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The FBI warned June 15 that fraudsters are dispatching in-person cash collectors after banks flagged suspicious transfers. Seniors are the main targets and cash is gone once handed over.
Shopify's spring 2026 Editions add in-store pickup and returns via the Shop app, plus AI autopilot and agentic commerce integration with ChatGPT and Gemini.
Binance's MiCA license in Greece stalled after ECB President Lagarde reportedly ordered rejection. The exchange now eyes France before the July 1 EU cutoff.
Keyera takes full control of the KAPS natural gas pipeline after buying Stonepak's 50% stake for C$1.215B. The deal consolidates ownership of a key Alberta infrastructure link.
Fed holds rates steady at 3.5%-3.75%. Warsh's hawkish tone and task force announcements spark equity sell-off. Analysts say the policy outlook is less clear.
Elliptic's ground-truth approach combines analyst-led investigations with automated tools to label billions of addresses across 66 blockchains without sacrificing reliability.
New Zealand Q1 GDP is expected at 0.9% quarterly growth. Seasonal adjustments may flatter the headline. The Iran conflict threatens a Q2 contraction. The RBNZ July 8 meeting is the next catalyst.
Third touch of falling channel's upper boundary at $3.30 confirms bearish structure. Support zone at $3.02–$3.05 holds the key; failure opens path to $2.91.
Transaction revenue dropped 23% year-over-year to 44% of total net revenue. Subscription and services revenue climbed 13.5% to $727.4 million. The pivot to stablecoins, custody, and subscriptions faces execution risk.
Satori Finance shuts down after $134B in perp volume but only $3M annual revenue. Users must withdraw by July 16. The closure signals a shift in how DeFi projects are judged.
Anthropic cut global access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 12 after a US export directive. Crypto AI agents built on those models stopped. The sector now carries geopolitical tail risk.
Disney's AI ad tool beta launches in July, an exec said. The tool generates scripts and selects music, then compiles video ads. Advertisers will test if AI cuts costs.
Warsh called the 2020 inflation framework "unsatisfactory" and launched a formal review. The committee held rates steady, but the market implications lie in how the Fed communicates policy from here.
Amazon's DeSantis says quantum computers arrive by 2031. $2B in federal incentives and corporate hubs signal a long-term infrastructure build. Alpha Score 61 for IBM.
Hudbay Minerals priced $52M in Arizona municipal bonds at 4.50% for its Copper World project, closing June 24. The financing supports eligible expenditures at the Pima County site.
Warsh's first FOMC meeting delivered a hawkish dot plot, pushing yields and the dollar higher while stocks sold off. The implied rate path shifted from two cuts to one.
The dollar rose 0.6% after the Fed held rates steady and upgraded its dot plot to one hike by year-end, reversing the cut bets that had built since January.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell Wednesday after the Fed held rates steady. A firmer dollar and higher yields hit growth stocks hardest.
Brad Monaco, former CFO of Parkland Corp., joins Freehold Royalties as chief financial officer. He brings buy-side and upstream energy experience to the royalty company.
Convey, an enterprise AI platform for non-technical operators to build digital teammates, raised $38M in Series A funding led by a16z. Khosla Ventures and Pear VC also participated.
Hawkstone aired its first TV ad during England's World Cup match against Croatia after ITV reversed a ban on the brand's alcohol marketing.
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says Fed Chair Warsh's hawkish tone on price stability rules out the easy-money policy markets expected, making long-term Treasuries more attractive.
SpaceX spent $60B on Cursor after its IPO. The AI coding tool has $2.6B in revenue with a shrinking market share. The deal buys distribution xAI lacked.
The $14.8 million 'American Flag Blue' paint job at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool lasted days before algae turned it green again. NPS says it's natural.
Aurora Spine's AGM and special meeting opened without disruption Wednesday. Shareholders are voting on a resolution beyond routine items. The vote outcome and management Q&A will drive the next move.
Tokenization of stocks needs the CLARITY Act by July 4. Senate stalls on crypto ethics rules. Polymarket sees 53% chance. Robinhood and Coinbase sit in the crosshairs.
Grayscale says Hyperliquid, Aave, Uniswap, Sky, Maple have strong fundamentals. But revenue alone isn't value – check token burns and buybacks.
Saudi Justice Minister Walid Al-Samaani announced a new enforcement law balancing creditor rights and debtor protections. The change may affect bank recovery rates and credit costs.
Front-end yields rose and the dollar strengthened after Warsh's hawkish press conference, pushing back expectations for a near-term rate cut. Stocks and metals fell.
Trace Finance's $32M Series A, led by CoinFund, funds stablecoin expansion in Latin America and Asia-Pacific after $10B in cross-border volume. Brazil leads adoption.