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Wednesday2026/06
06-09
Stellar Faces Renewed Selling Pressure Amid Bearish Derivatives Data
Key takeawaysStellar (XLM) remains under pressure despite a modest rebound following last week’s sharp correction.Derivatives data shows a bearish bias, with long-to-short ratios below 1 and funding rates turning negative for the asset. Stellar (XLM) remained under pressure on Tuesday despite stagin...
Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI Models with Enhanced Safeguards
Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5, a new Mythos class AI model that the company says is its most capable system made generally available, while keeping a less restricted version limited to trusted cybersecurity partners.The company said Fable 5 outperforms its previous models across software enginee...
25-Year-Old AI 'Guru' Faces Losses as Semiconductor Stocks Decline
BlockBeats news, on June 10, according to market data, put options held by Leopold Aschenbrenner's fund, Situational Awareness LP—known as the "25-year-old Wall Street AI stock guru"—generally declined, including:VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) fell 6.79%. NVIDIA NVDA fell 2.77% Oracle ORCL down 4.77...
EIA raises 2026 crude oil price forecast to $88.32 per barrel for WTI
According to the EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook report, the expected WTI crude oil price for 2026 is $88.32 per barrel, up from $85.68 per barrel; the Brent price is forecast at $95.39 per barrel, up from $94.85 per barrel. For 2027, the expected WTI and Brent prices are $74.39 and $79.39 per barre...
Humanity Protocol H Token Exploit Caused by Compromised Developer Machine
Humanity Protocol said the exploit that hit its H token late Monday was caused by a compromised developer machine that exposed several private keys tied to the project’s token and bridge infrastructure.In a post mortem update, the team said a colleague’s machine was infected with malware, giving the...
SpaceX Plans AI Satellites Using Starlink Tech Ahead of $1.75–$2 Trillion IPO
SpaceX wants to put data centers in orbit. And it wants to do it using the same satellite technology that already beams internet to millions of Starlink customers on the ground.The company’s May 2026 IPO filing lays out an ambitious roadmap for deploying what it calls “AI compute satellites” in sun-...
Apple Unveils Siri AI Overhaul and Announces Tim Cook's Transition
Apple just gave Siri the biggest glow-up in its 15-year existence. At WWDC 2026 on June 8, the company rebranded its digital assistant as “Siri AI,” layering on conversational intelligence, personal context awareness, and a dedicated app for managing conversation history.But the product news wasn’t ...
TOP Governance Exploited; 158K WETH Stolen in Attack
CoinDesk reports:Security researchers stated that attackers exploited governance configurations related to the TOP project, resulting in the theft of approximately 944.2 WETH from a TOP/WETH liquidity pool on Ethereum, valued at around $1.58 million at the time of the incident. The researchers empha...
Senator Warren Demands CFTC Clarify Oversight of Crypto and Prediction Markets
CoinDesk reports:U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to CFTC Chairman Michael Seelig, requesting clarification on the agency’s enforcement and communication efforts regarding crypto assets and prediction markets. She directed her questions toward companies such as Polymarket and Gemini, questioning ...
Micron Stock Surges 170% Amid AI Demand — Crypto Traders Should Watch Risks
Micron Mania: AI Boom Sends MU Soaring — What Crypto Traders Should Watch
Micron Technology (MU) has emerged as one of the runaway winners of the AI-driven rally. The stock has exploded in 2026, climbing roughly 170% year-to-date and briefly closing at $1,079.57 earlier this month. Fueled by surgin...
Bernstein Forecasts Bitcoin Could Reach $150K in 2026 Despite BlackRock Sell-Off
Bitcoin’s roller-coaster ride this year has taken it from near-record highs to renewed uncertainty — but one major Wall Street name is still betting on a blockbuster comeback.
Where prices stand
- BTC peaked around $97,000 in mid-January but never revisited that level.
- It plunged into the $60,0...
Trad.Fi and W3 to Deploy $650M in Private Credit on Avalanche Over 4 Years
CoinDesk reports:Equipment finance firm Trad.Fi is partnering with enterprise AI agent developer W3 to deploy $650 million in private credit onto the Avalanche blockchain over the next 48 months, driving the transition of U.S. equipment financing from traditional offline processes to on-chain execut...
Apple iOS 27 adds new features for the Home Screen, Weather, and Privacy.
CoinDesk reports:This year, Apple devoted more time to Siri AI at WWDC, but iOS 17 still includes a range of updates not prominently featured on the main stage. TechCrunch notes that this version lacks major overhauls, instead focusing on home screen interactions, messaging features, privacy control...
Bitcoin's Recent Sharp Drop Sparks Debate Among Industry Experts
The cryptocurrency market ended last week with a massive loss of billions of dollars. Bitcoin’s market capitalization plummeted by $235 billion, sparking a major debate within the sector. Industry representatives and analysts are completely divided on the reasons behind this sharp sell-off.Prominent...
Perps 8h trading volume surges 11x, EWT leads in absolute value
ME News reports that on June 10 (UTC+8), within an 8-hour rolling window, the rolling 24-hour notional volume of five Perp assets rose significantly, increasing from approximately $198,000 to about $2.412 million—a roughly 11-fold increase. In absolute terms, EWT led with $824,000 in volume, while I...
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