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American AI chip company Cerebras Systems officially landed on Nasdaq, becoming the largest IPO globally since 2026, raising approximately $5.55 billion, with a peak increase of 108% during trading, and a closing market value of $67 billion on its first day.The company focuses on wafer-scale giant AI chip architecture and is seen as a significant competitor challenging Nvidia's GPU dominance, having received support for computing power orders from several AI companies, including OpenAI. Notably, the investor list includes 1789 Capital, which is involved with Donald Trump Jr. This institution has participated in two rounds of financing for Cerebras since 2025 and has continued to increase its investment in subsequent financing rounds.Cerebras completed multiple rounds of financing before its IPO, with its valuation rising to $23 billion at one point, attracting participation from several institutions and industry capital, including Benchmark, Fidelity, and AMD, forming a diverse shareholder structure covering Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Analysts point out that this IPO not only marks an important milestone in the AI chip sector but also further amplifies the trend of capital concentration in the AI infrastructure field, while the involvement of politically connected investment institutions adds more market and public attention to the deal.

According to GMGN data, ASTEROID on the Ethereum chain has risen over 16% in 24 hours, with a market cap reaching $139 million and a 24-hour trading volume of $14 million.It is reported that the narrative of the meme coin ASTEROID originates from a 15-year-old girl, Liv Perrotto. Her biggest wish in life was to meet Musk, and she participated in designing a Shiba Inu-shaped doll named "Asteroid." After the girl passed away, her mother publicly wrote to request Musk's attention, which was recounted and spread by well-known media personality Glenn Beck on his show. On April 19, Musk agreed for Asteroid to become the mascot of SpaceX.In terms of news, today a whale address 0x02e spent 629 ETH (approximately $1.4 million) to buy 4.2 billion ASTEROID at a price of $0.0003329.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks closed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.07%, the S&P 500 down 1.24%, and the Nasdaq Composite down 1.54%. Technology stocks generally fell, with Micron Technology down 6.62%, Intel down 6.18%, NVIDIA down 4.42%, and Tesla down 4.75%.

According to Aastocks, the tokenized financial market infrastructure Digital Asset Clearing Center (DACC) announced the completion of a $10 million strategic financing, with participation from Conflux, Global InfoTech, Fosun International, Blockstone, Avior Capital, Fintech World, Satoshi Ventures, and BridgeTower.DACC currently provides end-to-end "Clearing-as-a-Service" for financial institutions, and the new funds will support its construction of compliant financial settlement and clearing infrastructure.

In response to Bloomberg's report on CME and ICE pressuring the CFTC regarding Hyperliquid, the Hyperliquid Policy Center, a lobbying organization led by prominent crypto lawyer Jake Chervinsky and funded by the Hyper Foundation, tweeted that the concerns lack basis.The organization stated that Hyperliquid publishes complete on-chain transaction records in real-time, with transparency far exceeding that of traditional exchanges, which serves as a strong deterrent against insider trading and price manipulation, and is beneficial for regulatory agencies and law enforcement to conduct monitoring and investigations.Additionally, Hyperliquid offers 24/7 uninterrupted trading, effectively eliminating price gaps between the opening and closing of traditional markets. The organization acknowledged that current U.S. laws have not yet made specific provisions for on-chain derivatives markets and will continue to work with Washington policymakers to promote the implementation of relevant regulatory frameworks.Previously, the Hyperliquid Policy Center was established on February 18 of this year in Washington, with former Blockchain Association and Variant Chief Legal Officer Jake Chervinsky serving as CEO, receiving a donation of 1 million HYPE from the Hyper Foundation, focusing on promoting a compliant regulatory path for DeFi in the United States.

The HyperEVM native non-custodial lending protocol HypurrFi announced that it will gradually cease brand operations and transfer the lending market infrastructure based on Euler on HyperEVM to Euler for maintenance and operation.HypurrFi stated that all markets currently remain solvent and operational, with no security vulnerabilities or attacks on the protocol. User deposits, collateral, and positions are all safe and intact. Clearstar Labs will continue to serve as the risk curator for the Prime, Yield, and Earn vaults.The announcement stated that the HypurrFi Pooled market will enter an orderly shutdown phase over the next few weeks to months, with new lending currently suspended and lending limits gradually reduced to encourage user repayment migration. The USDXL interest rate has been raised to 30% to incentivize borrowers to repay their debts early. In addition, HypurrFi has launched a migration tool to help users transfer their positions to the Euler Prime and Yield markets. It stated that future Hyperliquid support will gradually be integrated into the official Euler UI.HypurrFi emphasized that this adjustment is a proactive operational decision, not a security incident or emergency. The Legacy and Pooled markets are expected to complete closure and liquidation by July 15, 2026.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.66%, the S&P 500 down 0.85%, and the Nasdaq Composite down 1.3%. AI chip stocks generally fell, with Intel down over 5%, Baidu down nearly 4%, AMD down 3.5%, and NVIDIA down over 2%.

According to Jinshi, Tim Graf, Managing Director and Head of EMEA Macro Strategy at State Street, stated that global stock markets have continued to rise over the past few days, but the momentum is currently showing signs of fatigue. He pointed out that the stock market is still supported, and if there are factors that trigger a pullback, it may be the movements in the interest rate market and the expectation that inflation will remain above the target levels of many central banks, forcing central banks to tighten policies.

According to CoinDesk, after the cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss brothers, announced its Q1 2026 financial report, its stock price rose over 25% in pre-market trading. The financial report showed that the company's revenue for the quarter increased by 42% year-on-year to $50.3 million, while the net loss narrowed by 27% year-on-year to $109 million, but still exceeded market expectations of a loss of $0.61 per share.The report indicated that Gemini's operating expenses increased by 73% year-on-year to $144.5 million, with employee compensation costs rising by 91%, which included approximately $6.5 million in severance pay; sales and marketing expenses also doubled year-on-year to $19.1 million.The company stated that it is currently driving its business transformation through layoffs, business contraction, and a $100 million Bitcoin injection from Winklevoss Capital Fund, and is seeking to achieve profitability.In February of this year, Gemini closed its operations in the UK, EU, and Australia, laying off about 25% of its staff, and shifted its focus to the U.S. market and prediction market business. In April, the company received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for its Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license, officially entering the cryptocurrency prediction market field. Boosted by these developments, the company's stock price has recently rebounded and is now above $6.6.

CoinShares stated on platform X that the cryptocurrency market recorded a net outflow of $920 million this week. In the short term, macro headwinds continue to dominate the market: PPI data exceeded expectations, the US-Iran conflict has pushed up oil prices, and the Federal Reserve's room for interest rate cuts is limited, with Bitcoin dropping 1.4% this week.Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed the Clarity Act with a vote of 15 in favor and 9 against, clarifying the long-term regulatory direction. CoinShares pointed out that the market is currently facing a tug-of-war between short-term macro pressures and long-term regulatory benefits.

According to CoinDesk, Nasdaq-listed company SUI Group and London hedge fund Karatage jointly led a $15 million financing round for Nof1, an AI research lab focused on financial markets. The two previously also partnered with TwinPath Ventures to invest in Recursive Superintelligence, a self-evolving AI startup valued at over $4 billion.Both investments are based on the same core judgment: autonomous AI agents will become the core infrastructure of the investment field in the future, and companies that establish training environments today may dominate the future financial landscape.

As market risk appetite rebounds, altcoins have recently outperformed Bitcoin overall, with the Hyperliquid ecosystem token HYPE leading the 24-hour gains. Data shows that funds are shifting from Bitcoin and Ethereum to high-volatility assets, driving up certain DeFi and trading platform-related tokens. Analysts point out that improved risk sentiment among traders and active derivatives markets are important reasons for the recent outperformance of altcoins against BTC.

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%.

According to WIRED, Michael Selig, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stated that the agency is using artificial intelligence technology to investigate insider trading in prediction markets such as Polymarket.In the past year, several traders on Polymarket have been suspected of using insider information to bet on geopolitical events such as the Venezuela raid and the Iran war, resulting in significant profits and drawing widespread attention.Previously, a U.S. Special Forces soldier was arrested for allegedly profiting from betting on the Maduro arrest using classified intelligence on Polymarket, becoming the first criminal case of insider trading in a prediction market in the United States.

In the context of a short-term decline in spot gold and increased market volatility, the trading volume of XAU contracts has significantly expanded. According to CoinGlass data, the current price of XAU is $4573.68, down 2.52% in the past 24 hours; during the same period, the total trading volume of XAU contracts across the network reached $2.37 billion, an increase of 50.52% compared to the previous period.In centralized exchanges, the trading volume of XAU contracts is concentrated on leading platforms, with Binance, OKX, and Bitget ranking in the top three. Their 24-hour trading volumes are $1.404 billion, $257 million, and $227 million, respectively, collectively accounting for about 80% of the market share.

According to CoinGlass data, Brent crude oil (XBR) is currently priced at $102.78, up 0.68% in 24 hours; WTI crude oil (XTI) is currently priced at $98.45, up 1.33% in 24 hours, with active trading in oil-related contracts. Among them, for XBR, the trading volume on the Gate platform is approximately $5.45 million, ranking first across the network; for XTI, the trading pair XTI/USDT has a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $3.4613 million, maintaining high market attention, reflecting the platform's liquidity and product advantages in the oil derivatives market.In addition, Gate has renamed the trading symbol for the XBR perpetual contract to BZ and officially launched the BZ perpetual contract; at the same time, the trading symbol for the XTI perpetual contract has been renamed to CL and officially launched the CL perpetual contract. This only involves adjustments to the trading symbols, while the contract underlying and trading rules remain unchanged. Gate will further improve the product system for oil derivatives on the platform.Gate contracts have taken the lead in the oil market, pioneering the commodity contract sector, covering XBRUSDT (Brent crude oil) and WTIUSDT (WTI crude oil) perpetual contract trading, providing 24/7 trading, USDT settlement, and up to 100 times leverage, assisting users in cross-market asset allocation and strategic layout in volatile markets.

According to the latest data from Gate's market predictions, the overall market expectation regarding the event of "when will Bitcoin reach $150,000" is relatively cautious. As of June 30, 2026, the probability of Bitcoin reaching $150,000 is 1%; by December 31, 2026, this probability rises to 10%. Overall, the market maintains a wait-and-see attitude towards the short to medium-term price increase potential of Bitcoin, and funding expectations have not yet formed a consistent breakthrough judgment.As the first CEX platform to connect to Polymarket, Gate consistently ranks among the top three in the Polymarket collaboration channels, with a significant increase in user participation scale, reflecting the growing activity and depth of participation of platform users in the prediction market. Currently, users can directly access the prediction market through the Gate App, entering the Polymarket page from the platform's homepage Alpha, and participating in event predictions using USDT in their exchange accounts. Gate continues to optimize the prediction market functions and ecosystem, providing users with a diversified market experience from expectation judgment to trading participation.

The prediction market platform Kalshi announced a partnership with Interactive Brokers.According to the cooperation details, Interactive Brokers has integrated the Kalshi prediction market into its existing trading platform, allowing users to manage prediction market positions and traditional portfolios on the same interface, and supporting real-time viewing of positions, liquidity, and price data.The initially launched prediction markets will mainly cover topics such as election results, climate events, and economic indicators.