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BlockBeats News, July 1st, according to Whale monitoring, Circle minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network today at 10:12 AM (UTC+8).

Glonghui, July 1｜U.S. digital content provider Shutterstock (SSTK.US) fell more than 27% in after-hours trading to $10.09; a certain exchange fell more than 15% to $0.73. According to reports, the exchange stated that, due to the UK competition regulator insisting on the sale of Shutterstock’s editorial business as a condition for approving the merger, the company has canceled its merger plan with Shutterstock.

Golden Ten Data reported on July 1 that Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has benefited from the artificial intelligence boom. Driven by strong demand for AI infrastructure-related products—including electronic components for servers, circuit board materials, and batteries—the company's share price has more than doubled since the start of the year, pushing its market capitalization to a record 11.5 trillion yen (approximately 71 billion USD). Once a global leader in consumer electronics, Panasonic has gradually reduced its reliance on the home appliance business in recent years and has become an important battery supplier to Tesla. Panasonic plans to leverage cooperation with major industry players to achieve around 1.4 trillion yen in AI infrastructure-related business sales over the next three years. The company also recently announced it will invest about 500 billion yen in this sector over the next two fiscal years. Additionally, it will expand the scale of layoffs from the previously announced 10 thousand to 12 thousand, expecting to save 145 billion yen by the 2024 fiscal year.