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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated at a Senate Finance Committee hearing that the Treasury is steadily advancing the establishment of a strategic Bitcoin reserve. At the same time, Scott Bessent urged lawmakers to support the digital asset regulatory bill Clarity Act and expressed hope that the bill could pass this summer to bring the best practices of the U.S. to the domestic market, making the U.S. a global hub of innovation. Regarding the strategic Bitcoin reserve, Scott Bessent pointed out that while the process is complex, it is moving forward, ensuring that best practices are adopted during this complex process for sustainability in the future.

According to Jinshi reports, the US dollar against the Japanese yen (USD/JPY) has risen above 160, with an intraday increase of 0.07%.

According to Cointelegraph, the transitional period for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) will end on July 1, 2026.The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) stated that at that time, crypto asset service providers that have not obtained MiCA authorization, even if their applications are still under review, will not be allowed to continue providing services to EU customers and should initiate business winding down and customer migration arrangements.

The tokenized asset platform RootData released the "Tokenized Stock Exchange Vendor and License Map," systematically sorting the suppliers, brokerage paths, and regulatory licenses of mainstream exchanges such as Binance, Gate, Bitget, and Bybit in three categories of products: real stocks, TradFi stocks, and tokenized stocks. The map shows that the current stock asset structure of exchanges has gradually formed a three-tier architecture: real stock spot mainly relies on a regulated brokerage system for securities execution and custody; TradFi stocks are primarily based on CFDs/Perps; tokenized stocks are mainly supported by solutions like Ondo and xStocks. Among them, Binance currently accesses Alpaca Securities through Nest Trading to provide exposure to real US stocks/ETFs and has launched Ondo stock tokens in the Alpha zone, with plans to introduce bStocks later; Gate has formed a dual supplier system with xStocks and Ondo; Bybit currently mainly adopts the Backed Finance (xStocks) solution; Bitget provides 1:1 tokenized products for US stocks/ETFs through its own Reality (rToken) brand. RootData believes that as the tokenized stock market heats up, competition among exchanges is gradually shifting from simply launching products to the underlying broker, real securities custody, and regulatory license capabilities, with licensed brokerages like Alpaca Securities strengthening their infrastructure roles across multiple platform ecosystems.

Jeff Walton (@PunterJeff) of Strive stated that Strive is raising funds at an average daily rate of $8.1 million, which, if used to pay dividends, could support the issuance of $15.5 billion in SATA tokens. Jeff Walton mentioned that this amount of funds is equivalent to buying approximately 175,000 BTC at current prices, which would increase its total BTC holdings to 10 times the current size.

According to CoinDesk, the Bitcoin Fear Index BVIV surged nearly 20% on Tuesday, marking the largest single-day increase since February 5. BVIV measures the 30-day implied volatility of Bitcoin, and this surge to 46.45% indicates that panic has re-emerged in the market after two months of calm.For the past two months, the sentiment in the Bitcoin market has remained calm, even as it fell from a May high of $82,000 to $75,000 last week, with BVIV hovering around 40%, the lowest point of the year, indicating that the decline at that time was orderly selling rather than panic. However, on Tuesday, the spot price of Bitcoin dropped over 6% to $66,000, causing BVIV to spike sharply. The index's trend increasingly resembles Wall Street's VIX Fear Index, showing an inverse correlation with the spot price of Bitcoin. Whether Tuesday's significant surge is just a one-day fluctuation or the beginning of a sustained volatility cycle remains to be seen.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Wunsch stated that a peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran reached before next week's European Central Bank meeting would not weaken the rationale for interest rate hikes. Wunsch said, "If a peace agreement is indeed reached on the eve of the meeting, it will become part of the discussion.But we cannot know if it is lasting or credible." He hinted at supporting a 25 basis point rate hike by the European Central Bank. He believes that if the conflict remains unresolved, discussions among policymakers before setting rates on June 11 "will be quite easy." If a peace agreement is reached between the U.S. and Iran, the discussions "may be slightly less easy. But the rationale for a rate hike may still exist, just not as strong." He stated, "At some point, we cannot let the market bear everything. We need to take a stand."

According to Whale Alert monitoring, at 10:20 Beijing time, USDC Treasury minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana chain.

According to BBX data, yesterday, publicly listed companies in multiple countries globally intensively disclosed their latest strategies regarding the expansion of Bitcoin treasury, stock buybacks, and the authorization of super debt financing tools. The core dynamics are as follows:Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: $STRE) CEO Matt Cole officially disclosed yesterday that the company has invested approximately $185.2 million to increase its holdings by 2,500 BTC (average purchase price of about $74,092). As a result, Strive's total Bitcoin holdings have reached 19,000 BTC, with a year-to-date (YTD) return of 36.7% and an expansion rate of 57.0%. At the same time, the company has proactively increased its cash reserves to ensure the stable distribution of dividends over the next 18 months.European Bitcoin treasury company Capital B (Euronext Growth Paris: $ALCPB) officially announced that it has opened online voting for the shareholders' meeting until June 17. The board is seeking shareholder authorization to establish a capital increase limit of up to €5 billion and a debt instrument issuance limit of up to €100 billion, aiming to accelerate its Bitcoin treasury strategy and enhance the Bitcoin value per share.Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE: $GPUS) officially announced that as of May 31, 2026, the company holds a total of 704.3405 BTC (with a total value of approximately $51.8 million based on the price of $73,579 on that day). The company also confirmed that it did not execute any Bitcoin purchases in the open market last week, with the increase in holdings mainly coming from the regular mining output of its AI data center.Brazilian listed Bitcoin treasury company OranjeBTC (B3: $OBTC3) announced an increase of 20 BTC in the secondary market (average price of about $75,346), raising its total holdings to 3,762 BTC. Meanwhile, the company repurchased 289,100 shares of OBTC3 during the period, further enhancing the Bitcoin exposure per share through a dual reduction of circulating shares.

According to Ember Monitoring, Bitmine (0x873...3bB9) continued to increase its holdings by 25,000 ETH through BitGo in the early morning, worth 47.98 million dollars.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has added Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex, as well as three Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex, to its sanctions list, and imposed sanctions on Nobitex's chairman and co-founder Amir Hossein Rad, current CEO Seyed Ali Khoee, and several co-founders and executives.The U.S. Treasury accused Nobitex of processing over 50% of Iran's cryptocurrency inflows in 2025 and providing support for transactions related to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), ransomware organizations, and sanction evasion activities. It also assisted the Central Bank of Iran in obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in stablecoin funding. U.S. officials stated that after U.S. military actions against Iran, Nobitex helped transfer and protect the assets of the Iranian regime.In addition, the Treasury stated that Iran's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange Wallex, as well as Bitpin and Ramzinex, were also found to have links to transactions related to the IRGC. Among them, Wallex received about 12% of Iran's cryptocurrency inflows in 2025, Bitpin accounted for about 10%, while Ramzinex, established in 2018, has processed over $2.45 billion in transactions.This action is part of the Trump administration's "Economic Fury" strategy to exert maximum pressure on Iran. The U.S. Treasury stated that it will continue to combat Iran's use of digital assets for terrorist financing and sanction evasion and reserves the right to impose secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions and companies that assist Iran's illegal trade.

According to IOL, the High Court of Gauteng Province in South Africa ruled that Bitcoin falls under "capital" and "currency" within the South African foreign exchange control system, and ordered the confiscation of nearly 6 million rand worth of Bitcoin assets. The court determined that a trader transferred nearly 1,680 Bitcoins to a wallet accessible only through an overseas registered cryptocurrency exchange via their Luno account between January 2018 and March 2020, which amounted to exporting capital abroad without approval from the Treasury, violating foreign exchange control regulations.Meanwhile, the South African Treasury released a draft consultation on capital flow management for 2026 last month, aimed at modernizing the management of cross-border capital flows by reducing pre-approval for transactions, strengthening reporting, and monitoring high-impact, high-risk cross-border transactions.

According to the official blog, Paradigm has submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the rulemaking for state-level regulatory pathways under the GENIUS Act. Paradigm supports the core framework of the proposal but points out that without addressing four issues, the state-level pathway will not effectively serve issuers.First, the proposal anchors the federal framework to the yet-to-be-finalized OCC regulations, requiring states and issuers to plan based on an undecided benchmark, which directly hinders market access. The Treasury should not finalize this rule before the OCC's implementation rules are finalized.Second, the proposal requires unanimous agreement from the heads of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC to certify the state-level system, but does not set a decision timeline, veto explanation standards, or mechanisms to prevent a single member from indefinitely blocking certification. Paradigm suggests establishing a 180-day decision deadline, creating a corrective process for supplementary submissions, and requiring specific veto explanations.Third, the proposal mandates that the state-level system maintain a reserve fund for 12 months of operating expenses, which may crowd out early issuers. It is suggested that states be allowed to adjust reserve fund requirements based on the size and risk profile of the issuer. Fourth, the proposal fails to adequately preempt hostile actions from individual states, and this loophole must be addressed.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released the "Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030" and is seeking public comments. The goals proposed in the draft include "providing a solid regulatory foundation for digital assets and distributed ledger technology through a rational, coherent, and principle-based approach."The document points out that a modernized framework will also ensure that custody, trading, and staking services can operate under appropriate regulation, avoiding duplicative or conflicting requirements, while clarifying jurisdictional issues between the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This coordination aims to ensure that the crypto market has clear, principled, regulation-based rules of the game, promoting innovation while maintaining the highest level of investor protection. Furthermore, the document suggests that the agency's responsible use of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology could further enhance regulation, reduce costs, and unlock new efficiencies.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the "ShapeShift mysterious whale" has purchased 6,688 ETH in the past 8 hours, spending 12.78 million dollars. Currently, the whale holds 149,286 ETH, worth 277.59 million dollars, and may continue to buy more ETH.

According to Jinshi reports, Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Green stated that the reasons for raising the key interest rate are strengthening.

According to official news, the decentralized trading platform Pingu Exchange announced that it will permanently close on July 31, 2026, at 13:00 (UTC).The platform stated that starting from June 3 at 13:00, all markets will switch to a liquidation-only mode, stopping the opening of new positions; after the settlement is completed on July 31, the dApp will go offline.Pingu stated that its cumulative trading volume on Arbitrum over 18 months is nearly $2.4 billion, allocating approximately $650,000 in ETH and USDC to stakers. In addition, 64.46 ETH will be allocated to the PINGU / ETH liquidity pool in a concentrated liquidity form, open for claims to users who buy and still hold PINGU on Arbitrum in 2024, with the deadline also being July 31.

According to Globenewswire, Bitcoin treasury company Genius Group announced the official launch of its AI treasury, having completed the initial investments in the AGI Infinity Portfolio, purchasing 10,000 shares of Destiny Tech 100 and 800 shares of Fundrise Innovation Fund, marking the first funding towards its plan to phase in a target of $100 million for the AI treasury.