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According to Bitcoin Magazine, the head of Coinbase Canada stated that the company is pushing to expand its business footprint in Canada, aiming to create a comprehensive exchange covering crypto assets, tokenized stocks, and prediction markets.The plan intends to leverage blockchain technology to provide a more efficient, round-the-clock trading experience, and Coinbase is currently coordinating with Canadian regulators regarding the launch of related products.

The Korean stock market's semiconductor concept stocks are actively traded, and the market's attention to related assets continues to rise. According to data from the Gate platform, Samsung Electronics (005930) is currently priced at $175.14, with a 24-hour increase of 6.14%; SK Hynix (000660) is currently priced at $1241.59, with a 24-hour increase of 4.08%.CoinGlass data shows that trading in Gate-related stock derivatives is active, with the Gate SKHX contract's open interest reaching $37.73 million and a 24-hour trading volume of $88.09 million; the Gate SAMSUNG contract's open interest is $2.63 million, with a 24-hour trading volume of $7.75 million, both ranking among the industry's top.Gate stocks have established a 7×24 hour trading service 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 coverage of more than 12,500 stocks and ETF assets globally.Users can participate in global stock investments through Gate's unified account using USDT, supporting fractional share trading starting from a minimum of 0.01 shares, and enjoying stock dividend rights. The platform also supports cross-brokerage transfer of US and Hong Kong stocks and company actions such as stock splits and consolidations, further optimizing the stock investment service experience.

Gate Europe CEO Dr. Giovanni Cunti was invited to participate in a live interview on Cointelegraph X Space, where he shared insights on the regulatory trends of digital assets in Europe, the MiCA compliance framework, and Gate Europe's development strategy in Europe. Dr. Giovanni Cunti stated that the implementation of MiCA is an important step towards the unification of the European market, "Unified regulation brings broader market access, and market access will further drive institutional adoption." He believes that after the adjustments made under the MiCA framework, market participants will be able to operate in a clearer and more transparent regulatory environment, providing institutional investors with a higher degree of security and trust.During the live broadcast, Dr. Giovanni Cunti also introduced the latest strategic progress of Gate Europe in the European region. He emphasized that Gate Europe proactively began compliance alignment as early as the initial phase of the MiCA framework in 2021. Leveraging the dual licensing advantages of MiCA and Payment Institutions (PI), Gate Europe is steadily strengthening compliance, risk control, and operational governance while continuously expanding digital asset trading, wealth management, and localized services, committed to providing European users with safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services.As the global regulatory framework for digital assets continues to improve, compliance is becoming an important foundation for the long-term development of the industry. Currently, Gate has completed regulatory registrations, license applications, or obtained authorizations and approvals in multiple jurisdictions including Europe, the United States, Japan, Dubai, Australia, and the Bahamas, continuously advancing its global compliance strategy. In the future, Gate will adhere to the parallel development of compliance and innovation, continuously enhance its global service capabilities, promote the steady development of the digital asset industry, and provide global users with safer, more efficient, and trustworthy products and services.

Base co-founder Jesse Pollak stated that Robinhood Chain has made some progress in tokenized stocks within the Ethereum virtual machine environment, while Base is relatively lagging in this direction.He expressed dissatisfaction with this but mentioned that Base is close to resolving this issue together with Coinbase.

According to CoinDesk, with the official full implementation of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the European digital asset market has entered a new era of unified regulation. Regarding the impact of MiCA on the industry landscape, Dr. Han, founder and CEO of Gate, stated in an interview that Gate began laying the groundwork for compliance in Europe several years ago and completed preparations for MiCA and Payment Institution (PI) licenses ahead of schedule in 2025. He pointed out that the significance of MiCA lies not only in establishing a unified regulatory framework but, more importantly, in ensuring that all market participants start from the same starting line. "Only when all platforms adhere to the same rules can the industry truly compete based on products, services, and user experience." At the same time, he also mentioned that if unauthorized platforms can still provide services to European users, the fair competition environment will still face challenges, making the effective enforcement of regulations equally crucial.Currently, Gate Europe has been continuously improving its compliance system, risk management, and operational governance capabilities based on the dual licenses of MiCA and PI, while deepening its global compliance layout. In addition to Europe, several entities under Gate have completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, or obtained authorizations and approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Dubai, solidifying the global business foundation through multi-regional regulatory licenses and continuously providing safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services to global users. In the future, Gate will continue to adhere to the parallel development of compliance and innovation, promoting the long-term healthy development of the digital asset industry with higher quality product experiences and global service capabilities.

According to Bloomberg, Germany's financial system is experiencing a rapid expansion of cryptocurrency asset services. Several local financial institutions, including cooperative banks and savings banks, are planning to launch cryptocurrency trading services for retail customers, allowing users to buy and sell virtual assets directly without going through third-party trading platforms.It is reported that banks in Germany, which have long served local families and businesses, are gradually embedding cryptocurrency trading functions into their existing retail banking systems. Relevant services are expected to be launched in the coming months. This trend indicates that Germany's traditional banking system is accelerating its embrace of the digital asset market within a compliance framework, which may further promote the penetration of cryptocurrencies into the mainstream financial system in Europe.

According to the official announcement, with the transition period of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially ending on July 1, the European digital asset market has officially entered a new regulatory phase. Gate Europe had previously completed its MiCA license and Payment Institution (PI) license layout in 2025, and the platform will continue to provide compliant digital asset services to users under the European regulatory framework.Relying on the dual licenses of MiCA and PI, Gate Europe continues to improve its compliance system, risk management, and operational governance capabilities, deeply integrating regulatory requirements into business operations, and continuously strengthening internal controls, compliance processes, and security mechanisms to provide European users with safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services. At the same time, the company maintains close communication with European regulatory authorities and industry partners, actively adapting to changes in the regulatory environment, and continuously enhancing the platform's long-term stable operation capabilities.Gate Europe's CEO Dr. Giovanni Cunti stated that the completion of the MiCA transition period marks a move towards a more standardized and transparent development phase for the European digital asset market. In the future, Gate Europe will continue to increase investments in compliance capability building, professional talent training, and operational resilience, with compliance, security, and innovation at its core, continuously promoting the healthy development of the digital asset industry.

The cryptocurrency wallet Phantom announced that it has hired three core members of the Ventuals team: Alvin Hsia, Emily Hsia, and Aris Samad, to join its trading and data department. Ventuals was a decentralized perpetual contract trading platform built on Hyperliquid, focusing on pre-valuation trading of private companies, and it processed over $650 million in trading volume before shutting down in mid-June this year.Phantom CEO Brandon Millman stated that over the past year, Phantom has become the largest distribution partner in the Hyperliquid ecosystem, with open markets and perpetual contracts being its current focus for development. The introduction of the Ventuals founding team, which has deep experience in open market development, aims to further accelerate Phantom's product expansion in the native derivatives trading and related infrastructure fields.

With the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially coming into full effect on July 1, 2026, it marks the beginning of a new era of unified regulation in the European digital asset market. As the global regulatory framework continues to improve, stablecoin payments are evolving from a focus on "pure efficiency" to "compliance, transparency, and trust," accelerating their transformation into core infrastructure for enterprise-level payments.As a provider of enterprise-level stablecoin payment infrastructure, WasabiCard consistently practices a "compliance first" development philosophy. By continuously strengthening core risk control capabilities such as AML (Anti-Money Laundering), KYC (Know Your Customer), and KYB (Know Your Business), it is committed to building a secure, transparent, and sustainable foundation for global payments.As stablecoins rapidly penetrate core business scenarios such as enterprise treasury management, cross-border payments, and B2B settlements, compliance capability has become the primary consideration for enterprises when choosing payment channels. In the future, WasabiCard will leverage its core capabilities of "global issuance, stablecoin payments, global remittance, and fund distribution" to deeply integrate a comprehensive compliance system with business scenarios, helping global enterprises confidently navigate the evolving regulatory environment and significantly enhance the security and compliance efficiency of their global operations.

According to the latest social media news from CoinGecko, Gate is competing with platforms like Coinbase and OKX for the increase of EU users. Gate continues to advance its European compliance process, and Gate Group's Malta entity, Gate Europe, has obtained European MiCA and PI licenses under the supervision of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), strengthening its global compliance framework.In addition, relying on a rich array of trading products, robust platform services, and global operational capabilities, Gate actively meets the growing demand for digital asset trading in the European market. This layout not only enhances Gate's localized service capabilities in the European market but also provides solid support for the platform in terms of user trust, fund security, compliance operations, and long-term market expansion, highlighting its compliance competitive advantage among global crypto trading platforms.

According to the latest disclosure by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Musk has obtained antitrust approval for the acquisition of the optical network startup Mesh Optical Technologies, which means the FTC has completed a rapid antitrust review and will not challenge the transaction on competitive grounds, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the advancement of the deal. However, it has not yet been disclosed whether the transaction has been signed or completed.Mesh was founded by former SpaceX engineers, and its core product is optical transceivers for AI data centers, which can improve energy efficiency, reduce latency, and enhance reliability compared to traditional network hardware, in order to meet the demand for millions of optical connections brought about by the growth of AI computing clusters. The founding team was involved in the development of the laser communication system for SpaceX's Starlink satellite network and plans to deploy optical communication technology into space in the future, adapting to the inter-satellite laser communication needs of orbital data centers and AI satellite networks. The company completed over $50 million in financing led by Thrive Capital in February of this year.Acquiring Mesh is one of SpaceX's initiatives to strengthen the competitiveness of large-scale computing clusters. Currently, SpaceX has listed AI computing power as a core business segment, and its xAI has been operating a total of approximately 1GW computing power with the Colossus and Colossus II training clusters, making it the first company to deploy coherent gigawatt-level AI training clusters; among them, Colossus II will add over 400MW of computing power and introduce over 220,000 GB300 chips. It has signed computing power cooperation agreements with Anthropic, Google, Reflection AI, and others, directly competing with large-scale cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. This year, SpaceX has also reached a Terafab chip manufacturing plan with Tesla and Intel, extending its vertical integration capabilities in chip design and manufacturing.In the past week, SpaceX's stock price ended its upward trend, closing at $153.23 per share, down over 32% from its peak of $225.64 per share.

According to The Block, Ben Slavin, the global ETF head at Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), stated that asset managers are accelerating their tokenized ETF plans, driven mainly by investor demand and the FOMO sentiment of fearing to miss early opportunities in blockchain finance. Slavin revealed that BNY has multiple tokenized ETF projects underway, and although the regulatory environment and infrastructure are not yet fully ready, many clients wish to launch products as soon as possible. He believes that blockchain networks are expected to become a new distribution channel for traditional investment products, enabling around-the-clock holding and transfer of fund shares, shortening settlement times, and expanding coverage for global investors.Slavin also pointed out that currently, hundreds of well-known ETFs are trading in tokenized form in unregulated markets, and most of these have not been directly authorized by the fund sponsors, which poses reputational risks. This topic has become a focal point for discussions among BNY's asset management clients. Although the industry is still exploring core issues such as the integration of tokenized funds with existing infrastructure, secondary trading mechanisms, and regulatory frameworks, Slavin stated that asset managers are increasingly inclined to believe that "getting in early" in this field is more important than "waiting for clarity."

According to Axios, cryptocurrency payment company MoonPay announced the acquisition of AI accounting startup Entendre, which focuses on providing intelligent accounting solutions for businesses using stablecoins and other digital assets.MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright stated that after this acquisition, the company will continue to seek more merger and acquisition opportunities to further expand its business landscape.

ArcNova recently officially launched the "Global Youth Creator AI Film Festival," calling for submissions of AI films, AI short dramas, AI animations, AI music videos, and AI new media narrative works from around the world. According to official information, this year's total prize pool reaches 120,000 USDT, with co-organizers covering universities and youth creative forces in North America, Japan, Hong Kong, and other Asia-Pacific regions.As a platform focused on AI film creation and digital storytelling, ArcNova is establishing a complete link around creation, display, dissemination, motivation, and subsequent collaboration. This film festival is not only a global solicitation event but is also seen as an important move for the platform to attract global creators, accumulate quality content assets, and strengthen global recognition.The market believes that, in the context of the continued rise of AI content creation and the accelerated upgrade of platform competition, ArcNova is expected to further strengthen its platform ecosystem, creator supply, and the growth expectations of subsequent diversified service scenarios by leveraging the competition and its network of university co-organizers to penetrate the global youth creator market. Notably, as the platform's subsequent service capabilities continue to improve, ArcNova's expansion space in creation incentives, user participation, content consumption, and richer digital usage scenarios keeps the external world focused on its amplification potential in the global emerging user market.From a longer-term perspective, projects that simultaneously connect creator networks, content production, platform services, and cross-market user growth are becoming one of the more imaginative directions in the AI content track. ArcNova's approach with the Global Youth Creator AI Film Festival further signals the deepening of its global platform narrative.

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 The Block, Ethena Labs plans to allocate $250 million to Securitize's Tokenized AAA CLO Fund (STAC), which has been launched on Solana.STAC is issued by Securitize in collaboration with BNY Mellon, investing in dollar-denominated AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), currently managing approximately $102 million, with a 7-day annualized yield of about 2.42% and a management fee of 0.3%.Ethena's move aims to extend the collateral of USDe and USDtb from crypto-native positions to institutional-grade real-world assets, and to collaborate with institutions like Janus Henderson to include its AAA-rated CLO fund JAAA in the USDe reserve portfolio.

ChainCatcher, the Web3 asset data platform RootData released "Overview of Mainstream Cryptocurrency Exchanges' Layout for SpaceX IPO." Research shows that at least 8 centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, including Coinbase, Binance, OKX, Bybit, and Gate, are preparing for the SpaceX IPO event, launching different products such as perpetual contracts and IPO subscriptions. Among them, Bitget and Gate launched related products as early as April, attracting user funds and trading interest. In addition, exchanges such as Upbit, Gemini, Kucoin, HTX, and Bitfinex are also set to launch related products.

Bitget announced that it has officially completed the registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (PSAV) with the National Securities Commission (CNV) of Argentina, becoming one of the compliant registered virtual asset service entities in the country.Argentina is one of the most active cryptocurrency markets in Latin America. Industry reports indicate that nearly 20% of the local population is using digital assets, and over 15,000 businesses support cryptocurrency payments. As the demand for financial infrastructure and access to global markets continues to grow, Argentina has become an important strategic market for digital asset platforms.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated, "The regulatory framework for digital assets in Latin America is continuously improving. Completing the PSAV registration will help Bitget establish a more long-term local market foundation in Argentina and provide local users with a compliant and secure service experience."