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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.

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%.

According to CoinDesk, Wall Street broker Bernstein pointed out in a recent report that the rapid integration of the market technology stack is increasing the likelihood of a new round of mergers and acquisitions in the field of sports event contracts and financial markets.The report states that in the past eight months, major prediction platforms have been developing towards simultaneously controlling customer distribution and exchange infrastructure. Although Kalshi and Polymarket have core technology stacks, their distribution capabilities are relatively lagging, making them potential acquisition targets.Recent actions include DraftKings acquiring Railbird to launch DKeX, Robinhood collaborating with Susquehanna to create Rothera, and Coinbase acquiring The Clearing Company. Bernstein believes that Robinhood and Coinbase are currently in a relatively advantageous position in the competitive landscape, as both have large consumer user bases and fully owned regulated infrastructures, while Kalshi and Polymarket are viewed as potential acquisition targets due to their lack of large-scale distribution capabilities.

Early space fintech company Nebex, founded by former Axiom Space CEO Tejpaul Bhatia, announced the completion of a $30,000,000 seed round financing, led by Google Ventures, a subsidiary of Alphabet.

According to Jinshi News, battery technology company Solidion Technology rose 26.5% in pre-market trading after the company announced it would purchase shares of SpaceX (SPCX.O) as a strategic reserve asset.

Vitalik Buterin published an article titled "Obfuscation: building the final boss of cryptography (Part I)", systematically outlining the entire technical tree behind the mainline of the obfuscation protocol (iO). The article points out that obfuscation technology can transform programs into "encrypted programs", allowing computations on plaintext inputs while hiding internal logic. Theoretically, it can achieve "trustless trusted third parties", and when combined with blockchain, it can build nearly trustless voting systems, auction protocols, and various other applications. However, the current iO scheme, while technically polynomial time, incurs enormous practical overhead, with expected runtimes exceeding the lifespan of the universe.The article details the construction process of lattice-based iO, covering the stacking of primitives such as fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), attribute-based encryption (ABE), obfuscated circuits, function encryption, and XiO. Vitalik stated that the field has moved from "impossible" to "provably secure" over the past decade, but there remains a significant gap to practical application. He proposed three future paths: further optimizing the existing lattice-based route, adopting bolder cryptographic assumptions to simplify constructions, or exploring entirely new assumptions that are completely different from lattices, emphasizing that if any direction succeeds, it will largely "solve cryptography", enabling any protocol describable by an ideal trusted third party to be securely implemented.

According to The Block, influenced by the maturation of the crypto market and the rapid development of emerging technologies, several leading crypto venture capital firms are shifting their investment focus from the pure crypto sector to a broader "frontier technology" track, involving AI, robotics, fintech, and biotechnology.It is reported that Framework Ventures and Haun Ventures have recently raised $400 million and $1 billion funds respectively to support cross-domain layouts; Paradigm is planning to raise up to $1.5 billion for a frontier technology fund; and the former Binance incubator YZi Labs has also ventured into the fields of AI and biotechnology.Industry investors analyze that the core reasons for this strategic shift are the demand for capital deployment brought about by the expansion of fund sizes, the decrease in high-quality pure crypto projects, and the increasing integration of adjacent technologies such as blockchain and AI. Some venture capitalists predict that as cryptocurrencies gradually integrate into a broader technology ecosystem, the exclusive label of "crypto VC" may gradually fade, and the market will ultimately differentiate into large multi-strategy investment funds and a few vertical investors focused on digital assets. However, some institutions like a16z Crypto and Dragonfly still insist on deepening their investment strategies in the pure crypto sector.

According to Jinshi reports, the research report from Zhongtai Securities indicates that overall, the market is likely to maintain a clear bottom and a pattern of consolidation in the next week or two. After the important IPO listings, as market uncertainties settle and sentiment improves, the market is expected to welcome a rally towards previous highs/new highs. The subsequent market style will still be technology diffusion rather than style switching.Focus on technology: storage and semiconductor equipment, overseas computing power chains. Storage and semiconductor equipment are currently the most certain directions.Non-technology directions: new energy, AI-related new materials and minor metals, engineering machinery, and brokerage firms. In the new energy sector, the electricity demand driven by AI computing power expansion and the logic of going overseas constitute medium-term support. In terms of AI-related new materials, the price increase spiral for copper-clad laminates (CCL) has already begun. Brokerage firms benefit from IPO participation and active market trading, still presenting opportunities for fluctuations.

According to Cointelegraph, in the wave of declines in technology stocks, cryptocurrency-related stocks have suffered particularly severe losses, with the divergence from the broader market continuing to widen. Coinbase (COIN) and Circle (CRCL) have fallen 69% and 72% from their respective historical highs, far exceeding the 48% to 57% pullback of mainstream tech stocks like Oracle, Salesforce, Netflix, and Palantir; in contrast, the S&P 500 index has only retreated 3.5% from its recent peak.On the fundamental side, Coinbase's first-quarter performance was significantly below Wall Street expectations, with a 21% quarter-over-quarter decline in revenue and a loss of $1.49 per share, while analysts had previously expected earnings of $0.27 per share. Bitcoin fell below $60,000 this week, down more than 54% from its October peak; Ethereum also dropped to around $1,500, down about 69% from last year's high, with market sentiment continuing to deteriorate.21Shares has lowered its 2026 cryptocurrency market expectations in its mid-year outlook report, believing that the performance of digital asset prices is significantly lagging behind the industry's fundamentals. The institution pointed out that institutional adoption is still deepening, with stablecoins, asset tokenization, and prediction markets maintaining strong development momentum, but the four-year market cycle of Bitcoin remains the dominant force in price trends. The report also acknowledged previous misjudgments—"the cycle of Bitcoin is evolving, but has not yet broken," retracting its earlier assertion that the four-year cycle was outdated.Analysts believe that the deep pullback in cryptocurrency stocks reflects the overall weakness of the digital asset market, the uncertainty of legislative progress in the U.S. cryptocurrency market structure, and the compounded pressure from the potential impact of AI technology on existing business models.

According to crypto KOL AB Kuai.Dong's post on platform X, Strategy has an office in the country. This company was established in 2007 and initially focused on traditional software outsourcing. Although it later transformed into the world's largest Bitcoin reserve company, this business and office location are still maintained in Hangzhou. Currently, job postings on recruitment platforms indicate that they are still hiring, primarily for technical positions.

According to publicly disclosed information, the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) has included GigaDevice Semiconductor in its holdings, with a weight of 2.91%. Critini Research analyst Jukan pointed out that GigaDevice Semiconductor is the parent company or affiliated entity of Chinese DRAM manufacturer CXMT.The DRAM ETF focuses on memory chip companies, primarily holding giants like Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix.CXMT was co-founded by GigaDevice Semiconductor founder Zhu Yiming, and there is technical, foundry, and investment cooperation between the two parties. This move highlights the initial exposure of the domestic DRAM industry in China within international ETFs.

According to u.today, Patrick Shyu announced in a YouTube video that he has sold all of his cryptocurrency assets and suffered significant financial losses. Patrick Shyu stated that Bitcoin has dropped 50% from its peak of $120,000 last October to over $60,000 this summer, and that he was unprepared psychologically due to excessive leverage.Patrick Shyu pointed out that the current liquidity in the funding pool is far lower than in 2021, mentioning that Mt.Gox creditors received 35,000 Bitcoins and MicroStrategy holds 850,000 Bitcoins, believing there may not be enough liquidity for everyone to exit.Additionally, Patrick Shyu also mentioned the threat of quantum computing and the economic sustainability issues of network security after mining rewards decrease, but he stated at the end of the video that he remains optimistic about the underlying technology in the long term and believes this video could be a bottoming signal.

According to Fortune, the crypto venture capital firm Framework Ventures announced the completion of its fourth fundraise, totaling $400 million. The investors include endowment funds from Ivy League schools, sovereign wealth funds, and non-profit organizations, though the specific names have not been disclosed. Framework co-founders Vance Spencer and Michael Anderson stated that the new fund will invest in the field of "cutting-edge technology," which includes not only crypto but also areas such as AI, robotics, and energy. Currently, about half of the funds from the fourth fund have been deployed.Framework Ventures was established in 2019 and initially focused on investments in the DeFi sector, participating in early rounds of leading protocols such as Aave and Chainlink. Previously, it completed fundraises of $100 million and $400 million for its second and third funds in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

According to Jinshi, Bank of America cited EPFR Global data in its report stating that for the week ending June 24, U.S. equity funds experienced an outflow of $8.5 billion, marking the first outflow in three months. Technology sector funds led the decline with a record outflow of $9.3 billion. The report noted that Wall Street was shaken by the sell-off of large tech stocks, and the S&P 500 index has fallen from its all-time high. The total redemption scale for equity funds was $5 billion, while money market funds saw an outflow of $25.5 billion.

According to Jinshi reports, some U.S. chip stocks fell in after-hours trading, with Micron Technology down nearly 4%, Western Digital and Marvell Technology both down 2%, and Qualcomm down 1%.

According to Jinshi reports, UBS analysts stated in a research report that the long-term contracts signed by Micron Technology with its customers are solid enough to withstand any market downturns for at least the next few years. Investors may be concerned that these contracts could be shaken if the market slows down, but the minimum price set in the contracts is low enough that it will not be until 2029 at the earliest, and more likely 2030, that there will be enough supply coming online to break the price floor and prompt customers to consider defaulting.UBS analysts indicated that Micron Technology has also received prepaid cash from customers, which could ultimately amount to nearly $40 billion to $50 billion, and if the situation worsens, this could serve as a solid buffer against defaults.

According to PR Newswire, Canaan Inc. announced that the company's Chairman and CEO Zhang Nengeng and CFO Cheng Jin recently purchased a total of 1,065,000 American Depositary Shares in the open market, with an average purchase price of $0.35 per share.The company stated that this increase in holdings complies with internal trading policies and applicable securities regulatory requirements, reflecting the management's confidence in the company's long-term strategy and future development prospects.

According to Jinshi reports, IBM's stock rose 4.5% in pre-market trading after the company launched the world's first sub-1 nanometer chip technology.

According to Jinshi reports, Micron Technology's stock surged 18% in pre-market trading, with the company's strong performance greatly exceeding market expectations, and several major banks have raised their target prices for it.