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The new business week on global markets began with a drop in oil prices. Fortunately for investors, tensions in the Middle East are gradually easing. As a result, quotes for Brent and WTI headed downward. By contrast, stock futures posted confident gains. At the same time, the yield on U.S. Treasury bonds fell after a

Elon Musk posted on the social network X a request for critical feedback on Grok Build. In doing so he was responding to an enthusiastic post by one of the users. The reaction turned out to be not so optimistic. Dozens of comments were written under the billionaire's post. A significant share of the authors pointed to

CryptoQuant analysts have recorded signs of weakening selling pressure on the Bitcoin market. According to their data, long-term holders (LTH) are transferring coins to exchanges less and less often, while whales have finished selling and returned to accumulating the asset. CryptoQuant analyst under the pseudonym

Airdrops remain one of the most popular community-building strategies for blockchain projects. And amid the rapid growth of ecosystems and core infrastructure, token distributions have become not only a way to attract attention but also a tool for decentralization and for involving people in governing networks and

An attacker withdrew more than $2.1 million from the Aztec Connect platform on June 14. The hacker exploited a vulnerability in the proof-verification mechanism. Blockchain security firm CertiK spotted the suspicious transaction and flagged it on X (formerly Twitter). Aztec Connect hack: hacker stole $2.1 million

The China National Nuclear Corporation has announced the launch of mass production of silicon-28 with an isotopic purity above 99.99%. This was called the country's first independent large-scale production of such a material. Silicon-28 is used in silicon quantum computers: it reduces magnetic interference and helps

Spain's national team enters its first match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Cape Verde as the unequivocal favorite. The Polymarket and Kalshi prediction markets put a Spanish win at more than 90% and at the same time name the team as the main contender for the title. The tournament is hosted by the USA, Canada,

Mining company IREN has completed the purchase of grid-connected AI data center developer Ingenostrum, S.L. (Nostrum Group). The deal brought the miner into the European market and added about 490 MW of secured capacity in Spain, as well as an additional project portfolio. The Nostrum team of more than 50 employees

Bitcoin mining difficulty has dropped by 10.09% — to 124.93 T. This is shown by data from the CloverPool service. After the recalculation, the network's average hashrate is about 905.89 EH/s. The next adjustment of the metric is expected in roughly two weeks. One of the largest declines in all of history According to

Anthropic has sent senior technical staff to Washington for talks on export restrictions on the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models. This is reported by the WSJ and Axios, citing sources. According to Axios, the startup's technical specialists have been holding virtual meetings with White House representatives since the