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According to CoinDesk, U.S. President Trump refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill that includes a four-year ban on the central bank digital currency (CBDC), temporarily canceling the scheduled signing ceremony and demanding that Congress first pass his proposed SAVE AMERICA ACT election bill.The CBDC provision in the housing bill would prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar before the end of 2030, which was originally seen as an important advancement by the cryptocurrency industry.

According to FinanceFeeds, Hyperscale Data has signed its first master service agreement to provide 20 megawatts of AI computing power at its data center campus in Michigan, with the contract potentially generating over $1.2 billion in revenue over its entire term.The 20 megawatts of critical AI computing power covered by the agreement is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2026. The initial term of the agreement is 10 years, with two 5-year extension options, and if the maximum term is exercised, it is expected to generate over $1.2 billion in revenue.Currently, the campus still operates approximately 28 megawatts of Bitcoin mining capacity, and the company expects to allocate more share to AI. As of June 21, Hyperscale Data holds 726.94 Bitcoins through Sentinum and Ault Capital Group, valued at approximately $45.9 million.

Gate announces the launch of a new USD ecosystem and upgrades its two major product modules, Gate Pay and Exchange, further integrating USD asset management, capital flow, and digital asset usage scenarios. Currently, this feature is gradually being opened to users. After updating the app to version 8.24.0 or above, users can manage USD assets, recharge USD, trade digital assets, withdraw USD, and transfer funds between accounts within Gate. Through the new USD account, users can hold and manage USD assets and directly use their USD balance to participate in digital asset trading.At the same time, Gate Pay has completed a product design upgrade, optimizing the display of accounts, assets, and capital flow, enhancing the clarity and smoothness of fund management. Both the Gate App and Gate Pay now support USD recharge and withdrawal functions. Users can recharge USD to the platform via SWIFT bank wire transfer and withdraw USD funds to their bank accounts. Meanwhile, users can also directly use their USD balance to purchase cryptocurrencies or sell their held crypto assets with one click to exchange for USD balance, achieving convenient conversion between USD assets and digital assets.This upgrade by Gate aims to integrate USD asset management and digital asset usage processes into the same product system, covering core aspects such as recharge, trading, withdrawal, and fund transfer, providing global users with a more efficient one-stop USD fund service. In the future, Gate will continue to expand the usage scenarios of USD assets and fiat currency service capabilities, continuously providing global users with a more convenient and efficient fund management experience.

According to the official announcement, Bitget has launched perpetual contracts for two stocks: ZHIPU (ZhiPu AI) and MINIMAX (MiniMax).

Nate Geraci, president of ETF Store, posted on platform X that Atlas Capital, involving "Dr. Doom" Nouriel Roubini, is planning to launch digital tokens backed by ETFs listed in the United States. Nate Geraci cited relevant statements saying, "Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not real currencies; we need better collateral, higher quality reserve assets, and more reliable value storage tools." Geraci believes that given Roubini's long-standing critical stance on cryptocurrencies, his involvement in launching products related to digital assets is of significant symbolic importance and is a noteworthy industry trend.

According to Gate market data, the Dow Jones Index opened down 358.17 points on June 23 (Tuesday), a decrease of 0.69%, reporting at 51,354.54 points; the S&P 500 Index opened down 118.8 points, a decrease of 1.59%, reporting at 7,353.99 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index opened down 622.1 points, a decrease of 2.38%, reporting at 25,544.5 points.

Fortitude Mining Holdings and HeartSciences today announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement to complete a business combination through an all-stock transaction.It is reported that Fortitude Mining Holdings is a vertically integrated digital asset mining platform focused on Zcash mining.The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026. Upon completion of the transaction, the merged company will continue to use the Fortitude brand and will be operated by the existing management team of Fortitude, including Fortitude CEO Andrea Childs. The new company plans to list on the NASDAQ capital market, with the stock ticker expected to be "TUDE," but it still requires NASDAQ approval.

The Sun Wukong Ecology announced that it will hold a roundtable discussion today at 20:00 Beijing time at X Space, themed "High-Performance Open Source Model M3 Free Access! B.AI partners with MiniMax for exclusive full subsidies to accelerate the implementation of the Agent economy."It is reported that this event will feature special guests from MiniMax and industry KOLs, who will delve into how the exclusive subsidy program launched by B.AI in collaboration with MiniMax empowers complex Agent scenarios. Participants will focus on the dual reduction trend in development thresholds and costs for AI Agents under the "free access" model, analyzing its role in promoting the large-scale practical application of the Agent economy.

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 a report by Cai Lian She, AI company MiniMax (0100.HK) will see the first batch of shares unlocked after its Hong Kong stock listing on July 9, 2026. Before this date, its two core strategic investors, Alibaba and miHoYo, have both expressed their long-term optimism about the general artificial intelligence industry and MiniMax's development prospects, stating they will continue to accompany the company's growth and deepen ecological collaboration in areas such as cloud computing and enterprise services.It is reported that the founding team of MiniMax had previously voluntarily set a lock-up period of 12 months, so this first batch of unlocks does not involve the founding team or employee stock holdings. Public information shows that MiniMax was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in January this year, with a global user base of approximately 300 million and over 1 million enterprise and developer clients. The company released its new generation flagship model M3 this month and officially launched the IPO counseling process for the A-share Sci-Tech Innovation Board in May.

Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 has agreed to pay $2.35 million to settle a securities class action lawsuit filed by investors. The lawsuit alleges that Hut 8 made misleading disclosures regarding operational risks and potential issues related to the merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp. in 2023.The focus of the lawsuit involves power and network connectivity issues at the King Mountain Bitcoin mining project in Texas. Investors claim that Hut 8 exaggerated the merger benefits and did not adequately disclose the associated operational risks. According to the settlement agreement, Hut 8 does not admit to any wrongdoing or liability.Documents show that the $2.35 million settlement amount represents approximately 19.6% of the plaintiffs' estimated maximum recoverable losses of $12.08 million. The settlement plan is still subject to final court approval.

According to Jinshi reports, CME's "Fed Watch" shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged in July is 63.7%, while the probability of a cumulative increase of 25 basis points is 36.3%. By September, the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 26.1%, the probability of a cumulative increase of 25 basis points is 52.2%, and the probability of a cumulative increase of 50 basis points is 21.4%.

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.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that there have been recent voices suggesting that AI text analysis will make online anonymity difficult to maintain.To this end, he revealed that at some point in this decade, he had anonymously authored a public document of moderate importance to Ethereum, estimating that there are about 200 to 2000 documents in the Ethereum ecosystem that are of no less importance than that document.Vitalik invited the community and AI tools to "find" this anonymous work among these documents, in order to test whether AI can de-anonymize authors in large-scale texts through methods such as stylistic analysis.

According to Jinshi reports, Japan's Finance Minister Katsuyuki Kitagawa held an emergency online meeting with U.S. Treasury officials on the evening of June 22 local time. As the yen approaches its lowest level in 39 years, sources say she may have discussed trends in the foreign exchange market and the possibility of foreign exchange intervention with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Previously, the USD/JPY experienced a rapid decline during trading, raising market speculation that Japanese authorities had intervened.

According to CoinDesk, JPMorgan's latest report indicates that as more miners operate close to breakeven, the Bitcoin mining network is showing a higher sensitivity to price changes, with the response of hash rate and mining difficulty to price fluctuations significantly enhanced. The analysis shows that the "elasticity coefficient" of mining difficulty relative to Bitcoin price changes has risen to 0.62 over the past six months, indicating that the hash rate is responding more quickly to market changes.Analysts state that Bitcoin prices have been below production costs for five consecutive months, with approximately 20% of miners currently in a loss-making position. Under profit pressure, publicly listed mining companies have increased their Bitcoin selling scale, with sales exceeding 32,000 BTC in the first quarter alone, surpassing the total for the entire year of 2025. As some high-cost mining machines shut down, the network hash rate declines, and mining difficulty adjusts accordingly.JPMorgan expects that as long as Bitcoin remains below the production cost of about $78,000, the high sensitivity of mining to price fluctuations will continue to exist. At the same time, some mining companies are turning to artificial intelligence and high-performance computing businesses to seek more stable sources of income.

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 monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "Leadership Change Before 2027" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Starmer - Prime Minister of the UK" has experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 28.5% an hour ago to the current 43.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

The MiniMax M 3.0 free computing power event launched by the B.AI platform on June 18 is now in the countdown phase and will end in 3 days. It is reported that new users who log in to the platform for the first time through Binance Wallet or Bitget Wallet can receive a reward of 1 million free Credits.In addition, during the event, the platform offers a recharge cashback mechanism. Users can receive a 1:1 equivalent Credits bonus for recharging on the BNB Chain, and a 1:0.5 ratio bonus for recharging on other public chains, with a maximum cumulative bonus limit of 100 USD equivalent per user. According to the information, the MiniMax M 3.0 model previously ranked first in the Artificial Analysis open-source model leaderboard.