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The World Cup will kick off on June 11, and the Hong Kong police have launched operations "Gobi" and "Wind Shield" to combat illegal betting on sports through publicity, education, intelligence, and law enforcement. The police pointed out that in recent years, illegal gambling has shown a trend of digitalization, including online betting, social media attracting gamblers, and using virtual currency for bets. The police stated that they still have the capability to trace participants.According to the law, betting with illegal bookmakers can result in a maximum sentence of 9 months and a fine of 50,000 HKD, accepting bets can lead to a maximum sentence of 7 years and a fine of 5 million HKD, and money laundering can result in a maximum sentence of 14 years and a fine of 5 million HKD. The police also shared a case of a young person who was once addicted to illegal gambling, who owed a maximum of 160,000 HKD at his peak. A police clinical psychologist warned that those who start gambling before the age of 18 have a risk of developing gambling disorders of over 80%.

According to Crypto Briefing, the Central Bank of Russia has rejected the proposal to immediately expand access to cryptocurrencies, not allowing non-qualified investors to trade cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT. Vice President Vladimir Chistyukhin stated that after the new regulations come into effect, only these three mainstream digital currencies will be allowed for trading.Chistyukhin pointed out that the high volatility of cryptocurrencies, market risks, and the possibility that stablecoins may be restricted or frozen are reasons for maintaining strict limits. These rules are part of Russia's digital currency legislation, which is expected to come into effect next month after being overwhelmingly passed in the first reading by the State Duma in April. Regulators also intend to maintain the proposed investment cap of 300,000 rubles.As part of the proposed rules, both qualified and non-qualified investors must pass a mandatory knowledge test before purchasing any digital assets. From 2027, unauthorized cryptocurrency lending will be prohibited. The bill still needs to go through a second reading, a third reading, approval from the Federation Council, and presidential signing to become law.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), address 0xB4d...B186a has accumulated 158.57 WBTC (approximately 10 million USD) and 31065.58 ETH (approximately 49.85 million USD) through Cowswap in the past 24 hours, with costs of 63,060.32 USD and 1604.7 USD respectively.This address also has over 70 million USD in stablecoins available for additional purchases.

According to CoinDesk, despite market speculation that some retail investors may sell Bitcoin to participate in SpaceX's record-breaking $75 billion IPO, stablecoin liquidity and on-chain data show that there are currently no signs of large-scale capital withdrawal from the crypto market.This SpaceX IPO is valued at approximately $1.8 trillion, allocating up to 30% of shares to retail investors through platforms such as Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab, significantly higher than the traditional IPO's allocation of about 10% to individual investors. After the roadshow began, subscription demand has exceeded the issuance scale.Data shows that the outflow of USDT and USDC remains within the normal range since February this year, with no abnormal redemptions or supply contractions. In contrast, on June 6, Bitcoin and Ethereum recorded net outflows of approximately 66,470 BTC and 2.49 million ETH from exchanges, indicating that more investors are transferring assets to private wallets, showing signs of buying the dip rather than concentrated cashing out.However, on-chain data cannot reflect the trading behavior of users on platforms like Robinhood and Coinbase, so whether crypto investors are selling assets to subscribe to SpaceX stock still requires waiting for relevant brokers to release subsequent data.Currently, the most significant capital outflows are coming from spot ETFs. Data shows that as of June 3, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have experienced net outflows for 13 consecutive trading days, with total redemptions of approximately $4.4 billion; spot Ethereum ETFs have seen capital outflows for 17 consecutive trading days before returning to slight net inflows.According to the plan, SpaceX will complete pricing on June 11 and will be listed on Nasdaq under the stock code SPCX on June 12.

According to official news, Feixiaohao has invested in the AI Agent infrastructure project AMIKO and has reached a strategic cooperation with AMIKO. The two parties will collaborate on capital support, content dissemination, live events, media promotion, AI search content development, product scenario integration, and multilingual market promotion, aiming to establish a clearer project recognition for AMIKO in the Chinese and international Web3 markets.AMIKO is positioned as a digital identity and social infrastructure for the AI Agent era, attempting to integrate identity, productivity, social interaction, and economic capability within the same system, allowing users to have AI Twins, Companions, Assistants, and Experts that represent their actions, communication, and collaboration. Its technical path involves OpenHermit hosting runtime and OpenClaw BYOA scenarios, focusing on AI digital avatars, social continuity, Agent native identity layers, and economic circulation within the platform.Feixiaohao (Feixiaohao.ai) stated that this investment and strategic cooperation will leverage its Web3 data platform, industry media, live events, and global ecological communication capabilities to help AMIKO reach a broader audience of Web3 users, media, and AI search content scenarios. Previously, AMIKO had received strategic investment from the American AI investment firm High Ridge Holdings for product development, ecological expansion, and international growth.

According to Bloomberg, informed sources say that underwriters for SpaceX's approximately $75 billion initial public offering (IPO) have been told not to accept subscription orders from investors in mainland China and Hong Kong, due to U.S. restrictions on the export of critical technologies. The lead underwriter for the transaction has further notified other banks in the underwriting syndicate that clients from mainland China and Hong Kong, including private banking clients, are not allowed to participate in placing orders.The report states that this move is primarily due to regulatory and compliance risk considerations, and the related arrangements have not been publicly disclosed.

According to market news, the South Korean police are investigating domestic users of the world's largest prediction market platform, Polymarket, accusing them of violating Article 246 of the Criminal Act (gambling crime), which could result in a fine of up to 10 million won. This investigation, led by the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency at the request of the National Police Agency, is the first criminal investigation targeting Polymarket users in South Korea, covering users from all over the country. It is reported that South Korean users place bets on the platform using US dollar stablecoins, and the platform has no restrictions; just one local election event attracted bets amounting to hundreds of billions of won.

According to a post by on-chain detective ZachXBT, the prediction market project Rain Protocol ($RAIN), with a market capitalization of approximately $8.8 billion, is facing serious risks. ZachXBT discovered through tracking on-chain addresses that the funding sources of the RAIN team are linked to the Gems hot wallet, and the related addresses had previously transferred funds for failed projects DOP and TOMI, suggesting potential team overlap.TOMI, DOP, and Sirin Labs can all be traced back to the controversial Israeli businessman Moshe Hogeg, who was arrested in 2021 for crypto fraud and was charged by police in 2023 for allegedly being involved in a $290 million crypto scam. Additionally, the price of the RAIN token appears to be subject to on-chain manipulation, with its TVL almost entirely composed of its own native token, which has extremely poor liquidity, and annual fee income of only about $1 million.The launchpad Gems.vip, which incubated several of the aforementioned projects, is reportedly preparing for a new round of presales for the Kai Platform, while the whereabouts of the $162 million raised by DOP remain unclear, with ongoing complaints from retail investors.

According to Cointelegraph, CoinShares analyzed quarterly 13F filings and found that professional investors reduced their Bitcoin ETF exposure from 313,000 BTC to 261,000 BTC in the first quarter, a decrease of 52,000 BTC, or 17%. The total value of these holdings fell by 35% to $17.8 billion, while the share of U.S. Bitcoin ETF assets held by 13F filers dropped from 24.7% to 20.8%.The sell-off was mainly concentrated among hedge funds and brokerages, which accounted for about 96% of the total reduction. Hedge funds reduced their holdings by 31,400 BTC (a decrease of 39%), while brokerages cut their holdings by 18,800 BTC (a decrease of 53%). In contrast, the largest category of professional investors—investment advisors (holding 150,300 BTC)—only reduced their holdings by 5.9%. Banks, on the other hand, more than doubled their Bitcoin ETF holdings, increasing by 7,800 BTC during the quarter.CoinShares digital asset analyst Matt Kimmell stated, "This dataset is consistent with the historical performance of the Bitcoin market during downturns, with leverage and strategic positions being cleared."

According to Bloomberg, the three types of investors under Michael Saylor's Strategy—Bitcoin holders, leveraged equity traders, and preferred shareholders—are all under pressure. Strategy sold 32 Bitcoins this week, marking the first sale since the end of 2022, breaking the "never sell" promise. Bitcoin has fallen to a four-month low, and Strategy's stock price has dropped about 70% from last year's peak, with STRC preferred shares falling below the $100 par value. STRC has an annualized dividend of 11.5%, and if the market continues to weaken, the pressure to pay dividends will continue to rise.Analysts point out that increasing the dividend rate will add a $1.7 billion burden, while keeping it unchanged will lead to further price declines. Strategy will vote on Monday to change the dividend to bi-monthly payments to stabilize the price. The Chief Investment Officer of Arca stated that unless Bitcoin rebounds before the cash buffer is exhausted, it will be nearly impossible to protect all stakeholders. StoneX believes that this sale indicates that Strategy can fulfill its obligations without materially reducing its holdings.

According to CNBC, ARK Invest's Chief Futurist Brett Winton stated that SpaceX's upcoming IPO could become one of the most significant stock offerings in history, with its satellite internet business Starlink alone being sufficient to support a valuation of nearly $2 trillion.SpaceX has set the IPO price at $135 per share, planning to list on Nasdaq on June 12, with a pre-IPO valuation of approximately $1.77 trillion. The company plans to sell 555.6 million shares, raising about $75 billion, and underwriters may also purchase an additional 83.33 million shares at the IPO price, corresponding to about $11.2 billion. After the IPO is completed, Musk will hold over 82% of the voting control.Winton noted that SpaceX's growth prospects are not limited to launch services but are closely tied to the rapid expansion of AI. ARK estimates that by 2030, the combined enterprise value of companies developing and operating foundational AI models could reach $15 trillion to $20 trillion.Winton stated that investors typically focus on SpaceX's reusable rockets, but Starlink is the main driver of ARK's valuation logic. He mentioned that the current satellite constellation of Starlink can provide approximately 500 Tbps of bandwidth, generating annual revenue of about $13 billion. With the Starship rocket coming into operation, SpaceX can significantly reduce launch costs and deploy more satellites at a faster pace.

According to PRNewswire, Nasdaq-listed company NewGenIVF Group Limited announced an additional strategic investment of $4 million in the AI-native live streaming and prediction market platform K25.ai, bringing its total investment to $6 million, with an implied valuation of $100 million.

According to GlobeNewswire, Bitcoin treasury company Genius Group announced the official launch of its AI treasury, having completed the first batch of investments in the AGI Infinity Portfolio, purchasing 10,000 shares of Destiny Tech 100 and 800 shares of Fundrise Innovation Fund, marking the first funds allocated towards its goal of a $100 million AI treasury in phases.According to disclosed data, this allocation allows Genius Group to indirectly gain exposure to several leading private AI companies, including Anthropic (approximately 16% of the portfolio), SpaceX (11%), OpenAI (7.4%), Databricks (7.4%), Shield AI (2%), and Anduril Industries (0.7%).Genius Group stated that it will continue to expand the scale of the AI treasury through a monthly investment plan in the future.

According to a report by Reuters, Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, raised £9.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, surpassing the fundraising scale of major UK political parties for the third consecutive quarter, with some of the funds coming from large donations by cryptocurrency investors.

According to the Securities Times, Xiaohongshu has launched a special governance action for certified professional accounts in the financial sector starting from June 3. Based on relevant laws and regulations as well as platform rules, financial certifications are only issued to institutions holding compliant licenses. The nicknames of certified professional accounts on the platform must strictly match the actual business scope of the certified entity and must not obtain certification marks through false or misleading information. In the past week, Xiaohongshu has dealt with over 1,500 non-compliant financial professional accounts and will continue to comprehensively strengthen the public verification and validation mechanism, conducting regular inspections and handling of existing accounts.Staff introduced that since May, the Xiaohongshu platform has dealt with a total of 31,000 accounts involved in financial sector violations and marketing accounts without financial-related qualifications, including 539 notes and 146 comments related to illegal inducement of cross-border investment issues; 141 related notes regarding the low-priced resale of foreign investment bank research reports, and freezing of 132 related products. In addition, the platform has also handled over 130 pieces of suspected illegal information related to gold financial marketing promotion and domestic promotion of overseas platforms.

According to CoinDesk, Citi analyst Alex Saunders stated in a recent report that the recent sale of Bitcoin by Strategy has caused market volatility, but the bigger issue is the lack of demand from new investors.The report pointed out that this sale by Strategy is part of a previously disclosed tax optimization plan and not a strategic shift. What is truly concerning is that the spot Bitcoin ETF has seen net outflows for 11 consecutive days, which is an important signal of weak investor adoption. Analysts estimate that ETF fund flows can explain about 45% of Bitcoin's weekly price fluctuations.In addition, the likelihood of the U.S. crypto market structure bill passing this year is decreasing, reducing potential positive catalysts. The bank believes that in the absence of regulatory progress and new capital inflows, Bitcoin market sentiment will remain subdued.

Notable gold supporter and cryptocurrency critic Peter Schiff posted on X, stating: "Most STRC investors may ultimately lose most of their funds, as once Michael Saylor is forced to cancel the dividend distribution, the price of STRC will eventually crash.At that time, a large number of lawsuits are likely to further exacerbate the problems faced by Strategy (MSTR). Those investors who suffered losses due to misleading promotions are expected to seek compensation through legal means to recover their investment losses."