Philippines Issues Stricter Crypto Listing Rules, Bans Privacy Coins
The Philippines’ central bank has tightened crypto oversight with new rules governing how exchanges assess and monitor digital assets.
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U.S.-Iran deal lifts equities, sends oil lower, while crypto stays wary
The peace deal reached over the weekend provided the stimulus many markets had been waiting for. Crypto traders, however, have learned to distrust this particular headline
Bitcoin Tops $65K on US-Iran Deal, But Traders Remain Skeptical
A crypto relief rally has “partially arrived” as Trump announces a deal with Iran, but prediction market traders remain unconvinced.
Honor’s Magic V6 sets three foldable firsts
The crease isn’t quite invisible, but otherwise this feels like the complete foldable package — on the hardware side at least. On paper, the Honor Magic V6 sounds like a tremendous leap forward for foldable phones: It’s the thinnest one yet, with the biggest battery, and the best water-resistance ever. In practice, only the bigger … Read more
Middle East ceasfire, Fed interest-rate decision: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting June 15.
Can BTC rebound to $69K as oil price plunges? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin gained bullish short-term BTC price targets with $69,000 on the radar thanks to the US-Iran peace deal, due to be signed in the coming days.
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Japan’s Bitbank cracks down on Polymarket-linked transfers
Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank warns users of possible account suspensions for Polymarket-linked transactions, citing Japan’s gambling laws.
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Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government
The UK is the latest country to follow Australia in implementing a total social media ban for children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. The ban, which could take effect from early next year, will be joined by wider measures that will also prevent children from talking to strangers in online games, livestreaming, … Read more
Trump-linked stablecoin used for bonus payouts at White House UFC contest
UFC Freedom 250 paid fighter bonuses in USD1, the stablecoin issued by the Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Financial, at a contest held at the White House.
Ark Invest bought more than $500 million worth of SpaceX shares on IPO day
The purchases were likely funded by selling other positions, data shows. ARK is also one of the loudest bitcoin bulls, with a million-dollar target for 2030.
The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg
What makes this combustible: at the very moment that tens of thousands of workers are being shown the door, a small cohort of AI insiders is becoming wealthy on a scale that’s hard to comprehend.
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Bitcoin nears $66K as Trump says US has peace deal with Iran
US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have a deal for a “toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz,” sending Bitcoin to a two-week high.
Bitcoin traders have a reason to watch Tuesday’s BOJ rate decision. Yen shorts are at a nine-year high
A large build-up of speculative short positions in the yen raises the risk of a sharp short squeeze if the BOJ signals more aggressive tightening, potentially unwinding yen-funded carry trades that support risk assets.
CFTC sues New Mexico over prediction market jurisdiction
New Mexico is the eighth state sued by the CFTC over prediction markets, as Gary Gensler doubted the regulators’ claim of authority over sports event contracts.
Aztec Connect’s abandoned smart contract exploited for $2.1M
The Aztec Connect platform was deprecated in March 2023, but the immutable smart contract still held over $2 million in crypto assets.
Live markets: Bitcoin not fully out of danger as Trump warns of further Iran strikes
A ceasefire in April collapsed, and US strikes broke a second truce on June 9 with bitcoin giving back the entire move both times.
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FLUX.1-dev-FP8 Explained: A Memory-Efficient Image Generation Model
Learn what FLUX.1-dev-FP8 is, how it works, where it performs best, and what limits to consider before using it.
The Quiet Power of Paying Attention
A personal reflection on thoughtfulness, voice notes, small acts of love, and how noticing someone can become a meaningful form of presence.
The End of Counting: What AI Really Changes About Work
I learned to program by counting. Not counting lines of code, or features, or hours. Counting cycles. On the Atari 2600, the machine I cut my teeth on, there was no frame buffer. There was no place to draw a picture and let the hardware show it to you. There was only the raster beam, … Read more
They Launched the Most Powerful AI Yet. It Lasted Three Days.
On 12 June the US government export-controlled a frontier AI model. The bigger story is who gets locked out of intelligence next. As of 13 June 2026. This is a developing story. Anthropic is disputing the directive and says it is working to restore access, so the specifics may shift after publication. The argument below … Read more
Stablecoins, Autonomous Payments and the Dollar’s Next Act
The rise of programmable money and payments that execute without humans are not two separate stories. A full picture of why almost everything, still, happens directly or indirectly in dollars. There’s a way of reading economic history that explains more than it seems: every great leap was, at its core, a leap in transactionality. In … Read more
XRP climbs 4% above $1.18 as traders test next resistance zone
XRP extended its rebound from recent lows on the strongest buying activity in weeks, with institutional flows and ETF demand supporting a push toward the $1.20 level.
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10% in 11th largest downward adjustment
Bitcoin mining difficulty has undergone its second-largest downward difficulty adjustment this year, following February’s 11% shift.
Orbio raises $21 million to automate hiring and onboarding for frontline workers
Orbio announces $21 Million Series A in round led by Dawn Capital.
Bitcoin hits a two-week high above $65,500 as the US-Iran deal sends oil sliding
A peace agreement that reopens the Strait of Hormuz pulled the geopolitical premium out of oil and put back into risk assets.