A TIME report says Anthropic was labeled a national security supply chain risk after refusing to let Claude be used for fully autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, with OpenAI moving in to take over military contracts.

Escalating US-Iran conflict pushes crude above $100, while Bitcoin consolidates between $65K-$75K with ETF inflows plunging, on-chain activity weak, and fear sentiment dominant.

Ali Charts says XRP flashed a TD Sequential buy signal on the 4-hour chart, with support holding near $1.325 and a short-term rebound target around $1.35.

Moonbirds expanded to Solana with the launch of BIRB, which climbed from $0.20 to as high as $0.45 on its first day. The rally pushed FDV to about $347 million, but the tokenomics and a 24-month vesting schedule triggered strong backlash from the community.

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On-chain data shows BitMine staked another 160,480 ETH (~$248.7M), pushing its staked ratio to 86%. The company is set to join the Russell 1000 on June 26, drawing passive fund attention. Staking income now underpins its treasury model as it targets 5% of ETH supply.

Bitmine said it bought 50,928 ETH last week, lifting total holdings to 4.47 million ETH, or 3.71% of Ethereum supply. The company also said more than 3.04 million ETH has been staked, while Tom Lee argued ETH remains undervalued.

Japan’s crypto policy debate is heating up as ETF discussions and tax reform plans gain visibility. TEAMZ Web3 / AI SUMMIT 2026 said Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Yuichiro Tamaki will appear, while all 10 title sponsorship slots have sold out.