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According to Fortune, San Francisco-based crypto venture capital firm Framework Ventures has announced the closure of its fourth fund, raising $400 million. Investors include fund-of-funds, Ivy League endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and nonprofit organizations. The fund will focus on “frontier technologies,” expanding its investment scope from cryptocurrency into AI, robotics, and energy. Approximately half of the fund’s capital has already been deployed. Founded in 2019, Framework Ventures was an early investor in DeFi protocols Aave and Chainlink; as of December 2025, it manages $1.28 billion in assets under management (AUM). This expansion aligns with similar moves by peers such as Paradigm and Haun Ventures, reflecting an industry-wide trend among top crypto VCs accelerating their shift into AI amid a broader crypto market downturn.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) launched the STXX/USDT perpetual contract on June 26, offering up to 10x leverage. Meanwhile, HTX is hosting an STXX Contract Trading Party from June 26 at 15:00 to July 3 at 15:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade the STXX/USDT contract—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$1,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new contract users trading STXX/USDT will receive exclusive rewards.
according to official sources, OKX's "Flash Earn" product will list ROBO from 15:00 on July 3, 2026, to 15:00 on July 7, 2026 (UTC+8). During the event, users who participate by staking BTC, ETH, OKB, or ROBO can share a 20,000,000 ROBO airdrop reward. Users can access the event page via the OKX App — Explore — Flash Earn.Furthermore, this event adopts the Flash Earn user tier system. The staking cap for each cryptocurrency is determined by the user's tier, which is based on the higher of either the 30-day average net asset value or the 30-day trading volume. User Flash Earn tiers will be displayed on the Flash Earn page (Staking to Earn) starting July 3, offering staking limits that better align with user platform activity.
: According to official sources, Gate ETF will list SKHYNIX3L/USDT, SKHYNIX3S/USDT, SOXL3L/USDT, and SOXL3S/USDT trading pairs at 17:00 (UTC+8) on June 25. These pairs support 3x long/short for SKHYNIX (SK Hynix) and SOXL (Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF), respectively. Gate ETF currently supports trading in 362 tokens.Additionally, Gate ETF will launch an ETF New Listing Trading Challenge from 17:00 on June 25 to 17:00 on July 4 (UTC+8). Users who trade SKHYNIX3L/3S and SOXL3L/3S can share a reward pool of 50,000 USDT. Participants with a daily trading volume of ≥ 1,000 USDT can check in to randomly receive 20–100 USDT, with a cumulative maximum of 1,000 USDT. Users who trade a cumulative total of ≥ 3,000 USDT can also share an additional 30,000 USDT reward pool based on their trading volume proportion, with an individual cap of 200 USDT. Furthermore, inviting friends to participate in trading can win a maximum blind box reward of 500 USDT.
The Odaily Seer Channel monitoring shows that Polymarket has launched a prediction event titled “What clauses will the US-Iran diplomatic agreement contain before December 31, 2026.”Iran Reconstruction Funding: Whether a non-Iranian-led mechanism for Iran's reconstruction or economic development funding will be established;Dilution of Iran's Uranium: Whether Iran will be required to dilute or downgrade enriched uranium under its control;Uranium Enrichment % Cap: Whether a cap on uranium enrichment purity lasting more than one year will be set;≤5% Uranium Enrichment Cap: Whether a cap on uranium enrichment at low or below purity levels lasting more than one year will be set;Enriched Uranium Surrender: Whether Iran will be required to transfer part or all of its enriched uranium to non-Iranian entities;1+ Year Enrichment Moratorium: Whether a comprehensive suspension of uranium enrichment activities lasting more than one year will be implemented.According to the settlement rules, this event will be based on the official text of the formal written diplomatic document ultimately signed or formally approved by both sides. Currently, US-Iran negotiations are undergoing intensive communication around ceasefire lines, asset unfreezing, and the rules of passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The launch of this series of prediction events provides the financial market with an intuitive and detailed indicator for observing the long-term trajectory of geopolitical risks.The Odaily Seer Channel continuously monitors the prediction market, seeing changes before they are priced in.
WEEX Exchange has announced the official launch of its zero-fee trading campaign for Hela Gold (HGOLD). Users who participate in HGOLD spot trading can share a $30,000 USDT prize pool: – New users who make a net deposit of ≥100 USDT and execute their first spot trade in HGOLD will receive a $10 USDT reward; – Both new and existing users whose HGOLD spot trading volume reaches ≥100 USDT will be eligible to share $10,000 USDT based on their trading volume ranking; – Users who invite friends to join the campaign can earn up to $1,000 USDT in rewards. Hela Gold (HGOLD) is WEEX’s 230th WE-Launch project. Previously, HGOLD partnered with WEEX to distribute a $10,000 USDT airdrop to WXT holders who participated in the WE-Launch campaign.
Odaily Seer Prophet Channel monitoring shows that Polymarket has launched a prediction event for the “Number of Fed Rate Hikes in 2026.”From the perspective of the interest rate path, the market is currently pricing in two distinctly different macro narratives. One view holds that the U.S. economy will enter a growth slowdown cycle in 2026, with the Fed maintaining a wait-and-see stance or even resuming rate cuts. The other view argues that if inflation reemerges or long-term inflation expectations become unanchored, the Fed could be forced to restart its rate hiking cycle. Therefore, the high probability attached to “3 to 4 rate hikes” essentially reflects the market’s reassessment of inflation stickiness and economic resilience over the next year, rather than a consensus on a single path.Bank of America has already shifted to a more hawkish interest rate path forecast. BofA Global Research now expects the Fed to raise rates by 25 basis points in September, October, and December of 2026, totaling 75 basis points for the year, pushing the federal funds rate target range to 4.25%–4.50%. This represents a significant upward revision from its previous outlook of “rates unchanged for the year,” primarily based on the still-resilient U.S. labor market, the bumpy progress of disinflation, and the possibility that the Fed’s policy reaction function under new Chair Kevin Warsh could be more hawkish. In comparison, Deutsche Bank also expects the Fed to start hiking in September, but with a cumulative annual increase of 50 basis points, indicating that major Wall Street institutions are reassessing the upside risks to U.S. interest rates in 2026.Odaily Seer Prophet Channel continues to monitor the prediction market, seeing changes before they are priced in.
five Democratic senators urged a Republican committee chairman on Tuesday to immediately hold hearings to investigate a report that the UAE invested $500 million in the Trump family's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial.According to reports, an aide to the Abu Dhabi royal family signed an agreement four days before Trump's inauguration last year to purchase a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500 million. An advance payment of $218 million has been made to entities linked to Trump and his Middle East diplomat, Steve Witkoff, and their families. The senators confirmed that the backer is UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Since Trump took office in January 2025, his administration has approved several deals favorable to the UAE, including a $1.4 billion weapons sale in May 2025 and authorization in November to sell 35,000 advanced AI chips worth over $1 billion to UAE-based G42. (financefeeds)
According to an official announcement, Binance Futures will launch a new USDⓈ-M perpetual contract, OUSDT, on June 24, 2026, at 11:45 (UTC). The contract will offer up to 10x leverage and settle in USDT. It supports a multi-asset mode, and users can utilize it for copy trading within 24 hours of listing. O (o1.exchange) is an on-chain trading platform that integrates a meta DEX aggregator, an on-chain trading terminal, and a mobile trading interface. Please note that perpetual contract parameters may be adjusted based on market risk conditions, and the listing of this contract does not guarantee its listing on the Binance spot market.
Odaily, June 24 - According to official sources, SBI Group and Startale Group jointly launched Japan's first yen stablecoin, JPYSC, on June 24, 2026, which is based on a trust structure. Issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank, the stablecoin manages its reserve assets through a trust bank, featuring lower transfer costs and support for large-value transactions.As Japan's first stablecoin classified as a Type III electronic payment instrument, JPYSC's core advantage lies in combining the regulatory transparency of the Japanese financial system with the programmability of blockchain technology. It aims to build a yen settlement infrastructure connecting traditional finance with on-chain markets.Initially, the project is limited to use within SBI VC Trade accounts. However, technical preparations for migration to a public blockchain are complete. Once regulatory and tax policies are clarified, external circulation will be opened. JPYSC's application scenarios span six major areas: on-chain foreign exchange markets, institutional lending, RWA settlement, retail payments, cross-border remittances, and over-the-counter (OTC) trading.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for KORU/USDT, SONY/USDT, and ARX/USDT on June 24. The maximum leverage for KORU/USDT and SONY/USDT is 10x, while that for ARX/USDT is 20x. Simultaneously, HTX is hosting a KORU, SONY, and ARX Contract Trading Party from 15:00 on June 24 to 15:00 on July 1 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade KORU/USDT, SONY/USDT, or ARX/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$1,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new contract users who trade KORU/USDT, SONY/USDT, or ARX/USDT perpetual contracts will receive exclusive benefits.
Sonic Labs announced multiple governance and operational adjustments on the X platform. The Fantom Opera network, originally scheduled to shut down at the end of this month, will now continue to operate at least until the end of 2026. Correspondingly, the cross-chain bridge will also continue to receive funding support during this period. Sonic Labs stated that this decision was made based on community feedback.Meanwhile, the team announced the cancellation of the generic "Contributors" label and revealed a new leadership structure. Matt Visser will serve as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), bringing a background in product management and financial restructuring, having co-founded Squire.Law and led Web3 product strategy. Kosta Kourkoumelis will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), bringing over 20 years of experience in the financial services and digital asset industry, and has been involved in ecosystem development since the Fantom ICO stage.Previously, Andre Cronje had announced his departure from the Sonic Labs board, stating that he would focus on technology research and development going forward.
According to an official announcement, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has launched the first products under its Cboe Predicts prediction market suite, including binary options contracts based on the Mini S&P 500 Index (XSP), with ticker symbols XSPBW and XSPBX. These products are now available on Interactive Brokers and are scheduled to be rolled out to additional retail brokerage platforms—including Charles Schwab—over the coming months.
Chainlink announced the launch of the Pangea project in collaboration with FairSquareLab, UniKA, and the euro stablecoin alliance Qivalis, aimed at exploring real-time cross-border foreign exchange settlement models based on stablecoins.According to reports, UniKA's steering committee includes Shinhan Bank, JB Bank, Kbank, FairSquareLab, and OBDIA, with participation from over a dozen Korean commercial banks; Qivalis is supported by 37 leading European banks. Collectively, these institutions represent over $10 trillion in assets under management.The Pangea project will leverage Chainlink's data, interoperability, and orchestration standards, along with FairSquareLab's on-chain FX settlement technology, to enable direct atomic transactions between compliant fiat-pegged digital assets, including the Euro and Korean Won. It aims to drive the transition of the foreign exchange market from traditional T+2 settlement to a T+0 real-time settlement model.
Fortitude Mining, a Zcash mining firm under Digital Currency Group, has announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with HeartSciences Inc., a Nasdaq-listed small-cap medical technology company, to combine the two entities. Following the announcement, HeartSciences’ stock price rose approximately 60% during intraday trading on Tuesday, closing with a gain of about 55% at $2.70.Fortitude primarily engages in Zcash mining operations. Despite ZEC's recent weak performance, DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert stated that Zcash remains one of the most attractive opportunities in the digital asset space.Fortitude CEO Andrea Childs noted that the merger is not based on business synergies, but rather aimed at gaining access to public capital markets, thereby securing more flexible financing channels to accelerate its core strategy. This includes a Zcash-focused "venture mining" platform and continued expansion into high-return opportunities within its power asset portfolio.Both parties expect the transaction to be completed in the second half of this year. The deal also indicates that some crypto mining firms are attempting to access capital markets through mergers with publicly listed companies to support their future expansion.
Chainlink has launched Project Pangea in collaboration with FairSquareLab, a South Korean digital asset infrastructure company, UniKA, a coalition of over a dozen South Korean commercial banks, and Qivalis, a euro stablecoin alliance backed by 37 European banks.The project aims to bring together financial institutions from Europe and South Korea to assess the feasibility of direct atomic swap settlements using euro- and won-denominated stablecoins, leveraging Chainlink’s data infrastructure and FairSquareLab’s on-chain foreign exchange settlement technology. Currently operating as a working group, the project has not yet announced an implementation timeline for production deployment. Separately, fintech startup OpenFX recently raised $94 million to expand its stablecoin-based payment network. (Cointelegraph)
based on the results of the Lido DAO Snapshot vote, Lido has revoked the official endorsement status of wstETH bridge endpoints on nine networks: zkSync Era, Mode, Scroll, Mantle, Swell, Zircuit, Soneium, Polygon PoS, and Lisk.The funds of users holding wstETH on these networks remain safe, and no action is required. This revocation is a governance decision and will not disable any bridges, invalidate tokens, or affect users' ability to bridge wstETH back to Ethereum. Future proactive monitoring, marketing support, and ecosystem development for wstETH on the affected networks will cease. Relevant network information will be updated on Lido's multichain page, documentation, and help center.
Odaily Odaily News BIT (formerly Matrixport) has officially launched its Margin Trading feature and will open public beta on June 26. BIT is the first platform in the crypto industry to offer a margin function. Users can now submit margin applications through the official website or APP. BIT will review applications based on account status and risk management requirements and gradually open margin limits.In addition, features such as securities lending are also in preparation and will be gradually rolled out in accordance with regulatory requirements and product progress.During the public beta, BIT is simultaneously launching the "First Margin Borrow · Limited-Time Zero Interest" and "Interest Cashback Rewards" campaigns. Users who utilize margin for the first time during the event period will enjoy 0% interest on their first loan for 30 days, allowing users to experience the capital efficiency of leverage with zero interest.Elio Cui, Head of the Brokerage Business, stated: “BIT is the first to offer margin functionality, completing the client journey from account opening and trading to capital leverage. This allows BIT clients to enhance investment efficiency and gain early access to the world’s most wealth-generating assets without relying on bank cards or leaving the digital asset ecosystem.”BIT also reminds users that while margin trading improves capital efficiency, it also carries corresponding risks. Users should fully understand the margin rules and risk control mechanisms and participate prudently based on their own risk tolerance.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) launched perpetual contracts for ALAB/USDT, SMCI/USDT, LRCX/USDT, and KLAC/USDT on June 23, with a maximum leverage of 10x. Simultaneously, HTX is hosting a trading competition for ALAB, SMCI, LRCX, and KLAC perpetual contracts from June 23, 15:00:00 to June 30, 15:00:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $20,000. During the event period, users who register and trade ALAB/USDT, SMCI/USDT, LRCX/USDT, or KLAC/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$1,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume rankings. Additionally, new contract traders participating in this event will receive exclusive rewards.
According to an announcement by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the CFTC has formally solicited public comments on two issues related to the energy derivatives market, including extending standard futures contract trading hours to 24/7 and launching perpetual contracts based on storable energy commodities such as crude oil.CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig stated that this initiative aims to gather data-driven market feedback to better assess the impact of related innovations on the market, supporting innovation while safeguarding the market against manipulation and disruption.This request for comments primarily covers two aspects: first, extending standard futures contracts to round-the-clock trading while retaining a fixed maturity date mechanism; second, studying the feasibility of perpetual contracts involving physically delivered energy commodities. Comments must be submitted within 30 days following publication in the Federal Register.