Base said it experienced two mainnet block production interruptions on June 25 and 26, lasting about 116 minutes and 20 minutes, respectively. According to Foresight News, the network said the incidents did not affect on-chain asset security and that user funds remained available. Base attributed the disruption to a defect in the sequencer’s block-building logic. After a transaction execution failure, the system did not properly clear historical journal state, causing gas calculation errors when subsequent valid transactions executed. This led to invalid state-transition blocks and halted block production across the Layer 2 network. During the outages, Base reported a complete stop in block production, transactions failing to be included on-chain, and mempool congestion. User-submitted eth_sendRawTransaction requests continued to return errors. Base said it restored block production after applying a patch (PR #3806). However, it noted that an engine reset race condition during the sequencer cluster restart hindered recovery synchronization and indirectly contributed to the brief outage the following day. Looking ahead, Base said it will strengthen protocol-level fuzz testing and stress testing to identify abnormal transaction paths earlier, upgrade monitoring and operations systems, and introduce a graceful recovery mechanism to improve restoration speed in similar incidents.

Z.ai released GLM-5.2, an open-source AI model featuring 750 billion parameters and a 1-million-token context window. According to NS3.AI, Z.ai shares surged more than 30% in Hong Kong trading following the announcement. The report also said the stock is up over 800% since debuting in January.

Fidelity Digital Assets has rejected concerns that Bitcoin’s long-term security will weaken as mining rewards shrink, saying the network’s incentive structure can remain strong even as block subsidies decline. According to Cointelegraph, a new research report authored by Fidelity research analyst Daniel Gray argues that Bitcoin’s security is supported by more than block rewards, pointing to transaction fees, market incentives, and other economic forces that encourage miners to keep securing the blockchain and make sustained attacks prohibitively expensive. The report challenges a longstanding criticism that each quadrennial halving undermines Bitcoin’s security by reducing new coin issuance, potentially eroding miners’ incentives unless transaction fees rise enough to compensate. The debate remains a central long-term question for Bitcoin (BTC), which follows a fixed supply schedule that gradually reduces issuance until block subsidies eventually disappear. Since April 20, 2024, miners have received a subsidy of 3.125 BTC per block, down from 6.25 BTC in the prior halving cycle. Gray said lower issuance has not translated into weaker incentives because Bitcoin’s rising price has more than offset the decline in block rewards. He cited average daily miner revenue growth from roughly $26,300 during Bitcoin’s first halving cycle to more than $40.2 million today, writing that miner incentives—and by extension network security—have historically strengthened alongside Bitcoin’s price. While Fidelity’s report maintains that Bitcoin’s long-term incentive structure remains intact, publicly traded mining companies are facing near-term financial pressure. Some industry analysts have described the current environment as among the most challenging on record, citing lower mining rewards, rising costs, and intensifying competition. In response, several miners have diversified into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, using existing power infrastructure and data center assets to serve demand for AI workloads rather than relying solely on Bitcoin mining. A recent VanEck report estimated that publicly traded miners could require up to $50 billion in additional capital to fully transition to AI infrastructure, highlighting the scale of the shift. Blocksbridge Consulting, writing in a Miner Weekly publication, said Bitcoin mines can operate with relatively simple buildings, modular infrastructure, and ASIC fleets that tolerate fast curtailment, while AI and HPC facilities require higher standards for uptime, cooling, electrical redundancy, networking, and customer support.

Kalshi and ADI Predictstreet announced a strategic partnership to expand prediction markets globally, including co-branded placements during the FIFA World Cup 2026™ knockout stage and post-tournament international expansion. According to BeInCrypto, the deal links Kalshi with ADI Predictstreet, FIFA’s official prediction market partner, and includes a co-branded hub with football prediction markets, live updates, and fan content. The firms also plan infrastructure integrations on ADI Chain’s technology, including stablecoins, Web3 products, and on-chain settlement solutions.

Scotland coach Steve Clarke has stepped down after the team’s World Cup exit was confirmed on Saturday, with Scotland unable to progress to the last 32 as a best-placed third-place team. Clarke, 62, had signed a new deal until 2030 before the tournament in North America and leaves after leading Scotland to three major tournaments, including Euro 2021 and Euro 2024, according to Yahoo Sports.

Wall Street remained focused this week on developments in the Middle East, and energy prices eased after a ceasefire agreement was reached. According to PANews, oil prices have fallen to around $70 a barrel from $100 about a month ago. Major U.S. stock indexes are set to close out a solid first half of the year next week. The S&P 500 is up more than 7% so far in 2026, though equities faced a more difficult period in June. Gold prices saw sharp volatility this week. Early dip-buying and safe-haven demand shifted into another round of heavy selling amid stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data, persistent inflation, a stronger U.S. dollar, and rising expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes, pushing gold back near the $4,000 level. In a late surge, gold rebounded to the edge of $4,100.

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