Good morning!!!
I will be on vacation until Monday, so please connect these days.
* MARKETS DISCOUNT A JAPAN INTEREST RATE INCREASE TO 1.00% IN JUNE.
REACHING THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE LAST 31 YEARS.
HISTORICALLY, INTEREST RATE INCREASES IN JAPAN HAVE CAUSED QUITE A BIT OF BEARISH VOLATILITY.
* Senator Cynthia Lummis has announced that APPROVAL is closer than EVER and that she is very proud to be part of such an important regulatory movement.
* The CTO of Ledger, Charles Guillemet, warned that AI is accelerating the collapse of cybersecurity by breaking down the entry barrier for hackers.
* The BNB Foundation conducted its 35th quarterly burn, removing 1.56 million BNB (about 968 million dollars) from circulation, advancing its deflationary goal.$BNB
* The Bitcoin risk index fell to 0, a level that historically coincides with market floor areas, where selling pressure exhausts and a stabilization phase begins.$BTC
* The official Solana account responds again to the Ripple community: "It’s time to flip the switch"...
It's the famous phrase from the XRP community referring to UPDATING the SYSTEM and which Elon Musk referenced months ago.
* Senator Thom Tillis plans to publish THIS WEEK a draft of the agreement on the PERFORMANCE of stablecoins to end the battle between banks and cryptocurrencies.
* China has just banned the export of sulfuric acid. It could skyrocket food, copper, energy, and semiconductor prices at the SAME time.
* The United States is integrating Morocco into the Link-16 system, reserved for NATO members and some allies of Washington.
* The shocking fire at the BYD factory and global headquarters in Shenzhen, China.
* Mediators say that the US and Iran have agreed "in principle" to extend the current ceasefire beyond April 22 to allow for more negotiations.
* Trump: China is very happy that I will permanently open the Strait of Hormuz. I do it for them, and for the world. This situation will never happen again. They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran. President Xi will give me a big hug when I get there in a few weeks. We are working together smartly and very well! Isn't that better than fighting? BUT REMEMBER, we are very good at fighting if we have to, much better than anyone! President DJT.
* Trump claims that the war with Iran "has ended" and that the United States has emerged victorious.
Trump declares to Fox News that the war with Iran is "about to end" and that Iran would take "20 years to rebuild its country."
* The Vice President of the US, JD Vance, claims that if Iran commits to not possessing nuclear weapons, "we will make Iran prosper economically."
* The IDF Major General, Roman Gofman, was approved as the new director of the Mossad, replacing David Barnea on June 2.
* Macron will organize a video call with other EU leaders and Ursula von der Leyen to promote a "coordinated approach" on the ban of social media for minors.
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, will hold a video conference with the EU leaders and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to discuss the ban on social media for minors.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, and representatives from Italy, the Netherlands, and Ireland will participate in the meeting on Thursday.
Macron's office emphasized that the goal is to coordinate efforts and encourage the European Commission to move forward jointly with the member states.
The final list of participants will be published later.