Micron Technology (MU.O) has struck a major deal with Anthropic, which is gearing up for an IPO.  The memory chipmaker announced it entered a strategic agreement with Anthropic covering memory and storage supply. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.  Both companies will work together to analyze how memory and storage subsystems perform...

Bitcoin (BTC) came under renewed pressure after geopolitical tensions resurfaced and the Federal Reserve (Fed) struck a more hawkish tone, according to a Wintermute report on Tuesday.

Chainlink has announced the launch of Project Pangea, a cross-border foreign exchange settlement initiative backed by 47 South Korean and European banks representing over $10 trillion in combined assets.  Project Pangea pairs Chainlink with Qivalis and UniKA, two banking groups made up of 37 European banks and more than 10 South Korean banks, respectively.  What...

BlackRock told financial advisors on Tuesday, June 23, that a small Bitcoin position, around 1% to 2% of a portfolio, could improve returns without blowing up risk budgets. The recommendation came in a social media post from BlackRock’s official account, pointing investors to comments from Michael Gates and linking to the firm’s iShares Bitcoin Trust...

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced that it has completed a reorganization and restructuring process, which involves cutting roughly 20% of its workforce, comprising 54 individuals across different teams.

Tech giant Oracle has relieved almost 21,000 people of their positions over the past fiscal year, amounting to a 13% reduction in its global workforce, as the company funneled tens of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to its annual 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing, published on June...

Tesla once again sits at the top of Cars.com’s ranking of the most American-made vehicles, an odd result given that the U.S. electric vehicle market it helped start is now shrinking after federal tax credits went away. Cars.com said on Tuesday that the Tesla Model 3 took the No. 1 spot on its American-Made Index...

South Korea’s largest chemical company LG Chem is looking to pivot from its petrochemical business toward AI-driven growth areas, citing slow profitability. In a town hall meeting Monday, LG Chem disclosed it’s allocating 15 trillion won ($9.74 billion) in research and development to expand its business portfolio. About 70% of the fund will target semiconductor,...

Alphabet’s stock closed down almost 5% on Monday, making it Google’s worst trading day in over a year. The decline coincided with two prominent researchers leaving to join competitors and growing concerns about artificial intelligence. It was the company’s biggest decline since a roughly 7% decline in May 2025, and it was larger than the...

Top European asset manager, Allfunds, has announced a collaboration between the Solana network and its digital assets and cryptocurrency arm, Allfunds Blockchain. This partnership will integrate Solana into its platform for tokenized fund offerings and give institutional asset managers easy access to on-chain channels. The partnership will put Solana’s blockchain infrastructure within the reach of...

Before the market started on Tuesday, Intel shares fell 6.6% in trade, retreating from the previous session’s record high of $141.45. Technology equities were hammered by a broader sell-off as speculators cashed in their gains. Despite the decline, Intel has increased by almost 500% in the last 12 months. As investors withdrew from high-risk tech...

Fraudulent websites that claim to offer early access to GTA 6 are taking hundreds of dollars in cryptocurrency from victims and giving them nothing in return.

The Ethereum Foundation officially reduced its staff by 54 employees (roughly 20% of its workforce) yesterday, June 22, 2026. The Foundation described the recent staff cuts as the final step in a restructuring process that began in June 2025 when the Foundation adopted a new set of objectives and a stricter treasury policy.  This was...

MoonPay has acquired Entendre, an AI accounting and finance platform created for companies that administer and transfer money on-chain.

Arrest warrants have been issued for eight suspects tied to a money laundering operation responsible for the laundering of over 10 billion baht ($300 million) per year in Thailand. The eight individuals were involved in three, now dismantled, illegal cryptocurrency mining networks. This investigation is one of the largest crackdowns on illicit crypto infrastructure in...

The cryptocurrency market trades amid increasing sell-side pressure on Tuesday, reflecting a broader deterioration in sentiment and appetite for risk assets.

AI Miner, Hut 8 (NASDAQ: HUT), has agreed to a $2.35 million settlement to resolve a securities class action suit filed by investors claiming that the Bitcoin miner concealed operational problems at a Texas mining site acquired during its 2023 merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp. The proposed settlement deal was filed in the U.S. District...

Shareholders of Sweden’s H100 Group voted on Monday for the board to issue the new shares it needs to complete the acquisition of the Norwegian Bitcoin-holding duo of Moonshot AS and Never Say Die AS. The deal will lift H100’s Bitcoin reserve from 1,051 BTC to roughly 3,500 BTC. The critical item at this year’s...

Bitcoin dropped back near $62,000 after the bounce toward $65,000 ran straight into a wall of selling across crypto, chips, and Asian stocks. Bitcoin (BTC) was last near $62,500 after pulling a little above its worst point of the day, but it was still down 4% in 24 hours. Crypto stocks were lower too, although...

Samsung Electronics unveiled the successful development of its Universal Flash Storage 5.0 (UFS 5.0), offering sequential read speeds up to 10.8 GB/s, the fastest recorded in this standard. The product is being released amid increased AI workload migration from cloud data centers to edge devices, making it increasingly necessary for the storage systems to become...

RBCH has filed a lawsuit accusing the Solmate board and officers of fiduciary breaches, self dealing, and making misleading statements to shareholders.

THORChain announced that it has resumed full operations as of today, June 23. The restart came after an 11-stage, 39-day security overhaul project that started after $10.7 million was stolen from the protocol in a May 1 hack.   As of this report, THORChain swaps, liquidity provider actions, and cross-chain signing infrastructure have formally reopened.  THORChain...

The dollar index (DXY) hit 101 on June 23, marking the highest level seen since May last year. The reason for why it’s climbing matters a lot for crypto. Rather than a pure safe-haven bid due to the situation in the Middle East, this rise could be the indication that the Federal Reserve is finished...

Following the sharp crash of its native token, CoinUP, a Singaporean-headquartered crypto exchange has stated that it is exploring legal actions after posts emerged on social media linking it to Zhu Pan, a controversial figure associated with past fraud allegations in China’s crypto scene. The exchange published two statements on X on June 23 and...

Open source AI Reflection AI will pay SpaceX $150 million per month for computing capacity at the Colossus 2 data center.

Ripple (XRP) upholds a broader bearish outlook, trending down at $1.10 at the time of writing on Tuesday.

The cryptocurrency market is experiencing broad-based declines on Tuesday, as Bitcoin (BTC) retests support at $62,000, Ethereum (ETH) extends losses toward $1,600, and Ripple (XRP) remains anchored near the key $1.10 demand zone.

MiniMax is set to experience its first-ever share unlock on July 9 following its IPO. The company is an AI startup based in China that has more than doubled its value relative to its Hong Kong debut last January. Its two major strategic investors, namely Alibaba and miHoYo, claimed that they will not sell any...

South Korean crypto exchanges are now processing more cross-border money transfers than traditional banks, according to data reported in local news. South Korea’s five largest won-denominated crypto exchanges recorded 163.55 trillion won ($125.8 billion) in cross-border transfers last year, a 380% increase from 34.02 trillion won in 2022.  Why are banks investing in crypto companies?...

The Russian government has greenlighted a new bill designed to regulate and support the development of artificial intelligence in the country. The legislation, which aims to promote domestic AI solutions, will not ban the use of other neural networks or the training of local models with foreign data. Russia sets out to regulate artificial intelligence...