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Crypto news: US data center spending is expected to reach $40 billion in 2025, driven by the AI boom. The AI-driven surge in data centers could reshape the tech industry’s dynamics, affecting cloud computing revenue and the market positions of major companies.

According to a GlobeNewswire report, CoinDesk China news said that bitdeer announced an investment of $36 million to build a mining rig manufacturing base in the U.S. state of Nevada. The facility is expected to produce 10,000 sealminer series mining rigs per month and will start operations within the year.

CoinJie.com news: MiniMax founder and CEO Yan Junjie (IO) pledged in an all-staff letter titled “Toward the End of the Sky” that, before achieving AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), he will no longer receive any salary from the company. Over the next 4 years, he will set aside personal shares equivalent to 4% of the company’s total issued share capital to incentivize team members who will fight side by side with the company for the long term. In addition, he will establish a dedicated fund to continuously support the open-source community, and the related shares will account for 1% of the total issued share capital. Yan Junjie said that although the market may fluctuate and there may be outside noise, the direction forward will not change, and he will devote all his time, energy, and resources to this cause. The letter concludes: “We will keep going until we reach it. Intelligence—walking alongside everyone.”

CoinWorld News, according to Israel's Channel 12: The military launched an attack on the Ali Taher Heights in southern Lebanon. The Upper Galilee Regional Council informed residents that they will hear explosions due to the attack in southern Lebanon.

The U.S., Japan, and the ROK held the “Trilateral Working Group on North Korean Cyber Threats” in Washington on June 25–26 to coordinate efforts to counter North Korea’s income obtained through methods including cryptocurrency theft, money laundering, and infiltration by IT personnel. They expressed concern about losses in cases such as KelpDAO and Drift Protocol, and plan to strengthen publicity and risk warnings in regions including Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa, as well as address the risk of North Korean IT personnel using AI-enabled fraud. They will strengthen law enforcement and coordinate with international sanctions cooperation to improve industry detection and prevention. The first round of meetings with the private sector included participants such as Coinbase, Mandiant Threat Intelligence, Polymarket, and Upwork.

CryptoWorld News: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said (referring to the arson attack in the UK connected to a property registered under Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s name): There is no need to look for the shadow of the Kremlin everywhere.

CryptoWorld News: As the price of $ZEC continues to rise, a certain wallet has completely closed its $ZEC short position, incurring an actual loss of over $3.8 million.

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin financial services company Fold announced that it sold approximately $45 million worth of Bitcoin assets at an average price of $71k, while completing a series of capital restructuring operations. Of the proceeds from the sale, about $20 million was used to repay secured debt collateralized by Bitcoin, and the remaining approximately $25 million was allocated for business growth investments. After the transaction, Fold has fully repaid all secured debt and improved its liquidity and cash flow structure.
However, Fold stated that it still maintains a "meaningful scale" of Bitcoin reserves and will continue to dynamically adjust its asset allocation based on return performance to support future growth plans.

CryptoWorld News: The whale address spent 16.87 million DAI to purchase 10.4k ETH 12 hours ago, at an average price of $1,626. The address currently holds 50 million DAI.

CryptoWorld News, according to Al Jazeera: Iranian media citing sources say that two reservoirs in the Sirk region of Iran were bombed, causing a disruption in the area's drinking water supply.

After the US and Israel launched a military strike against Iran, satellite imagery release was restricted, making it difficult to independently verify battle damage and infrastructure damage through commercial imagery.
Before the restrictions took effect, images from organizations like Planet Labs had already documented extensive destruction at the Abadan Naval Base in the Strait of Hormuz, with the Iranian Navy's "Makran" vessel directly hit and on fire, with smoke rising from the deck, and large-scale fires also occurring around key facilities of the base, indicating severe damage to the base's infrastructure.

CryptoWorld News: DTCC has decided to integrate its tokenized securities platform with Stellar, marking a new phase in the adoption of public blockchain institutions.

Wu Shuo learned that Bitcoin Treasury Company Strive CEO Matt Cole stated that the company has increased its holdings by 2,500 BTC, investing approximately $185.2 million, with an average purchase price of about $74,092. Currently, Strive holds 19,000 BTC. Matt Cole also mentioned that the company has increased its cash reserves to maintain dividend reserves for the next 18 months.