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IREN, an AI infrastructure company transformed from a Bitcoin mining firm, has announced the acquisition of Spanish AI data center developer Ingenostrum, S.L., also known as the Nostrum Group, officially entering the European market.The transaction adds approximately 490 megawatts of secured, grid-connected power resources for IREN and brings a pipeline of AI data center development projects in Spain. The Nostrum team comprises over 50 employees covering development, engineering, construction, and operations.IREN stated that Europe is one of the largest and fastest-growing AI infrastructure markets globally, and Spain, with its abundant renewable energy and strong fiber-optic connectivity, serves as a key gateway to enter the European market.This acquisition is also the latest move in IREN's transformation from a pure Bitcoin mining company into a global provider of AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. This follows IREN's recent announcement to build an 800-megawatt data center campus in South Australia, as well as signing a multi-billion dollar AI cloud agreement with Microsoft and establishing a partnership with Nvidia. Following the news, IREN's stock price rose nearly 4% on Monday to approximately $62.
Leslie Falconio, currently serving as the head of taxable fixed income strategy at UBS Global Wealth Management, stated that following reports of a deal between the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which suppressed oil prices and triggered a rally in U.S. Treasuries, the pressure for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year is easing.Leslie Falconio pointed out that even before the ceasefire, as oil prices fell, "the two-year yield was still rising because the market was pricing in nearly 100% probability of a rate hike by December 2026." "What is happening now is that oil prices are falling, and the market is stripping out these rate hike expectations. That is why the two-year yield is declining."New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will chair his first monetary policy decision meeting this week. As surging crude oil prices accelerate inflation, voices within the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) supporting rate hikes this year are growing louder. Leslie Falconio expects the FOMC to formally remove its accommodative bias at this week's meeting, paving the way for a more hawkish outlook. However, she stated that she still expects the next move to be a rate cut, likely in 2027. (Bloomberg)
The global financial market's attention will be focused on Washington this week as newly appointed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh chairs his first post-confirmation FOMC press conference. This marks not only his transition from a policy commentator to the "world's most powerful banker," but also a critical window for the outside world to observe whether a major shift in Federal Reserve monetary policy is underway.The market widely expects the Fed to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% during this week's meeting. Compared to the specific rate decision, the market is more focused on how Warsh will reshape the Fed's "art of communication." For a long time, former Chair Powell tended to guide market expectations through transparent "forward guidance," but Warsh has previously expressed reservations about this approach publicly, arguing that the Fed should not provide too many interest rate hints to the market.This meeting will also release the latest quarterly Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) and the "dot plot." For Warsh, who has a strong aversion to the dot plot, this is undoubtedly an awkward beginning, as he must find a balance between respecting the Fed's decision-making mechanism and articulating his own policy preferences. (Reuters)
Bernstein suggests Robinhood is poised for a "strong tailwind" as prediction market trading volumes hit record highs during the World Cup.Data shows that daily trading volume in prediction markets during the early stages of the FIFA World Cup surged from $2.2 billion on June 11 to $4.8 billion on June 12, setting a new all-time high, surpassing the $1.4 billion traded during the previous Super Bowl.Analysts note that prediction markets have become one of Robinhood's fastest-growing revenue lines since their launch. The firm projects Robinhood's prediction market revenue will grow from $150 million in 2025 to $586 million in 2026, representing an increase of approximately 286% year-over-year, and is expected to account for 17% of trading-related revenue and 10% of total revenue in 2026.Bernstein believes Robinhood's partnership with exchange and clearing house Rothera, which is regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is a competitive advantage. Since its launch on May 28, Rothera has processed approximately 200 million contracts in 18 days, with FIFA World Cup and MLB-related contracts contributing nearly all of the trading volume. Analysts state that Robinhood's core strength lies in its distribution capability, with its massive user base, a commission of $0.01 per contract, and strategies like up to 50% fee discounts for Gold members helping to drive user engagement.Furthermore, Bernstein indicates that competition in the prediction market space is expanding, including Polymarket launching event contracts for private companies and Kalshi introducing cryptocurrency perpetual contracts. The firm estimates that the World Cup will bring over $3 billion in new betting volume to prediction markets and boost overall consumer trading volume in the industry by $5 billion to $10 billion. (The Block)
Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Strategy, once again shared content related to the Bitcoin Tracker, captioning it “Still adding dots.” Based on its prior posting pattern, the market expects the company to disclose new Bitcoin acquisition data next week.
the Market Oversight Division of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has issued an exemption letter to Designated Contract Markets (DCMs), permitting them to convert their existing "perpetual-like" digital commodity futures contracts into true crypto perpetual futures contracts. This policy is an extension of previous regulatory clarifications and specifically applies to digital commodities such as Bitcoin, which have deep, active, and continuous spot market trading.According to the document, DCMs may remove the expiration date from existing contracts and convert them into true perpetual contracts, provided they meet certain conditions. These requirements include soliciting feedback from position holders, providing advance notice and offering opportunities to close positions, conducting adequate risk disclosures, and ensuring that other key contract terms remain unaltered. Additionally, exchanges must submit amendment filings in accordance with CFTC Rules 40.5 or 40.6 and complete compliance certification.
"White-Haired Stock God" Serenity stated on platform X that during periods of technological architecture shifts, retail investors often take the lead in positioning, while institutional capital gradually steps in during subsequent phases to dominate market pricing. Taking stocks like SIVE, NBIS, and RKLB as examples, these assets initially had low institutional ownership, but as institutions continued to increase their holdings, their stock prices ultimately reached all-time highs.Serenity believes that the current negative sentiment surrounding companies like Foci and HIMX may be related to certain institutions needing to acquire liquidity and accumulate positions at lower prices. In recent years, when some sell-side institutions have released negative research reports or when the market has been flooded with concentrated bearish news, it has often coincided with a phase of institutional accumulation. Investors need to conduct independent research and establish their own investment logic, and should not be easily swayed by market noise. The modern liquidity cycle of the U.S. capital market essentially often manifests as a transfer of retail holdings to institutions, a process that may not necessarily align with the interests of retail investors.
BIT has released its latest weekly report, titled "Will the FIFA World Cup Be the End of the Bitcoin Bear Market?" The report suggests that the current bearish trend of Bitcoin is largely consistent with its early February 2026 outlook. The previously predicted A-B-C correction structure has entered its final phase: after Wave A declined to the $60,000 to $69,000 range, Bitcoin rebounded to the $80,000 to $90,000 range, peaking temporarily around $83,000, after which the rebound momentum gradually weakened.BIT points out that the current Fear and Greed Index has approached historically significant low levels, still showing some similarity to the bottom structure of the 2022 bear market. It maintains its previous view that the summer lull during the 2026 World Cup period could serve as the final stage of Bitcoin's current bear cycle.The report states that future focus will be on the key price range for the end of the bear market, macro catalysts for the next bull run, and trend reversal signals from cyclical indicators. If the relevant framework holds, this market bottom could become one of the low points in Bitcoin's history with a relatively concentrated time window and clearly defined triggering conditions.
According to official news from XBIT DEX, on June 11, the leverage function of the XBIT DEX prediction market was officially launched. High-liquidity markets will initially support up to 5x leverage. The "XBIT World Cup Event" commenced on the same day, featuring a total prize pool of 1.1 million USDC, and will run until the final on July 19.The prediction market for the opening match, Mexico vs. South Africa, is now open. Current market expectations indicate a 69% probability of a Mexico win, 21% for a draw, and 11% for a South Africa win. Markets covering outcomes such as Match Winner, Handicap, Over/Under, Correct Score, and Corners have been launched simultaneously, spanning 48 teams and 104 matches.During the event, both contract trading and prediction market trading will earn prediction vouchers, which can be used to participate in the daily feature match. Correct predictions will split the prize pool for that match. The single-match prize pool increases as the tournament progresses, with the final offering a maximum of 150,000 USDC. Additionally, dual leaderboards for contracts and the prediction market have been established.
on-chain analyst Ai Yi posted on platform X, stating that SPCX is about to launch, and the total share capital of SpaceX has been adjusted to 13.08 billion shares, an increase of 10%. Under the same total valuation, the pre-market contract prices will shrink by 10%, affecting platforms that have previously listed this asset and their users. Exchanges such as Binance have followed up with a rebase, and the perpetual DEX Aster has also chosen to proactively adjust to prevent user losses. TradeXYZ has announced that it will not make any adjustments, adhering to its stance as a "price-based perpetual contract," leading to long positions suffering losses. It stated that stock splits are not uncommon in US stocks, where large-cap tech stocks undergo forward stock splits due to excessively high single-share values to facilitate trading. The TradeXYZ team indicated that a solution will be provided.
Bitget Wallet has completed an upgrade to its DEX Aggregator API, becoming the first in the industry to offer an aggregated interface supporting market price trading for tokenized stocks and RWAs. Institutional clients or developers can use their existing API to directly swap any token for RWA assets such as tokenized stocks.Additionally, the Bitget Wallet API has launched a fee collection service, providing clients with a one-stop profit-sharing solution. Institutional users and developers can use the Bitget Wallet billing system for real-time or periodic settlement of transaction fees. By simply configuring the fee rate and split rules, they can quickly commercialize their business without needing to build their own collection, reconciliation, and settlement systems.Currently, the Bitget Wallet API supports trading tokenized RWA assets on Ondo Global Markets, covering US stocks, ADRs, and various ETFs, including broad-based indices, sector themes, fixed income, commodities, and regional markets. The daily trading volume from partners such as 0x, LI.FI, CoW Swap, deBridge, and XOSwap has already exceeded $20 million.
U.S. stocks weakened on Wednesday as investors digested a sell-off in the chip sector, escalating geopolitical tensions, and higher-than-expected inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 374 points (0.7%), while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite each declined by 0.3%.Market sentiment was notably impacted by geopolitical shocks. Trump stated that negotiations with Iran were "taking too long" and threatened further action. In response, oil prices rose, with WTI crude climbing over 1% to around $89 per barrel. Tensions in the Middle East also escalated again, following U.S. military strikes on Iranian targets in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. helicopter.The chip sector continued its correction, with AMD and Broadcom declining for the fourth time in five consecutive trading sessions. This follows an ETF-level retreat of approximately 10% in the sector over the past weekend, which saw a brief rebound before coming under renewed pressure. Market analysts suggest that while some profit-taking is occurring, other investors may be adjusting their portfolios ahead of the upcoming **SpaceX IPO (next Friday)**. Nonetheless, the chip ETF has still risen over 87% year-to-date.On the macro front, the U.S. core CPI for May rose 0.2% month-over-month, slightly below the expected 0.3%. Year-over-year, it stood at 2.9%, in line with expectations but still above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. The headline CPI rose above 4% year-over-year for the first time in three years. Markets recovered somewhat from their lows following the data release.In the previous trading session, chip stocks dragged down the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, while the Dow managed to close higher against the trend. Analysts noted that the recent surge in the semiconductor sector, fueled by the AI boom, has been overly rapid, stretching market sentiment significantly. The current pullback is viewed more as a technical correction rather than a deterioration of fundamentals. (CNBC)
: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig announced the official opening of a public comment period to establish a structured framework for evaluating the types of events that may underlie prediction market trading contracts. It is understood that this framework will provide long-term, transparent regulatory guidelines to identify contracts subject to enhanced Congressional scrutiny, while allowing lawful markets to continue operating in the public interest. The CFTC expressed gratitude for feedback from market participants, federal and state officials, tribal leaders, and the public, and welcomes continued input.Mike Selig emphasized that this will not be the final rulemaking concerning prediction markets, and the agency will continue to seek a balance between maintaining market integrity and supporting innovation.
According to The Information, as AI unicorns continue to attract massive capital inflows, venture capital (VC) firms are accelerating their fundraising efforts at an unprecedented pace. Founders Fund has already launched a new $6 billion fund this year to invest in late-stage growth companies—the first time in the firm’s 20-year history that it has raised capital from limited partners (LPs) less than two years after its previous fundraise. Reportedly, Founders Fund’s $4.6 billion fund raised in 2025 has been largely deployed, with capital allocated primarily across seven standout companies—averaging $600 million per investment—including AI and tech leaders such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Ramp, and Cognition. Market observers believe that the sustained heating of the generative AI sector, coupled with surging funding needs among top AI companies, is propelling the global venture capital industry into a new fundraising and investment cycle—and driving large funds to deploy and replenish capital at an unprecedented speed.
Byreal has officially launched its on-chain prediction market product, Byreal Predict. This product connects to Polymarket’s order book and liquidity, enabling users to trade predictions on real-world sports events. Byreal Predict initially covers major events including the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the NBA Finals, and Major League Baseball (MLB), supporting trades on outcomes such as individual match results, group-stage qualification, and tournament champions. Future updates will introduce AI-powered prediction market analytics, automated trading, and referral commission features.
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.
Odaily News: Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, the SPCX pre-market contract on several CEXs and on-chain Perp DEXs presented arbitrage opportunities due to differences in share count calculations and rebase mechanisms, which multiple KOLs capitalized on. Among them, crypto KOL Silicon Bird | Ray shared: “Last night, I went long on BN and short on HL, still capturing a 10-point arbitrage opportunity. BN issued a rebase announcement last night. Since the initially estimated share count (11.87B) differed from the actual share count (13.08B), SPCXUSDT positions will be converted at a ratio of 1.1. This means BN’s SPCX price will be divided by 1.1, while the position size will be multiplied by 1.1. This created a massive arbitrage opportunity because SPCX on Hyperliquid was also originally launched based on the 11.87B share count. However, the documentation clearly states that Hyperliquid’s SPCX will not rebase (as an HIP-3 DEX, trade.xyz doesn’t have this capability either). Hyperliquid’s current SPCX tracks the Class A common stock price. I submitted a ticket to trade.xyz and received a clear response confirming there will be no rebase.” Additionally, he analyzed the reasons behind "SPCX on trade.xyz will not rebase," stating: “There are several key reasons. Those familiar with Hyperliquid and trade.xyz understand their relationship: the former is a trading-specific L1 blockchain, while the latter is a DEX based on Hyperliquid’s HIP-3. trade.xyz is somewhat like an outsourced team, essentially just setting up a platform within Hyperliquid’s ecosystem.1. We need to understand that a rebase is an extremely complex operation, involving halting trading, forced liquidations, and reopening positions. This is a major engineering challenge even for large CEXs (such as OKX and BN, which are undergoing this rebase). Smaller exchanges like Bitget have simply given up and opted for a relist. For an on-chain team dependent on another blockchain, this is an even more daunting task.2. When trade.xyz first launched the contract, it mentioned an estimated share count of 11.87B. However, they later realized this could be controversial and promptly removed any mention of the estimated share count from their documentation. They clearly emphasized that the price tracked by SPCX on trade.xyz is the Class A common stock price of SPCX, and added extensive disclaimers stating there will be no rebase.”Crypto KOL KyleChen also posted last night: “The optimal hedging strategy should be on OKX’s pre-market perpetual. The IPO subscription cost is 142u, leaving around 14% profit margin. Comparison of three pre-market platforms:- OKX Pre SpacX: 162u, essentially confirmed as per-share price- Binance current price: 167u, with an announced rebase scheduled for 6/10 at a factor of 1.1, resulting in an adjusted price around 151.2u- Hyperliquid: 168u, its pre-market contract is provided via trade.xyz based on HIP-3. From a technical infrastructure standpoint, the contract does not directly supp
“White-Haired Stock Guru” Serenity posted on X platform, stating that the public often interprets his stock picks as “harvesting retail investors,” but he hopes his recommended targets can change the market’s perception that certain stocks are only suitable for short-term speculation, and prove that high-quality companies also possess long-term holding value.Serenity pointed out that the only Chinese concept stock he recommended last year was the optical module manufacturer Zhongji Innolight (Innolight), which has since hit an all-time high, achieving a cumulative gain in the triple digits. He stated that his investment logic is primarily based on Western institutional research frameworks, comprehensively referencing research views from institutions such as JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, and focusing closely on demand changes from US cloud computing giants like Google and Microsoft.Furthermore, Serenity mentioned that when researching individual stocks, he also continuously evaluates geopolitical and game theory factors, for example in his analysis of companies like AXT. He believes that the perspective of foreign investors can bring different types of Alpha to the Chinese stock market, and he looks forward to further exploration of investment opportunities in the Chinese stock market in the future.Regarding the rumor circulating in the market that there is a Chinese institutional team behind him, Serenity denied it, emphasizing that he is just an individual investor who shares his investment thoughts daily. English is his primary language, and since most of his content is posted via mobile phone, posting over 20 times a day, occasional spelling errors are normal.
a joint letter initiated by Stand With Crypto, in collaboration with the Blockchain Association, the Crypto Council for Innovation, and The Digital Chamber, has been submitted to U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging a full floor vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (the "CLARITY Act") as soon as possible.Over 200 crypto enterprises, industry associations, and community organizations, including Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, a16z, Circle, and Binance.US, have participated in signing the letter. The joint letter points out that the CLARITY Act would establish a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for the digital asset market, clearly delineate regulatory responsibilities, provide feasible registration pathways, protect software developer innovation, and simultaneously promote the return of more digital asset businesses to the U.S. market.The signatories stated that the bill would help retain innovation, jobs, investment, and market activity within the United States, further solidifying America's leading position in the global digital asset innovation sector.It is understood that the CLARITY Act received bipartisan support and passed committee review in the Senate Banking Committee last month. Senator Cynthia Lummis subsequently stated that the next step for the bill is to enter the full Senate deliberation stage.Additionally, 160 former national security and law enforcement officials have previously signed a letter supporting the bill. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Crypto Advisor Patrick Witt have also publicly called for advancing the legislative process. However, the issue of conflicts of interest between the Trump family and the crypto industry is still regarded as one of the main obstacles to the bill's progress. (The Block)
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.