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According to the latest report from Tiger Research, as of June 18, 2026, the number of active job openings in the cryptocurrency industry is only 2,932, a significant decrease of over 97% from the estimated peak of about 130,000 in 2022.The report shows that the wave of layoffs in the cryptocurrency industry continues in the first half of 2026. March was the month with the highest concentration of layoffs, with several companies including Gemini, Crypto.com, Algorand, OP Labs, PIP Labs, and Messari announcing layoffs at the same time. Some companies were acquired at low prices after multiple rounds of layoffs; for example, Messari was acquired by Blockworks for about $10 million in June 2026 after experiencing three rounds of layoffs, while its previous valuation had reached $300 million.In terms of recruitment structure, positions in centralized exchanges (CEX) account for the highest proportion, reaching 30.8% (904 positions), mainly contributed by OKX, Bybit, and Binance. The stablecoin and payment sector accounts for 13.4%, but is highly concentrated in two companies, Tether and Ripple.In addition, the demand for AI skills in job postings continues to rise, with the proportion of cryptocurrency job postings mentioning artificial intelligence skills increasing from 23% in early 2025 to 53.1% in March 2026.

HP Inc. announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to scale the deployment of the OpenAI Frontier platform across its global operations, aiming to accelerate the transformation of internal operations and enhance customer experience.According to the cooperation plan, HP will widely apply AI agents in several core business flows, including: self-service experiences for customers and partners, device health diagnostics and telemetry based on the Workforce Experience Platform (WXP), cybersecurity vulnerability analysis, and daily software development and code review.It is reported that HP began related testing in February 2026 and successfully utilized AI to significantly reduce the time costs of code testing and security vulnerability remediation. As a unified enterprise-level AI foundation, OpenAI Frontier will provide HP with capabilities such as shared context, permission governance, seamless integration across applications, and effectiveness evaluation, helping its AI strategy transition from initial technology pilots to full enterprise-level implementation.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a giant whale deposited 2 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a long position of 31,255 contracts of CL with 1x leverage. This giant whale had previously incurred losses of over 4.06 million dollars.

According to Bitcoin News, Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, stated to lawmakers in the U.S. Congress that the development of open-source AI is entering a "very dangerous path." Once powerful AI models are released in open-source form, developers will lose effective oversight over the usage of the models, including the inability to monitor abuse, revoke access, or dynamically update security mechanisms, thereby increasing potential risks.Dario Amodei mentioned that compared to closed model systems, fully open models are more difficult to implement continuous control over security governance, which may lead to irreversible abuse risks.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Lexus Eastbourne Open: Zizou Bergs vs Ugo Humbert," the win probability for the sub-market "Lexus Eastbourne Open: Zizou Bergs vs Ugo Humbert" option "Zizou Bergs" has experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 16.5% an hour ago to the current 88.5% (a fluctuation of 72%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong published an article introducing the company's latest progress in AI cost optimization.Armstrong stated that as the usage of AI and Token consumption continues to grow, the key to controlling costs is not to restrict employee usage or frequently send budget reminders, but to optimize default model selection, task routing mechanisms, and caching strategies.He revealed that Coinbase is trying to use open-weight models such as GLM 5.2 and Kimi 2.7 as default options through an internal LLM gateway, while still allowing engineers to choose other models based on specific task requirements. Data shows that 91% of the company's employees have never reached the AI usage quota limit, so Coinbase has not chosen to tighten quotas but instead improved overall efficiency through lower-cost model solutions.In terms of model routing, Coinbase preprocesses prompts and, combined with cache hit rates and the pricing of different models, automatically assigns tasks to the most suitable model. Armstrong believes that complex tasks such as planning and reasoning may require support from cutting-edge models, but execution tasks do not necessarily need to invoke higher-cost models. In the future, the model selection process should be more automated by AI rather than relying on manual decisions.Additionally, he pointed out that cache hit rate is one of the important factors affecting AI costs. Coinbase has incorporated a cache-aware mechanism into the request process to improve the reuse rate of historical results. For example, in the case of LibreChat, after optimizing the caching solution, its cache hit rate has increased from 5% to 60%.Armstrong also stated that the company requires engineers to keep context as concise as possible, including starting new sessions when switching tasks, narrowing the context scope of files, and closing unused tools, to reduce unnecessary Token consumption.According to him, through these measures, Coinbase has successfully reduced AI spending by nearly 50%, while Token usage continues to grow.

According to the official announcement, the Gate DEX BountyDrop has launched the OpenHelix airdrop event. Users can enter the BountyDrop module to participate in tasks through the "Events" page of the Gate DEX App. Among all participants who complete the tasks, 3,000 participants will be randomly selected to share $15,000 PHELIX.Gate Wallet is an industry-leading multi-chain crypto wallet, providing a one-stop connection to over 100 public chains, millions of assets, and tens of thousands of DApps, unlocking a professional-grade DEX experience and offering optimal solutions for every DEX need. BountyDrop is a dedicated earning activity area in the Gate DEX discovery page, where users have the chance to win rewards or participate in a lottery to obtain airdrop tokens by completing simple tasks.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain address created a new wallet, deposited 630,000 USDC into HyperLiquid, and opened a 2.9 million XRP 10x leverage short position.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, a whale that shorted $165 million closed its position with a profit of $3.277 million and opened a new short position worth $70.76 million that same night.Currently, it holds short positions of 912.93 BTC ($54.98 million) and 10,000 ETH ($15.83 million), with opening prices of $59,137 and $1,532, respectively, resulting in an unrealized loss of $1.418 million.

According to official news, OpenAI has officially launched the preview version of the next-generation GPT-5.6 series models, including the flagship model Sol, the balanced model Terra, and the fast low-cost model Luna. GPT-5.6 introduces a brand new maximum reasoning effort and features a super strong mode that accelerates complex tasks through sub-agents.The flagship model Sol introduces the Ultra mode, which combines maximum reasoning intensity with sub-agent collaboration. In the Terminal-Bench 2.1 command line workflow test, Sol achieved a score of 88.8%, which increased to 91.9% in Ultra mode, surpassing GPT-5.5's 83.4% and Claude Fable 5's 88.0%. The mid-range model Terra performs close to GPT-5.5 while being priced at half, and the lightest model Luna is designed specifically for everyday automation tasks. Sol is priced at $5 per million input tokens and $30 for output, and it supports reducing secondary call costs by utilizing prompt caching.In terms of security, the security assessment confirmed that Sol did not exceed the critical thresholds of the Preparedness Framework cybersecurity. OpenAI has invested over 700,000 A100 equivalent GPU hours in automated red team exercises, equipping the entire series of models with a defense stack that includes rejection mechanisms, real-time abuse classifiers, and account-level audits. Although the current limited release follows the U.S. government's security framework, OpenAI emphasizes that it does not want a government-led access mechanism to become the long-term default model, as it would limit defenders' access to cutting-edge tools.

The "Trump Account" plan launched in the United States will open for registration and initial funding on July 4. This plan was first proposed with the Great American Beautiful Act. The account allows parents to set up tax-deferred investment accounts for children under 18, and family, friends, and employers can jointly contribute to the account, with a maximum annual deposit of $5,000, and the future limit will be adjusted for inflation.In addition, the Trump Account also allows businesses to provide subsidized contributions for employees' children, with a maximum of $2,500 per year. The account will automatically convert to a traditional IRA structure once the holder turns 18, allowing for continued investment and additional funding.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale that shorted BTC, ETH, and SOL with 20x leverage four days ago has closed their position, making a profit of about 4.4 million dollars. This whale has now reopened a 20x leveraged short position, including 912.9 BTC (approximately 54.55 million dollars) and 10,025 ETH (approximately 1.565 million dollars).

According to Gate market data, at the opening of the US stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.44%, the S&P 500 index fell by 0.67%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 1.1%. Popular tech stocks performed unevenly, with Micron Technology opening down by 6%, SpaceX down by 1.8%, and Apple opening up by 0.1%.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale opened a 20x leveraged short position on Ethereum after 8 months of silence, currently holding 12,832 ETH, with a position value of 19.7 million USD.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a giant whale established a short position with a total value of approximately 73.76 million USD, which includes a 40x leveraged short position of 1002.5 BTC and a 10x leveraged short position of 89,695.7 SPCX. The liquidation price for the BTC position is 62,071.8 USD.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stock AI chip stocks showed mixed results before the market opened, with Intel (INTC.O) down 3.2%, Baidu (BIDU.O) and AMD (AMD.O) down 2.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM.O) and Broadcom (AVGO.O) down over 1%, while Microsoft (MSFT.O) rose 1.1%.

According to The New York Times, informed sources revealed that due to the recent significant drop in stock prices following the SpaceX IPO and the overall sluggishness of the tech stock market, OpenAI is inclined to postpone its public listing plan from later this year to 2027.It is reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman insists on seeking a listing valuation of up to $1 trillion and has rejected advisors' suggestions to "accept a lower valuation to expedite the listing process." Earlier, OpenAI had secretly submitted IPO application documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this month, but did not specify a concrete timeline. Currently, OpenAI's latest valuation is $852 billion, with revenue of approximately $13 billion last year and a net loss of $21 billion.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, two newly created wallets that may belong to the same whale deposited 8 million dollars into Hyperliquid to open a 20x leveraged Bitcoin long position, currently holding 400 BTC, with a position value of 23.5 million dollars.

According to Gate market data, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index opened up 5.3%.

According to Jinshi, U.S. stock AI chip stocks showed mixed results before the market opened, with Qualcomm rising 13%, Intel up nearly 6%, AMD up nearly 4%, while Baidu fell 2% and Google dropped 1.4%.