SHAZ said it has completed a $1.6 billion financing to support a six-year strategic partnership with Nvidia. According to ChainCatcher, a fund under Leopold Aschenbrenner disclosed about 11 hours earlier that it had increased its holding in SHAZ to 19.9%. ChainCatcher reported that SHAZ rose 1.45%, while the fund’s related entity gained 14% in after-hours trading. The report noted that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires funds to file public disclosures when their ownership stake exceeds 5%.

India’s equity capital markets are on track for another record year despite a slower start for initial public offerings, according to Kotak Investment Banking. The firm expects a listings boom in the second half, Bloomberg reported.

Dominion Dynamics raised C$139 million ($98 million) in what it said is the largest Series A round ever for a Canadian defense startup, according to Bloomberg. The financing was backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Georgian, highlighting rising investor interest in the defense sector.

According to the announcement from Binance, the exchange will update the collateral ratio and tiered collateral ratio for Portfolio Margin Pro for selected assets under Portfolio Margin starting from 2026-07-03 06:00 (UTC), with the update expected to be completed within approximately 30 minutes. Under Portfolio Margin, XRP’s collateral ratio will change from 85% to 80%, while HBAR’s collateral ratio will change from 70% to 50%. Portfolio Margin Pro (PM Pro) Changes: Binance said PM Pro tier parameters will also be adjusted for WLFI, ZEC, and ASTRK and PYTH. For WLFI, the rank floor will change from 70 to 60 while keeping the $800,000 floor and 100% collateral ratio; other WLFI tiers listed include $800,000–$1,200,000 at 95%, $1,200,000–$4,000,000 at 75%, and $4,000,000–99,999,999,999 at 50%. For ZEC, the rank floor will change from 80 to 70, and tiers shown include $800,000–$1,200,000 at 95%, $1,200,000–$2,000,000 at 75%, $2,000,000–99,999,999,999 at 50%, and $1,000,000–99,999,999,999 at 20%. For ASTRK and PYTH, tiers shown include $100,000–$250,000 at 80%, $250,000–$500,000 at 50%, $500,000–99,999,999,999 at 10%, and $1,000,000–99,999,999,999 at 20%. USD-M Futures Updates: Binance Futures will update leverage and margin tiers for USD-M perpetual contracts at 2026-07-03 06:30 (UTC), with completion expected within approximately one hour, and said existing positions opened before the update will be affected. Contracts listed include BICOUSDT, FFUSDT, DEXEUSDT, VANRYUSDT, TREEUSDT, TLMUSDT, AGLDUSDT, MUBARAKUSDT, RAREUSDT, OGNUSDT, and AVAUSDT, with revised position notional ranges and maintenance margin rates reflected in the new tier tables.

Japan’s 20-year government bond yield rose by 2.0 basis points to 3.570%. According to Jin10, the move marked an increase in the benchmark yield for the 20-year maturity.

The UK’s final estimate for first-quarter GDP growth came in at 0.9% year on year, below the 1.1% consensus forecast and down from the prior 1.10% reading, according to 36Kr.

Yaosu Technology has completed an A+ round financing of nearly RMB200 million, with participation from Guofang Venture Capital, Qingsong Capital, GF Xinde, Oriental Fortune Capital, and Yunbai Capital, while existing shareholder Yayi Capital increased its investment, according to 36Kr. The company said the proceeds will be used to further build its “3D Bio Intelligence” platform, including upgrading vertical AI models and biological mechanism analysis capabilities, deploying a high-throughput automated experimental system, and continuing to accumulate multimodal biological data. It also plans to accelerate development of a Virtual Cell and a Biological World Model to support humanized data infrastructure for next-generation drug R&D.

If we were to summarize the crypto world from 2016 to the present in one sentence, it would be something like this: In ten years, the industry has gone from "I don't need any permissions" to "I must get a license".

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly spending his time in prison planning a comeback to the crypto industry.

Breez has launched a feature that lets users pay with Bitcoin while recipients receive USDC or USDT across more than 30 blockchain networks. The system uses the Lightning Network and automatic conversion to simplify cross-chain payments.

Market Trends, BTC, Analysis of 12 Bitcoin Data Indicators: Has Bitcoin Bottomed Out? Jinse Finance: Bitcoin is currently in a deep correction phase, potentially forming a bottom.

When everyone uses the same set of risk-averse tools, those tools themselves become the biggest source of risk.

AI tools are cutting animation production costs by up to 90%, leading studios to reduce production teams. Los Angeles' film industry lost 6,700 jobs in the year to May 2026 as AI adoption accelerated.

From the ancient Roman Colosseum to modern "bounty platforms," ​​humanity's perverse pleasure in watching others' misery has never disappeared.

An $18.5 million transfer of ADA from vulnerable Cardano wallets is raising fresh questions after founder Charles Hoskinson said even Emurgo—the company behind the affected wallet—does not appear to know who carried out the so-called rescue.

Strategy is gradually transforming from a "Bitcoin hoarding company" into a capital platform operating around Bitcoin.

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