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According to Tech in Asia, Salesforce announced the acquisition of the AI customer service product Fin for approximately $3.6 billion, with the deal expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2027. Following the announcement, Salesforce's pre-market stock price rose by 1.1%.Fin is an AI customer service product that can seamlessly collaborate with existing help desk systems such as Salesforce and Zendesk. This acquisition will complement Salesforce's Agentforce platform, which already covers multiple business scenarios including sales, service, marketing, and commerce, and connects AI agents with enterprise data through Data Cloud.

Glassnode published an analysis on platform X indicating that its cumulative trend score metric shows that after Bitcoin's price dipped to the $60,000 range in early June, the overall behavior of on-chain addresses has clearly shifted towards accumulation.This metric measures the intensity of accumulation behavior on-chain by combining holding size and recent balance changes, with a value close to 1 representing widespread accumulation and a value close to 0 indicating ongoing distribution.

As India's tax enforcement intensifies, cryptocurrency investors face stricter reporting and compliance requirements in the 2026 tax season, with incorrect declarations potentially triggering fines and audits. Reports indicate that under current rules, cryptocurrency gains are still subject to a 30% uniform capital gains tax, and a 1% Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) is levied on transactions exceeding a certain amount, while losses cannot be offset across assets. The new Income Tax Act (2025) came into effect on April 1, 2026, but the core tax framework remains largely unchanged.In terms of reporting, investors must fill out a dedicated Schedule VDA section in the ITR-2 or ITR-3 forms and are required to record each transaction individually, including all operations such as trading, exchanging, transferring, and clearing, rather than just summarizing gains. The report emphasizes that regulatory focus has clearly escalated. The Indian tax authorities will directly obtain user-level transaction data through trading platforms, custodians, and wallet service providers, and will automatically cross-check this with reported information; discrepancies will trigger system flags and audits.Data shows that the Indian tax authorities have issued over 44,000 notices and discovered approximately 88.8 billion rupees (about 930 million USD) in unreported virtual asset income. Meanwhile, the tax department is enhancing its tracking capabilities by combining on-chain analysis tools with international data-sharing mechanisms. Additionally, starting in 2027, India will align with the OECD cryptocurrency reporting framework to achieve automatic exchange of cross-border transaction data, and overseas exchange holdings will gradually come under regulatory scrutiny.Analysis points out that common errors include misuse of reporting forms, omission of airdrop and staking income, and failure to correctly match 1% TDS records, among others. The report emphasizes that cryptocurrency tax compliance is shifting from "post-reporting" to "real-time traceability," and investors need to strengthen year-round record management.

As the scale of the U.S. stock business continues to grow, BIT (formerly Matrixport) has added U.S. institutional-level clearing service provider Clear Street as a partner, marking a higher standard of development in BIT's underlying infrastructure construction for U.S. stocks.BIT's U.S. stock business adopts an Omnibus IB structure, with all orders cleared and custodied by licensed clearing institutions based in the U.S. Currently, BIT has established partnerships with three licensed U.S. institutions: Clear Street, RQD Clearing, and Atomic Vaults Securities (AVS).Among them, Clear Street, supported by approximately $1 billion in financing and a strong capital base, processes about 550 million shares and approximately $28.4 billion in nominal trading volume daily, demonstrating the capability to serve large institutional clients with clearing and execution services. For users, this means that there is stronger institutional-level infrastructure support behind the transactions, resulting in a more stable system that is less prone to interruptions or delays during extreme market conditions, while also helping to provide more ample liquidity support and asset security guarantees.Compared to the industry’s common practice of using a single clearing partner, a multi-institutional parallel clearing structure can effectively disperse operational risks on the platform, enhancing the stability and continuity of transactions.BIT stated that in selecting clearing partners, the platform will continue to assess core indicators such as asset scale, net capital levels, and risk control capabilities to match the asset allocation needs of global users.

The Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea stated that the tense situation in the Middle East and market expectations for interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve are driving fluctuations in the Korean won exchange rate. The Financial Supervisory Service has requested banks to strengthen risk management measures to cope with market turmoil.In addition, the Financial Supervisory Service and the Bank of Korea will conduct inspections on speculative Korean won trading. The Financial Supervisory Service emphasized that excessive volatility in the foreign exchange market and unilateral positions are undesirable, and stated that the fundamentals of the South Korean economy and external credibility remain solid.

The ZEC treasury company Cypherpunk posted on platform X in response to the market fluctuations of the ZEC token, stating that all software has vulnerabilities. Historically, Bitcoin has "over-minted" 18.4 billion BTC due to errors. However, this does not mean that blockchain technology should be abandoned; rather, security should be enhanced through formal verification and provable correctness.Cypherpunk emphasized that with the development of AI technology, vulnerability detection will become faster and broader, but the key lies in who can identify problems before malicious actors do. Zcash demonstrates its capability in this regard through an upcoming update.Previously, it was reported that the privacy coin ZEC faced market sell-offs due to the revelation of a security vulnerability that could potentially lead to unlimited issuance, causing the coin's price to drop over 50% in a single day.

According to Jinshi reports, Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Green stated that the reasons for raising the key interest rate are strengthening.

Well-known trader Killa (@KillaXBT) posted that, from the perspective of the 180-day actual price, the time investors have been in a loss state during this adjustment may not be sufficient.Historical experience shows that bear markets are usually accompanied by prolonged periods of continuous losses, with many investors remaining in unrealized losses for a long time. If historical patterns repeat, the current adjustment cycle may require more time to digest, and the market may still need to go through a longer bottoming process.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin posted that the internal team of the Ethereum Foundation has been working on a new project called Kohaku for nearly a year. The goal is to achieve both security (including decentralization) and read-write privacy at the Ethereum access layer, making security and privacy a "normal configuration" on Ethereum rather than an advanced option. Earlier today, it was reported that Kohaku, under the Ethereum Foundation, released an SDK for wallet-level privacy integration.

Lighter may benefit from the recent "fireside chat" between founder Vlad Novakovski and Vitalik discussing high-performance applications on Ethereum and the ZK Rollup scaling roadmap, as well as smart money seeking undervalued targets in the same sector amid multiple favorable conditions. Its platform token Lit has strengthened against the overall weakness in the crypto market. According to HTX data, it is currently priced at $1.771, with a 24-hour increase of 21.87%. The current market focus is on Lighter's high-performance application scenarios in the Ethereum ecosystem, its scalability roadmap, and the future development direction of decentralized finance (DeFi).In addition, according to DefiLlama data, Lighter's 24-hour trading volume reached $1.289 billion, with a holding volume exceeding $760 million.

Despite the ETH price dropping about 26% this year, the staking ratio of Ethereum has increased from 29% at the beginning of the year to about 31%, showing that long-term holders are ignoring price weakness and on-chain risks, continuously reducing the circulating supply. Historical data indicates that in the context of tightening circulating supply, once demand experiences a substantial recovery, it will provide favorable support for the price.Meanwhile, liquid staking protocols like Lido have significantly lowered the participation threshold, expanding the staking community from professional validators to a broader range of retail and institutional users. Analysis points out that as spot ETF products mature and the scale of RWA tokenization activities on Ethereum expands, institutional demand for staking ETH may bring structural capital inflows to the staking ecosystem.Although the ETH price performance has been poor, Ethereum's core position in RWA settlement, DeFi infrastructure, and Layer 2 activities continues to solidify. Whether the price can reverse may depend on the speed at which institutional capital shifts from narrative to actual allocation.

Bernstein stated in its latest research report that the recently reached compromise on stablecoin yield in the U.S. CLARITY Act is structurally beneficial for Circle and the USDC ecosystem.The report indicates that the current version of the bill prohibits stablecoin issuers from paying interest to passive holders that is "economically equivalent" to bank deposits, but allows reward mechanisms related to real transactions, payments, and usage behaviors to continue. Bernstein believes this means that Circle's current model, which relies on partners like Coinbase to provide USDC reward programs, will gain regulatory recognition, while also limiting the industry's ability to compete for market share through high yields.Bernstein pointed out that the bill actually reinforces the positioning of stablecoins as "payment tools" rather than "deposit substitutes," which helps protect Circle's current business model that relies on reserve income. It continues to give Circle an "outperform" rating and a target price of $190.Data shows that the total supply of global dollar stablecoins has surpassed $300 billion, with USDT and USDC together accounting for about 97% of the market share. Bernstein noted that USDC's share in on-chain payments and wallet transfers is continuously increasing, with its payment share in the AI Agent payment protocol x402 exceeding 99%.Additionally, Bernstein mentioned that Circle's launched ARC chain has completed a total of 244 million testnet transactions, and its ARC token presale previously raised $222 million, with investors including a16z crypto, Apollo Funds, ARK Invest, and BlackRock among others.However, the report also pointed out that the CLARITY Act still needs to complete several legislative procedures before it can officially take effect, including a full Senate vote with 60 votes and coordination with the House version. Polymarket currently predicts a probability of about 62% for it to pass by 2026.

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee recently advanced the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act with a bipartisan vote of 15 to 9, marking a step forward in the regulatory framework for the U.S. crypto market. Research institution HashKey Group pointed out that if the bill is enacted, it will significantly enhance compliance certainty for institutional investors participating in the crypto market and strengthen the core position of the U.S. dollar stablecoin in the global digital financial system.Analysts believe that a clearer U.S. regulatory framework will encourage banks, asset management institutions, and sovereign funds to more widely adopt compliant stablecoins for cross-border payments, settlements, and fund management, especially with more evident demand in the Asian market. However, at the same time, the U.S. restrictions on "yield-bearing stablecoins" may create structural spillover effects. HashKey researcher Tim Sun stated that if the U.S. strictly limits the stablecoin yield mechanisms, capital may flow to the Asian market or indirectly seek higher yields through "wrapped products."The report noted that the Asian market (such as Hong Kong and Singapore) features active cross-border trade, frequent capital flows, and local currencies that are more susceptible to external shocks. In an environment of high U.S. dollar financing costs, U.S. dollar stablecoins will become an important liquidity tool. However, the analysis also emphasized that this competition is not a zero-sum game. As the CLARITY Act progresses, the global competitive focus may shift from "trading platforms and token issuance" to "stablecoin liquidity channels and control over financial infrastructure," meaning who can more efficiently connect U.S. dollar liquidity, regional assets, and compliant financial channels.

According to Jinshi reports, Mitsubishi UFJ analyst Michael Wan stated that after the U.S. inflation data exceeded expectations, the yen became the most pressured currency in the process of the dollar strengthening again. The USD/JPY exchange rate fell to around 157.88, approaching the high set on May 6.The market expects the Federal Reserve to further tighten policies, pushing the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to its highest level since July of last year, and the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield has surpassed 5%.

According to Jinshi reports, Mitsubishi UFJ analysts stated in a report that the dollar may strengthen further in the coming days and weeks, potentially rising in sync with U.S. Treasury yields. If there is no resolution to the Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, this trend will become more pronounced. Analysts pointed out that the current market enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence is an important support against the risk of a stock market correction, and once the stock market adjusts, it usually benefits the dollar.

Glassnode's latest weekly report indicates that Bitcoin slowly climbed from $77,000 to $82,000 last week, with buying pressure continuing to support during the pullback, even as momentum began to cool near local highs. The spot CVD surged, reflecting strong bullish sentiment and a firm belief in price increases. Meanwhile, spot trading volume also increased, indicating that the recent price trend gained more support with heightened investor participation. However, the easing of price momentum suggests that buying and selling pressures are becoming more balanced, implying that the market may be entering a stabilization phase.The situation in the futures market is similar, with a rise in risk appetite. The increase in open interest indicates heightened speculative activity, with investors willing to take on more risk; the perpetual contract CVD surged, indicating sustained bullish momentum. However, the decline in long funding rates suggests a shift towards bearish sentiment, and bullish sentiment may have weakened.In the options market, the demand for downside protection has decreased, while open interest has increased, indicating a shift in market expectations towards neutral or slightly bullish. However, the volatility spread has surged significantly, indicating that the risks reflected in options pricing are much higher than the actual risks, reflecting a notable increase in participant uncertainty.In summary, supported by stronger on-chain activity, healthier profitability, and more stable holder positions, Bitcoin's market structure continues to improve. Although bullish sentiment is strengthening, the slowdown in capital inflows and cautious market sentiment suggest that the market remains sensitive to changes in risk appetite.

Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat and chairman of BitMine, stated on the X platform that Ethereum's supply has been in a "deflationary" state over the past year, and the purchases and staking by Ethereum's crypto treasury company have further amplified this trend.

According to Gate market data, Circle's stock price opened low and rose high today, increasing by over 12%, leading the cryptocurrency concept stocks to strengthen, including:MSTR up 0.98%;COIN up 4.37%;SBET up 2.16%;BMNR up 1.98%;HOOD up 1.97%;Hut 8 up 6.88%.