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Vibefam closed a $1M seed round led by a Singapore family office. The July launch of Vibe AI and embedded finance expansion target the fragmented tech stack most small gyms still run on.
CME CEO Terrence Duffy plans to sue the CFTC over crypto perpetual futures approval, arguing the products are swaps under Dodd-Frank. Kalshi's BTCPERP has already generated $5.5 billion in volume.
Hasbro's standalone Matrix of Leadership prop replica, at $139.99, targets adult collectors. Preorders opened for August delivery. The toy's margin impact is small but signals a strategy shift.
Fairshake spent $12M to win an Alabama Senate primary. The CLARITY Act is stalled in the Senate. Crypto's election firepower grows faster than the law it needs.
Bitcoin fell 1.59% to $64,426 and Ethereum dropped 2.03% as rising yields and equity weakness reinforced crypto's macro dependency. Dominance at 56.2% signals no altcoin rotation yet.
Two state-run bank officials say the rupee's oil-driven rally runs into structural dollar demand from RBI's forward liabilities and corporate interest payments, keeping the band at 83.70-84.00.
UK annual CPI held at 2.8% but monthly price growth halved expectations, pushing sterling lower ahead of BoE and SNB decisions. GBP/USD support zone at 1.3300–1.3330 under threat.
The SNB left rates at 0% on Thursday, calling the rise in inflation to 0.6% energy-driven and temporary. It reaffirmed willingness to intervene against rapid franc strength.
Conio secures MiCAR authorization from Italy's Consob and Bank of Italy, becoming one of the few authorized crypto-asset service providers ahead of the July 2026 deadline.
Pantheon Macroeconomics says Fed Chair Warsh's hawkish debut is not backed by data. March employment and CPI prints will test the gap between rhetoric and policy.
Six federal agencies have 35 days to finalize stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act, covering AML checks, licensing, and reserve requirements. State Street has already launched a compliant fund.
Zoomex allows users to stake crypto on World Cup match outcomes, with live match tickets as rewards. The launch comes as US gaming groups push Congress to block such markets.
France will halt certification for products without quantum-resistant encryption from 2027, putting a 3-year window on crypto infrastructure and hardware security.
Satori Finance shutters its decentralized exchange after $134B in cumulative volume, giving users until July 16 to withdraw assets or lose access.
EUR/USD approached 1.1392 after the Fed's hawkish dot plot and stripped guidance repriced rate expectations. Yields surged, risk assets fell. BCB cut rates.
The Gemini roster for June 18 includes Paul McCartney (84), Isabella Rossellini (74), Blake Shelton (50), and the late mountaineer George Mallory.
Saudi Prince Museid beheaded for 1975 assassination of King Faisal. Also: Waterloo, SALT II, Sally Ride, GMAC massacre, Titan implosion, Nvidia tops Microsoft.
Gujarat Energy targets 25–30% gas trading growth by 2031 despite FY26 volumes down 19% and two LNG cargoes hit by Middle East tension. Management sees price normalisation from 2028-29.
Mont Royal Resources' updated PEA for the Ashram project outlines a 30-year mine life and dual rare earth-fluorspar revenue stream, with management now based in Montreal to advance permitting and offtake talks.
JAL shares stop trading today. For shareholders, the path to recovery depends on the delisting process and whether a buyout emerges.
Statkraft and Alcoa signed power agreements covering roughly 4.8 TWh from 2028 to 2031 for the Lista smelter, locking in supply after a 31,000-tonne capacity restart.
McDonald's U.S. same-store sales beat at 2.5%. Operating margins slipped to 42.5% as value deals attracted customers. Stock fell 8% on the margin compression.
QC Capital's AI investment engine and $2.4B revenue target over 2026-2027 drive the deal. The eight-year share release structure ties consideration to performance.
Nine Wolff cranes installed on 60-year-old foundations at 1 Victoria Street. Cross-frame system solves alignment constraints. Dismantling in basement requires ceiling hoists and skating systems.
A joint Ghana-UK operation used real-time chain analysis and a 14-day freeze to seize $15.1 million from a crypto scam. The case shows cross-border tracing is becoming routine.
AEM, UMS Integration, and Venture Corporation each sit on the AI hardware supply chain. First-quarter results show which one is seeing the fastest pull-through and which is still waiting.
Vedanta Power shares fell below their IPO price for the first time, dragged by the parent group's stalled demerger and coal cost uncertainty. The next catalyst: a court date.
UK added only 2,000 payrolled jobs in May while claimant count surged 31,200. Unemployment dipped to 4.9% while wage growth stuck at 4.4% yoy. BoE meets next month.
Equinor bought 486,072 shares at NOK 327.11 for employee incentive programmes. The buy-back runs through Jan. 2027 with up to 19.6 million shares authorised.
Malta's MFSA released a DeFi discussion paper with proposals on Guardian Agents and Segregated Cell Companies. Feedback deadline July 10.