Thai Finance Minister: Proposal to Set Up a Digital Asset "Sandbox" in Phuket

In an article on Monday, BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes warned that a new wave of stablecoin companies trying to emulate Circle's successful IPO, but most will be overvalued and likely to fail due to locked distribution channels. He noted that viable distribution channels are limited to cryptocurrency exchanges, Web2 social media giants, and traditional banks, which are difficult for new entrants to access. Hayes believes that Circle (CRCL) is currently "overvalued", but its price could still conti...

On June 17, Interactive Strength Inc. (NASDAQ: TRNR) announced the completion of its first $55 million financing and has begun purchasing AI tokens FET in the secondary market through BitGo. The company is expected to become the largest holder of cryptocurrency vaults focused on AI tokens among U.S. public companies. The financing was provided by private equity firm ATW Partners and cryptocurrency market maker DWF Labs.

Simona Halperin, Israel's ambassador to Moscow, says Israel wants to completely destroy Iran's nuclear program and eliminate its ability to restart it in the future. Any consideration of peace talks must come after Iran has lost its ability to pursue the program, and it is too early to consider talks. Israel is attacking individuals and institutions leading Iran's nuclear program, those leading a nuclear program designed to destroy Israel, and all who could pose a military threat to Israel. (Kim...

US President Trump: The return to Washington has nothing to do with the ceasefire between Israel and Iran. The reason for the return is much bigger than the ceasefire. (Jin Ten)

The Chinese version of "Going Infinity: The Rise and Fall of the Crypto Empire" written by American author Michael Lewis is about to be available to readers. With its unique documentary approach and profound humanistic care, the book provides readers with a panoramic record of the FTX incident, a financial technology storm that has shaken the world in recent years, providing readers with a reason...

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a giant whale sold 2.69 million ONDOs in exchange for 2.13 million USDTs, making a profit of $123,000 after 2.5 months of holding.

Deutsche Bank is preparing to launch a minimum viable product (MVP) for asset tokenization and services for its blockchain-as-a-service platform in November 2025, aiming to reduce upfront hardware and infrastructure costs for companies exploring tokenization. The platform will allow asset managers, wealth advisors, and other financial firms to create, distribute, and support tokenization of services. It is reported that Deutsche Bank has previously experimented with tokenized assets through its ...

Market news: US President Donald Trump will hold an emergency meeting of the National Security Council today to discuss the US position on the situation in the Middle East.

According to The Block, a South Korean court acquitted Haru Invest CEO Lee Hyung-soo on Tuesday, dismissing fraud charges against him. Lee Hyung-soo had previously faced fraud charges for Haru Invest's sudden closure of user withdrawal channels and company offices in June 2023. The company was said to have attracted thousands of investors by promising "full return of principal" and high returns of up to 25% annualized. South Korean prosecutors initially accused the company of selling money from ...

According to Whale Alert, the USDC Treasury destroyed 69,801,539 USDCs on Solana.

Japan's foreign minister, Takeshi Iwaya, spoke by telephone with his Iranian counterpart, Mr. Araghchi, on Sunday, saying that "any actions that could lead to further escalation of the situation should be restrained and all parties concerned should be asked to exercise maximum restraint." The two sides agreed to continue close dialogue for regional peace and stability. Mr. Araghchi argued that Israel had launched a pre-emptive strike to prevent a deal on Iran's nuclear talks with the United Stat...

According to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd (@OnchainDataNerd), Matrixport deposited 12,323 ETH, or about $31.80 million, into Binance two hours ago.