Market Updates - 6/17/2026
📻 Trending
• The FTX estate’s venture bets have become a case study in selling early, highlighted by SpaceX’s $60B acquisition of AI startup Cursor.
• Binance could be forced to halt services for EU clients next month as its Greek MiCA application reportedly faces rejection.
• Coinbase launched a massive "System Update" to transform its platform into an "Everything Exchange."
💼 Industry News
• ZK developer Matter Labs laysoff employees amid shift in direction.
• Hyperliquid’s HYPE just hit a new all-time high with experts now weighing $300 target.
• Ripple buys into Flutterwave Series E at $3.2 billion valuation, backs RLUSD integration.
• Cosmos-based MANTRA to be acquired by Inveniam, backer that invested $20 million last year.
• Cross-chain platform Squid adds Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin for cross-chain swaps.