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2026-06-16 09:52:34
Polymarket's 24-hour revenue surges to $1.26M, ranking 6th in crypto earnings.
BlockBeats news, on June 16, according to DefiLlama data, Polymarket's 24-hour revenue rose to $1.26 million, ranking sixth on the cryptocurrency revenue leaderboard.Driven by the World Cup's kickoff on June 11, Polymarket's platform saw a surge in daily revenue, rising significantly from its previo
2026-06-16 09:46:25
KuCoin Futures to Launch TERUSDT, ALABUSDT, and POETUSDT Stock Index Perpetual Contracts on June 16
As per Announcement, KuCoin Futures will launch three new Stock Index Perpetual Contracts—TERUSDT, ALABUSDT, and POETUSDT—on June 16, 2026, at 10:00 UTC. These contracts are designed to track the real-time spot prices of Teradyne, Inc., Astera Labs, Inc., and POET Technologies Inc., respectively. Ea
2026-06-16 09:44:24
XPRIZE Founder Shifts Investment Focus from Bitcoin to SpaceX
ME News reports that on June 16 (UTC+8), Peter H. Diamandis, founder of the renowned global technology competition organization XPRIZE and an early investor in SpaceX, posted: “People always ask me if I sell my Bitcoin when the price rises. On the contrary, over the past decade, whenever I’ve freed
2026-06-16 09:44:18
Karma3 Labs Announces Shutdown and Return of Capital to Investors
Sahil Dewan, founder of Karma3 Labs, announced on X that the company and its developed OpenRank protocol will shut down and cease development. Remaining capital will be returned to investors, and all code, protocols, documentation, and learning materials will be open-sourced, with the GitHub reposit
2026-06-16 09:44:16
Polymarket's 24-hour revenue surges to $1.26M, ranking sixth in crypto earnings.
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that, according to DefiLlama data as of June 16, Polymarket's 24-hour revenue rose to $1.26 million, ranking sixth on the cryptocurrency revenue leaderboard. This surge is likely driven by the kickoff of the World Cup on June 11, with Polymarket's 24-hour average revenue ne
2026-06-16 09:44:14
Syscoin Releases Bridge Security Report, 5 Billion SYS Tokens Destroyed
Syscoin has released a report on the bridge security incident, disclosing that a vulnerability in the UTXO-to-NEVM bridge resulted in the unauthorized release of approximately 50 billion SYS on the UTXO side. The affected funds have been returned to the official recovery address and destroyed via th
2026-06-16 09:43:31
Semiconductor bull market surpasses 230% growth in four months
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
2026-06-16 09:43:10
HYPE price surge puts 4 short positions totaling over $12 million at risk of liquidation.
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Onchain Radar monitoring, as the HYPE price continues to rise, HYPE short positions are approaching liquidation. Here are four wallets with liquidation prices in the $75–$76 range (1%–4% away from the liquidation threshold), with a combined position size exc
2026-06-16 09:35:51
Artificial Analysis AI Review Shows Claude Costs 44 Times More Than DeepSeek
According to CoinWorld, the new AI evaluation by Artificial Analysis shows that Claude Fable 5, which has been taken offline under U.S. government restrictions, achieved the highest score of 60. The most expensive commercially available model, Claude Opus 4.8, scored 56, outperforming GPT-5.5, which
2026-06-16 09:35:50
BlackRock BITA ETF Launches on June 16, Metaplanet Signs ¥2.1B Deal for Siiibo Securities
Key PointBlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF is set to begin trading on Nasdaq on June 16, and Metaplanet signed a ¥2.1 billion share-transfer agreement on June 12 to acquire all outstanding shares of Siiibo Securities. SEC filings describe BITA as a Delaware statutory trust holding Bitco
2026-06-16 09:34:17
Syscoin Discloses Vulnerability Caused by Cross-Layer Interpretation Mismatch
According to ME News, on June 16 (UTC+8), Syscoin released a report on the previously exploited incident, revealing that the vulnerability stemmed from a cross-layer interpretation mismatch between Syscoin Core and the NEVM relay. The malicious UTXO destruction transaction contained duplicate asset
2026-06-16 09:34:12
SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs Signal $1.5T Equity Supply Surge
A $1.5 trillion equity supply wave could reshape markets as major private firms prepare to go public.SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic listings may give investors new options beyond traditional stocks and crypto.After years of buybacks reducing share supply, companies are now returning to markets to rai
2026-06-16 09:34:12
U.S.-Iran nuclear deal to be signed in Geneva this Friday
Huo Xing Finance reports: On June 16, U.S. Vice President Vance, in an interview with CNBC on Monday, stated that while preliminary arrangements have been reached between the U.S. and Iran on a ceasefire and verification framework, numerous technical details remain to be finalized, with the U.S. hol
2026-06-16 09:24:17
Argentina's 2026 World Cup Campaign and Crypto Partnerships
Argentina opens its 2026 World Cup campaign against Algeria on June 17, chasing something no nation has pulled off since Brazil in 1962: back-to-back titles. Doing it on a different continent would be a first in the tournament’s history.The 2026 tournament isn’t just a sporting event with crypto spo
2026-06-16 09:24:17
SK Hynix to Launch 10 Trillion Won Shareholder Return Plan
BlockBeats report: On June 16, according to an exclusive report by the Korea Economic Daily, SK Hynix plans to launch a massive shareholder return program worth up to 100 trillion Korean won in the fourth quarter of this year, including measures such as share repurchases and cash dividends. This mov
