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AI startup Firmus announced a partnership with Meta Platforms to reach an artificial intelligence infrastructure agreement regarding GPU computing capabilities for the Firmus AI factory in Southeast Asia.

Google announced plans to invest at least $15.2 billion in Finland's digital infrastructure over the next two years, making it one of the largest technology investments in Finland's history.Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated that this investment reflects Finland's advantages in clean energy, a secure operating environment, and the expansion of the technology industry.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken's parent company Payward has invested billions of dollars over the past two years, expanding into futures and derivatives, tokenized stocks, and banking through acquisitions and self-built businesses, aiming to integrate trading, payments, asset management, and institutional services into a unified financial infrastructure.Payward's co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated that the company is not a holding company, but "a set of platforms, a balance sheet, a regulatory framework," with the core being to facilitate the flow of funds and assets between different businesses through "a single ledger."Payward has currently enhanced the U.S. futures and derivatives infrastructure through acquisitions such as NinjaTrader and Bitnomial, and plans to acquire a bank in Europe; its B2B infrastructure division Payward Services currently has at least 25 companies using its API, including Hyperliquid. In the second quarter of 2026, Payward's adjusted revenue was $508 million, a year-on-year increase of 17%.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market event "Houston Astros vs. Athletics" on Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 8.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 31% an hour ago to the current 64% (a fluctuation of 33%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Houston Astros vs. Athletics" on Polymarket, the "Houston Astros" option in the sub-market "Houston Astros vs. Athletics" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 60.5% an hour ago to the current 45.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to The Block, Bitcoin mining service company Luxor is expanding its business into the AI infrastructure sector and extending its operations in energy, hardware, software, and computing power trading to this sector.Luxor's hardware brokerage has previously traded over 1 billion dollars in Bitcoin mining ASICs.

According to Bloomberg, artificial intelligence infrastructure company Verda has completed a new round of financing of $189 million, led by Emergence Capital, with participation from MUFG Innovation Partners, computer manufacturer Super Micro Computer, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance, and Lifeline Ventures.It is reported that the company's valuation has reached at least $1 billion after the financing.

According to The Block, stablecoin infrastructure company HIFI has completed a $37 million Series A funding round, led by Left Lane Capital, with specific valuation yet to be disclosed.HIFI CEO Zach Walsh stated that this is the company's first priced funding round, and the platform currently processes an annualized transaction volume of approximately $7 billion. This round of funding will be used to expand stablecoin payment products and tokenized capital market infrastructure.HIFI currently supports the inflow and outflow of funds between the US dollar and stablecoins, facilitates payments through the US banking system and bank cards, and provides US dollar cash settlement services for tokenized repurchase agreements and US Treasury transactions. HIFI has also participated in the tokenized securities production trading tests of the US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the construction of artificial intelligence is becoming the largest economic bet in American history, surpassing investments in railroads, highway systems, and internet infrastructure. The report states that spending on data centers has exceeded the combined expenditures on canals, railroads, and power grid construction, and this related construction is driving inflation while creating jobs and wealth.Economist Stijn van Nieuwerburgh, in estimates published by the Brookings Institution, shows that total investment in data centers and related artificial intelligence infrastructure is expected to reach $10.3 trillion from 2025 to 2032, averaging about 3.6% of GDP annually. The report states that the U.S. economy has never been so dependent on the construction of a single industry. Goldman Sachs estimates that by 2026, U.S. investment in artificial intelligence will reach 1.9% of GDP; the last time a single new industry accounted for a larger share of the economy was during the railroad boom in the late 19th century.The estimates list the average annual infrastructure spending as a percentage of GDP as follows: canals from 1836 to 1841 at 0.66%, railroads from 1870 to 1890 at 2.24%, electrification from 1905 to 1925 at 0.5%, highways from 1956 to 1973 at 1.13%, telecommunications and fiber optics from 1996 to 2003 at 1.1%, and artificial intelligence from 2025 to 2032 at 3.63%. The report also states that this investment is transforming various sectors of the economy, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and producing new billionaires, while also carrying significant risks, as a large portion of it is supported by debt.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners," the option "Seattle Mariners" in the sub-market "Spread -1.5" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 35% an hour ago to the current 18% (a fluctuation of 17%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Business Insider, Oracle launched its second round of layoffs this year last week. A leaked document shows that 546 employees from its U.S. cloud infrastructure organization were laid off, accounting for about 7.6% of the listed 7,185 employees. The most affected positions include managers, engineers, software developers, and employees in the data center maintenance and service departments. The document states that the information was provided to comply with federal age discrimination laws. Oracle did not disclose the total number of layoffs last week and did not respond to requests for comment.Oracle previously revealed that it expects to reduce its workforce by 21,000 employees, a decrease of 13%, by May 31, 2026, with the total number of employees before the recent layoffs being 141,000. The cloud infrastructure department's revenue grew by 121% year-over-year in the most recent quarter. The document indicates that 57 software developer III positions were cut, with software development-related positions accounting for about 17% of the layoffs; the data center support services department laid off 41 people, including the department's vice president and two senior directors.A total of 128 positions containing the word "manager" were eliminated, accounting for about 23% of the layoffs, with project managers totaling 61 people. Most affected employees are over 40 years old, with about 16% being 60 years or older. Oracle is increasing its investment in AI data centers, expecting related expenditures to be between $90 billion and $95 billion this year.

Global payment and financial infrastructure Infini announced the completion of a $6 million seed round financing, with participation from SNZ, Reforge, Enlight Capital, NDV (NextGen Digital Venture), FORTWEST, Vernal, and others.Infini stated that the funds will be used to further strengthen its global payment and financial infrastructure, making it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses to manage and use funds globally.

Cosmos ecosystem DEX Astroport stated that the attack event that occurred on Neutron may have led to the theft of administrator privileges for the Astroport contract. Neutron has suspended chain operations for investigation.Astroport advises users to withdraw liquidity from all Astroport liquidity pools.

On-chain gold and foreign exchange trading infrastructure XStable has recently completed a new round of financing, which was supported by several institutions including YZi Labs, Sui Foundation, Taisu Ventures, and CatcherVC.Previously, XStable had received investments and support from institutions such as Solana, Amber Group, KuCoin Ventures, and Singchain, accumulating millions of dollars in financing from more than ten institutional investors worldwide. Currently, XStable has focused on market development around gold, silver, and major foreign exchange trading pairs. According to data disclosed by the platform, XStable's average daily trading volume has exceeded 100 million dollars, with a cumulative trading volume of over several hundred billion dollars.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Astralis vs Sangal (BO3) - Stake Pulse Beat II Group A," the option "Astralis" in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 82% an hour ago to the current 56.5% (a fluctuation of 25.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Elon Musk retweeted a post stating that GPT-6 Astra pushed a simulated character off a cliff in multiple simulation tests, while Grok, Gemini, and Claude did not do so.

Korean Air Bank issued a 100 million USD foreign currency digital bond with a term of 5 years, directly utilizing the digital financial market infrastructure of Euroclear. This is the first digital bond in Korea issued directly using Euroclear's blockchain infrastructure.The issuance, registration, and settlement of the bond are all processed on a distributed ledger network, shortening the bond allocation and payment settlement from 3 to 5 working days to the same day. Investors can trade the bond through the Euroclear global settlement network using their existing accounts and trading systems.