Crypto News Today (June 11): BTC Shoots Back Above $62K, Kalshi Adds XRP Futures and Tom Lee Takes 3 Day ETH Buying Spree to $206M

In today’s crypto news (June 10), Bitcoin surged +2% overnight, beginning this morning’s European session at $62,600. This bullish move for BTC caught many traders off guard, with $70M of the $120M in Bitcoin liquidations over the past 24 hours being from short positions. Of the other major caps, XMR and RAIN are two of…

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Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything

Humanoids aren’t quite ready to replace factory workers, but the industry can’t wait. Faced with labor shortages, manufacturers have shown growing interest in startups that promise faster automation without the usual tradeoffs. That’s the bet behind Theker, an AI robotics startup that aims to go beyond robots trained for a single task. “If you always…

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XRP Gets AI Agent Payment Support in Ripple’s XRPL AI Starter Kit as Executive Sees Billions Ahead

Key Takeaways Ripple introduced new developer tools that enable AI agents to transact using XRP. Mastercard’s agent-commerce initiative expands potential enterprise demand for automated payments. Future adoption could depend on settlement reliability, compliance features, and predictable costs. XRP Takes a Bigger AI Payments Role as Ripple Targets Agent Commerce XRP is gaining a new role…

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US stocks rally as Trump signals possible Iran deal

US stocks surged after comments from President Donald Trump reduced concerns about a potential military escalation with Iran. Summary US equities added about $1.2T in value within 20 minutes. The S&P 500 rose 1.33%, while the Nasdaq gained 1.75%. Trump’s Iran remarks eased escalation fears and lifted market sentiment. Major equity indexes recorded strong gains…

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