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On the news front, on June 23 local time, SpaceX carried out a flight demonstration mission, sending a reusable capsule into space and successfully recovering it. This mission is part of the "Starfall" program, which is expected to help Elon Musk's company enter the emerging field of in-orbit space manufacturing.

BlockBeats news, on June 23, blockchain infrastructure company Chainlink Labs announced it will join an alliance composed of multiple banks collectively managing over 10 trillion USD in assets. The goal is to promote real-time cross-border foreign exchange settlement based on stablecoins within one year. This alliance is named "Project Pangea." Niki Ariyasinghe, Chainlink's Vice President for Asia Pacific and the Middle East, stated in a video interview on Tuesday that the project aims to reshape the global foreign exchange market. In addition to Chainlink, the alliance includes: the euro stablecoin consortium Qivalis, supported by 37 European banks; and the South Korean banking alliance UniKA, representing more than 10 commercial banks. The project's objective is to explore moving foreign exchange settlement from the traditional T+2 (48 hours after trading) cycle to near-instant T+0 settlement, mainly relying on regulated euro- and Korean won-pegged stablecoins—crypto tokens backed 1:1 by the underlying fiat currencies.

The pound against the yen just touched the 213.00 mark, last quoted at 213.00, down 0.49% on the day.