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According to Bloomberg, Microsoft announced the establishment of a new organization comprising 6,000 employees, specifically dedicated to assisting enterprises with the technical implementation and strategic deployment of artificial intelligence. This department will integrate engineering, corporate training, management, and industry expertise to provide customers with more systematic AI application support.
: According to official announcement, BitMart Futures will list TTWOUSDT, KSTRUSDT, and BSPUSDT perpetual contracts on July 2, 2026, at 20:00 (UTC+8), supporting up to 25x leverage.
Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has announced its integration with Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, offering institutional clients direct access to its derivative asset, wstETH. Institutional users can now mint and redeem wstETH, earning Ethereum staking yields while benefiting from Anchorage’s custody and governance compliance framework. (The Block)
Ondo Finance has announced the launch of a third-party custodial tokenized securities solution in the United States, designed to comply with local regulatory frameworks. The underlying assets are issued on the Ethereum blockchain, and the company has partnered with financial infrastructure service provider Broadridge to offer tokenized stock holders comprehensive shareholder governance and proxy voting services.The solution adopts a two-tier compliance architecture: the underlying stocks remain held within the US licensed traditional custody system; Ondo’s registered transfer agent mints tokens on a 1:1 basis and deploys them on the Ethereum public chain, while the underlying physical securities are simultaneously held by a compliant custodian for safekeeping. (Prnewswire)
: Ondo Finance announced the launch of a third-party custodied tokenized securities solution operating within the current regulatory framework in the United States. The company has partnered with Broadridge Financial Solutions to provide complete shareholder governance and voting rights support for tokenized stock holders. According to the mechanism design, the underlying stocks remain within the traditional regulated custody system in the U.S., with tokens minted at a 1:1 ratio by Ondo's registered transfer agent and issued on the Ethereum blockchain, while the underlying assets are held by compliant custodians.
the liquidity protocol Meteora has announced the official conclusion of Season 2 of its "LP Stimulus Plan" on June 30, 2026, marking the transition into the reward settlement phase. The team is currently organizing and compiling data for DLMM and DAMM v2 from this incentive cycle. Specific reward distribution arrangements and related updates will be announced in the near future.
According to Bloomberg, Erebor Bank, a crypto-friendly bank backed by Peter Thiel, is negotiating a new round of financing with potential investors at a valuation of at least $8 billion, nearly double its valuation of $4.35 billion at the end of 2025. The report stated that just five months after obtaining its banking license, the bank's deposits have nearly quadrupled in the past three months.
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily reports: THENA, the decentralized liquidity platform on the BNB ecosystem, has announced its 2.0 roadmap. It plans to mint THE tokens representing approximately 10% of the original maximum supply (about 32.61 million tokens), split into two rounds of 5% mints deposited into a multi-signature treasury wallet to support long-term ecosystem development and expansion. In terms of its development path, THENA 2.0 focuses on rebuilding core liquidity and trading activity, advancing mobile and consumer-grade trading experiences, building a unified financial ecosystem gateway, with key emphasis on tokenized real-world asset (RWA) liquidity, as well as expanding capabilities for spot and perpetual trading markets. Implementation of this roadmap is subject to approval by the governance mechanism (veTHE voting).
according to a mid-year open letter from Bitget CEO Gracy Chen, the first half of 2026 witnessed significant structural changes in platform user behavior: the peak trading volume of non-crypto assets approached 40% of Bitget's overall trading volume; CFD daily trading volume exceeded $10 billion; 52% of users held both stocks and cryptocurrencies; and 35% held precious metals like gold. Cross-asset trading has become a mainstream habit.Gracy Chen pointed out that as a Universal Exchange (UEX), Bitget's core goal is not to build an "asset supermarket," but to reconstruct the underlying logic of how users participate in global markets around four core values: "asset efficiency, crypto-native experience, financial equality, and reducing burdens." On the business implementation front, Bitget has accelerated its layout through a dual-track approach combining tokenized stocks and direct stock connectivity, supporting 7×24 hour trading for multiple asset classes to break down the time zone and geographical barriers of traditional finance.Furthermore, as AI tools become more deeply integrated into execution, 51% of users utilized AI-driven trading tools in the first half of the year, and the number of AI trading users on the platform has exceeded one million.
crypto KOL @yuyue_chris posted on X platform, stating they discovered Gate has launched the gStocks page and speculated that the product may adopt a tokenized stock model, sparking community attention. Subsequently, Gate's official X account stated that gStocks is not only a tokenized securities service but will also support 1:1 real share reserves, staking and lending of holdings, and 1 USDT fractional share trading, among other on-chain capabilities. More product details will be announced in the near future.
Bybit has added 3 perpetual contracts today: Caterpillar (CATSTOCKUSDT), Texas Instruments (TXNUSDT), and Teradyne (TERUSDT). Enjoy limited-time fee discounts during the launch period: 0% fee rate for limit orders and 50% off for market orders.
According to the Financial Times, the US government is consulting with multiple artificial intelligence companies and plans to launch voluntary industry standards for the release of frontier artificial intelligence models as early as next week, focusing on regulating model performance benchmarks, release timing, and domestic and international access permissions to reduce the risk of advanced technology being misused by other countries.
Odaily reports, according to an official announcement, BitMart Futures will list GRAMUSDT perpetual contracts on July 2, 2026, at 20:00 (UTC+8), supporting up to 50x leverage.
according to on-chain sleuth Specter's monitoring, Arthur Hayes once promoted what he called the "Holy Trinity"—HYPE, ZEC, and NEAR—predicting that HYPE would reach $150. He also published a Substack article promoting HYPE. A few days later, Arthur Hayes sold all three tokens.Subsequently, Arthur promoted WLD, posting "This shitcoin is going to moon." Three days later, Arthur Hayes announced "I'm out."After that, Arthur promoted CARDS with a target price of $4. One day later, a linked wallet deposited 1.9 million CARDS into an exchange.In 2024, Arthur promoted ENA and, approximately one hour later, deposited ENA worth $8.4 million into a CEX.
Citadel Securities has filed a lawsuit in London, seeking over £6 million (approximately $7.9 million) from Leonard Lancia, its former European Head of Derivatives Systematic Market Making and co-founder of high-frequency crypto trading firm Portofino Technologies.Citadel Securities alleges that Leonard Lancia and his colleagues began planning their startup while still employed, and has won damages and legal cost support in related labor arbitration. Additionally, Citadel Securities filed a lawsuit against Portofino Technologies in the US in 2023, accusing it of stealing trade secrets. Leonard Lancia and Portofino Technologies have denied all allegations. The High Court in London rejected Leonard Lancia's request to lift the asset freezing order last Friday. (Bloomberg)
According to official news, Standard Chartered Bank announced a partnership with Circle to launch USDC minting and redemption access capabilities for institutional clients, becoming the first global systemically important bank to offer such integrated services. Eligible institutional clients can use USDC through a single onboarding and service process without needing to open a Circle account directly. The service will initially be provided through Standard Chartered's business in the Dubai International Financial Centre, supporting scenarios such as on-chain settlement, treasury management, and liquidity management, with plans to expand to more markets subsequently upon obtaining regulatory approval.
According to the official announcement, the Binance Futures Platform will list perpetual contracts at the following time: July 02, 2026 17:15 (UTC+8): STRCUSDT Perpetual Contract
According to official sources, MGBX will list MSFTUSDT and TAIKOUSDT perpetual contract trading pairs at 18:00 (SGT) on July 2, 2026, with support for up to 20x leverage.
According to official announcements, Bitget has launched contracts for seven Hong Kong stocks: TENCENT (Tencent), MEITUAN (Meituan), NETEASE (NetEase), XIAOMI (Xiaomi), POPMART (Pop Mart), SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), and GIGADEVICE (GigaDevice). The above contracts are settled in USDT, support up to 20x leverage, and are available for 7*24 hour trading.
On July 2, following Anthropic's completion of global security strategy adjustments and redeployment of Claude Fable 5, AI infrastructure platform B.AI has promptly integrated and fully resumed API call support. It is reported that this resumption not only ensures the stable operation of the underlying model but also maintains the "Official" and "Self-Selected Provider" dual-channel model, aimed at flexibly adapting to the computing power and cost requirements of developers and enterprise users in different scenarios.