Day: 16 June 2026

China’s DeepSeek has raised more than 50 billion yuan (about $7.4 billion) in a new funding round, according to The Reuters. The deal values the AI startup at over $50 billion and uses a structure that keeps strong control with founder Liang Wenfeng. Instead of investing directly into the company, ...

Humanity Protocol has revealed a recovery plan for holders of its H token following the security incident on June 8 that forced the project to halt its previous token across multiple networks. The blockchain identity platform said the old H tokens on Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Humanity Mainnet have been ...

Credible Finance has entered a partnership with NASDAQ-listed OwlTing Group to strengthen stablecoin-powered cross-border payments in Asia, opening new settlement routes into China and India. The agreement, which is currently in the onboarding phase, will see Credible use OwlTing’s OwlPay Harbor network for payouts into China while OwlTing taps Credible’s ...

Circle has minted another 1 billion USDC on the Solana blockchain, bringing its total issuance on the network to 3.5 billion USDC over the past seven days. The latest mint, flagged by on-chain tracker Lookonchain on June 16, highlights continued activity around one of the crypto market’s most widely used ...

The Open Network (TON) has officially renamed its native cryptocurrency from Toncoin (TON) back to Gram (GRAM), reviving the project’s original identity from 2018 as Telegram strengthens its involvement in the blockchain ecosystem. TON is now $GRAM. Same chain. Same network. New name, ticker & logo. All TON holdings convert ...

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has renewed calls for changes to U.S. accredited investor rules, arguing that the current system gives wealthy investors access to opportunities that most people cannot reach. In a post on X, Armstrong said many companies now stay private for longer periods, allowing accredited investors to invest ...

The Bank of Japan has raised its key money market policy and adjusted interest rates in a 7–1 vote, marking a clearer step toward tighter monetary conditions. The central bank will now guide the uncollateralised overnight call rate to around 1.0 per cent for the coming period. It also raised ...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has pushed back against several criticisms of perpetual futures contracts, as regulators continue to shape rules for digital asset markets in the United States. In a recent post on X, CFTC Chair Michael Selig addressed four common concerns about perpetual futures. His comments ...