Australia’s unadjusted consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.7% month-on-month in May. According to Jin10, the result compared with a market expectation of a 0.4% decline and a prior reading of a 0.4% increase.

Australia’s seasonally adjusted consumer price index (CPI) inflation rate was 4% year over year in May, down from 4.2% previously. According to Jin10, the latest reading indicates a slowdown from the prior reported rate.

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority welcomed MSCI’s decision to maintain Indonesia’s emerging market status. According to Jin10, the regulator said it supported MSCI’s move to keep Indonesia classified as an emerging market.

The global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $2.14T, down by -2.64% over the last day, according to CoinMarketCap data. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading between $61,960 and $63,119 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $62,678, up by 0.25%. Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading mixed. Market outperformers include HEI, SAHARA, and ALICE, up by 42%, 20%, and 20%, respectively. Top stories of the day: Asian Stocks Shake After Global Tech Selloff; MSCI Asia-Pacific Flat as South Korea Rebounds 2.2% Congress Passes Bill to Bar Federal Reserve CBDC Issuance Through December 31, 2030 Cboe Global Markets Launches New Prediction-Market Products, Including Binary Options on Mini S&P 500 Ethereum Foundation to Cut Budget by About 40% and Increase AI-Assisted Formal Verification Market News Today: Seoul's KOSPI Crashes 10% to Lead Asia's AI-Fuelled Rout — SpaceX Plunges 16%, Yen Hits 40-Year Low, Oil Falls on Iran Progress Bitcoin News Today: Bitcoin Falls Below $63,000 as AI Tech Selloff Drags Risk Assets Lower — KOSPI Crashes 6%, STRC Hits New Lows Market News: SpaceX Lost $600 Billion in Three Days — Nearly Half Bitcoin's Market Cap — While BTC Held Near $63,600 Altcoin News: Altcoin Season Signal Hits 86 — But It's Bitcoin Falling, Not Alts Rising, as KOSPI Crashes 10% and 200-Week SMA Breaks Market movers: NVDAB: $201.42 (-0.59%) SPCXB: $157.23 (+4.40%) MUB: $1091.3 (-3.02%) TSLAB: $384.72 (-2.45%) AMDB: $528.13 (+1.22%) INTCB: $135.07 (+3.98%) SNDKB: $2020.44 (-2.77%) ETH: $1667.67 (+0.81%) BNB: $576.55 (+0.52%) XRP: $1.098 (-0.66%) Top gainers on Binance: HEI/USDT (+42%) SAHARA/USDT (+20%) ALICE/USDT (+20%)

South Korea delayed a plan to launch weekly single-stock options on shares including SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., according to Bloomberg. The postponement is the latest sign regulators are growing more cautious after wild swings in the country’s stock market.

Citi strategist Scott Chronert said investors could consider a barbell approach that combines exposure to the Nasdaq with allocations to small-cap equities. According to NS3.AI, Chronert also said Citi expects S&P 500 earnings per share of 350 this year, compared with a consensus estimate of 341.

Indonesia is set to allow a significant increase in nickel-mine production later this year, a move that would ease supply constraints for local smelters but add pressure to global prices for the battery metal, according to Bloomberg.

China’s major stock indexes opened lower on Wednesday, June 24. According to Jin10, the Shanghai Composite Index opened down 16.15 points, or 0.39%, at 4,090.10. The Shenzhen Component Index opened down 71.80 points, or 0.45%, at 15,782.40. The CSI 300 Index opened down 19.00 points, or 0.39%, at 4,900.38. The ChiNext Index opened down 10.29 points, or 0.25%, at 4,181.91. The STAR 50 Index opened down 19.87 points, or 1.04%, at 1,896.34.

MoonPay 已收购人工智能会计初创公司 Entendre，旨在将业务范围从加密货币支付扩展至更广领域，并实现后台财务运营的自动化。

Artificial intelligence is falling short of human advisers for many needs of the ultra-wealthy, according to a report from HSBC Holdings Plc, Bloomberg reported.

Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is raising questions about filmmakers’ ability to reach audiences in the European Union, according to the bloc’s antitrust chief, Bloomberg reported.

一名纽约男子因利用虚假Telegram账号实施加密货币诈骗，骗取超过140万美元，被判入狱15个月。他曾承诺支付质押奖励，但从未将资金投入使用，当局已追回大部分赃款。

诈骗分子正利用虚假的《GTA 6》网站，诱骗玩家为并不存在的抢先体验版下载支付加密货币。这些网站仿冒官方商店，收取约250美元的费用，且受害者无法追回损失。

根据周三发布的最新会员协议，预测市场平台Kalshi已将印度列入其受限司法管辖区名单，使其被封锁的地区总数增至55个。

币安联合创始人何毅关于一名涉嫌冒充者的警告，已演变为一场涉及加密货币衍生品交易所CoinUp的更广泛争议，这凸显了声誉之争在业内扩散之迅速。

谷歌正在支持人工智能初创企业（包括由前员工创立的企业），提供最高35万美元的云服务抵扣额度、技术指导以及使用其基础设施的权限，且不要求获得股权。

一名纽约律师正敦促一名州法官强制一名匿名原告披露其身份，此案性质特殊，涉及对约380万枚比特币的合法所有权主张，其中包括与比特币化名创始人中本聪相关的比特币。

韩国正将其“汉江计划”数字货币从测试阶段推进至实际的银行和支付系统中，包括政府层面的应用。各银行对此表示支持，但同时警告称，这将耗资巨大，并需要对系统进行重大升级。

尽管萨尔瓦多与国际货币基金组织达成了一项旨在停止进一步增持比特币的协议，但该国似乎仍在悄然扩大其比特币储备，这使得总统纳伊布·布克尔的比特币战略与该国国际贷款方之间的对峙局面日益尴尬。

一个与芬太尼前体出口有关联的中国背景网络被发现正在运作一起加密货币诈骗案，该网络利用虚假的“zksync.jp”代币和日本域名来欺骗投资者。