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NEAR is a sharded, proof-of-stake, layer-one blockchain that aims to incentivize a network of computers to operate a platform for developers to create and launch decentralized applications. Central to its design is the concept of sharding, a process that splits the network's infrastructure into several segments so that nodes only have to handle a fraction of the network's transactions. The NEAR mainnet went live in August 2020.
Analyst: HYPE and AI Tokens May Lead the Next Altcoin Season as Market Risk Appetite Returns
Hyperliquid has recently significantly outperformed the broader market. Its token, HYPE, hit an all-time high following the launch of two related ETFs in the United States. Meanwhile, European traders are accelerating their migration to the platform due to restricted access to perpetual contracts on regulated exchanges. Market analyst Michael van de Poppe stated that with Hyperliquid's continued rally and renewed interest in AI-related crypto projects, signs of improving risk appetite are emerging in the altcoin market. Hyperliquid’s expansion into tokenized stocks, commodities, and pre-IPO assets is strengthening the on-chain asset tokenization trend. He suggested that if market sentiment continues to improve, HYPE’s price could target $100 or even higher.However, Michael van de Poppe also stressed that while Hyperliquid holds a short-term advantage, Solana offers greater long-term investment certainty, transitioning from a "speculative ecosystem" to institutional-grade infrastructure. In the AI track, he noted that NEAR Protocol and Bittensor remain significantly undervalued, citing a disconnect between their fundamental growth and valuations. He pointed out that NEAR’s revenue growth potential and Bittensor’s subnet expansion could support higher valuation ranges. Additionally, he indicated that the privacy sector retains long-term demand, but fully anonymous systems face regulatory pressure. The future is more likely to be dominated by zero-knowledge proofs and compliant privacy solutions.On the macro level, Michael van de Poppe highlighted that bond yields and central bank policies remain the core drivers of the crypto market, with changes in Japanese government bond yields potentially serving as a key barometer. (CoinDesk)
OpenGradient Raises $9.5M, with Participation from a16z crypto
OpenGradient, a verifiable AI computation layer, has announced the completion of a $9.5 million funding round. Investors include a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, SV Angel, Foresight Ventures, Pragma, SALT, Symbolic Capital, Canonical Crypto, Black Dragon, NEAR, Celestia, Thanefield Capital, and angel investors including Balaji Srinivasan, former CTO of Coinbase. The new funds will support the development and expansion of a decentralized infrastructure network for hosting, executing, and verifying AI models—enabling open and auditable model execution.
Arthur Hayes: Rising Oil Prices, AI-Related IPOs, and Trump's Anti-AI Rhetoric Could Pop the AI Bubble and Drag Down the Crypto Market
Odaily News, June 9th — BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated in his latest article "Reality Test" that if oil prices continue to rise due to the US-Iran conflict, it could trigger a collapse of the AI stock bubble and drag the entire crypto market down.Hayes said that if traffic restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz persist deep into the second quarter, spot prices for hydrocarbons and other key commodities could rise in the third quarter. If oil prices continue to climb and inflationary pressures impact the US midterm elections, Trump might pivot to a tough stance targeting data center construction, AI regulation, and taxation. Hayes believes the market could anticipate Trump limiting AI capital expenditure and taxing AI companies, thereby triggering the burst of the AI stock bubble.Hayes also noted that since November 2022, the scale of AI-related debt issuance has been approximately $1.5 trillion, and US M2 has increased by roughly the same amount during the same period. He believes the three factors that could pop the AI bubble include rising energy costs, the market's inability to absorb three major AI-related IPOs — namely SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI — and Trump's shift to opposing AI. In terms of portfolio, Hayes stated that Maelstrom's stock portfolio holds significant positions in US-listed energy producers; he has sold AI-related stocks and offloaded non-core crypto assets, having dumped HYPE, NEAR, and WLD last week, as well as selling ZEC due to the Orchard Pool vulnerability. He still holds Bitcoin and ETH and will execute tactical short trades via derivatives.
Analyst: HYPE and AI Tokens May Lead the Next Altcoin Season as Market Risk Appetite Returns
Hyperliquid has recently significantly outperformed the broader market. Its token, HYPE, hit an all-time high following the launch of two related ETFs in the United States. Meanwhile, European traders are accelerating their migration to the platform due to restricted access to perpetual contracts on regulated exchanges. Market analyst Michael van de Poppe stated that with Hyperliquid's continued rally and renewed interest in AI-related crypto projects, signs of improving risk appetite are emerging in the altcoin market. Hyperliquid’s expansion into tokenized stocks, commodities, and pre-IPO assets is strengthening the on-chain asset tokenization trend. He suggested that if market sentiment continues to improve, HYPE’s price could target $100 or even higher.However, Michael van de Poppe also stressed that while Hyperliquid holds a short-term advantage, Solana offers greater long-term investment certainty, transitioning from a "speculative ecosystem" to institutional-grade infrastructure. In the AI track, he noted that NEAR Protocol and Bittensor remain significantly undervalued, citing a disconnect between their fundamental growth and valuations. He pointed out that NEAR’s revenue growth potential and Bittensor’s subnet expansion could support higher valuation ranges. Additionally, he indicated that the privacy sector retains long-term demand, but fully anonymous systems face regulatory pressure. The future is more likely to be dominated by zero-knowledge proofs and compliant privacy solutions.On the macro level, Michael van de Poppe highlighted that bond yields and central bank policies remain the core drivers of the crypto market, with changes in Japanese government bond yields potentially serving as a key barometer. (CoinDesk)
B² Network Suffers Hacker Attack, Losses Approximately $3.86 Million
According to on-chain analyst Specter, B² Network on BNB Chain suffered a hack, resulting in a loss of approximately 8.591 million B2 tokens (approximately $3.86 million). The attacker swapped them for 5409 WBNB (approximately $3.11 million) and bridged to Ethereum, and is currently transferring the funds to Zcash via NEAR Intents.
Arthur Hayes: Rising Oil Prices, AI-Related IPOs, and Trump's Anti-AI Rhetoric Could Pop the AI Bubble and Drag Down the Crypto Market
Odaily News, June 9th — BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated in his latest article "Reality Test" that if oil prices continue to rise due to the US-Iran conflict, it could trigger a collapse of the AI stock bubble and drag the entire crypto market down.Hayes said that if traffic restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz persist deep into the second quarter, spot prices for hydrocarbons and other key commodities could rise in the third quarter. If oil prices continue to climb and inflationary pressures impact the US midterm elections, Trump might pivot to a tough stance targeting data center construction, AI regulation, and taxation. Hayes believes the market could anticipate Trump limiting AI capital expenditure and taxing AI companies, thereby triggering the burst of the AI stock bubble.Hayes also noted that since November 2022, the scale of AI-related debt issuance has been approximately $1.5 trillion, and US M2 has increased by roughly the same amount during the same period. He believes the three factors that could pop the AI bubble include rising energy costs, the market's inability to absorb three major AI-related IPOs — namely SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI — and Trump's shift to opposing AI. In terms of portfolio, Hayes stated that Maelstrom's stock portfolio holds significant positions in US-listed energy producers; he has sold AI-related stocks and offloaded non-core crypto assets, having dumped HYPE, NEAR, and WLD last week, as well as selling ZEC due to the Orchard Pool vulnerability. He still holds Bitcoin and ETH and will execute tactical short trades via derivatives.
ZachXBT accuses Arthur Hayes of using fans as "exit liquidity"
ZachXBT posted a message questioning BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes about how much exit liquidity he created by utilizing his fans over the past few days.Within two weeks, Arthur Hayes publicly promoted and then liquidated four tokens: NEAR, HYPE, ZEC, and WLD. In response, Arthur Hayes stated that he sold to willing buyers at specific prices and noted that this time he successfully achieved his trading goals. (cryptopolitan)
Whale Loracle's long positions suffer total loss of $6.65 million, with ZEC long position losing over $3.2 million
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, as ZEC and HYPE continue to decline, whale Loracle's 10x leveraged long position in ZEC has suffered losses exceeding $3.2 million, and the 2x leveraged long position in HYPE has lost $1.567 million. The whale also holds long positions in NEAR, TON, ASTER, and XMR, with total losses amounting to $6.65 million.
Bankless co-founder discloses entry costs for some portfolio tokens: NEAR ~$1.40, HYPE ~$45
Odaily Odaily News: Bankless co-founder David Hoffman responded to investors by disclosing his entry costs for four major tokens: NEAR, HYPE, ZEC, and LIT. Among them, the entry price for NEAR was approximately $1.40, HYPE around $45, ZEC about $560, and LIT approximately $1.35. According to previous reports, after liquidating his ETH holdings, the founder split the capital allocation, deploying 50% of the principal into VVV, NEAR, ZEC, and HYPE. The remaining 50% was kept for periodic dollar-cost averaging, with the subsequent funds fully used to purchase LIT.
Arthur Hayes Liquidates HYPE and NEAR, Selling Over $18 Million
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) has fully liquidated his HYPE and NEAR holdings, selling a total of 247,334 HYPE tokens—valued at approximately $18.02 million—as well as an undisclosed amount of NEAR. Notably, this sale occurred shortly after Arthur Hayes publicly entered a bet with Kyle Samani regarding HYPE’s performance by year-end: Hayes claimed HYPE would outperform all top-ten cryptocurrencies, while Samani bet on SOL; the wager involved a $100,000 charitable donation.
B² Network suspected of being exploited, attacker transfers 8.591 million B2
: According to on-chain detective Specter’s monitoring, B² Network may have suffered a vulnerability exploit on BNB Chain. The attacker transferred 8.591 million B2, worth $3.86 million, and exchanged them for 5,409 WBNB, worth $3.11 million. The funds were then bridged to Ethereum, and are currently being transferred to Zcash via NEAR Intents. The addresses used for the theft are 0xEc443f7D79835B464FBEAC798d3f92B62d6Ff433 and 0xf977427Ec8e583C55D413061FC205BCD57e8Bf6D.
B² Network Suffers Hacker Attack, Losses Approximately $3.86 Million
According to on-chain analyst Specter, B² Network on BNB Chain suffered a hack, resulting in a loss of approximately 8.591 million B2 tokens (approximately $3.86 million). The attacker swapped them for 5409 WBNB (approximately $3.11 million) and bridged to Ethereum, and is currently transferring the funds to Zcash via NEAR Intents.
Arthur Hayes: Rising Oil Prices, AI-Related IPOs, and Trump's Anti-AI Rhetoric Could Pop the AI Bubble and Drag Down the Crypto Market
Odaily News, June 9th — BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated in his latest article "Reality Test" that if oil prices continue to rise due to the US-Iran conflict, it could trigger a collapse of the AI stock bubble and drag the entire crypto market down.Hayes said that if traffic restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz persist deep into the second quarter, spot prices for hydrocarbons and other key commodities could rise in the third quarter. If oil prices continue to climb and inflationary pressures impact the US midterm elections, Trump might pivot to a tough stance targeting data center construction, AI regulation, and taxation. Hayes believes the market could anticipate Trump limiting AI capital expenditure and taxing AI companies, thereby triggering the burst of the AI stock bubble.Hayes also noted that since November 2022, the scale of AI-related debt issuance has been approximately $1.5 trillion, and US M2 has increased by roughly the same amount during the same period. He believes the three factors that could pop the AI bubble include rising energy costs, the market's inability to absorb three major AI-related IPOs — namely SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI — and Trump's shift to opposing AI. In terms of portfolio, Hayes stated that Maelstrom's stock portfolio holds significant positions in US-listed energy producers; he has sold AI-related stocks and offloaded non-core crypto assets, having dumped HYPE, NEAR, and WLD last week, as well as selling ZEC due to the Orchard Pool vulnerability. He still holds Bitcoin and ETH and will execute tactical short trades via derivatives.
Rhea Finance Discloses Attack Cause: Slippage Protection Logic Flaw Leads to $18.4 Million Loss
According to an official disclosure by RHEA Finance, on April 16, 2026, the NEAR ecosystem lending protocol RHEA Finance (formerly Burrow Finance) suffered a hack targeting its margin trading functionality, resulting in losses of approximately $18.4 million. The attacker began preparations several days prior to the incident by creating multiple fake token pools on Ref Finance and injecting liquidity into them, thereby constructing malicious swap routes. Exploiting a vulnerability in the protocol’s slippage protection mechanism—which failed to account for scenarios where intermediate tokens were reused during multi-step swaps—the attacker caused borrowed debt tokens to be routed into fake token pools under their control. This triggered widespread forced liquidations, ultimately draining the protocol’s reserve pool. During the attack, the attacker deleted a total of 55 intermediary accounts to obscure their trail. As of now, the attacker has repaid approximately 3.359 million USDC and 1.564 million NEAR to the RHEA lending contract. Additionally, 4.34 million USDT have been frozen—3.291 million frozen by Tether and 1.053 million frozen by NEAR Intents. The protocol’s smart contracts have been paused, and the team is collaborating with centralized exchanges to jointly trace the funds; relevant law enforcement agencies have also been notified.
Rhea Finance Attack Review: Losses Expand to $18.4 Million, Partial Funds Recovered
Odaily News Rhea Finance has released a post-mortem report on the attack, confirming that the actual loss from the vulnerability is approximately $18.4 million, a significant increase from the initial estimate of around $7.6 million.The attacker constructed complex transaction paths, manipulated liquidity using fake token pools, funneled borrowed assets into pools under their control, and returned only minimal assets. This caused a large number of margin positions to rapidly become undercollateralized and triggered liquidations, ultimately depleting the protocol's reserve funds.Approximately $11.2 million in funds have been recovered or frozen so far. This includes some USDC and NEAR assets returned by the attacker, as well as about $4.34 million in USDT that was frozen (with assistance from Tether).
Bitwise Releases Q3 2026 Staking Report: Activity on Various Mainnets Rises but Revenue Generally Declines, Institutional Entry Becomes Core Theme
, According to the "2026 Q3 Staking Report" released by Bitwise, 2026 Q2 presented a divergent pattern of "rising on-chain activity, declining fee revenue," with the core driving factor being protocols actively reducing block space costs. In terms of core data for each chain, Ethereum's active staked amount hit a record high of 40.2 million ETH (accounting for 33% of total supply), network revenue decreased 51% year-over-year to $64 million, but rebounded quarter-over-quarter when denominated in ETH; Solana Q2 Real Economic Value (REV) dropped to $51 million, significantly shrunk compared to the peak of $812 million in 2025 Q1, but non-voting transaction volume reached 9.8 billion, and on-chain activity remained resilient; Hyperliquid Q2 protocol total revenue was $174.8 million, perpetual contract trading volume reached $652 billion, and the proportion of non-crypto assets (commodities, stock indices, etc.) rose to 32%; Avalanche C-Chain transaction volume increased approximately fourfold year-over-year to 236 million, but network revenue, due to a significant decrease in fees, remained only $330,000; NEAR, due to the collapse of Kai-Ching application activity, Q2 on-chain transaction volume plummeted 75% to 77.7 million, but Intents execution layer generated fees approximately 68 times that of the base chain. In terms of institutional adoption, BlackRock launched Ethereum Staking ETF (ETHB), Coin
Interactive Brokers, managing $930.3 billion in client assets, supports two-way stablecoin deposits and reduces crypto trading fees
Interactive Brokers announced on Tuesday an expansion of its digital asset business, adding trading tokens such as Aave, Aptos, Canton, Lido DAO, Monad, NEAR Protocol, Plasma, Pax Gold, and Uniswap, and supporting 24/7 stablecoin wallet transfers via USDC, PYUSD, and RLUSD. As of mid-2026, Interactive Brokers manages approximately $930.3 billion in client assets. Crypto trading commissions start at 0.12% to 0.18% of the total transaction amount, with a minimum of $1.75 per order, and no additional spreads, markups, or custody fees are charged. The company stated that two-way stablecoin deposits are not available for UK and Irish accounts, and clients of the Irish affiliate company will not have access to the newly listed crypto assets. (Bitcoin.com News).
On-chain Sleuth Specter: Arthur Hayes Repeatedly Promotes Tokens, Then Sells or Deposits Them to Exchanges
according to on-chain sleuth Specter's monitoring, Arthur Hayes once promoted what he called the "Holy Trinity"—HYPE, ZEC, and NEAR—predicting that HYPE would reach $150. He also published a Substack article promoting HYPE. A few days later, Arthur Hayes sold all three tokens.Subsequently, Arthur promoted WLD, posting "This shitcoin is going to moon." Three days later, Arthur Hayes announced "I'm out."After that, Arthur promoted CARDS with a target price of $4. One day later, a linked wallet deposited 1.9 million CARDS into an exchange.In 2024, Arthur promoted ENA and, approximately one hour later, deposited ENA worth $8.4 million into a CEX.
Bitget Super Pairs: Trade NEAR and WLD to Unlock a $30,000 USDT Prize Pool
Bitget has launched a new edition of its Futures Super Pairs campaign, running until June 11 at 16:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $30,000 USDT. During the campaign, users can unlock mystery box rewards by trading the NEAR, WLD, TAO, H, and FET trading pairs and completing designated futures trading tasks. The mystery box prize pool includes popular tokens and multiple tiers of USDT trial vouchers, with a maximum reward of 5 SOL per draw. Additionally, all users ranking within the top 1,000 by trading volume—and whose cumulative trading volume reaches at least $10,000 USDT—will share a $20,000 USDT prize pool, with a maximum individual payout of $2,000 USDT. Full campaign rules are available on the official Bitget platform; users must click “Join Now” to register before participating.
Arthur Hayes：已清仓HYPE和NEAR持仓，将于下周二解释原因
Arthur Hayes 在 X 平台发文表示，他已清仓全部 HYPE 和 NEAR 持仓，并将在下周二发布的文章“Reality Test”中解释原因。Arthur Hayes 称，伊朗战争和库存补充将推高能源价格；当前至第三季度初之间将有 3 家大型 AI 企业 IPO；预测特朗普将为帮助共和党赢得中期选举而转向反 AI；其认为市场高点将在当前至 9 月之间出现；现在是止盈的时候，可以在无需担心持仓的情况下抽身。
Analyst: HYPE and AI Tokens May Lead the Next Altcoin Season as Market Risk Appetite Returns
Hyperliquid has recently significantly outperformed the broader market. Its token, HYPE, hit an all-time high following the launch of two related ETFs in the United States. Meanwhile, European traders are accelerating their migration to the platform due to restricted access to perpetual contracts on regulated exchanges. Market analyst Michael van de Poppe stated that with Hyperliquid's continued rally and renewed interest in AI-related crypto projects, signs of improving risk appetite are emerging in the altcoin market. Hyperliquid’s expansion into tokenized stocks, commodities, and pre-IPO assets is strengthening the on-chain asset tokenization trend. He suggested that if market sentiment continues to improve, HYPE’s price could target $100 or even higher.However, Michael van de Poppe also stressed that while Hyperliquid holds a short-term advantage, Solana offers greater long-term investment certainty, transitioning from a "speculative ecosystem" to institutional-grade infrastructure. In the AI track, he noted that NEAR Protocol and Bittensor remain significantly undervalued, citing a disconnect between their fundamental growth and valuations. He pointed out that NEAR’s revenue growth potential and Bittensor’s subnet expansion could support higher valuation ranges. Additionally, he indicated that the privacy sector retains long-term demand, but fully anonymous systems face regulatory pressure. The future is more likely to be dominated by zero-knowledge proofs and compliant privacy solutions.On the macro level, Michael van de Poppe highlighted that bond yields and central bank policies remain the core drivers of the crypto market, with changes in Japanese government bond yields potentially serving as a key barometer. (CoinDesk)
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: NEAR Protocol announced that users can pay for confidential inference and continuous agent operation fees by staking NEAR tokens, without needing to link a credit card. The staked NEAR is converted into monthly computing credits, with the credit amount growing in line with the staked volume. The funds themselves are not consumed and can be withdrawn after unstaking. All 43 models on NEAR AI, including those from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, are accessible through this staking mechanism.
Bitwise Releases Q3 2026 Staking Report: Activity on Various Mainnets Rises but Revenue Generally Declines, Institutional Entry Becomes Core Theme
, According to the "2026 Q3 Staking Report" released by Bitwise, 2026 Q2 presented a divergent pattern of "rising on-chain activity, declining fee revenue," with the core driving factor being protocols actively reducing block space costs. In terms of core data for each chain, Ethereum's active staked amount hit a record high of 40.2 million ETH (accounting for 33% of total supply), network revenue decreased 51% year-over-year to $64 million, but rebounded quarter-over-quarter when denominated in ETH; Solana Q2 Real Economic Value (REV) dropped to $51 million, significantly shrunk compared to the peak of $812 million in 2025 Q1, but non-voting transaction volume reached 9.8 billion, and on-chain activity remained resilient; Hyperliquid Q2 protocol total revenue was $174.8 million, perpetual contract trading volume reached $652 billion, and the proportion of non-crypto assets (commodities, stock indices, etc.) rose to 32%; Avalanche C-Chain transaction volume increased approximately fourfold year-over-year to 236 million, but network revenue, due to a significant decrease in fees, remained only $330,000; NEAR, due to the collapse of Kai-Ching application activity, Q2 on-chain transaction volume plummeted 75% to 77.7 million, but Intents execution layer generated fees approximately 68 times that of the base chain. In terms of institutional adoption, BlackRock launched Ethereum Staking ETF (ETHB), Coin
B² Network suspected of being exploited, attacker transfers 8.591 million B2
: According to on-chain detective Specter’s monitoring, B² Network may have suffered a vulnerability exploit on BNB Chain. The attacker transferred 8.591 million B2, worth $3.86 million, and exchanged them for 5,409 WBNB, worth $3.11 million. The funds were then bridged to Ethereum, and are currently being transferred to Zcash via NEAR Intents. The addresses used for the theft are 0xEc443f7D79835B464FBEAC798d3f92B62d6Ff433 and 0xf977427Ec8e583C55D413061FC205BCD57e8Bf6D.
B² Network Suffers Hacker Attack, Losses Approximately $3.86 Million
According to on-chain analyst Specter, B² Network on BNB Chain suffered a hack, resulting in a loss of approximately 8.591 million B2 tokens (approximately $3.86 million). The attacker swapped them for 5409 WBNB (approximately $3.11 million) and bridged to Ethereum, and is currently transferring the funds to Zcash via NEAR Intents.
Interactive Brokers, managing $930.3 billion in client assets, supports two-way stablecoin deposits and reduces crypto trading fees
Interactive Brokers announced on Tuesday an expansion of its digital asset business, adding trading tokens such as Aave, Aptos, Canton, Lido DAO, Monad, NEAR Protocol, Plasma, Pax Gold, and Uniswap, and supporting 24/7 stablecoin wallet transfers via USDC, PYUSD, and RLUSD. As of mid-2026, Interactive Brokers manages approximately $930.3 billion in client assets. Crypto trading commissions start at 0.12% to 0.18% of the total transaction amount, with a minimum of $1.75 per order, and no additional spreads, markups, or custody fees are charged. The company stated that two-way stablecoin deposits are not available for UK and Irish accounts, and clients of the Irish affiliate company will not have access to the newly listed crypto assets. (Bitcoin.com News).
On-chain Sleuth Specter: Arthur Hayes Repeatedly Promotes Tokens, Then Sells or Deposits Them to Exchanges
according to on-chain sleuth Specter's monitoring, Arthur Hayes once promoted what he called the "Holy Trinity"—HYPE, ZEC, and NEAR—predicting that HYPE would reach $150. He also published a Substack article promoting HYPE. A few days later, Arthur Hayes sold all three tokens.Subsequently, Arthur promoted WLD, posting "This shitcoin is going to moon." Three days later, Arthur Hayes announced "I'm out."After that, Arthur promoted CARDS with a target price of $4. One day later, a linked wallet deposited 1.9 million CARDS into an exchange.In 2024, Arthur promoted ENA and, approximately one hour later, deposited ENA worth $8.4 million into a CEX.