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According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 14.64 million USDC from Binance and transferred it to Hyperliquid, then opened a long position of 2,386.72 MU with 3x leverage (2.17 million USD).

According to Fortune, global payment giant Visa is accelerating its layout of stablecoin infrastructure by launching the Visa Stablecoin Platform, which helps banks and fintech companies integrate stablecoin payment capabilities into existing payment and fund management systems.It is reported that the platform aims to provide stablecoin service support for approximately 15,000 financial institutions and over 200 million merchants globally, allowing businesses to use USD stablecoins for settlement, fund circulation, and financial management within traditional payment networks.Visa currently processes about $150 trillion in payment transactions annually and has handled stablecoin settlement business worth billions of dollars. The company hopes to further expand the application of stablecoins through the new platform. The Visa Stablecoin Platform will initially support the new stablecoin OUSD launched by the Open Standard Alliance, while continuing to be compatible with existing stablecoins supported by Visa, including USDC issued by Circle and USDG issued by Paxos.Visa believes that stablecoins are becoming an important component of future financial infrastructure, with advantages including: instant settlement, transactions that do not rely on traditional bank clearing cycles; low-cost transfers, reducing payment costs based on blockchain networks; and transparency and traceability, with on-chain transaction records providing higher verifiability. Visa has been continuously laying out its strategy in the stablecoin field. In 2020, Visa became the first global payment network to support USDC settlements; in 2025, the company launched a stablecoin settlement program to further promote stablecoins into the mainstream payment system.Meanwhile, Visa's competitors are also accelerating their entry into the stablecoin market. Mastercard recently launched a stablecoin settlement solution and collaborated with companies such as MoonPay and Paxos; American Express is also participating in the ecosystem development related to Open Standard. As traditional payment giants increasingly adopt stablecoins, stablecoins are gradually transforming from payment tools in the crypto industry to an important component of global financial infrastructure.

According to the official announcement, OKX will soon open the first batch of tokenized US stock spot trading on July 16. Users can hold and trade the price exposure of the underlying stocks or ETFs in units of "shares," with assets named in the form of stock codes prefixed with "X" (e.g., XNVDA, XTSLA). Withdrawals and deposits can be made through the Solana and X Layer networks, supporting 24/7 trading, with trading pairs priced in USDT.It is reported that this product will trade year-round without breaks, with off-trading hours prices calculated based on the latest closing price plus market estimates; positions in spot, stock perpetual contracts, etc., will be unified in the same account, allowing direct trading with USDT without the need for a brokerage account; it supports automated trading strategies such as dollar-cost averaging and grid trading, with dividends reinvested at the issuer level and returned in the form of increased shares.

According to Jinshi reports, SK Hynix's American Depositary Receipts indicate an opening price of $180, with an issue price of $149.

According to official news, the AI Agent underlying infrastructure project B.AI has landed on the popular recommendation section of the Binance wallet. Global users can easily find and access B.AI by opening the Binance wallet and navigating to [Discover - DApp - Tools], experiencing its cutting-edge AI capabilities. B.AI is committed to providing developers and ecosystem users with an efficient, convenient, and barrier-free platform for building and applying AI agents. This launch on the Binance wallet recommendation section will enable B.AI to reach a broader Web3 community, further promoting the integration and scalable application of AI and decentralized technology.

The digital asset trading platform Gate officially launched the gStocks tokenized securities service, supported by a 1:1 full reserve of native stocks as the underlying asset, opening a new investment gateway for users to the global stock market. This service relies on digital asset trading infrastructure, supporting 24/7 trading, order book matching, unified account management, and multi-asset interoperability, while providing API access capabilities to meet the needs of individual users and professional institutions in order execution, liquidity management, and hedging strategies. The first batch includes 15 tokenized securities trading pairs, covering popular global stocks such as Micron, AMD, SanDisk, and SpaceX, with plans to expand to more quality stocks and ETFs in the future, providing users with richer and more diverse investment options.As an important supplement to Gate's existing product system, the tokenized securities held by users can be used as margin for leveraged lending, can be included in wealth management products such as Yubibao, and support trading bots, grid strategies, with a minimum investment starting from 1 USDT and fractional share trading.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created address 0xE06 is aggressively going long on SOL: this address first deposited approximately 2.27 million USDC and 21.14 BTC (about 1.27 million USD), and then opened a 20x leveraged long position of 230,583 SOL, with a total nominal position of about 18.1 million USD; on-chain data also shows that it still has pending orders to further increase its SOL position; at the same time, this address has sold 10.58 BTC, cashing out approximately 652,600 USD, and currently still holds 10.59 BTC.

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.

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 Cointelegraph, Swiss Web3 development platform Enso has launched an RWA application and opened trading for over 500 tokenized assets, including US stocks, ETFs, US Treasuries, commodities, and stablecoins. The platform provides users with a unified asset distribution and execution layer by integrating xStocks, Ondo Finance, and Anchorage Digital's Porto.The tradable assets include stocks from major US tech companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla, and SpaceX. Enso co-founder and CEO Connor Howe stated that European investors' demand for exposure to the US market and 24/7 trading continues to grow.Meanwhile, data from RWA.xyz shows that the number of on-chain tokenized asset holders has increased by 13.4% over the past 30 days, reaching approximately 930,000 people. In terms of scale, tokenized US Treasuries rank first at $15 billion, tokenized commodities reach $4.6 billion, and tokenized stocks are approximately $1.6 billion.

According to Nikkei News, on June 19, the Financial Services Agency of Japan announced a partial business suspension order for moomoo Securities, requiring it to suspend the solicitation and acceptance of new account openings from June 19 to September 18, for a period of three months. At the same time, the regulatory authority also issued a business improvement order, requiring the company to clarify the responsibility attribution, including that of management, and to develop a rectification plan to prevent recurrence.It has been disclosed that moomoo Securities engaged in improper conduct, such as making false statements to clients regarding the applicability of the Japanese Individual Savings Account system (NISA). Additionally, there are multiple internal management issues, including a long-standing lack of suspicious transaction verification and reporting, as well as insufficient cybersecurity measures. moomoo Securities is a subsidiary of Futu Holdings in Japan.

BTTInferGrid has officially launched, opening a new chapter in the decentralized AI (DeAI) track for the ecosystem. As a significant ecological upgrade to the existing BTFS services, this platform aims to break traditional computing power barriers through a trustless multi-validator consensus mechanism, establishing a solid guarantee of computational integrity. With the $BTT token serving as the foundational option for unified incentives and settlements within the ecosystem, it seamlessly and efficiently connects idle GPU resources with a wide range of AI developers. Under this network architecture, BTTInferGrid not only provides ultra-cost-effective, elastically scalable on-demand computing services for AI inference, lowering the threshold for large model inference and operation; it also empowers global hardware nodes, allowing the supply side to easily convert idle GPUs into high-value earnings through a transparent reward mechanism based on performance weight. BTTInferGrid is leading the AI infrastructure into a new round of paradigm revolution towards decentralization, relying on a strong consensus of cryptoeconomics.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a certain whale is very optimistic about SpaceX's performance after tonight's opening and has been continuously increasing their position. They have raised their SPCX long position to 21.1 million dollars, with a long entry price of 168 dollars. Currently, the pre-market Prep price for SPCX has reached 176 dollars, corresponding to a total market capitalization of 2.27 trillion dollars. This is a 30% increase from the issuance price of 135 dollars.

Trump stated that the upcoming U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding requires the immediate restoration of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz without charging tolls, and gradually granting sanctions exemptions based on Iran's compliance. The agreement aims to extend the ceasefire for 60 days, covering Lebanon, and advance nuclear negotiations during this period.Reports indicate that the U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement on the text of the agreement, but it still requires final approval. The memorandum includes a framework for addressing Iran's enriched uranium stockpile issue, with Iran committing not to seek nuclear weapons; related nuclear arrangements still need to be implemented through subsequent, more detailed agreements.Additionally, the agreement requires the Strait of Hormuz to restore pre-war shipping levels within 30 days. In exchange, the U.S. will lift relevant blockade measures and allow Iran to resume oil exports within a certain timeframe. If Iran continues to comply and demonstrates "good faith" in subsequent negotiations, the scope of sanctions exemptions will be further expanded.

Gate's prediction market officially launches a World Cup section, integrating three core areas: match schedules, points, and event predictions, further enhancing the user experience in participating in top sporting events. After upgrading the Gate App to version 8.22 or above, users can enter the section page through the prediction market entrance, allowing them to view group match information, real-time points rankings of each team, and promotion scenarios all in one place, and quickly participate in related prediction market events.This section helps users easily switch to the corresponding prediction event page while keeping an eye on the match progress through structured information aggregation. The event calendar feature is also launched, displaying the daily match schedule in a timeline format, supporting quick browsing of key events and improving information retrieval efficiency. In the future, a one-click subscription feature for all events will be launched to further optimize the event tracking experience. As the first CEX platform to integrate with Polymarket, Gate maintains a leading position in the Polymarket partnership channels, achieving the highest daily trading volume during the NBA Finals on June 6, ranking first among Polymarket partnership channels. Gate will continuously improve its sports prediction market product matrix, promoting the deep integration of sports event scenarios and prediction markets through thematic aggregation and multiple functional upgrades, expanding more interactive digital participation methods.

Plume has partnered with the Ethereum liquid staking protocol ether.fi to launch a new RWA yield vault, providing ether.fi users with opportunities to earn tokenized returns on real-world assets. Plume stated that ether.fi has exclusively allocated $100 million to this vault, sourced from its liquidity provider base, as well as managed capital from existing yield products such as liquid ETH, liquid USD, and liquid BTC.A representative from ether.fi mentioned that there is strong market demand for yield products with institutional-level risk control and lower DeFi exposure. The vault will be directly integrated into the ether.fi application, allowing users to access previously more institutionally-focused RWA yields in a familiar interface. Plume noted that as DeFi volatility and security risks increase, users are turning to more stable on-chain yield sources.

According to Jinshi, the number of JOLTs job openings in the U.S. significantly increased in April, rising from 6,890,000 in March to 7,620,000, reaching the highest level in nearly two years. At the same time, the number of layoffs decreased to 1,690,000, indicating a strong labor market. Although the number of job openings is still below the levels seen during the pandemic reopening, this stability may weaken the rationale for interest rate cuts, and Federal Reserve officials are beginning to discuss the possibility of interest rate hikes.