Odaily Planet Daily News: On the evening of June 16 local time, shortly after Israel issued an evacuation warning for designated areas in Iran's capital Tehran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard called for residents of Tel Aviv, Israel, to evacuate as soon as possible. According to Iranian sources, Iran is preparing to launch an unprecedented large-scale strike against Israel, which will be the first of its kind since Israel initiated military operations against Iran.
Odaily Planet Daily News: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told ABC that he does not rule out the possibility of assassinating Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, and stated that killing him would "end the conflict."
Odaily Planet Daily News: JPMorgan Chase has applied for the cryptocurrency trademark 'JPMD' for trading and payment services. The company has recently started to adjust its attitude towards cryptocurrencies, providing its clients with a way to purchase Bitcoin. Currently, JPMorgan Chase is seeking to obtain the trademark to establish its own cryptocurrency trading services. There are rumors that JPMD is a new dollar-backed stablecoin that is currently in development.
Odaily Planet Daily News On the evening of the 16th local time, foreign ministers from 21 Arab and Islamic countries, including Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Pakistan, Bahrain, Turkey, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait, issued a joint statement condemning Israel's attacks on Iran, which have escalated tensions in the Middle East. The statement emphasized that "in the context of increasing tensions in the Middle East, Israel must stop its hostile actions against Iran and work to alleviate tensions, achieve a ceasefire, and establish comprehensive peace." (CCTV)
Wall Street Journal: The partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft is at risk
Odaily Planet Daily News According to the Wall Street Journal, tensions are escalating between OpenAI and Microsoft (MSFT.O) regarding the future of their AI partnership. The startup is trying to free itself from Microsoft's control over its AI products and computing resources, and is seeking the tech giant's support for its transformation into a for-profit company. Microsoft's approval is crucial for OpenAI to raise more funds and achieve an IPO. However, sources say that negotiations have been very difficult, to the extent that in recent weeks, OpenAI executives discussed a key option they believe is critical: accusing Microsoft of anti-competitive behavior during the partnership. This could include asking federal regulators to review whether the contract terms violate antitrust laws, while also launching a public relations offensive. This move could jeopardize the two companies' six-year partnership. Sources say that negotiations between Microsoft and OpenAI regarding equity in the startup after the tech giant's transformation have reached an impasse. Microsoft's demands for a stake in the new company far exceed what OpenAI is willing to concede. OpenAI must complete its transformation by the end of the year, or it risks losing the $20 billion funding opportunity.
Odaily Planet Daily News Polyhedra co-founder tweeted on platform X, “F**k KOGE, you rug all of us, you know what you did.” (“F**k KOGE. You RUGGED all of us. You know what you did.”) Polyhedra's official Twitter account retweeted it. Subsequently, he posted another message: “I know everyone is criticizing us now, but this is not the first time. Last time we went through a similar situation, and we ultimately turned doubt into praise. This time we can do the same - and even do better. This is just a whole new starting point.”
Odaily Planet Daily reported on June 17 that Eric Trump, the second son of Trump, clarified in a post that "I am the biggest fan of Tron and greatly admire Justin Sun—he is a good friend of mine and an iconic figure in the crypto space. That said, the following information is not accurate—I am not holding any public position in this company." The company mentioned by Eric Trump is Tron Inc, which was newly established through a reverse merger with SRM Entertainment, listed on NASDAQ. Previously, the Financial Times cited sources saying that Eric Trump was expected to hold a position in the new company.
Odaily Planet Daily reported on June 17 that Eric Trump, the second son of Trump, clarified in a post that "I am the biggest fan of Tron and greatly admire Justin Sun—he is a good friend of mine and an iconic figure in the crypto space. That said, the following information is not accurate—I am not holding any public position in this company." The company mentioned by Eric Trump is Tron Inc, which was newly established through a reverse merger with SRM Entertainment, listed on NASDAQ. Previously, the Financial Times cited sources saying that Eric Trump was expected to hold a position in the new company.
Odaily Planet Daily News According to Arkham monitoring, about 25 minutes ago, the FTX cold wallet address withdrew 252,847 SOL from Coinbase Prime, worth 39.72 million USD.
Odaily Planet Daily News Purpose Investments Inc.'s Purpose XRP ETF has received approval from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) for the receipt of the Purpose XRP ETF prospectus, and the ETF is expected to begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on June 18, with the trading code XRPP. This ETF provides an opportunity for direct exposure to spot XRP. Following this approval, Purpose will continue to broaden investors' access to digital assets through regulated and transparent investment tools. (Globenewswire)
Odaily Planet Daily News: Nasdaq-listed company Davis Commodities has launched a $30 million strategic growth plan. The company plans to allocate approximately 15% of the funds ($4.5 million) to Bitcoin reserves, 50% of the funds ($15 million) to a pioneering RWA tokenization project, and the remaining 10% of the funds ($3 million) will be used to build advanced technological infrastructure, implement robust security measures, and establish strategic partnerships. (Globenewswire)
Odaily Planet Daily News - Simon Gerovich, CEO of the Japanese listed company Metaplanet, posted on platform X that after increasing their holdings by 1,112 BTC, according to the latest data from Mempool, the market value of Metaplanet's Bitcoin holdings has exceeded 1 billion dollars, currently reaching 1,075,820,474 dollars.
Odaily Planet Daily News: The DAO governance structure of the Solana ecosystem exchange Jupiter has sparked controversy. An anonymous member, Thisisfun, pointed out that the team excessively influences voting results and the decentralized governance structure through its holdings of JUP governance tokens (which account for 20% of the total supply). Jupiter co-founder Ming Ng responded on the forum, stating that the two founders will not participate in voting, but the third anonymous founder retains voting rights. It is reported that in the recent Jupiter proposal, the voting share of a single team wallet reached 4.5%. (DL News)
Odaily Planet Daily News: Canadian listed company Universal Digital announced the launch of a Bitcoin reserve strategy, which will become a core pillar of the company's capital allocation framework. Universal Digital stated that Bitcoin will be regarded as a complementary reserve asset and plans to implement this strategy in a transparent and phased manner. (Chainwire)
Odaily Planet Daily News: Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley posted on X platform that Bitwise Bitcoin ETF saw an inflow of approximately 83,000,000 USD last week, making it the second-largest Bitcoin exchange-traded fund by inflow; additionally, the combined inflow for Bitwise Ethereum ETPs in the US and Europe was about 28,000,000 USD, indicating that investors seem to be reassessing Ethereum.
Odaily Planet Daily News: On-chain detective ZachXBT posted on platform X to remind that the WhiteRock Finance (WHITE) project has multiple risks, suspected to be related to the Zkasino team, which was previously involved in a $33 million fraud case. ZachXBT indicated that the WhiteRock team is anonymous, has forged partners, has mixed fund flows, and that the marketing wallet is associated with stolen funds from Zkasino. Through email information, it can be inferred that members of the WhiteRock team and key figures of Zkasino are the same person, and he urged CEX to consider delisting this coin.