Central Bank of Iran Governor: Unfreezing of Iranian Assets Shows "Significant Progress"
June 22 – Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported on June 22 that Hemati, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, announced “significant progress” has been made in unfreezing Iran’s previously held assets, with relevant documents signed during this round of negotiations.
Hemati noted that the issue of the Central Bank of Iran’s frozen assets has been among the most complex topics in the current talks. Per the agreed framework, the related funds will be gradually made available in the coming days, subject to pre-established conditions and in line with procedures set by Iran’s central bank.
Turning to oil and petrochemical exports, Hemati said that under the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding, the sanctions waiver mechanism for Iran’s energy exports should now be activated. It has been agreed that the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) will oversee and implement the relevant arrangements.
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Google Cloud and Nokia have announced a partnership to integrate Google's Gemini model into the Nokia Security Center
Per market sources, Google Cloud and Nokia announced a partnership on June 22nd to integrate Google’s Gemini model into the Nokia Security Center. As of press time, Nokia shares are up 2.45% in pre-market trading, currently at $13.82.
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Public Safety AI company Peregrine has completed a $250 million Series D funding round, led by Sequoia Capital.
June 22 — U.S. public safety AI firm Peregrine Technologies has closed a $250 million Series D funding round, lifting its valuation to $6.8 billion. That’s nearly triple the $2.5 billion valuation the startup held just 15 months prior, with the round led by existing backers including Sequoia Capital.
Peregrine’s core product is a government-focused data integration platform that connects disparate municipal datasets — such as police records, 911 call logs, license databases, sensor feeds, and emergency management systems — for real-time access. The tool includes role-based access controls and full audit tracking, with a critical distinction: the platform does not collect or store any data itself.
Currently, Peregrine serves over 400 law enforcement agencies across North America, covering roughly 125 million people. It’s also operational in 8 of the 11 Safety Operations Centers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, based at the event’s host cities.
Co-founder and CEO Nick Noone previously led
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Strategy increased its Bitcoin holdings by 520 coins last week, with its USD reserves also rising to $1.4 billion.
June 22 – Strategy disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 8-K filing that it sold 2.71 million shares of MSTR stock via its At-The-Market (ATM) equity issuance plan between June 15 and 21, generating $335.5 million in net proceeds. A portion of these funds was used to purchase 520 bitcoins at an average price of $67,068, totaling $34.9 million.
As of June 21, Strategy holds a total of 847,363 bitcoins, with a combined acquisition cost of $64.1 billion and an average holding price of $75,651. The firm’s U.S. dollar reserves also rose to $1.4 billion.
Notably, the $67,068 average price of the recent bitcoin purchase is below the company’s current average bitcoin holding price of $75,651, marking another instance of Strategy "buying the dip" amid a recent Bitcoin price pullback.
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Established Asset Manager Baillie Gifford Teams Up with BNY to Launch On-Chain Fixed Income Tokenized Fund, Deploying Ethereum and Solana Dual Chain
On Monday, June 22, Edinburgh, Scotland-based Baillie Gifford — an 118-year-old, old-school asset management firm — announced a partnership with global custody giant BNY to launch the Baillie Gifford Enhanced Yield Fund (BAGEY), a tokenized fixed-income fund deployed simultaneously on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains.
Denominated in U.S. dollars and structured as an open-ended investment company (OEIC) under UK regulatory frameworks, the fund targets eligible investors in the UK, Switzerland, and the Cayman Islands. It is an actively managed short-duration corporate bond portfolio offering an approximate 7% current yield.
Unlike most tokenized products in the market, Theo Golden, Baillie Gifford’s Head of Digital Assets, emphasized that BAGEY is not a traditional fund wrapped in a token shell. Instead, it is a fund issued directly on-chain, where the blockchain itself acts as the official register of ownership. Investors hold shares directly and have direct recourse to their inves
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OKX Price Surges Over 8% Short-Term, Now Trading at $80.10
June 22: According to HTX market data, OKX experienced a short-term price surge of over 8%, briefly peaking at $82.97. It has now retraced to $80.10, with a 5.15% gain over the past 24 hours. Turning to related news, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)—the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange—has announced a cryptocurrency joint venture with OKX, named OKXICE.
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