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ESMA warns unauthorized crypto firms to exit EU by June 30 MiCA deadline. Firms in limbo face enforcement. No grace period for late applicants.
MoonPay buys Entendre to automate stablecoin accounting. The AI platform cuts manual work by half and closes books 3x faster for Polygon Labs and others.
The Enforcement Directorate found physical gold stock 40% lower than books, and examined ₹3,000 crore in trade receivables adjusted against suspicious gold imports.
Meta invests $900M in Indian fintech CRED at $4.5B valuation and appoints founder Kunal Shah as global head of WhatsApp. Here's what it means for WhatsApp Pay and CRED's investors.
Bitcoin broke below $63,000 as a leverage flush liquidated $500M in crypto positions, 80% from longs. Ether fell 5.5%. The move tracked equities and metals in a broad risk-off unwind.
Magna Mining's TSX listing widens institutional access as a 29.7% CuEq intercept at its past-producing Levack Mine strengthens the restart case.
Tesla signed a $5B, 25 GWh battery storage deal with NatPower for Italy and Britain, but a broad tech rout pushed the stock 6.6% lower, leaving TSLA near $390.
Oracle slashed 13% of staff, naming AI adoption as a factor. The $1.8B charge and parallel AI-chip rout raise questions about how AI reshapes headcount and market sentiment.
BNY's Ben Slavin says asset managers are rushing into tokenized ETFs despite unresolved rules. Unauthorized versions already trade on unregulated platforms, creating reputation risk.
EU lawmakers back digital euro framework as ECB cites Visa and Mastercard dominance. US Senate votes 85-5 to block Fed CBDC until 2031. Bank of Korea explores digital won.
Coeur Mining presented at J.P. Morgan, detailing its post-New Gold strategy across seven mines. The company holds net cash of $120M and expects Rochester to become its top silver producer by 2027.
Energy Fuels' VAC acquisition creates the only Western mine-to-magnet rare earth chain. The move positions UUUU to capture downstream value and reduce China dependence.
Thai authorities issued eight arrest warrants in a $300M laundering probe tied to illegal crypto mining. Over 6,390 rigs seized. Central figure Wang Yicheng also faces U.S. fraud charges.
Mount Sinai Health System will use Signal 1's platform to monitor AI tools. The deal follows a similar one with Inova Health and signals growing demand for AI governance in hospitals as adoption scales.
Thailand's DSI says a Chinese 'grey capital' network used 6,390 mining rigs and cash mules to launder over $300M a year. No arrests yet; the probe continues.
Best Buy CFO Matt Bilunas leaves after 20 years, seven as CFO. Analysts surprised; Telsey says 'disappointed.' CEO Bonfig will select successor as company pushes retail media transformation.
Home Depot and Nike were downgraded Tuesday. The Club explains what would trigger a buy in each name and why the AI pullback looks like a healthy reset.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that border officers do not need a conviction to place green card holders on immigration parole, expanding deportation authority.
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready pitched the platform as a shopping search engine at Cannes Lions, betting AI can capture purchase-intent queries that now go to Google and Amazon.
UK services PMI prices gauge hits lowest since Feb 2021, backing BoE hold. Pound slips 0.43% vs dollar. Next test: US CPI Aug 14.
Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF (DFGP) declared a $0.414508 monthly distribution. Ex-dividend June 23, payable June 25. The payout continues the fund's monthly income stream.
Intercontinental Exchange and crypto exchange OKX launched a joint venture as a US-regulated broker dealer and futures commission merchant, with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as co-chair.
Crypto groups want mining and staking income taxed as capital gains, potentially halving the top rate from 37% to 20%. The push could ride on a year-end tax package.
Elon Musk's net worth fell more than $300 billion after SpaceX shares sold off in private secondary markets. The drop erases gains since early 2024 and highlights the risks of concentrated wealth tied to a single private company. Tesla's Q2 delivery report next month is the next key catalyst.
USAS produced 1.1M oz silver in 5 months, now targeting 3M oz by year-end. First antimony shipments from Galena add a second revenue stream. Q2 report due mid-July.
ECB data shows Visa and Mastercard handle 61% of euro-area card payments. The digital euro would use dedicated wallets with holding limits still under negotiation.
The Fed's Eleventh District ag survey: 53 bankers report low commodity prices and high input costs squeezing farm margins. Super El Niño rains and record-high cattle prices provide a partial hedge.
JPMorgan stays long USD on US growth premium and yield gap. CAD vulnerable to slower demand. Next catalysts: Fed minutes, January CPI.
EUR/GBP holds 0.86–0.87 as mixed PMI data from both economies confirms a standoff. No catalyst to break the range until April inflation or May GDP.
Binance added message pinning and spam controls to its in-app chat feature, refining the social layer it launched in April 2026 as part of its super-app push.