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Kadokawa CEO Takeshi Natsuno survived a shareholder vote, but activist Oasis raised its stake to become the largest shareholder and will keep pressing over FromSoftware profits.
The ECB and Iceland’s central bank agreed to add the króna to the Eurosystem’s instant-payments platform TIPS from 2028, extending multicurrency settlement.
The UK launched its first real-time consolidated tape for bonds on June 22, aggregating post-trade prices across venues to boost market transparency.
A federal court entered a CFTC consent order barring Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky from trading and anti-fraud violations, ending the agency’s civil case.
The Federal Reserve left its policy rate at 3.5–3.75% in a 12-0 vote at Kevin Warsh’s first meeting, citing persistent inflation and energy-related supply shocks.
Illinois lawmakers approved a 0.2% tax on certain digital-asset activity in the FY2027 budget; brokers would collect, register and remit if signed into law.
The BOJ raised its uncollateralized overnight call rate to around 1.0% in a 7-1 vote and said it may continue raising rates as inflation nears 2%.
iRhythm reported that data was exfiltrated from third‑party business applications; its devices and clinical systems were not affected, and the investigation is ongoing.
Honeywell’s board approved a June 29 distribution to create Honeywell Aerospace (HONA) and rename the remainder Honeywell Technologies (HON).
The ECB's 2025 climate disclosures show portfolio-linked emissions fell mainly due to bond portfolio run-off; new inflation-adjusted and scope-3 metrics were added.
DefiLlama data show roughly 70 exploits and about $746 million lost in Q2 so far, with April's two mega-attacks and infrastructure failures driving the tally.
SpaceX raised roughly $75 billion in the largest IPO on record, listing as SPCX on Nasdaq and closing about 20% above its $135 offering price.
SunZia’s 3,650 MW wind project in New Mexico began commercial operations, paired with a 550-mile HVDC line to send about 3,000 MW to western markets.
SEC proposes rescinding Rule 611 and Rule 610(e) of Regulation NMS, opening a 60-day comment period as it reviews equity market-structure rules.
GAO's June 11 report says U.S. debt could hit 106% of GDP by 2029 and 251% by 2056; Social Security and Medicare trust funds face depletion in 2032–33.
The ECB raised its three key rates by 25 basis points, citing Middle East conflict and higher energy-price assumptions; new rates take effect June 17.
May’s rise in disclosed corporate bitcoin holdings was driven mainly by Strategy’s roughly 25,400 BTC purchases and SpaceX’s disclosure of 18,712 BTC.
CPI rose 0.5% in May and 4.2% year-over-year as gasoline and shelter costs pushed inflation higher just before the Fed's June meeting.
May nonfarm payrolls rose 172,000 with strong revisions to March–April, leaving unemployment at 4.3% and complicating the Fed’s June policy outlook.
Public blockchain records show a 500 million USDT transfer from a Binance-labeled wallet to Tether Treasury on June 2, part of a recurring pattern.