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The global financial market's attention will be focused on Washington this week as newly appointed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh chairs his first post-confirmation FOMC press conference. This marks not only his transition from a policy commentator to the "world's most powerful banker," but also a critical window for the outside world to observe whether a major shift in Federal Reserve monetary policy is underway.The market widely expects the Fed to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% during this week's meeting. Compared to the specific rate decision, the market is more focused on how Warsh will reshape the Fed's "art of communication." For a long time, former Chair Powell tended to guide market expectations through transparent "forward guidance," but Warsh has previously expressed reservations about this approach publicly, arguing that the Fed should not provide too many interest rate hints to the market.This meeting will also release the latest quarterly Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) and the "dot plot." For Warsh, who has a strong aversion to the dot plot, this is undoubtedly an awkward beginning, as he must find a balance between respecting the Fed's decision-making mechanism and articulating his own policy preferences. (Reuters)
Ventuals today announced it will gradually shut down its operations and integrate into the Hyperliquid ecosystem team, marking the official conclusion of its 24/7 private market experiments. The platform, which focuses on trading pre-IPO private tech companies, had raised over 500,000 HYPE tokens and achieved a total trading volume of approximately $650 million.The platform's existing HIP-3 markets are now entering the settlement phase. Pre-IPO markets such as OpenAI and Anthropic are settling based on a 24-hour weighted average price, with corresponding prices of $1,341.80 and $1,618.90 respectively. Commodity and index markets including MAG7, semiconductors, and energy will be suspended in batches starting June 18, with open positions being auto-liquidated.vHYPE holders can redeem their staked assets at a 1:1 ratio and claim corresponding rewards. Withdrawal services will be initiated in batches starting June 19, with processing times ranging from 7 to 72 hours. The project has terminated its points and promotional activities and has clearly stated that no tokens will be issued. Officials require all users to complete fund withdrawals and wallet export operations by September 15.
Aster has announced support for bStocks on BNB Chain, allowing users to hold tokenized stock assets while using them as margin for trading. This enables a "one position, two uses" mechanism. The system allows users to continue holding bStocks while deploying them for perpetual contract trading, thereby enhancing capital efficiency and enabling parallel "holding + trading."Aster noted that it has become one of the first DeFi protocols to support bStocks within the BNB Chain ecosystem, introducing this asset class to the perpetual contract market and further expanding the application scenarios for tokenized stocks in on-chain finance.Analysts believe this design strengthens the convergence trend between real-world asset tokenization (RWA) and the derivatives market, making it possible for on-chain assets to participate in leveraged trading without relinquishing their long exposure.
According to an official announcement from Polygon, the Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta will officially initiate its shutdown process on July 1, 2026, leaving approximately two weeks until full service cessation. The team urgently reminds users to withdraw all on-chain assets and liquidity positions before this deadline, as failure to do so may result in irretrievable loss of assets.The shutdown details two distinct rules for different asset types: Locked funds deposited in various DeFi protocol contracts will not be supported for automatic migration and cannot be recovered after the deadline; only assets held directly in personal wallets that have not been bridged back to Ethereum Mainnet in advance will be automatically migrated by the system to Ethereum L1, where users can claim them via a dedicated page. The platform urges users to promptly complete pool withdrawals and cross-chain operations to avoid the risk of permanent asset loss.
According to The Block, Kraken has launched cryptocurrency perpetual futures trading in the U.S., with the related products available via Kraken Pro. This launch follows Kraken’s acquisition of Bitnomial—a CFTC-licensed exchange, clearinghouse, and broker—in May.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Baghaei stated at a press conference that the Iran-U.S. ceasefire memorandum of understanding has been finalized. Iran plans to release the full text of the document along with a summary of its explanations on the same day the formal agreement is signed. After the anticipated approximately 60-day negotiations conclude, the comprehensive agreement must be registered and confirmed in the form of a legally binding and enforceable resolution by the United Nations Security Council. (CCTV News)
Broadcom has announced supporting Anthropic's computing project alongside Apollo and Blackstone. The move is seen as an indirect strategy to stimulate demand for chips. While the transaction is ostensibly an AI computing infrastructure financing arrangement, industry insiders believe the deeper goal is to boost long-term demand for Broadcom's custom AI chips by promoting large-scale AI computing deployments. Such AI computing projects involving private equity capital are emerging as a new financing model connecting chip designers, AI model companies, and data center capital. However, they also carry uncertainties regarding demand forecasts and capital returns. (The Information)
: Latin American cross-border payment app El Dorado has completed a $9 million Series A funding round, led by venture capital firm Paradigm, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Verda Ventures. The company stated that its current key growth paths include "non-mainstream payment corridors" such as Brazil and Bolivia. It is already operating in 12 countries, covering markets including Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, with over 100,000 active users and 5 million processed transactions.Additionally, El Dorado has launched a cross-border payment product for enterprises, incorporating multi-signature and multi-organization architecture, and integrating stablecoin and fiat channels. It operates on a Layer 1 network supported by Tempo, primarily serving real trade scenarios such as electric vehicle imports. (The Block)
Bitget PoolX has launched the Jito (JTO) project, where staking 35,000 BGSOL unlocks 35,000 JTO tokens; the individual staking cap is 5,000 BGSOL.
Odaily Odaily: U.S. listed digital infrastructure developer and operator Blockchain Digital Infrastructure announced a rebranding to AIB Data Centers. The new name will take effect on June 25, 2026, and transactions under the new name will begin on June 26, marking a full pivot to the AI data center infrastructure track. Earlier this month, the company announced a $55 million common stock offering to support its construction of AI hosting and high-performance computing digital infrastructure to drive business growth. (Globenewswire)
Aave founder Stani stated on X platform that the Spokes mechanism in version V4 will become the core architecture for protocol scaling. This mechanism is a scalable lending market module that supports both general functions and customized development. It can be integrated with various businesses such as AMM, perpetual contracts, fixed-rate lending, and asset custody, thereby extending the platform's liquidity boundaries. Leveraging Spokes, Aave allows collaboration with external specialized teams to accelerate product innovation while maintaining protocol-level integration. Meanwhile, the Aave DAO can generate revenue through a fee-sharing mechanism, achieving a two-way synergy of "liquidity in exchange for speed and innovation."
the G7 Central Bank Quantum Technology Working Group has released its first public report, warning that quantum computing could have a profound impact on the global financial system, with traditional encryption systems facing significant security challenges. Established in 2025 and led by the central banks of France and Canada, the working group brings together several major global central banks. The report notes that a quantum computer capable of breaking encryption codes will likely emerge within the next decade, and a "harvest now, decrypt later" attack model could threaten the security of existing financial data. The report recommends that financial institutions catalog their encrypted assets, gradually transition to post-quantum cryptography, and enhance multi-party collaboration. At the same time, quantum technology can also empower areas such as risk modeling, asset allocation, and economic forecasting. This report marks the formal inclusion of quantum technology in financial stability considerations by the G7 central banks, potentially driving a long-term upgrade of global financial infrastructure. (Crowdfundinsider)
prediction market platform Kalshi is internally deploying an AI agent system named "Harrison" to optimize its prediction market contract designs and stress-test betting outcomes, aiming to reduce the risk of errors and ambiguities in large-scale trading. According to co-founder Luana Lopes Lara, the AI tool is being used to handle critical internal processes for the platform's millions of daily transactions, focusing on resolving complexities in the wording and rules of event contracts covering areas such as political elections, sports events, and award outcomes.Kalshi stated that "Harrison" is helping the team identify potential vulnerabilities in contract designs in advance, reducing disputes caused by unclear definitions, thereby enhancing market operational stability and execution efficiency. As the scale of prediction market trading expands, this AI system is seen as a significant upgrade to the infrastructure layer, contributing to improved contract standardization and automated governance capabilities. (Bloomberg)
Bybit has announced the “Trade & Hold” campaign to win VIP packages for watching the football final. During the campaign period, users who trade any spot or perpetual contract trading pairs with non-zero fees and hold the qualifying $TRUMP tokens will be eligible to share in a prize pool of up to 100,000 USDT.
Odaily Odaily, Bybit officially launched the SpaceX perpetual contract (perp) and Contract for Difference (CFD) today.According to platform information, the SpaceX perpetual contract supports up to 10x leverage and offers a 50% fee discount; the SpaceX CFD supports up to 5x leverage and implements a "zero fee" model (i.e., waiving trading commissions and overnight fees).Additionally, the Bybit TradFi CFD section is running a stock 0-rate fee campaign (0 commission model + overnight fee rebate) from June 8 to July 10, covering over 380 stock underlying assets.
According to official announcements, OKX’s World Cup prediction campaign has introduced a branded sponsorship prize pool mechanism, with more branded prize pools to be launched subsequently to jointly build the ecosystem.
Hydra Host, a data center software startup and AI server intermediary platform, has completed a $100 million funding round at a post-money valuation of nearly $800 million. The round was led by Kindred Ventures. Other investors include Nvidia, ARK Invest, Magnetar Capital (an early investor in CoreWeave), and existing shareholders Founders Fund and Flume Ventures.Founded in 2021, Hydra Host initially served cryptocurrency miners but has since pivoted to providing automation software for data center operators. This software enables them to rent out idle Nvidia AI server computing power and operate a GPU matching marketplace connecting GPU holders with renters. The company has now deployed its technology across 50 data centers globally, expanding from 30 in February of this year. (The Information)
According to an official announcement, QVAC—the local AI development platform under Tether—has released SDK 0.13.0, adding native integration with OpenCode and coding agents, enhancing compatibility with the OpenAI API, and supporting one-click packaging of desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux via Electron plugins.
: Tether's QVAC has officially released SDK version 0.13.0, comprehensively upgrading local AI development and integration capabilities. The new version supports connecting local AI capabilities with coding agents, enabling desktop application packaging with a single command, while also being compatible with more model runtime environments. The platform has added new integration components such as @qvac/ai-sdk-provider, enhancing the efficiency for developers to build and deploy AI applications. This update represents an optimization iteration of the overall development stack. Two weeks prior, Tether had launched TurboQuant support within QVAC.
JustLend DAO has officially launched Proposal #40, which proposes introducing $U as a new lending market on the platform. Specific measures outlined in this proposal include adding a U/TRX price oracle and integrating support for jU in the smart contracts, while setting the collateral factor at 75% and the reserve factor at 10%.