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: According to official sources, the OKX 2026 World Cup Prediction Event will introduce a project partner mechanism, with some matches co-branded and built by collaborating projects.It is reported that the OKX World Cup Prediction Event has officially launched. Users can claim and use free points to predict the champion, Golden Boot winner, and individual match results. The platform will distribute the BTC prize pool based on the points leaderboard. This event is the first proprietary market built on OKX's previously released open protocol, Exchange OS, and will operate until the conclusion of the 2026 World Cup.
Circle has announced the launch of a wrapped Bitcoin product, cirBTC, on the Ethereum blockchain. The token is fully backed 1:1 by Bitcoin, designed to help users integrate BTC assets into DeFi scenarios such as lending, decentralized exchanges (DEXs), tokenized assets, and stablecoins.Circle stated that cirBTC is primarily aimed at institutional investors, whose target client base typically holds Bitcoin as a core crypto asset allocation and has already established trust in Circle's infrastructure through products like USDC. Currently, USDC's market capitalization exceeds $75 billion, making it the second-largest stablecoin in the market.The wrapped Bitcoin market is currently dominated by wBTC and cbBTC, launched by Coinbase. Among them, wBTC, launched in 2019, has a market cap of approximately $7.3 billion and remains the largest wrapped Bitcoin product; cbBTC, which went live in 2024, has a market cap close to $5.4 billion. With the launch of cirBTC, Circle will directly compete with Coinbase and BitGo, the primary custodian of wBTC, for institutional wrapped Bitcoin market share.Data shows that the total market capitalization of all wrapped Bitcoin tokens currently stands at approximately $12.5 billion to $13.5 billion, accounting for roughly 1% of Bitcoin's total market cap of about $1.25 trillion. (CoinDesk)
Bitget has launched a new edition of CandyBomb with a total prize pool of 31,500 WLD. This event is exclusively for new futures contract users. By completing specified net deposit and futures trading tasks, individual users can earn up to 315 WLD.Detailed rules have been published on the official Bitget platform. Eligible users must complete registration before participating in the event. The event ends on June 19, 2024 at 18:00 (UTC+8).
Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank will launch a pilot program on June 10, allowing customers to convert a portion of their deposit interest into BTC, ETH, or XRP. The initiative uses "interest exchange" as an entry point to introduce crypto assets into traditional deposit products, enabling users to gain cryptocurrency exposure without direct purchase. Future expansion will depend on customer participation and the regulatory environment. (The Block)
Delphi Digital has released its "Token Market Status Report," indicating that the token market in this cycle has been suppressed by multiple structural issues, including token unlocks occurring on a fixed schedule regardless of project performance, protocol revenues failing to effectively flow back to token holders, and airdrops gradually evolving into sources of exit liquidity.The report shows that since January 2025, among all newly listed tokens on major centralized exchanges (CEX), if purchased on the listing day and held to the present, an average investment of $1,000 would have dwindled to approximately $500. The median decline is 82%, with only about 12% of tokens still trading above their issuance price, reflecting a market structure that prioritizes "listing quantity over quality."Regarding tokenomic design, the research points out that across more than 400 unlock events, within a sample of 33, 28 tokens significantly underperformed relative to Bitcoin in the three weeks before and after the unlock, resulting in an average excess loss of approximately 7%. Moreover, most unlocks occur within 30 days, making it difficult for the market to effectively absorb the supply shock.The report also notes that the long-standing industry issue of "missing value accrual" is beginning to change. An increasing number of protocols are starting to use "Fee Switch" mechanisms to return revenue to token holders. For example, Hyperliquid allocates nearly all its fees to buybacks, Uniswap is burning 100 million UNI tokens, Jupiter uses 50% of its fees for buybacks locked for three years, and Aave has passed a DAO-approved weekly buyback plan of $1 million.However, the report emphasizes that fee-based buybacks alone are insufficient to resolve supply pressure. For instance, the scale of buybacks for some projects still cannot offset the selling pressure from token unlocks, leading to a situation where "buybacks only offset inflation but fail to generate net buying pressure."Simultaneously, the structure of institutional capital is shifting. Institutional holdings of Bitcoin-related ETFs like IBIT have grown 62% year-over-year, with advisory channels increasing by 204% and sovereign wealth funds and endowments rising by 228%, while arbitrage-focused hedge funds continue to exit. Long-term capital, including BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, and Mubadala Investment Company, is increasing its allocation.The report concludes that in the next phase, more attractive token assets will simultaneously feature "revenue accrual mechanisms" and "supply release structures linked to protocol performance." However, the current market remains in the early stages of structural repair.
According to an official announcement, Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum. cirBTC is a wrapped Bitcoin asset backed 1:1 by native BTC and can be used in on-chain financial applications such as lending protocols, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, market making, treasury management, and settlement—enabling institutions to use their BTC as collateral without selling it.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list the CTR/BTC and CTR/USDT trading pairs.
Well-known crypto bankruptcy claims investor Thomas Braziel (@Bkclaims) disclosed that original documents from the Isle of Man he obtained show that the earliest Cardano Foundation structure involved Charles Hoskinson, Jeremy Wood, Ken Kodama, and others. Subsequent documents indicate that Hoskinson served as the Foundation’s “Enforcer”—a key role responsible for ensuring the Foundation’s Board of Directors adhered to its charter. Notably, the Cardano ICO launched as early as September 2015, whereas the Swiss Cardano Foundation was not formally established until September 2016. During this interim period, the terms of service and risk disclosures consistently listed the “Foundation” as the issuer or supporting entity. Moreover, historical records from the Swiss Cardano Foundation also confirm the existence of a predecessor foundation based in the Isle of Man, which reportedly received approximately 1,090 BTC.
Monera Digital has released a recent trading review. The team adopted a phased position-building strategy, entering the market on three separate occasions: May 18, May 22, and May 25. The average entry price was $77,203, and as of press time, the current price is approximately $63,000, resulting in a strategy return of over 20%. The position remains short.This trade was supported by Monera Digital’s AI quantitative agent, which assisted in determining entry timing and position management. Combined with traders' assessment of the broader market conditions, the strategy achieved dual control over signal capture and risk management execution.
Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, has once again released Bitcoin Tracker-related information, captioning it: "A good time to add more dots.."According to previous patterns, Strategy always discloses its increased Bitcoin holdings the day after such a message is released.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted a "Dragon Ball" comic image on X platform, featuring the protagonist Son Goku and numerous supporting characters holding up a Genki Dama labeled "BTC," alongside the caption "One Community," calling for unity within the crypto community during the bear market.
Binance has released an updated Proof of Reserves, showing that asset reserves consistently exceed a 1:1 ratio to safeguard user funds. Among these, the BNB reserve ratio stands at 100.58%, the Bitcoin reserve ratio at 100.20%, and the ETH reserve ratio at 100%. The USDT reserve ratio is 103.17%.
: Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer released its latest Bitcoin holdings data on X platform. For the week ending June 5, its Bitcoin mining output was 205.3 BTC, and it sold 205.3 BTC during the same period, resulting in a net increase of 0 BTC. It currently maintains zero Bitcoin holdings.
Lookonchain posted on platform X, stating that as of the update on June 5, Bitcoin ETFs recorded a single-day net outflow of 196 BTC, worth $11.89 million, and a 7-day net outflow of 23,135 BTC, worth $1.41 billion; Ethereum ETFs recorded a single-day net inflow of 10,082 ETH, worth $16.04 million, and a 7-day net outflow of 117,037 ETH, worth $186.21 million.
Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark released its unaudited Bitcoin mining and operations update for May 2026: it mined 671 bitcoins that month, with a daily peak output of 23.16 bitcoins and an average daily output of 21.66 bitcoins.
Bitcoin Treasury Capital has just announced the launch of Sweden's first BTC-backed preferred stock, BTC PREF, offering an annual dividend of 10%. Trading is expected to commence on July 20 on the Spotlight Stock Market. The issuance is anticipated to raise $2.5 million to purchase additional BTC. (BitcoinTreasuries.NET)
Odaily Strategy founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor published a lengthy post titled "The Four Ideologies of Bitcoin," categorizing the current Bitcoin community into four major ideologies: Bitcoin Maximalists, Bitcoin Capitalists, Bitcoin Technologists, and Bitcoin Fundamentalists.Among them, Maximalists emphasize Bitcoin's status as the dominant digital currency network; Capitalists advocate for deeply integrating Bitcoin into global capital markets, banking systems, and corporate balance sheets; Technologists support enhancing scalability, privacy, and security through technical upgrades; Fundamentalists emphasize self-custody, decentralization, and protocol immutability to prevent Bitcoin from being "captured" by institutions or regulatory forces.Michael Saylor stated that Bitcoin has evolved from a niche technological experiment into a global digital currency network and asset. While different groups all recognize Bitcoin's importance, they differ in its development path, expansion methods, and protection mechanisms. The future success of Bitcoin requires integrating these four perspectives: maintaining core characteristics such as scarcity, security, and decentralization, while also promoting institutional adoption, capital market integration, and higher-level innovation. He pointed out that Bitcoin can simultaneously serve as a currency for individuals, capital for corporations, collateral for banks, a reserve asset for nations, and infrastructure for global financial markets.
Odaily, Cypherpunk, the company managing the ZEC treasury, stated that all software has vulnerabilities. Historically, Bitcoin once "over-minted" 184 billion BTC due to a bug. However, this does not mean abandoning blockchain technology; rather, security should be enhanced through formal verification and provable correctness.Cypherpunk emphasized that with the development of AI technology, vulnerability detection will become faster and broader, but the key lies in who can discover issues before malicious actors. Zcash will demonstrate this capability through an upcoming update.
According to the official announcement, HTX has officially launched its “Margin User Rewards Program” and simultaneously kicked off the ninth edition of its Margin Trading Competition. From now until 20:00 (UTC+8) on June 15, users who register and complete KYC verification can participate to enjoy trading fee rebates, accelerated order execution, and exclusive benefits for newcomers—expressing HTX’s gratitude for users’ long-term support and trust. For new margin traders, HTX offers a “$1 Margin Opening” experience: users need only $1 USDT as initial capital to execute their first $10 USDT margin trade. The platform provides $9 USDT in interest-free borrowed funds, and HTX will compensate users for losses on their first trade—significantly lowering the barrier to entry for margin trading. Additionally, HTX has launched a Margin Trading Competition with a total prize pool of $20,000 USDT. During the event, users can receive up to 30% in trading fee rebates based on their margin trading volume. Notably, margin trading volume in designated cryptocurrencies—including BTC, ETH, SOL, DOGE, TRX, and XRP—is counted at triple weight toward the total volume, helping users seize market opportunities and unlock higher rebate tiers more quickly.
According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase and Better Home & Finance announced they will launch a cryptocurrency-backed mortgage program in summer 2026, enabling qualified borrowers to use bitcoin (BTC) or USDC as collateral to fund down payments on mortgages backed by Fannie Mae. This initiative follows the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) directive in June 2025 instructing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to include crypto assets in mortgage risk assessments—without requiring conversion into fiat currency. Other lenders, including Newrez, have already begun adopting similar measures. However, some U.S. senators have expressed concerns that cryptocurrency price volatility could threaten housing market stability. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced the “21st Century Mortgage Act,” aiming to codify this policy into law.