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Base lead Jesse Pollak introduced Base's latest development direction at the Coinbase System Update: Take Control conference held today. Base is committed to becoming a platform that supports global financial activities.Base announced support for tokenized stocks launched by Coinbase and introduced the B20 native token standard. The Base App will support Solana, Bitcoin, and multiple EVM networks, and will also launch a web version. Base introduced Base MCP, allowing AI Agents to perform on-chain activities such as transfers, transactions, swaps, and lending with user authorization.Base stated that it has processed over $19 trillion in stablecoin payment volume this year and supports more than 25 local currency stablecoins. Base has also launched private transactions and a new ledger architecture to meet corporate compliance and auditing requirements.
Coinbase has announced its latest enterprise-level "System Update," unveiling a series of new products and infrastructure upgrades as it further expands its position as an "Everything Exchange," covering crypto assets, equities, options, perpetual contracts, prediction markets, token listings, and smart financial services.This update includes an SEC-registered AI investment advisor system, which has been integrated into the main Coinbase trading platform. Coinbase also announced the unification of global liquidity between its US and international platforms, encompassing spot crypto assets and derivatives trading, aimed at improving market depth and execution efficiency.On the consumer side, the Coinbase One Card has introduced new benefits. Users can stake between 500 and 5,000 USDC to qualify for the card and book travel through the Travel Portal, launched in partnership with Booking.com, to earn 5% Bitcoin cashback.Additionally, Coinbase highlighted several trading products recently launched or under development, including thematic stock indices, pre-IPO perpetual contracts, new features related to options trading, and an upgrade to its developer platform. Coinbase stated its goal is to become a one-stop application for users to conduct multi-asset trading and smart financial management.
According to The Block, Alexandre Laizet, Director of Capital B—a French-listed Bitcoin reserve company—said the company is developing a Bitcoin-backed digital credit instrument for the European market, modeled after Strategy’s STRC and Strive’s SATA.
According to an official FBI notice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a public announcement on June 16, 2026, stating that it had seized substantial assets across multiple U.S. judicial districts for violations of federal law. Seized assets include cash, vehicles, cryptocurrencies, jewelry, firearms, and electronic devices. The seized assets span a broad range, including: multiple large cash deposits and luxury goods—including Hermès and Chanel handbags and jewelry—in California; various cryptocurrencies—including Bitcoin and Ethereum—in Connecticut; over $460,000 in USDT stablecoins in Texas; nearly $500,000 in USDT in Indiana; and more than $1.1 million across multiple bank accounts held by CO EBikes LLC in Colorado.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will launch SPX trading pairs against KRW, BTC, and USDT.
According to Bitcoin.com, the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently released an updated Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulatory guidance, requiring cryptocurrency firms operating in Dubai to integrate FATF high-risk and blacklist country data into their risk-scoring models in real time—replacing the previous static compliance tracking mechanism. Under the new rules, firms must update their risk assessments at least once every three months, and immediately upon any material change to their operational structure or product offerings. Additionally, proliferation financing risks and targeted financial sanctions risks must be assessed separately and may not be broadly conflated with AML compliance. Firms are also required to formally document risks arising from AI-assisted operations and privacy-enhancing exchanges. VARA stated that compliance officers, senior management, and board members bear full responsibility for their company’s residual risk rating, signaling a regulatory shift from post-hoc enforcement toward proactive, systemic risk management.
10x Research released a report stating that the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization have continuously shifted over the past decade, indicating that holding altcoins long-term is not the optimal strategy—momentum trading is more critical. A bullish stance can be maintained if an altcoin trades above its 6-month or 12-month moving average; once it falls below, investors should decisively reduce positions. Using a dual-screening framework based on fundamental catalysts and risk management, the firm has currently identified six altcoins exhibiting strong bullish catalysts and meeting risk-management criteria. Historical data shows such a carefully selected portfolio is likely to significantly outperform Bitcoin.
According to official news from Apyx, during the recent Bitcoin decline, as STRC hit its historical maximum drop, the secondary market price of apxUSD fell to $0.90. Throughout the event, the protocol remained solvent, and no bad debts were generated in the Morpho lending market.In response to issues exposed during this stress test, such as inaccurate overnight liquidity and net asset value display, Apyx officially announced Apyx 2.0. This version introduces two independent metrics—redemption value and total collateral value—to eliminate the first-mover arbitrage option associated with NAV-based redemptions.Furthermore, Apyx 2.0 will launch a new RFQ redemption system, allowing approved counterparties to provide redemption execution around the reserve through competitive bidding. The team also officially committed that if apxUSD deviates from NAV by more than 2% in the future, a public status update will be released within 2 hours.
According to The Block, Susie Ward, CEO of Bitcoin Policy UK, publicly criticized Strategy founder Michael Saylor’s promotional video for STRC during an interview at last week’s BTC Conference in Prague, calling it “dishonest” for failing to accurately disclose the product’s risk profile. STRC is a perpetual preferred share offering an 11.25% dividend; Strategy raises funds through its issuance to continuously purchase bitcoin. Ward stated that although she is a staunch bitcoin supporter and also a shareholder of Strategy, she remains cautious about the company’s model of accumulating bitcoin via leverage and equity dilution—arguing that such practices tie bitcoin’s reputation to “fiat games,” with some projects resembling meme coin pump-and-dump schemes.
Odaily News, Susie Ward, CEO of Bitcoin Policy UK and a Bitcoin advocate, stated that although she is also a shareholder of Strategy, she is concerned about the way Michael Saylor promotes STRC, arguing that he has not fully explained the risks of the product.STRC is a perpetual preferred stock issued by Strategy, offering a dividend yield of 11.25%. Strategy raises funds by selling this type of preferred stock and uses the proceeds to continue purchasing Bitcoin, serving its long-term BTC accumulation strategy.Ward stated that when Saylor showcased STRC's returns in a related video, it gave the impression that it was “risk-free,” and she believes this expression is “dishonest.” She is particularly concerned that investors may underestimate the structural risks behind the model of using high-dividend preferred stock financing to purchase Bitcoin.
IREN, an AI infrastructure company transformed from a Bitcoin mining firm, has announced the acquisition of Spanish AI data center developer Ingenostrum, S.L., also known as the Nostrum Group, officially entering the European market.The transaction adds approximately 490 megawatts of secured, grid-connected power resources for IREN and brings a pipeline of AI data center development projects in Spain. The Nostrum team comprises over 50 employees covering development, engineering, construction, and operations.IREN stated that Europe is one of the largest and fastest-growing AI infrastructure markets globally, and Spain, with its abundant renewable energy and strong fiber-optic connectivity, serves as a key gateway to enter the European market.This acquisition is also the latest move in IREN's transformation from a pure Bitcoin mining company into a global provider of AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. This follows IREN's recent announcement to build an 800-megawatt data center campus in South Australia, as well as signing a multi-billion dollar AI cloud agreement with Microsoft and establishing a partnership with Nvidia. Following the news, IREN's stock price rose nearly 4% on Monday to approximately $62.
: Danny Sanders, Chief Business Officer of hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor, stated that "putting everything into ETFs" might be the worst development path for the Bitcoin ecosystem. Since the launch of US spot Bitcoin ETFs in early 2024, cumulative inflows have exceeded $53 billion, making them a significant driver of BTC prices, but also potentially altering the structure of how users hold their assets.Sanders believes that over-reliance on ETFs will weaken Bitcoin's core principle of "self-custody," gradually shifting asset control to third-party institutions instead of users holding their private keys. Although self-custody carries risks such as lost seed phrases or unrecoverable private key leaks, he considers these more of a psychological barrier than a technical challenge, adding that "it's not difficult once you actually start doing it."Data shows that out of approximately 600 million crypto users globally, only about 10% practice self-custody, and only around 12 to 13 million users employ hardware wallets.As an early hardware wallet provider in the industry, Trezor helped popularize the BIP-39 seed phrase standard and continues to advocate for lowering the barriers to self-custody through improved user experience and educational tools, rather than relying on intermediary custody.Sanders concluded that the industry's long-term goal should be to gradually approach a Web2-level user experience, rather than simply replacing self-custody with ETFs. "That would probably be the worst possible outcome for the entire industry." (The Block)
Bitget, in collaboration with Block Scholes, has released an RWA perpetual contract liquidity report. Data shows that Bitget’s tokenized stock and commodity markets have continued to mature since 2026. Taking NVIDIA (NVDA-USDT) as an example, as of mid-May, the order book liquidity within a ±2% spread reached approximately $4.1 million—roughly 75% of Bitget’s Bitcoin spot market depth.
Odaily reports, according to an official announcement, Upbit will list the OPG token on its BTC and USDT markets, with trading set to begin at 20:30 local time on June 15.
crypto asset trading platform Gate has announced the listing of RLUSD, a U.S. dollar stablecoin launched by Ripple, at 17:00 (UTC+8) on June 15. Simultaneously, it will open the BTC/RLUSD, ETH/RLUSD, XRP/RLUSD, and RLUSD/USDT trading pairs. RLUSD is fully backed 1:1 by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S. Treasury bonds, and other cash equivalents, with monthly reserve audit reports enhancing transparency and compliance. This stablecoin is specifically designed for payment use cases, aiming to meet the growing demand from users, developers, and institutions for transparent, interoperable stablecoins with real-world application capabilities.To support the listing, Gate has simultaneously launched a market incentive program totaling 750,000 RLUSD. This program includes measures such as CandyDrop trading incentives, VIP-exclusive airdrops, withdrawal fee reductions, and KOL promotions, all designed to drive genuine trading demand, improve market depth, and attract new user participation and market vitality. The listing of RLUSD combined with the concentrated release of incentive resources demonstrates Gate's strategic direction of continuously improving its stablecoin trading ecosystem and enhancing multi-asset liquidity and trading efficiency. Moving forward, Gate will expand its offerings with more high-quality assets and ecosystem partnerships, driving the continued evolution of digital asset market infrastructure.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to official sources, the first edition of the OKX Flash Earn Lite event will be launched for MON (Monad) from June 16, 2026, 15:00 to June 20, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who participate by locking BTC, OKB, or MON will share a reward pool of 9,500,000 MON.It is reported that Flash Earn Lite is a lightweight version of the OKX Flash Earn product, featuring a more streamlined prize pool and subscription pool design. By participating in the subscription, users can not only earn yields on the base assets but also receive additional token airdrop rewards.
Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Strategy, once again shared content related to the Bitcoin Tracker, captioning it “Still adding dots.” Based on its prior posting pattern, the market expects the company to disclose new Bitcoin acquisition data next week.
Michael Saylor, founder and Executive Chairman of Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, has once again released Bitcoin Tracker-related information with the caption: "Still adding dots.."Based on previous patterns, Strategy always discloses its additional Bitcoin holdings on the day following such announcements.
the Market Oversight Division of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has issued an exemption letter to Designated Contract Markets (DCMs), permitting them to convert their existing "perpetual-like" digital commodity futures contracts into true crypto perpetual futures contracts. This policy is an extension of previous regulatory clarifications and specifically applies to digital commodities such as Bitcoin, which have deep, active, and continuous spot market trading.According to the document, DCMs may remove the expiration date from existing contracts and convert them into true perpetual contracts, provided they meet certain conditions. These requirements include soliciting feedback from position holders, providing advance notice and offering opportunities to close positions, conducting adequate risk disclosures, and ensuring that other key contract terms remain unaltered. Additionally, exchanges must submit amendment filings in accordance with CFTC Rules 40.5 or 40.6 and complete compliance certification.
Grayscale Research Head Zach Pandl stated that perpetual contracts, as a core product of the crypto market, have long been limited to crypto assets such as BTC and ETH. However, Hyperliquid is changing this landscape through its HIP-3 upgrade. HIP-3 allows for the permissionless deployment of perpetual contract markets on the Hyperliquid infrastructure, and a S&P 500 perpetual contract product has already been launched on Hyperliquid.Data shows that the HIP-3 market reached a peak open interest of approximately $3.2 billion in June 2026, with a cumulative trading volume of about $200 billion. These markets are not directly operated by Hyperliquid but adopt a "permissionless infrastructure" model: any qualified developer can create derivatives trading markets on its underlying network. This makes Hyperliquid more akin to an open financial infrastructure similar to AWS, with the HYPE token capturing the overall transaction value flow.