This Week's News Preview | U.S. June Non-Farm Payroll Report Released Early; Monetary Authority of Singapore Requires Unlicensed Crypto Service Providers to Cease Operations
Highlights of the week from June 30 to July 6.整理：Jerry，ChainCatcher
Key News:
- Binance Wallet will launch NodeOps (NODE) TGE on June 30
- KULR Technology Group will be included in the Russell 3000 Index on June 30, with Bitcoin as its main asset
- The Monetary Authority of Singapore requires unlicensed crypto service providers to cease operations by June 30
- Nobitex announces service recovery roadmap after security incident: withdrawal, trading, and deposit functions will gradually reopen on June 30
- The U.S. June non-farm payroll report will be released early on July 3
- Binance will delist ALPHA, BSW, KMD, LEVER, LTO on July 4
June 30 (Monday)
Binance Wallet will launch NodeOps (NODE) TGE on June 30
According to official news, Binance Wallet will launch NodeOps (NODE) TGE on June 30. The subscription period is from 4 PM to 6 PM on June 30, 2025 (UTC +8), and eligible users must use Binance Alpha points to participate in the subscription.
Additionally, 27,153,349 NODE tokens will be allocated for future activities, with specific details to be announced later. TGE details and event pages will be released soon.
According to GlobenewsWire, KULR Technology Group (NYSE American: KULR) announced today that it will officially join the Russell 3000 Index after the U.S. market opens on June 30, 2025, as part of the 2025 Russell Index restructuring.
CEO Michael Mo stated that this milestone will enhance KULR's visibility and liquidity among institutional investors. The Russell Index is widely used as a benchmark by investment managers and institutional investors, with approximately $10.6 trillion in assets benchmarked to the Russell U.S. Index as of the end of June 2024.
Notably, KULR announced in December 2024 that its board had agreed to make Bitcoin its primary asset and committed to using up to 90% of its remaining cash for Bitcoin acquisitions.
BNB Chain zero Gas fee transfer event extended for another 3 months until June 30, 2025
To give back to the community and further promote the use of stablecoins, BNB Chain announced that the "Zero Gas Fee Carnival" event will be extended until June 30, 2025. Users can enjoy gas fee exemptions for stablecoin transfers on BNB Chain, currently covering stablecoins including USDT, USDC, and FDUSD. So far, the carnival event, which started last September, has covered over $3 million in stablecoin transfer gas fees.
Currently, the centralized exchanges supporting the event include: Binance, Bitget, MEXC, Bitmart, Ourbit, BingX, LBank, and Hashkey, with wallet support from Bitget Wallet, SafePal, Trust, Tokenpocket, Mathwallet, ImToken, etc. During the event, transfers to BNB Chain via cross-chain bridges Celer, cBridge, and Meson.Fi will have no cross-chain fees. Additionally, users can increase stablecoin yields through various DeFi protocols on BNB Chain.
Recently, Trump's World Liberty deployed its stablecoin $USD1 on the BNB Chain, and Wintermute's public wallet used $USD1 for test transfers, further expanding the BNB Chain stablecoin ecosystem. Currently, the market capitalization of BNB Chain stablecoins exceeds $7 billion, and BNB Chain continues to encourage more stablecoin deployments in the ecosystem.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released its final policy document on May 30, 2025. It stipulates that all crypto service providers registered or operating in Singapore must cease providing cryptocurrency services to overseas customers by June 30, 2025, if they have not obtained a DTSP license.
MAS emphasized that there will be no transition period, and violators will face penalties according to the law.
According to official news, Iranian crypto trading platform Nobitex has released a service recovery plan, with platform services set to gradually resume in phases:
The first phase will begin on June 25, where all users must re-verify their identities through the web version to ensure account security. Most platform functions will remain closed during the verification period;
The second phase is expected to start on June 28, where users who complete verification will regain access to their accounts;
The third phase will begin on June 30, when the platform will gradually reopen withdrawal, deposit, and trading functions, with specific details to be announced in future updates.
Nobitex was previously attacked by the pro-Israel hacker group "Gonjeshke Darande," resulting in an estimated loss of about $100 million.
The 8th EthCC conference will be held in Cannes from June 30 to July 3
Cannes Mayor David Lisnard stated that as part of the Web3 strategy, the city government will encourage and train local merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments to attract high purchasing power customers. The training session will be held on February 4, 2025, at 14:30 in the Palais des Festivals, with experts explaining practical content on technology, law, taxation, etc.
Additionally, Cannes will host the 8th EthCC conference from June 30 to July 3, 2025, expected to attract 10,000 attendees and bring new business opportunities to merchants. The city government will also launch a "crypto-friendly" map listing merchants that support crypto payments for the convenience of attendees and the public.
July 1 (Tuesday)
SlowMist jointly develops free Web3 phishing attack simulation platform Unphishable, launching on July 1
According to official news, the Web3 phishing attack simulation platform "Unphishable," jointly developed by the SlowMist team, DeFiHackLabs, and ScamSniffer, will officially launch on July 1. This platform provides users with a realistic phishing attack simulation experience, helping them enhance their anti-fraud capabilities in a safe and gamified environment.
Unphishable is entirely browser-based, supporting English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, and operates on the MetaMask test network, aiming to ensure user asset security. The platform will offer over 30 phishing simulation levels, covering common attack types from beginner to advanced users, including fake airdrops, mnemonic phrase phishing, and malicious authorizations.
StarkWare launches STRK delegation program, initial registration period open until July 1
StarkWare announced the launch of the Delegation Program, aimed at helping secure the network through authorized validators (especially smaller validators) while earning rewards, thus supporting the decentralization of Starknet.
As part of this program, StarkWare will gradually delegate millions of STRK to eligible validators to expand the staking pool, improve staking distribution, encourage new validators to participate, and enhance the overall decentralization of the network, with the initial registration period open until July 1, 2025.
Ledn will discontinue support for Ethereum and fully transition to Bitcoin lending model on July 1
According to The Block, crypto lending platform Ledn announced it will terminate support for Ethereum and interest-bearing services, fully transitioning to a Bitcoin collateral lending model.
Starting July 1, the platform will only offer "custodial Bitcoin lending" services, where customer collateral will be fully held by Ledn or its partners. Ledn added Ethereum collateral lending services in February 2024, and this adjustment means the closure of both BTC and ETH "growth accounts."
July 2 (Wednesday)
According to official news, five Korean crypto exchanges, Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax, announced plans to delist the Wemade blockchain platform token WEMIX on June 2, with token withdrawals expected to cease on July 2.
The decision to delist this specific token was made through the Korean Digital Asset Exchange Association (DAXA), which includes these five platforms. DAXA believes that the Wemix Foundation has not adequately addressed the issues that led to its designation as a high-risk investment cryptocurrency, determining that the asset does not meet the standards for maintaining trading support after a comprehensive review of the issuing entity's credibility and security.
July 3 (Thursday)
The U.S. June non-farm payroll report will be released early on July 3
According to Jin10, due to the U.S. Independence Day holiday, the U.S. June non-farm payroll report will be released early on July 3 (Thursday) at 20:30. On that day, U.S. stock markets and CME stock index futures trading will close early.
On July 4, U.S. stock markets will be closed for one day, and CME's precious metals, crude oil, foreign exchange, and stock index futures contracts will end trading early at 01:00 Beijing time on July 5, while ICE's Brent crude oil futures contracts will end trading early at 01:30 Beijing time on July 5. Investors are advised to pay attention.
July 4 (Friday)
Musk: Grok 4 is expected to launch shortly after July 4
Musk posted on the X platform that he and the xAI team have been working all night to refine Grok, and progress is going well. Grok 4 is expected to be released shortly after July 4, requiring one more large-scale run to build a dedicated coding model.
Binance will delist ALPHA, BSW, KMD, LEVER, LTO on July 4
According to the official announcement, Binance will delist ALPHA, BSW, KMD, LEVER, and LTO on July 4.
OGN DAO will repurchase OGN worth over $3 million, with the first operations starting before July 4
According to official news from Origin Protocol, Origin DAO has passed a proposal to use over $3 million of DAO assets to repurchase OGN tokens. This repurchase plan will begin implementation before July 4, 2025, and all repurchased OGN will be allocated to staked users.
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