Scatec ASA’s Obelisk solar and battery storage project in Egypt can save the country as much as $400 million a year in liquefied natural gas imports, according to Bloomberg, citing Chief Executive Officer Terje Pilskog.

Marvell shares climbed about 7% after a Bloomberg report said Amazon Web Services was in early talks related to Trainium AI chips, helping push the stock to a new record. According to NS3.AI, Marvell hit an all-time high of $329.88 on June 17, 2026, before ending the session near $311. KeyBanc also raised its price target on Marvell to $385 from $260.

Iranian crude oil flows appeared to surge after a months-long US naval blockade on the Islamic Republic’s ports was lifted. In the same period, according to Bloomberg, visible tanker traffic from Iran’s neighboring countries thinned even as seven supertankers sailed.

Two brothers from Texas have pleaded guilty in federal court in Minneapolis to a robbery charge tied to an armed home invasion involving more than $8 million in crypto assets. According to Odaily, prosecutors said the brothers held a family under control for about eight hours and forced the homeowner to log into a cryptocurrency account to carry out transfers. The defendants were identified as Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond Christian Garcia, 24. They pleaded guilty to interference with commerce by robbery. Each faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and is required to pay restitution of more than $8 million.

Ethereum published a monthly ecosystem summary outlining multiple launches and upgrades across Layer-2 scaling, payments and finance, privacy and security, developer tools, and governance infrastructure. According to Odaily, the update includes progress in network expansion, institutional finance initiatives, and new standards for security and compliance. On scaling and infrastructure, Ronin Network completed its migration to an Ethereum Layer-2. The Arbitrum Foundation said LG Electronics’ blockchain team is piloting on-chain advertising on its network. Base introduced its first standalone upgrade, “Azul,” which it said improves performance to about 5,000 transactions per second and adds several execution and consensus improvements. In payments and finance, Mastercard expanded stablecoin settlement support to cover assets including USDC and PYUSD, with settlement available on the Ethereum mainnet and Layer-2 networks. Cash App launched USDC functionality, enabling nearly 60 million users to send and receive on-chain. JPMorgan Chase launched a second tokenized money market fund on Ethereum. For privacy and security, the Clear Signing standard officially launched to address “blind signing.” SEAL 911 and Wonderland jointly introduced the DARC risk and compliance standard. On the development and tooling side, Hardhat version 3 reached a stable release with support for Solidity testing and multi-chain development. The ENS ecosystem introduced ENS8004, which converts domain names into verifiable on-chain AI agents. The summary also cited ongoing experimental and ecosystem efforts, including the LIFI Intents intent execution framework and Aragon-related work on on-chain governance documentation.

Andre Rebelo, already serving 25 years for killing his mother, is racing against a tight appeals window as he attempts to overturn a conviction prosecutors say was driven by financial fraud

Bhutan moved 533 Bitcoin worth about $34.5 million to Binance in several transactions linked to its state investment arm. The transfers add to recent outflows from its holdings, which have dropped to around 1,750 BTC, raising questions over whether the country is selling.

Andrew Tate has been liquidated 108 times on decentralized perpetuals exchange Hyperliquid, as repeated high-leverage Bitcoin trades continue to unravel and push his cumulative losses close to $890,000. The trading streak comes alongside fresh human trafficking allegations emerging from Romanian prosecutors.

Two men were convicted in London for carrying out arson attacks on properties and a car linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer after being recruited online by a handler known as “El Money”. Investigators say they were offered payment in cryptocurrency, with the attacks coordinated through Telegram and linked to wider concerns about online criminal networks.

Google is opening Dataland in Los Angeles on 20 June 2026, billed as the world’s first AI art museum created with artist Refik Anadol. The space uses Google’s AI models to generate real-time visuals, sounds and scents that react to visitors through sensors and wearables.

Ireland has placed crypto assets firmly in the sights of its financial crime strategy, unveiling a sweeping anti-money laundering overhaul that identifies digital assets as an emerging threat alongside increasingly sophisticated fraud and cross-border criminal networks.

The shutdown of Mythos this week has made many AI entrepreneurs realize a problem that has been obscured by cost discussions: when the core capabilities of a product are built on external models and platforms, what does the company really own?

Brazil, stablecoin, project, $32 million funding: How does Trace Finance build a bridge to stablecoin compliance in Latin America? Golden Finance: From Brazilian Real to USD stablecoin, it only takes 1 minute.

A federal judge has cleared the way for prosecutors to pursue allegations that Michelle Bond (the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame) has illegally used FTX-linked funds to finance her congressional campaign, rejecting claims that former FTX executive Ryan Salame secured protection for her as part of his plea deal.

Kraken has added Solana DEX trading to its main app, giving users in more than 100 countries access to over 2,500 onchain tokens without using separate wallets or platforms.