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The Algorand Foundation has officially released its post-quantum upgrade roadmap, planning to initiate a series of protocol modifications in 2026 and achieve full “quantum-resilient” capability across the network by the end of 2027 through 2028—addressing potential future threats posed by quantum computing to existing cryptographic systems. According to the roadmap, Phase I will introduce a post-quantum account system, multi-signature wallets, and staking support; subsequent phases will progressively upgrade core protocol components, enabling comprehensive cryptographic migration—from wallet layers to infrastructure. It is reported that several other public-chain ecosystems—including the Ethereum Foundation and Solana—have also launched similar research and migration initiatives for post-quantum cryptography.
According to The Block, Kraken officially launched its on-chain DEX trading functionality on June 18, enabling users to directly access thousands of tokens within the Solana ecosystem through Kraken’s main app—without leaving their familiar interface. This launch is powered by Kraken’s embedded wallet infrastructure Privy and several leading Solana DEX protocols. DEX assets will be displayed alongside existing assets in the Portfolio view, and users can trade using their USD or USDC balances. Kraken stated that it plans to expand DEX functionality to additional ecosystems in the future.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the RE-USDT perpetual contract on June 18, 2026, at 14:00 UTC, with up to 50x leverage. Concurrently, RE will also be listed on Simple Earn flexible products, spot trading (buy crypto), Binance Convert, VIP Loans, and margin trading (including cross-margin, isolated-margin, and portfolio-margin modes), supporting the RE/USDT and RE/USDC trading pairs.
Bitcoin mining company HIVE's subsidiary BUZZ High Performance Computing has signed a three-year sovereign AI cloud infrastructure contract worth approximately $220 million with Bell AI Fabric and Cohere. Under the contract, BUZZ HPC will deploy a cluster containing 2,304 Nvidia Grace Blackwell GPUs at Bell's facility in Merritt, British Columbia.Funding for the Blackwell systems comes from the $115 million convertible note financing completed in April. The deployment is expected to become operational between late 2026 and early 2027, and is projected to add approximately $70 million to the company's current $35 million in annual recurring revenue. Additionally, HIVE has received approval to acquire a 32-megawatt data center in Big Boden, Sweden, and plans to upgrade it to support enterprise-grade AI workloads. (The Block)
According to GlobeNewswire, Bitcoin mining company DMG Blockchain Solutions announced that it mined 22 BTC in May, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 393 BTC. Additionally, the company disclosed that it has signed a data center托管 agreement, which is expected to become operational within this year to support sovereign AI computing requirements for government and enterprise clients at higher security levels.
Avalanche announced the launch of the Avalanche Payments Collective, with 28 organizations already joining the coalition to build payment infrastructure on the Avalanche network. The coalition aims to integrate multiple domains, including settlement, stablecoins, capital infrastructure, foreign exchange, asset management, compliance, and global payments. Members include Franklin Templeton, VanEck, WisdomTree, Paxos, Kraken, Anchorage Digital, Ethena, and the Wyoming Stablecoin Committee.
DeFi lending protocol Ionic Protocol announced on X platform that due to the escalating impact of a security breach incident in 2025, the project has been forced to immediately cease all operations. All users are required to withdraw their assets from all deployments as soon as possible. Ionic Protocol added that the decision to shut down was made with "no other option," and related services are now in the termination process.
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, announced on X that the number of self-custodial wallets built using the open-source WDK technology has surpassed 100,000—demonstrating accelerating adoption of open-source wallet development tools in real-world crypto infrastructure. The user base of the self-custodial ecosystem and developer adoption rates continue to grow steadily. Earlier, WDK was introduced as an open-source wallet development kit supported by Tether, capable of integration into any device—from embedded systems to mobile, desktop, or server operating systems.
OpenAI has released LifeSciBench, a new evaluation benchmark designed to assess AI systems’ capabilities in real-world scientific research scenarios. LifeSciBench comprises 750 expert-crafted tasks covering seven categories of scientific workflows and seven biology domains. The tasks were contributed by 173 researchers holding doctoral degrees and possessing industry experience in biotechnology or pharmaceuticals. This benchmark emphasizes the assessment of complex scientific research competencies—including evidence integration, experimental design, data analysis, scientific reasoning, and scientific communication—rather than isolated factual questions. Over 79% of the tasks require multi-step reasoning, with an average of approximately four reasoning steps per task, and include 1,062 authentic research-related data attachments (e.g., papers, figures, sequence data, and structural files).
Bitget has launched a new CandyBomb campaign with a total prize pool of 3 XAUT. This campaign is exclusively for new contract trading users. Eligible users can earn up to 0.03 XAUT per person by completing specified net deposit and contract trading tasks. Detailed rules are available on the official Bitget platform. Qualified users must click “Join Now” to register before participating. The campaign ends on June 28 at 18:00 (UTC+8).
Bitcoin mining company HIVE Digital announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, BUZZ High Performance Computing (BUZZ HPC), has entered into a sovereign AI infrastructure partnership with Bell Canada and Cohere. The collaboration will integrate Bell AI Fabric’s data center and network infrastructure, Cohere’s large language models and enterprise-grade AI capabilities, and BUZZ HPC’s computing platform—built on NVIDIA-accelerated GPU cloud and AI factory technologies. BUZZ HPC disclosed that it has signed a three-year GPU cloud contract valued at up to $220 million and will procure GB200 NVL72 rack-scale systems comprising 2,304 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs. This AI cluster will provide compute power for Cohere’s foundational models and enterprise AI applications.
Range, a stablecoin compliance startup, announced the completion of an $8.3 million Series A funding round, with participation from TX Ventures, SixThirty, Maven 11 Capital, Onigiri Capital, and others. The project's total funding to date has reached $11 million.Range provides a unified platform for companies operating both stablecoins and fiat currencies. Its core products include Unify, a real-time ledger system, and Protect, an on-chain transaction screening tool. Its clients include Circle, Solana Foundation, Stellar, Squads, and Jupiter, among others. The funds from this round will be used to expand the Unify and Protect products, grow the engineering and business development teams, and increase integrations and network coverage. (The Block)
Odaily reports, according to the official announcement, Gate will be the first to launch Re (RE) spot trading on June 18 at 22:00 (UTC+8), and will launch Re (RE) perpetual contract live trading (USDT settled) at 22:10 (UTC+8) with support for 1-20x leverage. In addition, Gate will list Re (RE) on its Flash Exchange platform at 23:00 (UTC+8).
According to Forbes, as the 2026 U.S. primaries advance, political donations from the crypto industry have surged significantly. Protect Progress—a Democratic super PAC backed by the Fairshake network—is continuously channeling funds into candidates across several key districts, sparking controversy over “political narrative packaging.” Disclosures show that in the Maryland House of Delegates race alone, Protect Progress has contributed over $4.9 million to candidate Adrian Boafo; similar funding has also flowed to multiple Democratic candidates in Texas and Georgia. Meanwhile, Congress is advancing the Digital Asset Market Structure Act (the CLARITY Act), and the progress of this legislation further elevates the importance of primary election outcomes. Analysts contend that the crypto industry’s influence within the U.S. political system continues to expand, with several senators and candidates publicly endorsing regulatory frameworks for the crypto industry.
: DeepSeek has officially launched the image recognition mode on its web version, while the app is still in the internal testing phase. Functionally speaking, the newly launched image recognition mode is still in its early stages. The reporter repeatedly tested the model using photos of DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng. After several minutes of deliberation, the model gave many incorrect answers and ultimately admitted, "I am really not sure. It is not recommended to guess the name because guessing wrong is worse than saying 'I don’t know.'" In other tests by netizens, when presented with a photo of founder Liang Wenfeng, DeepSeek even misidentified him as Yang Zhilin, founder of Moonshot AI, or a "younger version" of Ma Huateng.It is worth noting that just before the launch of the image recognition mode, DeepSeek was reported to have secured its first round of financing, exceeding 50 billion yuan. According to reports, the core investment terms for DeepSeek are: whether for major tech companies or VC funds, Liang Wenfeng’s most important requirement is: not to poach DeepSeek’s employees or suggest they leave to start their own ventures. The reporter inquired about the relevant situation with an insider from DeepSeek and learned that this account is largely accurate. (The Paper)
According to CoinDesk, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has published a discussion paper exploring how decentralized finance (DeFi) can be incorporated into the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. The MFSA notes that while MiCA exempts “fully decentralized” crypto-asset services, many DeFi projects still retain centralized features—such as admin keys, centralized governance, and protocol upgrade privileges. The regulator is seeking public input on whether decentralization should be viewed as a “spectrum” rather than a binary concept, and whether a standardized framework should be established to determine whether a given protocol falls outside MiCA’s regulatory scope. Additionally, the paper proposes potential legal structures—including DAOs and cell companies—and examines automated compliance mechanisms such as custodial agents. Public consultation on this discussion paper closes on July 10.
According to the Huobi HTX announcement, Huobi HTX will enable RE deposits starting at 19:00 (GMT+8) on June 18. Spot trading for the RE/USDT trading pair will go live at 23:00 (GMT+8) on June 18. RE withdrawals will be available starting at 23:00 (GMT+8) on June 19. Reportedly, the RE Protocol is a protocol related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, designed to simplify and optimize data transmission and processing across decentralized networks. By leveraging the RE Protocol, users can conduct secure transactions more efficiently while preserving privacy. Even crypto beginners can more easily participate in this space through the RE Protocol.
Bitget has announced the integration of MATRIX[ON], the AI-powered trading platform by ClaudeTrader™. Users can now seamlessly connect to a professional trading environment—featuring AI-driven analysis, risk management, and market intelligence—with just one click, eliminating the need for manual API configuration or cross-platform data migration, and enabling a smooth transition from market access to intelligent decision-making. MATRIX[ON] consolidates tools previously scattered across multiple platforms—or available only to institutional professionals—into a single interface. These include whale tracking, liquidation monitoring, hedge execution, account health analysis, and AI-powered market intelligence, offering traders a comprehensive view of market conditions and risk assessment. Kyriacos Adamantos, CEO of MATRIX[ON], stated: “Top-tier trading analytics tools have long been restricted by high costs or institutional barriers. Through this partnership, every trader worldwide gains equal access to best-in-class tools.”
According to Lookonchain monitoring, after Aster announced its tokenomics update, whale address 0x5f91 quickly chased the rally, opening a long position of approximately 5.33 million ASTER (worth about $3.97 million). Subsequently, the ASTER price corrected, and the position was completely liquidated, resulting in a loss of approximately $530,600.However, the address re-entered the market shortly after, re-establishing a 5x leveraged long position of about 3.86 million ASTER (approximately $2.61 million), indicating it continues to bet on a rebound direction amid high market volatility.
It is reported that Bybit’s “Crazy Thursday” wealth management campaign this week features a limited-time USDC savings promotion. Users can access the promotion via Bybit’s simplified wealth management interface to subscribe. Eligible new users can deposit USDC and earn USDC returns with an annualized yield of 555%. Meanwhile, USDC is also supported for subscription to the RWA Earn product, enabling users to explore more earning opportunities on Bybit’s wealth management platform.