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Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff posted on the X platform, stating that he recently met with several policymakers in Washington, D.C. to discuss the ongoing "Clarity Act" and the cryptocurrency regulatory framework, focusing on promoting the compliance of on-chain derivatives trading markets in the United States.He mentioned that the discussions were divided into two levels: one part was more technical, involving Hyperliquid's on-chain trading architecture, global user demand, and its positioning as a financial innovation infrastructure; the other part was an introduction to the "first principles" of DeFi and on-chain markets, aimed at helping policymakers understand the relevant mechanisms and potential impacts.Jeff expressed that during these discussions, he sensed a "cautious but open" regulatory attitude towards the cryptocurrency industry from both parties in the U.S. and believes that the market is forming a policy window to promote the entry of on-chain derivatives into the U.S. system. He also emphasized that he will continue to advance relevant communications in Washington to strive for U.S. users to access Hyperliquid's on-chain trading market.

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal cited by Jinshi, Anthropic is seeking to raise $30 billion in refinancing, with the artificial intelligence lab absorbing most of the venture capital funds.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken's parent company Payward is laying off about 150 employees. This move is part of the company's optimization adjustments in preparation for its IPO, according to two insiders. A Kraken spokesperson stated in a statement: "We continuously evaluate and adjust our organizational structure to ensure we have the right structure and talent to achieve growth objectives and better serve our customers."Meanwhile, Payward is seeking a new round of financing at a valuation of $20 billion to support its pre-IPO expansion strategy. Recently, the company completed a $600 million acquisition of stablecoin payment company Reap and a $550 million acquisition of digital asset derivatives platform Bitnomial. The previous largest acquisition occurred in 2025, when Payward acquired the U.S. retail futures platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, which also holds a CFTC futures broker license.Payward submitted a confidential S-1 registration statement draft to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 19, 2025, taking the initial steps toward going public. In March of this year, CoinDesk reported that the company had postponed its IPO plans due to a sluggish market environment, but insiders indicated that the company still plans to move forward with the IPO once market conditions improve. At the Consensus Miami conference, Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated that the exchange's IPO preparations are "80%" complete.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 PGA Championship Winner" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Scottie Scheffler" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 33% an hour ago to the current 18% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

"On-chain detective" ZachXBT stated that the hacker "Dritan Kapplani Jr" transferred approximately $2.59 million in assets, including 1.99 million DAI and 259 ETH. The related funds were transferred from address 0x4487...bba6 to address 0x67ec...125d, and the stolen funds are currently in a stagnant state.ZachXBT indicated that it released an investigation report on May 12, detailing the connections between Dritan Kapplani Jr and Trenton (Trent) Johnson in a social engineering theft case involving 185 bitcoins (approximately $13 million).

The BNB ecosystem decentralized finance platform Eleutheria announced the completion of a $5 million strategic round of financing, with participation from Alpha Capital, and valuation information has not yet been disclosed.The new funds will support its development of on-chain financial services through trustless code-driven DeFi and immutable smart contracts.

According to GlobeNewswire, Nasdaq-listed HYPE Treasury Company Hyperion DeFi has released its Q1 financial report, disclosing a net profit of $8.8 million for Q1, an improvement from a net loss of $39.8 million in Q4 2025. Since the end of Q1, it has increased its holdings by approximately 60,000 HYPE tokens, bringing its total HYPE token holdings to over 2 million. Its validator nodes have been delegated 10.2 million HYPE, ranking among the top six validator nodes, second only to the Hyperliquid Foundation.In addition, the company also holds 1.92 million KNTQ tokens and 10 million HPL tokens.

According to Gate market data, the three major indices of the US stock market generally fell before the market opened, with the Nasdaq down 1.24%, the Dow down 0.44%, and the S&P 500 down 0.78%.Most of the seven major tech stocks fell before the market opened, with Apple (AAPL) down 0.66%, Microsoft (MSFT) up 0.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) down 1.57%, Amazon (AMZN) down 1.36%, Nvidia (NVDA) down 2.08%, Tesla (TSLA) down 1.72%, and Meta (META) down 1.35%.

Strategy's preferred stock STRC recorded a record trading volume on Thursday, with a transaction amount reaching $1.53 billion, more than quadrupling the average over the past 30 days. Reports indicate that this peak in trading mainly occurred on the eve of the ex-dividend date, with a large number of trades priced at or above the $100 par value level. STRC currently offers an annualized cash dividend of approximately 11.5%, paid monthly.The high trading volume propelled Strategy to complete a new round of Bitcoin accumulation through its ATM (at-the-market) financing mechanism, purchasing approximately 11,707 BTC, allowing the company to continue expanding its position as the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder in the world. Market data shows that STRC slightly retreated by about 1% in pre-market trading after entering ex-dividend trading, approaching the trading range just below $100, consistent with the usual price adjustment pattern for dividend-paying assets after the ex-dividend date. During the same period, the price of Bitcoin slightly weakened to around $80,500, and Strategy's common stock also fell by about 2%, reflecting the continued significant correlation between cryptocurrency assets and the company's stock price.

The encrypted messaging app Signal stated that if Canada's Bill C-22 is officially passed and requires platforms to establish "lawful access" monitoring capabilities, the company may choose to exit the Canadian market rather than weaken end-to-end encryption. Signal's Vice President of Strategy and Global Affairs, Udbhav Tiwari, indicated that the bill could force communication services to create technical backdoors, thereby undermining encryption security and making private communications more susceptible to exploitation by hackers and foreign attackers.Bill C-22 was introduced in March 2026 as part of a new round of regulatory measures in Canada, requiring electronic service providers to establish law enforcement monitoring capabilities and retain certain user metadata for up to a year to assist in investigations of crimes such as terrorism and child exploitation. Critics argue that the bill is similar to the EU's previously controversial "chat monitoring" proposal, which could threaten end-to-end encryption and user privacy. Canadian Conservative MP Jacob Mantle stated that nearly all Canadian MPs use Signal precisely because of its privacy and security features, yet the bill could grant the government the ability to read private messages.Tiwari stated, "Signal would rather exit Canada than violate the privacy commitments made to users." In addition to Signal, the VPN provider Windscribe also indicated that if the bill passes in its current form, the company may follow Signal in withdrawing from the Canadian market. Windscribe claimed that the bill could force VPN services to log data that could identify users, violating its core privacy principles.

According to SoSoValue data, the overall cryptocurrency market is on an upward trend, with the DeFi sector performing exceptionally well, rising 5.15% in 24 hours. Among them, TAC (TAC) increased by 30.88%, influenced by factors such as the approval of the Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF, while Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose by 19.02%. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 2.20%, returning above $81,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose by 0.80%, approaching the $2,300 mark.It is worth noting that MAG7.ssi rose by 2.30%, DEFI.ssi increased by 7.55%, and MEME.ssi rose by 1.64%.In other sectors, the PayFi sector rose by 3.42% in 24 hours, with Telcoin (TEL) increasing by 13.85%; the Layer1 sector rose by 1.85%, with Canton Network (CC) increasing by 8.05%; the Layer2 sector rose by 1.27%, with ImmutableX (IMX) increasing by 8.93%; the CeFi sector rose by 1.14%, with FTX (FTT) increasing by 5.45%; the Meme sector rose by 0.11%, with TROLL (TROLL) increasing by 18.37%.Only the AI sector fell by 2.18%, but Billions Network (BILL) rose by 7.80%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiDeFi, ssiPayFi, and ssiSocialFi indices increased by 6.60%, 3.73%, and 2.50%, respectively.

The co-founder of the Solana ecosystem DeFi project Ranger Finance, cobra (@barrett_io), posted on the X platform that Ranger Finance is gradually shutting down. The project took on business beyond its sustainable capacity, and the founder invested personal funds to maintain operations, but delays in financing led to the accumulation of bills. Ultimately, the financing was unsuccessful, and the raised funds were returned.The team is trying to fairly pay employees and suppliers with the remaining two months of operating funds, but it is insufficient to cover all expenses. The treasury liquidation was unexpected and severely impacted budget decisions. Subsequently, the Drift attack incident depleted the remaining funds and personal capital. Treasury users affected by the Drift attack will receive recovery tokens when distributed by the Drift team. The founder stated that in hindsight, the project should have been shut down earlier and apologized for this.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 PGA Championship Winner" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Scottie Scheffler" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 19.5% an hour ago to the current 34.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The White House is considering issuing 250 presidential pardons on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the country, currently weighing the announcement of the plan on June 14 or July 4. Several defendants in the cryptocurrency field are seeking executive clemency, including Sam Bankman-Fried and Roger Ver. The U.S. president has issued over 1,600 pardons and commutations during his second term. Previously, Ross Ulbricht, the founder of BitMEX, and Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, have been pardoned. The White House has stated that there are currently no plans to pardon Sam Bankman-Fried.

The UK Parliament's Standards Commissioner is investigating UK MP and leader of the Reform Party, Nigel Farage, due to allegations of failing to declare a £5 million (approximately $6.7 million) personal donation from Tether investor Christopher Harborne. Christopher Harborne holds a 12% stake in Tether. Nigel Farage stated that the donation was received in 2024 before he announced his candidacy, intended for personal security, and therefore he had no obligation to declare it. According to the House of Commons Code of Conduct, new MPs must register any benefits received in the previous 12 months after being elected. If found in violation, Nigel Farage could face penalties such as an apology, suspension, or expulsion from Parliament.

According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin treasury company Strive announced that its perpetual preferred stock SATA will pay cash dividends on each trading day starting from June 16, becoming the first listed security in the history of the U.S. capital markets to achieve daily dividend payments.Strive CEO Matthew Cole described this move as "an innovation from zero to one." The annualized dividend yield of SATA is 13%, and after converting to daily payments, the effective annualized yield increases to approximately 13.88%. Currently, Strive has zero debt and holds 15,009 bitcoins, ranking ninth in global listed companies' bitcoin reserves.

According to The Information, the IPO process of AI chip company Cerebras Systems has once again attracted market attention, with key beneficiaries including Foundation, well-known venture capital firm Benchmark, and OpenAI.Cerebras has long been seen as a potential competitor to Nvidia, dedicated to developing ultra-large-scale AI chips, but its commercialization process has faced setbacks. The company withdrew its IPO prospectus in 2025, causing its listing plans to stall for a time. However, as the AI infrastructure boom continues to heat up, the market is refocusing on its potential listing value and early investor returns. Early investment firms, including Benchmark, as well as OpenAI, which has a partnership with the company, may gain substantial benefits from Cerebras' future listing.

According to Gate market data, the three major U.S. stock indices generally rose before the market opened, with the Nasdaq up 0.11%, the Dow up 0.34%, and the S&P 500 up 0.2%.The seven major tech stocks generally fell before the market opened, with Apple (AAPL) up 0.51%, Microsoft (MSFT) up 0.59%, Alphabet (GOOGL) up 0.01%, Amazon (AMZN) up 0.06%, Nvidia (NVDA) up 2.05%, Tesla (TSLA) up 0.37%, and Meta (META) up 0.42%.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, in the past two hours, Ma Ji Huang Li Cheng has once again rolled over and increased his ETH long position by about 550 units, raising the average entry price and pushing the liquidation price up to $2,220. The current price of ETH is only $47 away from its liquidation line, and the $20.4 million long position has become the closest ten-million-level ETH long to liquidation on the Hyperliquid platform since Ma Ji last fully exposed all funds on March 26, having accumulated a deposit of $1.195 million to the platform.As of the time of writing, the actual funds in the account are only about $850,000. Frequent rolling and trading operations over the past one and a half months have not only failed to accumulate profits but have instead resulted in a net loss of about $345,000. Currently, this address holds a $20.4 million ETH long position and a $4 million BTC long position, with a total unrealized loss of about $500,000.