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According to Blockworks Research data, on-chain consumption of tokenized collectible card games reached a historic high of $324 million in June 2026, an increase of over five times compared to approximately $50 million in the same period last year, while Bitcoin fell over 20% to a 21-month low, with spot ETFs recording a record outflow of $4.5 billion.Platforms like Collector Crypt and Courtyard store professionally rated physical Pokémon cards in vaults and issue corresponding NFTs. Users receive tokens backed 1:1 by real cards after purchasing random card packs, which can be traded, held, or redeemed for physical cards. According to Global Market Insights data, the global collectible card market size reached $9.2 billion.Pokémon became the best-selling toy brand in the United States in 2025, with sales reaching $2.5 billion, an 87% year-on-year increase. Collector Crypt has tokenized approximately $40 million worth of cards, purchasing about $2 million weekly, with around 30% of users ultimately redeeming for physical cards. According to Dune data, 5% to 8% of NFTs on Courtyard are destroyed weekly to redeem for physical cards.

Researcher Adam from Greeks.live stated that the trading of large Bitcoin call options has significantly increased, with a total of 25,766 BTC call options traded, with a nominal value of approximately $1.65 billion. Among them, nearly 10,000 sets of the 70,000/72,000 USD call bull spread expiring at the end of this month have been traded, making it the most active contract.Adam noted that with about two weeks left until expiration at the end of this month, the large-scale purchases of out-of-the-money call options that are about 10% higher than the current price reflect the market's optimistic expectations for the market trend in late this month; however, the trading strategy of using the lower-cost bull spread also indicates that the funds are primarily taking a tentative approach rather than making aggressive bets.

The global stablecoin payment infrastructure platform WasabiCard, in collaboration with WIDTH, held the CCO Leadership Edition compliance high-end exchange event in Hong Kong. WasabiCard CMO Jack Derong gathered with executives and experts from the fields of digital assets, payments, fintech, and regulatory compliance in Hong Kong to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as the evolution of global regulations, the development of stablecoin payments, and corporate compliance practices.As Hong Kong's Web3 ecosystem continues to develop and the digital asset regulatory framework becomes increasingly refined, stablecoin payments are ushering in new development opportunities. With the continuous improvement of compliance requirements surrounding the HKMA stablecoin licensing system, Travel Rule, AML, KYT, and others, companies are increasingly focused on how to build payment infrastructure that combines global payment capabilities, risk management capabilities, and compliance capabilities to achieve the scalable implementation of stablecoin payments.WasabiCard believes that the future competition in stablecoin payments will hinge on whether companies possess the infrastructure capabilities to cover global compliance, risk management, and cross-border payment networks, rather than just payment efficiency.In the future, WasabiCard will continue to enhance global payment infrastructure based on the highest standards of compliance systems and risk management capabilities, helping clients confidently respond to the evolving global regulatory requirements and expand their international business more securely.

According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX will hold a themed live broadcast today at 20:00 titled "Ceasefire Ended, Oil Prices Soaring Above 75, STRATEGY's First Loss in Selling Coins: Can BTC's Macroeconomic Narrative Hold Up?" At that time, crypto KOLs such as Huabai Blockchain, Honest Little Taoist, Crypto.0824, and OxPink will gather in the live broadcast room to engage in in-depth discussions on recent market hotspots such as the repeated situation in the Middle East and the strong upward trend of international oil prices. They will also analyze BTC's future trends and opportunities and risk management strategies for crypto asset allocation in conjunction with expectations of Federal Reserve policies, providing investors with multi-dimensional market observations and trading ideas.

Token Terminal data shows that despite a cumulative decline of about 42% in the overall total locked value (TVL) of DeFi over the past 365 days, the USDC deposit scale on the lending protocol Morpho has grown by about 86%, reaching approximately $2.8 billion.The data indicates that amidst the overall slowdown in DeFi growth, funds continue to flow into on-chain lending protocols represented by Morpho, reflecting that the market demand for USDC yield-bearing lending products remains strong.

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler stated that the recently launched "Bitcoin Short-Term Holder Realized Pressure Model" shows that the buying and selling pressure from short-term holders is slightly cooling down, but buying power remains dominant. This model measures the changes in market bullish and bearish forces by comparing the realized buying pressure and selling pressure of short-term holders. During a bear market phase, this indicator can serve as a contrarian signal: when prices approach local lows, buyers are usually more active; when approaching local highs, selling pressure tends to increase. In the past 24 hours, the model has not shown any trend reversal signals. The latest hourly data shows that the buying pressure score is 28.57, slightly down from the previous day's 28.98; the selling pressure score is 22.62, a slight decrease from the previous 22.68. Currently, buyers are still leading sellers by about 5.94 percentage points.Overall, market buying pressure has cooled down, but short-term holders still maintain a buying advantage. Meanwhile, the funding situation in the Bitcoin ETF market has slightly improved. Following eight consecutive weeks of outflows, the ETF market recently recorded a net inflow of approximately $197.4 million. However, Adler pointed out that this scale is insufficient to confirm a reversal in institutional demand trends. Currently, the 30-day fund flow momentum for ETFs remains deeply negative, at about -$4.73 billion, and the cumulative fund size has fallen from a peak of about $62 billion to around $51 billion, indicating some improvement in short-term funds, but institutional buying demand has not fully recovered. Axel Adler expects that next week the market will face several important data and events, including further developments in the Middle East situation, the impact of the US-Iran conflict on energy supply, as well as earnings reports from major US banks, speeches from Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh, the June Consumer Price Index (CPI), the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, retail sales, and real estate market data.

Bitwise released the Q3 2026 cryptocurrency market review, stating that in the second quarter, the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index fell by 15.4%, with 8 out of 10 constituent assets declining. The spot Bitcoin ETF recorded the worst quarterly outflow on record, while on-chain activity, trading volume, and DeFi assets all decreased, and the correlation between the cryptocurrency market and stocks increased.During the same period, the prediction market trading volume reached a new high of $43.2 billion, nearly 18 times year-on-year; the tokenized real-world assets grew by 50.3% this year to $32.89 billion; the Bitwise Crypto Innovators 30 Index rose by 30.6%; the settlement scale of stablecoins was 2.3 times that of Visa, holding more U.S. Treasury bonds than most countries; Hyperliquid, PancakeSwap, and Aave each generated approximately $900 million in revenue over the past year.Bitwise noted that it has recorded negative returns for three consecutive quarters, the longest since 2022, but compared to the bottom of the 2022 bear market, Ethereum trading activity has increased by about 13 times, the value locked in DeFi has grown by over 60%, and the assets under management in stablecoins have roughly doubled.

According to Decrypt, market maker Wintermute stated that Bitcoin's recent nearly 10% rebound is a "textbook rebound," rather than a structural change in the market, and the company remains cautious.Wintermute pointed out that the three driving factors behind the rebound are the easing macro environment, the Federal Reserve's dovish tone, and positive news regarding Ethereum and institutional adoption, which are sufficient to explain the current market without seeking a larger narrative. The company believes the market may continue to "rise slightly." However, Wintermute stated that a single data point does not constitute a trend, and more sustained inflows are needed to confirm a structural change; until broader capital flows genuinely shift, the current situation is merely a corrective rally.

Today, Bitget CFD Chief Analyst Lewis Huang pointed out in an online live broadcast themed "Cooling Interest Rate Hike Expectations: Technical Analysis Takes Over Trends" that the current global financial market is at a critical juncture of alternating macro narratives and market trends. He emphasized that with the recent overall economic data being released, market concerns about the Federal Reserve maintaining an aggressive interest rate hike path have significantly cooled. Against the backdrop of weakening macro fundamental pressures, capital is seeking new directions, and market logic will gradually shift from "news-driven" to "technical-driven."Regarding the current market landscape, Lewis Huang stated that when macro expectations become consistent or stable, "technical analysis will reflect all market information." In the practical analysis segment of the live broadcast, he deeply dissected the latest chart structures of gold, U.S. stocks, and popular stock indices. He pointed out that due to the retreat of interest rate hike risks, non-yielding assets (such as gold) and risk assets (such as stock indices) are showing clearer technical boundaries. He suggested that CFD traders should temporarily reduce their reliance on macro data speculation at this stage and shift their trading focus to price action itself, leveraging key support and resistance levels and trend indicators to flexibly capture trading opportunities in swings and trends under changing market sentiments.

Jack Yi stated that the weekly level of Bitcoin is still in a downtrend, and in the short term, attention should be paid to whether it can effectively break through 68,000 USD.He believes that only by strongly standing above 68,000 USD can a more significant reversal in the market occur; if the breakout fails, the price may once again test the bottom, and there is a risk of falling below 47,000 USD that needs to be monitored.

On June 25, WEEX announced that it has officially launched the "Stock-Coin Ecological Trading Zone" themed event. Users who trade any specified stock-coin (DELLON, NOKON, GLWON, LITEON, CBRSON, UMCON, AMKRON, AAOION) can participate in sharing a generous prize pool of 100,000 USDT. This event aims to assist users in strategically positioning themselves in the popular trends of the US stock market and seizing the AI ecological dividends. The specified stock-coins cover popular concept sectors such as globally renowned semiconductor foundries, AI chip packaging, and optical communication services. Event duration: 6/23 21:30 - 7/3 21:30 UTC+8.

According to BBX data, yesterday traditional derivatives giant made a high-profile entry into the prediction market, and a counter-cyclical signal appeared for digital asset reserve companies. The core dynamics are as follows:Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: $CBOE) announced yesterday the re-launch of binary options products benchmarked to the S&P 500 index ("Yes/No" structure, providing fixed returns or zero at expiration based on contract conditions). This marks Cboe's first return to this category since it withdrew about ten years ago, directly entering the prediction market track pioneered by Polymarket and Kalshi, which has become "one of the fastest-growing areas on the internet." This move signifies that one of the largest regulated derivatives exchanges in the U.S. officially recognizes binary options/prediction markets as an independent asset class, entering the competition with the compliance endorsement of a traditional exchange and institutional distribution capabilities, rather than holding a regulatory exclusion attitude towards this model. For cryptocurrency concept stocks, Cboe's entry has dual implications: first, it further validates the market size and legitimacy of prediction markets; second, Cboe's institutional channels and Coinbase (the only licensed prediction market FCM by the CFTC) will compete in parallel under the same regulatory framework, leading to an increase in the valuation and policy attention of the entire track.Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: $ASST) was cited in a market analysis report yesterday (pending independent confirmation from the official SEC 8-K document), stating that the company recently increased its holdings by approximately 759 BTC at an average price of about $65,850; based on this calculation, the company's BTC holdings have increased from 19,032 disclosed in the SEC 8-K on June 5 to about 19,791 (approximately $1.17 billion). This increase occurred against the backdrop of Bitcoin continuously declining from the $65,000 to $66,000 range. Strive and Strategy (which also increased its holdings by 520 BTC during the same period) are among the few DAT companies that maintained active purchases during the reporting period; CEO Matt Cole previously positioned the continuous increase in BTC as a "differentiated catch-up" to Strategy's scale advantage rather than a pure directional bet on price. The company holds approximately $139.2 million in cash, and the capital balance between the 9.5% annual dividend obligation of preferred stock (SATA) and BTC purchases is currently the most noteworthy balance sheet risk point.

According to Jinshi, Capital.com analyst Daniela Hathorn stated in a report that the upcoming U.S. PCE data and non-farm payroll report will determine whether the current rise of the dollar has further room to grow.She pointed out that if inflation and labor market data continue to support the narrative that interest rates will remain high for a longer period, the dollar should continue to receive support. Conversely, if price pressures begin to ease more quickly, the market may question whether the current interest rate expectations are too aggressive.

CryptoRank's latest report shows that the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi has declined for six consecutive months, dropping from approximately $115 billion in January 2026 to about $70 billion currently, with a cumulative decline of 39% this year, reflecting the ongoing adjustment following the peak of the crypto market in 2025.Data indicates that since 2026, there have been 121 security incidents in the DeFi sector, resulting in total losses of approximately $942 million. Among these, 85 attack incidents occurred in the second quarter, with losses of about $775 million, making it one of the most frequently attacked quarters on record. The attacks on Drift Protocol ($295 million) and KelpDAO ($293 million) in April accounted for more than half of the annual losses.Among the top ten public chains by TVL, only TRON and Hyperliquid achieved positive growth. Specifically, TRON's TVL increased by about 5% this year, mainly supported by USDT transfers, stablecoin settlements, and lending demand; Hyperliquid grew by approximately 6.7%, benefiting from its leading position in the on-chain perpetual contract market and the expansion of the HyperEVM ecosystem.However, the report points out that this round of the DeFi downturn is significantly milder than the cycle from 2021 to 2022. During that year, DeFi TVL plummeted by over 70% within seven months, whereas current funds are increasingly flowing into stablecoins, RWA, derivatives, and infrastructure sectors, indicating a more diversified and mature market structure compared to the previous cycle.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market continues to decline, with the previously strong SocialFi sector dropping 5.21% in 24 hours. Within the sector, Gram (GRAM) fell by 7.78%; the AI sector decreased by 5.07%, with Venice Token (VVV) and Worldcoin (WLD) dropping 10.9% and 13.41% respectively. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 1.52%, dropping below $63,000; Ethereum (ETH) decreased by 2.74%, falling below $1,700. However, the NFT sector rose against the trend by 8.62%, with Audiera (BEAT) surging by 40.86%. In other sectors, the CeFi sector fell by 1.42%, but Aster (ASTER) rose by 1.43%; the PayFi sector decreased by 1.62%, with Dash (DASH) remaining relatively strong, increasing by 5.2%; the Layer1 sector dropped by 1.9%, with Zcash (ZEC) falling by 6.49%; the Layer2 sector decreased by 2.14%, while Stacks (STX) rose by 2.39%; the Meme sector fell by 2.58%, with Binance Life slightly climbing by 1.03%; the DeFi sector dropped by 4.79%, with LAB (LAB), which had previously seen significant gains, falling by 17.49%.

According to Jinshi reports, SpaceX's stock price reversed its downward trend, rising 1% recently.

According to a report released by the data analysis platform Glassnode (@glassnode), although the BTC price is still far below its historical high, traders on the Hyperliquid platform are continuously increasing their long positions, with a buy-the-dip sentiment prevailing throughout the downward trend, and the potential for market short squeezes is continuously accumulating.Meanwhile, the altcoin cycle signal has returned to "altcoin season," and the selling pressure on altcoins is tending to exhaust, but BTC is still under downward pressure, and the current market trend is still dominated by BTC movements.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on June 22, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) for the week was $86.03 million, a decrease of 13.97% compared to last week.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) spent approximately $34.9 million last week to purchase 520 Bitcoins at a price of $67,068, increasing its total holdings to 847,363 Bitcoins.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week, marking nine consecutive weeks without purchases.Additionally, four other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. The Japanese food brand DayDayCook announced on June 17 that it spent $7.43 million to purchase 95 Bitcoins at an undisclosed price, bringing its total holdings to 2,899 Bitcoins; the Brazilian Bitcoin company OrangeBTC announced on June 21 that it invested $1.15 million to purchase 18 Bitcoins at a price of $64,121, increasing its total holdings to 3,822 Bitcoins; the asset management company Strive announced from June 15 to June 21 that it spent $49.98 million to purchase 759 Bitcoins at a price of $65,850, raising its total holdings to 19,864 Bitcoins.As of the time of writing, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics is 1,142,276 Bitcoins, an increase of 1.87% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $7.417 billion, accounting for 5.7% of the circulating market value of Bitcoin.