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INTEL: Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi says the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding “has never been closer” Twitter

INTEL: SAM BANKMAN-FRIED LOSES BID TO OVERTURN FRAUD CONVICTION, 25-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE

INTEL: Israel is pushing to block the unfreezing of Iranian assets under the proposed ceasefire agreement Twitter

INTEL: SEC proposes scrapping the 20-year Order Protection Rule, which requires trades to go to the exchange offering the best price, potentially clearing a path for on-chain tokenized equities Twitter

INTEL: The $12B payment of Iran’s frozen assets could be made in $USD1, the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial stablecoin. All transactions expected to be approved through democratic votes by the World Liberty Financial forum, according to sources close to the matter Twitter

INTEL: Reported US-Iran framework would trade a 60-day regional ceasefire and phased sanctions/blockade relief for renewed nuclear talks: - 60-day ceasefire, including Lebanon - Hormuz to reopen without tolls, with pre-war shipping targeted within 30 days - US to lift naval blockade and waive Iran oil sanctions for 60 days - Iran to receive $24B in funds over the negotiation period - Iran pledges no nuclear weapon and discusses UN-supervised down-blending of enriched uranium - Missile program excluded from talks No final text has been approved, with nuclear terms still the main sticking point Twitter

INTEL: Tether blacklisted a wallet linked to a $120M USDT Tron transfer, freezing $72M after funds moved through KuCoin, instant exchanges and Monero orders that pushed XMR higher, according to ZachXBT Twitter

INTEL: Iran has not yet approved any US agreement text, with talks still focused on final terms Twitter

INTEL: THE US CHARGES TWO INDIVIDUALS WITH LAUNDERING OVER $389M IN CRYPTOCURRENCY Twitter

INTEL: U.S. producer prices rose 1.1% in May, above the 0.7% forecast Twitter

INTEL: Trump says the US will hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” and threatens future action against Kharg Island and other oil infrastructure to take control of Iran’s oil and gas markets Twitter

INTEL: Citigroup to launch tokenized shares of private companies through depositary receipts Twitter

INTEL: Iran says latest US strikes have made the ceasefire “practically meaningless,” warning it is determined to neutralize the origin of attacks Twitter

INTEL: Seoul police book Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won as bribery suspect over alleged hiring favor tied to a lawmaker’s son, with investigators probing whether Bithumb received political support in return Twitter

INTEL: Japan moves to treat crypto more like stocks, pairing a planned 20% tax rate by 2028 with tougher market rules to draw more institutions into digital assets Twitter

INTEL: US launches strikes on Iran, explosions reported in Tehran and in the port city of Sirik Twitter

INTEL: Sam Altman says he expects OpenAI to go public within the next year Twitter

INTEL: US government-linked FTX/Alameda seized funds wallet deposits 98,590 $LINK ($768K) to Coinbase Prime Twitter

INTEL: Mastercard launches protocol for AI agents to pay each other automatically Twitter

INTEL: U.S. core inflation cooled to 0.2% in May, below the 0.3% forecast Twitter