Data: Web3 social application Towns has over 400,000 total users, with over 200,000 token holders

CNN, June 21, 2024 — Sina Azodi, director of George Washington University’s Middle East Studies Project, told CNN that while the U.S. and Iran have each accused the other of misconduct, both countries are dispatching senior officials to Switzerland for talks, driven by "a shared vested interest" in ending their ongoing conflict. Azodi noted that Israel’s offensive in Lebanon is viewed by Iran as a breach of their understanding memorandum, and the U.S. may frame Tehran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz as a violation of that same agreement. He also suggested that Iran is likely looking to "test whether Washington can rein in Israel to halt its hostile actions in Lebanon." As of press time, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Asim Munir have arrived in Switzerland to join the U.S.-Iran technical talks, which are held under the Islamabad understanding memorandum.

(June 21) — The Iranian negotiating delegation, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Pakistan’s prime minister, and Pakistan’s army chief have all arrived in Switzerland to launch technical talks, foreign media reported. Earlier reports said Harris noted the U.S.-Iran negotiations will focus on two critical issues: the nuclear program and a ceasefire in Lebanon. Iranian officials, meanwhile, stated that resolving the Lebanon conflict is the top priority for their delegation during this round of discussions. (FX168)

June 21: Crypto venture capital firm 1confirmation recently published an Open Letter to its Limited Partners (LPs), revealing that its fund’s total cumulative cash distributions have hit roughly $317 million—surpassing the $286 million in total capital commitments it received—marking a major milestone for positive returns. On the incubation front, 1confirmation shared that it’s currently developing Grail.xyz, a platform for tokenizing physical collectibles. The project focuses on bringing tangible assets like sports cards and jerseys onto the blockchain, making these assets accessible to users worldwide—especially those in emerging markets. Grail.xyz launched in early May, has already drawn over 9,000 users, with total platform trading volume topping $1.15 million and revenue exceeding $165,000. When it comes to investment focus, 1confirmation stated it believes prediction market trading volumes will keep hitting new all-time highs, with Polymarket and Limitless currently leading

June 21: Ben Goertzel, Chairman of the AGI Society and Chief Scientist for Sophia the Robot, stated that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is "too important to be controlled by venture capital or a small number of tech companies," and advocated building an open, decentralized AGI system via a blockchain network to replace the closed model path taken by OpenAI and Anthropic. Goertzel is advancing this initiative through his project SingularityNET and the "Artificial General Intelligence Alliance." The system operates on an encrypted network and aims to make AI capabilities collectively owned and maintained by users worldwide. He emphasized that open-source code alone is insufficient; AGI must run on a distributed infrastructure to avoid being controlled by a handful of computing power giants. He proposed the "AI Agent Economy" concept, where users can deploy multiple AI agents to collaborate on tasks and process transactions. The future system will offer paid AI services while mai

June 21 – Data from Galaxy Research reveals that U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a net outflow of roughly $6.35 billion over the past 30 trading days, marking the largest 30-day exit since the product’s launch in January 2024 and signaling a clear cool-down in institutional fund sentiment. The fund has notched six straight weeks of net outflows, bringing its cumulative net inflows down to around $53.4 billion—sharply lower than the peak hit back in October 2025. Galaxy Research notes that daily outflows are still widening. Market players believe these outflows may reflect institutional investors’ diminished short-term risk appetite for Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency has also fallen roughly 17% over the past month to trade around $64,167, pressured by factors including rising macroeconomic inflation and ongoing geopolitical conflicts. However, a BlackRock spokesperson stated that ETF flows are influenced by a range of factors, adding that single-day or short-term outflows don’t nec

**June 21 — Palantir CEO’s Controversial AI-Politics Remarks Spark Industry & Political Stir** The head of tech firm Palantir has grabbed widespread attention for explosive recent comments directly linking artificial intelligence’s economic disruption to U.S. party politics, focusing on highly educated white-collar workers — the core voting bloc of the U.S. Democratic Party. In remarks, he claimed AI will "significantly weaken" the economic influence of highly educated voters. He warned anyone who believes this economic shift won’t trigger major political fallout is "no different from being in a madhouse," adding, "We cannot allow this technology to upend humanity’s democratic voter base." These comments, which explicitly tie AI’s economic impacts to party dynamics, have sparked debate across both the tech and political sectors. As of press time, Palantir has not released further clarification on the remarks. --------------------------------- Click the original article link