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According to the official announcement, Bitget's staking and borrowing section has added support for 39 stock tokens (rToken) as collateral assets. The newly listed targets include popular US stocks and ETFs such as rAMD, rSMH, rARM, and rSKHY, covering diverse categories like semiconductors, finance, healthcare, and energy.Users holding the relevant stock tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow mainstream assets like USDT and USDC, releasing liquidity without selling their positions. The related features are now available on the web, and the app version is expected to be launched within this week. Specific collateral parameters and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.It is reported that the rToken, identified by the letter r + stock code (for example, Nvidia is rNVDA), is issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget, and is directly connected to global liquidity pools like NASDAQ and NYSE through cooperation with compliant broker Alpaca. Its features include: 1:1 reserves of underlying assets managed by licensed custodians, stock dividends distributed in token form at a 1:1 ratio, support for corporate actions (such as stock splits), and the ability to use holdings as joint collateral for unified accounts and U-based contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.

The Ethereum treasury company Sharplink posted on the X platform that since launching the ETH treasury strategy, the company's accumulated staking rewards in Ethereum have reached 23,490 ETH.In addition, the Ethereum staking rewards obtained by the company last week amounted to 499 ETH.

According to the official announcement, the Bitget staking and borrowing platform has now added support for stock tokens (rToken) as collateral assets. The first batch includes 26 popular US stocks and ETF tokens such as rNVDA, rAAPL, rGOOGL, and rQQQ, covering sectors like technology, semiconductors, and index funds.Users holding the relevant stock tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow mainstream assets like USDT and USDC, releasing liquidity without selling their positions. The related features have been launched on the web, and the app version will be available next week.It is reported that the rToken, identified by the letter r + stock code (for example, Nvidia is rNVDA), is issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget, and is directly connected to global liquidity pools such as NASDAQ and NYSE through collaboration with the compliant broker Alpaca. Its features include: 1:1 reserves of the underlying assets managed by a licensed custodian, stock dividends distributed in token form 1:1, support for corporate actions (such as stock splits and consolidations) mapped in real-time, and the ability for positions to serve as joint collateral for unified accounts and U-based contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.

Sharplink disclosed on the X platform that it received 449 ETH staking rewards this week, bringing the total staking earnings to 22,991 ETH to date.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, Justin Sun has recently continued to stake ETH through Lido Finance. 23 hours ago, Justin Sun staked another 13,000 ETH, worth approximately $23.08 million, bringing his total stake on Lido to 247,436 stETH, currently valued at about $430.2 million.Data shows that since February 2023, this staking position has generated a total of 11,307 stETH in staking rewards, worth approximately $26.82 million. Based on the current yield level, Justin Sun's position has an annualized return of about $9.5 million.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the Hyperliquid team has allocated 238 million HYPE, which is currently all staked. At the current price, this is worth approximately 16 billion USD, generating about 14,400 HYPE in staking interest daily, valued at around 1 million USD.Yu Jin stated that since HYPE was listed a year and a half ago, the team has accumulated approximately 8.08 million HYPE in staking interest, worth about 565 million USD at the current price. Of this, only about 4.93 million HYPE has been sold, so the current amount of HYPE in the address has exceeded the initial allocation, reaching approximately 241 million HYPE, valued at around 16.5 billion USD.Earlier reports indicated that the Hyperliquid development team, Hyperliquid Labs, transferred out 452,000 HYPE in the early morning, equivalent to about 32.32 million USD, and HYPE fell by 5% that day. Yu Jin noted that this HYPE may be sold through the market maker Flowdesk, with part flowing into its on-chain wallet and another part into its recharge addresses on OKX, Bybit, and Gate.

The Solana Foundation announced the official launch of the on-chain governance mechanism Solana Governance Proposals (SGP). Validators can now submit, support, and decide on core protocol decisions through SGP. All proposals are conducted on-chain, using a voting mechanism based on staking weight, and verified through Merkle proofs. Any validator that has at least 100,000 SOL delegated can initiate an SGP. Unlike the Solana Improvement Documents (SIMD), which focus on technical and protocol changes, SGP is primarily used to express governance opinions within the ecosystem. Proposals must receive at least 15% support from the total staked network before entering the formal voting phase.

According to data from CryptoRank.io, the total TVL of global liquid staking protocols fell to $33.4 billion in the second quarter of 2026, a decrease of 56.1% from the historical high of $76 billion in the third quarter of 2025, marking three consecutive quarters of decline.Specifically, the fourth quarter of 2025 was $61.4 billion, the first quarter of 2026 was $45.2 billion, and the second quarter further dropped to $33.4 billion. The liquid staking sector continues to face pressure, reflecting that the overall DeFi ecosystem is still in a weak cycle.

The Ethereum treasury company Sharplink stated on platform X that since launching the ETH treasury strategy, the company's total staking rewards have reached 22,102 ETH.In addition, the Ethereum staking rewards obtained by the company last week amounted to 509 ETH.

According to Cointelegraph, Ethereum is embroiled in a fierce governance debate over the source of core development funding. Last Friday, former Ethereum Foundation contributor Trenton Van Epps warned that as old support programs deplete and foundation expenditures shrink, the core development ecosystem could face a "slow-burning funding crisis" within three to nine months, requiring approximately $30 million annually to maintain over a dozen clients, research, and coordination teams.The core of the debate stems from the "validator redirect income" proposal put forward by Kleros co-founder Clément Lesaege, which suggests redirecting 0% to 10% of validator rewards to an ecosystem funding pool, estimated to generate about 50,000 to 70,000 ETH annually at current staking levels. This proposal has faced widespread opposition, with critics warning that it could entrench the power of large validators and blur the boundaries between operations and governance. Some community members previously countered that the foundation's funds are sufficient to operate for 30 years, but the foundation's actual decisions indicate that it is actively shrinking expenditures and pushing for diversified funding models.On Monday, a nonprofit organization called EthLabs was announced, initiated by five former Ethereum Foundation researchers, aiming to directly fund development through large ETH holders. On Tuesday, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated that the foundation is cutting its budget by about 40% according to established policies and has recently laid off 54 people.

The Ethereum community is debating the proposal to tax staking rewards. The newly established EthLabs has received support from institutions such as BitMine, providing off-chain funding alternatives for ecological development.

According to Cointelegraph, three major crypto lobbying organizations—the Blockchain Association, the Crypto Innovation Council, and the Digital Chamber of Commerce—jointly wrote to the U.S. Congress, requesting the unaltered passage of the "Mining and Staking Tax Clarity Act" without further amendments. The bill allows miners and stakers to choose to pay taxes either when they receive crypto rewards or when they sell their assets, aiming to address liquidity issues caused by "taxation on phantom income."Democratic Congressman Steven Horsford proposed an amendment to limit the deferral of crypto reward taxes to five years, but the CEO of the Crypto Innovation Council stated that the amendment would "undermine" the bill and only generate "negligible revenue." The American Bankers Association opposes the bill, claiming it gives cryptocurrencies a "significant advantage," while crypto lobbying groups believe that renegotiating the already reached compromise will "revive the issues the bill aims to resolve."

According to CoinDesk, major lobbying organizations in the U.S. cryptocurrency industry jointly sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee, urging the advancement of the "Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act," advocating for tax treatment options for cryptocurrency miners and staking income recipients. The bill was introduced by Republican Congressman Mike Carey, and its core content allows taxpayers to choose the timing of taxation when they receive new mining or staking assets—either paying taxes at the time the assets are generated or deferring taxes until the final sale.Industry associations, including the Blockchain Association, Digital Chamber, and Crypto Council for Innovation, have expressed support, arguing that the current tax system may force users participating in network security maintenance to bear tax burdens before they have realized the assets. Supporters claim that the proposal does not provide "indefinite deferral," but rather avoids immediate taxation on income that has not yet realized liquidity, thereby alleviating cash flow pressure on miners and validators.However, Democratic lawmakers and some external critics are concerned that this mechanism could be exploited by large mining companies for long-term tax deferral, especially in the context of some publicly listed or politically connected companies participating in mining operations, raising potential policy arbitrage disputes. Meanwhile, the industry's focus remains on the broader "Digital Asset Market Structure Act" (Clarity Act), but tax issues have become the second key battleground, expected to continue advancing in tandem with regulatory framework legislation in the coming weeks.

According to an open letter released by The Blockchain Association, multiple organizations related to cryptocurrency and blockchain have written to Jason Smith, Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, and senior member Richard Neal, supporting the passage of H.R. 9175, the "Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act," as originally proposed by Congressman Mike Carey.The joint letter states that the bill provides a compromise solution for the taxation timing and nature of PoW mining and PoS staking rewards under the "self-created assets" tax framework, avoiding immediate taxation on "unrealized gains" and reducing forced selling and compliance burdens. It also opposes the addition of additional clauses such as a five-year mandatory confirmation in the existing text, urging Congress to legislate as soon as possible to stabilize the tax expectations for blockchain validation activities in the United States.

According to CoinDesk, the Ethereum research forum has released a new proposal introducing the "validator redirect revenue" mechanism, allowing validators to redirect 0% to 10% of staking rewards to fund ecosystem infrastructure and public goods. If a majority of validators support a certain percentage, that percentage will be enforced for all validators. Based on current staking levels, a redirect of 5% to 10% could bring approximately 50,000 to 70,000 ETH to the ecosystem each year, equivalent to about 120 million dollars.The proposal aims to address the long-standing "free-rider" problem in Ethereum, but it has also raised concerns about the risks of validators jointly manipulating the flow of funds and the misalignment of interests between staking operators and ETH holders. The proposal is currently still in the discussion phase and has not yet entered the formal voting process.

According to the official announcement, Gate has officially launched the USD1 on-chain staking product, further enriching the USD1 earning scenarios. Users can participate in staking with a minimum of just 1 USD1 and obtain real on-chain earnings with one click. Currently, the reference annualized yield for USD1 on-chain staking is 13.41%. In addition, the reference annualized interest rate for holding Gate USD1 is currently 8%, providing users with diversified earning options. According to DefiLlama data, the holding scale of Gate USD1 has surpassed 908 million USD.In addition to USD1, Gate also offers multi-currency on-chain staking services. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are: GUSD 2.80%, BTC 2.67%, ETH 4.18%, SOL 8.01%, and USDT 3.47%. Users can flexibly participate in on-chain earning opportunities based on their asset allocation needs to obtain stable earning opportunities.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, address 0xeef...00C continued to withdraw 136,500 HYPE (10 million USD) from exchanges such as OKX 9 hours ago and deposited it into staking.Since June 1, this address has continuously withdrawn HYPE from multiple centralized exchanges and staked it, with a total of 1,314,000 HYPE (91.67 million USD) withdrawn and staked, at an average withdrawal price of 69.7 USD.

Data from beaconcha.in shows that there are approximately 2.8841 million ETH in the Ethereum validator entry queue waiting to be staked. Based on the rate of processing 256 validators per epoch, new participants need to wait 50 days and 2 hours to officially participate in staking. There are only 89,800 ETH in the exit queue, with a waiting time of 1 day and 13 hours, and it will take an additional 7.7 days for the funds to be automatically withdrawn. Currently, there are about 888,000 active validators on the network, with a total staked ETH amount reaching 39.5 million, accounting for 32.45% of the total ETH supply, and the current annualized staking yield is 2.74%.

According to @ETH_Daily, the current exit queue for Ethereum staking is basically zero. If you apply to exit now, it can be completed in a few minutes without waiting in line. Meanwhile, nearly 3 million ETH are piled up in the staking entry queue, and applicants need to wait about 50 days to start staking. This indicates that stakers are not withdrawing; instead, more funds are choosing to lock in long-term and participate in staking, reflecting an increasing long-term confidence in Ethereum as an income-generating asset.

According to Cryptopolitan, Japanese gaming company Enish has liquidated all of its 8.063 bitcoins at a loss of approximately $160,000 and is shifting to a Solana ecosystem staking strategy, targeting an annual yield of 6% to 8%. The company stated that the DAT 1 strategy, which relies on the rise in cryptocurrency asset prices, has become increasingly difficult to sustain amid market volatility, while the DAT 2 strategy, which generates continuous income through staking and validator operations, has become the new direction.Enish plans to use the approximately $46,000 raised from the sale of bitcoins and the issuance of warrants and bonds for Solana validator operations and has contacted Japanese Solana infrastructure provider Solplanet to utilize its white-label validator program. This is the second publicly listed company to abandon hoarding bitcoin reserves within ten days.