Overview of Key Developments at Noon on June 16
7:00-12:00 Keywords: Metaplanet, Linea, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
1. US poll: More than half of Americans disapprove of Trump's performance
2. Trump says there is a "very high possibility" of an agreement between Israel and Iran
3. Paul Chan: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority will expedite the processing of stablecoin license applications
4. Consensys founder: Linea is now 100% provably verifiable
5. Metaplanet increases its holdings by another 1,112 BTC, bringing its total position to 10,000 BTC
6. Metaplanet issues $210 million in zero-coupon ordinary bonds to purchase more Bitcoin
7. Crypto KOL: Hackers allegedly deployed malware in an old version of a game, resulting in the theft of 118 SOL from four wallets
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