Huang Renxun has left Beijing, and NVIDIA has not disclosed whether Huang Renxun met with the DeepSeek founder.

June 16: Data from Defillama shows Polymarket’s 24-hour revenue has surged to $1.26 million, temporarily putting it in sixth place on the cryptocurrency revenue leaderboard. The spike is likely linked to the World Cup kicking off on June 11, with Polymarket’s 24-hour average revenue jumping significantly from roughly $600,000 just one week ago.

June 16 – Per an official announcement, Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) has previously declared a cash dividend distribution. Bitget has disbursed the corresponding dividend to eligible users based on the snapshot of users’ rGOOGL holdings taken at that time. The holding snapshot was captured at 8:00 a.m. EDT on June 7 (equivalent to 8:00 a.m. Beijing Time on June 8). All users who held rGOOGL in their accounts as of the snapshot time will receive the dividend automatically—no additional action is required on their part. The dividend rate is $0.22 per share, and all payouts have been issued to users in USDT. In compliance with U.S. tax regulations, the securities custodian will withhold a 30% federal tax on dividend income from this distribution. For more details, please refer to Bitget’s official platform.

June 16 — A new Reuters report says the U.S. military has been overseeing dozens of covert ship-to-ship oil transfer operations in the Gulf region to keep energy exports flowing. The missions use aerial drones, surface unmanned vessels, and helicopters to guide a fleet of craft to waiting oil tankers. Carried out on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz, the operations rely on a transfer tactic Iran has long used to evade international sanctions, per sources familiar with the effort. Those sources confirmed two specific transfer sites: one off the coast of the UAE’s Fujairah, and another outside Oman’s Sohar port. Shipping data and satellite imagery show the operations launched in early May, with at least 92 vessels taking part in the transfers. As of June 11, satellite images showed 17 pairs of vessels conducting crude oil transfers at those two locations simultaneously. Four sources — including a former U.S. official — revealed that the Apache helicopter shot down by Iran on June 9 (whi

June 16: Ben Powell of BlackRock’s Investment Institute (the firm’s official think tank) noted that the Bank of Japan is likely to proceed cautiously with any further interest rate increases, after the central bank lifted rates to their highest level since 1995. At home, solid wage growth, persistent core inflation, and deeply negative real interest rates have all supported the case for tightening monetary policy. Overseas, hopes that tensions in the Middle East will cool have eased the threat of an ongoing energy crisis, which should help curb inflation driven by imported goods and fuels. That said, there’s still a risk Japan’s inflation rate could stay above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target. The institute maintains an underweight position in Japanese government bonds, citing upcoming rate hikes, rising global term premiums, and large-scale bond issuances as factors that will continue pushing yields higher. Over a six to 12-month horizon, the institute holds a neutral view on Ja

U.S. President Trump declared on June 16 that the Iran deal is moving into its second phase, calling it a fair agreement and adding that the U.S. will not be investing any money into Iran.

June 16: Crypto analytics firm LookOnChain reports stablecoin issuer Circle minted an additional $1 billion in USDC on the Solana blockchain today, continuing its recent trend of large-scale USDC expansion. Data shows Circle has issued a total of 3.5 billion USDC on Solana over the past week, equivalent to roughly $3.5 billion.