Elon Musk’s Net Worth Hits $1.3 Trillion as SpaceX Nears $3 Trillion Valuation
Key Takeaways SpaceX stock jumped about 20% on day two, lifting Musk’s net worth roughly $165 billion to near $1.3 trillion. SpaceX briefly topped a $3 trillion indicated valuation after a $135-per-share IPO, the largest in history. Its 18,712 BTC…
Pokemon & Bitcoin’s Shallowest Bear Market | Crypto Catch Up | June 8 – 14, 2026
The global digital asset landscape is weathering structural volatility this week as institutional tech integrations stall, prominent hack investigations conclude, and macro data charts a historically unique market cycle. Here are the news you may have missed last week. 🏛️…
CFTC chair pushes back on criticism of crypto perpetual futures contracts
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has responded to four common criticisms of perpetual futures contracts, citing more than 100 public comments submitted during a 2025 consultation process as regulators continue expanding oversight of digital asset markets. Summary CFTC Chair…
Everyday Chores Filmed for Mere Pennies an Hour Are Helping to Refine AI Technology – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways Objectways pays about $2.40/hour as India supplies AI robot-training data. Goldman Sachs sees humanoid robots hitting $38B by 2035, boosting AI demand. Ravi Shankar’s Objectways faces privacy and pay-equity debates as AI scales. In Tamil Nadu, a headband…
Blockchain Impact 2026 Convenes Global Web3 Pioneers, Builders and Investors at BGC Arts Center in Manila on June 27
Presented by MIYI Core, the infrastructure arm of MIYI Exchange, alongside key sponsors Eco Green Tech (EGT) and Bambitz, the summit will showcase real-world adoption, RWA tokenisation, Web3 gaming and prediction markets. MANILA, Philippines, June 16, 2026 — Blockchain Impact…
Philippines Central Bank Bans Privacy Coins Under New Crypto Rules
The Bangko Sentral ng Ngipinas (BSP) is tightening oversight of licensed virtual asset service providers that support privacy coins under a new set of crypto regulations, aiming to mitigate the risks of money laundering, terrorist financing, and untraceable transactions. The…
DeFi exploit wave erased $13B in TVL, Binance Research says
Binance Research said April’s DeFi exploits triggered about $13 billion in total value locked outflows, cutting liquidity across on-chain protocols. Summary April exploits compressed DeFi TVL, pushing leverage higher without clear evidence of stronger borrowing demand. Drift and KelpDAO attacks…
Cathie Wood’s ARK Grabs 3.3M SpaceX Shares as Starlink Fuels Bull Case
Key Takeaways ARK added nearly 3.3 million SpaceX shares across three ETFs after the Nasdaq debut. Starlink, Starship, and xAI anchor ARK’s investment thesis, while BTC adds a crypto-market angle. ARK’s case rests on lower launch costs, Starlink scale, and…
[Op-Ed] Ann Cuisia: COMELEC Should Not Reject Blockchain. It Should Reject Bad Blockchain Proposals
By Ann Cuisia, June 15, 2026 (Republished from the author. Originally posted on the author’s blog.) Technologist Ann Cuisia urged COMELEC to disclose whether its scrapped ₱6-billion blockchain election proposal involved a serious audit layer or costly technology theater A…
Jake Claver floats BlackRock XRP ETF as XRPL gains ground
Expanding adoption of the XRP Ledger among major financial firms has fueled speculation from Jake Claver that BlackRock may one day launch an XRP ETF. Summary Jake Claver says BlackRock could eventually file for an XRP ETF as institutional interest…
