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Aave founder Stani Kulechov posted that Aave is expanding its business boundaries from crypto assets to traditional assets, launching securities collateral loans and securities lending services.Aave executive Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo pointed out that the global securities lending market has a borrowing scale of approximately $4.6 trillion and annual revenue of about $35 billion, but most of the profits are captured by brokers and platforms (such as Robinhood, Schwab), and users typically only receive a small percentage of the lending fees.Aave plans to allow users to directly tokenize stocks (such as AAPL, TSLA) on-chain as collateral or lending assets through V4, earning the full lending rate, and providing advantages such as real-time transparent pricing, no re-collateralization, and no intermediary cuts, in order to compete for market share in the traditional securities lending market.

According to Jinshi, the panic index VIX briefly touched a two-week high, rising 1.42 points to 20.31.

According to Gate market data, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index's intraday decline has expanded to over 5%.

According to a report by Reuters, Carlos San Basilio, the chairman of Spain's market regulator CNMV, stated that for cryptocurrency companies that fail to obtain the EU MiCA license by the end of June, the regulator will not grant any extensions or exemptions, and large platforms must exit the EU market in accordance with regulations.The regulator is maintaining close communication with unauthorized companies, focusing on their exit plans and arrangements for the transfer of customer assets to protect investor rights. He also warned that investors who engage in new transactions on unauthorized platforms will no longer enjoy protection under the MiCA framework.

According to Cointelegraph, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced an extension of the temporary enforcement exemption period for digital asset businesses applying for an Australian Financial Services (AFS) license until September 30, 2026, extending the previous deadline of June 30 by three months.This extension also broadens the scope of the exemption, including digital asset businesses operating through authorized representatives or arrangements with licensed company intermediaries in the transitional protection period. ASIC stated that since the update of the digital asset regulatory guidelines in October 2025, approximately 30 license applications have been received.It is noteworthy that this extension is independent of Australia's "Digital Asset Framework," which was passed by Parliament in April this year and is scheduled to officially take effect on April 9, 2027. ASIC warned that businesses licensed under the current guidelines may still need to obtain additional authorizations after the new framework is implemented.

In the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency derivatives market experienced massive liquidations, with a total liquidation amount of approximately $1 billion, and Ethereum's liquidation amount exceeded that of Bitcoin. At the same time, Bitcoin contract open interest rose for the second consecutive day to 778,000 BTC, with a sharp increase in open interest at the end of Thursday indicating that Bitcoin traders are adding short positions in a downtrend. In contrast, Ethereum contract open interest has remained stable at around 14 million ETH since June 15, and Ethereum traders have not actively shorted during the decline.The 24-hour cumulative trading volume difference adjusted for open interest shows that short positions continue to dominate among the top 25 cryptocurrencies, with only BNB, SOL, and TON as exceptions. Meanwhile, the 30-day annualized implied volatility index for Bitcoin surged to 53%, the highest since June 7; the volatility index for Ethereum rose to 66%. In the cryptocurrency options market, last week the skew for Bitcoin options approached 30%, with significant premiums for put options. In large trades, put options with a strike price of $53,000 expiring on July 10 have appeared, reflecting strong demand for downside hedging.

Stablecoin native payment company Daya has completed a $2.4 million Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Hivemind Capital, with participation from Lattice, Alliance, Globelink, and the Aptos Foundation. Daya was co-founded by Nigerian entrepreneurs Aleph L and Paul Joe, who previously co-founded Helicarrier (an early African crypto exchange and stablecoin remittance platform) and have worked at Circle, Microsoft, and Lyrik Ventures. It is reported that Daya aims to build a financial operating layer for cross-border businesses in Africa, integrating local banks, foreign exchange, crypto withdrawals and deposits, and payment processors through a single dashboard to achieve automated routing of optimal payment paths.

The AI infrastructure project Orthogonal announced the completion of a $4.3 million financing round, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Decasonic, and other institutions.

According to Cointelegraph, cryptocurrency infrastructure company BitGo Holdings announced layoffs of about 15%. BitGo co-founder and CEO Mike Belshe stated that this move aims to optimize team structure and focus resources on core areas such as security, trading, stablecoins, settlement, and AI-driven infrastructure.According to data disclosed in BitGo's annual report (with a total of 603 full-time employees by the end of 2025), this round of layoffs may involve about 90 people. Belshe described this as a "one-time adjustment" and does not expect further job cuts in the future. Affected by related news and the overall downturn in the cryptocurrency market, BitGo's stock price (BTGO) fell 4.67% to $4.80 on Thursday, down nearly 73% from its issuance price of $18 when it went public in January this year.

According to Cryptobriefing, Nasdaq-listed company Solmate (formerly Brera Holdings) has seen its stock price plummet over 98% since completing a $300 million financing to transform into a Solana treasury company. The company has previously received investments from institutions such as ARK Invest, Pulsar Group, RockawayX, and Solana Foundation, and currently holds approximately 2 million SOL, but SOL has dropped about 50% in the past year, making the company's financial situation highly dependent on SOL's price and liquidity.Earlier reports indicated that Solmate's largest shareholder has sued the board of directors, accusing them of information disclosure violations and self-dealing.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the market Polymarket. A large whale invested $112,000 in "Japan" during the "Japan vs. Sweden" event. Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 56%.

According to CoinDesk, stablecoin issuer Circle and Japanese financial giant Nomura Holdings have announced a partnership, with plans to launch corporate digital asset payment settlement services in Japan as early as 2027.Under the cooperation agreement, Japanese companies can use the platform to exchange yen for USDC for scenarios such as cross-border supplier payments, fund transfers between overseas affiliates, and foreign exchange settlements. The average daily trading volume in Japan's foreign exchange market reaches up to $440 billion, while traditional bank wire transfers typically take 2 to 3 business days to settle, and blockchain solutions are expected to significantly shorten this time.Previously, the Financial Services Agency of Japan approved the use of USDC among Japanese companies under updated payment regulations, making it the first globally recognized dollar stablecoin authorized to conduct corporate business locally. Circle will operate the related network through its local branch Circle Japan, which has previously collaborated with SBI Holdings to carry out USDC distribution business.

According to The Block, a survey by CoinShares of 261 wealth management professionals in Europe shows that 52% of UK wealth advisors indicate that most of their clients' crypto asset exposure is outside their management scope (with a management gap exceeding 50%), while the overall percentage in Europe is one-quarter.The report points out that this "management blind spot" is primarily driven by company policies rather than a lack of advisor knowledge or client demand. In companies with explicit restrictions or a lack of internal guidance, the proportion of advisors actively recommending crypto assets is only 1%, while the management gap reaches 34%; in contrast, in companies with clear support, the recommendation rate is 48%, and the management gap is only 4%.The survey also found that the changes advisors most want to see are regulatory recognition of digital assets as a mainstream asset class (45%) and access to exchange-traded products (ETPs) (43%), rather than purely educational training.Currently, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed allowing authorized funds to hold up to 10% in crypto ETPs, and the European regulatory environment is gradually shifting towards support, which may help narrow this management gap.

According to PR Newswire, the AI Agent infrastructure project Orthogonal announced the completion of a $4.3 million seed round financing, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Decasonic, Blast, Outbound, Surreal, and others.Orthogonal positions itself as the underlying infrastructure for internet discovery, orchestration, and payment aimed at AI agents, providing a full suite of capabilities for service retrieval, cross-tool task automation, and on-chain instant payments.It is reported that the funds raised in this round will be used for core platform iterative development, expanding the engineering and marketing teams, continuously increasing the scale of platform developers, and improving the interconnectivity ecosystem for AI agents.

According to PR Newswire, AI infrastructure company Neurometric AI announced the completion of a $4 million financing round, with participation from Betaworks, ex-Ante, Everywhere.vc, and others.The company disclosed that it has officially launched an automated Token engineering platform to optimize the cost and performance management of AI Agent workloads, and the new funds will be used to expand the engineering and AI research teams.

The Nasdaq-listed Ethereum treasury company Sharplink announced that it has signed a securities purchase agreement to sell 10,013,400 shares of common stock and corresponding warrants for 10,013,400 shares of common stock, raising approximately $75 million in total. The funds will be used for working capital, to continue accumulating ETH assets, and to repurchase company shares under the stock repurchase plan.Sharplink also disclosed that as of June 16, the company held a total of 875,776 ETH.

According to Jinshi reports, the USD/JPY briefly touched 161.941, then quickly fell back 20 points, currently reported at 161.84.

According to Jinshi reports, SpaceX's pre-market gains have expanded, with the latest increase of 2.4%.

According to The Block, Kraken has partnered with the on-chain institutional lending platform Maple to launch an on-chain storage facility for digital asset collateralized loans. This facility will provide USDC liquidity to Kraken's over-the-counter lending clients, allowing borrowers to use crypto assets such as BTC and ETH as collateral.