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Writer and author of "The Price of Tomorrow," Jeff Booth, stated in a video interview with Bitcoin Magazine that the price target of $1 million for Bitcoin is "thinking too small." He believes that pricing Bitcoin in a constantly depreciating fiat currency is equivalent to valuing it within a system manipulated by currency devaluation, making such a target invalid. In his view, Bitcoin is not just a token or an asset, but the beginning of a decentralized, secure, and privacy-focused protocol stack, which will ultimately resemble the internet, and it is also the first true free market in human history.In the interview, Booth also discussed AI valuation and technological deflation. He believes that a free market will drive the prices of AI services toward zero, and this deflationary force brought by AI will conflict with a monetary system built on debt. He mentioned the United States' debt of up to $40 trillion, bond yields, and a financial system that is approximately $350 trillion in size and essentially insolvent, linking AI singularity theory, market fear, and monopolistic regulation.In the longer-term section, Booth talked about the adoption timeline of Bitcoin and emphasized that Bitcoin is not just an asset. He also discussed the global expansion of Bitcoin payments and the circular economy, as well as ideas such as private equity supported by Bitcoin and permanently held enterprises, outlining a deflationary future priced in Bitcoin.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas has publicly expressed his support for Bitcoin, stating that "Bitcoin changes a fundamental rule: no one can print more money just because they want to." He characterized fiat currency inflation as an "invisible tax" and called on the public to learn relevant knowledge, purchase, and hold Bitcoin to protect savings and defend freedom.It is worth noting that Salinas is currently under investigation for tax fraud in Mexico and the United States.

WasabiCard's global remittance service supports over 30 fiat currencies, providing cross-border payment and bulk fund distribution capabilities for businesses, fintech platforms, and internet-native enterprises. Eligible payment channels support real-time or T+0 settlement.This service uses stablecoins as the funding allocation and settlement layer, connecting the traditional banking system with local payment networks. After completing the necessary KYC/KYB verification, users can deposit USDT into their WasabiCard accounts and exchange USDT for their chosen fiat currency through the global remittance feature, which is then transferred in real-time to the user's personal bank card account with the same name. In scenarios of corporate fund management and fund collection, eligible businesses can also use corporate bank accounts for receiving payments.Businesses can initiate payments to employees, contractors, suppliers, creators, affiliate partners, and platform merchants through a unified management backend or API. Core capabilities include bulk payments, smart routing, transparent exchange rates and fees, payment status tracking, and financial reconciliation.

According to Decrypt, the decentralized finance platform Ether.fi announced that its self-custody application has added tokenized stock, metal, and cryptocurrency trading, and supports collateralized lending with multiple holdings. Users can lend assets and borrow against collateralized portfolios through the Aave integrated market based on Optimism, allowing them to transfer or spend borrowed funds without selling their holdings.Ether.fi stated that fiat accounts support global deposits and withdrawals, covering over 30 currencies and payment methods, but tokenized stock and metal trading is not open to users in the United States and some other markets. Fiat accounts are only available to users who have completed payment card identity verification, and the speed of deposits and withdrawals varies.Ether.fi will also launch ETHFI automatic buybacks and provide 3% cash back for card spending. Ether.fi founder and CEO Mike Silagadze stated that initially, it will support Ethereum, Bitcoin, Hyperliquid, ETHFI, and some tokenized stocks and gold, with plans to add more collateral assets in the future.

According to BBX data, over the weekend, global publicly listed entities and major financial institutions in the U.S. disclosed the latest real accounts and strategic trends regarding Bitcoin spot accumulation, mining production liquidity management, and cross-border investments in Web3 infrastructure. The core updates are as follows:Grant Cardone, CEO of the leading U.S. real estate investment company Cardone Capital and billionaire, publicly announced on social platform X yesterday that the company has recently completed direct allocations of digital assets in the secondary market, increasing its holdings by 282 Bitcoins during the dip, demonstrating a strong consensus among traditional real estate tycoons on the hedging properties of crypto assets.Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: $BTDR) officially announced the latest weekly Bitcoin production and liquidity settlement accounts on platform X. As of the week ending June 19, its net Bitcoin mining output was 218.1 BTC, and it sold 218.1 BTC on the open market, resulting in a net addition of 0 BTC to its treasury. The company reiterated its firm commitment to maintaining a "zero Bitcoin position, full liquidation and monetization" strategy in fiat currency operations to ensure efficient cash flow in its main business.Nasdaq-listed company NewGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: $NWGN) announced a strategic investment of $4 million in the decentralized prediction market platform K25.ai, helping it complete a total of $10 million in Pre-A round financing. It is reported that after this round of financing, K25.ai's post-investment valuation has reached $100 million, and NewGen is expected to hold a 10% stake in the platform, accelerating its ecological positioning in the crypto prediction narrative.

According to Bitcoin News, Strive CEO Matt Cole stated that the depreciation of fiat currency will continue to accumulate over time, and in this context, there is no better scarce digital commodity than Bitcoin.

According to Finance Feeds, payment giant Mastercard has partnered with the decentralized oracle protocol Chainlink to establish a direct fiat-to-cryptocurrency gateway for its global users.This collaboration allows Mastercard cardholders to bypass centralized exchanges and directly acquire digital assets within on-chain smart contracts. The initial card transaction layer is handled by Shift4 Payments, while Zero Hash is responsible for compliance tracking, custody routing, and instant settlement from fiat to cryptocurrency. Ultimately, the funds are pushed to a public distributed ledger through Chainlink's infrastructure and integrated into the Swapper Finance platform, which utilizes XSwap to obtain liquidity from decentralized exchanges like Uniswap.This integration compresses card processing, regulatory review, cross-chain messaging, and AMM Swap into a single continuous transaction.

Coinbase announced a partnership with Standard Chartered Bank to expand global multi-currency funding channels through Coinbase Prime, supporting Australian dollars, Singapore dollars, Canadian dollars, Swiss francs, euros, and British pounds.Coinbase stated that this move will enhance capital efficiency, reduce foreign exchange friction, and enable institutional clients to seamlessly conduct global market operations on the same platform through Coinbase Prime.

Vitalik revealed in a post on X this morning that nearly 90% of his net worth is in ETH, with the remaining majority being about 40 million dollars in on-chain fiat, each dollar of which has already been allocated to certain open-source biotechnology, software, or hardware projects.

Binance Research released a report stating that cryptocurrencies are not a haven for illegal finance. In 2025, approximately 11% of illegal cryptocurrency transaction volume was seized, which is about 55 times the recovery rate of fiat currency. This data comes from public reports by organizations such as Tether, Interpol, and T3 Financial Crime Unit, rather than estimates from a single entity.For reference, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that less than 1% of illegal fiat currency transaction volume is seized globally each year. Even excluding the Prince Group case (involving approximately $15 billion in Bitcoin), the remaining cryptocurrency seizures in 2025 are still about 10 times that of the traditional financial system. Additionally, SlowMist and PeckShield tracked that the proportion of stolen funds recovered or frozen in 2025 was between 8.3% and 13.2%. This reflects the rapid event response and close coordination among exchanges, issuers, and law enforcement agencies.The report concludes that cryptocurrency crime has not been resolved. However, the view that cryptocurrencies are particularly prone to fostering illegal activities is gradually being misunderstood.

Gate officially launches a localized fiat recharge channel for certain countries in the CIS, further strengthening its service capabilities in the regional market. This initiative aims to meet the growing demand for cryptocurrency purchases locally, with the current daily trading volume in the region at approximately $650 million and an active user base reaching millions, significantly increasing the demand for convenient, secure, and compliant recharge methods.The localized recharge channel launched by Gate allows users to use local currency and directly purchase mainstream cryptocurrency assets through familiar payment methods, effectively lowering the barriers to cross-border transactions. In terms of functionality, the platform supports real-time bank transfers, bank cards, and other mainstream local payment channels, effectively avoiding the high fees and delays associated with traditional cross-border transfers, enabling users to complete fund entry at a lower cost.At the same time, this channel provides complete localized support, including interface, customer service, and documentation in the local language, and supports selected mainstream cryptocurrency asset trading, achieving an efficient connection from fiat recharge to asset allocation, further promoting the popularization and development of the regional cryptocurrency market.In the future, Gate will continue to integrate payment infrastructure, enhancing transaction efficiency while improving the stability and reliability of fund circulation, further optimizing the user experience.

According to The Block, B2B stablecoin technology provider Infinite has launched Infinite Accounts, offering banking account services for businesses that support deposits, withdrawals, ACH, domestic and international wire transfers, as well as stablecoin minting, burning, and on-chain transfers, all accessible through a single API.This service is supported by traditional banking infrastructure from Erebor Bank, which has recently received its license. Infinite states that the fiat currency balance in the accounts may be eligible for FDIC insurance, while the stablecoin balance is not. This move comes at a time when institutional adoption of stablecoins is continuing to heat up.

The Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined the Web3 business partners of Zero Hash, whose partners cover key areas such as asset management institutions, payment channels, public chain infrastructure, and stablecoin systems, and are building a cooperative network centered on **compliance clearing** and **asset access**. Structurally, Zero Hash is committed to becoming a B-end crypto financial infrastructure provider, offering institutions a one-stop capability of "**fiat currency → crypto assets → multi-chain circulation → stablecoin settlement**": Upstream, it connects asset management and financial platforms such as Morgan Stanley, Franklin Templeton, and Republic; on the funding entry side, it interfaces with payment and fiat channels like Stripe, Ramp, and Transak; at the infrastructure level, it covers multi-chain infrastructures such as Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Avalanche, and Aptos; at the same time, it connects with stablecoin systems like Circle, Tether, Paxos, as well as PYUSD and RLUSD, completing clearing and settlement support. In addition, Zero Hash, as one of the few infrastructure providers holding money transmission licenses (MTL) in multiple U.S. states and possessing complete regulatory framework adaptation capabilities, has a very clear common characteristic among its partners: funding entry (banks/payments), asset carriers (stablecoins/public chains), or distribution platforms (financial products/applications). Related collection 【[Zero Hash Web3 Partner Network Collection (Continuously Updated)](https://cn.rootdata.com/Archives/detail/zerohash%20Crypto%20Business%20Partner?k=NDc1NzIy)】 Crypto projects actively showcasing their partner networks has become a key way to enhance transparency and market trust. It is reported that RootData welcomes Web3 project parties to [claim data](https://www.rootdata.com/Projects/submit?ft=claimApply) and continues to track and open more project business relationship disclosure channels. The platform has continuously released multiple versions of the crypto project ecosystem map, nominating Web3 ecological partners for upstream clients such as Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase. **If you wish to nominate your project in future ecosystem maps, please fill out the 【[RootData 2026 Industry Ecosystem Mapping](https://forms.gle/tWArmXcpSfZJkh1r8)】 form to supplement your important clients and partners.**

At the "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy" forum held in Hong Kong, Arda Senoz, the head of the Alchemy Pay ecosystem, delivered a keynote speech titled "Bridging the Fiat and Crypto Global Economies."Arda Senoz highlighted the recently launched Alchemy Chain, whose core value lies in connecting the settlement links between wallets, merchants, and payment partners. The ACH token serves three main functions on the chain: covering Gas fees, incentives, and governance. According to the technical roadmap, the core payment and ACH fee settlement will be implemented in Q4 2025, liquidity and interoperability will be advanced in Q1 2026, and the issuance of the Alchemy Chain stablecoin and the establishment of payment channels are planned for Q2 2026.Arda emphasized that Alchemy Pay always adheres to a compliant and secure product approach, promoting the mainstream adoption of digital assets through innovative solutions such as RWA integration, truly achieving a seamless connection between fiat currency and the crypto economy.

According to The Block, SoFi has officially launched a banking platform for enterprises called "Big Business Banking," which supports companies in managing fiat and crypto assets within a single regulated system.The platform operates under SoFi's national bank charter, providing 24/7 payment and liquidity management services, supporting API-driven payments for fiat, SoFiUSD stablecoin, and specific cryptocurrencies, and includes tools for converting between fiat and digital assets, including the minting and burning functions of SoFiUSD.The first batch of partner institutions includes Cumberland, Bullish, BitGo, B2C2, Fireblocks, Wintermute, Galaxy, and Jupiter, with the underlying infrastructure built on Solana and other blockchain networks.

Investment bank Mizuho stated that after acquiring the stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK, Mastercard is expected to become a "network connector" linking crypto assets with fiat currency systems, further expanding its payment ecosystem.Analysis indicates that stablecoins will not undermine Mastercard's core card payment business; instead, they will serve as an "accelerator" for its network, particularly in areas such as B2B cross-border payments, remittances, and the creator and gig economy, facilitating faster, lower-cost, 24/7 capital flow. Mizuho maintains an "outperform" rating on Mastercard and sets a target price of $666.Analysts believe that in the aforementioned emerging scenarios, the penetration rate of traditional bank cards remains relatively low, and stablecoins are expected to fill this gap, while card payments will continue to serve as the core entry point for consumers. It is reported that Mastercard has agreed to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8 billion. This transaction is seen as an important step in continuing its role as a "network connector," expanding its business into the conversion and settlement between stablecoins and fiat currencies.Against the backdrop of a gradually loosening regulatory environment and traditional payment giants like Visa and Stripe accelerating their layout in stablecoins, stablecoins are becoming an important growth direction for the global payment system.

In the past week, global markets have been dominated by energy price shocks and geopolitical risks. The escalation of the situation in the Middle East has pushed international oil prices upward, with WTI crude oil seeing a weekly increase of over 25%.Affected by macro risk sentiment, BTC, ETH, and U.S. stocks have all retreated. On-chain data shows that DEX trading volumes remain high overall, with the total market cap of stablecoins rising to approximately $330 billion, and USDC becoming the main source of growth. In the derivatives market, the perpetual funding rate for BTC continues to be negative, and implied volatility for options has risen above 60%, indicating that the market remains cautious about tail risks.On the institutional side, as the linkage between traditional finance and the crypto market strengthens, institutional infrastructure continues to improve. Gate has recently launched a TradFi API, providing a more efficient execution environment for quantitative teams, institutional traders, and professional investors. Additionally, Gate has reached a strategic partnership with Bank Frick to integrate its xPULSE payment infrastructure, offering multi-currency fiat deposit and withdrawal channels for institutional clients. With the ongoing enhancement of trading and funding channel infrastructure, Gate is accelerating the construction of a comprehensive service system aimed at institutional clients.

SolanaFloor posted on the X platform that Avici has launched a virtual account naming feature on Solana, providing users with personal accounts and International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) for receiving fiat currency. The funds sent will be automatically converted into stablecoins and credited to the user's self-custody wallet.