Morning News | CME Group launches Nasdaq Cryptocurrency Index futures; Asset management giant Janus Henderson strategically invests in Ethena
Overview of Important Market Events on June 10Compiled by: ChainCatcher
Important News:
- Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: Licensed companies in Hong Kong can continue to provide services to existing mainland clients, but cannot provide services within mainland China
- Asset management giant Janus Henderson Investors announces strategic investment in Ethena, and the two parties have reached multiple cooperation agreements
- CME Group launches Nasdaq CME Cryptocurrency Index Futures
- Data: Q2 this year may become the worst quarter for crypto public fundraising, with only $58 million raised through ICO/IDO/IEO
- U.S. Senator seeks to delay SpaceX's IPO and conduct a review by the SEC
- Robot company NEURA Robotics completes $1.4 billion Series C financing, led by Tether
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Robot company NEURA Robotics completes $1.4 billion Series C financing, led by Tether
According to ChainCatcher, Tether Investments announced that it will lead NEURA Robotics' approximately $1.4 billion Series C financing, which is one of the largest private financings in robotics and physical AI history, with participation from multiple industrial and financial investors, as well as follow-on investments from some industrial giants.
NEURA Robotics focuses on multi-modal cognitive robots, including humanoid robots, industrial robotic arms, and mobile robots, and builds a unified software platform called Neuraverse, connecting robots, components, AI models, and computing power. In addition to funding, Tether will embed its self-developed Wallet Development Kit (WDK) into NEURA robots, providing them with self-custody wallet functionality, and will test and deploy its QVAC edge AI runtime in Neuraverse to achieve local inference and automatic settlement, promoting the infrastructure of the "machine economy."
In March, NEURA Robotics received approximately €1 billion in financing led by Tether, with a valuation of €4 billion.
U.S. Senator seeks to delay SpaceX's IPO and conduct a review by the SEC
According to ChainCatcher, U.S. Senator and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Elizabeth Warren has called on the SEC to delay SpaceX's IPO and conduct a review of the offering.
Crypto financial infrastructure company TVL Capital completes $5 million financing, led by Framework Ventures
According to ChainCatcher, crypto financial infrastructure company TVL Capital announced the completion of $5 million in financing, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from institutions such as Flow Traders.
The company's co-founder Lars previously served as the head of market research at The Block, and its products are benchmarked against traditional exchange-traded products, creating compliant, composable derivatives and diverse yield structures, primarily targeting institutional investors to meet various structured investment and yield management needs.
According to ChainCatcher, data from CryptoRank.io shows that in Q2 2026, only $58 million was raised through Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO), Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), and Initial DEX Offerings (IDO), a decrease of 85% quarter-on-quarter, with the number of fundraising projects dropping sharply from 105 in Q1 to 37, a year-on-year decline of 65%.
Only 13 public fundraising events occurred in May, the lowest level since December 2020. Since reaching a peak in Q1 2025 (raising $849 million with 429 projects), the public fundraising market has continued to languish.
According to ChainCatcher, Tom Lee, chairman of BitMine, the largest treasury in Ethereum, stated in an interview with CNBC that the current market is showing signs of tension, mainly due to fund reallocation ahead of SpaceX's IPO and the market digesting previous gains. The SpaceX IPO is expected to be $75 billion and will be included in the Nasdaq 100 index, prompting many institutional funds to need to raise funds in advance, not only to participate in the IPO but also to reserve cash for establishing sufficient weighted positions in the secondary market after listing. He believes this means institutions may sell some recently appreciated stocks, putting pressure on chip stocks.
Tom Lee believes that storage chip stocks and the semiconductor sector have held onto last Friday's lows, indicating that the relevant charts have not completely broken down. He views the current pullback as healthy and does not believe it will disrupt the main trading line of tech stocks. The trading performance on the first day of SpaceX's listing will be very important. If SpaceX performs poorly, it will provide evidence for those who believe the market has peaked. However, he noted that since many already believe that SpaceX's IPO marks a peak, from a contrarian perspective, this may not be the peak.
Tom Lee still believes that tech stocks will continue to lead the market upward and stated that the current pullback will be bought. He expects the market to still show a "three-phase" trend this year, with a strong upward trend continuing for the foreseeable future, but a pullback may occur later this year, possibly close to the expiration of the IPO lock-up period and related supply pressures. The subsequent market's second phase of withdrawal may be driven by three factors: the market's testing of the policy path of the new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, stock supply from the expiration of large IPO lock-up periods, and potential energy shortage pressures later this year.
According to ChainCatcher, sources revealed that the CFTC is proposing a broad new set of rules to regulate prediction markets. These rules will continue to allow most sports-related betting while striving to avoid obvious manipulation.
According to a draft of the proposed rules seen by The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. CFTC will propose new regulations on Wednesday aimed at preventing predictive bets that it believes are not in the public interest or are easily manipulable, such as in cases where an individual may have an excessive influence on the outcome.
The agency's proposal does not directly prohibit trading any specific type of so-called event contracts, but outlines the factors that regulators will consider when reviewing certain types of contracts on a case-by-case basis.
The U.S. CFTC has previously provided some preliminary guidance on what types of bets should be avoided, and Kalshi and other prediction platforms have already taken action in advance.
Additionally, sources revealed that the CFTC is considering other rules aimed at protecting retail traders.
CME Group launches Nasdaq CME Cryptocurrency Index Futures
According to ChainCatcher, CME Group announced the launch of Nasdaq CME Cryptocurrency Index Futures. The contract will be cash-settled based on the index value of the Nasdaq CME Cryptocurrency Settlement Price Index at expiration.
According to the announcement, the index includes Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, SOL, XRP, ADA, LINK, and Lumens.
According to ChainCatcher, Janus Henderson Investors, managing $480 billion in assets, announced a multi-faceted cooperation with the synthetic dollar protocol Ethena.
- Integrating its AAA-rated collateralized loan obligation (CLO) product JAAA strategy into the USDe reserve portfolio, introducing institutional-grade credit exposure.
- Making a strategic investment in Ethena's governance token ENA through its blockchain investment division ANTIK, with the amount undisclosed.
- Committing to incorporate the staked version of sUSDe into the company's financial cash management to earn native protocol yields.
- Jointly developing regulated investment tools for USDe and ENA (including ETFs and ETPs), aiming for a launch in the second half of 2026.
According to DefiLlama data, Ethena's protocol TVL is approximately $4.95 billion. The market reacted mildly after the announcement, with ENA dropping about 7% to around $0.082, with a market cap of approximately $760 million. This cooperation makes Janus Henderson the traditional asset management company with the deepest integration with Ethena to date.
According to ChainCatcher, on-chain investigator Specter issued a security warning that an old liquidity pool of the Solana DeFi protocol Raydium was suspected of being attacked, with attackers stealing approximately $1.34 million in assets, mainly including USDC, RAY, and wSOL. The hackers have transferred the stolen funds to Ethereum via bridging and subsequently deposited them into Tornado Cash for mixing.
Polymarket World Cup Champion Prediction Market's cumulative trading volume exceeds $1.8 billion
According to ChainCatcher, as the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, the cumulative trading volume of Polymarket's World Cup champion prediction market has exceeded $1.8 billion, with over $66 million traded in the past 24 hours and liquidity in the pool reaching $352.7 million. France slightly leads with a 16.2% implied probability of winning, ahead of Spain's 16.0%, with the two teams collectively accounting for about 32% and set to face each other directly in the group stage, making this match a key pricing moment for the entire tournament market.
The trading volume for the French champion market reached $40.9 million, while Spain's was $33.6 million, both the highest for a single country market. The host U.S. market's trading volume reached $50.9 million, but the implied probability of winning is only about 3%, reflecting high retail participation.
Additionally, the cumulative trading volume of the 12 group champion markets is approximately $3.4 million. The trading volume over the past week reached $342 million, and $881 million over the past month, showing a significant acceleration in trading volume as the event approaches.
OpenAI is negotiating a 20-year lease agreement, with Nvidia potentially providing credit support
According to ChainCatcher, The Information reported that OpenAI is negotiating a 20-year lease agreement, which would become its largest infrastructure investment commitment to date. Nvidia has discussed providing credit support for the project.
According to ChainCatcher, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced on June 9 a proposed regulation aimed at adjusting its dollar stablecoin issuance framework in accordance with the federal GENIUS Act. The new rules retain DFS's original requirements for dollar stablecoins, including reserves and redeemability, qualified reserve assets, independent audits, etc., and add new federal provisions, including: setting a maximum limit on reserve assets held by a single custodian; requiring entities to establish risk management plans covering internal controls and information security; establishing internal audit systems; managing asset growth and income; regulating transactions with insiders and related parties; and regulating service provider arrangements.
The proposed rules enter a 10-day pre-proposal comment period starting today, followed by a 60-day comment period after publication in the state register. The final rules will take effect simultaneously with the GENIUS Act, with existing licensed issuers in New York enjoying a one-year transition period. Until then, DFS's stablecoin regulatory guidance remains in effect.
According to ChainCatcher, Bloomberg reported that Ant Group's overseas subsidiary Ant International is considering raising approximately $1 billion to accelerate business growth, with a valuation expected to reach $10 billion or higher. Sources revealed that potential investors include existing shareholders General Atlantic and Silver Lake, and relevant communications are still ongoing with no final decision made.
If the financing is successfully completed, it will help Ant International prepare for a potential IPO in Hong Kong as early as this year. If the IPO plan proceeds, it will restart Ant Group's global IPO process, which was halted by regulators in 2020. After a compliance restructuring, Ant International established an independent board in 2024. Due to R&D investments and regulatory factors, the overall valuation of the parent company Ant Group has shrunk to approximately $79 billion in 2023.
Ant International achieved revenue of $3 billion in 2024 and recorded approximately 25% growth in 2025. As of April 2026, services have covered over 220 markets globally, supporting over 300 payment methods. Its core business consists of four major segments, including the cross-border payment network Alipay+, merchant acquiring service Antom, cross-border trade payment platform WorldFirst, and AI digital lending and foreign exchange fund management service Bettr.
In March 2026, Ant Group received approval from Chinese regulators to acquire the Hong Kong-listed brokerage Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd. to expand its online securities business outside mainland China. Ant Group is also continuously investing in emerging technologies to explore new revenue sources, with investment directions covering large language models, humanoid robots, and a healthcare application with 140 million users.
Robinhood's positioning upgraded again, its Securities department has been approved to act as an IPO underwriter
According to ChainCatcher, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced that the company's brokerage and clearing business, Robinhood Securities, has been approved to act as an IPO underwriter. It is currently unclear which regulatory agency completed this approval, but the relevant regulation of the IPO process typically involves FINRA and the SEC.
This move is a further upgrade based on Robinhood's existing IPO Access business. Through IPO Access, Robinhood users can participate in the subscription of stocks of companies that are about to go public. Underwriters play a more core role, not only assisting private companies in completing the listing process but also acting as intermediaries between issuers and investors.
According to ChainCatcher, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission further interpreted the circular issued on May 22. The frequently asked questions in the circular (Question 9) mentioned that licensed companies in Hong Kong can continue to open new accounts for mainland Chinese investors (i.e., investors using Chinese resident ID cards and/or Chinese passports as identification documents), but must comply with all account opening regulations.
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission stated that licensed companies in Hong Kong can continue to provide services to existing mainland Chinese clients, provided that such services are not provided within mainland China and that they comply with all relevant laws and regulatory requirements in Hong Kong and applicable jurisdictions. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission also noted that it is aware of the notice jointly issued by mainland Chinese authorities on May 22, 2026, and that the relevant requirements also apply to the activities of financial institutions in other jurisdictions (not limited to Hong Kong) when providing services to mainland Chinese investors.
Securitize CEO: Tokenized stocks could drive the RWA market size to $5 trillion
According to ChainCatcher, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo stated that tokenized stocks could drive the RWA market from its current size of about $30 billion to $5 trillion. He pointed out that the global stock and ETF market size is about $150 trillion, and even if only 2% to 3% is tokenized, it could approach $5 trillion. Domingo believes that tokenized stocks, rather than private credit or government bond products, will be the key driver of this growth.
He distinguishes between "real" tokenized stocks and many offshore blockchain stock products, which rely on derivatives or synthetic structures rather than directly holding underlying shares. He believes the long-term goal should be to provide blockchain-based securities with the same investor rights as traditional stocks while enjoying instant settlement, 24/7 transferability, and deep integration with DeFi. Domingo insists that public blockchains, especially Ethereum, remain the preferred infrastructure for institutional tokenization.
Meme Popularity Rankings
According to the meme token tracking and analysis platform GMGN, as of June 11, 09:00,
The top five popular tokens on ETH in the past 24 hours are: HEX, SHIB, LINK, PEPE, mUSD
The top five popular tokens on Solana in the past 24 hours are: TROLL, WORLDCUP, neet, Buttcoin, WOJAK
The top five popular tokens on Base in the past 24 hours are: PEPE, toby, ELSA, SKI, cbETH
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Hyperliquid's HIP-4 protocol upgrade marks the arrival of a third type of prediction market model. Among the existing industry giants, Polymarket has a native consumer-facing discovery mechanism, while Kalshi has access to regulated U.S. exchanges. Hyperliquid announced the launch of HIP-4 in February this year, aiming to introduce outcome prediction markets into this "house of all finance," and officially activated the proposal on the mainnet on May 2.
It has proven that prediction markets are one of the most practical new financial primitives for hedgers and speculators in recent years. With the industry standards established by Hyperliquid in perpetual contract execution and infrastructure, it is now poised to compete for market share in event trading.
The combination of AI and crypto is still in its early stages, with both serving as complementary "middleware": AI translates human intentions into executable programs, while cryptography provides verifiable and tamper-proof guarantees for the computational process and results. In the direction of AI-enhanced crypto, machine learning has been used for smart contract auditing, fraud detection, and AI oracles; in the direction of crypto-enhanced AI, verifiable execution is relatively mature, while decentralized computing power, data markets, and governance mostly remain in the conceptual stage.
The counterattack of traditional finance: Consortium blockchains are quietly reviving
In June 2026, a dozen of the largest banks in the U.S. jointly announced plans to build a shared tokenized deposit network by 2027, directly countering the erosion of deposits by stablecoins. This system has not yet been named; some in the industry call it "the bridge," while others refer to it as "the chain."
This reflects a concept that has been neglected by the market for many years but is now quietly making a comeback: consortium blockchains.
For the fastest-growing tech companies globally, the public market is no longer what it used to be. Thirty years ago, Amazon went public three years after its founding, with a valuation of $438 million. Netscape went public eighteen months after its founding.
But today, the fastest-growing companies (Stripe, SpaceX, OpenAI, Ramp) often remain private for over a decade. The high-growth exposure that investors could easily access in the public market has now been quietly intercepted by private capital with continuously rising book valuations.
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