Animoca Brands co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu said Asia is likely to outpace Western markets in integrating artificial intelligence with blockchain technology. According to ChainCatcher, Siu made the remarks in an interview during the SuperAI summit in Singapore, arguing that crypto communities in Europe and the United States often treat AI and crypto as separate, while Asian markets are more receptive to combining the two. Siu said AI and blockchain are closely linked at a foundational level, and that enabling AI systems requires giving them access to funds so they can conduct secure, autonomous transactions on users’ behalf. He said blockchain provides infrastructure that can support this at scale. He also forecast that as many as 200 billion AI agents could be deployed in the future, and that these agents would likely prefer faster, very low-cost on-chain transactions for commercial interactions rather than relying on traditional credit card payment networks with higher fees.

Hong Kong plans to launch a five-year China government bond futures contract for trading on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (0388) on August 3. According to Ming Pao, the Securities and Futures Commission said it selected the five-year China government bond as the underlying asset after assessing market demand and the macro environment, and HKEX must make necessary preparations for the SFC-approved launch and will announce contract details separately. SFC Chairman Tim Lui said the launch is a major step in advancing financial market connectivity with mainland China, supporting renminbi internationalization, and developing Hong Kong into a global fixed-income and currency market center.

According to the announcement from Binance, Binance Futures will end the Last Price Protected (LPP) period for the USDⓈ-Margined HUSDT Perpetual Contract, with the Mark Price set to transition from the LPP mechanism to the standard Mark Price calculation at 2026-06-18 09:45 (UTC). Binance said the transition period may take up to 3 hours, depending on price volatility and the availability of a stable index price. The exchange stated that the change will be implemented gradually using a mark price smoothing process intended to reduce sudden price movements and support price stability during the transition. Binance added that trading functionality will not be affected during the transition period, and that open orders and positions will not be cancelled. Heading: Mark Price Calculation After the LPP period ends, Binance said the Mark Price for the contract will be calculated using the formula Mark Price = Median (Price 1, Price 2, Contract Price). The announcement noted that the formulas for Price 1 and Price 2 are referenced under the Mark Price and Price Index framework for USDⓈ-Margined Futures. Heading: Funding Rate Changes Binance said that after the LPP period ends, the funding rate will follow standard perpetual futures funding rate rules. The capped funding rate will be adjusted from +0.005% / -0.005% to 2.00% / -2.00% at 2026-06-18 09:45 (UTC). The notice listed a schedule showing the maximum funding rate at 2026-06-18 08:00 (UTC) as +0.005% / -0.005%, and at 2026-06-18 12:00 (UTC), 2026-06-18 16:00 (UTC), and 2026-06-18 20:00 (UTC) as +2.000% / -2.000%. Binance also said the funding interval will shift from every four hours to every one hour when the previous funding rate settlement reaches +2.00% / -2.00%.

India’s Financial Intelligence Unit has asked three major local cryptocurrency exchanges to provide information on over-the-counter (OTC) crypto transactions worth more than $10,000, according to a Cryptopolitan report. According to ChainCatcher, the directive requires exchanges to retain OTC records dating back to January 2026, with a focus on beneficial ownership, particularly transactions where private companies or intermediaries may obscure the true owner of funds. The report said OTC trades are negotiated directly between platforms and clients and can help large buyers avoid public-market price swings. Regulators view OTC activity as higher risk due to reduced transparency, citing concerns including money laundering, tax evasion, and cross-border capital flows. India remains one of the world’s largest crypto markets, but there is no official data on the size of its OTC market.

인공지능, AI 에이전트, 지갑, 암호화폐, AI 에이전트가 은행 계좌를 개설할 수 없어 암호화폐 지갑을 개설했다. 골든파이낸스, AI는 자금을 관리할 수 있지만 합법적인 신분이 없어 난관에 봉착했다.

정치적 입장이 정반대인 미국 상원의원 두 명이 힘을 합쳐 전 FTX 최고경영자(CEO) 샘 뱅크먼-프리드의 사면 시도에 반대하고 있는데, 이는 암호화폐 업계 최대 규모의 사기 사건 중 하나가 여전히 워싱턴에서 드문 초당적 합의 사항임을 시사한다.

스냅이 2,195달러에 판매되는 자사의 첫 번째 AR 안경 ‘스펙스(Specs)’를 출시한 후, 투자자들이 수요, 디자인, 가격 부담에 대한 우려를 나타내면서 주가가 하락했다.

Canton은 전체 RWA 분야에서 가장 주목할 만하면서도 가장 간과되고 있는 기업 중 하나일 수 있다.

4년마다 펼쳐지는 축구 경기의 경쟁은 또 다른 글로벌 시장인 암호화폐 시장에도 은연중에 영향을 미치고 있다.

암호화폐 분야에서 전통 금융의 토큰화가 부상하고 있으며, 토큰화된 주식과 실물 자산은 가장 빠르게 성장하는 카테고리로, 각각 3,314.3%(14종에서 478종으로)와 1,903.1% (64종에서 1,282종으로) 급증했다.

BTC, 채굴자, 인공지능, 해시율, 칩, 채굴로 돈을 벌 수 없게 되었지만 채굴 업체가 보유한 전력은 가치가 높아졌다. 골드파이낸스, 이 두 가지가 공존하는 것이야말로 가장 안심할 수 있는 발전 경로다.

연방준비제도(Fed)는 금리를 동결했으나, 인플레이션 우려가 지속되고 있는 가운데 신임 의장 케빈 워시(Kevin Warsh)의 지도 하에 금리 인상이 있을 수 있음을 시사함에 따라 비트코인과 주식 시장이 하락세를 보였다.

워시가 무슨 말을 하든, 단기적으로 어떤 행동을 하든, 워시의 장기적인 행보를 예측하고 싶다면 주목해야 할 대상은 오직 트럼프뿐이다.

K33에 따르면, BTC는 약세장의 바닥에 근접하고 있을 가능성이 있다. 현재 장기 보유자들이 유통 공급량의 79%라는 사상 최고치를 차지하고 있으며, ‘오래된 코인’의 지출이 사상 최저 수준을 기록하고 있는 점은, 거시경제의 불확실성이 지속되고 있음에도 불구하고 시장이 계속해서 매수 물량을 축적하고 있음을 시사한다.