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According to Bloomberg, Meta has secured 1.6 gigawatts of AI computing capacity from infrastructure provider Crusoe Energy. The company will procure the capacity from two Crusoe data centers: one in Childress, Texas, and another in Warrenton, Missouri. To put the scale in perspective, 1 gigawatt

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler, MicroStrategy (MSTR) has transformed from a leveraged Bitcoin tool into a complex capital structure risk asset facing multiple headwinds as of June 21. BTC is currently trading below the company's $75,656 average purchase cost, while STRC (preferred

According to ChainCatcher, Strategy's STRC (preferred share vehicle) recently fell to a historic low of $82.53, breaking its $100 par value. The instrument closed at $88.59 on June 21, trading approximately 13% below par. Concurrently, Strategy's Bitcoin purchase pace has slowed significantly. In

According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, talks among the United States, Iran, and Qatar are currently underway in Switzerland to discuss a Lebanese ceasefire and Iran's frozen assets.

According to Israeli media on June 21, Israeli Defense Minister Katz said Israeli military operations to eliminate threats in Lebanon face no restrictions and will deploy forces in a designated security

According to Barron's, ARK Invest's Innovation ETF (ARKK) and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) combined added 54,815 Tesla shares on Thursday, June 18, costing approximately $21.9 million at Tesla's closing price of $400.49. The move came just days after ARK reduced some Tesla holdings to

According to Oman's government data, the country's consumer price index rose 0.47% month-over-month in May.

According to ChainCatcher citing Nikkei, Japan's Financial Services Agency ordered moomoo Securities to suspend new account solicitation from June 19 to September 18, a three-month halt. The regulator also issued a business improvement directive. The suspension follows moomoo Securities'

According to trader Woetoe on June 20, the ETH/BTC ratio dropped to 0.027, returning to early-2023 levels. The ratio peaked at 0.088 in 2021, meaning Ethereum is trading at roughly one-third of its historical valuation against Bitcoin. The move has reignited debate over whether Ethereum represents a

According to Onchain Lens, James Wynn opened a 12.57 BTC short position with 40x leverage on June 21 following a complete liquidation.

According to Lebanon's Civil Defense, Israeli Defense Forces conducted sustained airstrikes in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh and Jezine districts on June 20, with strikes concentrated around Nabatieh and surrounding areas, killing at least 16 people. Rescue teams continue searching for survivors in th

According to Arab Satellite Television, Iran warned today that it will not enter into negotiations with the United States on any broader agreement unless the conflict in Lebanon comes to an end.

According to Blockaid, Jaredfromsubway.eth, one of crypto's most successful MEV bots, was drained of more than $7.5 million recently after an attacker exploited the bot's automated execution logic. The attacker deployed 66 fake token contracts mimicking Wrapped ETH, USDC and USDT, paired with fake l

MicroStrategy sold 32 Bitcoin between May 26 and May 31 for approximately $2.5 million to fund preferred stock dividend payments, according to the company's disclosure on June 1. The sale represented just 0.0038% of the company's total Bitcoin holdings at an average price of $77,135 per coin. The s

According to CCTV, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi met with Swiss Foreign Minister Karin Cassis on June 21 in Burgenstock, Switzerland, to discuss recent developments in Iran and the Agency's role in nuclear verification. U.S. Presidential Special Envoy Steve Wittkoff had previously stated

According to Barron's, on Thursday (June 18), Amazon Web Services (AWS) confirmed it is discussing sales of its custom-built Trainium AI acceleration chips with potential customers, aiming to compete in the booming artificial intelligence chip market currently dominated by Nvidia. Peter DeSantis, AW

According to ChainCatcher, privacy blockchain Namada announced a vulnerability incident and is investigating the matter. On-chain data shows that approximately 228,517 ATOM tokens allegedly related to the incident were transferred to a Cosmos Hub address via IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication

According to Iran's state news agency, on June 21, President Pezeshkian reiterated that Iran will not manufacture nuclear weapons but will not abandon uranium enrichment rights. Pezeshkian stated that the U.S. seeks assurance Iran will not develop nuclear weapons, and while Iran has had no

According to BlockBeats, on June 21, the 52 central banks tracked saw an equal 26 institutions raising and cutting rates in May for the first time since early 2021, marking a significant shift in global monetary policy. Previously, rate-cutting central banks had outnumbered rate-hiking ones for

According to Sky News, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy Cooper privately called for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign this weekend (June 21). Business Secretary Peter Kyle said on June 21 that Starmer is "reflecting on the political realities, challenges and opportunities" he faces. Multiple UK