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The latest research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance shows that approximately 31% of Ethereum node activity is located in the United States, with about 39% distributed in the EU region excluding the UK, indicating that the geographical distribution of Ethereum nodes is still relatively concentrated in Western countries. The research leader, Alexander Neumuller, stated that the current node distribution is not concentrated in a single country but primarily relies on a few cloud service providers, including Hetzner, Amazon AWS, and OVH.It is noteworthy that the Ethereum network does not require half of the validators to fail for issues to arise; when more than one-third of validators go offline simultaneously, the network may be unable to complete the finalization of block checkpoints. Neumuller pointed out that nodes and validators do not have a one-to-one correspondence; a single node may run multiple validators, making it currently impossible to accurately assess the actual impact of a specific node or service provider failure on the validation network. Additionally, the research reassessed the energy consumption situation after Ethereum's Merge. The data shows that Ethereum's current annual energy consumption is approximately 7.9 GWh, equivalent to about 1 megawatt of continuous power, which is only about 0.02% of the pre-Merge level, with energy consumption decreasing by approximately 99.98%. Currently, the proportion of sustainable energy used by the Ethereum network exceeds 56%, higher than the global average. The research also pointed out that the concentration of client software is another potential risk; if a dominant client has a vulnerability, it could affect a large number of network participants. The report was published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, with support from the Ethereum Foundation.

According to the latest report released by market research firm Counterpoint Research, Chinese memory chip giant Changxin Technology (CXMT) currently holds a 9% share of the global DRAM market (by bit shipments), and this figure is expected to rise to 11% by 2028 (with a revenue share of 9%). The report indicates that Changxin Technology is transitioning from an industry "challenger" to a "strategic player," with a long-term goal of achieving a bit shipment share of 20% and a revenue share of 15% by 2035.However, the report emphasizes that to truly establish a foothold in the global memory market and join the ranks of the "big three DRAM manufacturers," Changxin Technology must cross the global market share threshold of 15% to 17% (about one-sixth). Historical experience shows that in 2008, Taiwanese DRAM manufacturers could not secure the massive funding needed for the research and development of the next generation of fabs after their market share fell below 15%, ultimately causing their market share to plummet to the edge of 3%. Therefore, the 15% share is seen as the core survival line for Changxin Technology to ensure sustainable development and self-sustaining capabilities in the medium to long term.To cross this threshold, Changxin Technology is leveraging newly raised funds to accelerate capacity expansion, planning to double its capacity by 2030 and triple it by 2035. Although facing external challenges such as U.S. equipment export controls and global supply chain access, analysts believe these restrictions may instead act as catalysts, forcing Changxin Technology to accelerate independent innovation in cutting-edge technologies such as Vertical Channel Transistors (VCT) and Wafer-on-Wafer bonding, thereby narrowing the gap with industry leaders.

Changxin Technology announced that, according to data provided by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the number of valid subscription accounts for this online issuance is 9,428,778, with a total of 816,920,125,000 shares subscribed. The preliminary winning rate for the online issuance is 0.40995452%. The total number of allocation numbers is 1,633,840,250, with a number range from 100,000,000,000 to 101,633,840,249. After the adjustment mechanism is activated, the final winning rate for the online issuance is 0.47141739%.

Gate officially released the June 2026 Wealth Management Monthly Report, providing a comprehensive review of the June cryptocurrency market trends and the performance of platform wealth management products. The report shows that the cryptocurrency market continued its downward trend in June, with both BTC and ETH recording a monthly decline of about 20%. Market funds leaned more towards caution and risk aversion; the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market dropped from approximately $2.30 trillion to $2.17 trillion. Continuous outflows of institutional ETF funds weakened the marginal buying pressure on BTC and became one of the important factors for its breach of key support and the weakening of market sentiment, with overall risk appetite significantly cooling compared to the previous period.In terms of product performance, the overall scale of Yubi Treasure remained stable in June, fluctuating narrowly in the range of 1.5 to 1.6 billion USDT; the total issuance of GUSD decreased from about 191.9 million at the beginning of the month to about 182.3 million at the end of the month, with the annualized yield maintaining at 2.8% to 3.0%, reflecting strong stability. Among advanced products, the Gate dual-currency investment low-buy strategy with a 0-day term achieved an APY of 295%, significantly higher than the market average of 166%; the Gate quantitative fund continued to exhibit stable returns and low drawdown characteristics, with the "Interstellar Hedge (USDT)" cumulative return leading at 18.7%. With the acceleration of stock allocations following the listing of Korean stocks, by the end of June, Korean stocks accounted for about 75% of the overall holdings, with the top ten holdings focusing on global semiconductor and technology growth assets, with SK Hynix ranking first. The report suggests that in a volatile market, stable returns, quantitative strategies, and diversified asset allocation remain important directions for wealth management. Gate will continue to provide users with multi-layered asset allocation and yield enhancement tools to help investors seize structural opportunities and improve asset management efficiency in a volatile market.

According to GMGN market data, the market capitalization of Robinhood Chain Meme coin CASHCAT has fallen below 100 million USD, with a 24-hour decline of over 30%.Meme coin prices are highly volatile, often driven by market sentiment and trending events, lacking actual value support. Investors should be aware of the risks.

According to a research report by NYDIG, Bitcoin fell by 13.4% in the second quarter of 2026, with the year-to-date decline expanding to 32.9%. In contrast, the Nasdaq 100 index rose by 27.7%, and tech stocks increased by 43.5%, indicating that this round of decline is not due to macro risk aversion, but rather specific supply pressures unique to Bitcoin.The core pressure comes from Strategy (MSTR) launching the "Digital Credit Capital Framework," authorizing the sale of approximately $1.25 billion in Bitcoin to cover capital structure obligations, marking a shift of the largest historical marginal buyer from continuous accumulation to active monetization, with the DAT complex overall transitioning from a demand engine to a supply risk. In terms of ETFs, the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF saw a net outflow of $4.9 billion in the second quarter, but Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin Trust attracted $364.8 million in inflows against the trend, showing that distribution channels remain competitive.In the derivatives market, amid weak spot demand and continued outflows from ETFs and stablecoins, the positive funding rate combined with a rebound in open interest indicates that leveraged long positions are rebuilding, posing a risk of passive liquidation triggering a new round of declines. Bitcoin has currently fallen 54.3% from its historical high of $126,000 set on October 6, 2025, referencing the cycles of 2018 and 2022 (with a gradually narrowing decline of about 70%).

According to The Block, the operational data for June disclosed by publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies CleanSpark, BitFuFu, and Canaan shows that the Bitcoin production of all three companies declined compared to May. Among them, CleanSpark produced 614 BTC in June, down from 671 BTC in May; BitFuFu produced 125 BTC, down from 177 BTC the previous month; and Canaan produced 64 BTC, down from 90 BTC the previous month.The report points out that the reasons for the production decline vary among the three companies. CleanSpark's average operating hash rate in June decreased from 46 EH/s to about 43 EH/s; BitFuFu's total hash rate dropped from 19.5 EH/s to 15 EH/s, mainly affected by a decrease in hosted hash rate, although its self-owned hash rate has risen to 3.5 EH/s; Canaan attributed part of the production decline to maintenance of the power grid at some mining sites.It is worth noting that the aforementioned production decline occurred after the Bitcoin mining difficulty was reduced by over 10% in mid-June, reaching a new low since 2026.

Changxin Technology (688825.SH) announced that the company will conduct its initial public offering and list on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, with an issue price of 8.66 yuan per share. Investors are requested to subscribe online and offline at this price on July 16, 2026 (T day), with no need to pay subscription funds at the time of application.Among them, the offline subscription time is from 9:30 to 15:00, and the online subscription time is from 9:30 to 11:30 and 13:00 to 15:00. The total number of initial shares issued is 66,880,886.08 shares, accounting for approximately 10.00% of the total share capital after issuance, and granting CICC an over-allotment option not exceeding 15.00% of the initial shares issued.The price corresponds to a diluted price-to-earnings ratio of 308.92 times for 2025, based on the lower of pre- and post-deduction earnings (without exercising the over-allotment option), which is higher than the industry average price-to-earnings ratio of 76.32 times and the average price-to-earnings ratio of comparable companies of 134.62 times. The total amount of funds raised is expected to be approximately 57.919 billion yuan (before the exercise of the over-allotment option), with a net amount of approximately 57.638 billion yuan after deducting issuance expenses.

The total circulation of stablecoins has fallen by about $10 billion from the peak in May 2026 to about $312 billion, with a decrease of $7.7 billion in June alone, marking the largest single-month dollar decline since the Terra-Luna event in 2022. The supply of Tether USDT decreased from about $190 billion to about $184 billion, while Circle USDC fell from nearly $80 billion to about $73 billion. However, the overall decline is only about 3%, far lower than the over 26% contraction during the bear market from 2022 to 2023.Market participants believe this fluctuation is a normal adjustment within a strong long-term growth trend, as the market value of stablecoins has doubled in two years. There was also a decline of about $9 billion from late 2025 to early 2026, followed by a return to historical highs. Positive factors include regulatory progress such as the GENIUS Act driving new competitors into the market, the circulation growth of regulated products like Global Dollar (USDG) under Paxos, and major financial institutions still expecting the stablecoin market to reach trillions of dollars by the end of this decade.

According to Jinshi reports, analyst Eamonn Sheridan expects the U.S. Consumer Price Index for June to decrease by 0.2% month-on-month, marking the first recorded decline since the pandemic, primarily driven by a 15% drop in gasoline prices from mid-May to the end of June.The annualized inflation rate is expected to slow from 4.2% in May to 3.8%. Core CPI is expected to rise by 0.2% month-on-month, with the annualized core inflation rate expected to slightly decrease to 2.8%. The annualized growth rate of service inflation is 3.4%, higher than 2.9% in January.

Coinbase Institutional stated that U.S. non-farm employment was far below expectations, but the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East has brought inflation risks back into focus for the market. The market is shifting towards pricing "higher interest rates for a longer duration," financial conditions are tightening further, long-term risk assets are under pressure, and the probability of another interest rate hike within the year is also increasing.Amid multiple negative factors, BTC only fell by about 2%, and this relatively resilient performance may indicate that the market is undergoing a bottoming process.

According to Jinshi reports, the Joint Maritime Information Center led by the U.S. Navy stated that the maritime blockade implemented by the U.S. covers the entire coastline of Iran, including but not limited to various ports and oil terminals in Iran.

Token Terminal data shows that despite a cumulative decline of about 42% in the overall total locked value (TVL) of DeFi over the past 365 days, the USDC deposit scale on the lending protocol Morpho has grown by about 86%, reaching approximately $2.8 billion.The data indicates that amidst the overall slowdown in DeFi growth, funds continue to flow into on-chain lending protocols represented by Morpho, reflecting that the market demand for USDC yield-bearing lending products remains strong.

According to CoinDesk, Jurien Timmer, the Global Macro Director at Fidelity, stated that Bitcoin is approaching the bottom support line of its "power law model" constructed based on the complete price history of Bitcoin. This long-term support level is currently around $58,000, while the current price of Bitcoin is approximately $62,700, gradually nearing this area, or may have already entered the "accumulation zone" defined by the model.However, Jurien Timmer did not confirm that the market has bottomed out, but believes that Bitcoin may not experience a rapid rebound immediately. Instead, it is expected to fluctuate around the long-term support line for several months. Short-term capital has previously exited, and the flow of funds has rotated from Bitcoin to gold, and then from gold to the semiconductor sector. Currently, the market's pursuit of hot sectors is still mainly concentrated in the semiconductor field.

The Websea offline summit was successfully held, bringing together hundreds of industry partners, channel representatives, market elites, and regional operation center teams to exchange ideas on transaction innovation, market growth, and long-term value opportunities.The holding of this summit releases a positive signal that Websea's market strategy is accelerating comprehensively. Currently, Websea is continuously advancing the layout of regional operation centers, global BD recruitment, channel cooperation upgrades, and regional market expansion, with multiple business lines working simultaneously to further expand the platform's market coverage, channel scale, and ecological influence.In the future, Websea will continue to focus on product innovation as the foundation, channel growth as the core, and market implementation as the driving force, working hand in hand with outstanding global teams and partners to build a more vibrant and long-term valuable digital asset ecosystem.

According to CoinDesk, the stablecoin market experienced its largest correction in recent years in June, with a total market value decrease of $7.7 billion, marking the largest monthly decline since the Terra-Luna collapse in May 2022.Since the peak in May, the stablecoin market has shrunk by approximately $10 billion, with two major stablecoin issuers being the main driving factors behind this round of correction: the market value of USDT issued by Tether has dropped from about $190 billion in May to $184 billion, a decrease of about $6 billion; USDC issued by Circle has fallen from a high of nearly $80 billion in March 2026 to about $73 billion, shrinking by about $7 billion.However, compared to the cumulative decline of over 26% in the stablecoin market during the crypto winter of 2022, this round of adjustment is still relatively mild. Wall Street institutions remain optimistic about the long-term prospects of stablecoins, with Citigroup previously estimating that the global stablecoin market could reach $1.9 trillion under a baseline scenario by 2030, and could rise to $4 trillion under an optimistic scenario.

The Bitcoin BIP-110 proposal is approaching its deadline in early August, with current miner support below 1% and the current cycle at 0, with no major mining pools supporting it. BIP-110, which stands for "Reducing Data Temporary Soft Fork," plans to limit OP_RETURN data capacity within a year, prohibiting most arbitrary data writes exceeding 256 bytes and restricting certain script formats primarily used for data storage. Strategy founder Michael Saylor and Blockstream co-founder Adam Back have both publicly opposed BIP-110.Data shows that BIP-110 adopts a user-activated soft fork mechanism, setting a 55% miner signal threshold, with the proportion of nodes running BIP-110 software in single digits, mainly from Bitcoin Knots users. The current signaling cycle for this proposal will end around block height 959,615, expected to enter a voluntary lock-up period in early August, with plans to activate around September. If widespread support is still lacking by then, it may lead to a minority of nodes forming a separate chain.

According to CoinDesk, the Ethereum Foundation recently disclosed that its security team used AI agents to test the software running on Ethereum validator nodes and successfully discovered a remotely triggerable vulnerability that could cause node crashes. However, researchers emphasized that human review remains a key step in distinguishing real vulnerabilities from false positives among the large number of security reports generated by AI.It is reported that the discovered vulnerability exists in the Ethereum network message propagation protocol gossipsub, where an attacker can remotely trigger the node software to enter an abnormal computation state, causing the program to crash and shut down, making the validator node go offline until the operator manually restarts it. This vulnerability has been fixed and registered under the identifier "CVE-2026-34219."Nikos Baxevanis, a member of the Ethereum Foundation's protocol security team, stated that what was truly surprising about this incident was not the AI's ability to discover vulnerabilities, but rather the amount of time the team spent discerning which vulnerabilities were real and which were merely seemingly credible "illusions."

According to The Block, the latest report "Merged Ethereum" released by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) shows that approximately 31% of Ethereum node activity is located in the United States, and 39% is distributed across the European Union (excluding the UK), presenting an overall Western centralization pattern.The report points out that there are potential centralization risks in the Ethereum network—nodes are highly concentrated among three major hosting service providers: Hetzner, AWS, and OVH. If more than one-third of the validators go offline simultaneously, the network checkpoints will stop finalizing.In addition, the report recalculated Ethereum's energy consumption, estimating that the annual electricity usage after the merge is about 7.9 gigawatt-hours, a decrease of approximately 99.98% compared to before the merge, with sustainable energy accounting for over 56%. The cost needed to offset its annual carbon emissions is only about $33,500 to $73,800.