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According to CoinDesk, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) officially announced a regulatory framework for crypto assets this week, which has been widely regarded by the industry as an international plan emphasizing "global liquidity access," but its implementation still faces significant compliance and approval challenges.Under the new regulations, the FCA allows overseas trading platforms to serve UK users through locally authorized branches and to access global trading infrastructure, thereby avoiding the creation of a closed domestic liquidity pool. At the same time, stablecoins not issued in the UK can also circulate in the UK market, a stance that is seen as a clear distinction from the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) regional isolation model.The "Qualified Crypto Asset Trading Platform" (QCATP) mechanism in the new regulations is viewed as a key structure connecting global exchanges with the UK market, expected to enhance price efficiency and market depth. However, industry insiders point out that the FCA has not clarified which jurisdictions are recognized as having "comparable regulatory protection," and this uncertainty may affect corporate layout decisions.In addition, rules related to decentralized finance (DeFi) are still not fully defined, and some practitioners worry that early proposals may restrict centralized platforms' access to the DeFi ecosystem, causing the UK to lag behind other jurisdictions in related innovation fields.On the compliance front, lawyers have pointed out that under the new Financial Services and Markets Act framework, the authorization process may be extremely stringent, with historical data showing that the FCA's anti-money laundering registration approval rate is less than 15%. The new system will also cover multi-dimensional regulatory requirements such as consumer responsibility, capital adequacy, operational resilience, and executive accountability, significantly raising the entry threshold.The industry believes that the framework overall provides a systemic basis for institutional funds to enter the crypto market, but whether the UK can truly become a global crypto hub will depend on the certainty of regulatory enforcement and approval efficiency in the coming months.

According to The DeFi Report's Ethereum Q2 ecological performance report, Ethereum's Q2 Real Economic Value (REV) is $88.4 million, a 7% increase quarter-over-quarter, but a 68% decrease year-over-year.The report shows that the average real on-chain yield in Q2 is only 0.17%, a 14% decrease quarter-over-quarter and a 61% decrease year-over-year; the total on-chain yield (including issuance) is 2.68%, with the issuance portion accounting for 94%, while priority fees and MEV contribute only 0.17%. L1 GDP, DeFi activity, and L2 participation continue to significantly weaken.The report points out that although user experience and throughput have improved, L1 fee capture capability remains weak, and future efforts need to leverage real-world applications like RWA as a settlement layer to smooth out cyclical fluctuations.

The TRON DeFi Summer event, jointly created by JustLend DAO and Binance Wallet, is entering the final 3-day countdown and will officially launch on July 6 at 08:00 (Singapore time). The total prize pool is as high as $4.5 million, and exclusive Boost APR yield enhancements are offered.Users only need to hold any of the assets TRX, USDD, SUN, or JST in their Binance Wallet, or enter the JustLend DAO ecological pool in Binance Wallet DeFi to participate in the prize pool distribution.

AEGIS X officially launches the global genesis co-construction phase, marking the project's formal entry into a new stage of ecological construction. Global users can now participate in the genesis co-construction with USD1 according to the protocol rules, jointly promoting the construction of the on-chain liquidity network around USD1.It is reported that AEGIS X uses USD1 as the core value settlement asset, integrating AI and DeFi protocol mechanisms, and building an ecosystem around stablecoin liquidity, on-chain payments, DAO collaboration, and AI Agent application scenarios. With the launch of the global genesis co-construction phase, the project will further connect users, liquidity, and application scenarios, accelerating the development and improvement of the USD1 ecological network.

Galaxy posted on platform X that many registered investment advisors (RIA) are struggling to respond to clients' demands to allocate funds to DeFi while meeting the compliance requirements of the SEC's custody rules. The main pain point is that current regulations require client assets to be held by qualified custodians, effectively excluding self-custody options and making it difficult for traditional financial accounts to directly participate in DeFi strategies.

The TRON ecosystem officially launches the "TRON DeFi Summer" yield carnival, jointly launched by JustLend DAO and Binance Wallet, aimed at providing users with a more convenient TRON DeFi experience.As a preheating reward, the event features a prize pool of 200 USDT. Participants need to follow the four official accounts: @trondaoCN, @DeFi_JUST, @SUNWUKONG_ZH, @usddio_cn, like and retweet the event tweet, and answer in the comments "Which TRON ecosystem project do you like the most and why" and tag 3 friends.Once the number of comments exceeds 500, the 200 USDT prize pool will be unlocked immediately. The official recommends users to add TRX, JST, SUN, USDD to their watchlist and announces that a heavyweight super prize pool will be revealed on July 6.

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According to The Block, Standard Chartered Bank has initiated coverage on Morpho for the first time, setting a target price of $60 for its native token MORPHO by the end of 2030, representing a potential increase of approximately 2787%.Geoff Kendrick, Head of Global Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered, provided annual forecasts in the report: $3.5 in 2026, $11 in 2027, $22 in 2028, $40 in 2029, and reaching $60 in 2030.The report noted that Morpho is the second-largest decentralized lending protocol after Aave, with current deposits in Morpho Markets of approximately $5.5 billion and a scale of about $4.3 billion in Morpho Vaults. Analysts believe that as the total assets in DeFi are expected to grow 37 times by 2030, Morpho is likely to benefit from this.Standard Chartered previously predicted that by 2030, the upside potential for UNI is approximately 34 times, and for AAVE, it is about 38 times.

According to Marc Zeller, founder of the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), the Aave DAO commissioned service provider ACI has officially ceased operations today, marking the end of this community-led governance platform after more than three years of operation.Reflecting on this, Marc Zeller noted that ACI was established during a low point for DeFi, with Aave's TVL shrinking to a quarter of its peak, and the protocol losing about $35 million annually. During its tenure, ACI helped Aave turn around its operational status to an annual revenue of $150 million, drove the AAVE price up by 9 times, and established a mature DAO governance and service network.Marc stated that the end of ACI is not the end of the journey, and new project plans will be announced soon.

According to The Block, the Paradigm-supported protocol Symbiotic has officially launched Symbiotic Core V2, transforming from a restaking protocol into infrastructure aimed at the DeFi collateral market.Core V2 allows various applications such as insurance, credit, and RWA to share a single collateral pool, with each vault able to independently set risk parameters, asset types, positions, and loss conditions, enforced on-chain. Idle funds can be automatically routed to blue-chip lending protocols like Aave and Morpho to earn base yields, and can be called upon when performance is required.The first product based on Core V2, Liquid Lane, has been used for RWA instant settlement, supporting the early redemption of various tokenized assets for stablecoins; Nexus Mutual plans to use it as reinsurance capacity, while Cap is used to expand institutional credit guarantees.Symbiotic has previously completed approximately $29 million in Series A funding and $5.8 million in seed funding.

According to DeFiLlama data, the recent net inflow ranking of centralized exchanges is as follows:Top three in the 24-hour dimension: Bybit ($25.48 million), Bitfinex ($19.63 million), Bitget ($17.12 million).Top three in the 7-day dimension: Bitget ($743 million), OKX ($312 million), Bitfinex ($81.46 million).Top three in the 30-day dimension: Bitfinex ($472 million), Bitget ($397 million), Gate ($253 million).

According to RootData's financing data statistics, in June 2026, the crypto primary market disclosed a total of 42 financing and merger events, with a total financing amount of approximately $898 million, a month-on-month decrease of 60.5% and a year-on-year decrease of 67.3%. Additionally, there were 15 merger events, with a disclosed amount of approximately $305 million. Overall, funds continue to concentrate on infrastructure, DeFi, and CeFi, with institutional-level capital markets, on-chain credit, derivatives trading, and stablecoin payment/settlement becoming the main incremental directions.DeFi was the most active sector this month, completing 18 financing and merger events, with a disclosed amount of approximately $330 million. Morpho completed a $175 million financing, becoming the largest financing project in the DeFi sector this month; Fomo completed a $75 million Series B financing, indicating that on-chain trading and consumer-level entry points still have appeal.The infrastructure sector had a total of 13 events, with a disclosed amount of approximately $453 million, ranking first in terms of amount. Projects such as Digital Asset, Ornn, and Trace Finance received funding support around institutional-level capital markets, AI computing financialization, and stablecoin settlement infrastructure.CeFi completed a total of 12 events. Although there were not many non-merger financing events, mergers and institutional trading services performed outstandingly. SBI Holdings acquired the Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank for approximately $289 million, becoming the largest merger event this month; SignalPlus completed a $50 million Series B1 financing, and EDGE Markets completed a $29.2 million Series A financing, indicating that institutional-level trading, derivatives, and compliant financial services are still key areas for capital allocation.The top five projects this month totaled approximately $944 million, accounting for about 76% of the overall disclosed scale. The top three projects in terms of financing and merger amounts are: institutional-level blockchain infrastructure company [Digital Asset](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Digital Asset?k=MzYyMA== "Blockchain software and service provider") ($355 million), Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank ($289 million, merger), and on-chain credit protocol Morpho ($175 million).In terms of investment institutions, Coinbase Ventures, a16z, Pantera Capital, CoinFund, Paradigm, Animoca Brands, HashKey Capital, and others remain active, with top capital more inclined to bet on projects with clear institutional clients, compliance paths, and real use cases.

According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, market risk appetite has further cooled, leading to an overall correction in the cryptocurrency market. BTC fell 6.4% over the week, ETH fell 7.9%, and the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies declined by 5.4%, with the Fear and Greed Index dropping into the "Extreme Fear" range.In terms of capital flow, the spot BTC ETF saw a net outflow of $1.79 billion in a single week, setting a record for the largest single-week net outflow in history, and has recorded outflows for seven consecutive weeks; the spot ETH ETF experienced a net outflow of $273.3 million during the same period, putting continued pressure on market liquidity. Meanwhile, STRC under Strategy has traded below par value for the sixth consecutive week, with the market continuing to focus on its dividend rate adjustments and capital operation progress.In terms of industry development, RWA applications and blockchain infrastructure construction are continuing to advance. Enso launched an RWA application supporting the trading of over 500 tokenized assets, further promoting the development of the tokenized asset trading ecosystem; the SEC and CFTC are coordinating to publicly solicit market opinions on the portfolio margin system, continuously improving market infrastructure.In terms of investment and financing, a total of 18 financing deals were completed last week, with a disclosed total financing amount of $210.3 million. Among them, the DeFi sector had the highest financing scale, raising a total of $114 million, indicating that market funds continue to focus on on-chain financial innovation and infrastructure construction.

According to DefiLlama data, the total locked value (TVL) of DeFi across the network once fell below 70 billion USD, setting a new low since February 2024. Currently, the total TVL across the network is approximately 70.129 billion USD.From the peak of about 171 billion USD in October 2025, DeFi TVL has cumulatively decreased by about 60%. In the past 7 days, the total market value of stablecoins has slightly decreased by 0.97%, while DEX spot trading volume has increased by 8.21% compared to the previous week.