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Ethlabs published a response on platform X regarding its nonprofit positioning and funding situation, stating that the choice to operate under a nonprofit structure is to focus on the long-term development needs of Ethereum as a "public good" and to maintain the organization's independence and neutrality in research and development.In terms of governance structure, Ethlabs pointed out that its funding comes from large ETH holders and Ethereum ecosystem builders, whose interests are highly aligned with the long-term success of Ethereum, but they will not gain any governance control or participate in roadmap formulation or project prioritization decisions. Ethlabs emphasized that this arrangement is intentionally designed to avoid external funding influencing core directions.At the same time, Ethlabs stated that the future continuous financing mechanism itself is also a form of "accountability mechanism," meaning that only by continuously creating real value for the Ethereum ecosystem can they obtain subsequent funding support, thus forming a long-term feedback loop.Regarding funding, Ethlabs revealed that it is currently in the final stages of financing and has not disclosed specific amounts, but the committed funds already obtained are expected to support an operational cycle of 2 to 3 years and cover the recruitment needs for top talent. Ethlabs emphasized its positioning as a long-term project, not a one-time funding plan.

As of the week ending June 26, the net outflow of the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF was $1.79 billion, setting the second-largest single-week net outflow record in history, with the number of consecutive weeks of net outflows extending to seven weeks.

Etherlink posted on platform X that the Etherlink EVM Bridge has become a target of a security attack. As a precaution, all transfers have been suspended to protect user funds while the issue is being investigated. No funds have been lost.The team is working closely with LayerZero, Asymmetric Research, and Zeeve to investigate the issue and ensure that the attack attempts are fully mitigated. A timeline for restoring services has not yet been determined.

Blockchain intelligence company AMLBot's monitoring data shows that recently Polymarket users on the Polygon network had approximately $3.1 million PUSD stolen due to a front-end malicious script intrusion.The attackers implanted a malicious script that induced users to sign authorization transactions (involving EIP-7702 delegated execution), resulting in the users' wallets being emptied. The stolen funds were then converted to USDC.e through Relay, bridged to Ethereum, and ultimately exchanged for ETH, which was concentrated in a designated address. Currently, about 1891.9 ETH is distributed across three new wallets.AMLBot pointed out that this attack is similar to the incident involving the 2024 1inch web application, where a wallet theft script was implanted in the Lottie Player library, both cases involved third-party scripts being compromised, leading to front-end contamination.

According to Cointelegraph, Binance recorded over $400 million in net outflows this week after the exchange announced the withdrawal of its MiCA license application in Greece.According to DefiLlama data, the net outflow this week accounted for 0.3% of Binance's tracked assets ($133.3 billion). On Wednesday (the day the withdrawal was announced), the net outflow was $1.96 billion, followed by outflows of $2.52 billion and $1.46 billion over the next two days.The EU MiCA transitional period is currently in its final stage, and starting from July 1, platforms that are not authorized under MiCA will no longer be able to provide related services to EU users. Binance has begun notifying some EU users to transfer their funds to self-custody wallets or other exchanges.Binance co-founder He Yi stated that although the European market accounts for only about 1% of its spot trading volume, the company still values this market and will continue to advance its MiCA license application.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Maji (Huang Licheng) is selling Bored Apes at a loss to raise funds to go long on ETH on Hyperliquid. In the past month, Maji has sold 34 Bored Apes for a total of 326 ETH (approximately $514,000), incurring a loss of 399 ETH (approximately $631,000).Huang Licheng's biggest loss occurred on Bored Ape #6057, which he purchased four years ago for 76.84 ETH and is now selling for only 7.65 ETH, resulting in a loss of up to 90%.Meanwhile, Huang Licheng has been forcibly liquidated multiple times on Hyperliquid. Just 3 hours ago, he was liquidated again, leaving only $81,000 in his account.

According to CoinDesk, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated that the significant decline in the crypto market in the first half of 2026 does not have a single cause. Geopolitical tensions, investors shifting funds to AI, and the typical four-year cycle of crypto may collectively lead to the continued decline of Bitcoin and other crypto assets. Bitcoin reached a historical high of over $126,000 last October and has since fallen by about 50%. At the beginning of this year, Bitcoin opened near $89,000, briefly rose to just above $96,000, and then dropped to around $60,000.In the long term, the crypto industry will continue to develop, and the demand for fintech will increase as the number of transactions continues to rise, so they are not concerned about the industry itself or short-term price fluctuations. They stated that emerging industries like AI are absorbing "hot money" from the crypto sector, but in the long run, this could be a positive factor. When discussing prediction markets, Zhao Changpeng mentioned that the rapid growth of prediction markets as tools for price discovery and liquidity is a good thing for the public.Regarding regulation, Zhao Changpeng stated that separate bills like the U.S. Clarity Act are important but more tactical matters that will not determine the long-term growth of the crypto industry. He hopes the Clarity Act can pass and believes that if U.S. legislation is delayed, other countries may take the lead in advancing rule-making.Zhao Changpeng also mentioned that if the U.S. Democratic Party regains control of at least one chamber of Congress after the midterm elections, there may be a review of Trump's support for the crypto industry and his pardons for crypto executives. Zhao Changpeng stated he "has nothing to hide" and is willing to cooperate if relevant parties seek information. When discussing political influence, Zhao Changpeng said he tries to stay away from U.S. politics but believes that any anti-crypto individuals may now lose a significant number of votes.

According to on-chain detective ZachXBT's monitoring, it was found that signs of mixing appeared in the funds stolen from the Humanity Protocol and Kelp DAO vulnerability attacks one hour ago, indicating that there may be an overlap between the attackers of these two incidents.Based on this new evidence, it can be largely ruled out that the theft case of Humanity Protocol was committed by an insider.

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.

L2BEAT researcher @sergeyshemyakov posted on the X platform that Tornado Cash had a suspicious DAO proposal on June 25, which targets an unverified contract. This is highly unusual in Tornado Cash DAO proposals and suggests that the proposal should be considered malicious. The address of the proposal creator received funding through Railgun 4 days ago. If the proposal is passed and executed, the governance contract will make a delegatecall to the target contract. sergeyshemyakov stated that the Tornado Cash liquidity pool itself is safe, but the proposal may directly target the Tornado Cash DAO, which currently holds TORN tokens worth approximately $23 million.

According to Business Insider, Worldcoin developer Tools For Humanity previously hired two law firms to investigate internal financial irregularities, employee classification, and whether there were violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in its operations in Thailand.The report also stated that the investigation involves allegations of senior management approving large payments to foreign companies to boost the performance of Worldcoin tokens. The company stated that after the investigation, it has terminated its relationships with Thai partners and strengthened internal compliance policies and due diligence processes, and currently has not found sufficient evidence to prove that the company or its employees violated relevant anti-bribery laws.

According to The Wall Street Journal, blockchain public chain data analysis shows that Iranian entities have completed over $3.84 billion in transactions through the cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx to evade U.S. economic sanctions.Investigators have traced funds associated with two digital wallets controlled by the Central Bank of Iran, which are linked to the $1.5 billion stolen by North Korean hackers from the Bybit exchange. After flowing through a complex multi-layer transaction path, the related funds ultimately entered CoinEx, making it one of the core channels for Iran to bypass the sanctions system using cryptocurrency.

According to monitoring by PeckShield, the address marked as the KyberSwap attacker has transferred 2,000 ETH to Tornado Cash again. Over the past two years, this attacker has transferred and laundered a total of 16,100 ETH through Tornado Cash, equivalent to approximately $40 million at current prices, accounting for over 80% of the $48.8 million in losses from the KyberSwap attack in November 2023. There are still some stolen funds that have not yet been fully transferred.

According to Caixin, Xiao Rui, the son of former Wuhan Municipal Supervisory Commission member Xiao Jun, is suspected of receiving approximately HKD 4.72 million in bribes from mainland construction contractors on behalf of his father, and has laundered over HKD 64 million through underground money houses. On June 23, the Hong Kong Regional Court found Xiao Rui guilty of four counts of "money laundering" and one count of "using a false document," with the judge set to announce the sentence on July 23.In 2014, Xiao Rui was approved to reside in Hong Kong. That same year, he used his HSBC account to purchase two funds from Sun Life Financial for HKD 10 million to meet the investment requirements of the aforementioned immigration plan. Between January 2016 and September 2017, Xiao Rui's Standard Chartered and DBS accounts received multiple remittances, totaling over HKD 54 million.Regarding the "money laundering" charges, Xiao Rui argued in court that the large sums involved were legitimate earnings from his mother's business, given to him for investment in Hong Kong, with some funds also coming from the sale of Bitcoin. Concerning the explanation about Bitcoin, the judge rejected his testimony as Xiao Rui could not provide any basic records such as transaction dates, numbers, or wallet addresses.

According to Jinshi, the Federal Reserve accepted a total of $6.484 billion in funds from 10 counterparties in its fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

According to CoinPost, Japan's national corporate pension fund plans to start investing in cryptocurrencies in the fiscal year 2026, with an allocation ratio of about 1% of its total operating assets (approximately 21.3 billion yen).The report states that the asset allocation ratio for the fiscal year 2025 is: 80% in yen, 15% in US dollars, and 5% in other currencies. However, in the fiscal year 2026, the yen allocation ratio will decrease to 70%, and a new 10% allocation will be made for currencies from developed countries. The remaining 5% will consist of emerging market currencies, gold, and cryptocurrencies.The main purpose is to diversify currency risk. The fund's executive director, Ai Yuki, stated that due to the potential weakening of the US dollar as a benchmark currency, they decided not to increase their holdings in US dollars and instead use cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin as a hedge against currency depreciation, as Bitcoin has a lower correlation with the US dollar index.After approximately six years of investigation, the fund has determined that the cryptocurrency market has matured as the investor base has expanded. In the future, the fund will continue to explore the possibility of expanding cryptocurrency investments, including funds for arbitrage trading of various cryptocurrencies.

About 1,200 small and medium-sized enterprises have joined the Japan National Business Enterprise Pension Fund (located in Okayama City), which plans to start investing in cryptocurrencies in the fiscal year 2026. There have been some cases of Japanese companies investing in crypto assets, but it is still relatively rare for domestic pension funds to participate directly in crypto investments.The fund plans to allocate about 1% of its total assets to cryptocurrencies and will do so indirectly by investing in passive funds managed by large hedge funds that include various crypto assets. In terms of asset allocation, its structure for the fiscal year 2025 is: 80% yen, 15% US dollars, and 5% other currencies. In the fiscal year 2026, it plans to adjust to: a reduction of yen to 70%, an addition of 10% allocation to developed country currencies, and the remaining 5% allocated to emerging market currencies, gold, and crypto assets.The main purpose of this adjustment is to diversify exchange rate risk. The fund's executive director, Ai Kuchi, stated that the status of the US dollar as a global benchmark currency may be weakening, which is why they decided to reduce their holdings in US dollars. At the same time, he pointed out that the correlation between Bitcoin and the US dollar index is almost zero, making it a tool for hedging against currency depreciation risk and enhancing the portfolio's ability to withstand inflation.

The well-known MEV Bot address ae13 issued a white hat bounty notice on-chain to hackers, stating, "If 2,150 Ethereum is returned to this address within 48 hours, we are willing to pay 50% of the white hat bounty; otherwise, we will take all feasible legal and enforcement actions to hold accountable."According to previous reports, the well-known MEV robot Jaredfromsubway.eth (ae13), which has been active on the Ethereum network for a long time, was attacked by hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in the automated execution system, resulting in losses exceeding $75 million.