SpaceX prepares the ground for UK retail investor access to an IPO
Leading investment platforms report that banks and brokers are considering expanding access for retail investors to upcoming offerings — including a potential SpaceX IPO. According to the publication, a listing by Elon Musk’s company could set a precedent that would change participation standards for private investors in major placements.
Historically, retail investors’ access to high-profile IPOs has been limited in favor of institutional participants. If SpaceX truly opens the offering to a broad audience in the UK, it could lead to a review of equity allocation practices in future listings and intensify competition among platforms for retail flow. $SPCXB $USDC
People's Bank of China strengthens the yuan above 6.80 per dollar for the first time since 2023
The People's Bank of China set the yuan's daily reference rate stronger than the 6.80 per dollar mark—for the first time since 2023. This signals that the regulator does not hinder the strengthening of the national currency.
A strong yuan reduces the cost of Chinese imports and eases inflationary pressure within the country, but it also creates additional burdens for exporters. For global markets, this means changes in the price competitiveness of Chinese goods and potential reallocation of trade flows. $HYPE
❗️The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will propose new rules for the crypto market.
As expected, the SEC will publish new approaches as early as July.
New regulation of the crypto market, as noted by industry experts, will be much more lenient and will include a number of relief measures for the sector.
In particular, temporary registration exemptions for crypto projects will be introduced, along with simplified approaches to raising capital.
🕯The initiative of SEC Chair Paul Atkins could significantly change the operating conditions for crypto startups in the U.S.
According to Atkins, within the scope of its authority and in line with U.S. policy guidance, the Commission has directed a significant part of its work toward creating favorable conditions for raising capital and ensuring clear requirements for the custody and trading of digital assets.
✔️The SEC will publish new rules to establish a clear regulatory framework for the industry, which should have a long-term positive impact on the crypto market.
🇺🇦 The NBU will put into circulation a 2,000 UAH banknote starting from September 4, 2026.
The new banknote will feature the Ukrainian poet of the Sixties, Vasyl Stus. On the reverse side— the Faculty of Philology of Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University.
The NBU explains the introduction of new high-denomination banknotes by the increase in prices and citizens’ income: the higher inflation and wages, the more banknotes are needed for a single transaction, and therefore printing and servicing costs for cash circulation rise. $ETH
Income for a comfortable life in US cities. 56 major US cities are ranked by the required annual income for a family of four.
The most expensive: • San Francisco — $407.6 thousand • San Jose — $402.8 thousand • Oakland — $371.5 thousand • Boston — $368.7 thousand • Arlington (Virginia) — $368.3 thousand
The top 10 also includes: New York, Seattle, Irvine, Honolulu, Washington. California has 6 of the 10 most expensive cities. Even in San Antonio, you need nearly $193 thousand.
The main reason is the high cost of housing. Transportation, healthcare, and childcare costs are also important. $SOL
Volkswagen plans to close four plants in Germany over the next eight years
About 40,000 people work there. Another 50,000 employees, the company plans to reduce by 2030. The goal is to cut costs and improve global competitiveness. $SPCXB $NVDAB $TSLA
🛰 SpaceX for the first time put a commercial satellite powered by a nuclear energy source into orbit — the BOHR spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket
Technology based on tritium will allow satellites to operate for years without solar panels and could pave the way for missions in the most remote and dark regions of the Solar System. $SPCXB
Washington stated that Tehran’s strikes on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz were not provoked in any way and violate the ceasefire regime — the US carried out retaliatory strikes and revoked the license that allowed Iran to sell oil, and also reinstated sanctions
Donny threatens further strikes on infrastructure if a deal is not reached
The IRGC responded by firing on 85 American military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, and Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Aragchi, said that talks on the final deal will not resume while threats continue to be directed at Tehran
Oil reacted with a 6% rise, while crypto went down again—predictably; we only wrote yesterday that Iran has been out of the news for a long time $BTC
🚀⚡ IPO SpaceX drives record trading of tokenized shares worth $860 million in June
🔹 SpaceX tokens attracted $1.9 billion in trading volume — 31% of the total monthly volume of tokenized assets 🔹 A $5 billion IPO priced at $35 per share created a $1 billion market cap, the fastest inclusion in an index ever 🔹 Retail investor frenzy led to trading of more than 500 million shares per day on the debut as DeFi and traditional finance convergence accelerated ⚡🌐 🔹 Only 4% of shares are in free float — scarcity fuels demand for 24/7 tokenized exposure 🔹 Rapid inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 and Russell 1000 indices triggers mass ETF purchases 📈💸 $SPCXB
China developed a chip that simulates brain activity
The chip combines data storage and computing in a single array of memory, which speeds up information processing.
The developers claim that the chip reconstructs complex brain surfaces in less than 0.5 seconds—up to 478 times faster than Nvidia A100.
The technology could enable earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, improve brain–machine interfaces, and increase the accuracy of neurosurgery. $TAO $NEAR $RENDER
🚨💸⚡ BONK DAO just got REKT: $20 million in treasury funds stolen in a governance takeover attack
🔹 4,426 trillion BONK stolen via a malicious proposal — the attacker bought voting rights to carry out an attack on the treasury 💰🗳️ 🔹 Price down 8–10% to $0.00000445 — the market is panicking as $20 million vanished from the treasury overnight 📉💥 🔹 Brilliant, but malicious — not a smart-contract exploit, just buying tokens to gain control over votes in governance 🎯🔓 🔹 Law enforcement notified — exchanges are freezing wallets as the stolen funds are being moved to centralized exchanges 🚔💻 $BONK
Sberbank of Russia is preparing the launch of a crypto wallet
In Russia, it seems that the legalization of cryptocurrencies is beginning. All processes will be tied to internal infrastructure to control and allow only certain cryptocurrencies. Other exchanges and crypto providers may be blocked or driven out. $SOL
🔄💰📈 USDC overtakes USDT by volume — the great stablecoin war begins
🔹 USDC by Circle now accounts for ~70% of adjusted transaction volume on the blockchain versus 30% for Tether — for the first time since 2019 🔹 USDC handled $18.3T in transfers in 2025 versus $13.2T for USDT — the volume gap is widening by 39% 🔹 The total stablecoin market volume reaches $320B in supply, $28T+ in quarterly volume — 75% of all crypto trading 🔹 USDT still leads by supply ($185B vs $79B), but institutions are choosing the regulated tracks of USDC
The thesis of regulated stablecoins is winning where it matters most: real economic flows. $USDC
A couple of guys opened a short on the market. Poor fellows are in big trouble. They’re just getting swept away, Trump said.
According to him, he never liked short sellers, because he believes they are betting against the country.
Trump also said that his economic policy makes the biggest financial companies geniuses.
In his words, Blackstone, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs support his course, while traders who were betting on the market to fall are suffering huge losses. $BTC