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On the evening of June 25, CoinUp held a Space live broadcast on platform X, with CoinUp founder Queenie attending to respond to recent hot topics, reaching a peak online audience of over 15.6K.This Space focused on issues such as the relationship between Zhu Pan and CoinUp, the current operational status of the platform, CPX price fluctuations, the platform's original intention, and future plans. Queenie publicly reiterated that Zhu Pan is not an employee of the CoinUp platform, the platform is currently operating normally, deposits and withdrawals are functioning normally, and there is absolutely no intention to run away.Queenie emphasized that CoinUp will adhere to long-termism, continuously optimizing product experience, project review, and risk control mechanisms. In the future, the platform will continue to upgrade around diversified asset products, CPX ecological applications, and global business, and will accelerate the promotion of compliance license layouts in more regions to drive CoinUp's ecological construction in a more robust and transparent manner.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov responded to reports regarding Kraken's parent company Payward's intention to acquire a 15% stake in the Aave protocol, stating that AAVE "cannot be sold at a 70% discount." Previously, CoinDesk reported that Payward was negotiating to acquire a 15% stake in Aave at a valuation of $385 million. Based on this valuation, it would only correspond to about 30% of the fully diluted valuation of AAVE tokens, which is significantly lower than the market valuation.Kulechov stated on X that the reports were not accurate. He did not completely deny that Aave Labs might sell some of its held AAVE tokens, but he mentioned that Aave Labs does indeed hold a certain amount of AAVE and that several market participants have discussed purchasing through direct or indirect means or engaging in deeper cooperation around long-term partnerships. Aave is the largest decentralized lending protocol in the Ethereum ecosystem. Kulechov stated that Aave currently has an annual revenue of approximately $134 million, with the related revenue flowing to Aave DAO. He had previously proposed a governance plan to redirect Aave Labs, protocol, and product revenues to Aave DAO and token holders.At the time of this rumor, Aave was experiencing some pressure. After the Kelp DAO incident in April, Aave's TVL significantly declined. Although Aave itself was not directly attacked, the KelpDAO cross-chain bridge attackers had used Aave to convert the stolen rsETH into other assets.

According to official news from CoinUp, regarding recent market discussions about CoinUp and CPX, CoinUp stated that Zhu Pan is not the operator of the CoinUp platform and does not participate in the core operations of the platform; his role is solely as a project party for a project launched on the CoinUp platform.CoinUp also expressed gratitude to users, the community, and the media for their attention and supervision of CPX. In response to the recent significant short-term price fluctuations of the CPX/USDT trading pair, the platform previously announced that this fluctuation was mainly due to concentrated selling pressure from the market, and the specific reasons are currently under further investigation and verification, with updates to be provided in a timely manner based on the progress of the investigation.CoinUp emphasized that after a comprehensive security check of the platform, it has not suffered from hacker attacks, data breaches, or system vulnerabilities; the wallet system, account system, and asset custody are all in a secure and controllable state. The platform's recharge, withdrawal, and trading functions are operating normally, user assets are secure, and account data is complete, with no reported losses of user assets.CoinUp stated that it will continue to improve its risk control monitoring mechanisms, maintain market trading order, and advise users to rely on official channel information, view market fluctuations rationally, and pay attention to controlling trading risks.

Strategy CEO Phong Le posted on platform X that Strategy has been continuously increasing its Bitcoin reserves over the long term and raising its Bitcoin holdings per share. Other statements are just rumors.

As SpaceX approaches its IPO, speculation in the market about Elon Musk integrating Tesla and SpaceX has intensified. Insiders say that Musk has previously discussed the possibility of merging the two companies with internal personnel, and Tesla has long believed that the two sides may eventually move towards integration.Reports indicate that the two companies have deepened their cooperation in the AI infrastructure field in recent years, sharing executives, technology, and supply chains, and have begun collaborating in areas such as energy storage systems, vehicle procurement, and GPU order allocation. Legal experts state that if a merger is pursued, antitrust resistance may be limited, but valuation, share exchange ratios, and coordination of shareholder interests will be relatively complex.

In response to recent allegations and rumors regarding the manipulation of RAVE token prices, RaveDAO posted on the X platform: "We have noticed the rumors and allegations surrounding RAVE and the RaveDAO team.We want to make it clear that the RaveDAO team is not involved in the high volatility of the RAVE token price and is not responsible for the recent price fluctuations. RaveDAO places great importance on transparency and is currently focused on promoting the mass adoption of Web3 through offline events."

According to a source cited by the Iranian Tasnim News Agency, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and Speaker of Parliament Ghalibaf have not left Iran. Both senior officials are currently in Tehran, actively fulfilling their national duties against the backdrop of the evolving regional situation. The source stated, "The reports from some media claiming that the Iranian negotiation team has arrived in Islamabad to negotiate with the Americans are completely false."He emphasized, "As long as the United States does not fulfill its commitment to ceasefire in Lebanon, and the Zionist regime continues to launch attacks, negotiations will remain stalled." Previously, The Wall Street Journal claimed that the Iranian delegation arrived in Islamabad on Thursday evening.

According to Jinshi reports, Iran has denied reports that its intelligence ministry has contacted the United States to discuss ending the Middle East war.The New York Times previously reported that Iranian agents indirectly contacted the CIA on Sunday to discuss the terms for ending the conflict. According to semi-official Tasnim News Agency, sources from the Iranian intelligence ministry stated that the report is "pure lies and psychological warfare."Following this denial, oil prices briefly rose but then quickly fell back as traders shifted their focus to the U.S. Navy's plans to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.Since the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday triggered the war, traffic through this critical chokepoint has sharply decreased. In public statements, both Iran and the United States have vowed to continue fighting, increasing the likelihood of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East. So far, the conflict has resulted in over 1,000 deaths (mainly within Iran).

The cryptocurrency market has experienced one of its strongest single-day rebounds in recent times, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana collectively rising, driving the overall market capitalization of cryptocurrencies up by approximately $170 billion, bringing the total market cap close to $2.5 trillion.Market data shows that Bitcoin briefly broke the $70,000 mark, Ethereum rose over 13%, and Solana increased by more than 15%. This round of rebound ended the continuous correction trend since the peak last October. Market analysts believe that this surge is related to the recent insider trading lawsuit against the market maker Jane Street. Some commentators in the crypto market pointed out that there had been a phenomenon of suspected concentrated selling of Bitcoin every day at 10 AM Eastern Time over the past few months, and this pattern seemed to suddenly stop after the lawsuit news was announced.However, there is currently no public evidence that Jane Street has indeed engaged in systematic selling of Bitcoin at fixed times. Nevertheless, the market generally believes that the expectation of reduced potential selling pressure has boosted investor sentiment in the short term.

According to market news, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is considering stepping down before her term ends in October 2027, so that French President Macron and German Chancellor Merz can reach an agreement on her successor before the French elections in April 2027.A spokesperson for the European Central Bank later responded that Lagarde is "fully focused on her mission and has not made any decisions regarding the end of her term." Lagarde's potential early departure comes at a critical time for the advancement of the digital euro by the European Central Bank. Under her leadership, the European Central Bank has been continuously advancing the preparations for the digital euro and has repeatedly emphasized the need to manage the risks of private digital currencies such as stablecoins within the framework of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.Lagarde herself has long held a critical stance towards cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, describing them as "highly speculative," "worthless," and "not backed by any underlying assets." If there is a change in the leadership of the European Central Bank, it could affect the institution's communication focus and priorities regarding the digital euro, stablecoin regulation, and crypto-related payment arrangements, although the overall regulatory direction has already been established at the EU level.

According to quiverquant data, financial giant Jane Street increased its holdings by 7,105,206 shares of IBIT in Q4 last year, valued at $276 million. The company currently holds 20,315,780 shares of IBIT, valued at $790 million.There were previous community rumors that Jane Street was allegedly suppressing Bitcoin prices through high-frequency trading at 10 AM Eastern Time every morning. Additionally, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley increased their holdings by over 2.37 million shares of IBIT in Q4 last year.

According to Cointelegraph, despite previous rumors about Arkham planning to shut down its trading platform Arkham Exchange, Arkham CEO Miguel Morel stated that the cryptocurrency trading platform launched by Arkham Intelligence is not shutting down and is transitioning from a centralized model to a fully decentralized trading platform (DEX).He stated, "The future of crypto trading is decentralized, and that is the direction we are working towards." Arkham Exchange launched in 2024, supporting users for spot crypto trading and perpetual contract trading. The platform released its mobile application by the end of 2025.According to CoinGecko data, as of the time of writing, Arkham's average daily trading volume is approximately $640,000.

Huobi founder Li Lin stated that he is neither an investor in LD nor Garrett Gin, and that he has not reduced his holdings in Bitcoin or Ethereum during this market cycle, adding that external parties should not associate related market rumors with him.He mentioned that he has taken a break for many years, but still needs to clarify related rumors almost every year.

According to HyperInsight monitoring, the whale starting with 0xf2e on Hyperliquid currently holds a short position of approximately 3.7 million dollars in BNB, with an average price of 753 dollars, realizing a floating profit of about 310,000 dollars (+42%), and a liquidation price of 902 dollars, making it the largest short position in BNB on the platform.This address transferred approximately 1.12 million dollars from the Binance wallet to the Hyperliquid platform on February 2, during the FUD rumors surrounding Binance. Subsequently, it opened a short position with 5x leverage, marking its first trade on the platform.

South Korea's third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, Coinone, firmly denied reports of negotiations with Coinbase for a stake sale, calling them "baseless." Previously, the Seoul Economic Daily reported that Coinone's chairman, Cha Myung-hoon, was exploring a partial stake sale, with Coinbase listed as a potential buyer. Despite the denial, Coinone's second-largest shareholder, Com2uS Holdings, saw its stock price soar 17% on Monday, reflecting the market's sensitivity to mergers and acquisitions.The Financial Services Commission of South Korea has suggested setting a cap on major shareholders' stakes at 15-20%. Cha Myung-hoon currently holds a 53.44% stake, and if the regulation takes effect, he will be forced to reduce his holdings.

In response to recent market rumors, Farcaster founder Dan Romero clarified in a post that Farcaster has not shut down, the protocol is currently running normally, and it will continue to operate in the future. Data shows that Farcaster had approximately 250,000 monthly active users (MAU) in December 2025, with over 100,000 wallet addresses on-chain that have funds.Romero stated that the acquirer of Farcaster, Neynar, is a venture-backed startup that plans to push Farcaster in a more developer-oriented direction in the future, rather than terminating the project. Additionally, Romero discussed his other project, Merkle, stating that the team has decided to fully return $180 million in funding to investors. He mentioned that over the past five years, the team has consistently worked to be responsible stewards of investor funds. Romero also clarified that the funds he used to purchase property came from the proceeds of the Coinbase IPO, addressing external speculation.

In response to the rumors circulating in the community that "Binance founder CZ is dating actress Sydney Sweeney," Zhao Changpeng CZ denied it on the X platform, stating that he does not often participate in social activities and has "never met Sydney Sweeney."CZ also mentioned that it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern which "news" is not worth believing, but if one can achieve this, "you will be richer."

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong denied reports that the Trump administration is considering withdrawing support for the cryptocurrency market structure bill. Brian Armstrong stated that the claim is inaccurate. The White House has been very proactive on this matter. "They have indeed asked us to try to reach an agreement with the banks, and we are currently working on that. In fact, we have been brainstorming some good ideas that we hope will specifically help community banks, as the focus of this bill is community banks. More information will be released soon."Previously, according to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, the White House is considering withdrawing support for the market structure bill if Coinbase does not present a yield agreement that satisfies the banks.

CoinGecko co-founder responds to rumors of "considering selling CoinGecko at a valuation of about $500 million." Having operated CoinGecko for nearly 12 years, like any growing and profitable company, we regularly evaluate strategic opportunities to strengthen the business and accelerate our mission.CoinGecko is currently in a strong position—business growth, strong profitability, and increasing institutional demand. CoinGecko's business operations continue as usual, with no changes to our working methods or data delivery.