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According to Bloomberg, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), announced a joint venture with cryptocurrency trading platform OKX in the cryptocurrency field called OKXICE.This collaboration marks a deep integration between traditional financial infrastructure giants and leading cryptocurrency trading platforms, seen by the market as an important signal of institutional capital further embracing crypto assets.Currently, both parties have not disclosed the specific business scope and operational details of the joint venture. ICE previously operated the cryptocurrency futures platform Bakkt, and this collaboration with OKX may further strengthen its strategic layout in the digital asset field.Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will serve as co-chairman of the joint venture between Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and cryptocurrency exchange OKX, while Trabue Bland, Senior Vice President of ICE Futures Exchange, will serve as the other co-chairman. The joint venture plans to operate a U.S. registered broker-dealer and futures broker, subject to regulatory approval, to help OKX expand its U.S. customer base while allowing its overseas users to access ICE futures and the New York Stock Exchange's tokenized stock market.Cuomo has served as a policy advisor to OKX since 2023 and previously assisted the company in responding to a federal investigation, with OKX pleading guilty in 2025 and paying over $504 million in fines. In March of this year, ICE invested $200 million in OKX, corresponding to a valuation of $25 billion, and obtained a seat on the OKX board.

About 1,200 small and medium-sized enterprises have joined the Japan National Business Enterprise Pension Fund (located in Okayama City), which plans to start investing in cryptocurrencies in the fiscal year 2026. There have been some cases of Japanese companies investing in crypto assets, but it is still relatively rare for domestic pension funds to participate directly in crypto investments.The fund plans to allocate about 1% of its total assets to cryptocurrencies and will do so indirectly by investing in passive funds managed by large hedge funds that include various crypto assets. In terms of asset allocation, its structure for the fiscal year 2025 is: 80% yen, 15% US dollars, and 5% other currencies. In the fiscal year 2026, it plans to adjust to: a reduction of yen to 70%, an addition of 10% allocation to developed country currencies, and the remaining 5% allocated to emerging market currencies, gold, and crypto assets.The main purpose of this adjustment is to diversify exchange rate risk. The fund's executive director, Ai Kuchi, stated that the status of the US dollar as a global benchmark currency may be weakening, which is why they decided to reduce their holdings in US dollars. At the same time, he pointed out that the correlation between Bitcoin and the US dollar index is almost zero, making it a tool for hedging against currency depreciation risk and enhancing the portfolio's ability to withstand inflation.

According to the "Мошеловка" platform, scammers impersonate authorized brokers of the Moscow Exchange through social media, luring users to click phishing links under the pretext of "testing cryptocurrency trading channels," resulting in theft of funds and information. The Moscow Exchange emphasizes that all official trading must be conducted through licensed brokers, and there are no exclusive cryptocurrency purchasing channels for ordinary users.According to data from the Russian IT company "Shard," in 2025, Russian users are expected to lose approximately 234 million rubles due to cryptocurrency phishing, accounting for 62% of the total losses in cryptocurrency assets that year.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, the Humanity Protocol attacker has exchanged part of the stolen funds for USDC and deposited them into KuCoin.

According to South Korean media SBS Biz, South Korea is considering allowing various parties, including exchanges and fintech companies, to participate in the upcoming virtual asset overseas remittance business system. This system is expected to be implemented in December this year. Relevant individuals revealed that the government has recently begun drafting the implementation details of the partial amendment to the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act and is reviewing the registration requirements for virtual asset transfer businesses.The core content of the amendment is to include cross-border virtual asset transfers within the regulatory framework of the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act, defining it as "virtual asset transfer business." Companies intending to engage in virtual asset transfer business must register with the Office of the Minister of Economy and Finance of South Korea and report relevant information through the foreign exchange computer network of the Bank of Korea when cross-border transfer transactions occur. Previously, cross-border virtual asset transactions had been outside the foreign exchange regulatory framework, raising concerns that these transactions could be used for illegal foreign exchange trading or money laundering activities. This system improvement aims to incorporate virtual asset transfer transactions into the management and regulatory system.

According to Jinshi reports, the US dollar against the Japanese yen (USD/JPY) has risen above 161 for the first time since July 2024, and the yen exchange rate has hit a nearly 2-year low.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today announced the launch of a joint pilot project to explore new digital payment solutions for trading during after-hours sessions in the derivatives market. This pilot project aims to optimize Hong Kong's capital markets and meet the growing demand for after-hours trading sessions. HKEX and HKMA are studying the introduction of "digital Hong Kong dollar"—a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) operating on a 24/7 model—for the payment of pre-paid margins during after-hours trading sessions, to enhance the risk management capabilities of the derivatives market outside of banking hours while maintaining existing operational processes.

According to Cryptopolitan, India's financial intelligence agency has requested three major local cryptocurrency exchanges to provide information on over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency transactions valued at over $10,000.The directive requires exchanges to maintain OTC records since January 2026, focusing on beneficial ownership, particularly transactions where private companies or intermediaries may conceal the true owners of funds. OTC transactions are negotiated directly between the platform and clients, helping large buyers avoid public market price fluctuations, but also increasing the risk of lack of transparency, thus being viewed by regulators as high-risk channels for money laundering, tax evasion, and cross-border capital flows.India remains one of the largest cryptocurrency markets globally, but there is no official data on the size of the OTC market.

According to data from DefiLlama, Gate has seen a net inflow of over $478.16 million in the past 7 days and over $387.56 million in the past 30 days, consistently ranking first among global centralized exchanges.

According to the official announcement, the decentralized perpetual contract exchange Satori Finance, supported by Coinbase Ventures and Jump Capital, has announced that due to a prolonged market downturn leading to unsustainable revenue, it has decided to gradually shut down the platform.All services of Satori will officially terminate at 19:59 Eastern Time on July 16, 2026. The official reminds users to close positions and withdraw all assets as soon as possible before this deadline, as funds may become inaccessible after the deadline. It is reported that the platform completed a $10 million financing in 2022, with a historical cumulative trading volume of nearly $99 billion.Recently, due to a significant correction in the crypto market, several industry startups (such as Botanix, Syndicate Labs, etc.) have announced shutdowns.

According to monitoring by Shield, the address of the UXLINK attacker has exchanged approximately 14.6 million DAI for 8298.6 ETH. Subsequently, the attacker deposited 8340 ETH into TornadoCash and bridged 2.64 ETH (approximately 4630 USD) from Ethereum to a BTC address. The attacker currently still holds 10.54 million DAI.

According to The Block, Benchmark Equity Research maintains a buy rating on Coinbase, with a target price of $270, representing an upside of approximately 59.5% from the current stock price. Analyst Mark Palmer stated that Coinbase's recent system updates clearly demonstrate its rapid transformation from a cyclical crypto broker to an infrastructure platform connecting the on-chain economy with traditional finance.The report highlights Coinbase's product advancements in tokenized U.S. stocks, stock and crypto options, prediction markets, AI investment tools, and agentic payment infrastructure, as well as its prior approval from the CFTC to operate as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), allowing it to offer global crypto perpetual contracts and options trading to U.S. clients through Deribit. Benchmark believes these initiatives further confirm that Coinbase is continuously expanding its business boundaries beyond spot crypto trading.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange officially released the "Guidelines for the Application of the Shanghai Stock Exchange Issuance and Listing Review Rules No. 10 - Applicable to AI Large Model Enterprises under the Fifth Set of Listing Standards for the Sci-Tech Innovation Board," aimed at leveraging the role of the capital market to support the development of AI large model enterprises in China that are in a critical period of large-scale commercialization.The "Guidelines" combine the actual situation of technological innovation in the field of AI large models and clarify the specific requirements for applying the Fifth Set of Listing Standards for the Sci-Tech Innovation Board:Definition of Main Business: The issuer's main business must be clearly defined as "independent research and development of AI large models, model services, or model applications," while simultaneously supporting both general large models and industry-specific models.Requirements for Stage Achievements: When applying, enterprises must meet the condition of "at least one large model product has been launched and achieved large-scale application" as a standard to verify the feasibility of their product business model and commercialization capability.The Shanghai Stock Exchange stated that the next step will be to actively and steadily promote the issuance and listing of AI large model enterprises that meet this standard on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board under the guidance of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, to provide greater support for the development of technology-based enterprises that break through key core technologies.

Gate CrossEx, launched by Gate in 2025, is attempting to address the long-standing issue of institutional capital fragmentation in an "exchange-native" manner. This product achieves instant collateral scheduling and cross-platform profit and loss hedging between multiple exchanges through a unified margin pool and internal credit settlement mechanism, reducing the capital occupation and clearing risks caused by on-chain transfer delays.The core significance of Gate CrossEx is not limited to a single functional innovation, but rather it further aligns with the traditional financial Prime Brokerage model at the level of cryptocurrency trading infrastructure. Currently, CrossEx has covered multiple mainstream trading platforms and supports over 5,000 assets as collateral or trading targets. Since the launch of its Beta version, both its asset scale and trading volume index have shown rapid growth. In the context of industry competition shifting from "traffic-driven" to "capital efficiency and institutional capability-driven," Gate is continuously strengthening its layout in the institutional-level trading infrastructure field through CrossEx, further consolidating its competitive advantage in the global cryptocurrency market.

According to BBX data, yesterday's interest rate hike in Japan coincided with the Federal Reserve's decision window, creating the most intense macroeconomic shock point of the week. The latest results of institutional stablecoin research were released on the same day, with the core dynamics as follows:Metaplanet Inc. (TSE: 3350), as the largest corporate BTC reserve holder in Asia and the third largest publicly traded company holding Bitcoin globally (holding 40,177 BTC at an average price of about $104,000, with a target of 100,000 BTC by the end of 2026), faced a dual-edged sword pressure from the exchange rate yesterday: after the Bank of Japan announced a 25 basis point increase in the policy interest rate to 1.0%, the yen strengthened, superficially lowering the book value of BTC denominated in yen, but Bitcoin subsequently rose against the trend (CoinDesk's headline on the same day: "Bitcoin rallies after Japan rate increase"), with actual improvements in USD-denominated holdings. The company's current holdings are approximately $2.64 billion (estimated at $65,750/BTC), with the latest capital move being the issuance of 8 billion yen (about $55 million) for the 20th bond (EVO FUND) on April 24 for additional BTC purchases. Analysts warn that if the BOJ's interest rate hike triggers large-scale unwinding of "Yen Carry Trade," global risk assets including BTC may suffer systemic deleveraging shocks—however, Metaplanet holds physical BTC rather than leveraged positions, with its main risk being the exchange rate conversion effect rather than forced liquidation.OSL Group (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 0863.HK) and the School of Business at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University jointly released a white paper on June 16 (The Block included it on the same day at 9:01 am EDT), titled "Cross-Border Trade Payments Will Drive the Adoption of Regulated Corporate Stablecoins." The core conclusion is that the demand for corporate-level cross-border trade payments is the main path to drive the large-scale adoption of regulated stablecoins, with importance surpassing retail consumption scenarios. OSL Group holds the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission licenses 7 (automated trading services) and 1 (securities trading), making it one of the few compliant exchanges globally with both institutional custody and practical experience in stablecoin settlement. Previously, it provided institutional clients with approximately $130 million in USDGO stablecoin settlement services in April 2026. This white paper provides an industrial basis for the stablecoin policy framework of Hong Kong's financial regulatory authorities, and, together with Visa's stablecoin settlement of $7 billion annualized scale, SoFi SoFiUSD's launch, and Western Union's USDPT layout, constitutes multiple points of evidence accelerating the global adoption of corporate stablecoins.

Latest data shows that the circulation of USDD is approximately $1.44 billion, with a TVL exceeding $2 billion, and the collateralization rate maintained at a healthy level of 154.65% by the end of May. The decentralized stablecoin USDD, with its Peg Stability Module (PSM) offering 1:1 USDT/USDC zero-slippage instant exchange as a core advantage, has become a long-term favorable competitor in the stablecoin sector. Relying on the significant capital efficiency improvement brought by "no discount on funds," the PSM mechanism of USDD thoroughly addresses the slippage pain points in traditional exchanges, providing certainty for large transactions and volatile markets, and deeply integrating zero-slippage exchanges with stablecoin yield distribution, unlimited participation, flexible access without lock-up, and long-term sustainable operations.In a market where the total market capitalization of stablecoins exceeds $315 billion, USDD, through protocol layer innovation and transparent multi-chain layout, offers more efficient and robust capital management solutions for institutions, traders, and long-term holders, effectively reducing trading friction and market risk.