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The Situational Awareness fund, managed by "AI Stock God" Leopold Aschenbrenner, accumulated a gain of 439% before June 2026. However, it suffered severe setbacks during the AI sector sell-off in July. The fund is currently communicating with existing investors and lenders to seek new capital and is offering some LPs the opportunity to purchase assets from its portfolio.Sources say this capital discussion appears more like an ad-hoc response than an organized new fundraising round. The fund had previously used leverage through prime brokers at several major investment banks to amplify its AI trading exposure, turning market drawdowns further into funding pressure.In a letter to investors on July 24, Aschenbrenner acknowledged that the fund failed to avoid this market shock, noting that Asian markets were particularly affected. However, he believes this sell-off could present the best buying opportunity since early 2025. He plans to open a window for new capital on August 1st and views Anthropic's potential IPO as a catalyst for the second half of the year.According to disclosures, some holdings saw significant declines in July. Oracle and AMD fell approximately 20% for the month, while Nebius, Saronic AI, Bloom Energy, Sandisk, and others saw even larger drops. The Nasdaq 100 index fell about 10% in July, and South Korea's Kospi index dropped by roughly one-third.Currently, lacking specific data on the fund's exact drawdown magnitude, it is difficult to determine whether this fundraising is a passive capital injection driven by leverage pressure or an active move to increase positions for an opportunity. However, market trends suggest it is closer to the former. If forced selling occurs, the deleveraging process could also create discount opportunities in assets whose fundamentals haven't materially changed.
Binance’s Android app is no longer available on the Google Play Store in several European Union countries. Spanish users have confirmed that the Binance app can no longer be found through Google Play searches, though it remains accessible via the Oppo App Market, an Android app store used by Oppo devices. Checks in Poland indicate that the Binance app is still available on Google Play, suggesting the situation does not cover all EU markets. Last week, OKX Europe CEO Erald Ghoos stated on X that the app was removed due to licensing requirements under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). This development comes weeks after Binance withdrew its MiCA application in Greece. The transition period for the framework ended on July 1st. Subsequently, Binance notified some EU users that access to certain services would be restricted, although withdrawals remain available.
on the 14th local time that, according to Forbes, Oracle founder and chairman Larry Ellison's assets have decreased by $124.8 billion (approximately 186 trillion Korean won) in just over a month. On the 1st of last month, Oracle's stock price was $250 per share. Holding 40% of Oracle, Larry Ellison's total assets exceeded $300 billion, making him the world's second-richest person after Elon Musk. Recently, Oracle has faced continuous selling pressure. On the 13th, its stock price fell to $133 per share, its lowest level in 14 months. Larry Ellison's assets dropped to $175.2 billion, pushing his wealth ranking down to 8th place, below NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's $176.3 billion.Last year, Oracle signed a $300 billion contract with AI startup OpenAI and began building related infrastructure like data centers. Oracle has already invested $55.7 billion in AI data centers and announced an additional $70 billion investment. On the 9th, Standard & Poor's downgraded Oracle's credit rating from BBB to BBB-, a level just above junk bond status. (ETNews SW).
: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain address has resumed its coin accumulation mode after a five-day pause, withdrawing 9,882.11 ETH from Binance in the past 7 hours. Since July 1st, this address has withdrawn a total of 34,600 ETH and 250 WBTC, with average withdrawal prices of $1,663.87 and $62,628 respectively, and currently holds an unrealized profit of $3.144 million.
on-chain investigator ZachXBT has released verification information, stating that crypto exchange AscendEX has officially announced its cessation of operations, and the platform's current liquid assets are almost insufficient to cover user withdrawal demands. According to the platform announcement, the shutdown is primarily due to market conditions and the EU MiCA regulatory framework. Starting July 1st, all services including account opening, trading, and deposits will be fully suspended, with only basic functions such as account inquiry and withdrawals remaining open. After July 6th, all withdrawal channels will cease automatic processing and switch entirely to manual review. The official team has candidly warned that withdrawals may be significantly delayed or even impossible to process.ZachXBT’s investigation found that pending user claims amount to millions of dollars, yet the platform’s available liquid assets in hot wallets are severely insufficient. AscendEX is currently evaluating its financial status and a plan for handling user assets, with subsequent arrangements to be announced separately.
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Ember, a whale has been continuously withdrawing ETH from Binance since the 1st, currently holding an unrealized profit of $3.3 million on ETH. 4 hours ago, the whale withdrew another 100 WBTC, valued at $6.24 million, from Binance. Over the past 3 days, this whale has accumulated a total of 19,752 ETH, valued at $31.43 million, and 100 WBTC, valued at $6.24 million. The price of ETH was $1,591, and the price of BTC was $62,390. During the same period, ETH rebounded by $200, and BTC rebounded by $4,000.
BIT's weekly market review indicates the crypto market continued its weakness last week. BTC fell from approximately $73,400 on June 1st to around $63,100 on Monday morning this week, dipping to about $61,400 during trading on June 4th. ETH faced similar pressure, dropping to around $1,680.BIT stated that the core factor behind this adjustment remains financial pressure. The BTC spot ETF experienced net outflows for 13 consecutive trading days, totaling approximately $4.4 billion. Meanwhile, whale sell-offs and expectations surrounding the transfer of Mt.Gox-related wallets further exacerbated market selling pressure.The report points out that as BTC approached the key support level of $60,000, the market has seen a preliminary rebound in the past 24 hours. Going forward, key areas to monitor include whether ETF capital continues to flow back, whether the $60,000 support level can hold, and the impact of this week's U.S. CPI data on market risk appetite.
Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale Research, stated that the market experienced a new wave of volatility following Strategy's disclosure on June 1st of selling 32 Bitcoin. Although the sale is negligible compared to its holdings of approximately 840,000 Bitcoin (worth about $55 billion), this rare reduction move still impacted market sentiment.Pandl pointed out that the more noteworthy development is the performance of Strategy’s Variable Rate Preferred Stock STRC (Stretch). The product has a design target price of around $100 and currently offers a dividend yield of 11.5%. When the stock price falls below $100, it indicates that investors are demanding a higher rate of return, which may force the company to increase dividend levels. This would increase future cash flow pressure and potentially compel it to sell more Bitcoin for fundraising, further weighing on BTC prices. Strategy's leveraged Bitcoin reserve model is facing challenges. At current STRC and MSTR share price levels, the company's ability to continue large-scale Bitcoin accumulation may be constrained.However, Pandl noted that in the long term, the migration of Bitcoin holdings from highly leveraged digital asset reserve companies to more diversified corporate balance sheets will help enhance market resilience and improve Bitcoin's long-term value support. He expects Bitcoin to resume its upward trend in the coming months, but its near-term performance may lag behind crypto asset sectors that benefit more directly from regulatory clarity.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, data updated on June 1st shows that Bitcoin ETFs recorded a single-day net outflow of 1,947 BTC, approximately $139.42 million, and a 7-day net outflow of 19,351 BTC, approximately $1.39 billion; Ethereum ETFs recorded a single-day net outflow of 27,948 ETH, approximately $55 million, and a 7-day net outflow of 125,288 ETH, approximately $246.57 million; Solana ETFs recorded a single-day net inflow of 15,902 SOL, approximately $1.27 million, and a 7-day net inflow of 35,374 SOL, approximately $2.82 million.
according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale has been consistently buying HYPE over the past two months. Since March 1st, this address has withdrawn 472,700 HYPE from Bybit and Kraken, with a cumulative value of approximately $18.96 million and an average purchase price of around $38.The address is currently sitting on unrealized profits exceeding $1 million.
Coinbase has announced it will list Wrapped Ronin (WRON) for spot trading. If liquidity conditions are met, the WRON-USD trading pair is expected to open after 00:00 Beijing time on May 1st. Simultaneously, Coinbase will support MegaETH (MEGA). Users can now generate deposit addresses, but deposits can only be made after the project team enables transfers. The specific listing time for trading will be announced separately.Additionally, Coinbase has listed Gensyn (AI) and Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), allowing users to buy, sell, swap, and transfer these tokens on the platform.
According to a report from CoinShares' research department, digital asset investment products recorded net inflows of $1.2 billion this week, marking the fourth consecutive week of positive inflows. Total assets under management (AuM) rose to $155 billion, the highest level since February 1st. Bitcoin led the way, recording $933 million in inflows, bringing its year-to-date total to $4 billion. Ethereum saw inflows exceeding $190 million for the third consecutive week. XRP returned to net inflows after a week of outflows. On a regional basis, the United States dominated this week's inflows ($1.1 billion), while Germany, Switzerland, and Canada also recorded positive inflows, indicating broadening demand. Additionally, blockchain equity ETFs attracted a total of $617 million over the past three weeks, setting a new weekly inflow record, reflecting growing institutional investor interest in the sector. The market is currently focused on the FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which could create some short-term volatility in sentiment.