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Metaplanet Resumes Bitcoin Buying With 2, 823 BTC Purchase
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (261+ words) Metaplanet spent 35. 89 billion yen on the purchase during the quarter using available treasury resources and planned capital allocation. The average price exceeded 12. 7 million yen per coin across all completed Bitcoin purchases during the reported period. Consequently, total holdings reached 43, 000 BTC,…...
Kalshi, Polymarket Volumes Jump 75% as World Cup Bets Surge
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (373+ words) Prediction markets posted strong growth in June as global sports activity increased user participation across platforms. Kalshi and Polymarket recorded a sharp rise in combined trading volumes during the period. The surge aligned with increased betting activity tied to the…...
Ethereum Institutional Gains Backing From Top Industry Leaders
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (142+ words) Etherealize CEO Vivek Raman said Ethereum grows through independent organizations instead of centralized leadership. He wrote that "Ethereum is not built by or run by a single organization." Raman added Ethereum Institutional will amplify adoption without becoming a controlling authority....
Asia's Hottest Stocks Just Had Their Worst Day of 2026 " Here's Why
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (455+ words) South Korea's stock market was briefly halted on Thursday after heavy losses in chipmaking stocks triggered a circuit breaker at the open. The selloff spread across Asia, hitting major semiconductor names in Japan too. The KOSPI dropped more than 6% shortly…...
Open AI Reportedly Offers U. S. Government 5% Equity Stake in the Company
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (456+ words) Open AI is in discussions to offer the U. S. government a 5% equity stake, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The proposal is part of a wider effort by the company to build closer ties with the Trump administration. " Financial Times (@FT)…...
Bitcoin Bear Market May Be Nearing Its End, Cantor Fitzgerald Says
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (486+ words) Wall Street bank Cantor Fitzgerald says Bitcoin may be just months away from hitting a cycle bottom. The firm's analysts, led by Gareth Gacetta, said in a Tuesday report that crypto markets are entering the final stage of the current…...
Ethereum Launches New Nonprofit to Bridge Gap With Banks and Asset Managers
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (452+ words) A new nonprofit called Ethereum Institutional launched Wednesday, backed by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin and ETH treasury companies Bit Mine Immersion Technologies and Sharp Link. " Coin Market Cap (@Coin Market Cap) July 1, 2026 The organization's goal is to serve as a…...
SK Hynix Stock Falls 15% as $64 Billion Chip Investment Plan Unveiled
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (472+ words) SK Hynix stock closed down 15% on Thursday as the South Korean chipmaker detailed one of the largest semiconductor investment plans in the country's history. The company confirmed it will spend 100 trillion won ($64. 4 billion) on new chip manufacturing facilities in Cheongju,…...
Oil Prices Fall as US-Iran Talks Continue and US Production Hits Record High
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (518+ words) Oil prices continued to fall on Thursday as traders responded to rising supply and cautious optimism around US-Iran diplomatic talks in Doha. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped around 1. 4% to trade near $67. 64 a barrel. Brent crude fell 1. 3% to $70. 67 a barrel. Both…...
Tether Freezes Terror-Linked Crypto Wallets as U. S. Sanctions ISIS-K Addresses
6+ hour ago (430+ words) The U. S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its sanctions list on July 1, 2026, adding 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses tied to ISIS-Khorasan, the Islamic State's Afghan and Pakistani affiliate. Tether Freezes USDT in All 131 ISIS-K-Linked TRON Wallets " Wu Blockchain (@Wu Blockchain)…...