Circle Issues 1 Billion USDC on Solana Blockchain, Total Supply Expansion Reaches $3.5 Billion in the Past Week

June 16 — SpaceX (SPCX.O) is set to acquire Silicon Valley-based AI software startup Anysphere through a merger, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The deal values Anysphere at $60 billion. Globally renowned, Anysphere is best known for creating Cursor, the popular AI-native code editor.

June 16 – Capital Economics is virtually certain the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates at its upcoming policy meeting this week. The firm’s chief North American economist, Stephen Brown, notes Fed Chair Jerome Powell isn’t expected to unveil updated interest rate forecasts during the gathering, but is almost guaranteed to field questions about his rate outlook at the post-meeting press conference. Brown warned the market faces a key risk here: Powell’s comments could come across as more hawkish than investors are bracing for. That might stem from communication missteps, or simply because his current stance is less dovish than it was when he was in the running to be nominated by the Trump administration as Fed Chair. But Brown also flagged another potential pitfall: If Powell is seen as being constrained by the Trump White House, an overly dovish tone could rekindle worries about the Fed’s political independence and push long-term Treasury yields higher. He added

June 16 – Per monitoring from HyperInsight (https://t.me/HyperInsight), the largest Ethereum (ETH) short position on Hyperliquid, held by wallet "pension-usdt.eth," has taken a $5.9 million hit over the past week amid ETH’s recent sustained rally. The address just initiated profit-taking for the first time in 30 minutes. The wallet earlier shorted 60,000 ETH using 3x leverage, with an open position valued at roughly $107 million and an average entry price of $1,810. As of press time, it has closed around 2,135 of its ETH short positions, leaving a remaining stake that currently holds $1.24 million in profit. Wallet address: 0x0ddf9bae2af4b874b96d287a5ad42eb47138a902

**Date: June 16** Per Hyperinsight Monitoring (https://t.me/HyperInsight), as of 18:00 on June 16, in Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 U.S. Stock Market, SPCX (SpaceX) paced all gainers with a 7.25% 12-hour jump, trading at $211.39 at press time. Its 24-hour trading volume hit $1.129 billion. Among the top five gainers, four came from the storage and chip sector: Western Digital (WDC) climbed 5.20% over 12 hours to take second place; Micron Technology (MU) saw a 3.34% 12-hour gain and a 3.62% pre-market advance, leading pre-market trading; the DRAM spot index rose 1.98%; SK Hynix (SKHX) added 1.77%, showing broad momentum across the storage industry chain.

June 16: Pre-market trading in U.S. crypto-related stocks was mixed, according to Bitget market data. Here are the key movements for major tickers: - MSTR: +0.66% - COIN: +0.48% - CRCL: +1.20% - SBET: -0.17% - BMNR: -0.41% - HOOD: +1.70% - PURR (HYPE Treasury Company): +11.24%

June 16 — Stablecoin issuer Tether has entered into a partnership memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) to explore collaboration on three key areas: tokenization, digital asset education, and blockchain applications. DMCC, one of the world’s leading commercial hubs, hosts more than 26,000 businesses that make up 15% of Dubai’s total foreign direct investment (FDI). Under the MoU, Tether will deliver specialized workshops, blockchain advisory services, and digital asset pilot projects to companies in DMCC’s network. The pair will also look to enhance the DMCC community experience via a peer-to-peer digital payment system, and support knowledge sharing and innovation at the DMCC Crypto Center — including co-hosting events and hackathons. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino noted that the UAE is actively integrating digital asset infrastructure into the global market and real economy. He added that this partnership aims to accelerate the practical applica