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Amazon is investing over $13 billion in expanding AI and cloud infrastructure in Australia, including new solar farms and data centers nationwide. Online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon plans to invest more than $13 billion in Australia’s artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, the company announced on Saturday. Amazon plans to invest 20 billion Australian dollars ($13.4 billion) by 2029 to expand Australia’s AI and cloud capabilities, marking the country’s largest publicly announced technology investment to date by a global company. The investment will go toward expanding, operating and maintaining Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the country. Read more

The new law ends regulatory limbo for crypto while establishing massive incentives for semiconductors, AI, and digital startups.

Trump has reported over $600 million in income from crypto, golf clubs, and licensing ventures in his latest federal financial disclosure.

Australia could unlock billions annually through digital finance innovation and tokenization, but key hurdles remain.

Metaplanet is now aiming to acquire 210,000 BTC by 2027 equivalent to roughly 1% of Bitcoin’s total supply

The crypto trader was reportedly forced into a stolen vehicle by four assailants as part of a 50,000 euro kidnapping plot. A crypto trader who creates content on TikTok was reportedly kidnapped in France on Friday and then released a day later when the abductors discovered he didn’t have enough funds to cover their extortion demands. The 26-year-old crypto TikToker was snatched on Friday night while returning home to Juvisy-sur-Orge in Northern France, according to a report on Sunday by French radio station Europe 1, with the kidnappers demanding he hand over 50,000 euros ($57,000) in crypto.  The four thieves reportedly forced the trader into a stolen vehicle. He was also beaten during the incident. Read more

Polyhedra said it’s investigating a massive plunge in the price of its governance token, which now sits at 31 cents, down from $2. Polyhedra Network (ZKJ) plunged 83% on Sunday after a series of “abnormal on-chain transactions” involving the ZKJ/KOGE (KOGE) trading pair — a collapse Binance said was triggered by a sudden liquidity crunch. “Today’s price drop was caused by a series of abnormal on-chain transactions within a very short period on the ZKJ/KOGE trading pair,” Polyhedra posted to X on June 15 after ZKJ’s market cap fell nearly $500 million in nine hours, while another tracker shows the plunge happened in less than two. Binance said the collapse of ZKJ and KOGE resulted from large holders removing tokens, causing a “liquidation cascade in the market.” Read more

However, other data from Glassnode suggests that investor demand for BTC remains solid.

Coinbase’s sponsorship of the military parade in Washington, D.C., on June 14 has sparked a debate about whether crypto has lost sight of its original ethos. The parade, which was held to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, took place amid the country-wide ‘No Kings’ protests. The protestors voiced their opposition to President Donald Trump’s […] The post Coinbase’s sponsorship of Trump’s military parade sparks debate over crypto’s anti-establishment roots appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Kimchi coins, low-cap altcoins popular among some sections of the South Korean crypto community, have seen rapid growth in the past few days.Experts say this is mainly due to the buzz around the country’s new government-led plan to launch a won-backed stablecoin.But insiders have urged investors to treat the tokens’ rapid rise with caution, noting […] The post Kimchi Coins Booming on South Korean Stablecoin News – But Experts Urge Caution appeared first on Cryptonews.

Dogecoin is about to get a slew of games via DogeOS and PlaysOut, FIFA Rivals is live on mobile, and more from the crypto gaming world.

The venture capitalist warned that virtually all artificial intelligence platforms are being developed in either China or the United States. Marc Andreessen, co-founder of the Andreessen-Horowitz venture capital (VC) firm, said that the current race to establish dominance in the artificial intelligence sector is analogous to the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th Century. In an interview with Jack Altman on the Uncapped Podcast, the VC said different jurisdictions and cultures will likely demand AI models trained on material aligned with their notions of acceptable social organization. Andreessen told Altman: The VC said that AI will be the "future control layer for everything," acting as the interface human beings use to access critical infrastructure and services across the healthcare, education, transportation, and legal domains. Read more

Binance's FIU froze millions in crypto and mapped financial flows, which helped in the takedown of the global drug marketplace.

BTC miners continue to face economic headwinds and challenges, including gradually rising computational requirements to mine blocks. Bitcoin's (BTC) mining difficulty fell slightly on Saturday after hitting an all-time high of 126.9 trillion on May 31 at the start of the previous difficulty adjustment period. The Bitcoin mining difficulty level currently stands at roughly 126.4 trillion, according to data from CryptoQuant. Higher mining difficulty and network hashrate, which is a separate but related measure of the total computing power securing the Bitcoin protocol, both translate into increased miner competition and higher production costs. Read more

Ether is staying above $2,500 days after being called a foundational asset for a global, on-chain financial system and a major opportunity for institutions.

Bitcoin integrations are growing across the Sui network, providing more use cases for BTC holders. Here's how BTCfi works on Sui.

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Bitcoin trades above $105,000 even as the threat of war looms in the Middle East. HYPE, BCH, AAVE and OKB could also catch a bid if BTC holds its current range. Key points: A week of solid inflows into the spot Bitcoin ETFs improves the prospects of a rally toward $110,000. HYPE, BCH, AAVE, and OKB could march higher if Bitcoin sustains above $105,000. Read more

DOJ cracks $36.9M crypto fraud; scammers used social media to lure victims, laundering money overseas through shell companies and USDT.

As geopolitical tensions between Iran and Israel escalate once again, global risk appetite is taking a hit. These conflicts often inject short-term volatility across traditional and crypto markets, and Ethereum is no exception. While ETH has held relatively steady above $2,500 in recent weeks, the growing fear in macro markets is beginning to surface in […]