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Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on June 17, Serenity posted on social media to address bearish sentiment toward optical module company AAOI, reaffirming a strongly bullish stance and arguing that market pessimism toward the stock is misaligned. The core argument centers on structural supply-demand im

BTC has reclaimed $65,000, but what’s truly driving the market goes beyond price appreciation. Over the past 24 hours, the crypto market received three major developments simultaneously: a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, leading to the restoration of shipping traffic through the Stra

In accordance with Announcement, KuCoin has temporarily closed the deposit and withdrawal services for Monero (XMR) due to essential maintenance. The exchange apologizes for any inconvenience and states it will not issue a further announcement regarding the restoration of these services.

ME News reports that, on June 17 (UTC+8), the retail-driven crypto boom in South Korea is significantly cooling down. According to data from TRM Labs, retail crypto trading volume in South Korea reached $69 billion in the first quarter of this year, a 28% decline compared to the same period last yea

The Trump administration imposed restrictions on Anthropic under the Export Administration Regulations, limiting foreign access to its AI models, which directly led to Anthropic removing the Fable and Mythos models.Article author and source: Wall Street JournalThe Trump administration's export contr

TL;DRSui reportedly handled around $65 billion in stablecoin transfers in a five-day stretch after its gasless stablecoin update.The update reduces friction by allowing supported stablecoin transfers without requiring users to hold SUI for gas.The headline number is large, but zero-fee systems can a

According to Semafor, the American Gaming Association, the Indiana Gaming Association, the AFL-CIO Hotel and Gaming Industry Union Council, and UNITE HERE have sent letters to lawmakers urging a ban on sports betting through prediction markets such as Kalshi in cryptocurrency legislation. The organi

CoinDesk reports:CFTC Chairman Michael Silber stated that perpetual futures and similar products have already developed extensively overseas, and the task of U.S. regulators is to bring such trading within a domestic compliant framework rather than allowing demand to continue flowing to offshore mar

CoinMarketCap reports:As Bitcoin rebounds above $66,000, foreign media report that Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy, offered an even more aggressive long-term outlook at BTC Prague 2026: as global capital continues to flow in, Bitcoin’s price could rise from around $70,000 to $700,000,

CoinDesk reports:Foreign media reported that at a UFC event held on the South Lawn of the White House, the winning fighters received prizes in the form of USD1, a stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto business. The article suggests that this arrangement places the p

Perpetual futures have long been one of crypto’s most important trading tools, but for much of the industry’s growth they largely operated outside regulated US markets. That is starting to change: in late May 2026, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved KalshiEX to list the BTCP

Key PointState Street Investment Management introduced the State Street Stablecoin Reserves Money Market Fund, ticker SSCXX, on June 16. SSCXX is a Rule 2a-7 government money market fund that limits investments to cash, short-term US Treasuries, repo agreements, and other cash equivalents. State Str

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan posted to commemorate the platform’s sixth anniversary, reflecting on the evolution of the information markets concept and expressing how astonishing it is to see global adoption of the idea, while noting that the industry still has a long path ahead. Coplan shared a his

According to ChainCatcher, based on SoSoValue data, cryptocurrency market sectors show mixed performance, with the DeFi sector standing out—up 7.29% over 24 hours. Notably, LAB rose 37.97%, Block Street (BSB) increased 31.18%, Uniswap (UNI) gained 10.72%, and Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose 10.38%, briefly

According to The Defiant, 7-day rolling fees for Aave V3 dropped 60% to $6.72 million, Morpho Blue fell 60% to $3.27 million, Maple Finance declined 59% to $1.25 million, Uniswap V3 decreased 57% to $3.74 million, and Curve DEX plunged 65% to $891,000. However, over the past 30 days, Morpho Blue saw