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Odaily Planet Daily reported that the "People's Republic of China People's Bank of China Law (Revised Draft)" was submitted for the first deliberation at the 23rd session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress on June 23, 2026. For the first time, "clarifying the legal status of digital RMB" has been written into the revised draft.The report states that a 2020 draft for public comment merely proposed that "RMB includes both physical and digital forms." This revision further elevates the legal positioning of digital RMB.Additionally, the 2020 draft for public comment also stipulated that no unit or individual may produce or issue token vouchers or digital tokens to circulate in place of RMB. For related violations, the People's Bank of China has the authority to order a halt, destroy illegally produced or issued token vouchers and digital tokens, confiscate illegal gains, and impose a fine of up to five times the illegal amount. (Caixin)
Odaily Planet Daily reports that 10x Research has released its latest market report, stating that Bitcoin traders have long misread the "global money supply" and "global liquidity" indicators, while the movement of the US dollar is actually one of the key factors affecting Bitcoin's price.10x Research points out that the US dollar is currently strengthening across multiple dimensions, and historical experience shows that a stronger dollar is generally negative for Bitcoin. Its dollar model has only triggered 6 sell signals since 2011, with the last occurrence in November 2025, followed by months of continuous decline in Bitcoin's price.The report also indicates that the widely circulated global liquidity indicator in the crypto community last year was incorrectly used by the market. According to its research framework, this indicator triggered a buy signal in early March this year and an exit signal in late April, and the team has already calculated the potential time window for the next trigger.10x Research states that the report analyzes the potential time range and value range for the bear market low in this cycle, incorporating the dollar's movement, global liquidity, and other macro drivers, and believes that the time window corresponding to the cyclical low for Bitcoin is gradually approaching.
: ETF Store President Nate Geraci posted on the X platform that Atlas Capital, with the participation of "Dr. Doom" Nouriel Roubini, is planning to launch a digital token backed by US-listed ETFs.Nate Geraci quoted relevant statements as saying, "Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not real currencies. We need better collateral, higher-quality reserve assets, and more reliable stores of value."Geraci believes that, given Roubini's long-standing critical stance on cryptocurrencies, his involvement in launching a digital asset-related product carries significant symbolic importance and represents a noteworthy industry trend.
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.
OpenAI 推出 GPT-5.5-Cyber 网络安全模型，在 CyberGym 基准测试中得分为 85.6%，超越被美国政府下线的 Anthropic Mythos 5。
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.
Cerebras, an AI chipmaker, released its first financial report following its IPO, reporting a 92% year-on-year revenue increase but lowering its gross margin guidance, causing its stock to fall 11% after hours.
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Odaily, U.S. Senate Democrats have sent a letter to Republican leadership demanding an immediate hearing regarding the potential relationship between the Trump family's crypto project, World Liberty Financial, and the Abu Dhabi royal family.This follows a report by the Wall Street Journal that an investment entity backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, secretly acquired a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial. The project is a DeFi and stablecoin venture, with Donald Trump and his three sons listed as advisors.According to the report, the deal was signed by Eric Trump four days before Trump's presidential inauguration in January 2025. The transaction was valued at $500 million, half of which was paid upfront. Approximately $187 million flowed to entities controlled by the Trump family, while at least $31 million went to entities linked to the family of World Liberty co-founder Steve Witkoff. Witkoff was later appointed as the U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, and his son, Zach Witkoff, currently serves as CEO of World Liberty.The Trump side has stated that Trump was unaware of the $500 million investment and was not directly involved in the daily operations of World Liberty Financial. Democrats argue that the matter involves potential conflicts of interest between the president's family business interests, foreign capital, and government diplomatic roles, and have therefore called on the Republican-led Senate to launch an investigation as soon as possible.
CryptoQuant suggests Michael Saylor's Strategy should currently pause further Bitcoin purchases and instead prioritize rebuilding its cash reserves, as its dividend obligations have significantly increased, cash reserves have sharply declined, and unrealized losses on Bitcoin are widening.Julio Moreno, Head of Research at CryptoQuant, pointed out that Strategy's preferred stock, STRC, fell to $82.50 last week, a 17.5% discount from its $100 par value, marking its largest historical discount. This pressure stems from the bearish Bitcoin market environment and the company's diminished cash buffer capacity.The report states that Strategy recently repurchased $1.5 billion of its 0% convertible senior notes due 2029, further reducing the cash buffer available to support STRC dividend payments. Meanwhile, the company's cash reserves have declined by 38% since the beginning of 2026.On the other hand, as Strategy issues more STRC to finance Bitcoin purchases, its annualized dividend obligation has risen from approximately $300 million at the start of the year to roughly $1.2 billion currently—a nearly fourfold increase in less than six months. CryptoQuant believes the company should become more selective in its Bitcoin purchases rather than continuing indiscriminate accumulation amid intensifying cash pressures.
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.
the U.S. CFTC on Tuesday sued Kentucky, attempting to prevent the state from regulating prediction market platforms as illegal sports betting and gambling operations, further establishing federal jurisdiction over prediction markets.Previously, Kentucky had last week sued platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket, accusing them of operating unlicensed illegal sports betting and gambling businesses within the state.In its complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, the CFTC stated that Kentucky’s attempt to shut down federally regulated designated contract markets interferes with the federal regulatory system established by Congress for the national swaps market. The agency claims "exclusive jurisdiction" over event contracts and prediction market products.Kentucky has become the ninth state that the CFTC has sued in the prediction market regulatory dispute, indicating that the conflict between federal derivatives regulation and state-level gambling oversight continues to escalate.
Nearly 100 Catholic leaders representing church groups across the United States have sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, opposing certain provisions of the cryptocurrency market structure bill, the "Clarity Act," currently under discussion. They argue that it could weaken regulatory capabilities to combat illegal financial activities related to human trafficking.The Alliance to End Human Trafficking, supported by Catholic organizations, stated that a specific clause in the bill could make it more difficult for regulators to oversee illicit financial flows linked to human trafficking and other crimes.The letter states that the Catholic Church has long advocated that economic systems and markets should ultimately serve people, especially the poor, the vulnerable, and those most susceptible to exploitation. The organization stated that while it recognizes the potential of emerging financial technologies and supports responsible innovation, innovation should not come at the expense of human dignity and public accountability.
: The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has launched the CBOE Predicts forecasting platform, which will debut its first batch of products in a new series of prediction markets. (Jinshi)
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)
According to CoinDesk, blockchain infrastructure company Chainlink has announced its participation in Project Pangea—a consortium formed by Qivalis, a European stablecoin consortium backed by 37 European banks, and UniKA, the Korean banking alliance representing over 10 commercial banks—collectively managing assets exceeding $10 trillion. The project targets the economic corridor between Europe and Korea, which sees annual trade exceeding $15 billion, aiming to reduce foreign exchange settlement cycles from the traditional T+2 (48 hours) to T+0 (near real-time) using regulated euro- and won-pegged stablecoins, and employing atomic PvP (payment-versus-payment) settlement to mitigate counterparty risk. Chainlink will serve as middleware, translating legacy SWIFT instructions into instant atomic swaps on-chain—without requiring banks to replace their existing payment infrastructure. The project aims to achieve live, compliant transactions within 12 months.
Josh Rosenthal, a senior partner at Polychain, posted on platform X stating that after nearly five years at Polychain, he will be leaving the firm. He thanked the Polychain team, investors, and the founders supported, and stated that he will participate in building a new project, with more details to be announced later.
The tokenized version of Franklin Templeton’s Franklin U.S. Equity Index ETF (USPX), issued by xStocks as USPXx, has launched on Fluxion, Mantle’s decentralized exchange (DEX). Mantle stated that Fluxion is among the first on-chain trading platforms to distribute this ETF, enabling users to execute AMM-free, zero-slippage trades via Atomic RFQ.
According to the official page, Robinhood has launched WLD.