Tom Lee’s BitMine Adds $139 Million in Ethereum Ahead of Preferred Share Trading Start
BitMine Immersion Technologies expanded its leading Ethereum treasury to more than 5.6 million ETH valued at greater than $10 billion.
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Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion
Salesforce says it wants to use Fin’s team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate tasks.
Anterra Capital Reaches $100M First Close for Fund III to Back AI in the $10T Food Industry
What does it take to raise a food and agriculture fund in 2026, the year nearly every generalist investor finished walking out of the room? For Anterra Capital, the answer is twelve years of refusing to chase the exits in the first place. Anterra Capital, the Amsterdam and Boston firm announced this week a $100 … Read more
If America wants to lead in crypto, it must protect the people who build it
Despite the Clarity Act’s advancement toward the finish line, there’s one provision under threat for builders that can’t be overlooked, argues Smith.
The Verge’s Father’s Day 2026 gift guide
With Father’s Day on the horizon, happening June 21st, it’s time to start thinking about what kind of gifts you want to buy for the fathers you care about. You know your dad best – he may be a man of simple pleasures who wants nothing more than to share a meal or drinks with … Read more
‘Crypto spring’ is here, says one analyst after bitcoin’s key signals turn bullish
Standard Chartered analyst Geoffrey Kendrick’s bullish call comes as spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund inflows return, oil prices fall and Coinbase’s CEO says bitcoin likely bottomed near $60,000.
Happy birthday to the Trump phone
From the day it was announced, on June 16th, 2025, the Trump phone sounded ridiculous. The T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), as it was officially called, was a combination of contradictory specs, product images that were clearly not photographs of a real phone, and the worrying requirement of a $100 deposit to secure a preorder … Read more
Kraken debuts U.S. perpetual futures as crypto derivatives move onshore
Perpetual futures generated more than $60 trillion in volume last year, according to the crypto exchange, largely outside the U.S.
Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use
Today, I’m talking with Adam Bry, who is CEO of Skydio, the leading US maker of autonomous drones. Before we recorded this episode, I actually got to remotely operate one of Skydio’s drones in the Bay Area from Adam’s laptop in our podcast studio in New York and fly an indoor drone around our office. … Read more
Build context-rich research agents with Deep Agents and Bedrock AgentCore
A common challenge in AI-powered research workflows is depth versus context. If your agent reads ten web pages, its context window (the amount of text a large language model (LLM) can process at once) gets filled with raw content. If it also runs data analysis code, chart-generation logic competes with strategic reasoning for limited space. … Read more
Saylor’s Strategy buys 1,587 BTC for $100M, holdings hit 846.8K
Strategy acquired 1,587 Bitcoin for $100 million last week, lifting holdings to 846,842 BTC after raising $209 million through MSTR stock sales.
Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech
Indian IT services company HCLTech is investing $150 million in the Bengaluru startup.
Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal
Fox says the deal will create the third-largest television company in the United States.
Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong says bitcoin may have bottomed at $60,000
Armstrong said his instinct is that bitcoin has probably found its floor, pointing to the four-year cycle that has historically marked lows.
Tokenization could push DeFi assets to $2.7T by 2030: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered forecasts assets locked in decentralized finance will reach $2.7 trillion by 2030, driven by tokenization and crypto-native growth.
XRP rockets 8% above $1.20 in first major breakout since June selloff
Heavy volume pushed XRP through multiple resistance levels, with traders now focused on whether the rally can extend toward $1.30 after weeks of defensive positioning.
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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bittensor (TAO) surges 31.9%, leading index higher
Near Protocol (NEAR), up 22.2% from Friday, was also a top performer.
Google Earth’s flight simulator is now available in your browser
On Friday Google announced it was making a relatively unknown feature of Google Earth available to a wider audience. The desktop version of Google Earth has had a hidden flight simulator mode since 2007, but it’s now easily accessible through a web browser without having to download or install any apps. To take to the … Read more
Bitmine adds another $136 million of ether after raising $274 million in preferred stock sale
Tom Lee’s Ethereum treasury firm, through the preferred stock sale, is using a financing tool pioneered by Michael Saylor’s bitcoin treasury firm Strategy.
Morning Minute: Standard Chartered Says the Crypto Winter Is Over
The three crypto market overhangs of the Iran War, SpaceX IPO and ETF outflows appear to be lifting. But can they be trusted?
As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities
NewCore argues the next challenge in enterprise security will be managing AI agents, not people.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy acquires another 1,587 bitcoin for $100 million
The latest purchase was made at an average price of $63,024 per bitcoin.
A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here’s what that means
In April, for the first time ever, an Earth observation satellite found what it was looking for, all on its own.
Markets cheer U.S.-Iran Breakthrough though Middle East risks, Fed remain in focus
Your day-ahead look for June 15, 2026
Fox is buying Roku
Fox has announced that it’s acquiring Roku outright, in a deal that values the streaming company at $22 billion. Once the deal is complete, Fox content will be promoted more heavily than before on Roku streamers and smart TVs. The deal will see Fox’s TV networks and Tubi streamer combine with Roku’s network of streaming … Read more
All the gear a 20-year gadget blogging veteran packs when traveling
Through more than two decades of travel for both work and leisure, my packing list has evolved from a random assortment of gadgets and accessories thrown together at the last minute into a refined checklist of gear honed by trial and error. The right packing list, I’ve found, can be the difference between a good … Read more