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On-chain detective ZachXBT stated that during the migration from the traditional private messaging system to XChat, the X platform encountered multiple technical bugs. At the same time, the reliability of the platform's search function declined, affecting information retrieval efficiency. More importantly, the X platform's algorithm has a "traffic bottleneck" for cryptocurrency content, making it easier for content to be restricted within the cryptocurrency vertical, thereby reducing the ability to reach a broader audience.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Paul Chan, stated in a blog post on the 28th that Hong Kong is not only an important channel for attracting investment but also a "key link" for mainland enterprises and products to go international, as well as a "converter" for standards and regulations between technological innovation and the international market.Paul Chan indicated that under the national "dual circulation" development strategy, Hong Kong's internationalization advantages can effectively assist mainland enterprises in connecting with global markets. The mainland's outstanding scientific and technological innovation capabilities can efficiently interact with Hong Kong's internationalization advantages, helping enterprises convert research and development results into overseas orders.At the same time, Hong Kong can introduce international long-term capital for hard technology enterprises that require "patient capital," achieving "small, early, and long-term investments" to support the growth of promising technology companies and emerging and future industries. In addition, the developing Northern Metropolis of Hong Kong aligns well with the strong entrepreneurial atmosphere in places like Xi'an, creating a positive cycle of mutual empowerment among education, technology, talent, and industry.

According to the Wall Street Journal, several U.S. lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the prediction market platform Polymarket, as its advertising is alleged to potentially contain misleading content.It is reported that the lawmakers believe Polymarket may not clearly disclose the nature of its products and associated risks in its marketing, which could mislead users. Some legislators have requested regulatory agencies to intervene and assess the compliance of its advertising and information disclosure standards.

Rob Hocking, the Global Head of Derivatives at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), stated that the exchange is exploring the conversion of Bitcoin and Ethereum continuous futures into perpetual futures. Previously, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved the cryptocurrency perpetual futures of the prediction market Kalshi, paving the way for similar products for other registered U.S. exchanges. Rob Hocking did not provide a timeline for the potential conversion.

Nate Geraci, President of ETF Store, posted on platform X that the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) is considering converting its Bitcoin and Ethereum continuous futures products into perpetual futures. Nate Geraci believes that traditional financial institutions are continuously being forced to respond to crypto-native innovations. He stated that this is just the beginning of traditional finance absorbing the innovations from the crypto market.

Sharon AI announced the issuance of convertible senior notes to raise $700 million, with funds to support the computing agreement with NVIDIA.

According to BBX data, ahead of the FOMC meeting yesterday and under the dual catalyst of the US-Iran agreement, the sentiment for cryptocurrency concept stocks has significantly warmed up. The core dynamics are as follows:Strategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR) rose 3.18% to $123.97 on June 15, marking one of several days of recovery; Bitcoin rose to about $64,000 during the same period, but there remains about a 15% discount compared to the company's average price of $75,680 for 843,738 BTC. The company's most important balance sheet action recently came from the SEC 8-K on May 25: repurchasing $1.5 billion in face value convertible bonds maturing in 2029 for about $1.38 billion in cash (completed at about an 8% discount to face value), reducing the convertible bond stock from $8.2 billion to $6.7 billion, generating a BTC Yield of 0.7% and a BTC Gain of about 4,391 BTC; as of May 25, USD reserves were $871 million, and the company stated it would "supplement reserves over time based on market conditions"; since the beginning of 2026, the cumulative BTC Yield is 13.3%. Phong Le (CEO): This transaction "reflects the discipline of using comprehensive capital management tools in debt management"; Saylor previously stated that Strategy still had assets covering all debts when BTC fell to $8,000, implying resilience in extreme scenarios.Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: $COIN) was listed by CoinGape in a June 15 research report as one of the "three cryptocurrency concept stocks to watch" ahead of this week's FOMC (the other two being $MSTR and $BMNR); currently, BTC is about $64,000 and ETH is about $1,660, with the market pricing a 97.4% probability of no interest rate hike at the FOMC on June 17 (2.6% for a rate cut, 0% for a rate hike); the significant US-Iran agreement (over the weekend of June 14-15) has driven a comprehensive rebound in risk assets, with a sharp drop in oil prices easing inflationary pressures, providing additional support for the recovery of sentiment in the cryptocurrency market—if the FOMC dot plot does not show unexpectedly hawkish signals, Coinbase's prediction market and institutional custody business are expected to benefit from the dual improvement in trading volume and asset scale brought about by the recovery of BTC trends.

The Binance contract will go live on June 13 at 00:15, converting the SPCXUSDT Pre-IPO perpetual contract into the standard SPCXUSDT TradFi perpetual contract. The marking price smoothing process may take up to 3 hours, but trading functionality will not be affected, and unfilled orders and positions will not be canceled.

According to Globenewswire, the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms) has completed the issuance of $458 million in convertible preferred notes, with a coupon rate of 1.25%, maturing in 2032, and an initial conversion price of approximately $7.41 (a 25% premium over the closing price on June 4). Part of the raised funds will be used to purchase capped call options to hedge against dilution risk at the time of note conversion.Keel stated that the existing liquidity is expected to be sufficient to develop the Panther Creek, Sharon, and Moses Lake projects through leasing, and this fundraising will enhance the company's flexibility for general corporate purposes such as long-term equipment deposits or collateral for data center project letters of credit.

According to CoinDesk, Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank will launch a pilot program on June 10, allowing customers to convert part of their deposit interest into BTC, ETH, or XRP.The plan, titled "Interest Conversion," aims to introduce crypto assets into traditional deposit products, allowing users to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies without directly purchasing them. This initiative will proceed in a small-scale pilot form, with further expansion depending on customer participation and the regulatory environment.

According to Barron's, Morgan Stanley's wealth management division has partnered with Galaxy Digital, allowing high-net-worth clients holding Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana to convert their direct holdings into a spot crypto ETF.The converted ETF can be used as collateral for financing, with a minimum trading threshold of $5 million. In July 2025, the SEC approved a physical conversion mechanism between directly held crypto assets and spot crypto ETFs, laying the regulatory foundation for this collaboration.

The Binance contract will convert the QNTXUSDT Pre-IPO perpetual contract to the standard QNTXUSDT TradFi perpetual contract on June 5, 2026, at 02:00. The marking price smoothing process may take up to 3 hours, trading functionality will not be affected, and unfilled orders and positions will not be canceled.

United Texas Bank, headquartered in Dallas, has transitioned from a Texas-chartered bank to a nationally chartered bank approved by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, positioning itself as an institution connecting global cryptocurrency companies with the U.S. banking system. United Texas Bank states that it currently has the same federal licensing and direct access to the Federal Reserve as major currency center banks, and it has been clearing approximately $10 billion in dollar transactions monthly for global cryptocurrency companies.The bank is launching a 24/7 AI-driven payment network, UTB Atomic, in conjunction with its compliance platform, UTB Prism Sentinel, to restore around-the-clock cryptocurrency liquidity and meet emerging federal regulations related to digital assets and stablecoins.

Nasdaq-listed digital asset treasury company BNB Plus announced that it will raise $4.1 million by issuing B-1 series and B-2 series convertible preferred shares, with participation from crypto-native institutional investors such as Comstock Multichain Fund under Silvermine Capital Advisors and Off the Chain LP. The funds raised will be used to increase digital asset reserves, provide operational funding support, and explore opportunities for AI infrastructure development. The company also disclosed that it currently holds over $16.4 million in cash and digital assets.

According to a news release from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong police announced that they have joined law enforcement agencies from 9 countries and regions, including Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand, to combat cross-border fraud and money laundering activities. This operation took place from March 10 to May 7, resulting in the arrest of 3,018 individuals, involving over 138,000 fraud cases, with total losses of approximately $752 million (about HKD 5.89 billion).During the operation, law enforcement agencies froze a total of 101,989 bank accounts and successfully intercepted approximately $161 million (about HKD 1.26 billion) in fraudulent funds. Among them, the Hong Kong police arrested 870 individuals and intercepted approximately HKD 539 million in funds. The largest case involved a Singapore company that was defrauded of $36 million (about HKD 280 million), with the related funds subsequently flowing into multiple bank accounts in Hong Kong and other regions. About half of this amount was converted into stablecoins and dispersed into different virtual asset wallets, with the police successfully freezing $20 million of these funds after tracking.Investigations show that money laundering through virtual asset platforms is on the rise, and various regions need to continue enhancing their capabilities to respond to crimes involving virtual assets through intelligence sharing and collaborative mechanisms.

According to monitoring by PeckShield, Verus's Verus-Ethereum Bridge has been hacked, with lost assets including 103.6 tBTC, 1625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC. The hacker subsequently exchanged the stolen assets for approximately 5402.4 ETH. The attacker's address obtained an initial fund of 1 ETH about 14 hours ago through the mixing protocol Tornado Cash.

According to the disclosure on the Strategy official website (Form 8-K, May 15), Strategy announced plans to repurchase $1.5 billion of convertible bonds maturing in 2029.At the same time, the company opened voting on the STRC semi-monthly dividend amendment to STRC and MSTR holders.

According to GlobeNewsWire, Bitcoin mining company IREN Limited announced the completion of a $3 billion convertible senior notes offering, with a coupon rate of 1% and maturing in 2033. This offering includes $2.6 billion in initial issuance and $400 million in overallotment options. The net proceeds are approximately $2.96 billion, of which about $201.3 million will be used to pay for capped call option transaction costs, with the remainder used for general corporate purposes and working capital.

According to GlobeNewswire, IREN announced plans to issue $2 billion of convertible senior notes due in 2033, and grant initial purchasers an additional option to purchase up to $300 million. The notes are unsecured senior debt, expected to mature in December 2033, with proceeds partially used for capped call hedging transactions and the remainder for general corporate purposes and working capital.At the same time, IREN also plans to simultaneously unwind part of the capped call hedging positions related to the convertible bonds maturing in 2029 and 2030. The company stated that hedging institutions may engage in derivative and spot trading around IREN stock, which could affect the stock price and the initial conversion price of the new notes.Previously, IREN has become one of the most aggressive companies in the U.S. stock market in expanding AI data center and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, and this large-scale financing may further enhance its capital expenditure and expansion capabilities.

State Street has partnered with Galaxy to launch the on-chain liquidity fund SWEEP, allowing investors to "one-click transfer" stablecoins into yield-bearing tokenized assets, achieving 24/7 on-chain cash management.The fund will initially be deployed on Solana, with plans to expand to Stellar and Ethereum in the future, and integrate infrastructure such as Chainlink. SWEEP is aimed at qualified investors and is positioned similarly to BlackRock's BUIDL and other products, providing bond-like yields through an on-chain structure, representing the latest exploration of the integration of traditional asset management and blockchain.