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Trump says U.S.-Iran "final" peace deal is complete, signing set for June 19 in Switzerland
Trump said Sunday that the United States and Iran had finished a "final" peace agreement and plan to sign it on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland. He also said he would authorize toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the immediate removal of a U.S. naval blockade. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the deal includes a permanent halt to military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon.
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U.S.-India trade talks reach the G7 with a 12.5% tariff threat over negotiations
A 12.5% tariff threat is overshadowing U.S.-India trade negotiations as Donald Trump plans to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in France. The summit runs June 15 to June 17 in Evian-les-Bains, and U.S. officials do not expect any agreement to be signed there. Talks are set to continue afterward, including another negotiating session in India led by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
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Polymarket faces backlash over $3.8M Strategy Bitcoin-sale bet settlement rules
Polymarket drew criticism after traders said it revised the settlement standard for a live market asking whether Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) would sell any Bitcoin by May 31. Strategy disclosed on June 1 that it had sold Bitcoin during the prior week, but Polymarket ruled the outcome based on a disclosure cutoff, affecting bets tied to 1,838 accounts and $3.8 million. One trader, Hunter Guo, said he lost an expected gain of about $35,000 after buying thousands of “Yes” contracts shortly before the ruling.
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6-12
Scaramucci-linked AVAX One takes Avalanche Treasury Co. to Nasdaq as AVAT
Avalanche Treasury Co. is set to begin trading on Nasdaq on Thursday under the ticker AVAT, tied to AVAX One chaired by Anthony Scaramucci and led by CEO Bart Smith. The listing follows a merger with SPAC Mountain Lake Acquisition, a deal initially signed in October at $675 million. The treasury vehicle reports holding roughly 15 million AVAX and says it plans to allocate capital across Avalanche infrastructure, apps, staking, and ecosystem projects.
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BlackRock seeks at least $5B in SpaceX shares ahead of IPO debut priced at $135
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), led by Larry Fink, is seeking to purchase at least $5 billion in SpaceX shares ahead of the company's trading debut expected as soon as tomorrow. SpaceX said it sold the full 555,555,555-share IPO at $135 per share for an implied valuation of about $1.77 trillion, while retail orders topped $70 billion and Polymarket traders are pricing in high odds of a $1.8T–$2T market cap.
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