The non-farm payroll employment in the U.S. increased by 139,000 in May, the lowest since February, compared to an estimate of an increase of 126,000 and a previous value of an increase of 177,000.

According to the official announcement, IOST has completed a $21 million strategic financing round, which will be used to expand its multi-chain real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure and build a compliant, interoperable RWA ecosystem. Participants in this financing round include global partners such as DWF Labs, Presto, and Rollman Management Groups. The financing is executed through a customized allocation mechanism, aimed at coordinating incentive mechanisms, supporting sustainable growth of the network, and further decentralizing validators and the ecosystem foundation.

Bitcoin technology company Matador Technologies Inc (TSXV: MATA) announced that it has closed the final round of its non-brokered private placement to raise C$1,455,700 through the issuance of 2,347,903 units at a price of C$0.62 per share. To date, the company has raised a total of C$4.6 million through the issuance of 7,419,354 units through three rounds of financing. The company said the funds raised will be used for the Bitcoin acquisition plan. The previous two rounds of funding were completed on May 30 and June 4, respectively, and the private placement was initially announced on May 22.

Elon Musk's Starlink has cleared major hurdles by securing a key license from India's Ministry of Telecommunications, according to people familiar with the matter, and the company is one step closer to launching commercial operations in India. Starlink is the third company to be licensed by India's telecom sector, which has previously approved similar applications from Eutelsat's OneWeb and Indian telecom company Reliance Jio.