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BIS June 2026 Review: The $1.4 Trillion Daily FX Settlement Gap That Blockchain Is Now Being Asked to Close

BIS June 2026 Review: The $1.4 Trillion Daily FX Settlement Gap That Blockchain Is Now Being Asked to Close

The BIS June 2026 Quarterly Review found $1.4 trillion in FX trades settle daily with no risk protection, down from 32% in 2006 to 10% — and blockchain is the next candidate.

Anthropic's Biggest Investor Called the White House

Anthropic's Biggest Investor Called the White House

Amazon holds $33B in Anthropic, runs its servers, and its CEO called the White House on June 11. By June 12, Fable 5 was offline for every user on earth.

Bending Spoons IPO and Satispay's €120M Raise: Two Italian Unicorns, Two Opposite Bets

Bending Spoons IPO and Satispay's €120M Raise: Two Italian Unicorns, Two Opposite Bets

Bending Spoons filed for a $20B Nasdaq IPO. Satispay raised €120M and stayed private. Both Italian, both 2013. What their diverging paths reveal.

SpaceX SPCX: What Happened on Day One and the Morning After

SpaceX SPCX: What Happened on Day One and the Morning After

SpaceX closed 19% up at $160.95 on its Nasdaq debut. Here is what happened with the stock, the tokenized products, and Binance's numbers the morning after.

Blockworks Acquires Messari to Build the Data Infrastructure Onchain Capital Markets Are Missing

Blockworks Acquires Messari to Build the Data Infrastructure Onchain Capital Markets Are Missing

Blockworks acquired Messari, combining coverage of 40,000 crypto assets with institutional disclosure infrastructure.

Anthropic's First National Survey: What 52,000 Americans Actually Think About AI

Anthropic's First National Survey: What 52,000 Americans Actually Think About AI

Anthropic surveyed 52,000 Americans on AI in late 2025. Job loss topped every fear list. Only 15% trust AI companies.

SpaceX Opens at $150 on Nasdaq, Trades as High as $165 in Its First Hour

SpaceX Opens at $150 on Nasdaq, Trades as High as $165 in Its First Hour

SpaceX opened at $150 on Nasdaq at 11:46 a.m. ET on 12 June, 11% above its $135 IPO price. Here are the numbers from the first hour of trading.