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Grayscale's research director Zach Pandl stated that in the context of rising inflation in the United States, the Federal Reserve may maintain a high interest rate policy for a long time, which will have three core impacts on the cryptocurrency market.He believes that as the U.S. CPI approaches 4%, the new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has almost no room for interest rate cuts, and the market currently expects the first rate cut to be delayed until September 2027.Grayscale pointed out that long-term high interest rates will put pressure on "currency depreciation trades" such as Bitcoin. Since Bitcoin, like gold, is a non-yielding asset, higher real interest rates will increase the opportunity cost of holding dollar-denominated assets. However, it remains optimistic about Bitcoin's long-term prospects and believes that regulatory benefits such as the CLARITY Act can partially offset the related pressures.In addition, it believes that a high interest rate environment will accelerate the tokenization of fixed income assets. Currently, the yields on dollar-denominated fixed income products are higher than those of most DeFi yields; for example, the USDC lending rate on Aave is about 3.6%, while the yield on short-term corporate bonds is about 4.5%.Grayscale also stated that stablecoin issuers will benefit from high interest rates. Since the GENIUS Act prohibits stablecoins from paying interest to users, issuers can retain the income from reserve assets. It estimates that for every 25 basis points increase in short-term rates, Circle's revenue will increase by approximately $190 million.

Alibaba (09988.HK) mentioned in its financial report that it is continuously expanding the boundaries of AI capabilities through deep innovation. Recently, by launching a series of brand new large language models and multimodal models, we have made significant progress in model intelligence. In March, we released Qwen3.6-Plus, achieving a remarkable overall performance improvement, particularly excelling in programming and agent programming, becoming an industry benchmark in front-end web development and complex warehouse-level tasks.Qwen3.6-Plus also possesses stronger multimodal perception and reasoning capabilities, with a native context window length supporting up to 1 million tokens, further enhancing stability and reliability. In addition to the Qianwen model family, we are also continuously enriching our specialized model layout, including the world model HappyOyster that supports real-time creation and interaction, as well as the multimodal model HappyHorse for video generation, both of which are currently undergoing gray testing.

According to CoinDesk, billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio stated that Bitcoin's lack of privacy protection, with transactions being monitorable and potentially controllable, is a primary reason why central banks are reluctant to hold Bitcoin. Dalio mentioned that about 1% of his portfolio is allocated to Bitcoin, but he believes that the transparent ledger characteristic of Bitcoin makes it difficult to serve as a reserve asset.Dalio also pointed out that Bitcoin has a 90-day correlation coefficient of 0.89 with the Nasdaq index, and about 79% of its price fluctuations can be explained by the performance of tech stocks, which undermines its function as an independent store of value. Furthermore, the market size of Bitcoin is still relatively small compared to gold and is more susceptible to influence; Dalio believes that gold still plays a more central role in the global system.

According to SoSoValue data, the total net outflow of Ethereum spot ETFs is $16.8868 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow is the Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net inflow of $2.1186 million, and the historical total net inflow of ETHA has reached $11.999 billion. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow is the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETHE, with a single-day net outflow of $7.587 million, and the historical total net outflow of ETHE has reached $5.272 billion. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $13.85 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (the market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) is 4.91%, with a historical cumulative net inflow of $12.07 billion.

Grayscale has submitted a Zcash spot ETF application, converting the existing Zcash trust into a spot product, becoming the first privacy coin ETF seeking to be listed in the United States. At the same time, Multicoin Capital disclosed that it has been continuously building a position in ZEC since February, with co-founder Tushar Jain linking the investment logic to the proposed wealth tax legislation in the U.S., believing that the government's expansion of monitoring private financial holdings will drive structural demand for assets that shield regulation on a mathematical level.However, this application has also raised institutional custody challenges: approximately 30% of Zcash's supply is located in shielded address pools, the highest in history, but ETF custody must almost exclusively use transparent address pools to meet audit and balance proof requirements. Previously, the SEC concluded its long-term review of Zcash in January 2026 without taking enforcement action, significantly reducing regulatory uncertainty.

According to market news, Grayscale plans to launch an ETF focused on Cardano by the end of 2026, with the expected trading code GADA.The product will convert Grayscale's existing Cardano trust into a publicly traded ETF. If the existing regulatory documents are activated in mid-August, it may trigger a simplified review process by the SEC, allowing trading to begin as early as late October 2026. Recently, Grayscale has made slight adjustments to the asset allocation in its smart contract fund, increasing the weight of Cardano from approximately 17.96% to 18.33%, while reducing exposure to other assets like Ethereum.

According to The Cryptonomist, Grayscale rebalanced two of its crypto funds after reviewing the first quarter of 2026. Among them, the DeFi fund added Ethena (ENA), giving it a weight of 13.59%, making it the fourth largest holding in the fund. The previous holding, Aerodrome Finance, has been removed. The current top four holdings in the fund are: Uniswap (35.22%), Aave (21.36%), Ondo (19.83%), Ethena (13.59%).The other Smart Contract fund did not introduce new assets but adjusted the proportions of its internal holdings. Ethereum remains the largest holding (30.14%), followed by Solana (29.69%) and Cardano (17.96%).

Grayscale has completed the rebalancing of its cryptocurrency industry fund. The DeFi fund has added the Ethena token ENA, with a weight of 13.59%, making it the fourth largest holding in the fund. At the same time, the fund has completely removed the Aerodrome Finance token AERO.After the adjustment, the main holdings of the fund include: Uniswap (UNI) at 35.22%, Aave (AAVE) at 21.36%, Ondo Finance (ONDO) at 19.83%, Curve DAO (CRV) at 5.27%, and Lido DAO (LDO) at 4.73%. Additionally, the smart contract platform fund did not increase or decrease its assets this quarter. The holding weight of Ethereum (ETH) has risen to 30.14%, surpassing Solana (SOL) at 29.69% to become the largest holding. Cardano (ADA) ranks third with a weight of 17.96%, followed by Avalanche, Hedera, and Sui.This adjustment is primarily based on the methodology of the CoinDesk DeFi Selected Index and the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Selected Cap Index, aiming to ensure that the fund's holdings are consistent with liquidity, custody, and market capitalization requirements.

Grayscale stated that although advanced quantum computing poses a long-term potential threat to traditional cryptography and supports all mainstream blockchains in accelerating quantum-resistant upgrades, this is not the main driver behind the recent decline in Bitcoin prices.Grayscale observed that in recent months, Bitcoin has shown a synchronized trend with the stock prices of publicly traded companies focused on quantum computing. If quantum computing breakthroughs were to exert substantial pressure on Bitcoin, the stock prices of quantum computing companies should rise, but the opposite has actually occurred. Furthermore, since October of last year, the decline in Bitcoin and quantum computing stocks mainly reflects the overall derisking of growth assets triggered by market concerns over the impact of AI.Although Bitcoin's recent correlation with investor sentiment in cutting-edge technology assets like quantum computing has increased, this has not changed its value storage function in a diversified portfolio. Investors do not need to wait for blockchain to fully complete quantum-resistant upgrades to gain relevant exposure.

According to Arkham monitoring, about 1 hour ago, Grayscale transferred 3,004 ETH to Coinbase, worth 6.95 million dollars.

Strive CEO ColeMacro responded to the Grayscale report, stating that the report indicates the long-term ability of the Strategy to pay STRC dividends depends on the rise in Bitcoin prices.ColeMacro mentioned that there is a huge demand for digital credit because it offers double-digit returns, low volatility, and is easy for credit risk investors to understand and favor. He also pointed out that the report failed to discuss volatility and has shortcomings in credit analysis.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Grayscale has staked 102,400 ETH through its Ethereum mini trust fund in the past 10 hours, worth $237 million.

According to market news, about 40 minutes ago, Grayscale transferred a total of 3,817 ETH and 210.006 BTC to a Coinbase Prime address, worth approximately 25.02 million dollars.

According to market news, Grayscale has submitted a revised Hyperliquid ETF application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), replacing Coinbase with Anchorage Digital Bank as the fund custodian.Anchorage is the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S. and has recently rapidly expanded its services in stablecoins, wealth management, and token lifecycle management, becoming the first institution in the U.S. to support Tron. If approved, this ETF will trade on Nasdaq under the code "GHYP," with the staking feature still pending regulatory approval.

Bittensor co-founder Jacob Robert Steeves responded to the Covenant AI incident, stating that he was "deeply shocked" by the events of the past few days and accused Covenant AI founder Samuel Dare of causing serious harm to the protocol and community, betraying the trust of investors and users. He apologized to users who suffered losses due to the incident.Steeves stated that the original intention of Bittensor was to combat greed and selfishness in human nature, promoting AI to be collectively owned by all participants through a permissionless mechanism. He emphasized that while this incident exposed vulnerabilities in the system, it would also encourage the protocol and community to further enhance their risk resilience.Regarding future directions, Steeves proposed advancing the "Locked Stake" mechanism, introducing a "time + stake" commitment dimension at the protocol layer to improve transparency and investor protection, thereby reducing similar risks. He noted that this plan was originally designed with the participation of Samuel Dare.Additionally, he mentioned that the development related to subnets 3, 39, and 81 would continue to be driven by the community, and the overall functionality and vision would not change. Steeves emphasized that Bittensor remains one of the most decentralized AI protocols currently and will continue to promote the development of open AI, with plans to move towards training larger-scale models. In the future, they will train a 1 trillion parameter model.

According to official news, the digital asset investment platform Grayscale has recently updated its list of candidate assets, covering six major cryptocurrency sectors, with new candidate assets particularly concentrated in the AI and finance categories.The AI sector has the most new candidate assets, including a total of 9 projects: Fabric Protocol, Flock, Grass, Kaito, Kite AI, Nous Research, Poseidon, Venice, and Virtuals Protocol. These are considered alongside Bittensor, Livepeer, Near, Render, and Story, reflecting institutional interest in the AI + cryptocurrency sector.In the finance sector, 7 DeFi projects have entered the candidate list: Ethena, Hyperliquid, Jupiter, Kamino Finance, Maple Finance, Morpho, and Pendle, complementing existing products such as Aave, Aerodrome, Curve, Ondo, and Uniswap.In the smart contract platform sector, 6 new projects have been added: Celo, Mantle, MegaETH, Monad, Toncoin, and Tron, with Canton Network also included. The utility tools sector has added DoubleZero, Geodnet, Helium, Jito, LayerZero, and Wormhole.Currently, Grayscale's existing product suite covers mainstream assets such as BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, AVAX, BNB, and ADA. The candidate list does not guarantee that related products will be launched, and Grayscale has stated that it will update the list within 15 days after the end of each quarter.

According to Arkham monitoring, about 1 hour ago, Grayscale transferred 1,327 ETH and approximately 406.187 BTC to Coinbase Prime, with a total value exceeding 3.8 million dollars.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Grayscale has completed the staking of 83,200 ETH, valued at approximately 183.97 million dollars at current prices.