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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).
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 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)
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, stated on X that the SPCXUSD chart pattern is “abnormal” and that he has sold all his WLD.
Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes), co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom Fund, stated in a post that he has liquidated his entire $ZEC position following a vulnerability exploit targeting ZEC’s Orchard Pool. Hayes noted that although malicious minting is highly unlikely, it cannot be cryptographically proven impossible; privacy narratives demand “perfection,” not merely “probable security.” He added that if the underlying assumptions are later falsified, he does not rule out repurchasing $ZEC at a lower price. His team continues to hold a $WLD position and maintains a bullish stance.
according to Onchain Lens monitoring, the WorldCoin team has transferred 30 million WLD to a BitGo custody wallet, worth approximately $8.17 million.Currently, this BitGo custody wallet holds a total of 153.65 million WLD, with a total value of approximately $41.35 million.
Bitget officially launches its new educational series, “Panoramic Trading Room UEX Roundtable.” Targeting advanced traders, this series centers on the core philosophy of “Beyond the Chart,” covering professional topics such as advanced technical analysis, cross-asset allocation strategies, order flow interpretation, and risk management system construction. Featuring seasoned industry analysts, the series dives deep into real-world trading cases to help traders bridge the critical gap between “reading charts” and “executing trades,” gradually building a more systematic trading framework.
According to the official announcement, Binance has now completed the integration of USDC on the Starknet network and World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) on the AB chain, and deposits and withdrawals are now available.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), two wallet addresses—0x97db...C75B and 0x6c94...d35—suspected to be linked to the WorldCoin team collectively deposited 21,177,000 WLD tokens into Bybit, valued at approximately $5.57 million.
According to a Reuters report, Nobitex—the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Iran—has processed at least approximately $2.3 billion in funds via the Tron and BNB Smart Chain networks since 2023. Some of these funds originated from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), which is under U.S. sanctions, and are linked to other sanctioned entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hamas, and Hezbollah. Data from blockchain analytics firms Arkham and Elliptic, along with insights from multiple analysts, indicate that related transactions on Tron alone exceeded $2 billion, while those on BNB Smart Chain totaled approximately $317 million; tens of millions of dollars continued flowing even after hostilities erupted. The report notes that Tron was founded by Justin Sun, and BNB Smart Chain was launched by Binance; both blockchains intersect financially and governance-wise with World Liberty Financial—a crypto project led by Donald Trump. Since its founding in 2018, Nobitex’s sanctioned-related transactions have cumulatively amounted to at least approximately $366 million.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a wallet associated with the WorldCoin team or its investors deposited 4.63 million WLD (approximately $1.25 million) into Binance. The wallet acquired these tokens one year ago for $9.78 million; selling them at the current price would result in an unrealized loss of approximately $8.53 million—representing an 87% unrealized loss.