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Binance founder CZ recently accepted an interview with CoinDesk, sharing his views on multiple topics. CZ attributes the 2026 crypto bear market to a combination of three factors: the shift of funds to the AI sector, geopolitical tensions, and the four-year cycle pattern.Regarding the strategy for Binance.US, CZ expressed a desire for the platform to access the liquidity of Binance Global to strengthen its competitiveness in the U.S. market. He also revealed that although his previous trip to Washington, D.C. was to clarify misunderstandings about himself and Binance, he believes that the violation of the Bank Secrecy Act has not harmed his business reputation. CZ clearly stated that he will not take the helm of a crypto trading platform again and prefers to participate in the operations of his investment companies in an informal advisory capacity.In terms of crypto regulatory legislation, negotiations on the U.S. "Clarity Act" are still ongoing, but core ethical clause disagreements remain unresolved, and any agreement requires the president's signature. The Senate has only 20 working days left before September 1, and the legislative window continues to narrow.

According to Cointelegraph, Hyperliquid's portfolio margin feature has entered the Beta testing phase and increased limits. Users with account values below $25 million can use BTC and HYPE as collateral to trade perpetual contracts, spot markets, and outcome markets.

The new research lab Ethlabs was launched this week, co-funded by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, Bitmine Immersion Technologies holding approximately 5.7 million ETH, and Sharplink holding approximately 876,000 ETH, with the specific funding amount undisclosed.Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom stated that Ethlabs will complement the Ethereum Foundation, but acknowledged that the two will "overlap in certain areas," and that "the most concentrated talent" will be at Ethlabs. The lab focuses on faster settlement, cross-chain interoperability, and readiness for institutional and AI applications, which highly overlaps with the priorities of the Foundation after its reorganization this week.This move comes as the Ethereum Foundation cut about 40% of its 2026 budget and eliminated 54 positions this week, with Vitalik Buterin defining it as a shift towards a donation fund model. Former Foundation core development coordinator Trent Van Epps warned last week that core development faces a funding gap in three to nine months. Ethlabs' first real test will be the Glamsterdam upgrade, where the roadmaps of the two organizations will intersect for the first time in a limited upgrade queue.

Cardano wallet service provider SecondFi stated that it has identified the root cause of the recent security incident and has deployed patches for the unaffected wallets, and will soon resume normal operations. SecondFi disclosed that there were a total of 4 incidents of funds being transferred out, of which 3 were carried out by external attackers, resulting in approximately 16 million ADA being transferred from 374 addresses. To reduce further losses during the ongoing attacks, SecondFi initiated an emergency transfer, moving approximately 129 million ADA to an independent third-party custodian for safekeeping, and has hired an external accounting firm for a special audit to facilitate subsequent verification and return assets to the affected addresses. SecondFi advises affected users to submit claims through the official support page and currently not to import their mnemonic phrases into other Cardano wallets, as the security risk occurs at the address and signature level.

The cryptocurrency payment platform Tria officially launched its built-in travel and experience booking service, Tria Travel, on June 22, 2026, Eastern Time. This service is supported by the third-party platform Bookit, allowing users to book hotels, flights, cruises, and related event tickets globally.According to the announcement, any user can browse and book on Tria Travel using supported conventional payment methods. However, users paying with the Tria Card can receive cashback ranging from 1.5% to 6% based on their card level (virtual card, signature card, or premium card), with some eligible early stakers of badges able to stack the cashback rate up to 10%.In addition, the official statement clarifies that the flight booking service is currently only available to Tria Card holders, and all cashback amounts will be settled and distributed after the order is completed and confirmed.

According to Bloomberg, the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) has approved a position paper on the legal framework for the digital euro, paving the way for negotiations with member state governments and the European Commission on the final rules. The plan will advance both the online and offline versions of the digital euro, with the European Central Bank aiming to complete the launch by 2029 and to conduct a pilot within the next 12 months to validate the infrastructure in real-world scenarios. Regulators hope that the digital euro issued by the European Central Bank will reduce reliance on Visa, Mastercard, and dollar-denominated stablecoins, while providing a "secure European domestic option" for retail payments without eliminating physical cash.

According to Jinshi reports, the Economic Committee of the European Parliament has passed the regulatory proposal for the digital euro.

According to a report by The Information, the confidential IPO registration draft submitted by OpenAI shows that as of the end of March 2026, OpenAI's balance sheet exhibits "light asset" characteristics, with zero debt on the books and capital expenditures of only $46 million in the first quarter. However, in reality, the company has placed substantial infrastructure expenditures off the books, with future procurement commitments in chips, energy, and data centers reaching up to $665 billion. Financial data indicates that OpenAI's actual net loss in the first quarter was approximately $8.5 billion, with revenue costs amounting to $3.5 billion.Additionally, OpenAI demonstrates a very high characteristic of related-party funding cycles. In the first quarter, 72% of its revenue costs and 45% of total expenditures flowed to related parties (expected to be primarily Microsoft), and it directly used $488 million in equity to settle part of its computing power bills. In the data center joint venture project within its consolidated financial statements, nearly $5 billion in book losses is accounted for as belonging to external partners. The documents also reveal that its main competitor, Anthropic, is similarly engaging in large-scale off-balance-sheet expansion, including $4.5 billion in data center service commitments and $35 billion in chip leasing orders.

According to SBS Biz, in the past three years, overseas remittances through cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have increased by 380%, while remittances through traditional banks have only grown by 20%. Last year, the total amount of foreign currency remittances from South Korea's five major banks was 159 trillion won (approximately 122 billion USD), an increase of 20% compared to 131.8 trillion won (approximately 101 billion USD) in 2022.At the same time, data from the office of Congressman Kim Sang-hoon shows that during the same period, the remittance amount through the five major won-denominated cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea surged from 34.02 trillion won (approximately 26.2 billion USD) to 163.55 trillion won (approximately 125.8 billion USD), an increase of 380%. Dongguk University professor Hwang Seok-jin attributes the significant growth in cryptocurrency remittances to their lower transaction fees compared to banks.

On Monday, the Bank of England released the final policy statement and draft rules for systemic stablecoins, easing several previously proposed regulations. The bank removed the original plan to set a limit on individual holdings and instead established a temporary issuance cap for each type of stablecoin, with an initial limit set at £40 billion (approximately $52.8 million). Additionally, the Bank of England allowed issuers to hold up to 70% of reserve assets in short-term UK government bonds, higher than the previously proposed 60%, while the remaining portion must be deposited in interest-free accounts at the central bank. The related consultation will continue until September 22, and the rules are expected to be finalized by the end of 2026, with regulated stablecoin operations set to begin in the UK in 2027.

The MiniMax M 3.0 free computing power event launched by the B.AI platform on June 18 is now in the countdown phase and will end in 3 days. It is reported that new users who log in to the platform for the first time through Binance Wallet or Bitget Wallet can receive a reward of 1 million free Credits.In addition, during the event, the platform offers a recharge cashback mechanism. Users can receive a 1:1 equivalent Credits bonus for recharging on the BNB Chain, and a 1:0.5 ratio bonus for recharging on other public chains, with a maximum cumulative bonus limit of 100 USD equivalent per user. According to the information, the MiniMax M 3.0 model previously ranked first in the Artificial Analysis open-source model leaderboard.

According to a Reuters report, the Bank of England released the final policy and draft rules for stablecoins on Monday, easing some of the recommendations proposed in last year's industry consultation. The Bank of England has scrapped the plan for a personal holding limit and instead imposed a cap on the total issuance of each stablecoin, with an initial limit of £40 billion (approximately $52.84 billion). The central bank has also slightly relaxed the reserve asset requirements and plans to finalize the rules by the end of this year.

According to CryptoSlate, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) sent a letter to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, requesting a reassessment of Kraken Financial's compliance before the renewal of its one-year limited-purpose account, and to consider additional measures such as restrictions, suspension, non-renewal, or termination.

According to Cointelegraph, South Korea's Toss Bank will adopt Solana to conduct a global remittance and settlement proof of concept, aiming to provide its users with faster and lower-cost cross-border transaction services.

According to Edaily, the South Korean "Abolition of Virtual Asset (Cryptocurrency) Tax" national petition has received 58,571 approvals. According to the National Assembly Act, the relevant petition should be submitted for review at the first committee meeting held after 30 days of being handed over to the committee.According to the current income tax law, starting from January 1 next year, income from the transfer or lending of virtual assets will be classified as other income and will be subject to income tax. Virtual asset income exceeding 2.5 million won (approximately 1,800 USD) will be subject to a total tax rate of 22%, which includes other income tax (20%) and local income tax (2%).

Bitcoin, seen as the "rival" to the US Dollar Index (DXY), is facing ongoing pressure as the market focuses on the imminent breakout of the DXY from a 13-month trading range.Data shows that Bitcoin has weakened for the third consecutive trading day, hovering around $63,900, with the overall cryptocurrency market also under pressure. Meanwhile, the DXY rose 0.26% to 100.66, continuing the previous trading day's increase of 0.8%, and is nearing the edge of a key breakout range.Analysis indicates that if this structural breakout is confirmed, it will typically trigger trend-following funds to further boost the dollar's performance. Historical data shows a clear negative correlation between Bitcoin and the US Dollar Index; a stronger dollar usually suppresses risk assets priced in dollars. The market believes that the Fed's hawkish stance has reinforced the logic of dollar support and may further drive funds towards safe-haven assets and dollar-denominated assets.

According to South Korean media SBS Biz, South Korea is considering allowing various parties, including exchanges and fintech companies, to participate in the upcoming virtual asset overseas remittance business system. This system is expected to be implemented in December this year. Relevant individuals revealed that the government has recently begun drafting the implementation details of the partial amendment to the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act and is reviewing the registration requirements for virtual asset transfer businesses.The core content of the amendment is to include cross-border virtual asset transfers within the regulatory framework of the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act, defining it as "virtual asset transfer business." Companies intending to engage in virtual asset transfer business must register with the Office of the Minister of Economy and Finance of South Korea and report relevant information through the foreign exchange computer network of the Bank of Korea when cross-border transfer transactions occur. Previously, cross-border virtual asset transactions had been outside the foreign exchange regulatory framework, raising concerns that these transactions could be used for illegal foreign exchange trading or money laundering activities. This system improvement aims to incorporate virtual asset transfer transactions into the management and regulatory system.