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The prediction market liquidity aggregation infrastructure Fortune Protocol officially announced the launch of the "Summer Heat" Carnival joint growth event. This event brings together several top AI and infrastructure projects, aiming to create the most anticipated Web3 celebration of summer 2026.It is reported that this carnival will last until June 25, with a total prize pool of up to 2,000 USDT. The event adopts a "zero threshold, high incentive" model, where ordinary users only need to complete basic social interaction tasks through the Galxe platform to share in the generous rewards.As a pioneer in AI-driven prediction markets, Fortune Protocol's collaboration with multiple ecological partners not only achieves a strong synergy in brand presence but also ignites community participation enthusiasm through the "Summer Heat" theme, laying a solid user foundation for the explosion of the prediction market track in 2026.

According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase and Better Home & Finance announced a plan to launch a cryptocurrency-backed mortgage program in the summer of 2026, allowing eligible borrowers to use Bitcoin (BTC) or USDC as collateral to fund down payments for Fannie Mae-backed mortgages. This move comes after the U.S. FHFA instructed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider cryptocurrency assets in mortgage risk assessments starting June 2025, without the need to convert them into fiat currency.Other lending institutions, such as Newrez, have already followed suit with similar initiatives. However, some U.S. senators have expressed concerns that the price volatility of cryptocurrency assets could threaten the stability of the housing market. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has proposed the "21st Century Mortgage Act," aiming to solidify the aforementioned policy in legislative form.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated at a Senate Finance Committee hearing that the Treasury is steadily advancing the establishment of a strategic Bitcoin reserve. At the same time, Scott Bessent urged lawmakers to support the digital asset regulatory bill Clarity Ac and expressed hope that the bill could pass this summer to bring the best practices of the U.S. to the domestic market, making the U.S. the capital of global innovation. Regarding the strategic Bitcoin reserve, Scott Bessent pointed out that although the process is complex, it is moving forward, ensuring that best practices are adopted in the complex process so that it can be sustainable in the future.

According to CoinDesk, K33 Research's research director Vetle Lunde stated that as funds chase AI stocks, Bitcoin faces a "volatile summer." The weakness in Bitcoin reflects a decrease in institutional demand, significant outflows from ETFs, and increasing fragility in the derivatives market. The market generally believes that the opportunity cost of holding Bitcoin is too high against the backdrop of soaring AI-related assets. There are clear signs of capital diversion. Bitcoin has failed to reclaim the 200-day moving average, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 continue to set new highs.Investors are also paying attention to potential IPOs from companies like SpaceX and Anthropic, further diverting funds from the crypto market. Over the past three weeks, spot Bitcoin ETFs have reduced their holdings by 62,794 BTC, marking the second-largest consecutive outflow on record. K33 previously believed that Bitcoin's drop to around $60,000 in February could be the largest pullback of this cycle, but now warns that leveraged long positions are accumulating in a weakening market, posing potential selling pressure. Lunde stated that external capital is unwilling to enter, and existing holders are reducing their exposure, suggesting that the market may face a volatile summer.

According to the U.S. publication The Hill, U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm stated on Friday local time that the Strait of Hormuz will "reopen at the latest sometime this summer."Granholm mentioned that the U.S. is "continuing to expand U.S. natural gas exports," despite losing 10 billion cubic feet of gas transport capacity daily due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. is still adding 2.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas export capacity each day. "Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will resume as soon as possible, but at the latest this summer," Granholm said, adding that a related agreement could be reached "in the coming days."Granholm stated that if Iran "continues to hold the global economy hostage," the U.S. military will "force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but this is not an easy thing to do," "we have taken preliminary steps, but a better way is to reach an agreement rather than resorting to military force."

According to the Arc white paper released by Circle, the Arc mainnet is expected to launch in the summer of 2026, with the testnet having started in October 2025. As of May 5, 2026, it has processed a total of 244.1 million transactions. Arc is positioned as an institutional-focused public Layer 1 blockchain, compatible with EVM, natively integrated with USDC, supporting sub-second deterministic settlement, stablecoin-priced gas fees, and configurable privacy features. Cross-chain transfers are completed through Circle CCTP.The white paper also reveals that the initial supply of the native token ARC is 10 billion, with 60% allocated to ecosystem development, 25% belonging to Circle, and 15% reserved for long-term holdings.

According to The Block, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal stated that he is "very confident" that the stablecoin legislation, the Clarity Act, will pass before this summer, and publicly supports the compromise version proposed by Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks.The proposal retains activity-based rewards linked to actual platform usage and limits balance-based idle yield, which banks view as a risk of deposit outflow.Grewal mentioned that banks failed to provide substantial evidence of deposit outflow risk during multiple meetings and warned that if the compromise is rejected, banks will face a more lenient framework under the GENIUS Act, which allows any non-issuer to offer any rewards. Grewal expects the Clarity Act to pass by this summer at the latest.

According to FinanceFeeds, Russia plans to block foreign cryptocurrency exchange websites starting in the summer of 2026 to direct crypto activities to locally licensed platforms, reduce capital outflow, and strengthen regulation.This initiative stems from new legislation expected to advance in the spring, involving technical filtering by Roskomnadzor; Russian participants have a daily crypto trading volume of about 50 billion rubles, most of which occurs abroad.Sergey Shvetsov, chairman of the Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board, stated that Russian traders pay about $15 billion in commissions to global exchanges each year, and local platforms aim to compete for this market. Experts point out that completely blocking foreign platforms is challenging and may push activities toward opaque channels.

After a decline earlier on Monday, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies like Solana have seen a mild rebound. Interestingly, Goldman Sachs pointed out that despite the weak price performance, on-chain activity paints a different picture, particularly for the Ethereum and Solana networks:The Ethereum network's daily active addresses, new addresses, and transaction counts increased by +27.5%, +26.8%, and +36% respectively month-over-month.The Solana network's daily active addresses and transaction counts increased by +24.3% and +8.2% respectively month-over-month. The number of new addresses on Ethereum reached an all-time high, averaging 427,000 new addresses daily in January—compared to an average of 162,000 new addresses per day during the "DeFi summer" of 2020. Currently, Ethereum has 1.2 million active addresses daily—this is another all-time high based on the 7-day moving average.Goldman Sachs also specifically noted that Ethereum's current market capitalization is now below its realized market capitalization (the total value calculated based on the price at which each token last moved on-chain, representing the total cost basis), which means that most ETH holders are currently in a loss position. Timothy Misir, head of research at digital asset analytics firm BRN, stated, "For cryptocurrencies, the stability of ETF fund flows is a key signal to monitor. Without this support, a rebound is likely to be difficult to sustain."

According to official news, MEXC will launch Lazy Summer (SUMR) in the Innovation Zone on January 22, 2026, at 09:00 (UTC+8), and will open the SUMR/USDT trading pair.To celebrate this launch, MEXC is simultaneously launching the Airdrop+ event, sharing 833,333 SUMR and 25,000 USDT.Event time: January 21, 2026, 09:00 (UTC+8) -- January 28, 2026, 09:00 (UTC+8)

ChainCatcher news, during the Crypto capital market themed forum "RootData SG Summit" held by ChainCatcher and RootData at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, Joseph Chee, Chairman of Summer Capital, delivered a keynote speech titled "DAT Strategy: Institutional Evolution."Joseph emphasized three major trends for institutional entry: First, DAT (Digital Asset Trust) will become the main channel for Wall Street funds to flow into cryptocurrencies, but currently only a few hundred institutions are participating globally, compared to tens of thousands of funds, indicating significant growth potential.Second, Solana, due to its speed, cost, and revenue performance advantages, is becoming the preferred target for institutions, with the approval of ETFs expected to bring key catalysts. Third, compared to Bitcoin and Ethereum, which already have a large number of institutional holdings, the institutional adoption of Solana has just started, making it an optimal investment time.Joseph likened it to the investment boom in China in the early 2000s: "At that time, investors first focused on companies with clear fundamentals like PetroChina and China Mobile. Now Wall Street looks at cryptocurrencies in the same way; they need targets with clear fundamentals." Additionally, in his recently completed Solana DAT financing, the management team and Pantera, as sponsors, invested a significant amount of their own funds, demonstrating confidence in the long-term trend. Joseph predicts: "Within three to five years, all major financial institutions will be involved; no one will miss this wave."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, CryptoQuant data shows that the Bitcoin purchases by publicly listed digital asset treasury companies plummeted from 64,000 in July to 12,600 in August, with only 15,500 purchased so far in September. The September data represents a 76% decline from the frenzied buying in early summer.In the past week, Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have both fallen nearly 6%, indicating a short-term concentrated liquidation in the market. Some digital asset treasury companies that completed financing through the "Private Investment in Public Equity" (PIPE) model have seen their stock prices discounted by as much as 97% from the issue price. According to public data, digital asset treasury companies have raised over $44 billion this year. These institutions were previously positioned by the market as long-term value investors in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, with their core investment logic centered on building a demand anchor for crypto assets through enterprise-level holdings. However, this demand support mechanism is now facing challenges. Earlier reports indicated that U.S. regulators are investigating unusual trading in the stocks of digital asset treasury companies.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that the labor market has shown some slowdown this summer.

ChainCatcher news, Helius (NASDAQ:HSDT) Executive Chairman and Summer Ventures Chairman Joseph Chee confirmed his attendance at the "RootData SG Summit" themed forum on Crypto Capital Markets to be held in Singapore on October 1, where he will deliver a keynote speech. Summer Ventures is an institutional venture fund dedicated to promoting and investing in the application of blockchain technology and infrastructure.As one of the important side events of Token2049, this forum has attracted participation from several listed companies, top projects, and investment institutions, including Boya Interactive (HK0434), Huaxing Capital (HK1911), Northern Light Venture Capital, Solana Foundation, IOBC Capital, MEXC, Mask, Solayer, Synbo Labs, TRON, Top.one, etc., all committed to jointly exploring the enormous opportunities and value in the Web3 ecosystem and capturing the latest industry trends.Event registration link: https://luma.com/jbcyt2hq

ChainCatcher news, according to stocktitan, Helius Medical Technologies (NASDAQ: HSDT) announced a major strategic transformation, transitioning to a SOL treasury company through over $500 million in private investment.This PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity), led by Pantera Capital and Summer Capital, has been oversubscribed, including common stock sold at $6.881 per share and warrants attached at $10.134 each. If all warrants are exercised, the total amount raised is expected to exceed $1.25 billion.The company will use the raised funds to implement a digital asset treasury strategy, focusing on acquiring Solana's native cryptocurrency SOL as its primary reserve asset. This initiative leverages Solana's position as the fastest-growing blockchain.The transaction is expected to be completed around September 18, 2025, with new leadership including Joseph Chee as Director and Executive Chairman, Cosmo Jiang as Board Observer, and Dan Morehead as Strategic Advisor.

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest weekly report from Matrix on Target, Bitcoin may be entering a new round of market activity after experiencing the longest summer consolidation period in recent years.The report points out that there are new changes in capital flow and position structure: traditional wallets continue to sell off, but as exchange balances decline, large holders have quietly resumed buying. The options market shows strong demand for downside protection, and overall sentiment leans towards panic. Analysts believe that under the multiple influences of the Federal Reserve meeting, inflation data, and fiscal risks, market volatility may heat up again, with the key being whether mainstream positions can align with Bitcoin's next trend.

ChainCatcher news reports that Pantera Capital plans to raise $1.25 billion to acquire a publicly listed company to transform into a Solana investment and rename it "Solana Co." According to sources, Summer Capital and Avenir Group (the family office of Li Lin, chairman of Avenir Group) will participate in this initiative, partnering with Pantera Capital to launch Solana Company.It is reported that Summer Capital, established in 2017, is one of the earliest licensed financial institutions in Asia to engage in digital asset investment. Its portfolio includes Hashkey, Immutable, Upbit, Animoca, and others. Summer Capital is also one of the founding shareholders and the largest shareholder of AMINA (formerly SEBA Bank), the first licensed crypto bank in Switzerland.Avenir Group is a new investment group founded by Li Lin, focusing on investments in financial innovation and cutting-edge technology, with operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

ChainCatcher news, according to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, the political pressure and personal attacks against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook are "unprecedented," and anyone concerned about the independence of U.S. institutions should be vigilant.Summers warned that this pressure will have a gradual corrosive effect on the market framework and could even trigger what he calls the risk of "Argentinization" in the U.S. Note: "Argentinization" refers to economic turmoil caused by populist policies and political interference, characterized by high inflation, currency devaluation, and institutional failure, similar to Argentina's economic crises in the 1950s to 1980s.Summers has been a sharp critic of the Trump administration's policies. He has criticized the recently passed "Inflation Reduction Act," pointing out that the act could lead to another financial crisis by increasing debt obligations. He also condemned current Treasury Secretary Yellen for publicly intervening in interest rate policy but praised Powell's response. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 wallet project Pulse, in collaboration with RootData, will jointly host an offline event during Japan's WebX ------ "Cyberpunk 2077 Summer Festival"The event will take place on August 25 from 18:00 to 22:00 in the Minato Ward of Tokyo (near WebX and Tokyo Tower, specific location available after registration) and will focus on cutting-edge topics in crypto such as RWA, privacy security, and AIGC, gathering industry pioneers to explore trends and help investors capture new market opportunities.The lineup of guests includes members from leading industry projects such as Pulse, Phemex, RootData, CoinRank, and BTSE. Additionally, several top Japanese VCs and dozens of leading KOLs will also gather on-site to discuss the future of the industry.During the event, there will be limited PFP NFT and digital card creation activities, Crypto Airdrops, a curated kimono experience, photography by renowned Tokyo photographers, exclusive giveaway gacha machines, and other exciting segments to create an immersive experience.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, economist Marc Sumerlin, who is seen as a potential candidate for the Federal Reserve chair, stated that policymakers should significantly cut interest rates next month, but warned that they would have to stop the cuts if long-term U.S. Treasury yields rise. Sumerlin is an economist at the management consulting firm Evenflow Macro.Marc Sumerlin stated that a 4.3% federal funds rate is too high, and there is room for a 50 basis point cut. The inverted yield curve supports a 50 basis point cut.