U.S. storage chipmakers hit all-time highs in pre-market trading based on Bitget data. Micron Technology (MU) gained 3.49%, SanDisk (SNDK) rose 2.53%, Western Digital (WDC) surged 9.56%, and Seagate Technology (STX)

According to Iran's state television, three Iranian oil tankers and two vessels carrying essential supplies are currently sailing from the Indian Ocean toward Iranian ports.