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According to CoinDesk, blockchain analysis company Chainalysis has released a new methodological proposal aimed at establishing a unified on-chain fund tracking standard framework for law enforcement agencies and investigators, to identify address clusters and determine their possible control relationships.The proposal defines the on-chain analysis structure in the form of "ontology," focusing on systematically breaking down the currently unstandardized concept of "cluster" in the industry into wallet segments and functional roles, and describing on-chain relationships through a two-layer structure: the first layer defines the transaction graph structure, and the second layer assesses inference confidence.Chainalysis stated that the framework aims to enhance the interpretability and legal applicability of on-chain forensic methods, and is designed and validated based on its practical experience in relevant cases within the U.S. Department of Justice, including the analytical application in the mixing service Bitcoin Fog case.The company's Chief Scientist Jacob Illum pointed out that the goal of the proposal is to answer "on what evidence basis can these addresses be considered to belong to the same entity," while emphasizing that on-chain analysis itself cannot directly identify the ultimate user identity and still requires legal investigative methods combined with centralized entities such as exchanges.Chainalysis indicated that the standard proposal is currently open for discussion within the industry, hoping to promote the formation of more unified technical specifications for on-chain analysis methods in the fields of law enforcement and compliance.

American Express is hiring a Vice President of Stablecoin and Blockchain Partnerships and Strategy in New York, responsible for formulating the company's overall strategy in the fields of programmable currency, stablecoin payments, and blockchain financial infrastructure, promoting collaboration with stablecoin issuers, blockchain networks, tokenization platforms, wallets, and fintech companies, and overseeing projects such as stablecoin payments, tokenized settlements, digital identity, and programmable commerce from concept validation to implementation.

According to Cointelegraph, a study based on 857,000 active users of Polymarket shows that about 60% of users who placed their first bets during the World Cup had never interacted with blockchain protocols before.Alvin Kan, Chief Operating Officer of Bitget Wallet, stated that prediction markets have changed the traditional logic for crypto users to get involved—users no longer need to understand blockchain technology first, but can participate directly because they have opinions on real-world events. This has made prediction markets a new entry point for some users into the crypto space.Data shows that the trading volume of Polymarket's World Cup champion contracts has exceeded $3.1 billion, with sports contracts contributing over $4.9 billion in trading volume to Polymarket in the past 30 days, and reaching $8.5 billion on Kalshi, becoming the main trading category on both platforms.

Blockchain data infrastructure startup Cambrian has completed a $6 million seed round financing, led by Franklin Templeton and Polychain Capital, with participation from Flow Traders, Selini Capital, Paper Ventures, Nomad Capital, and others.Cambrian also previously secured $5.9 million in pre-seed financing led by a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator, bringing the total funding to $11.9 million. It is reported that Cambrian was established in 2024 and currently provides APIs for institutions and AI Agents, covering real-time and historical on-chain data such as yield, risk, lending rates, trading activity, liquidity positions, and market sentiment, helping users allocate capital on-chain.The company plans to expand its existing APIs into a verifiable blockchain data oracle network, serving institutional financial clients, AI Agent builders, and protocols that need reliable data to control the flow of funds. Unlike traditional oracles that mainly provide price data, Cambrian aims to aggregate lending protocol data, DEX liquidity, social sentiment, developer activity, and historical market data.According to Cambrian, its platform has processed millions of API calls, currently indexing approximately $4.5 billion TVL across four major lending protocols, tracking 1,789 vaults under 895 curators, and monitoring over 320,000 DEX liquidity pools on Base and Solana. The company also plans to expand trading data support, adding Hyperliquid and richer perpetual contract data.

According to Fortune, New York blockchain data analytics company Allium announced the completion of a $40,000,000 Series B financing round, led by Amplify Partners, with participation from Kleiner Perkins and Theory Ventures.Allium focuses on cleaning and integrating complex on-chain data, providing services to institutional clients such as Visa, the Federal Reserve, Coinbase, and a16z's crypto division.

Du Jun from ABCDE Lianchuang stated that over the years of twists and turns, the crypto field has returned to the payment narrative in the Bitcoin white paper. He will continue to invest in the crypto field and still believes that blockchain will eventually reconstruct financial infrastructure.

According to The Block, payment company MoneyGram has become a validator on the Solana blockchain and joined the Solana Developer Platform, officially entering the Solana ecosystem. Solana is the third public blockchain where MoneyGram operates as an official validator, having previously operated validators on Tempo and Midnight Network.MoneyGram CEO and Chairman Anthony Soohoo stated that serving as a validator allows MoneyGram to stake SOL, process transaction blocks, and contribute to the security and performance of the Solana network. Joining the Solana Developer Platform enables it to gain tool support for building and issuing financial products alongside institutions like Mastercard.

According to Defillama data, the 24-hour application revenue of the Solana blockchain reached $2.8 million, with Hyperliquid L1 at $1.37 million, Ethereum at $1.09 million, Polygon at $954,000, and Base at $346,000.

The People's Bank of China, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Financial Regulatory Administration, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government issued the "Offshore Financial Action Plan for the Development of Shanghai International Financial Center," which points out that relying on the international operation center of the digital renminbi, it is necessary to build and operate the cross-border, offshore, and blockchain infrastructure of the digital renminbi under the premise of safety and controllability, steadily promote the interconnection with overseas financial infrastructure, and steadily advance the application and scenario expansion of the digital renminbi in offshore business.

U.S. stock-listed digital infrastructure developer and operator Blockchain Digital Infrastructure announced that it has raised an additional $8.25 million through a public offering of common stock. Investors purchased an additional 4,999,999 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $1.65 per share. The new funds are intended to support its artificial intelligence hosting and high-performance computing workloads, among other businesses.

According to the "Web3 New Generation Talent Insight Report" released by Bitget, the core challenge currently facing the industry is not a shortage of talent, but rather the misalignment of recruitment barriers and employment channels. Data from a multi-regional survey based on the Blockchain4Youth (B4Y) initiative shows that 54% of respondents view the requirement of "prior experience" for entry-level positions as the biggest obstacle to entering the industry, while 52% point out that school education lacks practical skills.From the perspective of regional distribution and trends, Web3 continues to attract highly educated talent and emerging market talent. Nearly 46% of respondents are aged between 23 and 30, and over 58% hold a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree; in terms of career preferences, 61% of respondents consider "the integration of AI and blockchain" as the most desirable career path, while another 62% believe that guidance from industry veterans is the most helpful in accelerating career development.Currently, the number of registered students at the Blockchain4Youth Learning Center has surpassed 10,000, and students who complete the courses can obtain certificates and job opportunities, thereby closing the loop from learning to career paths and providing talent support for the next phase of industry growth.

According to a report by Fortune, Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, stated during an interview at the SuperAI Summit in Singapore that Asia will lead in the innovative integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology, ahead of the West. He pointed out that the crypto communities in Europe and America often tend to separate cryptocurrencies from AI, while the Asian market is more accepting of the combination of these two digital assets and technologies.Siu emphasized that AI and blockchain are closely connected at a fundamental level. To truly empower AI, it must be given access to funds so that it can conduct secure autonomous transactions on behalf of users, and blockchain is the infrastructure that can achieve this goal on a large scale. He predicts that in the future, there could be as many as 200 billion AI agents put into operation, and these agents will naturally tend to choose on-chain transactions that are faster and much cheaper for commercial interactions, rather than relying on traditional credit card payment networks that charge higher fees.

The Digital Renminbi International Operation Center announced that with the adjustment of the digital renminbi measurement framework and the overall upgrade of the infrastructure system, the three major business platforms of the digital renminbi cross-border digital payment platform, blockchain service platform, and digital asset platform have been upgraded to the "Shubi Da" cross-border settlement comprehensive service platform (Cross-border e-CNY Transfer Services, referred to as CBETS). Currently, service agreements for direct participants have been signed with the first batch of 26 financial institutions.

According to official news, Tether has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) to explore cooperation in asset tokenization, digital asset education, and broader blockchain applications.According to the agreement, Tether plans to provide DMCC's business network with seminars, customized blockchain consulting, digital asset pilot projects, and tokenization programs, and explore the application of peer-to-peer digital communication and payment systems. Both parties will also assess cooperation opportunities in blockchain infrastructure, digital payments, educational activities, and hackathons.

On June 8, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) sent a letter to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Travis Hill. The letter pointed out that blockchain-related financial products and services have significantly increased, and blockchain technology has been placed on the high-risk list. U.S. GAO recommended establishing a relevant coordination mechanism to assist regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in jointly identifying risks and timely implementing regulatory responses.In addition, according to the GENIUS Act passed last year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is the primary regulatory agency overseeing stablecoin issuers under banks. U.S. GAO also suggested that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation rotate case managers assigned to banks to reduce threats to independence. The collapse of three banks related to the cryptocurrency industry in 2023 raised questions about whether regulatory agencies took sufficient action.

According to Livecoins, Brazilian Federal Deputy Lincoln Portela proposed Bill No. 2.901/2026, which aims to establish a framework for a national fintech and digital finance platform, creating a permanent regulatory sandbox system for testing blockchain technology and asset tokenization, supervised by the Central Bank of Brazil.The bill requires regulatory requirements to be proportional to the size of the company, allowing small fintech startups to apply simplified standards, and prohibits the government from imposing bureaucratic measures or obligations that do not align with the digital nature of the cryptocurrency market. The sandbox testing scope includes financial flow tracking, artificial intelligence credit applications, and programmable payment practices.The bill also allows companies to share network infrastructure and institutional adaptation databases, but they must comply with data protection regulations. The cooperation mechanism aims to combat financial crimes in cryptocurrency transactions, promote customer identity verification, and enhance cybersecurity.The bill also proposes the establishment of a national system for digital financial integrity, coordinating network regulatory actions to combat criminal structures that use cryptocurrency to hide wealth. Fines for non-compliant companies can reach up to 20% of their annual profit or revenue. The bill will be discussed in various committees of the House of Representatives.