Bitcoin holds near $66,300 as chips extend their rally and the yen hits a 40-year low
Semiconductor stocks led a second day of gains on AI optimism, while the yen slid past 163 per dollar for the first time since 1986. Source：CoinDesk
BIS warns stablecoins could weaken capital controls in emerging markets
Researchers found dollarbacked stablecoins are less affected by capital controls than traditional bank deposits, raising new questions about monetary…
Hut 8, IREN deals lift AI-focused Bitcoin mining stocks
Bitcoin miners rallied as investors cheered multibilliondollar AI infrastructure contracts, underscoring the sector’s accelerating shift toward data centers…
Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments
Washington views Brazil’s promotion of nondollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollarbased trade,…
Crypto Biz: When dollars disappear, stablecoins step in
Bolivia moves to recognize USDT amid a dollar shortage, while Bitcoin miners’ AI ambitions face fresh investor scrutiny. Source：Cointelegraph
Ranch dressing and stuffed raccoons: Some of the World Cup’s biggest winners as Spain and Argentina face off in the final
As the World Cup wraps up, the offfield battle for eyeballs, ad dollars and viral fame has already crowned some champions Source：MarketWatch
Visa backs Open USD with new stablecoin platform as Circle faces fresh competition
Visa launched a stablecoin platform that lets banks and fintechs issue, manage and settle digital dollars through its payments network. Source：CoinDesk
The stock market has a ‘Magnificent Seven’ problem — but not the one bears are warning about
Wall Street is terrified of a trilliondollar AI bill — but the payoff is in sight. Source：MarketWatch
Ostium pauses trading as security firms report multimillion-dollar oracle exploit
Ostium halted trading and advised revoking contract approvals after blockchain security firms reported an apparent oraclerelated exploit of its OLP liquidity…
Strategy feels 'very secure' until bitcoin reaches $8,000-$10,000, says CEO
Le highlighted increasing the U.S.dollar reserve as an important lever in preferred stock STRC’s recovery back to around $90 having fallen below $75 last…
Still struggling to find a buyer, actress Aubrey Plaza cuts price of $5 million L.A. home
Aubrey Plaza has lowered the price of her Spanishstyle California compound by nearly a halfmillion dollars—less than two months after she relisted the property…
JPMorgan says Hyperliquid's rise threatens Circle's USDC economics
Hyperliquid's deal with Circle and Coinbase creates a "prisoner's dilemma" that puts pressure on earnings from the dollarpegged stablecoin. Source：CoinDesk