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Binance announces the launch of a brand new advanced financial product, BTC Yield. BTC Yield is an open-ended yield strategy product priced in BTC, designed specifically for long-term holders who wish to explore potential yield opportunities in Bitcoin without frequent trading.BTC Yield is currently one of the first Bitcoin covered call yield products launched by mainstream cryptocurrency exchanges for both retail and institutional users, reflecting Binance's ongoing expansion from a trading platform to a broader financial super application. Shunyet Jan, head of Binance Exchange and trading operations, stated: "BTC Yield further enriches the product offerings available to users, allowing them to leverage the value of digital assets in more ways. The covered call strategy is already quite mature in traditional financial markets, but direct participation for ordinary investors usually comes with a high barrier to entry. BTC Yield simplifies this strategy, enabling Bitcoin holders who wish to gain potential yields without frequent market trading to participate more conveniently."To celebrate the launch of BTC Yield, Binance Wealth Management is offering a limited-time event, where eligible BTC Yield subscription users will have the chance to share a prize pool of 100,000 USDC.

On June 29, WEEX announced that the platform has launched the $GetRichQuick 0 transaction fee event: New users who net recharge 100 U and have their first transaction as GetRichQuick/USDT spot can receive a reward of 10 USDT; both new and existing users whose $GetRichQuick spot trading volume reaches 100 U can participate in sharing a prize pool of 10,000 USDT based on trading volume rankings; invite friends to participate in this event to earn up to 1,000 USDT in rewards. Event time: 6/26 18:00 - 7/3 18:00 (UTC+8).

10x Research analysis points out that the Bitcoin yield-enhanced exchange-traded fund BITA launched by BlackRock may have design flaws in its strategy. By generating income through selling call options, it may lead investors to underperform against spot Bitcoin in most market environments, or fail to achieve ideal absolute returns.10x Research believes that BITA executes the call option selling strategy monthly according to fixed rules, and regardless of whether Bitcoin rises, consolidates, or falls, investors may make unfavorable trade-offs between income and upside potential; its proposed framework emphasizes "timing and conditional execution," obtaining option premiums only when market conditions are favorable. The high volatility of Bitcoin mainly stems from information asymmetry among market participants and a highly marketed market environment. For a long time, many investors have attempted to capture this volatility return through systematic strategies, but most have not succeeded.

a16z Crypto General Partner Ali Yahya stated that in the previous crypto era, DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) were undoubtedly a failed experiment, but this may simply be due to "being born at the wrong time."Ali Yahya admitted that over the past 10 years, the industry has painfully rediscovered that "direct democracy is a bad idea," as no ordinary users are willing to wake up in the morning to adjudicate risk parameters or protocol upgrades. He emphasized that with changes in the compliance landscape, the industry will regain legitimate space for experimentation, allowing exploration of representative democracy, bicameral systems, or hybrid architectures of licensed and unlicensed systems; at the same time, AI agents can fill many management responsibilities that humans are unwilling to undertake, thus allowing DAOs to truly move towards "autonomy," with the design space for the new generation of DAOs as software being limitless.

According to official news, Gate Alpha officially launched the 43rd Hot Coin Trading Competition on June 15 at 10:00 (UTC+8). Users can click "Participate Now" to complete registration and trade designated hot coins to share a $40,000 airdrop reward. This event features a dual reward mechanism with a 100% winning rate. Users who registered without an invitation code can receive 1 chance to participate in a regular blind box lottery for every 200 USDT traded, with a total prize pool of approximately $20,000, a minimum prize of 0.19 GT per draw, and a maximum of 7.81 GT; users who registered with an invitation code can receive 1 chance to participate in a premium blind box lottery for every 500 USDT traded, with a total prize pool of approximately $20,000, a minimum prize of 0.39 GT per draw, and a maximum of 15.63 GT. Each user has a daily limit of 10 lottery chances, with a total limit of 40 chances throughout the event. All rewards are distributed in real-time and will stop once the draws are completed.Gate Alpha now supports popular public chains such as SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BSC, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, and Berachain, and enables seamless trading of tokens across the entire chain through the contract address search function, facilitating cross-chain trading and allowing users to access all on-chain tokens with one click.

The blockchain infrastructure protocol Lava Network has signed a non-binding memorandum with developer BHL Group to design a tokenized regulatory sandbox for the planned residential development project Alba Bay in the Caribbean. The project plans to build over 40,000 residential units, covering nearly 40 million square meters, with a cost of billions of dollars, and is expected to break ground in the first quarter of 2027.Lava claims this is its first real-world asset authorization project. Currently, no units have been tokenized, and no infrastructure has been deployed; BHL is not required to pay any upfront fees to Lava. Lava's role is to support ecological promotion, coordinate the application of crypto-native teams, and participate in the sandbox design, with commercial terms based on usage, no fixed fees, equity, or token grants.According to CoinGecko data, the LAVA token has fallen over 90% from its peak in 2024, with a market capitalization of approximately $9 million. Lava stated that the tokenization structure has not yet been determined, and any tokens will supplement rather than replace existing property registrations; whether the project can advance to the tokenization stage depends on subsequent assessment results.

GoPlus posted on platform X that the Meta account recovery feature has been exposed to a high-risk design flaw, which could directly leak users' phone numbers, email addresses, and PII (Personally Identifiable Information). Attackers only need to input the META username without any login or verification to directly obtain the complete PII linked to the user, such as email addresses and phone numbers. This could pose significant risks to users, including: large-scale phishing attacks, SIM card swapping attacks, account takeover and identity theft, and targeted social engineering attacks.Recommendations: Remove or change the leaked email/phone number as a recovery method; modify related account passwords and enable 2FA; do not click on any emails or messages related to "account anomalies," "verification," or "password reset"; set up multi-channel verification, which can be verified through official documents or other official social media channels.

According to official news, Gate Alpha will officially launch the 42nd Hot Coin Trading Competition on June 7 at 10:00 (UTC+8). Users can click "Participate Now" to complete registration and trade designated hot coins to share a total airdrop reward valued at $60,000.This event features a three-tier reward mechanism: Users who registered without an invitation code will receive 1 chance to participate in a regular blind box lottery for every 200 USDT traded, with a total prize pool of approximately $20,000, a minimum prize of 0.19 GT per draw, and a maximum of 7.81 GT; Users who registered with an invitation code will receive 1 chance to participate in a premium blind box lottery for every 500 USDT traded, with a total prize pool of approximately $30,000, a minimum prize of 0.39 GT per draw, and a maximum of 15.63 GT; Additionally, there is a special prize pool for newcomers of approximately $10,000. New users of Gate Alpha with zero trading can recharge "Binance Life" to their Alpha account and receive an equivalent airdrop of 0.5% of the transferred market value, available on a first-come, first-served basis.Gate Alpha now supports popular public chains such as SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BSC, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, and Berachain, and can achieve seamless trading of all-chain tokens through the contract address search function, enabling cross-chain trading and allowing users to access all on-chain tokens with one click.

Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC announced that its Series B round of financing is about to be completed, with a total financing amount expected to reach approximately 5 billion yen. New investors in this round include Life Design Fund, IHD STRATEGY FUND, a fund under Awa Bank, and Meiji Yasuda Future Co-Creation Fund, among others.JPYC stated that the new financing will mainly be used for system and application development, recruitment of business expansion talent, promotion of stablecoin payment and management business, as well as the construction of M2M (machine-to-machine) payment scenarios for AI Agents. JPYC obtained a license for Japanese money transfer operators in 2025 and began issuing the stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen at a 1:1 ratio, in the same year. The company reported that within about 7 months of issuance, the number of accounts reached 18,000, with a cumulative issuance exceeding 2.5 billion yen and a total transaction volume exceeding 35 billion yen. Currently, JPYC has been deployed on four chains: Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Kaia, and has integrated with the LINE ecosystem Web3 wallet Unifi, aiming to promote the adoption of stablecoins among ordinary users in Japan.

Revolut has announced the launch of its first physical crypto card, featuring a Dogecoin-themed design and equipped with an LED display that lights up during payment. The card can be used at merchants that support Visa and Mastercard, and it is initially available to users in the UK and the European Economic Area (excluding Hungary, Switzerland, and Portugal).Revolut stated that it does not charge additional exchange fees, but crypto asset payments will be settled at the exchange rate at the time of the transaction, and there may be tax obligations arising from the disposal of crypto assets.

According to official news, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) in the United States has announced the establishment of an industry working group to advance the tokenization process of the U.S. capital markets. Ondo has been selected for this working group and will collaborate with institutions from both traditional finance and decentralized finance, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Franklin Templeton, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citadel Securities, the New York Stock Exchange, Circle, Fireblocks, and Robinhood in the design process.DTCC holds assets exceeding $114 trillion, with an annual clearing total of $3.7 trillion. It is currently building a tokenization service aimed at bringing the core processes of the U.S. capital markets on-chain. DTCC President and CEO Frank La Salla stated, "We believe that tokenization will significantly change the way markets operate, bringing new levels of liquidity, transparency, and efficiency to investors."

According to Cointelegraph, Iran has designated Bitcoin for paying the oil transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but insiders say that most of the funds are still settled through stablecoins.Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union, stated that each tanker must report its cargo information to Iranian authorities via email, after which Iran will inform the amount of the fee to be paid, which must be paid in cryptocurrency. "Once the email arrives and Iran completes the assessment, the vessel will be given a few seconds to pay in Bitcoin, ensuring that it cannot be tracked or confiscated due to sanctions."

Three sources revealed that Anthropic is exploring the possibility of designing its own chips. This plan is still in the early stages, and Anthropic may ultimately decide to only procure AI chips instead of designing them in-house. Another source indicated that Anthropic has not yet determined a specific design plan and has not yet assembled a dedicated team for the project.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) recalls in his new book that from the very beginning, the positioning of BNB was larger than the Binance exchange itself. He wrote in the white paper: BNB does not represent equity. As a utility token, holders can enjoy fee discounts when trading on Binance, and the application scenarios of BNB will not be limited to the exchange; in the future, it will also expand to the blockchain and DeFi ecosystem.

According to The Block, B2C2, a liquidity provider under SBI Holdings, has designated Solana as the primary network for large stablecoin settlements for its institutional clients. B2C2 provides market-making services for platforms such as Robinhood and collaborates with Standard Chartered, Anchorage Digital, Bitget, and others.The company will prioritize supporting stablecoins issued on Solana, including USDC, USDT, PYUSD, USDG, USD1, EURC, FDUSD, and other new varieties in the future. The report noted that Solana has seen an increase in activity for stablecoin settlements recently, with stablecoin trading volume reaching approximately $650 billion in February, but its stablecoin market capitalization still significantly lags behind Ethereum and Tron.

The first AI skill application store designed specifically for Chinese users—RenrenSkill officially announces its public beta. The platform is fully adapted to the Chinese environment, providing a complete experience for browsing, installing, learning, using, sharing, and creating.RenrenSkill uniquely creates three tiered sections: "Easy to Get Started, Advanced Players, Hardcore Geeks," precisely meeting the diverse needs from complete beginners to hardcore developers. In addition to a conversational installation experience that takes effect in seconds, RenrenSkill has also built a friendly community ecosystem where "everyone can create," supporting users to easily build their own exclusive Skills. In the future, it will also open up tipping and monetization mechanisms.Currently, users can visit the official website or follow the WeChat public account: RenrenSkill to learn about the latest developments on the platform. Start your low-threshold, high-efficiency AI skills journey.

Former Base design director Benji Taylor stated that he has joined the X platform and will lead the design team, "looking forward to working closely with Elon Musk, Nikita Bier, and other team members."

According to Jinshi News, Nasdaq has announced the launch of equity token design, aimed at providing investors with new investment options.

Ethereum founder Vitalik stated, "I think it's a good thing for the Ethereum community to have a bolder and more open mindset, especially regarding the application layer and how we view our place in the world. We should not compromise on core attributes: censorship resistance, open source, privacy, and security (CROPS). Especially at the application layer and in the interface between Ethereum and the outside world, we should be more willing to thoroughly rethink various concepts and step out of our comfort zone.Last year, we began to prioritize privacy and give it equal importance to other types of security. This means that the Ethereum application stack will undergo fundamental changes, as the entire stack has not been built around privacy so far. Great, let's build a completely different Ethereum application stack. An example this year is rethinking the role of L2 from scratch and determining which types of L2 can truly create the greatest synergy and benefits with Ethereum. This also includes cultural factors.For me and others, this is an important part of the "milady" concept. Write down your inherent notions of "decency," crumple them up, and burn them. This mental cleansing will lead to an intellectual cleansing, thereby sparking greater creativity and broadening perspectives. For a long time, our algorithm on Ethereum has been: we have an existing ecosystem, what should we do next to make it better? Now, our algorithm should be: we have a fantastic L1 layer, and it will become even better; we have more and more tools, including those developed inside and outside the ecosystem; based on what we currently know, what is the most valuable?If you were to write the section on applications from the 2014 Ethereum white paper, starting from first principles in areas like DeFi, decentralized social, and identity verification, what would you write? At the very least, please exclude all path dependency issues, assuming the Ethereum chain is currently unused, and you are the first to propose or build the first applications, and see what you would ultimately write. Even if you are currently building existing applications, please do this. This is the secret to revitalizing Ethereum."