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Users of the Polymarket prediction market now most often bet on France winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The team took the lead after Spain's odds dropped due to an unexpected draw with Cape Verde. Before the opening round, it was Spain that held the top of the ranking, but a goalless draw with the tournament's

The company xAI has made the Grok Imagine Video 1.5 model publicly available. The tool is an image-to-video generator. The developers placed the main emphasis on realism, correct motion physics and high rendering speed. The model has officially left preview mode in the API. At the same time, users gained access to an

The bitcoin price rose above $66,000 on Wednesday amid a statement by US President Donald Trump about an agreement with Iran at the G7 press conference. At the same time, oil grew cheaper — Trump's remarks clarified the details of the US-Iran deal on the eve of its official signing in Switzerland. Trump spoke about

The price of bitcoin on Wednesday broke through the $66,000 mark when US President Donald Trump made a statement on the Iran deal at a press conference at the G7 summit. Against this backdrop the cost of oil declined — Trump's words brought clarity to the details of the arrangements between the US and Iran ahead of

A wallet linked to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes received 4,400 ether worth about $7.9 million over two days. The funds came in through the Flowdesk and FalconX platforms, Onchain Lens analysts reported. On June 15 the address received 3,000 ether worth about $5.42 million from the market maker Flowdesk. Two days

Over the past year Ukrainian officials filed 2,861 declarations containing cryptocurrency — 16% more than in 2024. The record holder declared assets worth 278.8 million hryvnias (about 500 million rubles) in bitcoin alone. This is shown by data from the Opendatabot service. In total over the year declarants filed

In June the volume of perpetual contracts on shares of companies before they go public (pre-IPO perpetual futures) on crypto exchanges reached roughly $12 billion — that is 6,000 times more than in March. The reason for the spike is traders' desire to gain access to the largest technology companies. The share of

The basis of the long-term value of altcoins is now determined not by narrative but by real business, revenue and a link to global financial trends. This conclusion was reached by CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju. He published a thread reconsidering his view of this market segment. Which altcoins Ki Young Ju considers

Senators Ruben Gallego and Cynthia Lummis came forward with a resolution to ban a pardon, amnesty and any other reduction of sentence for former FTX exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. They stated that he did not deserve release and pointed to the absence of any signs of remorse. As a reminder, Bankman-Fried filed an

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has allowed for the launch of his own coin after he gets out of prison. New York Magazine writes about this, citing the entrepreneur's cellmates and acquaintances. When former inmate David Bunevacz asked SBF about his plans after release, he replied that "making serious money