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- Meta is developing a prediction market app called ‘Arena’ as sector booms: NYT
by Helene Braun on June 23, 2026 at 5:54 pmThe app would let users forecast future events using a points-based system rather than cash wagers, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
- BNY sees 'FOMO' driving asset managers into tokenized funds
by Helene Braun on June 23, 2026 at 4:34 pmFund issuers are exploring blockchain-based ETFs amid fears of missing an early foothold in tokenized finance.
- Chainlink teams up with 47 South Korean, European banks to speed up international money transfers
by Olivier Acuna on June 23, 2026 at 3:40 pmThe alliance, called Project Pangea, plans to use stablecoins to settle multimillion-dollar currency trades between Europe and South Korea in near real time.
- Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will cut budget 40% in major reset
by Margaux Nijkerk on June 23, 2026 at 3:00 pmThe reduction comes on the same day the EF confirmed a 20% reduction in headcount and follows the resignation of co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang. Her departure brings the total number of senior Ethereum Foundation figures to leave since January to nine, underscoring the scale of the organization's ongoing turmoil.
- Bitcoin's recent drop below $60,000 signals Fed, ETF and AI pressures: Deutsche Bank
by Will Canny on June 23, 2026 at 2:54 pmBitcoin's slump to its lowest level since late 2024 reflects a hawkish Federal Reserve, exchange-traded fund outflows and a shift of capital into AI, the bank said.
