for

The Spanish National Securities Market Commission has authorized the cryptocurrency platform Venga to operate under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), making it one of the few entities in Spain to receive MiCA approval. The MiCA transitional period took effect on July 1, and digital asset companies that previously operated under national rules must obtain formal approval under the new regime, or they must cease providing regulated services in the EU.This authorization allows Venga to provide services within the market composed of 27 EU member states based on a single regulatory framework. Michael Stroev, co-founder and CEO of Venga, stated that the MiCA review covers aspects such as ownership structure, corporate governance, management suitability, risk framework, and product infrastructure. Previously, over 3,000 crypto companies in the EU held local virtual asset service provider registrations, but currently, about 240 companies have received full MiCA authorization, with fewer than 15 companies approved in Spain.

According to The Block, the publicly listed company Forward Industries (FWDI) purchased over 500,000 SOL in the fiscal quarter ending Tuesday, increasing its Solana inventory to approximately 7.55 million SOL, valued at about $776 million (approximately $576 million in the text, fluctuating with market prices), making it the largest SOL financial holder among the three publicly listed companies with Solana inventories.The company stated that it issued 93,642 shares through an ATM this quarter and repurchased shares when the stock price was below the net asset value per share of SOL, aiming to "maximize each SOL share and enhance long-term shareholder value." As a result, FWDI's stock price rose over 17% during the trading session, and the price of Solana also climbed to a January high of about $77.

According to official news, the perpetual contract trading platform Drift today announced its official rebranding to Velocity, stating that this brand upgrade aims to reflect the new generation trading platform architecture it is building.The team pointed out that in the perpetual contract market, execution speed and directional judgment are crucial. The name "Velocity" aims to embody trading speed and market momentum, while marking the platform's entry into a reboot phase.The official statement indicated that this renaming also represents a clear boundary in the product roadmap: the new platform will adopt a clearer system architecture, stronger security infrastructure, and a more defined product positioning. Currently, Velocity is advancing its reconstruction work and plans to open a private testing version to some partners and traders in the coming days to validate the stability and performance of the new generation Solana-based perpetual contract trading system.

According to The Block, Bernstein reiterated its outperform rating on Circle in a report released on Wednesday, maintaining a target price of $190, representing a potential upside of approximately 203%.Analysts believe that while Open USD shows that the stablecoin sector is widely recognized, it will be difficult in the short term to challenge Circle's network effects and liquidity advantages. Circle's USDC saw a trading volume of $5.3 trillion in the first half of 2026, a significant year-on-year increase, with its trading volume share rising from about 40% in 2025 to approximately 60% currently.At the same time, Bernstein also maintains an outperform rating on Coinbase, with a target price of $330.

According to CoinDesk, the Florida prosecutors have revealed that Christopher Alexander Delgado, the former CEO of Goliath Ventures, has pleaded guilty to a cryptocurrency investment scam involving approximately $400 million, with charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.Prosecutors stated that the platform promised investors low-risk or guaranteed returns of 3% to 8% per month under the guise of cryptocurrency liquidity pool profits from January 2023 to January 2026, while in reality, it misappropriated funds to pay early investors, process withdrawals, and for personal luxury expenses.In the plea agreement, Delgado admitted to causing at least $250 million in investor losses and agreed to forfeit multiple properties, vehicles, luxury watches, jewelry, and certain bank and cryptocurrency accounts. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 8.

According to TechCrunch, the privacy-focused artificial intelligence platform Venice AI has completed a $65 million Series A funding round, achieving a valuation of $1 billion and becoming a unicorn. This round of financing was led by the crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, North Island Ventures, and others.Venice AI stated that the platform provides access to over 200 artificial intelligence models and emphasizes user data privacy protection along with a "low censorship" experience. The company claims to currently have over 3 million active users, an annual revenue exceeding $70 million, and has achieved profitability.The company plans to use the new funds to purchase graphics processing units and build its own data centers to reduce reliance on leased computing power and improve gross margins.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, the smart money that previously profited $4.15 million from going long on SK Hynix, Micron, and Intel has turned bearish for the first time.Around 17:30 today, they opened a package of short positions on Micron (MU), SK Hynix (SKHX), SanDisk (SNDK), Intel (INTC), and BTC, with a total position exceeding $34.9 million. The U.S. stock market opened with a sharp decline, and within just four hours of opening the positions, they had already realized a profit of $1.742 million.

According to PR Newswire, American Bitcoin (NASDAQ: ABTC) announced today that as a "Bitcoin accumulation platform" focused on building Bitcoin infrastructure in the United States, the company plans to implement a 1-for-15 reverse stock split for its common stock, which will officially take effect on July 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM.The company expects that the Class A common stock, after the reverse stock split adjustment, will resume trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market on July 6, 2026, with the trading symbol remaining ABTC.At the effective time, every 15 shares of the issued and outstanding Class A common stock will automatically combine into 1 share of Class A common stock; every 15 shares of Class B common stock will also combine into 1 share of Class B common stock, and adjustments will be made according to the fractional shares rules. Currently, the company has no Class C common stock outstanding.

According to Jinshi reports, Meta Platforms' pre-market stock price rose by more than 8%, as the company is building a cloud business to sell excess AI computing power.

Bitget announced the expansion of the GetAgent Playbook, incorporating US stocks into the AI strategy system, providing users with AI stock selection and automatic order placement features. The GetAgent Playbook will launch in June 2026, allowing users to browse, subscribe to, and deploy preset strategies with one click.In the first week of launch, the product had over 30,000 unique users, with a total investment of over $100,000, and more than 600 users created personalized strategies, with the highest return rate for a single account reaching 145%.This new US stock segment adds multiple strategies, covering both selection and execution. Among them, the stock selection strategies include AI selection, quality business model screening, Beta growth investment, macro event-driven strategies, and analyst rating tracking; in terms of automatic order placement, it introduces QQQ intelligent dollar-cost averaging, supporting the execution of DCA strategies based on fixed amounts and fixed periods, helping users to diversify their entry costs.

Citigroup has lowered the target price for Strategy from $260 to $136, but maintains a buy rating. The firm has reduced its 12-month Bitcoin price forecast to $81,800, citing lower expected returns for Bitcoin.Citigroup stated that the updated capital plan for Strategy enhances liquidity and should provide the company with more time for stability.

According to The Block, the Paradigm-supported protocol Symbiotic has officially launched Symbiotic Core V2, transforming from a restaking protocol into infrastructure aimed at the DeFi collateral market.Core V2 allows various applications such as insurance, credit, and RWA to share a single collateral pool, with each vault able to independently set risk parameters, asset types, positions, and loss conditions, enforced on-chain. Idle funds can be automatically routed to blue-chip lending protocols like Aave and Morpho to earn base yields, and can be called upon when performance is required.The first product based on Core V2, Liquid Lane, has been used for RWA instant settlement, supporting the early redemption of various tokenized assets for stablecoins; Nexus Mutual plans to use it as reinsurance capacity, while Cap is used to expand institutional credit guarantees.Symbiotic has previously completed approximately $29 million in Series A funding and $5.8 million in seed funding.

The growth of Gate options users and the accumulation of positions have shown significant improvement. Data shows that the number of new users in June increased by 34.7% compared to the same period in May; the trading volume of new users increased by 34.2%; and the average total position increased by 95.1%, indicating that options products are continuously improving in user conversion, trading participation, and capital accumulation.To further lower the threshold for options trading, Gate's simplified options have officially launched. Users do not need to manually filter complex options chains; they only need to determine whether BTC/ETH will rise or fall, input the target price and expiration date, and the system will automatically recommend matching contracts and bring them to the order page with one click, helping new users complete options trading with a lower barrier.With the launch of simplified options, Gate options are expected to further enhance the conversion efficiency for newcomers, encouraging more users to move from basic judgments of "bullish or bearish" into more flexible options trading and risk management scenarios.

According to Jinshi reports, Peter Oppenheimer, Chief Global Equity Strategist at Goldman Sachs, stated that global stock markets are expected to continue the strong upward trend of the second quarter, with the earnings growth of technology companies being a key driving force. He pointed out that as long as earnings performance remains strong and the range of growth expands, the stock market will continue to rise in the second half of the year, although the increase may not be as significant as in the first half. Oppenheimer also mentioned that investors' focus is shifting from data center and cloud computing platform operators to semiconductor and equipment manufacturers that support the artificial intelligence boom.

Citigroup has lowered its 12-month Bitcoin forecast from $112,000 to $82,000 due to negative fund flows in crypto ETFs.

According to Public Citizen data, Ripple, Coinbase, and other cryptocurrency companies contributed $189 million to the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. Cryptocurrency companies accounted for 37% of the total $517 million in corporate political donations. Previously, during the 2024 U.S. presidential election, political donations from the cryptocurrency industry were approximately $160 million, and the cryptocurrency industry accelerated lobbying after the Trump administration took office, seeking to solidify the results of regulatory loosening.

NextGen Venture (NDV) founder Jason Huang stated that the institution had previously successfully issued an early warning about the pullback risk of Strategy (MSTR), and is currently taking the opposite action by starting to include Circle (CRCL) on the watchlist, looking for opportunities amid pressured market sentiment.

According to Jinshi reports, Chris Turner of ING stated in a report that if Federal Reserve Chairman Waller focuses on price stability during his speech at the European Central Bank forum in Sintra, Portugal, the dollar should remain strong. Waller emphasized the necessity of bringing the inflation rate back to the 2% target during his first meeting after taking office as Federal Reserve Chairman in June. Turner expects that, influenced by Waller's speech, the dollar index may rise to the range of 101.7-101.8.

The decentralized stablecoin USDD has officially launched a new dual-chain reward program in collaboration with Gate DEX. This event will take place from June 30 at 18:00 to July 30 at 18:00 (Singapore time), covering two public chains: Ethereum and BNB Chain. Among them, the Ethereum chain activity offers a base annual yield of 4% and a reward pool of 20,000 USDD; the BNB Chain activity offers a base annual yield of 4% and a reward pool of 30,000 USDD, and can be combined with Gate DEX's various business line "New Year" bonuses and USDD staking challenge rewards.Users can convert USDT to USDD and stake it as sUSDD to participate through the Gate DEX Earn-Stablecoins-Bonus section, and existing user earnings will automatically and seamlessly connect. The official reminder is that new users should ensure they have enough ETH or BNB in their wallets for Gas fees before participating in the event.