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06/02/2026 04:53 AM Alphabet Plans to Raise $80 Billion Stock Sale to Scale AI Infrastructure
TLDR: Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion through stock sales to fund its growing AI compute infrastructure needs. Berkshire Hathaway commits $10 billion to Alphabet in a private placement, adding to its existing $20 billion stake. Google Cloud revenue surged 63% year-over-year in Q1 2026, with backlog nearly doubling to over $460 billion. Alphabet and [...]
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06/02/2026 04:22 AM Why Is Crypto Weak Lately? Equities, Not Crypto, May Hold the Answer
TLDR: The CBOE Dispersion Index hit 42, its third-highest ever, signaling extreme S&P 500 capital concentration hurting Bitcoin. Binance Research confirms Bitcoin faces its strongest multi-theme capital diversion ever across AI, defense, and commodities. Historical data shows Bitcoin bottomed within zero to twenty weeks after every DSPX peak, with a median recovery of two weeks. [...]
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06/02/2026 01:10 AM CME Group Goes 24/7: Crypto Futures and Options Now Trade Around the Clock
TLDR: CME Group went live with 24/7 crypto futures and options trading on Friday, May 29, 2026. Over 7,200 contracts worth roughly $50M notional were traded during CME’s inaugural weekend session. Bitcoin Volatility futures also expanded to 24/7 trading, offering directional-free volatility exposure. Ripple Prime joined as a day-one clearing partner, noting XRP futures hit [...]
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06/02/2026 12:46 AM Tether Brings Google’s TurboQuant to Production, Unlocking Long-Context AI on Everyday Devices
TLDR: TurboQuant compresses AI KV cache memory by up to five times with minimal impact on model quality. The upgrade enables laptops and phones to run longer AI sessions without cloud dependence. QVAC SDK 0.12.0 integrates TurboQuant into Fabric, expanding local AI development options. Tether aims to advance privacy-focused AI by bringing efficient inference closer [...]
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06/02/2026 12:34 AM Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Confirms Toncoin Rebranding to Gram
TLDR: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirmed Toncoin will be rebranded as Gram, its original white paper name. The rebranding process is expected to take three weeks, with The Open Network retaining its TON branding. TON price surged over 13% following Durov’s announcement, reaching a recent trading price of $2.12. Despite a 58% monthly gain, TON [...]
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06/01/2026 10:43 PM Binance Bitcoin Reserves Surge 5.1% While Stablecoin Liquidity Shrinks $3.87B, Pushing BTC Below $71K
TLDR: Binance Bitcoin reserves grew 5.1%, rising from 617,000 BTC to 648,600 BTC between April 25 and June 1, 2026. Ethereum holdings on Binance climbed 10.4%, adding 350,000 ETH during the same five-week observation period. Combined USDT and USDC reserves on Binance dropped $3.87 billion, reducing available spot market buying power significantly. Bitcoin fell below [...]
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06/01/2026 09:35 PM USDT Returns to Bitcoin: How RGB and Lightning Network Are Rebuilding Settlement Infrastructure
TLDR: Tether co-led a $7.5M seed round in Utexo, formally endorsing RGB as the native path for USDT on Bitcoin RGB protocol enables confidential, client-side asset verification, offering fixed costs and full transaction privacy on Bitcoin. Utexo merges Bitcoin’s base layer, Lightning Network, and RGB into one API built for PSPs, exchanges, and HFT desks. [...]
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06/01/2026 08:56 PM Constellation Energy (CEG) Stock Plummets 7% on $3.09B Secondary Offering
CEG stock tumbled 7.02% to $267.54 after existing shareholders priced an 11 million-share public offering valued at roughly $3.09 billion Monday.
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06/01/2026 08:30 PM Grayscale Unveils Competitive 0.29% Fee Structure for Hyperliquid Staking ETF
Grayscale announces 0.29% fee for Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG), undercutting competitors as the fund prepares for potential launch this week.
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06/01/2026 07:44 PM Bitcoin Network Activity Drops 44% From 2021 Peak
TLDR: Bitcoin active addresses fell 44%, dropping from 1.12M daily in May 2021 to roughly 624K today. New wallet creation declined 43%, from nearly 489K per day to approximately 278K in this cycle. Spot Bitcoin ETFs allow institutional investors to gain exposure without creating on-chain wallets. Strategy sold 32 BTC worth $2.5M, its first Bitcoin [...]
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