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2026-06-17 04:40:05
Foreign Media: Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle May Be Weakening
CoinDesk reports:Foreign media believe that Bitcoin’s performance after this halving differs from previous bull markets. The article cites various on-chain and funding data, indicating that the market has not seen the strong demand momentum typically observed in the past; instead, price movements ar
2026-06-17 04:39:00
Solana Privacy Ecosystem Expands with Private Compute, Transfers, and AI
Written by: Castle LabsCompiled by AididiaoJP, Foresight NewsSolana's privacy ecosystem is still in its early stages.We spoke with Helius CEO @mert to hear his thoughts on Solana’s privacy. In his own words, Solana is “a bit behind” in privacy.What should a mature privacy ecosystem look like?Require
2026-06-17 04:38:29
Analyst: WLD Viewed as a Proxy for OpenAI IPO Speculation
Independent analyst Markus Thielen stated that Sam Altman’s dual role as co-founder of both OpenAI and Worldcoin has led some investors to view WLD as a highly liquid alternative for betting on OpenAI’s future IPO. Eightco Holdings disclosed holding approximately 283 million WLD, representing 8.4% o
2026-06-17 04:33:42
Semiconductor Bull Market Driven by AI Demand and Global Supply Chain Dynamics
U.S. stocks closed overnight, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) surpassing 14,000 points for the first time, setting a new all-time high.Historically, SOX has risen more than 230% over a 14-month period only twice: from December 1998 to February 2000, and from April 2025 to the present
2026-06-17 04:33:42
Investors Return to US Dollar as 'Exceptionalism Trade' Gains Momentum
The US dollar is having a comeback story. After stumbling through its worst opening months in two decades, the greenback has regained its footing as investors rush back into the so-called “US exceptionalism trade,” a bet that America’s economic engine simply runs hotter than everyone else’s.Speculat
2026-06-17 04:33:35
China's Job-First Policy May Hinder AI Productivity Gains
China wants to be an AI superpower. It also wants to keep nearly a billion workers employed. A growing tension between Beijing’s employment-first mandate and its technological ambitions is forcing companies to pump the brakes on automation, even when the math clearly favors machines over humans.The
2026-06-17 04:32:53
ByteDance Shifts AI Focus to Enterprise Services Amid High Operational Costs
ChainCatcher report, according to LatePost, ByteDance is adjusting its AI resource allocation strategy, shifting focus from consumer-facing products such as "Doubao" to enterprise-oriented products. This shift is partly driven by the high operational costs of AI and challenges facing existing busine
2026-06-17 04:26:59
Aztec Network Router Contract Exploit Results in $2.19M Loss
CoinDesk reports:The Router contract of Aztec Network recently experienced suspicious transactions on Ethereum, resulting in the loss of approximately $2.19 million in assets. On-chain records show that the related operations directly accessed funds from the protocol contract, prompting immediate at
2026-06-17 04:26:55
J.P. Morgan Executive: It Would Not Be Surprising for Bitcoin to Reach $1 Million in Five Years, but a Crisis Would Be Needed as a Catalyst
Organized & Compiled by Deep潮 TechFlowGuest: Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Assets Strategy at Morgan StanleyHost: Natalie BrunellPodcast source: Natalie BrunellWhen Will Bitcoin Reach a New All-Time High? A Wall Street Insider ExplainsBroadcast date: June 10, 2026Key Points SummaryMorgan Stanley ma
2026-06-17 04:26:55
Study finds AI-generated fake citations in biomedical research have surged, with a 12-fold increase since 2023.
In May 2026, an article on "AI-generated citation fraud" (a correspondence piece) published in The Lancet went viral in China's medical research community.Based on a screening of approximately 2.5 million biomedical papers indexed in PubMed Central (a U.S. online medical literature retrieval system)
2026-06-17 04:26:52
Barry Moore Wins Alabama GOP Primary; Fairshake Spends $12 Million
According to reporter Eleanor Terrett, Barry Moore, backed by Trump, defeated Jared Hudson in the Alabama Republican primary. Fairshake invested $12 million in support of Barry Moore and stated it currently holds $150 million in cash reserves to advance the formation of a pro-crypto congressional co
2026-06-17 04:26:52
BitTorrent Launches BTTInferGrid, a Decentralized AI Inference Computing Network
As AI agents are increasingly deployed in enterprise workflows, automated production, and other complex autonomous execution scenarios, the global AI industry has officially transitioned from a “reactive” phase to a new era of “autonomous execution.” The core of industry competition has long moved b
2026-06-17 04:26:50
Xiaohongshu Eyes Hong Kong IPO by Year-End 2026, Targets $70B Valuation
Xiaohongshu, the Shanghai-based social media and e-commerce platform often described as a hybrid of Instagram and Pinterest with a shopping layer baked in, is preparing to file confidentially for a Hong Kong IPO by the end of June 2026. The company is targeting a valuation north of $70B, which would
2026-06-17 04:26:48
DIP Token Contract Hacked, $110,000 Lost Due to Missing Return Statement
ME News reports that on June 17 (UTC+8), according to SlowMist monitoring, the DIP token contract was attacked, resulting in losses of approximately $110,000. The root cause of this attack was a missing return statement in the DIP token’s _transfer() function within a routing branch—when the from or
2026-06-17 04:26:43
China Approves Actively Managed ETFs, Expanding Investment Options
China just unlocked a new level for its ETF market. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has greenlit actively managed exchange-traded funds, a product category that has reshaped investing in the US and Europe but was previously off-limits in mainland China.Until now, Chinese ETF providers wer
