TDC NET A/S won $12 million in compensation from the Danish state after a court ruled that an order forcing the company to drop Huawei Technologies Co. equipment amounted to expropriation, according to Bloomberg.

Japan plans to improve how it manages its $1.3 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, according to a draft of the country’s growth strategy report. According to Jin10, the draft indicates the government intends to strengthen the management of these reserves.

David Eng said Bitcoin is about 20% undervalued, putting its fair value near $76,400. According to NS3.AI, analyst Rekt Capital also projected that the current bear market is approximately 71% complete. The comments present valuation and market-cycle estimates for Bitcoin, with Eng focusing on a fair-value level and Rekt Capital offering a percentage-based view of how far the bear market has progressed.

Litecoin (LTC) may be nearing a cyclical bottom and could outperform the broader crypto market ahead of its fourth reward halving around July 27, 2027, according to CoinDesk, citing a historical pattern of LTC bottoming 6-12 months before prior halvings. LTC bottomed near $40 in late June 2022, rallied to about $114 by July 2023, then slipped toward $80 into the Aug. 2, 2023 halving; it also rose more than 40% in November 2022 during FTX’s collapse. Separately, LitVM has processed over 63 million transactions since an April testnet launch, with total wallets above 4.4 million.

Standard Chartered said tokenized assets moving into decentralized finance (DeFi) could drive deposits into Aave and support the protocol’s efforts to rebuild its position as a dominant onchain lending platform. According to Cointelegraph, the bank linked the potential shift of tokenized assets into DeFi with increased deposit activity on Aave, suggesting that such flows could strengthen the protocol’s standing in onchain lending markets. The remarks frame tokenization as a possible catalyst for renewed growth in DeFi lending, with Aave positioned as a key venue for deposits if more real-world and other tokenized assets begin interacting with decentralized protocols. Standard Chartered’s comments focused on the relationship between tokenized assets and DeFi adoption, emphasizing that greater participation by tokenized assets could translate into higher deposits for Aave. The bank said this dynamic could help Aave rebuild its position as a leading onchain lending platform, implying that deposit growth would be an important factor in restoring dominance. The statement did not provide specific figures, timelines, or additional details beyond the expectation that tokenized assets moving into DeFi could contribute to deposit inflows and improve Aave’s competitive position in decentralized lending.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said that if Tokyo Electric Power Company joins the group, an artificial intelligence data center would be built in Japan. According to Jin10, Son made the remarks while discussing the potential involvement of Tokyo Electric Power Company in the group.

Bitcoin fell toward $62,000 on Wednesday as a second consecutive day of heavy selling in semiconductor stocks kept pressure on risk assets globally — extending what has become the broadest and most sustained institutional exit from the asset since spot ETFs launched in January 2024.The Selloff: Five Percent Down on the Week, Everything RedBitcoin traded around $62,546 — down 2.1% over 24 hours and 4.9% on the week — sliding back toward the lower end of the range it has held all month. The selling was steep across the board. Ether dropped 3.7% to $1,661 for a 7.2% weekly loss. XRP fell 2.2% to $1.10, down 9.3% on the week. Solana lost 3.3% to $69. Dogecoin slid 9.8% over seven days. Hyperliquid's HYPE was the worst performer — down 8.8% on the day and 18.6% on the week to approximately $61, giving back a significant portion of its extraordinary 143% year-to-date gain. Tron was the rare outlier, up 3.7% on the week.The Driver: Semiconductor Stocks in FreefallThe pressure came from the same source as Tuesday. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 7.9% — with all 30 members declining — as Micron, Marvell, and On Semiconductor, each of which had more than doubled in 2026, led the drop. The selloff pulled the S&P 500 down 1.4% and the Nasdaq 100 down 3.3%. An attempted rebound in Asian chip stocks failed to hold Wednesday, with Taiwan Semiconductor falling more than 3%.The semiconductor selloff is not a narrow sector rotation — it is a fundamental reassessment of whether AI spending will generate the returns needed to justify the extraordinary valuations that have been assigned to the companies building AI infrastructure. Micron's earnings Wednesday evening will be the week's most direct test of that question: the company is expected to report $19.72 per share on $34.5 billion in revenue, and its guidance on high-bandwidth memory demand will be read as a real-time signal of AI capex health.The Offsetting Force: Oil Keeps FallingThe other half of the macro picture continues to move constructively. Brent crude slipped approximately 1% toward $76 per barrel as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz became more visible following the US-Iran interim peace deal — concrete evidence that the Hormuz reopening is translating into actual oil flow normalization rather than remaining a headline without physical market impact. The dollar climbed to a seven-month high as investors moved toward safer assets, consistent with the risk-off FX configuration that has been building all week.The Record That Matters: $6 Billion in 30-Day ETF OutflowsThe crypto-specific signal sits in the fund flows. US spot Bitcoin ETFs have now seen a record 30-day net outflow of more than $6 billion — the largest since the products launched in January 2024 — which tx co-founder Mike McCluskey described as "sustained institutional de-risking by the same buyers that drove this cycle." Until those flows clearly reverse, McCluskey said, relief rallies are likely to hit a hard ceiling. The same institutional capital that created the demand flywheel driving Bitcoin from $40,000 to $126,000 is now the primary source of selling pressure.McCluskey described Bitcoin's stabilization in the low-to-mid $60,000s as a measured response to the Fed's hawkish turn — noting that given how hard such monetary shifts usually hit digital assets, the relative floor-holding has been more resilient than historical precedent would predict. That resilience is consistent with the structural accumulation signals that have been building throughout June — Glassnode's Accumulation Trend Score at 1.0 for weeks, 79% of supply in long-term holder hands, and 259,000 BTC net accumulated between $59,000 and $67,000 — but resilience in accumulation does not override the absence of institutional buying.Friday's $10.6 Billion Options ExpiryMcCluskey flagged Friday's Deribit options expiry as an additional variable, with approximately $10.6 billion in notional value set to expire at month-end. Nearly 80% of the open positions are currently out-of-the-money — worthless if they expire at current prices — clustered around a $60,000 put and an $80,000 call.The $60,000 put concentration makes that level less a price magnet and more a gauge of how stretched positioning has become on the downside. The fact that 80% of positions are already out-of-the-money removes some of the mechanical pressure that would otherwise accompany a concentrated options expiry — there are fewer delta-hedging flows needed from market makers when most contracts are already worthless. But the $60,000 level itself remains a real technical and psychological line that has already been tested once this month and will be watched closely as Friday's expiry approaches.The Macro Equilibrium: Pinned Between AI and IranBitcoin sits exactly where it has been all week — pinned between a sinking AI trade and an easing oil picture, holding above the $60,000 floor that has defined June but with limited upside catalysts while the institutional bid stays absent. Thursday's core PCE release is the last major scheduled catalyst before Friday's options expiry and month-end close. A soft reading could provide the macro relief that allows the accumulation signals to translate into price recovery. A hot print would validate the hawkish dot plot and bring the $59,000 Wintermute support level into active focus.

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Neymar will be available to face Scotland at the 2026 World Cup and has options to replace the injured Raphinha, who is not expected to be fit for the match, according to Yahoo Sports. Brazil play Scotland at 23.00 BST on Wednesday in their final Group C game, sitting top of the group with four points after a 1-1 draw with Morocco and a 3-0 win over Haiti; La Gazzetta dello Sport reported Bournemouth’s 19-year-old Rayan is the favourite to start on the right wing, with Luiz Henrique, Gabriel Martinelli and Endrick also under consideration, and said Neymar is expected to be used as a false nine when he features.

UK bank stocks are positioned to catch up to the higher valuations of European peers in coming years, as they benefit from above-average profitability growth and stronger capital generation, according to Bloomberg, citing Berenberg analysts.

The European Union unveiled a new package on Wednesday to overhaul the bloc’s tax rules, as Brussels seeks to simplify taxes and reduce the regulatory burden on businesses, according to Bloomberg.

Gần 100 lãnh đạo Công giáo và bốn nhóm thực thi pháp luật của Mỹ đã phản đối một phần quan trọng của Đạo luật CLARITY, cảnh báo rằng nó có thể làm suy yếu các nỗ lực chống buôn người và tội phạm tiền điện tử. Làn sóng phản đối ngày càng gia tăng đã gây thêm áp lực lên dự luật trước cuộc bỏ phiếu tại Thượng viện.

MoonPay đã mua lại Entendre, một công ty khởi nghiệp về kế toán sử dụng trí tuệ nhân tạo, để mở rộng hoạt động ngoài lĩnh vực thanh toán tiền điện tử và tự động hóa các nghiệp vụ tài chính hậu cần.

Một người đàn ông ở New York đã bị kết án 15 tháng tù giam sau khi sử dụng các tài khoản Telegram giả mạo để đánh cắp hơn 1,4 triệu đô la trong một vụ lừa đảo tiền điện tử. Anh ta hứa hẹn sẽ có phần thưởng khi đầu tư, nhưng không bao giờ đầu tư số tiền đó, và các nhà chức trách đã thu hồi được phần lớn số tiền.

Những kẻ lừa đảo đang sử dụng các trang web GTA 6 giả mạo để lừa game thủ gửi tiền điện tử cho các bản tải xuống sớm không tồn tại. Các trang web này bắt chước các cửa hàng chính thức, thu phí khoảng 250 đô la và khiến nạn nhân không có cách nào lấy lại tiền.

Nền tảng thị trường dự đoán Kalshi đã bổ sung Ấn Độ vào danh sách các khu vực pháp lý bị hạn chế, nâng tổng số khu vực bị chặn lên 55, theo một thỏa thuận thành viên được cập nhật được công bố vào thứ Tư.

Lời cảnh báo từ Yi He, đồng sáng lập Binance, về một kẻ mạo danh đã leo thang thành một vụ tranh cãi lớn hơn liên quan đến sàn giao dịch phái sinh tiền điện tử CoinUp, cho thấy các cuộc chiến về danh tiếng có thể lan rộng nhanh chóng như thế nào trong ngành.

Google đang hỗ trợ các công ty khởi nghiệp về trí tuệ nhân tạo, bao gồm cả những công ty do cựu nhân viên thành lập, với khoản tín dụng điện toán đám mây lên đến 350.000 đô la, hướng dẫn kỹ thuật và quyền truy cập vào cơ sở hạ tầng của mình mà không cần nắm giữ cổ phần.

Một luật sư ở New York đang gây áp lực lên thẩm phán tiểu bang để buộc một nguyên đơn giấu tên phải tiết lộ danh tính của mình trong một vụ kiện đặc biệt nhằm giành quyền sở hữu hợp pháp đối với khoảng 3,8 triệu Bitcoin, bao gồm cả số Bitcoin có liên quan đến người sáng lập ẩn danh Satoshi Nakamoto.

Hàn Quốc đang chuyển dự án tiền điện tử Hangang từ giai đoạn thử nghiệm sang hệ thống ngân hàng và thanh toán thực tế, bao gồm cả việc sử dụng trong chính phủ. Các ngân hàng ủng hộ ý tưởng này nhưng cảnh báo rằng nó sẽ tốn kém và đòi hỏi những nâng cấp hệ thống lớn.

El Salvador dường như đang âm thầm mở rộng dự trữ Bitcoin của mình bất chấp thỏa thuận với Quỹ Tiền tệ Quốc tế nhằm ngăn chặn việc tích lũy thêm, tạo ra một thế bế tắc ngày càng khó xử giữa chiến lược Bitcoin của Tổng thống Nayib Bukele và các chủ nợ quốc tế của nước này.