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According to Jinshi reports, the U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain was attacked by missiles and drones.

Chairman of Bitmine, Tom Lee, stated in an interview that AI is approaching the so-called "uncanny valley of wealth." At some point in the future, the income generated by AI entities owned by individuals may exceed their own labor income.Tom Lee believes that when this moment arrives, people may begin to question "whether they are working for AI or AI is working for them." He also predicts that in the future, AI entities may take over bank accounts, replace certain job positions, and even construct independent financial systems, admitting that this trend "may instill fear about the future in people."

According to BeInCrypto, Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat and chairman of Bitmine, stated that AI funds are rotating from the storage chip sector to Ethereum. He cited data showing that the relative performance of Ethereum compared to the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) has widened to 72 percentage points since June 25—Ethereum has risen 24%, while the DRAM ETF has fallen 38%.The DRAM ETF was launched in April this year and is the first fund to invest solely in storage chip manufacturers, with SK Hynix and Samsung accounting for about 41% of its weight. The fund raised $6.5 billion in 27 trading days, setting a record for the fastest ETF issuance. Lee pointed out that BlackRock's tokenized BUIDL fund and applications like Robinhood Chain are all built on Ethereum, which forms the institutional bullish logic for Ethereum.

According to Jinshi reports, explosions were heard from the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and alarms have sounded in the capital city of Manama, with residents being asked to stay in shelters.

Tom Lee stated that as AI "bottleneck" related stocks adjust, AI downstream assets are strengthening, including SMH, DRAM, MAGS, IGV, as well as AI downstream related ETHA and Ethereum ETH.He pointed out that over the past month, Ethereum has outperformed DRAM by about 5,500 basis points, or 55%.

Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine, posted on the X platform stating that ETH has become the best-performing macro asset, which also strengthens the argument that ETH is an on-chain currency.

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee posted on the X platform that traditional finance (TradFi) and the cryptocurrency market "will eventually become one market."This statement stems from his interaction with Carrie Presley, the head of distribution at Fundstrat Capital—who recalled expressing strong optimism about ETH and blockchain to Tom Lee during an interview about six years ago, to which Tom Lee acknowledged and reaffirmed his long-term bullish stance.

Tom Lee, the chairman of BitMine, Ethereum's largest treasury, stated that although there is still widespread skepticism about ETH in the market, the ETH/BTC exchange rate is rising, indicating that investors are anticipating an improvement in the visibility of cryptocurrency "use cases," which is a good thing for the market.

Tom Lee, Chairman of BitMine, the largest treasury in Ethereum, stated that there are ample reasons for the ETH/BTC exchange rate to strengthen in the second half of 2026. The core logic is that the narrative of ETH as a currency is gaining market attention. Tom Lee pointed out three major catalysts: the continuous growth of stablecoins, the wave of asset tokenization, and the increase in new forks and projects within the Ethereum ecosystem, all of which are reinforcing ETH's value storage properties and improving its performance relative to BTC.Tom Lee clearly expects the ETH/BTC exchange rate to continue rising throughout 2026 and emphasized that this is a key indicator worth ongoing attention. Tom Lee believes that macro factors also support the ETH/BTC exchange rate: the decline in oil prices alleviates inflationary pressures, cryptocurrencies remain downstream beneficiary assets of the AI narrative, and the advancement of the CLARITY Act and the GENIUS Act retains a favorable regulatory window.

Tom Lee posted on platform X, expressing his happiness to see the Ethereum Foundation carefully addressing key issues regarding the critical role of neutral blockchains like Ethereum in financial infrastructure, economics, and government and policy markets.

According to BBX data, the two largest publicly listed reserve companies for Ethereum issued a counter-cyclical buy signal yesterday, with the core dynamics as follows:SharpLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: $SBET) (one of the largest publicly listed reserve companies for Ethereum, founded by CEO Joe Lubin, formerly known as SharpLink Gaming, transitioning to Ethereum Treasury in May 2025) released an official press release on June 30: the company purchased an additional 10,000 ETH at an average price of $1,611 per coin, raising its total holdings to 886,725 ETH; during the same period, it repurchased 2,132,773 shares of common stock (average price $4.69), bringing the total repurchased since the buyback program started in August 2025 to 4,071,223 shares. This ETH purchase was funded by the company's previously completed $75 million targeted issuance (registered direct offering). CEO Joseph Chalom stated that this fundraising "provides capital support for proactive ETH treasury management strategies." The company's average purchase cost for 886,725 ETH is approximately $3,609 per coin, and with the current price around $1,611, the paper loss is about $1.77 billion; however, the company earned approximately 18,800 ETH in staking rewards in Q1 (equivalent to about $30 million per quarter at current prices), with revenue of $12.1 million during the same period (a 16-fold increase compared to $742,000 in the same period last year). The company has officially been included in the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices, which will trigger passive buying from active and passive funds tracking these two indices, potentially broadening the institutional shareholder base and increasing access to capital markets.Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: $BMNR), as of June 26, according to the latest data cited by CoinDesk, the company's ETH holdings have risen to approximately 5.67 million coins (an increase of about 280,000 coins compared to the 5.39 million disclosed in the SEC 8-K on May 26), with a net increase of about 52,203 coins in the previous week (equivalent to about $82 million); the company's chairman Tom Lee stated on June 26: "We are maintaining a steady accumulation pace throughout 2026, and we believe we are in the early stages of a Crypto Spring." At the current price of about $1,610, the market value of 5.67 million ETH is approximately $9.13 billion; during the same period, Bitmine jointly funded the Ethlabs nonprofit research organization with SharpLink and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin (founded by former Ethereum Foundation researchers, focusing on Ethereum infrastructure and institutional research), further strengthening the institutional narrative support for the ETH ecosystem through the endorsement of the three organizations.

In response to Ethereum core developer Trent Van Epps' lengthy article pointing out that Ethereum is entering a critical institutional turning point, including legitimacy distribution, governance structure evolution, and potential protocol funding crises, Tom Lee, chairman of the Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, responded by stating that the possibility of such a crisis occurring in Ethereum is zero, and wrote "Funding secured."Data shows that Bitmine has been increasing its holdings in Ethereum weekly, with the total holdings now exceeding 5.62 million coins.

On-chain data shows that Tom Lee's Bitmine BMNR has additionally purchased 25,000 ETH, worth 41 million dollars; so far this week, a total of 125,000 ETH has been purchased, worth 205 million dollars.

Tom Lee stated at the DACFP conference for investment advisors that the current financial system is built on a multi-layer technology stack, with a significant amount of "false or fraudulent transactions." He noted that Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) have "never had fraudulent transactions" at the blockchain level, and that the operational costs of blockchain are lower.Tom Lee further pointed out that investing in blockchain is similar to holding real estate assets, and in the future, "agent-based AI" will rely on blockchain for higher speeds and to prevent system failures. He also mentioned that the supply of ETH is contracting, and BitMine may not need to hold more than 5% of the total supply of ETH. Additionally, he stated that BitMine may be included in the Russell 1000 index by the end of June, which could provide stability support for its stock price, and referenced the company's holdings in MrBeast-related financial companies.

Tom Lee, Chairman of BitMine, the largest treasury in Ethereum, stated in an interview with CNBC that the current market is showing signs of tension, mainly due to the reallocation of funds ahead of the SpaceX IPO and the market digesting previous gains. The SpaceX IPO is expected to reach $75 billion and will be included in the Nasdaq 100 index, which means many institutional funds need to raise capital in advance, not only to participate in the IPO but also to reserve cash for establishing sufficient weighted positions in the secondary market after the listing. He believes this means institutions may sell some stocks that have recently risen significantly, putting pressure on chip stocks.Tom Lee believes that storage chip stocks and the semiconductor sector have still held their lows from last Friday, indicating that the relevant charts have not completely broken down. The current pullback is healthy and he does not believe it will disrupt the main trading line of tech stocks. The trading performance on the first day of SpaceX's listing is very important. If SpaceX performs poorly, it will provide evidence for those who believe the market has peaked. However, he stated that since many people already think the SpaceX IPO marks a peak, from a contrarian perspective, this may not be the peak.Tom Lee still believes that tech stocks will continue to lead the market upward and stated that the current pullback will be bought. He expects the market to still show a "three-phase" trend this year, with a strong upward trend continuing in the foreseeable future, but a pullback may occur later this year, potentially around the time the IPO lock-up period expires and related supply pressures arise. The subsequent second phase market pullback may be driven by three factors: the market's testing of the policy path of the new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, stock supply from the expiration of large IPO lock-up periods, and potential energy shortage pressures that may arise later this year.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated at a press conference marking his first anniversary in office that the South Korean stock market is currently still undervalued.Previously, the South Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell by 8.8% at one point during Monday's trading session, triggering a circuit breaker, with Samsung Electronics experiencing a decline of up to 10%. The Korea Exchange subsequently held an emergency market assessment meeting, stating that it would strengthen emergency responses and increase monitoring of illegal short selling and unfair trading.Lee Jae-myung also mentioned that South Korea will promote the integrated application of AI across all industries, prepare large-scale investment projects related to the chip industry, and accelerate housing supply in the real estate sector while increasing the tax burden on non-owner-occupied property holders.

Chairman of Bitmine, Tom Lee, posted on the X platform stating that one should not be misled by false information, and he believes that the current bull market in the stock market remains solid.Tom Lee stated that cryptocurrency is the only way to achieve tokenization, and in the future AI world where machines interact with each other, cryptocurrency will play a key role.

According to CoinDesk, Tom Lee, Head of Research at Fundstrat and Chairman of Bitmine, stated at the Proof of Talk conference in Paris that he expects Ethereum to eventually reach $250,000, with artificial intelligence and tokenization driving significant changes in financial infrastructure. Lee pointed out that with the arrival of the machine-to-machine economy, Ethereum will transition from a speculative digital asset to a major global currency for payment automation and computational processing power.Bitmine recently acquired 111,942 ETH, increasing its holdings to nearly 5.4 million ETH, accounting for about 4.47% of the circulating supply. Lee stated that Bitmine is now eligible for inclusion in the Russell 1000 index, with its staking model outperforming holding spot ETH. He believes that enterprise validators will replace the shrinking Ethereum Foundation as key managers of the network, with corporate entities currently jointly controlling 7% of Ethereum's circulating supply.Lee mentioned that if Ethereum achieves the $250,000 target, Bitmine's stock price will reach $5,000. He also noted that the current bearish sentiment indicates the market bottom for Bitcoin and Ethereum, suggesting that selling during bearish times is akin to selling at the bottom.

Tom Lee stated that the recent market anxiety, including the slight sale of Bitcoin by Strategy, is typical bottoming behavior rather than a deep-seated crisis. Michael Saylor sold 32 Bitcoins at an average price of $77,135, raising approximately $2.5 million to pay preferred stock dividends. This sale accounted for only 0.004% of the company's over 843,700 Bitcoin holdings. Furthermore, regarding the outflow of $3.4 billion from the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF for 11 consecutive days, Tom Lee believes that capital outflow is a classic lagging indicator of market cycle reset. Bitmine's macro strategy has not changed, and its plan to purchase 111,942 Ethereum for approximately $237 million is still underway, with its Ethereum holdings currently reaching nearly 5.4 million.

Fundstrat's research director Tom Lee stated that although the "Tech Seven" have emerged from the downturn, the overall market risks have not been alleviated, and other sectors may gradually enter a "rolling bear market" later in 2026.He believes that the demand for AI remains strong, which will support the major indices in maintaining resilience by the end of the year, but internal market differentiation will intensify. In an interview with CNBC, he said, "The bear market for the Tech Seven and the software sector has ended," but emphasized that this does not represent the overall market.Lee pointed out three potential disruptive factors: fluctuations in the midterm election cycle, selling pressure after the lock-up period for tech company IPOs expires, and tight energy supply. Among these, he views energy as the most direct risk, warning that "the moment of reckoning is approaching: there is a shortage of oil product inventories that cannot be alleviated in the short term," and companies reliant on energy will be under pressure.He remains optimistic about the core support of the U.S. economy—energy independence and improved AI productivity—advising investors to focus on areas with strong earnings certainty, stating that "the companies that truly strengthen are those that control scarce resources." He mentioned that the semiconductor sector has shown signs of overheating, but in the short term, capital momentum still leans towards AI suppliers and tech leaders, while other industries may gradually enter an adjustment phase.