According to PANews, the cryptocurrency market witnessed a significant downturn influenced by rumors of U.S. involvement in conflicts and escalating tensions in the Middle East. Data from SoSoValue indicates that the AI sector saw a 5.32% decline over the past 24 hours, with notable drops in RENDER and VIRTUAL, which fell by 6.01% and 7.66% respectively. Bitcoin (BTC) decreased by 2.26%, falling below $105,000, while Ethereum (ETH) dropped 2.49%, hovering around $2,500. Other sectors also showed weak performance, including DeFi with a 4.20% decline, Layer2 down by 4.39%, and NFTs falling by 4.84%. Despite the overall negative trend, some assets like Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and TON demonstrated resilience, with BCH rising by 5.32% and TON slightly increasing by 0.07%.

Odaily Planet Daily News On June 18, according to SoSoValue data, affected by the escalation of the situation in the Middle East and the fermentation of the US war, all sectors of the crypto market fell across the board, with a general decline of about 2% to 5%. Among them, the AI ​​sector fell 5.32% in 24 hours. Within the sector, Render (RENDER) and Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) fell 6.01% and 7.66% respectively. In addition, Bitcoin (BTC) fell 2.26%, falling below $105,000. Ethereum (ETH) fell 2.49%, maintaining a narrow range of fluctuations around $2,500. In other sectors, the CeFi sector fell 1.71% in 24 hours, and Hyperliquid (HYPE) fell 5.51%; the Layer1 sector fell 2.45%, and Toncoin (TON) was relatively strong, rising 0.07%; the Meme sector fell 3.56%, and the previously large SPX6900 (SPX) fell 10.30%; the PayFi sector fell 3.63%, but Bitcoin Cash (BCH) rose 5.32% against the trend; the DeFi sector fell 4.20%, and Sky (SKY) fell 6.81%; the Layer2 sector fell 4.39%, the NFT sector fell 4.84%, and Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) fell 9.02%. The crypto sector index reflecting the historical market conditions of the sector shows that the ssiAI, ssiRWA, and ssiNFT indexes fell 5.43%, 5.43%, and 5.17% in 24 hours, respectively.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to dune @pandajackson42 data panel, AB accounted for 58% of Binance Alpha's trading volume yesterday, with a trading volume of US$463 million. Yesterday, Binance Alpha's trading volume fell slightly to US$732 million, and the current trading volume fell by about 63% from the highest point of 2.03 billion.

Odaily Planet Daily News The Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC are considering lowering the "enhanced supplementary leverage ratio" (eSLR) of large banks from the current 5% to 3.5%-4.5% to address the constraints imposed by capital rules on the $29 trillion U.S. Treasury market transactions. The proposal is expected to be reviewed by the Federal Reserve on June 25, or the public opinion on whether to exclude U.S. Treasury assets from the calculation will be sought at the same time. Analysis points out that although the reform is intended to enhance the ability of banks as intermediaries, it also raises concerns about the fragility of the financial system. (Bloomberg)

According to Odaily, SEC filings reveal that Sun Weike, father of Justin Sun, has acquired control of the publicly listed company SRM Entertainment through a $100 million TRX token PIPE transaction. The company will be renamed Tron Inc. The deal was arranged by Dominari Securities, which is associated with the Trump family. Following the transaction, Sun Weike will become the chairman of the board, and Tron executives will join the audit, compensation, and nomination committees. Although the transaction does not directly involve Tron DAO, it is seen as an arrangement led by its core management. The newly formed company plans to emulate MicroStrategy by holding up to $210 million in TRX as a strategic asset.

According to Foresight News, Hong Kong's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, stated in an interview with Hong Kong Radio's 'Three Years in Office' series that the Special Administrative Region government is actively promoting innovation and breakthroughs in the commodity and virtual asset markets. The goal is to support the long-term and stable development of the real economy, which currently accounts for nearly 25% of the local GDP. Hui emphasized the need for Hong Kong to leverage its financial foundation to attract industries, aiming to facilitate the establishment of key enterprise offices and encourage industry presence in the region through official visits and outreach efforts.

Meta Pool says an early detection system discovered the exploit, allowing it to pause the affected smart contract and prevent further losses. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/meta-pool-exploiter-flees-132k-in-27-million-hack?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

US Senate passed the “GENIUS Act” (68-30) to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins. The bill requires stablecoins to be backed by liquid assets and issuers to disclose reserves monthly. This is a major milestone for the crypto industry, which has long pushed for regulatory clarity source: https://coinjournal.net/news/us-senate-approves-genius-act-to-regulate-stablecoins-bill-moves-to-house/

Odaily Planet Daily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale exchanged 77,160 SOL (US$11.42 million) into 63,758.63 JitoSOL for liquidity pledge.

President Trump has issued a third extension for TikTok’s US sale, confident China will eventually approve the deal. The move reflects TikTok’s rising political influence among young voters ahead of 2024. Yet with legal and trade issues unresolved, the outcome remains uncertain.

Odaily Planet Daily News: Pan Gongsheng, governor of the central bank, said at the 2025 Lujiazui Forum that new technologies are accelerating their application in the field of cross-border payments. New technologies such as blockchain and distributed ledgers have promoted the vigorous development of the central bank's digital currency stablecoin, realizing the payment and settlement from the bottom to reshape the traditional payment system, greatly shortening the cross-border payment chain, and at the same time posing huge challenges to financial supervision. Technologies such as smart contracts and decentralized finance will also continue to promote the evolution and development of the cross-border payment system. (Jinshi)

Thailand has approved a five-year income tax exemption on crypto trading profits from 2025 to 2029, applying to sales through licensed platforms. The move aims to spur blockchain innovation while maintaining investor protection through regulatory oversight.

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Tron's operation is more like using the shell resources of listed companies to hype the market value of cryptocurrencies. Its core risk is to use high leverage to bet on an asset with fragile liquidity, unclear regulatory characterization, and lack of independent value support.