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Tokyo, Japan, June 9th, 2026, Chainwire Joined by partners and investors including Animoca Brands, Basics Capital, TBV, Kinetic Kollective, Mario Nawfal, and Grammy-winning artist Ne-Yo, Neura is building the missing layer of AI: empathy and memory. Neura, the protocol building the world’s first Emotional AI Economy, today announced the close of a strategic funding round to accelerate development of AI agents with persistent emotional memory and user-owned identity. The round drew leading investors and partners in the Web3, AI, and culture spaces, including Animoca Brands, Basics Capital, TBV, Kinetic Kollective, Mario Nawfal, and Grammy Award-winning artist Ne-Yo. Today’s AI is…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday closed up +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.58%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) rose +0.18%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) rose +1.44%.Stock indexes settled mixed on Monday, recovering some of last Friday’s selloff.  Renewed enthusiasm for artificial intelligence boosted chipmakers and AI-infrastructure stocks, lifting the broader market higher on Monday.  Stocks also found support on Monday after WTI crude oil prices (CLN26) fell from their highs when Iran said its current military operation against Israel had ended.  Apple fell by…

APIA, Samoa, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, today launched the 2026 Ultimate Championship, a global trading event featuring a total prize pool of $7 million. Inspired by the excitement surrounding the 2026 football season, the initiative combines trading, prediction markets, and community participation into a month-long competition designed to engage users across different experience levels and trading styles. From June 8 to July 20, this tournament is designed into three distinct yet integrated competitive tracks to reward mastery at every skill level. The centerpiece of the event is the $6,000,000 Trading Showdown, a flagship arena where…

MUTSAMUDU, Comoros, June 9th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has officially launched Combo, a new feature within its prediction markets ecosystem, in partnership with its collaborators. This marks the first time a centralized platform has introduced multi-event combination trading capabilities to prediction markets globally, through its partner. As prediction markets gradually evolve from single-event trading toward multi-event combination trading, user demand for combined predictions has grown rapidly. However, leading prediction market platforms today still primarily offer isolated event trading, limiting a user’s capacity to express structural views. The Combo bridges this gap, bringing advanced combination…

Bitmine owns 4.59% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 92% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains Bitmine has 4,718,677 staked ETH, representing $7.7 billion at $1,630 per ETH MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors, with a focus on security, performance, and resilience Bitmine owns $88 million of Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS), now one…

Corn futures saw continued long liquidation heading onto the weekend, with contacts down another 2 ¼ to 7 cents. July was down 29 ½ cents (-45 cents in 2 weeks), with December falling 29 cents. A wetter forecast, lack of news on China and weaker world FOB offers as the Argentina and Brazilian crops start to come online added pressure. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 3/4 cents at $3.83 1/4. Crude oil losses of $2.79 added some modest pressure.CFTC’s Commitment of Traders report showed managed money at a net long of 115,082 contracts on Tuesday, June…

Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 8th, 2026, Chainwire Global game jam MapleStory Vibe Camp offers US$60,000 in NXPC prizes as builders gain access to official MapleStory Universe resources in conjunction with Verse8 MapleStory Universe (MSU), the blockchain-powered expansion of Nexon’s iconic MapleStory franchise, today announced the launch of MapleStory Vibe Camp, a global builder competition inviting users to create original games and experiences using official MapleStory Universe resources. The campaign coincides with the opening of MSU Space, a dedicated builder hub developed in collaboration with AI-powered game creation platform Verse8. Running from June 8 to June 29, MapleStory Vibe Camp offers…

DUBAI, UAE, June 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced the launch of Bybit IPO Express, becoming one of the first centralized crypto exchanges globally to offer tokenized IPO (initial public offerings) at the offering price. Powered by Payward Services‘ xStocks, eligible retail investors worldwide can now participate in blockbuster IPO projects by subscribing to tokenized representations of publicly traded equities, starting with SpaceX as the inaugural offering. The launch marks a fundamental step in the convergence of traditional capital markets and crypto-native infrastructure, as exchanges increasingly compete to expand beyond digital asset…

The wheat complex saw continued weakness on Friday, though a few contracts did end higher. Chicago SRW futures were 1 ¾ to 6 cents in the red on the day, as July fell 30 ½ cents on the week. KC HRW futures saw a ½ cent gain in July on Friday, as the rest of the board was ½ to 6 cents lower, with July down 29 cents this week. MPLS spring wheat was down 1 ½ to 3 cents higher in most contracts, as July fell 44 ¼ cents since last Friday. Crude oil losses of $2.79 added some…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -2.64%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -1.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -4.77%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) fell -2.97%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) fell -5.09%.Stock indexes sold off sharply on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting 2-week lows.  Investors rotated out of AI-infrastructure and semiconductor companies and sold megacap technology stocks that earlier this week pushed US stock indexes to all-time highs.  Technology stocks retreated amid long liquidation and profit-taking after Broadcom’s outlook for chip sales fell short of high…