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According to Bloomberg, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has canceled its planned headquarters relocation and will renew its lease at the current location for five years to accommodate up to 100 new employees in response to industry growth and regulatory demands. The CFTC is striving to become the primary regulatory body for prediction markets, and if the Clarity Act is passed, establishing its status as the main regulator of the cryptocurrency industry, the workload is expected to increase further.Meanwhile, the CFTC recently offered a deferred resignation plan to about 50 employees and has provided buyouts to some long-term employees. Data from the Federal Personnel Management Agency shows that the agency's workforce has decreased by nearly 25% since 2024, leaving only 553 employees as of April. The CFTC is seeking to increase its total number of employees to 650 in its budget request for fiscal year 2027. Additionally, under a White House executive order, 25 positions (including policy advisors and senior legal advisors) have been reclassified, removing civil service protections, allowing these employees to be dismissed at any time.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently announced the establishment of the Blockchain Advisory Group (BAG) during the Proof of Talk 2026 in Paris, focusing on optimizing public systems and governance through blockchain technology. The first meeting was chaired by UNDP Deputy Administrator Xu Haoliang, with the initial in-depth topic being inclusive finance and digital finance, discussing obstacles such as fragmented payment systems, limited digital identities, insufficient interoperability, and institutional readiness, while assessing how blockchain can complement existing digital public infrastructure to enhance financial accessibility, efficiency, and transparency.BAG plans to hold two meetings each year to promote cooperation with the blockchain ecosystem around themes such as digital governance and public trust, legal identity and inclusive societies, digital financial services, climate and traceable accountability, digital labor and the future of work. Current members include 26 institutions such as the Ethereum Foundation, Filecoin Foundation, Stellar Development Foundation, Algorand Foundation, Arbitrum Foundation, Celo Foundation, Web3 Foundation, and Kraken.

Deep Tide TechFlow published an in-depth article titled "From 'Fragmented Entry' to 'One Account': Gate TradFi Makes Global Asset Allocation Within Reach." The article points out that as traditional financial assets and the crypto market accelerate their integration, traders' demand for unified, multi-asset trading platforms is increasing, and TradFi has become an important strategic direction for leading crypto trading platforms.The article emphasizes Gate TradFi's product layout and development, including support for users to trade over 10,000 real stocks and ETFs, covering more than 440 CFD products such as foreign exchange, metals, indices, and commodities, as well as diversified asset categories like Pre-IPO, tokenized stocks, and ETFs. Data shows that Gate TradFi's CFD business has reached a daily trading volume of over $30 billion, demonstrating the platform's activity and market demand in the global traditional financial asset trading field. The article believes that Gate is bridging crypto assets and traditional financial markets through a unified account system, providing users with a one-stop global asset allocation experience.In addition, the article also points out that against the backdrop of most trading platforms laying out TradFi business, Gate is forming a differentiated competitive advantage through asset coverage speed, product innovation capabilities, and the construction of a multi-asset trading ecosystem, continuously lowering the threshold for global asset allocation and gradually promoting the concept of "one account trading global assets."

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 9, down 2 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 12, and the average over the past 30 days is 27.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 11, an increase of 0 points from yesterday. The average value over the past 7 days is 15, and the average value over the past 30 days is 28.

On June 5, Grayscale submitted an S-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), planning to launch the Grayscale Canton ETF.According to disclosures, the Grayscale Canton ETF is a spot ETF, with specific product details yet to be announced.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 11, down 2 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 18, and the average over the past 30 days is 28.

According to data from Alternative.me, today's cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index remains at 12, indicating that the market is in a "state of extreme fear."It is reported that the fear index threshold ranges from 0 to 100, including indicators: volatility (25%) + market trading volume (25%) + social media popularity (15%) + market surveys (15%) + Bitcoin's proportion in the overall market (10%) + Google Trends analysis (10%).

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.

In the past week, global crypto ETFs recorded net outflows for two consecutive weeks, with a cumulative outflow of $2.54 billion. Against the backdrop of adjustments in macro interest rate expectations, institutional risk appetite has contracted, but traditional financial assets such as stocks still maintain strong attractiveness.Data shows that the Gate TradFi Perp market exhibits significant asset rotation characteristics, with metals remaining the main trading sector, and daily trading volume once approaching $550 million to $600 million; meanwhile, the trading volume share of stock contracts continues to rise, indicating that the market's demand for allocation in U.S. stock-related assets is increasing. In the context of continued activity in AI tech stocks and U.S. stock indices nearing historical highs, TradFi Perp is gradually evolving from a single gold trading market to a dual-core structure of "gold + U.S. stocks."As institutional funds accelerate their allocation to stocks, ETFs, and other TradFi assets, Gate continues to promote the integration of TradFi assets and the construction of a multi-asset trading ecosystem, continuously strengthening its capability to provide institutional-level global asset allocation services, offering professional investors a more efficient one-stop cross-market trading solution.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 13, up 2 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 19, and the average over the past 30 days is 30.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has been in negative premium for 18 consecutive days, currently reported at -0.1347%, as purchasing power in the U.S. market continues to weaken.The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index is used to measure the difference between the Bitcoin price on Coinbase and the global market average price. A negative premium typically reflects significant selling pressure in the U.S. market, a decrease in investor risk appetite, increased market risk aversion, or capital outflows.

The mobile communication service provider Helium Mobile, built on the decentralized crypto network Helium, has been acquired by Noble Mobile, which focuses on making communication services more accessible. Noble Mobile was founded by American entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Helium Mobile previously launched a free mobile plan service, and the company stated that it shares the same philosophy with Noble Mobile in enhancing the affordability of communication services. After the merger, they plan to continue offering low-cost mobile communication plans, hoping to challenge traditional telecom giants with more competitive services.Frank Mong, Chief Operating Officer of Helium Mobile, stated: "We chose Noble Mobile because our values, development vision, and management teams are highly aligned." The company believes that this acquisition will help further expand the market coverage of decentralized communication networks and promote the development of low-cost mobile communication services.

According to official news, the on-chain application 0xPPL will gradually cease operations. Starting from June 6, the platform will disable trading, and on June 30, the application will be completely shut down. 0xPPL reminds users to export their private keys before the application closes or withdraw all funds from their wallets to other wallets to ensure continued access to their assets.

According to Cryptopolitan, the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan submitted a proposal to Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, requesting the establishment of a legal framework for cryptocurrency ETF trading and promoting the application of yen stablecoins in the Asian payment sector.The Liberal Democratic Party's blockchain promotion group believes that cryptocurrency ETFs are a simpler investment tool than directly holding crypto assets and should be officially recognized in the Japanese market. At the same time, the group hopes the government will promote yen stablecoins as a payment gateway for the Asian market.JPYC launched Japan's first licensed yen stablecoin in October 2025, having issued over 1 billion yen. The three major banks, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho, have jointly conducted stablecoin experiments.

According to the official announcement, Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft Form S-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to advance its initial public offering (IPO) of common stock. The company stated that this move means it can choose to go public after the SEC completes its review, but the specific issuance timing still depends on market conditions and other factors. Currently, the number of shares to be issued and the issuance price have not yet been determined. Anthropic also emphasized that this announcement is made pursuant to Section 135 of the Securities Act of 1933 and does not constitute an offer to sell securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities.

According to Gate market data, influenced by reports of Iran halting communication with the United States, the US Dollar Index DXY rose to a daily high of 99.23.

According to CNN, officials stated that after meeting with advisors on Friday, Trump made modifications to the proposed agreement with Iran, which will extend the negotiation process by another week. The specific modifications requested by Trump are unclear, but officials indicated that the president insists on including tougher language regarding Iran's nuclear commitments and guarantees for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. There are also concerns about the economic relief measures that the agreement might provide to Iran.Additionally, Trump previously stated that the U.S. would take over and destroy Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and he mentioned that the agreement does not involve any exchange of funds. However, the Iranian side stated that the current negotiations do not involve details of the nuclear program and insists that any agreement must include arrangements related to funding. It remains unclear how these differences will be resolved as both sides continue to bargain over the wording of the agreement.