ChainCatcher news, according to statistics from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, the crypto primary financing market completed a total financing amount of $7.75 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 40.17% year-on-year and 77.75% quarter-on-quarter. In March alone, $2.895 billion was raised, with Binance completing $2 billion in financing. If we exclude the impact of this financing, the average monthly financing amount in the first half of the year remained around $950 million, with an average financing amount of $12.419 million and a median of $5.425 million.In terms of the number of financing events, there were a total of 463 financing events in the first half of the year, averaging 77 events per month, a decrease of 49.72% year-on-year and 26.27% quarter-on-quarter. In the financing track, CeFi led with $2.719 billion, surpassing the previously popular infrastructure track ($1.87 billion).It is noteworthy that merger and acquisition events reached 66, an increase of 60.9% compared to the 41 events in the second half of 2024. Additionally, crypto-related publicly listed companies like Circle and Sol Strategies raised a total of $2.233 billion. Both types of financing data set historical records.The most active institutions in the first half of the year were Coinbase Ventures, a16z, and Amber Group, each participating more than 20 times. Following them were institutions such as Animoca Brands, GSR, Selini Capital, 1kx, and Mirana Ventures. The most active angel investors were Raj Gokal, Sam Kazemian, and Balaji Srinivasan.Overall, the financing amount in the crypto primary financing market significantly increased in the first half of 2025, but the number of events continued to decline compared to previous years, showing characteristics such as the concentration of large financings, increased M&A activities, and changes in track preferences, while more funds began to shift towards the more liquid secondary stock market.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Coinbase International has announced that Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced will add support for perpetual futures of Sahara AI and Maple Finance. The SAHARA-PERP and SYRUP-PERP markets will open at or after 9:30 AM UTC on July 3, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, OKX will delist the perpetual contract trading pairs NCUSDT, SLERFUSDT, KNCUSDT, and ALPHAUSDT on July 4, 2025, at 4:00 PM (UTC+8).At the same time, leveraged trading pairs such as STETH/USDT, SLERF/USDT, KNC/USDT, PRCL/USDT, BCH/BTC, and LTC/BTC will be gradually delisted from July 3 to 4, 2025.

ChainCatcher message, Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has once again released information related to the Bitcoin Tracker on the X platform, stating: "In 21 years, you will wish you had bought more."Typically, he discloses Strategy's Bitcoin accumulation data the day after he releases information about the Bitcoin Tracker.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Robinhood has launched micro futures contracts for XRP and Solana, and has introduced a micro version of its existing Bitcoin Friday futures. Micro futures are smaller-sized futures contracts that allow traders to speculate or hedge against price movements of assets such as stock indices, commodities, or currencies, with lower capital requirements and reduced risk compared to standard futures.Earlier this year, Robinhood began rolling out its futures products for forex, indices, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. Its first batch of cryptocurrency futures were all cash-settled, including Bitcoin futures, micro Bitcoin futures, Bitcoin Friday futures, and ETH futures. Later, Robinhood expanded to include XRP and Solana futures.

ChainCatcher message, according to 4E observations, as of June 27, 2025, 4:00 PM (UTC+8), Bitcoin (BTC) is currently priced at $107,328, fluctuating in the range of $108,084 to $106,708 over the past 48 hours. The overall technical outlook is neutral; although volatility has slightly narrowed, there is still no clear breakout trend. Major cryptocurrencies are performing steadily, with Ethereum (ETH) hovering around $2,430, while Solana and Cardano have dropped about 2%. The total market capitalization of the crypto market has slightly decreased, with investors returning more to mainstream assets and tending to adopt a wait-and-see approach.On June 24, Guotai Junan International was approved to upgrade its securities trading license to provide virtual asset trading and consulting services. This is the first Chinese-funded brokerage to receive such an upgrade, and its stock price surged nearly 200% in response. This licensing move provides a model for traditional financial institutions to enter the crypto market and enhances confidence in industry compliance.The latest report emphasizes that while crypto assets have the potential to improve cross-border payments and liquidity, they have not yet entered the realm of central bank reserve assets. This statement serves as a reminder to the market that although crypto assets have potential, it will take time for them to be widely recognized as sovereign reserves.The concentration of leverage has put pressure on short-term volatility due to the expiration of a large number of BTC/ETH options, with "Crypto.ro" noting that these options are concentrated around the price "pain point" of $102,000. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve officials mentioned that interest rate cuts need to wait for data support, which continues to put pressure on risk assets in the short term.Overall, the market over the past 48 hours remains influenced by regulatory advancements, macroeconomic data, and geopolitical factors. In the context of compliance processes and institutional entry, the crypto market may experience short-term fluctuations, but the structural driving momentum for the medium to long term continues to grow. 4E reminds investors: short-term volatility is increasing, please pay close attention to regulatory changes and the impact of options expiration, and be sure to control positions and set reasonable stop-losses.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, digital asset infrastructure company Taurus (whose clients include Deutsche Bank and State Street) has launched the first private stablecoin contract aimed at financial institutions and enterprises, designed to address the concerns of users who are hesitant to use stablecoins due to privacy issues.The contract is built on the privacy-focused Ethereum Layer 2 network Aztec Network (backed by a16z), combining zero-knowledge privacy protection with compliance features modeled after USDC, including minting/burning controls, emergency pause, blacklist mechanisms, and audit logs.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will launch the SAHARA 1-75x U-based perpetual contract on June 26, 2025, at 20:00.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, OKX will officially launch the SAHARAUSDT perpetual contract on the web, App, and API on June 26, 2025, at 8:30 PM (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will support the contract swap plan for Horizen (ZEN). Please note the key changes in token economics after this event:The circulating supply will immediately increase from 16 million to 17.25 million; the total supply will reach 21 million over the next 48 months; the newly added ZEN tokens will be allocated to the Horizen Foundation and the DAO treasury;

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Australian Federal Police have contacted over 90 Australians as part of an operation to combat cryptocurrency ATM crimes. One of the victims is a 77-year-old widow who was scammed out of AUD 433,000 (approximately USD 282,000) in an online dating scam.The victim met a scammer on a dating app who claimed to be a Belgian man. The scammer induced her to invest in Bitcoin by showing fake documents and claiming to earn AUD 13,000 in a week. Over 18 months, the victim transferred her entire life savings into a Bitcoin ATM.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain data analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the contract whale "@qwatio" has just had 20% of its BTC and ETH short positions liquidated. This short position has currently incurred a floating loss of $8.32 million. The current position situation is as follows:40x short 1,131 BTC, worth $122 million, opening price $104,724, liquidation price $108,311;25x short 27,000 ETH, worth $68.31 million, opening price $2,425, liquidation price $2,459.

ChainCatcher news, according to DL News, Denny Morawiak, the head of Coinbase Germany, is adopting a "white glove" service strategy to attract high-net-worth individuals in Germany to invest in cryptocurrency.As the largest economy in Europe, German investors are known for their risk aversion, with only 8% of the population holding crypto assets, far below the 25% in the UK. Morawiak aims to change the traditional investment habits of Germans, who rely on savings and pensions, by sponsoring Borussia Dortmund football club and organizing elite events targeting wealthy entrepreneurs.He stated, "We are a wealthy country, but relatively speaking, the people are not wealthy, which is a pity."

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, the Binance contract platform will launch the OLUSDT perpetual contract on June 25, 2025, at 19:30 (UTC+8), with a maximum leverage of up to 50 times.OL (LINK) has been launched on the Binance Alpha market.

ChainCatcher message, according to a post by Glassnode on platform X, states that "since 2022, the beta value of Bitcoin relative to global liquidity (GLI) and stock markets (such as SPY/QQQ) has been continuously rising, while its beta to credit stress (high-yield bond spread HY OAS) has become increasingly negatively correlated. This indicates that BTC is increasingly behaving like a macro asset: it rises when risk appetite increases and falls when market pressure intensifies."