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Odaily, June 24 - According to official sources, SBI Group and Startale Group jointly launched Japan's first yen stablecoin, JPYSC, on June 24, 2026, which is based on a trust structure. Issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank, the stablecoin manages its reserve assets through a trust bank, featuring lower transfer costs and support for large-value transactions.As Japan's first stablecoin classified as a Type III electronic payment instrument, JPYSC's core advantage lies in combining the regulatory transparency of the Japanese financial system with the programmability of blockchain technology. It aims to build a yen settlement infrastructure connecting traditional finance with on-chain markets.Initially, the project is limited to use within SBI VC Trade accounts. However, technical preparations for migration to a public blockchain are complete. Once regulatory and tax policies are clarified, external circulation will be opened. JPYSC's application scenarios span six major areas: on-chain foreign exchange markets, institutional lending, RWA settlement, retail payments, cross-border remittances, and over-the-counter (OTC) trading.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for KORU/USDT, SONY/USDT, and ARX/USDT on June 24. The maximum leverage for KORU/USDT and SONY/USDT is 10x, while that for ARX/USDT is 20x. Simultaneously, HTX is hosting a KORU, SONY, and ARX Contract Trading Party from 15:00 on June 24 to 15:00 on July 1 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade KORU/USDT, SONY/USDT, or ARX/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$1,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new contract users who trade KORU/USDT, SONY/USDT, or ARX/USDT perpetual contracts will receive exclusive benefits.
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.
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.
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.
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)
based on the results of the Lido DAO Snapshot vote, Lido has revoked the official endorsement status of wstETH bridge endpoints on nine networks: zkSync Era, Mode, Scroll, Mantle, Swell, Zircuit, Soneium, Polygon PoS, and Lisk.The funds of users holding wstETH on these networks remain safe, and no action is required. This revocation is a governance decision and will not disable any bridges, invalidate tokens, or affect users' ability to bridge wstETH back to Ethereum. Future proactive monitoring, marketing support, and ecosystem development for wstETH on the affected networks will cease. Relevant network information will be updated on Lido's multichain page, documentation, and help center.
Odaily Odaily News BIT (formerly Matrixport) has officially launched its Margin Trading feature and will open public beta on June 26. BIT is the first platform in the crypto industry to offer a margin function. Users can now submit margin applications through the official website or APP. BIT will review applications based on account status and risk management requirements and gradually open margin limits.In addition, features such as securities lending are also in preparation and will be gradually rolled out in accordance with regulatory requirements and product progress.During the public beta, BIT is simultaneously launching the "First Margin Borrow · Limited-Time Zero Interest" and "Interest Cashback Rewards" campaigns. Users who utilize margin for the first time during the event period will enjoy 0% interest on their first loan for 30 days, allowing users to experience the capital efficiency of leverage with zero interest.Elio Cui, Head of the Brokerage Business, stated: “BIT is the first to offer margin functionality, completing the client journey from account opening and trading to capital leverage. This allows BIT clients to enhance investment efficiency and gain early access to the world’s most wealth-generating assets without relying on bank cards or leaving the digital asset ecosystem.”BIT also reminds users that while margin trading improves capital efficiency, it also carries corresponding risks. Users should fully understand the margin rules and risk control mechanisms and participate prudently based on their own risk tolerance.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) launched perpetual contracts for ALAB/USDT, SMCI/USDT, LRCX/USDT, and KLAC/USDT on June 23, with a maximum leverage of 10x. Simultaneously, HTX is hosting a trading competition for ALAB, SMCI, LRCX, and KLAC perpetual contracts from June 23, 15:00:00 to June 30, 15:00:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $20,000. During the event period, users who register and trade ALAB/USDT, SMCI/USDT, LRCX/USDT, or KLAC/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$1,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume rankings. Additionally, new contract traders participating in this event will receive exclusive rewards.
According to an announcement by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the CFTC has formally solicited public comments on two issues related to the energy derivatives market, including extending standard futures contract trading hours to 24/7 and launching perpetual contracts based on storable energy commodities such as crude oil.CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig stated that this initiative aims to gather data-driven market feedback to better assess the impact of related innovations on the market, supporting innovation while safeguarding the market against manipulation and disruption.This request for comments primarily covers two aspects: first, extending standard futures contracts to round-the-clock trading while retaining a fixed maturity date mechanism; second, studying the feasibility of perpetual contracts involving physically delivered energy commodities. Comments must be submitted within 30 days following publication in the Federal Register.
Bybit Alpha and Byreal have now launched trading for $ARX and $MU. ARX is the token of ARX, a Solana-based AI infrastructure project, while MU represents the on-chain asset of Micron Technology, a popular AI storage stock. As the AI sector continues to attract market attention, related assets are gaining increasing traction. Users can now trade these tokens via Bybit Alpha and Byreal.
Polymarket, a crypto prediction market platform, has been accused of paying dozens of creators, mostly of college age, to film betting videos on pages closely resembling its website, with some videos also showing fabricated profits. A review of 1,105 videos posted by 10 creators since December found that approximately 70% contained betting content, and the roughly $1.9 million in wagers displayed were not real transactions. One video released in January showed college student George Makihara celebrating a $100,000 win from betting that Donald Trump would say "McDonald’s" that month. However, the footage was reportedly filmed two months early; Trump did not publicly utter the word in January of that year, and over 50 real accounts betting on the same event on Polymarket all incurred losses. Some creators entered trades on test pages, including the misspelled domain "poiymarket.com," which were allegedly built by Polymarket or used for engineering test environments. In 118 videos, creators displayed nearly $900,000 in fictitious gains, while these bets would have resulted in losses of over $166,000 based on actual outcomes. Creators received approximately $2,000 to $3,000 per month and were instructed not to disclose the collaboration arrangement. Polymarket stated it is committed to maintaining accurate, fair, and transparent markets and plans to conduct a comprehensive audit of promotional content. (Decrypt)
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched the ZHIPU/USDT perpetual contract on June 22, offering up to 10x leverage. Meanwhile, HTX is hosting a ZHIPU Contract Trading Party from 18:00 on June 22 to 18:00 on June 29 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade the ZHIPU/USDT contract—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$1,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new contract users trading ZHIPU/USDT will receive exclusive benefits.
It is reported that Bybit Alpha and Byreal have now launched $SLX trading, with the current price on the Solana chain at $0.21. Solstice is a Solana-based on-chain yield infrastructure protocol dedicated to bringing real-world yield assets (RWA) on-chain, offering users transparent and efficient yield opportunities.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched the MINIMAX/USDT perpetual contract on June 22, offering up to 10x leverage. Concurrently, HTX is hosting a MINIMAX Contract Trading Party from 15:00 on June 22 to 15:00 on June 29 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade the MINIMAX/USDT contract—achieving a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥$1,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new contract users who complete MINIMAX/USDT contract trades will receive exclusive rewards.
that, according to official news from Bitget, the platform has officially launched its direct US stock connection product, "Bitget US Stocks," allowing users to buy and sell over 10,000 real US stocks and ETFs directly using USDC. The service executes settlements through licensed US brokers, granting users full shareholder rights including cash dividends and voting rights. It covers pre-market, regular, and after-hours trading sessions, and supports the seamless transfer of existing stock holdings from other brokerage platforms into Bitget. This move is another key step in Bitget's US Stock 2.0 strategy, following the launch of the Reality protocol and rToken-based US stock tokens in early June, aimed at providing a more intuitive trading interface for users accustomed to traditional brokerage experiences.To coincide with the new product launch, Bitget is simultaneously rolling out an accelerated stock transfer program. During the promotional period, users who transfer US stock holdings from external brokerages such as Futu, Tiger Brokers, moomoo, Longbridge, Webull, and IBKR into Bitget have the chance to receive a transfer fee subsidy of up to $10,000. The registration period runs from June 22, 19:00 to July 10, 23:59 (UTC+8), and subsidies will be distributed to eligible users every Monday. Transferred assets can be held or traded directly within the Bitget account.On June 5th, Bitget announced the listing of US stock tokens launched by its compliant RWA protocol. It currently supports over 500 US stocks and ETFs, including SpaceX, Tesla, and Nvidia, with assets under management (AUM) exceeding $50 million. The launch of direct US stock connection further completes Bitget's US stock product matrix, offering users accustomed to traditional brokerage experiences a more intuitive trading interface and experience.
Bitget has announced an upgrade to its CFD copy trading feature, introducing two new position-following modes and independent risk management settings—evolving copy trading from “simple strategy replication” to “personalized risk management.” While referencing professional strategies, users can now establish a foundational risk control layer aligned with their individual risk tolerance. Regarding position management, two new modes have been added: “Fixed-Ratio Copy Trading” and “Fixed-Lot Copy Trading.” Under the Fixed-Ratio mode, the system intelligently calculates position sizes based on the capital ratio between the user and the lead trader, ensuring proportional risk alignment. Under the Fixed-Lot mode, users can set a fixed order size per trade (e.g., 0.01 lots), enabling small-capital users to cost-effectively test a trader’s actual win rate. On the risk control front, this upgrade introduces independent take-profit and stop-loss settings. Users can now define personalized take-profit and stop-loss amounts for their own accounts when copying any trader—even if the lead trader remains in open positions, the system automatically triggers the user’s stop-loss. Additionally, a new “Maximum Lot Size per Copy Trade” limit has been added to prevent excessively large positions triggered automatically due to high account equity.
: Cross-chain protocol Axelar Network has issued a statement regarding the recent security incident related to Secret Network, clarifying that there is a misunderstanding within the community. Neither Axelar nor the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) was attacked or compromised. The affected token smart contract was not developed, deployed, or maintained by Axelar. Furthermore, Axelar's firewall mechanism prevented the impact from spreading to other chains.It is reported that the exploited contract was a fork based on the CW20-ICS20 implementation, but the developers removed two core security checks, leading to an "infinite mint" vulnerability. By deleting the verification mechanisms originally designed to prevent such issues, this fork altered the contract's original trust model and was not subjected to a new security audit.Axelar Network explained that anyone can deploy contracts via IBC for wrapping cross-chain assets, and similar contracts are used to wrap tokens from other chains onto Secret Network. However, the specific fork on the Secret side in this incident contained a vulnerability due to the removal of critical security checks. This incident was not caused by an inherent logic flaw or an issue with the IBC protocol itself, but rather a security risk introduced by modifications made to the third-party contract.
The Zodiac team released a security incident analysis report regarding the impact on the Zodiac Roles Modifier, disclosing that the root cause of the vulnerability lies in a flaw in the ERC-1271 transaction signature verification logic: the system determines signature validity solely based on the returned “magic value,” without verifying whether the call itself succeeded—thus potentially allowing failed verifications to be masqueraded as valid signatures and bypassing the module’s authentication mechanism.