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According to Blockworks Research data, on-chain consumption of tokenized collectible card games reached a historic high of $324 million in June 2026, an increase of over five times compared to approximately $50 million in the same period last year, while Bitcoin fell over 20% to a 21-month low, with spot ETFs recording a record outflow of $4.5 billion.Platforms like Collector Crypt and Courtyard store professionally rated physical Pokémon cards in vaults and issue corresponding NFTs. Users receive tokens backed 1:1 by real cards after purchasing random card packs, which can be traded, held, or redeemed for physical cards. According to Global Market Insights data, the global collectible card market size reached $9.2 billion.Pokémon became the best-selling toy brand in the United States in 2025, with sales reaching $2.5 billion, an 87% year-on-year increase. Collector Crypt has tokenized approximately $40 million worth of cards, purchasing about $2 million weekly, with around 30% of users ultimately redeeming for physical cards. According to Dune data, 5% to 8% of NFTs on Courtyard are destroyed weekly to redeem for physical cards.

According to "Intelligent Emergence," multiple independent sources reported that by July 2026, China's leading large model company, Zhipu, had achieved an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $1 billion. Insiders revealed that between January and July 2026, Zhipu's ARR surged 15 times in just six months. The growth from $100 million ARR to $1 billion took Zhipu only 5 months, surpassing the 15 months it took the American AI lab Anthropic to reach a similar stage. As of the time of publication, Zhipu has not responded to the aforementioned financial data.The rapid rise in Zhipu's revenue is primarily attributed to its concentrated investment in coding and reasoning capabilities. Financial reports show that in the first quarter of this year, even though the API call price for GLM increased by approximately 83%, its overseas subscription prices approached those of Anthropic's Claude Code, yet its total call volume still grew by about 400% against the trend. In June of this year, Zhipu launched its latest open-source large model, GLM-5.2, which has matched or even surpassed mainstream cutting-edge models on several core metrics.Currently, AI coding and video generation have become the fastest commercialized and most revenue-generating tracks for large models globally. As the demand in the coding market becomes more certain, industry competition is intensifying. Domestically, MiniMax released the M3, which focuses on enhancing coding capabilities, in June, while the Dark Side of the Moon launched the K3 open-source model with 2.8 trillion parameters on July 16; internationally, with OpenAI merging ChatGPT and CodeX, it has also shown a momentum to catch up with Anthropic in the coding field, and the global battle for AI productivity tools continues to escalate.

Cryptocurrency trading and liquidity service provider Cumberland announced on platform X that its Singapore subsidiary Cumberland SG Pte. Ltd. has obtained the MPI license issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), allowing it to provide Digital Payment Token (DPT) services and cross-border money transfer services.

Ethena officially announced the launch of the Monad blockchain on platform X. USDe and sUSDe are now available throughout the Monad ecosystem, including integration with Monad's Aave instance, allowing Ethena users to borrow stablecoin liquidity at scale.In addition, the parallelized EVM USDe has now been launched.

Researcher Adam from Greeks.live stated that the trading of large Bitcoin call options has significantly increased, with a total of 25,766 BTC call options traded, with a nominal value of approximately $1.65 billion. Among them, nearly 10,000 sets of the 70,000/72,000 USD call bull spread expiring at the end of this month have been traded, making it the most active contract.Adam noted that with about two weeks left until expiration at the end of this month, the large-scale purchases of out-of-the-money call options that are about 10% higher than the current price reflect the market's optimistic expectations for the market trend in late this month; however, the trading strategy of using the lower-cost bull spread also indicates that the funds are primarily taking a tentative approach rather than making aggressive bets.

According to Ethereum Daily (@ETH_Daily) data, ETH has increased by 10.22% in the past 7 days, performing the best among the top ten tokens by market capitalization, while BTC only rose by 3.96% during the same period, and most other tokens remained flat or declined.

Larry Fink, CEO of the world's largest asset management company BlackRock, stated that he is optimistic about the market in the next 12 months, as the technological revolution will drive improvements in the profit margins of more companies. He noted that BlackRock's profit margin has increased by 260 basis points over the past 12 months, and the company has added $1 trillion in assets without increasing its workforce.Larry Fink mentioned that the current market leverage levels are lower than those in 2008 and 2009, and the implied leverage is not high when measured against the current capital market size. He also indicated that certain assets, financial products, or international markets may still carry concentration risks. Larry Fink expressed that he had previously been concerned about leverage in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets, as there had been too many leveraged participants in the market. He believes that after the leverage has been cleared, Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market are more stable at current levels.

The US spot Bitcoin ETF saw a net outflow of $4.5 billion in June, marking the worst monthly performance since its launch in January 2024. Bitcoin fell 20.48% in June, hitting a 21-month low of $58,190 on July 1. Citigroup lowered its 12-month price target for Bitcoin from $112,000 to $82,000, having previously reduced it from $143,000 on March 17. Citigroup also cut its 12-month price target for Ethereum from $3,175 to $2,240.Strategy sold 32 Bitcoins from May 26 to 31, amounting to approximately $2.5 million, marking its first sale since December 2022. As of May 31, it held 843,706 Bitcoins, and the board approved a Bitcoin sale framework of up to $1.25 billion. The open interest in leveraged Bitcoin futures dropped from about $31.3 billion around May 30 to about $21.6 billion at the beginning of June. Within two weeks, major holders increased their holdings by over 270,000 Bitcoins.

BlackRock's revenue in the second quarter increased by 31% year-on-year to $7.1 billion, and adjusted operating income rose by 39% year-on-year to $2.9 billion, with AUM reaching $15.3 trillion and net inflows of $868 billion over the past 12 months.BlackRock has submitted two registration statements for tokenized money market funds to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), one of which aims to create a tokenized share class for existing funds on Ethereum, while the other is for a digital-native strategy. The AUM of BlackRock's iShares ETF platform exceeds $6 trillion, with net inflows of $178 billion in the second quarter. Its AUM related to digital assets is approximately $110 billion, with iShares Bitcoin Trust, Ethereum Trust, and BUIDL remaining the largest products in their respective categories. BlackRock also manages a $60 billion reserve for stablecoin issuer Circle. The company has raised its stock buyback plan for 2026 to $2 billion, having repurchased $450 million in stock in the second quarter.

In June, the U.S. CPI fell by 0.4% month-on-month, the largest monthly decline since April 2020; the annual rate dropped from 4.2% in May to 3.5%, lower than the expected 3.8%. Core CPI decreased to 2.6%, below expectations, remaining flat month-on-month.Major cryptocurrencies rose after the data was released, with BTC increasing from about $62,000 to $64,900, and ETH rising 7% to $1,884, with approximately $300 million in short positions being liquidated. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testified before Congress that the Fed has a "zero tolerance" for persistently high inflation; if the policy is correct, the inflation rise over the past five years will become a thing of the past. When asked about the CPI data, he disagreed with the assessment of "mission accomplished" and did not provide guidance on the next policy steps.

A fraud review commissioned by the UK government suggests that the Judicial College should provide training for all judges and magistrates in England and Wales to address the increasing cases involving AI fraud and the use of cryptocurrency for money laundering. The report states that the overall Fraud Act 2006 can be used to handle AI fraud, but the issue lies in the courts' lack of preparedness to hear related cases.The report recommends evaluating whether the existing "long and complex trials" course should be updated or replaced with specialized modules on fraud and related crimes, and considers mandatory training for judges who may hear complex fraud cases. The report claims that fraud could soon account for half of all crime in England and Wales, with an estimated 4.1 million cases occurring within a year by June 2025, affecting 1 in every 14 adults and 1 in every 4 businesses. The Financial Ombudsman Service estimates that currently over half of investment scams involve crypto assets.The report also mentions the case of Qian Zhimin, who operated a Ponzi scheme in China, defrauding over 128,000 victims of approximately £5 billion and laundering the proceeds into Bitcoin. This case resulted in the largest confirmed Bitcoin seizure in UK history, exceeding 61,000 BTC, and Qian Zhimin was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in prison at Southwark Crown Court in November.

DeepSeek's first round of financing has officially landed. Business registration information shows that DeepSeek's affiliated company, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd., recently underwent a business change, adding Hangzhou Chengli Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership) and National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) as shareholders, with registered capital increased to 16.4475 million yuan.

Recently, the gold and silver markets have remained active, with the trading heat of precious metals continuing to rise. According to market data from the Gate platform, gold (XAU) reached a 24-hour high of $4104.58, currently reported at $4032.17, with a 24-hour increase of 0.35%; silver (XAG) reached a 24-hour high of $59.73, currently reported at $58.40, with a 24-hour increase of 1.34%. According to CoinGlass data, the open interest for Gate XAU contracts reached $164 million, and the open interest for Gate XAG contracts reached $60.2258 million, both ranking among the top two in the industry.

Crypto market analyst gaah cited CryptoQuant data, stating that the holding ratio of long-term holders (LTH) to short-term holders (STH) of BTC has risen to a 30-month high. This metric is used to measure the distribution of Bitcoin supply between long-term holders and short-term holders.The analysis points out that extreme highs in this metric typically do not occur at the peak of market euphoria, but rather during a reaccumulation phase. Historically, bull market peaks often happen when this metric starts to decline from a high point, rather than when it reaches a new high. Currently, with BTC prices still about 50% lower than the last historical peak, long-term holders continue to absorb circulating chips in the market.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow of smart money in the past 24 hours are as follows:WORLDCUP (33eu....ump): Net inflow of $3,000, with a 24-hour increase of -17.6%, currently priced at $0.0013.rollie (GFmy....ump): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour increase of 1669.9%, currently priced at $0.0001.csdncijsnd (HHm9....ump): Net inflow of $1,000, with a 24-hour increase of 1093.1%, currently priced at $0.0001.freg (7rfQ....ump): Net inflow of $935, with a 24-hour increase of 671.1%, currently priced at $0.0001.COMPUTE (Hvf6....ump): Net inflow of $745, with a 24-hour increase of 1025.9%, currently priced at $0.0001.

According to the latest data from Polymarket Builders, on July 14, Gate's prediction market ranked first in daily trading volume among all channels on Polymarket. With the World Cup semi-finals underway, trading related to the events remains active, and Gate's prediction market maintains its leading advantage. In addition, Gate's prediction market not only ranks first in daily trading volume but also leads in weekly and monthly trading volumes across all channels on Polymarket, continuously demonstrating strong performance and showcasing the platform's user activity and trading enthusiasm in the sports event prediction market.Currently, Gate is launching the "Gate Prediction Market × World Cup Semi-Final Focus Event" campaign, with a total prize pool of 50,000 USDT. During the event, users can sign up and participate in the specified focus event predictions for the World Cup semi-finals on Gate Polymarket. Meeting the event requirements will qualify users for rewards, with no need to predict correctly, allowing them to share the 50,000 USDT prize pool. Additionally, Gate has launched the "World Cup Final Sprint Gift" campaign. During this period, users participating in predictions related to the quarter-finals, semi-finals, or finals in the World Cup section of Gate Polymarket have the chance to receive an 88 yuan JD.com gift card, with a total of 10,000 rewards to be distributed, accompanying users in witnessing the birth of the World Cup champion.As the first centralized trading platform to integrate with Polymarket, Gate has become an important entry point for users to participate in the prediction market. Users can directly access the prediction market through the Gate App, entering the Polymarket page from the Alpha section on the homepage, and conveniently participate in various event predictions using USDT in their accounts. Users can also utilize the "Smart Money" feature to track the positions and market judgments of high-win-rate traders, gaining more reference for event predictions. Gate is continuously expanding the application scenarios of the prediction market, providing users with a diversified experience from event judgment to trading participation.

According to Cointelegraph, Chainstory data shows that among the top 1000 cryptocurrency projects by market capitalization, only 67 have a Wikipedia page, accounting for about 6.7%. In terms of layers, about 80% of the top 10 projects by market capitalization have Wikipedia pages, while this proportion is 40% for the top 100 projects and 12% for the top 500 projects.Chainstory indicates that this information gap may affect AI tools' understanding of the cryptocurrency industry, as Wikipedia remains one of the important reference sources for some generative AI tools.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that he would feel better if the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data remains sluggish in the coming months.

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.