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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau jointly announced that the first phase review on promoting the further application of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in Hong Kong's fixed income market has been completed.The review results indicate that the current legal and regulatory environment in Hong Kong is sufficiently flexible to support the issuance of tokenized bonds. The three batches of iconic tokenized bonds issued by the Hong Kong government and the increasing number of corporate issuances (including those from issuers in Asia and the Middle East) are the best evidence of this. The next phase will involve a review of the legislation to promote the broader application of DLT in the fixed income market and the digital asset sector, including allowing the electronic execution of tokenized bond issuance documents and exploring concepts such as "custody" and "transfer" of tokenized fixed income products.

According to Jiemian News, on June 30, SK Hynix officially submitted its F-1 prospectus to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), initiating its initial public offering (IPO) process in the United States.It is reported that SK Hynix plans to issue American Depositary Shares (ADS) and apply for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, with the stock trading code "SKHY". The prospectus shows that the specific issuance scale, issuance price, and the ratio of ADS to common stock have not yet been disclosed, and the relevant core terms will be determined based on the stock price of the Korean KOSPI market and the overall market environment. After completing the listing in the U.S., SK Hynix will continue to maintain its listing status in the Korean market.

The leveraged prediction market OmenX officially launched a $3 million prize pool World Cup Carnival event today. This event will focus on the knockout stage of the World Cup, covering multiple gameplay options such as combo predictions, sports-themed tasks, user sharing, and World Cup rewards, further enhancing user participation and interaction in the sports prediction market.OmenX stated that as the World Cup enters the knockout stage, the uncertainty of the matches increases, with situations such as extra time, penalty shootouts, and popular teams being eliminated making users more concerned about capital efficiency, position management, and risk control. The World Cup Carnival event will combine OmenX's leveraged prediction market products to help users make more flexible predictions and participate around the knockout stage progression paths, championship outcomes, and popular matches.It is reported that OmenX has recently launched a new sports page and introduced several themed activities around the World Cup. This $3 million prize pool World Cup Carnival will become one of the key events on the platform during the World Cup stage, with more event details to be gradually announced through OmenX's official channels.

Founder of Strategy, Michael Saylor, made his first public statement after the release of the digital credit capital framework: "Stronger credit, stronger equity, more Bitcoin." Michael Saylor's declaration seems to provide a motivational explanation for the launch of the digital credit capital framework, which aims to ultimately achieve a strategic logic of holding more Bitcoin by strengthening the credit and equity structure.

According to DefiLlama data, the total locked value (TVL) of DeFi across the network once fell below 70 billion USD, setting a new low since February 2024. Currently, the total TVL across the network is approximately 70.129 billion USD.From the peak of about 171 billion USD in October 2025, DeFi TVL has cumulatively decreased by about 60%. In the past 7 days, the total market value of stablecoins has slightly decreased by 0.97%, while DEX spot trading volume has increased by 8.21% compared to the previous week.

According to Cointelegraph, Australia officially implemented the "travel rule" for local compliant cryptocurrency trading platforms starting in July. All transactions involving the sending and receiving of cryptocurrency assets must provide the name of the recipient or payer and the name of the platform. This rule is enforced by the financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC and applies to any amount, with no minimum threshold, and requires users to confirm that the address belongs to them when withdrawing to a self-custody wallet. Exchanges like Swyftx state that users can reuse the information after submitting it once, while Kraken and CoinJar have already begun implementation in advance. The regulatory goal is to enhance the traceability of on-chain funds to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud activities.

Recently, metal market prices have declined, with both gold and silver prices adjusting downwards. According to market data from the Gate platform, gold (XAU) reached a 24-hour low of $3950, currently reported at $3975.53, with a 24-hour drop of 2.35%; silver (XAG) reached a 24-hour low of $56.66, currently reported at $57.48, with a 24-hour drop of 2.13%. According to CoinGlass data, the open interest for Gate XAU contracts reached $204 million, and the open interest for XAG contracts reached $64.8941 million, both firmly ranking in the top two in the industry.

Today, the main indices of A-shares collectively rose, with the Shanghai Composite Index up 0.50% to 4094.40 points, the Shenzhen Component Index up 2.48% to 16205.56 points, the ChiNext Index up 2.99% to 4342.71 points, and the STAR 50 Index up 3.85% to 2207.86 points. The total trading volume in the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing markets reached 3.29 trillion yuan, a decrease of 245.5 billion yuan compared to the previous trading day. Over 3000 stocks in the market rose, with 170 stocks hitting the daily limit.In terms of sectors, robotics, optical optoelectronics, semiconductors, and military electronics led the gains; while animal health, pharmaceutical commerce, coal, and banking sectors saw the largest declines.From the overall performance in the first half of the year, the main indices of A-shares all rose. Among them, the Shanghai Composite Index accumulated a rise of over 3%, the Shenzhen Component Index accumulated a rise of nearly 20%, the ChiNext Index accumulated a rise of over 35%, and the STAR 50 Index accumulated a rise of over 64%.

DefiLlama data shows that in the past week, the income returned to token holders from DeFi protocols was mainly concentrated in a few projects, with the top ten protocols accounting for over 80% in total.Among them, Hyperliquid ranked first with approximately $12.3 million, accounting for about 43.9%; Pump ranked second with about $3.5 million, accounting for about 12.6%; protocols such as Aerodrome, Uniswap, and Chainlink also made it to the top. Holders Revenue refers to the value returned to token holders through methods such as token buybacks, burns, or distributions to stakers.

According to The Defiant, the defunct DeFi yield protocol Stream Finance has begun collecting potential creditor information through an online form in preparation for "potential global solutions." Stream first revealed its intention to liquidate in May. The debt structure is complex: direct holders of xUSD, xBTC, and xETH are one class of creditors, while institutional lenders (curators on Euler, Morpho, Silo, Gearbox) accepting Stream tokens as collateral are another.Research institution Yields and More estimates the direct debt exposure to be approximately $285 million, with the largest curator TelosC accounting for about $124 million and Elixir for about $68 million (which represents 65% of its deUSD stablecoin reserves). Stream has collected claims information but has not committed to a specific compensation plan, and the priority of creditors has yet to be determined. Stream is also involved in legal disputes with former operator Caleb McMeans.Last November, Stream disclosed that external fund managers had lost approximately $93 million in assets, leading to the de-pegging of xUSD and freezing about $160 million in deposits. xUSD is currently quoted at approximately $0.08, down about 92% from its pegged price.

According to Gate market data, the pressure of the yen's depreciation continues to intensify, with the USD/JPY reaching the 162 mark for the first time since December 1986.

According to Reuters, GameStop (GME) stated that despite eBay (EBAY) rejecting its acquisition offer of approximately $56 billion in cash and stock in May, the company will continue to push forward with the acquisition plan and will soon release detailed strategic logic and operational integration plans. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen previously argued that the reason for acquiring eBay is that the merged company would become a stronger competitor to Amazon.Meanwhile, GameStop disclosed that the adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year 2026 is expected to exceed $600 million, a significant increase from $345.4 million in the fiscal year 2025.

According to CoinPost, Kinexys, a blockchain division of JPMorgan, announced the addition of five currencies to its Blockchain Deposit Account (BDA) network: Australian Dollar (AUD), Hong Kong Dollar (HKD), Japanese Yen (JPY), Renminbi (RMB), and Singapore Dollar (SGD). This expands the total supported currencies to eight, including the existing Euro, British Pound, and US Dollar, making it the platform with the most supported currencies in the global blockchain settlement and on-chain foreign exchange field.The BDA operates on JPMorgan's private blockchain, supporting 24/7 settlement and programmable payment features. Japanese energy giant JERA Global Markets became the first enterprise to adopt the Yen BDA, aimed at optimizing internal fund flow management and liquidity allocation. Currently, Kinexys has processed a cumulative transaction volume exceeding $40 trillion, with a daily transaction volume of over $7 billion.

According to The Block, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalized a comprehensive crypto regulatory framework on Tuesday, with a mandatory licensing regime set to take effect on October 25, 2027. The framework covers prudential requirements, market abuse regulation, and stablecoin standards, applicable to crypto trading platforms, custodians, stablecoin issuers, lending and staking service providers, as well as some DeFi companies with identifiable controlling entities.Businesses can apply for authorization between September 30, 2026, and February 28, 2027, and existing anti-money laundering registrations will not automatically convert. Regarding trading platform rules, the FCA requires UK-qualified crypto asset trading platforms to conduct due diligence, meet entry standards, and publish disclosure documents, while removing the previous exemption that allowed fungible crypto assets to be listed without disclosure documents. Market abuse rules cover insider trading and market manipulation.For stablecoins, the FCA has removed the obligation to forecast the redemption of reserve assets, allowed limited group internal custody arrangements, and reduced the K-SII capital ratio for stablecoin issuance from 2% to 1%. Crypto assets on qualified platforms will be subject to a unified 40% net risk exposure requirement and a 40% counterparty default volatility adjustment. FCA's Director of Payments and Digital Finance, David Geale, stated that the framework is an important milestone for crypto regulation in the UK, providing regulatory certainty while allowing businesses to maintain innovation space.

According to Jinshi, U.S. President Trump stated that the Supreme Court remanded the case regarding the qualifications of Federal Reserve Board member Cook to a lower court solely on procedural grounds. He emphasized that appropriate action would be taken immediately to ensure that those who have committed misconduct do not continue to make decisions on significant matters concerning the welfare of the United States.

According to the latest report from Tiger Research, as of June 18, 2026, the number of active job openings in the cryptocurrency industry is only 2,932, a significant decrease of over 97% from the estimated peak of about 130,000 in 2022.The report shows that the wave of layoffs in the cryptocurrency industry continues in the first half of 2026. March was the month with the highest concentration of layoffs, with several companies including Gemini, Crypto.com, Algorand, OP Labs, PIP Labs, and Messari announcing layoffs at the same time. Some companies were acquired at low prices after multiple rounds of layoffs; for example, Messari was acquired by Blockworks for about $10 million in June 2026 after experiencing three rounds of layoffs, while its previous valuation had reached $300 million.In terms of recruitment structure, positions in centralized exchanges (CEX) account for the highest proportion, reaching 30.8% (904 positions), mainly contributed by OKX, Bybit, and Binance. The stablecoin and payment sector accounts for 13.4%, but is highly concentrated in two companies, Tether and Ripple.In addition, the demand for AI skills in job postings continues to rise, with the proportion of cryptocurrency job postings mentioning artificial intelligence skills increasing from 23% in early 2025 to 53.1% in March 2026.

XRPLRipple is actively promoting the addition of a layer of lending infrastructure on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), enabling institutions to use on-chain tokenized assets as collateral for financing, while the loan terms are automatically executed by the protocol, with credit assessments and lending decisions still made by off-chain institutions.According to reports, the proposal is named the XRPL Lending Protocol (corresponding to the XLS-65 and XLS-66 standards), which is currently still in the technical draft stage and must be approved through validator voting before it can go live on the mainnet, but it is already available for developer testing on the test network.The design of the protocol splits the lending process into two parts: on-chain mechanisms responsible for fund pool management, interest calculation, repayment execution, and default handling; while borrower credit assessments and loan term settings remain with traditional financial institutions to meet compliance requirements in different jurisdictions.Ripple states that this mechanism is primarily aimed at institutional short-term liquidity needs, such as in cross-border payment scenarios, where temporary financing is obtained through stablecoins or collateralized assets before settlement, to enhance capital efficiency.Analysts believe that this solution attempts to introduce a "rule-based lending infrastructure" similar to traditional finance while maintaining the open network attributes of XRPL, but it still faces competition from established on-chain lending protocols like Aave, Compound, and Maple.

Ethlabs published a response on platform X regarding its nonprofit positioning and funding situation, stating that the choice to operate under a nonprofit structure is to focus on the long-term development needs of Ethereum as a "public good" and to maintain the organization's independence and neutrality in research and development.In terms of governance structure, Ethlabs pointed out that its funding comes from large ETH holders and Ethereum ecosystem builders, whose interests are highly aligned with the long-term success of Ethereum, but they will not gain any governance control or participate in roadmap formulation or project prioritization decisions. Ethlabs emphasized that this arrangement is intentionally designed to avoid external funding influencing core directions.At the same time, Ethlabs stated that the future continuous financing mechanism itself is also a form of "accountability mechanism," meaning that only by continuously creating real value for the Ethereum ecosystem can they obtain subsequent funding support, thus forming a long-term feedback loop.Regarding funding, Ethlabs revealed that it is currently in the final stages of financing and has not disclosed specific amounts, but the committed funds already obtained are expected to support an operational cycle of 2 to 3 years and cover the recruitment needs for top talent. Ethlabs emphasized its positioning as a long-term project, not a one-time funding plan.