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According to PR Newswire, BitMine's Class A perpetual preferred stock (stock code: BMNP) has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange and is set to begin trading on June 16, with a dividend yield of 9.50%.The board has announced the first cash dividend of $0.316667 per share, which will be paid on June 22 to shareholders registered as of the close on June 12; the second weekly dividend will be $0.105556 per share, which will be paid on June 26 to shareholders registered as of the close on June 16.

Cryptocurrency analyst Darkfost stated on social media that Bitcoin is currently facing one of the most severe U.S. Treasury yield environments since its inception. Although historically, the U.S. federal funds rate and the U.S. dollar index have reached higher levels, the current long-term U.S. Treasury yields remain elevated, with the 30-year and 10-year Treasury yields fluctuating between 4.5% and 5%. Coupled with the market's rising expectations for another interest rate hike within the year, this has led to sustained high funding costs and a tightening liquidity environment.Analysis suggests that in a high-yield environment, investors are more inclined to allocate to low-risk fixed-income assets, thereby diminishing the attractiveness of risk assets, including Bitcoin. Historical experience shows that rising U.S. Treasury yields are often accompanied by tightening financial conditions, which puts pressure on Bitcoin's price movements. The current market is at a critical turning point, with the risk premium of risk assets relative to long-term Treasuries being compressed.However, if the macroeconomic outlook becomes clearer in the future, and investors regain confidence in the bond market, capital inflows into the bond market may drive yields down, thereby expanding the risk premium and improving the investment environment for risk assets like Bitcoin. The market generally believes that this process may take several months, and its evolution will largely depend on the development of U.S. government policies and the overall economic situation.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total staking amount for its SOL mining (staking) product has reached 624,200 SOL, with a reference annualized yield of 8.50%. Users staking SOL can receive an equivalent amount of GTSOL assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to SOL, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are: GUSD 3.00%, BTC 2.67%, ETH 4.18%, and USDT 3.98%.

Ethena's official announcement states that the first product launched in collaboration with Coinbase is now officially online, which is the stablecoin yield pool introduced by SteakhouseFi. This product operates based on USDe on Morpho and is now directly available in the Coinbase App, accessible to users in the United States and overseas.

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on the X platform that BlackRock has submitted an 8-A filing for its Bitcoin premium yield ETF BITA. This step usually means a formal launch within a week, and he expects the product to start trading next Thursday.

According to the official announcement, Gate will launch the USD1 Yield Voyage event from June 10 at 18:00 to June 24 at 18:00 (UTC+8).During the event, users can exchange assets such as USDT and USDC for USD1 through flash exchanges. Accumulating a net purchase of USD1 to reach the specified threshold will allow users to receive an additional USD1 reward.For a cumulative net purchase of ≥100 USD1, users can receive 1 USD1; for ≥1,000 USD1, they can receive 3 USD1; for ≥5,000 USD1, they can receive 50 USD1; and for ≥10,000 USD1, they can receive 500 USD1 in rewards. Additionally, the top 50 users ranked by cumulative net purchases of USD1 will also be eligible for leaderboard rewards, with a chance to exclusively receive up to 2,000 USD1 in rewards.Furthermore, Gate will launch the third phase of the Flash Exchange Scratch Card event from June 11 at 16:00 to June 18 at 16:00 (UTC+8).During the event, users can complete tasks such as their first flash exchange, cumulative trading, and inviting friends to earn lottery chances, unlocking reward blind boxes with a 100% success rate, and have the opportunity to win popular meme coins, XAUT fragments, and cash rewards of up to 500 USDT.Users with a cumulative flash exchange trading volume of 30,000 USDT can also participate in the "Flash Exchange Leaderboard," with a chance to exclusively win a cash grand prize of 500 USDT; at the same time, users who complete ≥100 USDT flash exchange transactions and participate in the lottery will have the chance to become the "Super Koi of the Entire Network," randomly receiving a cash reward of 500 USDT.

According to PYMNTS, the comment period for the implementation rules of the GENIUS Act by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ended on June 9. The proposal clearly states that payment stablecoins themselves do not qualify as deposits insured by the FDIC, and stablecoin holders do not enjoy pass-through deposit insurance. Industry feedback indicates significant disagreements in the payment sector.Traditional institutions such as banks strongly oppose incentives like yields, rewards, or cashback offered by stablecoins, arguing that this would attract deposits away from banks, harming local lending capacity, and calling for a clear prohibition on any form of compensation within the stablecoin ecosystem; the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical committee suggested that the FDIC require the adoption of machine-readable reporting formats and Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) to enhance transparency, regulatory information sharing, and data quality.

Simon Gerovich, CEO of the Japanese Bitcoin financial company Metaplanet, tweeted that BTC Yield is the company's most important KPI, and the core goal of the company's capital allocation is to maximize shareholders' BTC Yield. When the modified net asset value (mNAV) is below 1 times, repurchasing the company's stock may be one of the effective means to enhance BTC Yield, and the lower the mNAV, the more significant the enhancement effect. The company will continue to regard stock repurchase as an important capital allocation option.However, it also emphasized that the actual execution of the repurchase must strictly comply with insider trading regulations and monthly disclosure obligations, so it will not comment on specific implementation timing or circumstances before appropriate disclosures are made. This statement does not represent that the company is currently conducting or plans to conduct stock repurchases during a specific period.

Plume has partnered with the Ethereum liquid staking protocol ether.fi to launch a new RWA yield vault, providing ether.fi users with opportunities to earn tokenized returns on real-world assets. Plume stated that ether.fi has exclusively allocated $100 million to this vault, sourced from its liquidity provider base, as well as managed capital from existing yield products such as liquid ETH, liquid USD, and liquid BTC.A representative from ether.fi mentioned that there is strong market demand for yield products with institutional-level risk control and lower DeFi exposure. The vault will be directly integrated into the ether.fi application, allowing users to access previously more institutionally-focused RWA yields in a familiar interface. Plume noted that as DeFi volatility and security risks increase, users are turning to more stable on-chain yield sources.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total staking amount of its ETH mining (staking) products has set a historical record for three consecutive days, reaching 196,400 ETH, with a reference annualized yield of 4.20%. Users staking ETH can obtain an equivalent amount of GTETH assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to ETH, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are as follows: GUSD 3.00%, BTC 2.67%, SOL 8.50%, and USDT 4.48%.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total amount of SOL staked in its mining (staking) products has reached 623,100 SOL, with a reference annualized yield of 8.50%. Users staking SOL can receive an equivalent amount of GTSOL assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to SOL, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are: GUSD 3.00%, BTC 2.67%, ETH 4.20%, and USDT 4.48%.

Gate platform's latest data shows that its ETH mining (staking) product's total staking amount has set a historical record for two consecutive days, reaching 195,700 ETH, with a reference annualized yield of 4.15%. Users staking ETH can receive an equivalent amount of GTETH assets, achieving asset appreciation. This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to ETH, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are: GUSD 3%, BTC 2.67%, SOL 8.5%, and USDT 4.62%.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total staking amount of its ETH mining (staking) products has surpassed a historical high, reaching 194,600 ETH, with a reference annualized yield of 4.53%. Users staking ETH can obtain an equivalent amount of GTETH assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to ETH, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are as follows: GUSD new user reward up to 100%, BTC 2.67%, SOL 8.50%, and USDT 4.43%.

DeFi infrastructure Unitas Labs announced the launch of the interest-bearing gold asset xGLD, aimed at introducing gold exposure into its product matrix, marking Unitas's expansion from stablecoin infrastructure into more interest-bearing asset domains.It is reported that xGLD is issued on the Binance Smart Chain and is 100% backed by Tether Gold (XAUt), which represents physical gold. Whitelisted users can mint xGLD using USDT, and the protocol will then lend out the XAUt collateral at a loan-to-value ratio of 70% to generate stablecoins, which will be deployed into yield strategies, with the returns distributed to xGLD holders.In terms of operational mechanics, the minting fee for xGLD is 0%, and the redemption fee is 0.1%. Ordinary users can obtain this asset through USDT/xGLD swaps on BSC; during redemption, xGLD must be exchanged for XAUt, with a 7-day cooling period before XAUt can be claimed on Ethereum. In the future, this asset is planned to be further integrated as collateral into lending markets, liquidity pools, and other DeFi ecosystems. Additionally, Unitas plans to collaborate with Accountable and Primus to provide reserve proof dashboards and backup data support to ensure the transparency of the collateral.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor confirmed that the dividend yield of the perpetual preferred stock STRC will remain at 11.50% unchanged in June 2026.

According to BusinessInsider, billionaire investor and hedge fund founder of Third Point, Dan Loeb, stated in a podcast that current market concerns about the "bubble theory" of artificial intelligence (AI) are greatly exaggerated, and the development stage of the AI industry is completely different from that of the internet bubble period.Loeb pointed out that technology giants, including Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, have collectively exceeded $700 billion in capital expenditures this year, which may reach $1 trillion next year, with the vast majority allocated for AI infrastructure development. He stated that to believe these capital expenditures will not yield returns is equivalent to thinking that companies are "burning money for no reason," but currently, these companies have strong profitability and ample cash flow, allowing them to support investments with their own balance sheets.Loeb emphasized that this is different from the situation during the internet bubble when "valuations detached from fundamentals," and does not constitute a traditional valuation bubble. He also mentioned that AI companies like Anthropic are experiencing rapid revenue growth and accelerated product applications, indicating that the industry is still in the early stages of expansion.Reports indicate that Anthropic's latest financing valuation is nearing $965 billion, with annualized revenue jumping from $14 billion to $47 billion, further strengthening market confidence in the commercialization potential of AI.However, there are still some investors in the market, including Michael Burry, who express concerns about the overheated valuations of AI, believing that massive investments may struggle to yield corresponding returns. Loeb, on the other hand, stated, "We haven't even scratched the surface of AI development," and believes that we are still in the early stages of long-term growth.

According to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken announced the launch of the Bitcoin Vault product, allowing users to maintain exposure to Bitcoin prices while earning BTC-denominated yields through DeFi strategies. This product is now available on Kraken Earn.Kraken stated that Bitcoin Vault is primarily aimed at long-term Bitcoin holders, enabling users to automatically participate in on-chain yield strategies through the platform without having to operate complex DeFi protocols themselves.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total staking amount of its ETH mining (staking) products has set a historical record for two consecutive days, reaching 190,400 ETH, with a reference annualized yield of 4.15%. Users who stake ETH can receive an equivalent amount of GTETH assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to ETH, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are: GUSD 3.00%, BTC 2.67%, SOL 8.50%, and USDT 4.69%.

According to official news, Gate Launchpool's 363rd phase Citrea (CTR) event upgrades the stablecoin yield structure, allowing GUSD to enjoy a 3% annualized yield from minting as well as dual rewards from Launchpool mining. GUSD is backed by highly liquid assets such as government bonds, which enhances the safety of funds and the sustainability of returns while providing robust returns.Gate will launch Citrea (CTR) spot trading on May 26 at 21:00 (UTC+8) and will simultaneously launch CTR on the swap platform at 22:00. Meanwhile, the Launchpool's 363rd phase Citrea (CTR) event will open from May 26 at 21:00 to June 16 at 21:00 (UTC+8).Users can participate in mining by staking BTC, GUSD, and CTR to share a reward of 16,000,000 CTR tokens, with airdrops automatically distributed hourly. This upgrade further improves the Launchpool yield structure, enhancing asset allocation efficiency while providing users with a more robust and diversified yield experience.