Bitget has launched Stock+, a new feature that allows eligible users to purchase US real stocks and ETFs using USDC and other digital assets, expanding the exchange’s commitment to the overlap between crypto balances and traditional market exposure. TL;DR According to Bitget, Stock+ allows eligible users to purchase real U.S. stocks with crypto funds. This feature is within Bitget's broader Stocks 2.0 ecosystem. Users fund their purchases using digital assets that are converted for stock settlement. This product is geofenced and should not be treated as available worldwide. Bitget said in an official announcement that Stock+ allows users to directly…
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Key TakeawaysA new wallet has shorted $48 million against BTC, SOL and ETH at 20x leverage on Hyperliquid.The position holds 430.64 BTC ($27.46M), 181,245 SOL ($13.24M) and 4,280 ETH ($7.37M).Such high leverage means a modest price rebound could liquidate the trader entirely, as recent Hyperliquid blowups have shown. Anatomy of the Bet Onchain analytics firm Lookonchain reported that the wallet, labeled 0xaeaa, moved 6.68 million USDC onto Hyperliquid before opening the shorts. The breakdown is heavily weighted toward bitcoin, i.e. 430.64 BTC worth $27.46 million, 181,245 SOL worth $13.24 million, and 4,280 ETH worth $7.37 million. A second tracker, ai_9684xtpa,…
Anthropic recently took its two newest AI models offline due to an export control order from the Trump administration, prompting broad debates about AI policy and digital sovereignty. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Sean O’Kane, Rebecca Bellan, and I discussed what actually prompted the administration’s moves against Anthropic, and what this might mean for the broader AI ecosystem. As Sean put it, “Anthropic has not had the best relationship with the Trump administration in a way that stands apart from the other leading AI labs,” so perhaps other Anthropic’s rivals don’t need to worry about a similar…
Victoria, Seychelles, June 22nd, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, will list Arcium (ARX) in the Innovation Zone, opening trading for ARX/USDT and ARX/USDC pairs on June 22, 2026, at 12:00 and 12:20 (UTC). To celebrate the listing, MEXC has launched an Airdrop+ event, offering users the opportunity to share 70,000 USDT in rewards. Arcium is building an encrypted computing infrastructure network that enables trustless, scalable computation over fully encrypted data, for applications across blockchain, AI, enterprise, and government sectors. ARX is the token that powers the Arcium network’s economic model, with a fixed supply of…
Jun 21, 2026 04:02 A June 11-17 AP-NORC poll of 3,040 adults put President Donald Trump’s approval at 37%, unchanged as a tentative U.S.-Iran deal emerged and 53% said U.S. actions went too far. Trump approval holds at 37% as Polymarket lifts July Fed hold to 77.5% Fed Hold Bets Surge: Polymarket “No Change” Jumps to 77.5% as Trump Approval Holds at 37% and Iran War Truce Emerges President Donald Trump’s approval rating held steady at 37% in a new poll taken as the U.S. reached a tentative agreement with Iran to end the war. On Polymarket’s “Fed Decision in…
Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.” Whittaker made those comments in a broader interview with Bloomberg about policy, privacy, and Signal. She acknowledged that she uses AI tools “to format a document here and there,” but insisted, “I don’t ask them questions. I’m very serious about my thinking and writing, and I don’t want the process of working through an idea […] to be foreclosed or eclipsed by the response of a system that’s averaging…
Brazil's cryptocurrency market reached a staggering $318 billion in on-chain value in one year, but this rapid growth came with a serious warning from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. The company's latest regional report highlights new money laundering threats and calls for stronger compliance measures as the country navigates a growing digital asset economy. The Brazilian cryptocurrency market reached $318 billion in on-chain value from July 2024 to June 2025. This figure represents approximately one-third of the total value of cryptocurrencies traded in Latin America. Chainalysis warns that the risk of local money laundering associated with on-chain transactions is increasing. Track…
Key TakeawaysG7 leaders linked North Korean crypto thefts to wider Indo-Pacific security risks.Digital asset crime remains tied to sanctions concerns, weapons funding, and laundering networks.Governments may increase scrutiny of exchanges, DeFi platforms, mixers, and cross-chain transfers. G7 Flags North Korea Crypto Theft in Security Statement The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, collectively known as the G7, highlighted North Korea’s cryptocurrency thefts and cybercrimes in a geopolitical statement released on June 17 following the 2026 G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France. The inclusion of digital asset-related criminal activity situated cryptocurrency concerns within a…
Jun 20, 2026 00:04 In May, Japan’s core CPI rose 1.4% year over year and stayed below the BOJ’s 2% target for a fourth month, even after this week’s rate hike to a 31-year high. Japan inflation cools as Polymarket lifts July Fed hold odds to 72.5% Fed July 2026 Rate Decision: “No Change” Odds Rise to 72.5% as Japan Inflation Misses BOJ Target Japan data showing core inflation holding below the Bank of Japan’s 2% target in May kept the global rates backdrop mixed, as traders weighed divergent inflation dynamics across major economies. On Polymarket’s “Fed Decision in July?”…
Last Friday, citing unspecified national security concerns, the White House ordered Anthropic to restrict the export of its powerful AI models Fable and Mythos to anyone outside of the United States, as well as foreign nationals inside the country. Shortly after, the AI giant hastily pulled the plug on both models, which have now been unavailable to anyone for a week. The episode is the first real test of whether the U.S. government can use export controls to contain frontier AI the way it has tried, with very uneven results, to contain encryption and spyware before it. And dramatic as…