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According to the latest poll released by CNBC, American pessimism over the economic outlook has intensified, with 61% of respondents expressing pessimism about the current economic conditions and future trajectory — the highest level since December 2023. Only about a quarter of respondents hold an optimistic view. The survey shows that a majority attribute economic pressures to President Trump's economic policies. Regarding Trump's handling of the economy, 60% of respondents expressed dissatisfaction, while only 38% approved — one of the lowest ratings on this metric in his political career.Micah Roberts, a partner at Public Opinion Strategies, stated that the overall mood among voters is currently low, with those expecting the situation to worsen outnumbering those expecting improvement by 41% to 29%. Market confidence is entering a trough phase ahead of the midterm election cycle.Meanwhile, rising living costs are forcing American consumers to cut spending. The survey found that 47% of respondents are reducing spending on necessities such as food and healthcare — up 6 percentage points from April. About two-thirds of consumers are cutting back on non-essential spending like dining out.A separate study conducted by Bain & Company in collaboration with NielsenIQ showed that U.S. grocery purchases in June fell by 1.8% year-over-year, a sharp reversal from the 0.1% growth recorded during the same period last year.Kurt Grichel, head of Bain's U.S. retail practice, noted that a typical grocery run that cost around $300 in 2019 may now require $400. The "sticker shock" from price increases is now affecting a broader range of consumers, including higher-income households.Analysts point out that high food prices, elevated fuel costs, and the Trump administration's cuts to certain social welfare programs are collectively increasing pressure on consumers. The survey found that four out of five U.S. consumers are trying to reduce spending, with more than a quarter actively cutting back on food purchases. Among them, over half have switched to cheaper brands, while 49% are buying fewer items. (ibtimes)
Odaily Odaily News Polymarket traders pushed the probability of the CLARITY Act being signed into law this year to 35% on July 17, recovering from a low of 24% on July 13. The contract had approached 74% in May, before falling to 48% in June as negotiations dragged on. Senate Republicans plan to release the final text of the CLARITY Act after meeting with US President Donald Trump. Senator Bernie Moreno said the updated text will be released after the meeting, with the target for Senate floor consideration set for the week of July 20. The bill needs 60 votes in the Senate to pass. Republicans currently hold 53 seats, requiring at least 7 Democratic votes in support. Democratic negotiators say the draft to be submitted to the chamber is not the version they agreed to. The dispute centers on ethics clauses involving Trump's business interests in the crypto industry.
TON Strategy Company (TONX), a Nasdaq-listed digital asset reserve company, announced it has substantially completed the phase-out of its legacy social e-commerce and software businesses inherited from Verb Technology, and disclosed preliminary performance data for its June staking operations. TON Strategy stated that this adjustment aims to optimize its cost structure, allowing the company to focus its strategy more sharply on managing the Gram token reserve and supporting the development of the TON ecosystem. The current phase-out primarily involves:Legacy agency business and live-streaming shopping services from MARKET.live;Business related to the LyveCom social e-commerce software.TON Strategy expects this adjustment to reduce the company's annual cash operating expenses by approximately $4 million and further streamline its operational structure. The related financial impacts are expected to begin appearing in the financial reports for the second quarter of 2026, and to be fully reflected in subsequent quarters. (Globenewswire)
a fraud review commissioned by the UK government recommends that the Judicial College provide training for all judges and magistrates in England and Wales to address the rise in cases involving AI fraud and money laundering via cryptocurrency. The report argues that the Fraud Act 2006 is generally adequate for handling AI fraud, but the issue lies in the courts' lack of preparedness for adjudicating such cases. It recommends assessing whether the existing "Long and Complex Trials" course should be updated or replaced with specialized modules on fraud and related offenses, and considering mandatory training for judges who may preside over complex fraud cases. The report states that fraud could soon account for half of all crime in England and Wales, with an estimated 4.1 million cases occurring in the year to June 2025, affecting 1 in 14 adults and 1 in 4 businesses. The Financial Ombudsman Service estimates that over half of investment scams now involve crypto assets. The report also references the case of Qian Zhimin, who operated a Ponzi scheme in China, defrauding over 128,000 victims of approximately £5 billion and laundering the proceeds into Bitcoin. This case led to the largest confirmed Bitcoin seizure in UK history, involving over 61,000 BTC. Qian Zhimin was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in prison at Southwark Crown Court in November.
, According to official sources, BitMart has released its 2026 first-half report. The report indicates that against a backdrop of significant pressure in the cryptocurrency market, BitMart has continued to advance product development, asset expansion, and global compliance layout, demonstrating strong platform resilience.During the reporting period, BitMart's Assets Under Management (AUM) grew approximately 256% quarter-over-quarter, and the average user lock-up period extended nearly fivefold. In terms of trading business, BitMart listed 495 new spot assets, bringing the total number of spot assets to over 1,900. Additionally, it added 492 new perpetual contract trading pairs and 197 new TradFi-related assets, further diversifying the asset classes available to users.Prediction markets, payments, and Web3 became BitMart's new growth engines in the first half of the year. During the reporting period, the cumulative card issuance for BitMart Card reached an all-time high, with transaction volume growing by 300%. The launch of the prediction market also served as a new user gateway, with June trading volume surging over 1,500% month-over-month, further enriching the platform's user engagement scenarios.
Tony Welch of SignatureFD stated that the market has overestimated the likelihood of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. After the weak June CPI inflation data, futures markets reflected a lower probability of a rate hike this month, but data from the CME Group indicated that at least one rate hike this year remains possible. Welch said that regardless of fluctuations in fuel prices, inflation is trending downward. He noted that currently, there is no wage growth that could sustain broad-based inflation across the entire economy. Welch expects Fed Chair Powell to attempt to keep inflation expectations near the Fed's 2% target and use rhetoric to help set and stabilize those expectations.
Gate's June 2026 transparency report shows the platform is continuously improving its global stock investment service system. It has built a 7×24 trading network covering the three major markets of US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, supporting users in investing in global stocks with a one-stop solution using USDT through a unified account. The platform also offers services such as a minimum investment of 0.01 shares, stock dividends, cross-broker transfer, and stock splits/consolidations. Concurrently, Gate has launched a Direct IPO product and its first project, SpaceX (SPCX), forming a complete investment chain covering Pre-IPOs, Direct IPOs, and secondary stock market trading, further expanding global asset allocation capabilities. Additionally, the platform has officially introduced Gate Wealth, integrating digital assets, stocks, ETFs, foreign exchange, commodities, and primary market investment opportunities, providing users with a more diverse selection for global asset allocation.Alongside building a one-stop comprehensive financial service platform, Gate is also strengthening its security, transparency, and global compliance efforts. According to the latest reserve data, as of June 22, Gate's total reserve size reached $8.182 billion, with an overall reserve ratio of 115%, covering nearly 500 types of user assets. This reserve level is higher than industry security benchmarks. Gate is accelerating its global compliance layout, with several of its entities having completed relevant regulatory registrations, filed for licenses, or obtained authorization and approval in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Dubai. By securing multi-jurisdictional regulatory permits and registrations, it solidifies its global business foundation. Looking ahead, Gate will continue to deepen the integration of traditional finance with digital assets. Under the premise of safety and compliance, it will enhance its service systems for trading, investment, wealth management, and payments, accelerating the construction of a comprehensive financial services ecosystem covering global markets.
analyst Fiona posted on X platform, stating that in light of the recent semiconductor landscape, the upcoming earnings reports of TSMC and ASML this week are particularly significant. Today, TSMC's June revenue report showed a year-on-year revenue increase of 67.9%. FundaAI believes that TSMC's gross margins for the second and third quarters are likely to exceed market expectations, with the Q2 gross margin potentially reaching 68.4%. It is expected that TSMC's advanced process capacity expansion will accelerate noticeably by 2027, partly due to the increase in ASML's EUV production capacity.
According to Borderless' Q2 2026 Stablecoin Payment Benchmark Report, stablecoin cross-border payment prices remained below interbank foreign exchange rates for three consecutive months in the second quarter, indicating that the cost of on-chain USD settlement is further converging with, and even surpassing, the traditional financial system. Based on data analysis from 108 countries and 260 payment corridors, the report shows that the median "Parity Gap" (the difference between the stablecoin delivery price and the interbank exchange rate) for stablecoin payments in Q2 was negative 3.2 basis points (bps). In June, this metric reached its lowest level this year at negative 5.9 bps, meaning the overall delivery price for stablecoin cross-border transfers was lower than the interbank market mid-rate.Borderless stated that achieving a final delivery price below the interbank exchange rate is quite rare for any cross-border payment mechanism. This data reflects the actual cost paid by customers, including fees, rather than the pure foreign exchange execution price.The report points out that the "transfer cost" for stablecoin payments is becoming commoditized. In Q2, the average cost of transferring $10,000 via mainstream corridors was approximately $27, and has remained near this level for five consecutive months. As competition among different service providers intensifies, the lowest quoted price changes continuously, but market prices are gradually stabilizing.As payment costs converge, the choice of service provider becomes the new core cost factor. Borderless refers to this phenomenon as the "Routing Tax": if a company relies on a single payment service provider over the long term, its costs may be higher than the optimal market price. Data shows that for every $1 million in funds transferred, choosing a single provider compared to the optimal route could result in an additional cost of approximately $2,330. (The Block)
a recent exchange report released by CoinDesk shows that global centralized exchange (CEX) spot trading volume in June ended a five-month consecutive decline, increasing by 15.3% month-over-month to $1.11 trillion. Among them, Gate's spot trading volume grew by 50.8% month-over-month to $66.1 billion, ranking first globally among centralized exchanges in spot trading volume growth. The report indicates that Gate's spot market share also increased by 1.55 percentage points to 5.95%, leading the world in growth and hitting a new high since October 2025. Driven by this strong growth, Gate has secured its position as one of the top three global spot trading platforms among AA-A rated top-tier exchanges.In the derivatives market, Gate's derivatives trading volume in June reached $369 billion, with its market share positively growing to 9.52%, solidifying its position as the fourth-largest derivatives trading platform globally. Additionally, in terms of Open Interest, Gate particularly stood out, ranking among the top three global retail derivatives exchanges with a 9.20% share. Considering the overall trading volume of its spot and derivatives markets, Gate ranks among the top four globally, further consolidating its status as a leading global trading platform.CoinDesk data shows that as market volatility revives trading demand, Gate has leveraged its strong growth in both the spot and derivatives markets to further enhance platform liquidity and multi-asset trading capabilities, continuously strengthening its global competitiveness.
Bitget has released its 2026 Q2 Transparency Report, disclosing several key operational metrics. According to CryptoRank data, Bitget ranked second globally in Q2 with $263 billion in spot trading volume, holding an 8.8% market share. It was the only major exchange to achieve quarterly growth, recording a 114% quarter-over-quarter increase in spot trading volume.The data indicates a cross-market rotation in user asset allocation: In April and May, stock-like assets accounted for approximately 1% of trading, but in June, this figure surpassed 3% on multiple trading days, peaking at 6.48%. Precious metals captured 40%-55% of trading share on active trading days, while crypto assets regained a dominant position exceeding 90% during weekends when traditional markets are closed.
Over the past two weeks, 99% of the platform's daily fees were used to repurchase 3.0838 million ASTER for staker incentives; meanwhile, an equivalent amount of 3.0838 million ASTER from the team allocation has been burned. Since the tokenomics model upgrade on June 17, 2026, a cumulative total of 6.0209 million ASTER has been burned; the total cumulative burn across all burn plans reaches 184 million ASTER.
Odaily News: Michael Saylor posted Strategy's orange dot Bitcoin accumulation chart on X on July 12. Strategy previously sold 3,588 BTC between June 29 and July 5, generating $216 million to support preferred share obligations and strengthen its U.S. dollar reserves. The chart shows Strategy has made 113 BTC purchase events, holding 843,775 BTC with a total purchase value of approximately $63.69 billion and an average purchase price of about $75,476. Strategy’s latest dashboard reveals that its BTC holdings are valued at approximately $53.991 billion based on a BTC price of $63,988. MSTR has a market cap of $35.17 billion, an enterprise value of $54.838 billion, an mNAV ratio of 1.02, U.S. dollar reserves of $2.55 billion, debt of $6.754 billion, and preferred stock value of $15.464 billion. (Bitcoin.com News)
the TEM AI Infrastructure Growth Index has declined by 16% over the past month. Beowulf E&D Holdings, managed by TeraWulf Chairman and CEO Paul Prager, sold 275,000 shares of TeraWulf stock on June 29 at an average price of $26.596 per share, generating total proceeds of approximately $7.3 million. Since the end of March, Prager and his managed entities have sold a combined total of approximately 1.59 million shares of TeraWulf stock, with total proceeds of around $32.7 million. On July 6, TeraWulf announced a 20-year AI infrastructure leasing agreement with Anthropic, expected to generate approximately $19 billion in contract revenue over the initial term and support around 401 megawatts of critical IT load. Cipher Digital CEO Tyler Page filed documents on July 8 to sell 112,500 shares of CIFR stock, valued at approximately $2.38 million. Riot Platforms CEO Jason Les sold 175,000 shares in May, worth approximately $4.2 million, and sold 250,000 shares on June 22, valued at $7.03 million. Core Scientific Chief Legal and Administrative Officer Todd DuChene filed documents on July 6 to sell 140,000 shares, valued at $3 million. On June 30, the IREN board approved granting 9,099,328 restricted stock units each to co-CEOs William Roberts and Daniel Roberts. (Bitcoin.com News).
Bitfufu mined 125 BTC in June, of which 70 BTC came from self-mining operations and 55 BTC from cloud mining services; average daily production was 4.2 BTC, down from 5.7 BTC in May. The company's total managed power capacity decreased to 273 MW from 346 MW in the previous month. Bitfufu's proprietary hash rate grew 9.4% to 3.5 EH/s, as it purchased and deployed 1,200 S21 XP miners in June and signed an agreement to purchase and deploy an additional 2,000 S21 XP miners in July. As of June 30, 2026, Bitfufu held 1,671 BTC, down from 1,855 BTC at the end of May. The company's average mining machine efficiency was 17.9 J/TH in June, compared to 17.8 J/TH in May; as of the end of the period, third-party suppliers and hosting clients' hash rate accounted for 11.8 EH/s of its total managed hash rate of 15.3 EH/s. (Bitcoin.com News).
Citrini analyst Jukan posted on X platform, stating that according to information from an expert conference call, the launch of Nvidia's next-generation Rubin architecture products might be postponed again, to the point where he "cannot even take a Saturday off."It is understood that Rubin is the next-generation AI chip architecture developed by Nvidia as the successor to the Blackwell architecture, first announced at the Computex Taipei in June 2024. As of now, Nvidia has not made an official response to the rumors regarding the Rubin project delay. Rubin is regarded as Nvidia's new-generation AI chip architecture following Blackwell, and its R&D and mass production progress have been under high market scrutiny. The above information remains unverified market rumors, and the specific release timeline awaits official disclosure from Nvidia.
crypto financial platform Exodus Movement has released its June 2026 treasury reserves and monthly operational metrics. As of June 30th, the company's crypto asset inventory stood at 600 BTC, 457 ETH, and 17,749 SOL. In terms of transactions, the total exchange volume across the platform in June reached $399 million, up from $383 million in May. Its XO Swap business contributed $93 million, accounting for 23% of the total volume. User metrics remained stable, with monthly active users (MAU) at 1.5 million in June, flat compared to the end of May. (Globenewswire)
据 Globenewswire 报道，加密金融平台 Exodus Movement 发布 6 月资金储备及业务运营数据。截至 6 月 30 日该公司数字资产储备包括：600 枚比特币、457 枚以太坊、以及 17,749 枚 SOL。
Odaily News: According to the *Monthly Budget Review for June 2026* released by the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. federal budget deficit totaled approximately $1.4 trillion in the first nine months of fiscal year 2026, an increase of $35 billion compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. During this period, federal revenue was $4.2 trillion, an increase of $142 billion (up 4%); outlays were $5.5 trillion, an increase of $178 billion (up 3%).
on June 29, Strategy raised the annualized dividend of STRC to 12% and authorized a $1 billion buyback plan covering four preferred securities: STRC, STRF, STRD, and STRK, with STRC as the initial priority repurchase target. Strategy disclosed that the buyback funds will not come from its approximately $2.55 billion cash reserve, but may instead come from the concurrently approved $1.25 billion Bitcoin monetization program. STRC traded in the mid-to-high $80 range this week, dipping below $85 on some trading days, falling short of Strategy's long-term trading target of $99 to $100. Peter Schiff stated that prices below $87 for STRC indicate Wall Street's skepticism regarding the pace of Bitcoin growth. (Bitcoin.com News).