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Rangers pursue record £12m deal for Bologna captain Lewis Ferguson
Rangers are accelerating talks to bring midfielder Lewis Ferguson back to Ibrox in a potential deal worth up to £12 million, which would shatter the club's transfer record. Ferguson, 26, currently captains Serie A side Bologna.
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HIVE secures $220M AI infrastructure contract with Bell and Cohere
HIVE Digital Technologies' AI subsidiary BUZZ HPC signed a three-year, $220 million GPU cloud contract with Bell AI Fabric to support Cohere, expected to generate $70 million in annual recurring revenue and boost HIVE's HPC revenue target to over $100 million.
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CME sues CFTC over crypto perpetual futures approvals
CME Group filed suit against the CFTC and Chair Michael Selig in federal court, claiming the regulator violated the Commodity Exchange Act by approving cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts without full commission authority.
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Kraken becomes FIFA's first official crypto exchange at 2026 World Cup
Kraken became FIFA's Official Crypto Exchange Supporter ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which features blockchain-powered ticketing on Avalanche and fan tokens on Chiliz—signaling mainstream adoption of crypto infrastructure in global sports.
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Bank of Japan raises rates to 1%, yen hits 23-month low
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate to 1% on June 16, but the yen weakened to a 23-month low of 160.80 against the dollar, signaling trader skepticism about Japan's structural economic challenges and carry-trade risks.
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Trump signs preliminary Iran nuclear deal, reopens Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump signed a preliminary memorandum of understanding with Iran between June 15 and 17, committing Iran to forgo nuclear weapons and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. A 60-day negotiation period follows on sanctions relief and frozen assets.
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SpaceX IPO surges 19% on $85B debut; $1.3B Bitcoin position reshapes crypto
SpaceX's $85 billion IPO debut sparked a 19% first-day rally before cooling 3%, but the real story is its $1.3 billion Bitcoin holdings—making it one of the largest corporate crypto holders now trading publicly and potentially amplifying digital-asset volatility.
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TAKE IT DOWN Act becomes law, creating national framework for non-consensual AI imagery removal
President Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law on May 19, 2025, following unanimous Senate passage and a 409-2 House vote. The legislation creates a national framework requiring platforms to remove non-consensual intimate imagery after receiving valid takedown notices, marking one of the fastest-moving pieces of AI legislation in recent memory.
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Fireblocks launches Security Center for unified operational visibility
Fireblocks unveiled its Security Center on June 17, consolidating transaction policies, access controls, audit logs, and token exposure into a single dashboard. The platform introduced two specialized security roles—Security Auditor and Security Admin—to strengthen compliance oversight.
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ChatGPT and AI reshape Bitcoin onboarding via MoonPay, Coinbase
MoonPay and Coinbase are embedding crypto-buying tools into ChatGPT and AI assistants, potentially transforming how new users discover and purchase Bitcoin. The shift promises simpler onboarding but raises new security concerns.
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Algorand targets quantum-resistant blockchain by end of 2027
The Algorand Foundation unveiled a roadmap to make its blockchain quantum-resistant by 2027, beginning with post-quantum account upgrades in 2026. The effort reflects crypto's recognition that transitioning to quantum-safe cryptography requires years of infrastructure changes.
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Bitcoin drops to $64K as Fed signals rate hikes, Illinois enacts crypto tax
Bitcoin fell to $64,000 after the Federal Reserve signaled potential rate hikes in 2026 under new chair Kevin Warsh. Meanwhile, Illinois became the first U.S. state to enact a direct tax on crypto transactions, set to take effect January 1, 2027.
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Alchemy's AgentCard gains Visa network access for AI transactions
Alchemy's AgentCard integration with Visa Intelligent Commerce enables AI agents built on any model—including OpenAI or Anthropic—to make purchases on behalf of consumers while preserving card rewards and credit lines.
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Ireland launches 30-point plan to combat crypto-asset financial crime
Ireland released a National Risk Assessment on June 18, 2026, naming crypto-asset misuse as a key threat and rolling out a 30-point action plan with enhanced safeguards for digital finance and new enforcement powers for AML supervisors.
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HIVE shares jump 10% on $220M Canada sovereign AI infrastructure deal
HIVE Digital Technologies announced a three-year, $220 million GPU cloud contract with Bell Canada and Cohere to deploy Nvidia Grace Blackwell processors at a facility in British Columbia, supporting Canadian government and corporate AI clients while adding roughly $70 million in annual recurring revenue.
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Magnificent 7 slump as investors rotate to chip stocks and SpaceX
Microsoft, Meta, and Bitcoin have all slumped sharply as capital rotates away from the Magnificent 7 and crypto toward semiconductor makers and space-tech opportunities, signaling investor skepticism about the AI arms race's returns.
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CME sues CFTC over Bitcoin perpetual futures approval
CME Group plans legal action against the CFTC over its decision to approve crypto perpetual futures, arguing the products are swaps under Dodd-Frank and should face stricter oversight. Outgoing CEO Terry Duffy announced the lawsuit Wednesday.
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Aster token surges 10% on buyback-and-burn upgrade, Fed hawkishness caps gains
Aster's ASTER token jumped over 10% to 80 cents on a new protocol initiative committing 99% of daily fees to automated buybacks and burns, but the rally fizzled as Federal Reserve hawkishness sent the dollar higher and weighed on risk assets.
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Bitcoin slides below $64K as Fed signals higher rates ahead
Bitcoin slid below $64,000 following Federal Reserve action that signaled higher interest rates ahead. Marex analysts say positioning is defensive and conviction is thin, with sentiment washed out and fear gauges at extremes.
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DeepSeek closes $7.4B funding round with employee non-poaching clause
DeepSeek's $7.4 billion funding round values the Chinese AI startup between $52 billion and $59 billion, with founder Liang Wenfeng imposing a condition barring investors from recruiting its roughly 150-person team. The capital is earmarked primarily for employee equity and stock options.
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Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hike, rattles crypto markets
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's hawkish stance on inflation and the FOMC's June 17 pivot toward a potential late-2026 rate hike reversed trader expectations for cuts, sending Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies lower.
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Rouhani seeks regional backing for Iran-US memorandum of understanding
Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is urging neighboring countries to endorse a newly signed memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington, arguing that regional support would lock in the agreement and deter either side from abandoning it.
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Ukraine's drone campaign cuts Crimea cargo traffic by 66%
Ukraine's drone-led logistics campaign has cut Russian cargo traffic into Crimea by more than two-thirds, triggering gasoline shortages across the peninsula and raising the likelihood of a prolonged conflict.
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Kentucky sues Kalshi and Polymarket over sports betting contracts
Kentucky joined at least 17 states in suing prediction market operators, alleging they're running unlicensed sports betting platforms. The case highlights a growing legal dispute over whether prediction markets are federally regulated commodities or state-regulated gambling.