U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the world would oppose any mechanism that charges fees for access to international waterways. According to Odaily, Rubio said, “It’s that simple. The president has already said: this will not happen.” Rubio added that he believes Gulf countries would support this position.

A Swedish health-tech company has moved closer to becoming one of Europe’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin treasury firms after shareholders approved a key condition tied to its planned acquisition of two Norwegian investment companies. According to Cointelegraph, the shareholder vote cleared an important requirement needed to progress the transaction, marking a significant step in the company’s broader strategy involving Bitcoin treasury holdings. The report said the approval relates specifically to a condition connected to the planned acquisition of the two Norwegian investment companies, positioning the Swedish firm nearer to its stated aim of scaling into a major publicly traded Bitcoin treasury entity in Europe. Cointelegraph did not provide additional details in the cited update about the size of the planned acquisition, the identities of the Norwegian firms, or the timeline for completion, but characterized the shareholder decision as a pivotal development in advancing the deal and the company’s Bitcoin-focused treasury ambitions.

The U.S. ambassador to Italy said relations between the United States and Italy are “fine,” seeking to further ease tensions following a public clash between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and U.S. President Donald Trump. Bloomberg posted on X, that the ambassador’s comments were aimed at reducing friction between the two allies after the dispute.

AJ Dybantsa told the Washington Wizards before they drafted him that he can “put butts in seats” and is entertaining, according to Bloomberg.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on June 24 that Iran had not abandoned its friends and strategic partners even under the most difficult and complex conditions. According to Jin10, Ghalibaf said a ceasefire in Lebanon was as important to Iran as a ceasefire involving Iran. He said Iran viewed the withdrawal of foreign military forces from the region as a strategic objective. He added that experience showed foreign military bases in West Asia had not brought lasting security and had instead become a source of instability. Ghalibaf said Iran was acting with “great sincerity” in announcing to all Islamic countries—especially regional states and Gulf countries—that it was ready to reach a security agreement. He said Iran aimed to reinforce such an agreement through economic cooperation to make the region safe for investors and to achieve collective security in the face of a common enemy.

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. is taking an unusual approach to issuing debt by concurrently offering shares designed to be shorted, according to Bloomberg.

A South Korean government delegation met with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to discuss aligning cryptocurrency regulation. According to NS3.AI, the discussions focused on stablecoin regulation, security token offerings, and cross-border regulatory cooperation. SEC meeting minutes show South Korea told the agency that its virtual asset framework is significantly influenced by U.S. regulatory direction and legislative progress.

Germany’s 10-year government bond yield fell to its lowest level since March 18, sliding by nearly 2 basis points on the day to 2.899%. According to Jin10, the move marked the lowest level for the benchmark yield since March 18.

Strategy是全球最大的上市公司比特币持有者，曾经比特币现象级正向螺旋的制造者，而现在有进入死亡螺旋的迹象。

近100名天主教领袖和四个美国执法团体反对《CLARITY法案》的一项关键内容，警告称这可能会削弱打击人口贩运和加密货币犯罪的努力。随着反对声浪日益高涨，该法案在参议院投票前面临更大压力。

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。

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。