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According to a report by Reuters, two informed Greek government officials revealed that the Greek Ministry of Finance is preparing legislation to impose a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies, which is expected to be submitted to parliament for review in the coming months.Under the plan, the first 500 euros of earnings for each taxpayer will be tax-exempt; individual mining activities will not be taxed, but mining companies registered as businesses will be taxed. Currently, Greece does not have a complete tax framework for cryptocurrencies, and the tax rates vary significantly among EU countries, ranging from 8% in Cyprus to 30% in France.Officials stated that due to most Greek investors using offshore platforms, it is currently difficult to estimate the size of the country's cryptocurrency market, and there are no specific revenue forecasts available.

Bitcoin Treasury Capital announced the launch of Sweden's first BTC-backed preferred stock, BTC PREF, with an annual dividend of 10%, expected to start trading on July 20 on the Spotlight Stock Market.This issuance is expected to raise $2.5 million to purchase more BTC.

Former co-founder of Multicoin Capital, Kyle Samani, posted on X revealing: "For those wondering what my next plan is, I am developing a consumer product."It is worth mentioning that Solana founder toly retweeted this post, which may imply that the product has some connection to Solana.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Multicoin Capital deposited 56.116 million ENA (5.28 million USD) into Galaxy Digital and BitGo.

According to The Block, blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has released a latest report indicating that as the gray market peptide industry scales surpasses an annualized $100 million, leading suppliers are accelerating the adoption of Bitcoin and stablecoins as primary settlement tools.In Q1 2026, cryptocurrency inflows into the industry reached $32 million, a month-on-month surge of 159%. Due to traditional banks and credit card payment channels generally imposing bans on prescription-grade compounds and unregulated substances, a large number of Chinese chemical manufacturers are turning to cryptocurrency to complete transactions, with high-value orders particularly favoring stablecoins to avoid price volatility risks.

On-chain capital and prediction market infrastructure project Nova Markets announced the completion of a new round of financing, with participation from Wintermute Ventures, Robot Ventures, Big Brain VC, Cumberland, GSR, Greenfield Capital, Hash3, Bodhi Ventures, and Kairos Research.This round of financing will be used to migrate more perpetual contracts and prediction markets on-chain.Nova stated that the actual number of existing on-chain capital markets is far below the expected level, and the financing will be used to migrate more perpetual contracts and prediction markets on-chain, reshaping the generation and trading structure of related markets.

According to CoinDesk, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, along with several Senate Republicans, urged financial regulators to abolish the 1,250% punitive risk weight set by the Basel Committee on digital assets and to establish a new capital framework so that banks can meaningfully participate in the cryptocurrency market.

According to a report by The Information, Helion, a fusion startup backed by OpenAI founder Sam Altman, announced the completion of a $465 million financing round, led by Thrive Capital.After this investment, Helion's valuation reached $15.5 billion, nearly three times its previous valuation of $543 million.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor stated that the capital markets are providing funding for AI infrastructure on an unprecedented scale, with approximately $400 billion raised in the past six months. Saylor pointed out that since May 14, there has been about $4 billion in outflows from Bitcoin ETFs, putting pressure on BTC prices. However, he believes this is a rotation of capital rather than damage to Bitcoin itself. Saylor stated, "Volatility creates opportunity."

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the crypto asset management firm Abraxas Capital continues to reduce its holdings by 1,469 BTC, transferring 1,469 BTC (worth $98.45 million) to Kraken and then withdrawing 22.71 million USDC. Over the past day, it has cumulatively reduced its holdings by 2,469 BTC (worth $166 million), with an average price of $67,210.

According to The Block, the monthly transaction volume of crypto venture capital has dropped to about 50 transactions, the lowest level since before 2021. The two historically most active sectors, infrastructure and crypto financial services, have both fallen to multi-year lows. The massive shift of investor attention towards the AI sector, combined with a shortage of early high-quality project supply, is the main reason for the decline in transaction volume.Despite the drop in the number of transactions, the total amount of financing remains relatively high, showing a "few large amounts" characteristic—recently, the prediction market platform Kalshi completed a $1 billion financing, which is a typical example. Analysts point out that the current low-noise environment is actually a window period for projects with clear use cases and real traction. Whether a recovery can be achieved in the second half of 2026 will depend on whether new sectors beyond prediction markets and financial infrastructure can form a consensus for large-scale investment.

According to QCP Capital's latest market report, Bitcoin has fallen approximately 11.6% this week, continuing to be under pressure. Market sentiment has been affected by the rare news of Strategy selling 32 BTC, although the sale size was only about $2.5 million, which had almost no substantial impact on its holdings of over 840,000 coins. However, it broke the long-standing market expectation of Strategy's "never selling coins," weakening the confidence of some investors.On a macro level, the situation is also unfavorable. The escalation of the Middle East situation and the stagnation of US-Iran negotiations have driven oil prices up, with the risk premium in the Strait of Hormuz being re-emphasized. Meanwhile, US job vacancy data was stronger than expected, reducing the market's bets on a short-term rate cut by the Federal Reserve and reinforcing the expectation of "higher rates for longer." The options market shows a significant increase in defensive sentiment. The 30-day at-the-money implied volatility (ATM IV) rose to about 41.4%, with a weekly increase of about 7 volatility points. The risk reversal indicator remains biased negative, with a short-term inverted yield curve reflecting strong demand for downside protection in the market.QCP believes that the current market is not in a panic sell-off but is re-pricing downside risks. Weak spot demand, rising oil prices, increasing real interest rates, and macro uncertainty are collectively suppressing the performance of risk assets. Meanwhile, AI concept stocks and large tech companies continue to attract significant capital inflows, further diverting risk appetite from the crypto market. QCP points out that if BTC cannot regain a foothold in the $67,000 to $68,000 range, the rebound may still face significant selling pressure. The current market is more inclined to purchase downside protection rather than actively increase risk exposure, as investors await a clearer direction from the macro environment between the paths of "soft landing" and "high inflation, high interest rates, low liquidity."

Gate Europe successfully held the "Capital Social at Money20/20 Europe" industry exchange event. The event was jointly organized by Gate Institutional, Gate Fiat, and Gate Pay, attracting over 150 professionals from the fields of payment, OTC, institutional trading, and fintech to discuss the integration trends of digital assets and traditional finance, as well as opportunities for institutional market development.During the event, the senior team of Gate and industry guests engaged in discussions on topics such as the integration of fiat currency and digital assets, institutional liquidity, cross-border payments, and institutional-level settlement. Partner Utexo conducted specialized discussions on institutional liquidity, fiat infrastructure, and payment collaboration. In a roundtable discussion themed "Everything Capital," attendees focused on topics such as capital flow efficiency, the construction of institutional payment networks, the evolution of OTC market structure, and innovations in cross-border settlement.This event provided a deep communication platform for traditional financial institutions, payment companies, and participants in the digital asset industry.Currently, Gate Group's Malta entity Gate Europe has obtained European MiCA and PI licenses under the supervision of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), continuously advancing its compliance layout in Europe and strengthening its infrastructure capabilities in institutional payments, fiat channels, and cross-border settlement. As the industry moves towards a higher level of compliance and institutional development, Gate will continue to deepen global industry collaboration and promote the integration of digital assets and traditional finance.

According to BIT analysis, a significant feature of Bitcoin over the past four years is that most of the price increases are concentrated in a short period of rapid growth, followed by a prolonged period of sideways consolidation. The pullback phase also shows a similar pattern, where the price usually drops quickly at first, releasing most of the downward pressure in one go, and then gradually stabilizes.This round of pullback is mainly influenced by two factors: first, the U.S. April CPI announced in May was higher than expected; second, there are concerns in the market about Strategy selling Bitcoin and the subsequent potential selling pressure. As a result, the spot Bitcoin ETF quickly shifted from net buying to significant net selling, with a cumulative net sell of about $1.5 billion this year, creating noticeable pressure on the market.Currently, Bitcoin is still under pullback pressure, with $63,445 being a key support level to watch. Whether this level can hold will affect the market's judgment on the depth of this adjustment: if the price stabilizes near this area, this pullback will still be considered a phase adjustment; if it effectively breaks below, it may enter a deeper adjustment and consolidation.

According to BBX data, yesterday, publicly listed companies in multiple countries globally intensively disclosed their latest strategies regarding the expansion of Bitcoin treasury, stock buybacks, and the authorization of super debt financing tools. The core dynamics are as follows:Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: $STRE) CEO Matt Cole officially disclosed yesterday that the company has invested approximately $185.2 million to increase its holdings by 2,500 BTC (average purchase price of about $74,092). As a result, Strive's total Bitcoin holdings have reached 19,000 BTC, with a year-to-date (YTD) return of 36.7% and an expansion rate of 57.0%. At the same time, the company has proactively increased its cash reserves to ensure the stable distribution of dividends over the next 18 months.European Bitcoin treasury company Capital B (Euronext Growth Paris: $ALCPB) officially announced that it has opened online voting for the shareholders' meeting until June 17. The board is seeking shareholder authorization to establish a capital increase limit of up to €5 billion and a debt instrument issuance limit of up to €100 billion, aiming to accelerate its Bitcoin treasury strategy and enhance the Bitcoin value per share.Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE: $GPUS) officially announced that as of May 31, 2026, the company holds a total of 704.3405 BTC (with a total value of approximately $51.8 million based on the price of $73,579 on that day). The company also confirmed that it did not execute any Bitcoin purchases in the open market last week, with the increase in holdings mainly coming from the regular mining output of its AI data center.Brazilian listed Bitcoin treasury company OranjeBTC (B3: $OBTC3) announced an increase of 20 BTC in the secondary market (average price of about $75,346), raising its total holdings to 3,762 BTC. Meanwhile, the company repurchased 289,100 shares of OBTC3 during the period, further enhancing the Bitcoin exposure per share through a dual reduction of circulating shares.

The global stablecoin payment infrastructure platform WasabiCard today announced the completion of its Pre-A round of financing. Including previous funding, the total amount raised by the company has approached 10 million USD, with participation from four well-known institutions: Vernal Capital, Avenir Group, Vision Plus Capital, and 01VC.This round of financing will be used to build and improve the global payment infrastructure, compliance system, and key market business layout, enhancing cross-border payment service capabilities and global operational capabilities, further promoting the company's construction of a compliant, efficient, next-generation financial infrastructure aimed at the internet era.As stablecoins gradually move from trading scenarios to real commercial applications, the demand from enterprises for global payment, global card issuance, fund management, and cross-border settlement infrastructure continues to grow. WasabiCard currently serves over 500 enterprise clients globally, with a cumulative card issuance exceeding 500,000 cards and a total transaction scale surpassing 1 billion USD.In the future, WasabiCard will continue to expand its global payment network and multi-chain payment ecosystem, promoting the further implementation of stablecoin payments in global commercial scenarios.

According to IOL, the High Court of Gauteng Province in South Africa ruled that Bitcoin falls under "capital" and "currency" within the South African foreign exchange control system, and ordered the confiscation of nearly 6 million rand worth of Bitcoin assets. The court determined that a trader transferred nearly 1,680 Bitcoins to a wallet accessible only through an overseas registered cryptocurrency exchange via their Luno account between January 2018 and March 2020, which amounted to exporting capital abroad without approval from the Treasury, violating foreign exchange control regulations.Meanwhile, the South African Treasury released a draft consultation on capital flow management for 2026 last month, aimed at modernizing the management of cross-border capital flows by reducing pre-approval for transactions, strengthening reporting, and monitoring high-impact, high-risk cross-border transactions.

According to analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the crypto asset management firm Abraxas Capital allegedly sold 1,000 BTC during last night's decline, worth $67.49 million. Seven hours ago, it transferred 1,000 BTC to Kraken and subsequently withdrew a total of 52.72 million stablecoins from Kraken, including USDC and USDT.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin negative premium index ended the mild easing trend from February to May and has weakened again since May 8, recently rapidly expanding to a temporary report of -0.1323%. The purchasing power in the U.S. market has once again fallen into prolonged sluggishness.The Coinbase Bitcoin premium index is used to measure the difference between the Bitcoin price on Coinbase and the global market average price. A negative premium typically reflects significant selling pressure in the U.S. market, a decline in investor risk appetite, an increase in market risk aversion, or capital outflows.