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Thursday, June 18, 2026 · 61 stories · Issue No. 446

AI

18 stories
Anthropic · European Union

ENISA meets Anthropic amid US export controls on AI models

The EU's cybersecurity agency is sitting down with Anthropic days after the US forced the company to suspend access to its most advanced AI models for foreign nationals.

2 min
Wall Street · Bitcoin

Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors' crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says

Any recovery in the crypto market is likely to take longer than traders expect because Wall Street investors and advisory firms are now focusing on real-world applications, such as tokenization, and artificial intelligence rather than straight digital assets, according to Matt Hougan, the chief investment officer of asset-management company Bitwise.

2 min
OpenAI · Gemini

Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer departs for OpenAI

Google's vice president of engineering and a co-lead of its Gemini AI models Noam Shazeer announced Wednesday that he was leaving the company to join OpenAI.

2 min
  1. Same story · 2 sources San Francisco
  2. Cyber offenses now account for around a third of all crime across Asia and South PacificThe Register
  3. JPMorgan Chase cuts off Anthropic access for its Hong Kong staffFinancial Times
  4. Inveniam Capital Pairs with Pushes Mantra Acquisition After $20 million Bet, Cementing RWA-AI StackBitcoin.com News
  5. Star Google Researcher Joins OpenAI in Coup for ChatGPT CreatorBloomberg
  6. Rumble gets 22,000 Nvidia chips, but the video firm’s CEO insists this isn’t a fad-like shiftMarketWatch
  7. Shanghai charts IPO path for cash-hungry AI labs racing against USSouth China Morning Post Tech
  8. Gallup catches non-AI tech workers face threefold job loss riskCrypto Briefing
  9. [x86] AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Specificationx86ecosystem.org
  10. Kingboard’s 570% Rally Is Being Powered by Mainland InvestorsBloomberg
  11. Ripple’s Schwartz Highlights XRP Deploy Cases Ahead of Largest-Ever Swell EventBitcoin.com News
  12. Europe Bets Industrial AI Can Salvage Its Manufacturing EdgeBloomberg

Tech

4 stories

Business

10 stories
Hong Kong

Hong Kong issues black rainstorm warning amid heavy showers, afternoon classes paused

Hong Kong has been hit by further heavy downpours, with the weather forecaster issuing the black rainstorm warning and education authorities suspending afternoon classes. The warning was issued at 12.55pm on Thursday, as the Hong Kong Observatory cautioned of flooding risks across several districts.

2 min
Business

Deaths of 3 rugby players in Malaysia expose brutal side of heatwave

The deaths in quick succession of three rugby players in Malaysia have put renewed focus on the risks of competing in extreme heat and humidity, as climate change pushes temperatures higher across Southeast Asia.

2 min
  1. The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is believed to have died after it did not sprout leaves this springSouth China Morning Post Tech
  2. MarketWatch inherited a $500,000 IRA. Can I reduce the tax burden by using it for my children’s education?MarketWatch
  3. ¡Campaz sentencia en el agregado! Colombia cierra el triunfo ante UzbekistánNBC News Tech
  4. Scared to spend your retirement money? Here’s one way to get over the fear of running out.MarketWatch

Finance

3 stories
China

Hutong Research's Guo on PBOC Policy, Yuan

Guo Shan, Partner at Hutong Research, discusses the potential shift from China's central bank in its interest rate framework and the outlook for the yuan. She speaks with Minmin Low on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade. (Source: Bloomberg)

2 min

Politics

7 stories
Donald Trump · Iran

Trump settles for Iran agreement that falls short of his promises

President Trump made the case for his deal with Iran during an hour-long press conference on Wednesday, while seeming to lower his own bar for success and warning he could bomb Iran again if nuclear talks fail.The big picture: For two months, Trump has been seeking a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and stabilize global energy markets.

2 min
White House · Axios

U.S. and Iran sign agreement ahead of schedule

The U.S. and Iran have remotely signed their memorandum of understanding to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and the agreement is now in effect, two U.S. officials told Axios.

2 min
South Korea

Korea Rejects Baemin, Coupang Settlement Bids in Antitrust Probe

South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has rejected settlement proposals from the country’s two largest food delivery platforms, Baedal Minjok and Coupang Eats, leaving both firms exposed to potentially significant fines over alleged unfair….

2 min
Russia · Ukraine

Drones hit Moscow oil refinery as Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes

Ukrainian drones hit Moscow’s oil refinery for the second time this week while Russia fired missiles into Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelensky sought support from the US and Europe to reach a peace deal.

2 min
  1. Circles Sold Phone Spy Tools to Repressive States, Report ConfirmsBloomberg
  2. Inside the push to weaken Washington’s toughest financial watchdogMarketWatch

Economy

1 story

Crypto

11 stories
  1. Buying bitcoin below its 200-week average has historically delivered over 100% in median returns, Kraken saysCoinDesk
  2. Anthony Scaramucci Signals Bitcoin Bottom, Citing Low RSI And Retail ApathyBitcoinist
  3. Crypto Investors Could Lose Key Tax Advantage Under New House ProposalBitcoin.com News
  4. Bitcoin Establishes Floor In $60K–$70K Range, Technical Analyst SaysBitcoinist
  5. Binance Targets EU Regulatory License As MiCA Deadline Puts Exchanges Under PressureNewsBTC

AI

28 stories
  1. Same story · 3 sources Anthropic · Mythos
  2. Topic · 6 stories Anthropic
  3. Topic · 2 stories Amazon
  4. Topic · 2 stories Google
  5. Topic · 2 stories NVIDIA
  6. A near-autonomous AI chemist improves a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistryOpenAI
  7. U.S. Congressman Nick Begich Wants America to Stop Selling Its Bitcoin, And Start Treating It Like GoldBitcoin Magazine
  8. Estonia aims to recognize AI agents with digital IDsThe Register
  9. Uncle Sam bets $500 million that Alphabet spinoff's AI can dig up new semiconductor materialsThe Register
  10. Hedgeye analyst recommends short position on Zhipu after 1,100% rallyCrypto Briefing
  11. Nike's quarterly earnings report on June 30 is its last chance to show the stock deserves to stickCNBC Technology
  12. Anthropic's design assistant now works better with its coding agentEngadget

Tech

14 stories
Nvidia · AI Agent

Every Robot and every Simulation joins a Zenoh peer mesh automatically

The agent calls robot_mesh(action="peers") to enumerate locals and discovered peers, then robot_mesh(action="broadcast",.) to send the structured command to every peer with a timeout. Add the [mesh-iot] extra to route this traffic over AWS IoT Core for cross-network fleets.

2 min
  1. Topic · 2 stories SpaceX
  2. Git good with Major Games' new open source VCS, LoreThe Register
  3. Signs that may indicate a firm is more likely to conduct layoffs includeCrunchbase News

Business

1 story

Finance

1 story

Politics

6 stories

World

5 stories
Oracle · Federal Reserve (FED)

Large breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks

Researchers have uncovered a massive breach of Fortinet firewalls that has given Russian-speaking attackers near-unrestricted access to some of the world’s largest and most powerful organizations, including Oracle, Chevron, Lenovo, Federal Express, a NATO defense contractor, and Fortinet itself.

2 min
Polymarket · Oracle

Polymarket settles disputed outcomes through UMA's Optimistic Oracle

That design works cleanly when an outcome is unambiguous, but it turned into the headline itself in March 2025, when a roughly $7 million Polymarket contract tied to a Ukraine minerals deal resolved “Yes” after the implied probability surged from 9% to 100%, even as disagreement persisted over whether the underlying…

2 min

Crypto

13 stories
US Senate · Republicans

Crypto PAC's $12 million Senate candidate, Barry Moore, lands Alabama GOP primary

More than any other congressional race this year, the crypto sector's campaign-funding operations dumped massive cash into Barry Moore's Alabama Senate bid, with the leading political action committee alone spending more than $12 million to push the Republican onto the general-election ballot.

2 min
Also covering:The Block
Coinbase · Funding Round

CoinFund, Coinbase Back Stablecoin Payments Startup Trace Finance in $32 Million Raise

Trace Finance, a financial infrastructure company that links banks in Brazil and the United States to stablecoin settlement networks, said Wednesday that it has raised $32 million in a Series A funding round led by CoinFund, with backing from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, Jump Capital and several other crypto-focused investors.

2 min
Also covering:The BlockDecrypt
  1. Senators urge Treasury to ensure state authority in GENIUS applicationCointelegraph
  2. Sam Bankman-Fried’s pardon bid confronts bipartisan pushback in Congress: ‘Keep him locked up’Fortune Technology
  3. ‘One of the most anti-crypto laws in the US’: Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs 0.2% crypto taxThe Block
  4. Strategy’s $10 billion STRC Bitcoin yield product sinks to yearly low as market demands higher payoutCryptoSlate
  5. Fidelity joins Wall Street's race to manage stablecoin reservesCoinDesk

AI

38 stories
Bitcoin

In a new report, VanEck argued that the market is beginning to move beyond the excitement surrounding AI-related contract

The asset manager estimates that the sector faces a combined near-term funding gap of roughly $50 billion, with long-term capital needs of about $221 billion if current development plans proceed. "Execution, not signing, becomes the next premium," said VanEck investment analyst Griffin MacMaster and head of digital…

2 min
Also covering:Bitcoin Magazine
  1. Same story · 8 sources SpaceX
  2. Same story · 2 sources Gemini · Google
  3. Same story · 2 sources SpaceX · xAI
  4. Same story · 3 sources Android · 17
  5. Topic · 2 stories AI Agent
  6. Topic · 2 stories NVIDIA
  7. Topic · 2 stories White House
  8. Fastest, Largest, Strongest: NVIDIA Blackwell Sweeps MLPerf Teaching 6.0NVIDIA Blog
  9. For these apply cases, Alibaba announced this new AI suite with different componentsDecrypt
  10. Amazon’s data centers withdrew 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, and the AI boom is just getting startedCrypto Briefing
  11. Python dev saved from disaster by intuition...and AIThe Register
  12. The mental overhead of switching around, reloading files, reinstalling node_modules based on whatever changedGitHub Blog
  13. Why it matters: This largely unregulated practice is warping the unspoken norms of political campaigns and blurring the lineAxios
  14. G7 summit in Evian enters day two with AI and digital security in focus, crypto notably absentCrypto Briefing
  15. From hallucinations to rogue agents, there are some clear risks that come with applying AIFortune Technology
  16. The big picture: Researchers argue the administration's response risks giving adversaries an advantageAxios
  17. Predicting LLM Safety Before Release by Simulating DeploymentAlignment Forum

Tech

3 stories

Business

3 stories

Finance

1 story
Strategy

STRC was designed to trade as close as possible to its $100 par value

Historically, STRC would trade near its $100 par value ahead of the ex-dividend date, the cutoff after which new buyers are no longer entitled to the upcoming dividend. Several factors appear to be contributing to STRC's persistent weakness.

2 min

Politics

6 stories

Crypto

12 stories
Bitcoin · Bitcoin ETF

BlackRock has launched the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA)

BlackRock today launched the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (Nasdaq: BITA), a new exchange-traded product that holds spot bitcoin and shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) while selling call options on a portion of those holdings to generate monthly income for investors.

2 min
Also covering:CryptoSlate
  1. Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs bled cash Monday while every other crypto ETF gainedCoinDesk
  2. Coinbase launching tokenized US stocks, backed 1:1, with holders able to receive dividendsThe Block
  3. Standard Chartered’s $100 Uniswap call exposes the open DeFi problem Wall Street may need to solveCryptoSlate
  4. Crypto PAC has $12 million stake in Senate primary runoff as Alabama voters head to pollsCointelegraph
  5. Crypto Exchange Binance Will Be Rejected for EU Regulatory License: ReutersDecrypt

AI

24 stories
Anthropic · Claude

The complaint, filed June 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by customer Karl Kahn

In the lawsuit, Kahn said he subscribed to Claude Pro in June 2025 before upgrading to Max 5x in January, and Max 20x in April of this year. According to Vaca Daffan LLP Founding Partner Kati Daffan, who is representing Kahn, the case is rooted in established consumer protection laws that prohibit companies from…

2 min
Also covering:Engadget
  1. Same story · 4 sources SpaceX
  2. Same story · 2 sources ทำเนียบขาว · Anthropic · Mythos
  3. Topic · 6 stories Anthropic
  4. IREN enters Europe with acquisition of Spanish AI data center developer NostrumThe Block
  5. Even investors who think bitcoin has likely found its bottom aren't expecting a strong rally anytime soonThe Block
  6. Accelerating researchers and developers building multilingual AI with a new open datasetGitHub Blog
  7. Facebook's new AI tools offer more of the same, with photo-editing and question-answering capabilitiesEngadget
  8. Nvidia’s $20 billion debt boom reinforces Bitcoin miners' AI shiftCointelegraph

Tech

7 stories
Crypto

Benchmark confirms SEC’s NMS proposal is the ‘most consequential’ US crypto rule this year

Benchmark Equity Research said the Securities and Exchange Commission’s June 11 proposal to rescind two decades-old market structure rules is "the most consequential piece of regulation to impact the U.S. crypto space" this year, arguing it would remove a key constraint on tokenized equities trading, lending and settlement on public blockchains.

2 min
Starlink · SpaceX

A Chinese rocket breaks apart dangerously close to the Starlink constellation

The upper stage from a commercial Chinese rocket that launched last week has broken apart in space, spreading debris in a heavily trafficked part of low-Earth orbit home to the International Space Station and a significant portion of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network.

2 min

Finance

2 stories

Politics

6 stories
Google · Apple

Social media ban - bold and blunt, but no silver bullet

When I arrived at 10 Downing Street this morning to hear the prime minister announce the UK's social media ban for under-16s, I had to hand in my phone for security reasons.

2 min
Meta · United Kingdom

Social media firms hit back as Starmer launches ban for under-16s in UK

Britain’s plans to ban social media for under-16s will push teenagers towards more harmful platforms, the world’s biggest technology companies have said as ministers push to enact the new restrictions by next spring.

2 min
  1. "Extremely dangerous": Republicans spark fury with apparent meddling in Dem primariesAxios

Crypto

15 stories
  1. Trump signals France to repeal tech tax or face 100% wine tariffsCrypto Briefing
  2. Asia’s top Bitcoin holder wants to turn its BTC pile into income, but the returns hide new risksCryptoSlate
  3. How the SEC’s five-year plan could accelerate tokenized capital marketsCryptoSlate
  4. Trump crypto company's USD1 stablecoins backing UFC event bonusesCointelegraph
  5. Today in crypto, Strategy's latest Bitcoin purchase pushed its holdings to 846,842 BitcoinCointelegraph

AI

19 stories
  1. Topic · 5 stories Anthropic
  2. Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2 billion Manus agreement after Beijing’s demandTechCrunch AI
  3. UK and Japan finalize $24 billion investment and technology partnershipCrypto Briefing
  4. OpenAI said that a coalition of states had opened an investigation over a wide range of its practicesNew York Times Technology
  5. Ripple Debuts XRPL AI Starter Kit For XRP And RLUSD Agent PaymentsBitcoinist
  6. One quality will be most in-demand from job-seekers in the AI era, Animoca co-founder Siu saysCNBC Technology

Tech

6 stories
  1. Snapmaker launches $150,000 Innovation Fund for open source 3D printingTom's Hardware

Business

7 stories
  1. Vietnam has bold plans for its economic future. It will need U.S. tech, capital, and speed to make them happenFortune Technology
  2. Defence tech start-up Anduril calls for reset of US arms export controlsFinancial Times

Finance

3 stories

Politics

12 stories
  1. Same story · 2 sources Starmer
  2. X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word postsThe Guardian Technology
  3. Pakistan says the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the StraitFortune Technology
  4. Iran pushes differing versions of agreement as U.S. sticks to timelineFortune Technology
  5. The big picture: Trump claimed the deal with Iran will be good for Israel because it will prevent IranAxios
  6. Trump won't back FISA renewal without his SAVE America Act voting billAxios

World

3 stories
Iran · Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices fall on US, Iran agreement announcement

Crude oil prices fell over 4% to their lowest levels in over three months Sunday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire extension that could lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

2 min

Crypto

10 stories
  1. Aerodrome is turning liquidity into a prediction market with its biggest upgrade yetCoinDesk
  2. Millions of EU crypto users face exchange cutoff as MiCA deadline hits in daysCryptoSlate
  3. The ETFs answered only one question, which was how ordinary investors and institutions could own Bitcoin inside a regulatedCryptoSlate
  4. Zimbabwe moves to regulate crypto sector, requiring firms to register with central bank: ReutersThe Block
  5. Kevin Warsh chairs first Federal Reserve meeting as inflation hits 4%Crypto Briefing

AI

37 stories
AI Agent · Ethereum

AI Agent Rekts Dev on Bogus Scan, Exits Them Begging for Crypto Donations

On May 9, an AI agent asked a volunteer network known as DN42 to register it as a member. "Hello, I'm a friendly AI agent, and my user, JertLinc, has asked me to register with dn42 and get fully connected to create an index of the network,” the agent JertLinc3522 wrote in the network’s official Git.

2 min
  1. Same story · 5 sources Anthropic · Claude · Mythos
  2. Same story · 4 sources Anthropic · Mythos
  3. Topic · 4 stories Anthropic
  4. Topic · 3 stories AI Agent
  5. Topic · 3 stories OpenAI
  6. Topic · 2 stories Google
  7. Topic · 2 stories Mythos
  8. A report on the benefits of AI was reportedly full of AI hallucinationsEngadget
  9. World Cup AI predictor now lets users ask daft what-ifsThe Register
  10. AWS rolls the dice for faster, more efficient networkingThe Register

Tech

10 stories
  1. Parker Solar Probe makes another flyby of the sun, solar energy bags a win, and more science storiesEngadget
  2. Why TD Securities anticipates even bigger days ahead for SpaceXCNBC Technology

Business

3 stories

Politics

6 stories
Wired · Meta

The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones

After WIRED reported last week that Meta’s smart glasses app contained code that would enable the company to activate face-recognition features on the devices, the company removed the code this week without commenting on why or whether it plans to add such functionality back into the app later.

2 min
White House · Donald Trump

Trump at 80 works to project strength as political woes mount

President Donald Trump is trying to project brute strength as he turns 80, but mounting political problems at home and abroad are tarnishing his self-styled image as an all-powerful leader.

2 min
Republicans · White House

Cruz breaks with Trump on key endorsements as 2028 looms

Ted Cruz is staking out his independence from President Trump ahead of a possible 2028 run for the White House, backing rivals to Trump-endorsed candidates in two high-profile Republican primaries.

2 min
  1. Trump expects to sign a deal with Iran on Sunday, but Tehran may want to avoid giving him a gift on his birthdayFortune Technology

Economy

1 story

Crypto

10 stories
  1. Legacy sportsbooks are chasing prediction markets that already trade billions each monthCryptoSlate
  2. ETH futures flash bearish signal, but stakers’ resilience points to underlying strengthCointelegraph
  3. Coinbase quantum report flags exchange cold wallets among millions of bitcoin exposed by address reuseThe Block
  4. Deribit Analysts Say Wall Street Has Reshaped Bitcoin Volatility And LiquidityNewsBTC
  5. Bitcoin runs into one of its biggest mining difficulty drops as miner margins collapseCryptoSlate

AI

35 stories
AI Agent · Gemini

AI Agents Still Can't Stop Prompt Injection Attacks, Researchers Warn

As developers race to deploy AI agents capable of browsing the internet, conducting research, shopping online, and trading cryptocurrency autonomously, new research suggests the systems remain highly vulnerable to prompt injection attacks.

2 min
Claude Code · Anthropic

Regulated industries need their work to be highly accurate and auditable

As “customer zero,” TCS will put Claude to work across its own engineering, finance, legal, marketing, and sales teams, using what it learns to shape how it brings Claude to clients. It’s also building a dedicated practice for this partnership, bringing together consultants, engineers, and industry specialists who…

2 min
Anthropic · Claude

Americans Fear Job Losses Due to AI But Hope for Cancer, Alzheimer’s Cures: Anthropic Survey

A sweeping new poll by Anthropic—the Claude maker that recently filed to go public —finds that Americans hold strikingly contradictory views on artificial intelligence: They’re eager for its potential to cure disease and improve lives, yet deeply anxious about the economic and social disruption it may bring, and profoundly skeptical of the companies building it.

2 min
  1. Same story · 16 sources SpaceX
  2. Same story · 2 sources Google
  3. Same story · 4 sources SpaceX
  4. Topic · 2 stories Meta
  5. Early Airbnb, DoorDash backer Y Combinator confirms Clarity Act could bring crypto to ‘every’ portfolio firmThe Block
  6. Ripple chases AI’s machine economy as XRPL stablecoins near $1 billionCryptoSlate
  7. Firms are turning to blockchain to fight an ad fraud problem AI is making worseCryptoSlate
  8. Nvidia's high-speed AI data center storage servers break cover, touting 2.9 petabytes of storage and extreme PCIe 6.0 performanceTom's Hardware
  9. The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: NinjaOne Leads With $400 million As Large Deals Also Go To Blockchain, CloudCrunchbase News

Tech

17 stories
  1. Same story · 2 sources SpaceX
  2. Topic · 3 stories SpaceX
  3. Separate polling shipped in early June from UK-based policy research agency Public First indicates that support for data centersWired
  4. Why “reprogramming” is the buzziest approach to reversing aging right nowMIT Technology Review
  5. Americans Traded Up to $34 Billion on Offshore Prediction Markets: StudyDecrypt

Finance

2 stories

Politics

3 stories
US Congress · New York

Controversial FISA spying law expires tonight

Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire at midnight tonight after Congress failed to pass an extension of the controversial spying law.

2 min
White House · CLARITY Act

CLARITY Act moves to a fight between cops and coders

On June 10, administration officials hosted law enforcement groups at the White House to resolve the provision most likely to block the CLARITY Act from reaching the Senate floor for a vote.

2 min

Crypto

13 stories
U.S. Treasury · Wall Street

AVAT fell 38.1% to close at $1.85 on its first trading day, according to Yahoo Finance

Meanwhile, AVAX (AVAX) rose 1.27% over the past 24 hours to trade at $6.66, though it remained down 33.7% over the past month, 's price page. In October 2025, the company announced its merger deal with Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp., which included $460 million in projected treasury funding and an initial $200…

2 min
  1. Bitcoin price confronts new risk as big buyers lose convictionCryptoSlate
  2. Blockworks Picks up Messari in Deal Highlighting Crypto’s Data Consolidation RaceBitcoin Magazine
  3. SEC targets 20-year-old rule standing between Wall Street and blockchain tradingCryptoSlate
  4. XRP aims for $0.90 as ETF demand battles selling pressure from whalesCryptoSlate
  5. Ethena Labs to allocate $250 million to Securitize’s Tokenized AAA CLO Fund as it deploys on SolanaThe Block

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