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Crypto analyst Ali posted that the 10-minute cycle chart of Ethereum seems to be forming an "Adam and Eve bottom" pattern. The key resistance level currently being watched in the market is the neckline around 2520 USD. If ETH can consistently close above this level, it may confirm a bullish breakout and further open up upward space, with the target area focusing on 2640 USD.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California stated that a 26-year-old man, Adam Iza, who calls himself the "Godfather," has been sentenced to 78 months in prison and must pay $23.4 million in restitution. He pleaded guilty in January 2025 to charges of conspiracy to violate rights, wire fraud, and tax evasion, and has been in custody since September 2024. This sentence will run concurrently with the 15-year sentence he received last month for an attempted Bitcoin robbery, which will not increase his actual time served.From August 2021 to April 2022, Iza hired off-duty Los Angeles County police officers as private security and admitted to conspiring with them to obtain law enforcement confidential records and personal data of individuals he had disputes with, obtaining court-authorized search warrants to track these individuals, and having the officers intimidate and threaten them. The Department of Justice stated that five former officers have been convicted for working for him, including 42-year-old Eric Chase Saavedra, who set up a security company providing these officers, and was sentenced to 21 months; 45-year-old Michael David Coberg, who assisted in extorting rivals and arranged false drug arrests, is serving a 63-month sentence. The prosecution wrote in the sentencing memorandum that wealthy individuals cannot buy "search warrants, arrests, badges, or guns" for private disputes.In another fraud case, since December 2020, Iza gained access to a Meta Business Manager account and its associated credit line, reselling it to advertising companies, with Meta clients being charged for ads they never purchased. After discovering this, Meta refunded the clients and absorbed the losses.

According to Politico, citing three informed sources, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating former Illinois Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, related to his trading on the prediction market platform Kalshi. The relevant trades occurred between December 2024 and January 2025, completed through a Kalshi account associated with Kinzinger. He confirmed to the media that he had placed bets on contracts regarding whether he would receive a presidential pardon, while also betting on another contract about whether Biden would issue preemptive pardons before leaving office.In the final moments before Biden left office in January 2025, he issued preemptive pardons to Kinzinger and other members of the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riot. Screenshots provided by Kinzinger show that he made a profit of $823 from approximately 25 trades, most of which were losses. He denied any wrongdoing, stating that he had been out of office for two years at the time of the bets, was neither a congressman nor a candidate, and had "no insider information." He also stated that he had read Kalshi's rules in advance and understood that they prohibit users from trading contracts directly related to their own interests. Kalshi prohibits users from betting on contracts in which they are direct participants, and the CFTC also prohibits the use of significant non-public information in its regulated markets.Kalshi had previously handled similar cases, suspending three congressional candidates in April for betting on their own campaigns, and freezing former Congressman George Santos's account, which was referred to the CFTC and the Department of Justice, leading to a lifetime ban at the end of August.

AMC CEO Adam Aron posted on the X platform again naming Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher. He stated that Robinhood had previously expressed support for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the tokenization of U.S. stocks, believing that tokenized stocks should have voting rights and that companies should have the option to opt-out.Adam Aron also pointed out that it would be very "hypocritical" if Robinhood did not apply the same principles in its overseas operations, and he urged them not to go against the SEC's stance, "do not openly disrespect and provoke the SEC."

Capital B issued approximately 36.22 million shares with warrants (ABSA) to global institutional investors at a price of €0.58 per share, raising approximately €21 million, with a net fundraising of about €19.9 million after deducting related expenses.Strategic investors include early Bitcoin developer Adam Back and asset management company TOBAM, with Maxim Group serving as the exclusive placement agent. Capital B is a French Bitcoin reserve publicly listed company, primarily advancing a Bitcoin treasury strategy. This round of funding is planned to be used to further acquire approximately 270 Bitcoins, and after the transaction is completed, its Bitcoin holdings are expected to increase to about 3,415 Bitcoins.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams posted on the X platform that as the market warms up, the weekly burn rate of UNI has reached an all-time high, with an annualized burn rate of 31 million UNI (approximately 113 million USD) and it is still growing.He stated that the team continued to build during the bear market and is now seeing early results in the bull market.

According to BTCtreasuries, Adam Back believes that a $1 million Bitcoin is "closer than people think," and the market value of Bitcoin will reach a level comparable to that of gold.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back criticized the arguments of BIP-110 supporters, stating that the claim "Bitcoin supports spam data" is incorrect, and that all Bitcoin participants dislike network spam data. Adam Back pointed out that Bitcoin cannot achieve absolute censorship at a mathematical level, and that the BIP-110 proposal itself has many flaws that prevent it from functioning effectively, thus it has not gained network consensus. He emphasized that forcibly pushing rule changes without consensus could ultimately lead to a fork similar to Bitcoin SV (BSV).Previously, BIP-110 sparked community controversy for attempting to limit non-financial data storage on the Bitcoin blockchain. Supporters of the proposal planned to push for rule changes through a user-activated soft fork (UASF), but currently, miner support has not reached the activation requirement, and the market is concerned whether this controversy will further evolve into a split in Bitcoin network governance.

OpenSea Chief Marketing Officer Adam Hollander announced on the X platform that he will be leaving after a year and a half in his position this week. He stated that this decision is "more personal than professional" and emphasized his confidence in the company's direction, products, and team, clarifying that he is not leaving due to another job opportunity, but plans to focus on health, family, and personal life moving forward.OpenSea co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer responded, saying "I’m glad to have fought alongside you," and noted that the team will continue to communicate openly with the community. Hollander joined OpenSea in early 2025.

Brand operation company Unserious announced the acquisition of the NFT project Creepz, with support from Adam Weitsman. The founding team of Creepz will continue to provide assistance during the transition period. The Unserious team previously led the strategic planning for significant token launches in the crypto space, including ApeCoin.After this acquisition, artist @psychrome will return to serve as the head of IP development and creative direction, with commercial collaboration experience covering Nike, Salomon, Sneaker Con, Staple, Disney, Warner Bros., and Rovio. The specific amount of the transaction has not been disclosed.

Blockstream co-founder Adam Back commented on the controversy within the Bitcoin community regarding BIP 110, stating that he understands and sympathizes with the concerns of those supporting BIP 110, who hate spam transactions and want to protect the network. However, the proposal is essentially an act of "trying to monitor others," which would erode Bitcoin's decentralization, security, and neutrality, fundamentally conflicting with the spirit of Bitcoin.In response, Michael Saylor retweeted and stated, "There are 110 things more dangerous to Bitcoin than spam. BIP 110 turns the spam controversy into a consensus change, which will invalidate some currently valid transactions that have paid fees. This precedent is the real danger, and we should focus our energy on the truly important threats."Previously, David Bailey, chairman of the Bitcoin Treasury Company Nakamoto and chairman of Bitcoin Magazine, stated that the failure of the so-called "BIP-110" long-standing controversy constitutes an "extreme benefit" for Bitcoin and believes this further validates the network's resistance to attacks and splits.

According to monitoring by Bitcoin Treasuries.NET, the shareholder vote for the merger between Adam Back's Bitcoin Standard Treasury (BSTR) and Cantor Equity Partners I has been postponed again to July 10. If the merger is completed, BSTR may purchase over 25,500 bitcoins.

According to Bloomberg, the merger vote between Cantor Fitzgerald affiliate Cantor Equity Partners I Inc. and Adam Back's digital asset treasury company BSTR Holdings Inc. has been postponed from June 26 to July 2. The statement indicated that the delay is related to the private placement matters previously disclosed by Cantor Equity Partners.The transaction has attracted significant attention due to the decline in cryptocurrency prices, which has led to a substantial shrinkage in the public market valuation of the digital asset treasury company, raising concerns about shareholder dilution. Cantor Equity Partners is a special purpose acquisition company that announced its merger with BSTR last July.

Pioneer of crypto punk Adam Back stated that the market's negative view on Strategy and its preferred stock STRC lacks basis, as what Strategy is essentially doing is selling Bitcoin to pay dividends, without changing its Bitcoin reserve strategy, and is precisely "proving that it is possible to pay returns to investors through Bitcoin while reducing debt ratios."Adam Back further pointed out that Strategy is demonstrating a new financial model to the market, where Bitcoin may become an alternative asset to cash for corporate asset management and capital operations in the future, while the FUD sentiment surrounding MSTR and STRC is exaggerated. Strategy will not "go to zero," and its long-term value lies in continuously holding Bitcoin and promoting the market's understanding of Bitcoin's monetary properties.

According to Bloomberg, Bank of America (BofA) has appointed its senior trading executive Adam Dixon to lead the bank's digital asset strategy. According to an internal memo, Dixon has been with the bank for over 20 years, previously serving as the head of global market financial resource management, and is now appointed as the global head of digital asset transformation, based in the London office, responsible for coordinating related initiatives across the company.In his new role, Dixon will help oversee several enterprise-level initiatives, including tokenized assets.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated that Bitcoin should adopt an optional quantum-resistant upgrade scheme, rather than the mandatory freezing of tokens at risk from quantum threats proposed in BIP-361.The BIP-361 proposal suggests phasing out addresses vulnerable to quantum attacks over five years and ultimately freezing un-migrated tokens, including assets held by Satoshi Nakamoto. Google's latest research indicates that a superconducting qubit system may need fewer than 500,000 physical qubits to crack Bitcoin encryption in just a few minutes. Currently, about 6.9 million BTC are at risk from such threats. In response to the quantum threat, BitMEX Research proposed establishing a canary fund that would implement a full freeze only when expenditures occur from the relevant addresses.

According to market news, Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated at the Paris Blockchain Week that he supports the optional advancement of Bitcoin's quantum resistance upgrade and opposes the proposal to forcibly freeze quantum-vulnerable addresses. He emphasized that "preparation is much safer than hasty responses in a crisis" and pointed out that the Bitcoin community has the coordination ability to respond quickly to urgent vulnerabilities.Previously, the BIP-361 proposal ("Post-Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset") put forward by developers Jameson Lopp and five others advocated for the gradual elimination of quantum-vulnerable addresses over five years, ultimately freezing coins that have not completed migration— including approximately 1.7 million Bitcoins held by Satoshi Nakamoto.

According to CoinDesk, Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated at Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin developers should advance optional quantum-resistant upgrades as early as possible, even though practical quantum computers are still far from being realized.He pointed out that Taproot's flexible design can support the introduction of new quantum-resistant signature schemes without affecting existing users. Previously, Jameson Lopp and others proposed BIP - 361, which aims to gradually phase out addresses vulnerable to quantum attacks within 5 years and freeze Bitcoin that has not completed migration. Adam Back believes that the Bitcoin community can quickly coordinate responses in emergencies without the need for pre-established freezing arrangements.

According to CoinDesk, Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated in an interview with Bloomberg that quantum computers do not currently pose a real threat to the Bitcoin network, but the industry should start preparing immediately. He pointed out that current hardware generally lacks error correction capabilities, and quantum risks are a long-term challenge rather than an immediate crisis.Adam Back emphasized that the core issue is not reaching a consensus on when quantum computers will pose a sufficient threat, but rather providing Bitcoin holders with a time window of about ten years to migrate their keys to quantum-resistant formats.He mentioned that there is currently a research team of 20 people continuously working on related tasks, publishing papers, and conducting practical deployments, with Blockstream's Liquid network already in use as an early testing platform.Additionally, post-quantum cryptography has moved from the theoretical stage to the implementation stage, with NIST expected to finalize relevant standards by the end of 2024. The main challenge facing the industry is how to coordinate a smooth migration before the risks become urgent.