according to CoinDesk, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated that the US Department of the Treasury, not the Federal Reserve, is the key institution driving global liquidity and the future of Bitcoin. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell is just a supporting role, the real protagonist is the Department of the Treasury.

 Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, said in an interview with Hong Kong Radio's "Three Years in Office" series that the SAR government is promoting continuous innovation and breakthroughs in the commodity market and virtual asset market, with the goal of serving the long-term and stable development of the real economy. Currently accounting for nearly 25% of the local GDP, Hong Kong needs to attract industries to settle based on finance, hoping to attract key enterprises to set up offices and officials to visit Hong Kong, promoting industries to establish a presence in the city.

according to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd, it is suspected that Cumberland deposited 14,000 ETH (approximately $34.64 million) to Binance 7 hours ago.

Deutsche Bank's asset tokenization and service project Digital Asset Management Access (DAMA) 2 has released a simplified version of the white paper, aiming to accelerate the adoption and services of tokenized funds, stablecoins, and RWAs, enabling asset and wealth management companies, token issuers, and investment advisors to create and service tokenized assets, and securely and compliantly distribute them in the interconnected blockchain ecosystem and financial network. It is reported that DAMA 2 will use the Layer 2 smart contract environment built on zkSync's ZK Chain technology, and will manage cross-chain token issuance through Axelar Network.

according to HODL15Capital monitoring, BBVA, the private bank under BBVA, advised clients to allocate 3% to 7% of their investment portfolios to Bitcoin.

 according to TraderT monitoring, the net inflow of the US spot Bitcoin ETF was $217.37 million yesterday.

 according to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin's market value accounts for 63.9% of the total market value of the cryptocurrency market, while Ethereum accounts for 9.3%.

On June 18th, Base co-founder Jesse Pollak posted on X platform hoping to collaborate with mainstream platforms such as DoorDash, ChatGPT, Uber, Lyft, Spotify, Starbucks, Amazon, Whole Foods, Chipotle, etc., to promote support for stablecoin payments, stating "this will increase my happiness by 10 times," and stating that Base currently has the technical integration capabilities comparable to Shopify, openly inviting those with resources to collaborate via private message.

according to on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa), trader Aguila Trades' 20x leveraged BTC long position has lost $6.34 million in the past 24 hours. Last night, BTC fell all the way to a low of $103,371, and he has cut his position to $200 million, with the latest liquidation price at $94,011.

 according to The Data Nerd monitoring, an hour ago, a whale (possibly an early investor or team of Jito) deposited 4.82 million JTO into Coinbase, equivalent to $10.54 million.

 according to the on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), a certain whale sold all 126,772 HYPE at an average price of $42, making a profit of approximately $2.89 million.

according to data monitored by Farside Investors, the net inflow of the US spot Ethereum ETF was $10.8 million yesterday.

today's panic and greed index dropped to 52, changing from greed to neutral. Note: The panic index threshold is 0-100, including indicators: volatility (25%) + market trading volume (25%) + social media popularity (15%) + market surveys (15%) + Bitcoin's share in the overall market (10%) + Google hot word analysis (10%).

Binance is expected to suspend the token deposit and withdrawal services of THORChain (RUNE) network at 02:00 on June 18, 2025 (GMT+8) to support its network upgrade. The project team will upgrade the network at block height 21,574,000 (estimated to be at 03:00 on June 18, 2025, GMT+8).

according to Bitcoin Magazine, the Thai cabinet has approved a five-year personal income tax exemption policy for profits from cryptocurrency sales.

the market showed that BTC fell below $106,000, now trading at $105,986.12, with a 24-hour decline of 1.01%. The market fluctuates greatly, please control the risks.

the Ministry of Finance of Luxembourg issued a digital national bond of 50 million euros using the HSBC Orion DLT platform. The bond will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, with zero coupon, sold at a discount of 99.03% of face value, but can be redeemed at face value after six months.

Ubyx, a stablecoin startup founded by former Citigroup executive Tony McLaughlin, has completed a $10 million seed round of financing led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Paxos, and VanEck. The company is dedicated to building a clearing system that connects stablecoin issuers with banks and financial technology companies to address interoperability issues in payment scenarios.

according to Jinshi data, CME's "Fed Watch" shows: The probability of the Fed maintaining interest rates unchanged in July is 85.5%, the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points is 14.5%, and the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 50 basis points is 0%;

the cooperation negotiations between OpenAI and Microsoft have reached a deadlock, and the relationship between the two parties is on the verge of breaking down. OpenAI hopes to weaken Microsoft's control over its AI technology and computing power, and seeks their agreement to transform into a for-profit enterprise to promote financing and listing. As the tension between OpenAI and Microsoft in artificial intelligence cooperation intensifies, OpenAI is considering filing an antitrust complaint with regulatory agencies.