Odaily Planet Daily News Former OpenAI employee Joey Bertschler is building an instant salary access system based on cryptocurrency through his startup Volante Chain. Volante, the system will allow company employees to receive daily wages on the same day without waiting until the end of the month. Bertschler said that the current wage payment method "deprives 30 days of free disposal of money", especially for those who live on salary. The platform uses blockchain technology to achieve seamless record keeping and verify ledgers. Bertschler revealed that Volante has raised about $2 million from private investors. With this money, the company is expected to operate without additional capital injection within five years. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily Planet Daily News: According to market news: Musk's xAI seeks to raise US$4.3 billion through equity financing.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to the official announcement, JuCoin Launchpad will launch the IEO project OCEAN on June 20, 2025. According to the official introduction, BlueX (OCEAN) is committed to building a decentralized super network that crosses national boundaries and connects the real economy, deeply integrating AI governance mechanisms, RWA and Web3 underlying technologies. Total amount of OCEAN Launchpad: 1,428,571 OCEAN Public offering price: 0.0526 AIC Issuing unit: USDT Minimum purchase quantity: 100 AIC Maximum purchase quantity: 200 AIC IEO subscription time: 15:00 on June 20, 2025 (UTC+8) IEO end time: 15:00 on June 23, 2025 (UTC+8) IEO settlement time: 15:00 on June 23, 2025 (UTC+8)

Odaily Planet Daily News Gemini Trust claims that the litigation lawyers of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission made suspicious accusations against it for "self-interest". It is reported that in a letter to Christopher Skinner, Inspector General of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Gemini accused the relevant litigation lawyers of wanting to promote their careers and suing the company based on a suspicious whistleblower report. It was entirely out of self-interest and wanted to abuse their power to obtain a high-profile "victory" against Gemini Trust to promote their careers. (Cointelegraph)

According to Odaily, Lingling, a partner at DWF Labs, announced on the X platform that their Telegram account has been compromised. Lingling advised against any communication with the affected account.

According to PANews, Eigen Labs has announced the launch of the EigenCloud platform, designed to provide blockchain-level trust assurance for both Web2 and Web3 applications. The platform is built on the EigenLayer's restaking protocol and integrates features such as data availability, general computation, and dispute resolution. Additionally, a16z crypto has invested $70 million in EIGEN tokens, following its $100 million Series B funding round in February 2024. The alpha version of the platform is now live, with testnet data showing a data availability layer throughput of 50MB per second. EigenCloud aims to extend blockchain technology to traditional fields like medical records and machine learning through a "verifiability as a service" model. The platform is gradually opening to developers and is expected to be fully launched by the end of 2025. Founder Sreeram Kannan stated that the platform will bridge the gap between developer needs and blockchain capabilities.

According to PANews, Fold Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin financial services company, has entered into a $250 million equity financing agreement. The funds will primarily be used to increase the company's Bitcoin reserves. Under the terms of the agreement, Fold Holdings has the discretion to issue common stock in phases, contingent upon meeting SEC registration requirements, with a maximum fundraising cap of $250 million. Cohen & Company Capital Markets is serving as the exclusive placement agent for this financing initiative.

According to Odaily, artificial intelligence company PublicAI, often referred to as the 'Web3-powered ScaleAI,' has successfully raised $8 million in a Series A funding round. The investment was led by Saudi Telecom Group and included participation from Blockchain Builders Fund, Tykhe Blocks Ventures, NEAR Foundation, Taisu Ventures, MH Ventures, YGG, CSP DAO, IBC Group, G20, Whitewater Labs, and UXLink. PublicAI aims to provide individuals with opportunities to engage and profit in the AI-driven economy.

EigenLayer has introduced a new platform called EigenCloud, designed to bring verifiability and transparency to both blockchain-native and traditional applications. The launch, announced on June 17 in a statement shared with CryptoSlate, introduces a unified system that leverages the power of EigenLayer’s ecosystem, including its native EIGEN token. source: https://cryptoslate.com/a16z-backs-eigenlayers-eigencloud-rollout-with-70-million-eigen-investment/

The new policy will take effect from January 1, 2025, and run through December 31, 2029 — marking a significant shift in the country’s digital asset strategy. Thailand’s Big Leap Towards Becoming a Digital Asset Hub Deputy Minister of Finance Chulaphan … source: https://coinpedia.org/news/thailand-approves-crypto-tax-exemption-until-2029/

In 2025, the crypto market is deeply involved in the interest rate cut game between Trump and Powell, and at the same time becomes a chess piece in the reshaping of the US dollar system. How can retail investors anchor the certain opportunities in 2026 in the storm?

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WhatsApp has just rolled out a major update, marking a significant departure from its traditionally free model by introducing features that allow monetization through subscription fees and ads.

Malaysia’s central bank has launched a Digital Asset Innovation Hub to support safe financial experimentation with digital currencies, including a ringgit-backed stablecoin. This move is part of broader reforms aimed at boosting innovation while ensuring economic stability and consumer protection.

A South Korean court has cleared Haru Invest CEO Lee Hyung-soo of fraud, ruling that the platform’s collapse was due to mismanagement and external market shocks, not criminal intent. Although Lee and other executives avoid prison, they still face civil claims as investors suffered major losses from the company’s sudden shutdown in 2023.

A new report commissioned by telecommunications giant Openreach reveals that Liverpool leads the nation in cryptocurrency engagement, with 13% of its residents regularly investing in digital assets and monitoring stock markets—more than any other city in the UK.