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According to the Bitwise "Q3 2026 Staking Report," Q2 2026 presents a divergent pattern of "increased on-chain activity and decreased fee revenue," with the core driving factor being various protocols actively reducing block space costs.In terms of core data across chains, Ethereum's active staking volume reached a historic high of 40.2 million ETH (accounting for 33% of the total supply), while network revenue decreased by 51% year-on-year to $64 million, although it rebounded in ETH terms quarter-on-quarter; Solana's Q2 Real Economic Value (REV) dropped to $51 million, significantly down from the peak of $812 million in Q1 2025, but non-voting transaction volume reached 9.8 billion, maintaining resilience in on-chain activity; Hyperliquid's Q2 total protocol revenue was $174.8 million, with perpetual contract trading volume reaching $65.2 billion, and the proportion of non-crypto assets (commodities, stock indices, etc.) rose to 32%; Avalanche C chain's transaction volume grew approximately fourfold year-on-year to 236 million transactions, but network revenue plummeted due to a significant drop in fees, leaving only $330,000; NEAR saw a dramatic 75% drop in on-chain transaction volume to 77.7 million transactions due to the collapse of Kai-Ching application activity, but the Intents execution layer generated fees approximately 68 times that of the base chain.In terms of institutional adoption, BlackRock launched an Ethereum staking ETF (ETHB), Coinbase and Circle each staked 500,000 HYPE, and Bitwise, 21Shares, and Grayscale successively launched HYPE spot ETFs. Additionally, the stablecoin payment chain Tempo, incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, processed $386 million in transfers in its first quarter, while the global payroll platform Deel distributed approximately $30 million to 7,200 contractors through this chain.

According to ValidatorQueue data, the current Ethereum validator entry queue size is 2,499,792 ETH, with an expected waiting time of 43 days and 10 hours; in contrast, the exit queue has dropped to 0, and the exit waiting time shows as 0 minutes, but complete withdrawal of funds after exiting still takes about 7.7 days.Data shows that the current number of active Ethereum validators is 883,724, with a total staked amount of approximately 40.8 million ETH, accounting for 33.49% of the total supply, and the current staking APR is 2.64%.

According to official news, the AI Agent underlying infrastructure project B.AI has landed on the popular recommendation section of the Binance wallet. Global users can easily find and access B.AI by opening the Binance wallet and navigating to [Discover - DApp - Tools], experiencing its cutting-edge AI capabilities. B.AI is committed to providing developers and ecosystem users with an efficient, convenient, and barrier-free platform for building and applying AI agents. This launch on the Binance wallet recommendation section will enable B.AI to reach a broader Web3 community, further promoting the integration and scalable application of AI and decentralized technology.

According to Cointelegraph, MidChains CEO Basil Al Askari stated that sovereign wealth funds are accumulating spot Bitcoin, indicating that the current price levels are attractive to institutional investors. Al Askari confirmed that at least one sovereign wealth fund has been accumulating Bitcoin, and a second one may join in the coming weeks. Global sovereign wealth funds control over $13 trillion in assets, and Al Askari mentioned that the current low price is seen as "an opportunity window for large funds to enter."

Crypto KOL Ansem reiterated the long-term investment logic of Bitcoin, stating that despite previously holding a bearish stance, the current price level presents a good buying opportunity. He pointed out that the core narrative of Bitcoin as the hardest currency remains unchanged—it's not subject to government seizure, can be transferred across borders instantly, and is not affected by the long-term depreciation of the dollar, making it an ideal vehicle for long-term wealth storage. The performance of gold outpacing Bitcoin between 2024 and 2025 temporarily undermined the "digital gold" narrative, but he believes that as long as price momentum rebounds, market confidence can be restored.On a macro level, Ansem believes that with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the expected easing of inflationary pressures, the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance may be nearing its peak, at which point both Waller and the Federal Reserve will have room to cut interest rates rather than continue raising them; the strength of the dollar and rising interest rates exert pressure on gold, but if profits from AI stocks flow into real estate, cash, and long-term value storage assets, both gold and Bitcoin will benefit; institutional investors like Paul Tudor Jones still show interest in Bitcoin.Previously, Ansem candidly admitted to being bearish on Bitcoin due to Saylor's (founder of Strategy) position risk, once believing that $60,000 would be hard to maintain, but he stated he is now responding to buy signals. He noted that the current price action has priced in the worst-case scenario of Saylor being forced to sell, and even if he truly needs to sell, it would not happen for at least six months. He concluded that Bitcoin is currently at the intersection of long-term historical support levels and the most pessimistic market sentiment he has observed, making entry at the beginning of Q3 a trading opportunity worth paying attention to.

According to Cointelegraph, a study based on 857,000 active users of Polymarket shows that about 60% of users who placed their first bets during the World Cup had never interacted with blockchain protocols before.Alvin Kan, Chief Operating Officer of Bitget Wallet, stated that prediction markets have changed the traditional logic for crypto users to get involved—users no longer need to understand blockchain technology first, but can participate directly because they have opinions on real-world events. This has made prediction markets a new entry point for some users into the crypto space.Data shows that the trading volume of Polymarket's World Cup champion contracts has exceeded $3.1 billion, with sports contracts contributing over $4.9 billion in trading volume to Polymarket in the past 30 days, and reaching $8.5 billion on Kalshi, becoming the main trading category on both platforms.

According to the official announcement, Gate Stocks has officially launched 7×24 hour trading services for US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks. Building on the existing pre-market, intraday, and after-hours trading, it further supports overnight and weekend trading, breaking through the traditional securities market trading time limitations. It has become one of the first platforms in the industry to offer round-the-clock trading across the three major stock markets of the US, Hong Kong, and Korea, providing users with a more flexible and efficient global stock trading experience.Currently, Gate Stocks has formed a global stock trading system covering the three core markets of US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, supporting over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 Korean stocks, totaling more than 12,500 stock and ETF assets worldwide, including globally representative listed companies such as Apple, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Tencent Holdings, Xiaomi Group, Samsung Electronics, and SK Hynix. Users can participate in global stock investments through a unified account using USDT, enjoy stock dividend rights, and support fractional trading starting from as low as 0.01 shares, further lowering the threshold for global asset allocation.At the same time, Gate Stocks has fully integrated into the platform's VIP level system. Users with holdings of $2,000 or more can upgrade to VIP status, enjoying an exclusive trading fee rate of as low as 0.023% and 1V1 customer manager service. In the future, Gate will continue to expand its global market coverage and improve its multi-asset trading service system, creating a more open, convenient, and efficient one-stop investment platform for global users.

Dash is evaluating the Philippines as a potential market for cryptocurrency payments. Daria Chernozub, the Head of Global Adoption at Dash, stated at the 2026 Philippines Blockchain Week that the project focuses on emerging markets where users face high transaction fees and need simpler payment options. Filipino consumers are open to new technologies, aligning with this positioning.She mentioned that Dash is still assessing the local market and will prioritize ensuring legal compliance before proceeding. They have begun communicating with key market participants and have prepared legal opinions. Quevedo, a commissioner of the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, stated that foreign investors can complete company registration online in 20 to 30 minutes, but cryptocurrency businesses face additional licensing and compliance requirements.Quiogue, the Legal Director of BlockShoals, pointed out that the Philippine SEC has established a regulatory framework for foreign cryptocurrency exchanges, but the compliance pathway is burdensome. The collaboration arrangement between BlockShoals and Binance took about two years. She added that the young population in the Philippines, high mobile device usage, and widespread English proficiency may attract overseas cryptocurrency companies.

Gate, as the first centralized exchange (CEX) to connect with Polymarket, allows users to participate in prediction market trading directly through their Gate accounts and USDT. As of June 16, 2026, the cumulative trading volume of Gate's prediction market has exceeded $251 million, ranking first in the world in nominal trading volume. Focusing on user experience, Gate offers "Prediction Mode" and "Trading Mode," and combines features such as smart money rankings, market dynamics monitoring, and AI insights to help users obtain information, discover opportunities, and complete transactions. At the same time, Gate has launched a World Cup-themed special area, integrating event information and prediction markets to create a seamless experience for users from watching the game to participating in market judgments.As competition in the prediction market shifts from product innovation to user outreach, lowering participation barriers and enhancing user experience will become important directions for driving industry growth. Gate is further promoting the expansion of prediction market applications through product optimization and scenario expansion.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the "BTC OG insider whale" agent Garrett Jin's address went long on 27,300 ZEC with 2x leverage, with an average entry price of $460.Previously, Garrett Jin's address closed a ZEC short position on June 7, making a profit of $11.24 million.

Data shows that the market value of tokenized stocks has grown from $2.23 billion at the beginning of the year to $5.5 billion, an increase of approximately 147% in six months, and it has now become the fourth largest RWA asset class. This growth reflects the rising structural demand among crypto users for exposure to the stock market, with more users wanting to access stock-like assets through on-chain tools rather than relying on traditional brokerage accounts.Exchanges are also accelerating the layout of related products. Kraken and Bybit have provided access to SpaceX IPO-related entries within their platforms, allowing users to participate in the highly anticipated private company listing opportunities without leaving the crypto ecosystem. Binance has also launched stock perpetual contract products for non-U.S. users, further meeting the global retail demand for on-chain trading of U.S. stock markets.

Deep Tide TechFlow published an in-depth article titled "From 'Fragmented Entry' to 'One Account': Gate TradFi Makes Global Asset Allocation Within Reach." The article points out that as traditional financial assets and the crypto market accelerate their integration, traders' demand for unified, multi-asset trading platforms is increasing, and TradFi has become an important strategic direction for leading crypto trading platforms.The article emphasizes Gate TradFi's product layout and development, including support for users to trade over 10,000 real stocks and ETFs, covering more than 440 CFD products such as foreign exchange, metals, indices, and commodities, as well as diversified asset categories like Pre-IPO, tokenized stocks, and ETFs. Data shows that Gate TradFi's CFD business has reached a daily trading volume of over $30 billion, demonstrating the platform's activity and market demand in the global traditional financial asset trading field. The article believes that Gate is bridging crypto assets and traditional financial markets through a unified account system, providing users with a one-stop global asset allocation experience.In addition, the article also points out that against the backdrop of most trading platforms laying out TradFi business, Gate is forming a differentiated competitive advantage through asset coverage speed, product innovation capabilities, and the construction of a multi-asset trading ecosystem, continuously lowering the threshold for global asset allocation and gradually promoting the concept of "one account trading global assets."

According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, macroeconomic and regulatory factors continued to dominate market sentiment over the past week.U.S. stock indices rose across the board, with the Nasdaq index leading with a 1.19% increase. The U.S. dollar index weakened to 98.942, reflecting a repricing of investor expectations regarding monetary policy. Although BTC and ETH ETFs recorded net outflows of approximately $1.42 billion and $240 million respectively, putting overall pressure on the crypto market, the process of institutionalization is still accelerating.On the industry front, asset tokenization and institutional applications became market highlights, with the regulatory framework continuing to improve. Stellar collaborated with DTCC to promote the implementation of asset tokenization, driving XLM to rise 83% in a single week; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued guidance on regulated cryptocurrency perpetual futures trading; Paxos became the first native crypto company to obtain SEC clearing agency status.In terms of investment and financing, a total of 7 financing transactions were completed last week, with a disclosed total financing amount of $521 million. Among them, Samsung invested $408 million in Dunamu, further reflecting traditional financial institutions' long-term optimism about digital asset infrastructure.

According to Tristan Thompson's disclosure on social media, he has established a short position in HYPE, shorting around $66.95 with 50x leverage, and setting a stop-loss around $68.Thompson stated that this trade is a short-term bearish operation, rather than a shift to a pessimistic view on HYPE's long-term prospects. He believes that HYPE still has upward potential over a longer time frame, but after a rapid price increase in the short term, a pullback may occur, which is why he chose to engage in intraday or short-term short trading.Recently, HYPE has continued to strengthen and has repeatedly refreshed its historical highs, with a clear intensification of the game between bulls and bears regarding its subsequent trend.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the WLFI unlocking activation portal has been open for two weeks. A total of 45.9 billion WLFI has been transferred to the unlocking contract, with a progress of 73.8% and a total value of 2.81 billion USD.The WLFI team and related stakeholders have burned 3.2 billion WLFI, valued at 194 million USD. The current price of WLFI is 0.06137 USD, an increase of 18% compared to the low point at the beginning of the month.

As cryptocurrency trading platforms gradually extend from trading single digital assets to traditional asset trading scenarios such as stocks, gold, foreign exchange, and indices, platform competition is shifting from "asset coverage" to "trading entry points, operational paths, and execution efficiency." Whether users can discover opportunities faster, enter the market, and complete transactions is becoming an important measure of the product experience on exchanges.Recently, Bitget announced the launch of the 10-second gold buying challenge, inviting users to record the entire process from opening the Bitget App homepage to completing a XAUUSD gold CFD transaction, with a chance to win rewards if completed in less than 10 seconds. The activity showcases the changes in mobile TradFi trading paths through actual user operations, reflecting that cryptocurrency exchanges are attempting to further streamline and simplify the trading experience of traditional financial assets.According to Bitget, the platform has previously brought TradFi to the first-level entry of the App homepage, covering traditional asset trading scenarios such as gold, stocks, foreign exchange, and indices. Compared to the past, where traditional asset trading typically required completion on independent platforms or through multiple entry points, Bitget aims to allow users to engage with various asset types more directly within the same platform through a unified entry point and optimized mobile processes.

According to The Block, Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom stated that the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are advancing 24/7 trading, and the U.S. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is promoting tokenized collateral, along with Bullish's acquisition of Equiniti, indicating that the public equity on-chain process may be faster than the market expects.Meanwhile, several Ethereum reserve companies have significantly retreated from their summer 2025 highs, with a noticeable contraction in the market value to net asset value ratio. Chalom mentioned that some companies are under pressure due to prematurely issuing preferred stock or convertible bonds; Sharplink focuses more on equity financing and staking yields while trying to keep the balance sheet simple.He also stated that over the past year and a half, Bitcoin and Ethereum have behaved more like risk assets, but as stablecoins, tokenized assets, DeFi, and AI applications expand on Ethereum, Ethereum may further differentiate from Bitcoin in the long term.