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06/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/16/2026 05:16

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Here's a quick preview of today's content: Kraken launches crypto perps trading, One indicted over crypto wrench attack in France, Pudgy Penguins NFT game shuts down, Brian Armstrong says bitcoin may have bottomed, Anthropic faces lawsuit over misleading pricing, and so much more

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Market Snapshot

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  • Bitcoin tops $67,000 to two-week high after Trump declares US-Iran deal complete

    • Crypto stocks surge as Iran ceasefire eases geopolitical fears, sending oil sliding and lifting equities

    • HYPE ETFs near $900M in volume

    • BTC mining difficulty drops -10% as crypto stays wary

  • Bitcoin gives back some gains as SpaceX's post-IPO rally extends, with traders remaining skeptical

Prediction Markets

  • Bettors on Polymarket are predicting Presidential election winner 2028?

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Headline Roundup
The major headlines driving crypto markets

  • Elon Musk loses again to OpenAI as judge dismisses lawsuit (DC)

  • Anthropic faces lawsuit over misleading pricing (DC)

  • Ark Invest buys over $500M of SpaceX shares (CD)

  • SpaceX IPO fuels $1.4B trading frenzy on Hyperliquid (TB)

  • Brian Armstrong says bitcoin may have bottomed (CD)

  • Strategy buys another 1,587 bitcoin for $100M (TB)

  • Tom Lee's BitMine adds $139M in Ether (DC)

  • Bitcoin Policy CEO calls Michael Saylor's promotion 'dishonest' (TB)

  • CFTC hires SEC crypto task force adviser (CT)

  • BitGo joins Fortune 500 with $16.2B revenue (BM)

  • Solana treasury Forward Industries tries to acquire rivals (DC)

  • Strive buys 73 Bitcoin for $4.7M (BM)

  • Sui processes $65B in stablecoin transfers in five days (TD)

  • Pudgy Penguins NFT game shuts down (DC)

  • Ventuals winds down on-chain pre-IPOs (TD)

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Venture Capital

  • Paradigm leads $9M round for stablecoin app El Dorado (TB)

  • TradingRazor, an AI trading platform, raises $1.5M led by Onebit Ventures, Gaea Ventures, and Blockin VC (PN)

Access the complete VC deal flow on Fundable.

M&A Announcements

  • Tech payments firm Nuvei buys fintech Payoneer for $2.75B (BBG)

  • Bitcoin-miner-turned-AI provider IREN acquires data center developer Nostrum (TB)

Launches

  • Kraken launches crypto perps trading (TB)

Regulation

  • Philippines issues stricter crypto listing rules (DC)

  • Japan's Bitbank cracks down on Polymarket transfers (CT)

Cybersecurity

  • One indicted over crypto wrench attack in France (DC)

  • Aztec Connect exploited for $2.1M (CT)

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