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On the early morning of July 9, 2026, Beijing time, the Federal Reserve released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting held on June 16–17. This first meeting record chaired by the new chair Kevin Warsh confirmed a unanimous decision to keep the federal funds rate target range unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%, but the policy signals revealed in the minutes are far more complex than the rate decision itself—showing serious internal divisions, rising expectations of rate

Bitcoin (BTC) retraced its early-week gains, currently around $62,420 on July 9. EU officials plan to revise the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to include non-EU stablecoin issuers. Russia proposes criminal penalties for illegal crypto exchanges, with a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots According to CoinTelegraph, EU officials are planning to amend the MiCA framework amid the US implementing stablecoin legislation. European news outlets repor

Bitcoin (BTC) retreated to around $62,000 on July 9, after the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) released the minutes of the June 16-17 FOMC meeting. The 12 voting members unanimously approved maintaining the federal funds rate target range at 3.50%-3.75% and officially removed the phrase "accommodative bias" from the statement, directly triggering a sell-off in U.S. stocks. FOMC June Meeting Minutes Highlights: Interest Rate 3.50%-3.75%, Removal of Accommodative Bias (Source: Federal Reserve website)

On July 8, 2026, Strategy CEO Phong Le disclosed the company's Bitcoin reserve data as of July 6 on the X platform: over the past three months, Strategy's BTC holdings increased by 10%, reaching 843,775 coins; USD reserves grew by 13%, rising to $2.55 billion; the year-to-date BTC return increased from 3.7% to 7.8%, more than doubling. On the same day, according to Gate Market data, Bitcoin's price was $62,086.7, down 2.25% in 24 hours, with an intraday low of $61,744.1 and a high of $64,249.3.

On July 7, 2026, local time, U.S. Central Command announced the completion of a new large-scale military strike against Iran, hitting over 80 targets including Iran's air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar stations, and more than 60 small boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The U.S. Treasury simultaneously revoked the previous 60-day sanctions exemption on Iran's oil sales. Explosions were reported in multiple locations in southern Iran, including Qeshm Isla

July 7, 2026 — The Strait of Hormuz once again became the storm center of global financial markets. Citing two U.S. officials, Axios reported that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at least two missiles at commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Two ships were hit and severely damaged. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) later reported that a southbound oil tanker was struck by an unknown object on its port side about 8 nautical miles east of Lima, Oman, and ca

Bitcoin (BTC) weakened further, briefly trading around $58,204 on July 1. Among approximately 3,000 crypto trading platforms in Europe that have not obtained MiCA licenses, about 80% face closure risks. After a court ruling, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed an amended lawsuit against Kalshi regarding sports betting. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights According to CoinDesk, the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework will officially take effect on July 1 local time, requir

Ethena Labs partnered with BlackRock on June 29, integrating its synthetic dollar USDe into BlackRock's Aladdin investment platform for distribution to institutional clients, making it the third crypto asset available to institutional investors on the platform. Following the announcement, Ethena's native token ENA surged 10% at one point, trading at $0.07755 as of June 30. USDe's Institutional Positioning on Aladdin: Third Crypto Asset in the Sequence After USDe's addition, the crypto asset sequ

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to be weak without a rebound, temporarily reported at around $59,400 on June 29. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said that the housing bill containing a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) will be sent to President Trump for signing on Monday. The European Banking Authority releases a penalty framework for non-compliant crypto issuers, as full MiCA enforcement approaches. Macro Events & Crypto Hot Topics According to Cointelegraph, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnso

Bitcoin mining pool SpiderPool mined an empty block at block height 954,352, containing only Coinbase rewards and no user transactions. The block weight was 1.16 kWU, about 62 seconds apart from the previous block. The rapid block interval meant the miners had not yet received the complete transaction template, so an empty template was used. Therefore, empty blocks are a legitimate phenomenon that does not affect consensus, but if they occur repeatedly they may impact miners’ fee income and strategy.

In the early hours of June 18 Beijing time, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously 12-0 to keep the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%. This marks the Fed’s fourth consecutive decision to hold steady since it completed a run of three consecutive rate cuts in December 2025. The rate decision itself is consistent with market expectations—ahead of the meeting, the interest-rate futures market priced in a 99.6% probability o

On June 15, 2026, global financial markets saw a dramatic synchronized bout of volatility. From crude oil to gold, from US stock futures to cryptocurrencies, nearly all major asset classes repriced in clear-cut directions along the same time axis. The immediate trigger for this volatility was the rapid rollout of the US-Iran peace agreement. On June 14, US President Trump announced on social media that the agr

Gate News消息，据2026年6月10日Gate官方公告，Gate将于2026年6月10日00:00-00:30(UTC+8)进行USDT和BTC结算的永续合约升级，升级时间约为30分钟。升级期间所有USDT和BTC结算的永续合约服务可能部分不可用，预计会有1秒左右的交易中断时间和查询中断时间。 此次升级旨在优化用户交易体验。

At around 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on June 8, 2026, Iran fired multiple rounds of missiles at Israel. This was Iran’s first direct military strike against Israel since the ceasefire on April 8. The immediate trigger for this attack was the Israeli military’s escalation of its military actions against Lebanon—especially the renewed airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps defined this operation as a “direct response” to Israel’s cross-border attack. Unlike

Gate News message: On June 10, 2026, according to an official Gate announcement, Gate Square launched a themed campaign called "My Gate Trading Moments," inviting users to share their investment stories in areas such as BTC, Meme coins, contracts, U.S. stocks, gold, prediction markets, and more. The campaign runs from June 10, 2026 to June 23, 2026. Participants can post original content on the X platform or on Gate Square. Posts with images and text must be no fewer than 200 Chinese characters;

Bitcoin further dipped to around $63,300 on June 4. After Strategy Inc. sold 32 BTC (about $2.5 million), market sentiment was hit; Bitcoin’s market cap has shed about $160 billion this week. Bloomberg compiled data showing that US-listed Bitcoin ETFs have seen outflows for 12 consecutive trading days, with nearly $4 billion withdrawn, setting a historical record for consecutive outflows. Key Market Data: Bitcoin vs. Nasdaq 12-Month Performance Key market data comparison: Bitcoin: down 37% over

The three major U.S. stock indexes have continued to hit record highs, and Robinhood (HOOD) is up nearly 20% year-to-date. From three angles—the U.S. stock macro environment, Robinhood’s business structure, and the resilience of the crypto market—this article analyzes the logical sequence behind HOOD breaking $100.

On May 21, 2026, U.S. Representatives Nick Begich and Jared Golden officially introduced the “American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026” (ARMA). Sixteen lawmakers across both parties jointly signed in support. Unlike the BITCOIN Act that previously drew widespread attention, ARMA no longer requires the U.S. government to buy 1 million BTC. Instead, it folds the bitcoins the government already holds—and those it gains in the future through forfeiture—into a strategic reserve, and sets a mandator

On May 20, 2026 (local time), SpaceX officially filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, planning to list on Nasdaq under the stock ticker SPCX. Underwriters include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Securities, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Securities. Although the S-1 filing has not yet disclosed the specific number of shares to be issued or the pricing range, market estimates put SpaceX’s target valuation for this IPO between $1.75 trillion

Bitfinex’s Bitcoin leveraged long positions rose to 80,636 BTC on May 21, the highest level in nearly two and a half years. Longs have increased by about 10% year-to-date, but Bitcoin spot has fallen by about 13%, showing divergence. History suggests that Bitfinex’s whales tend to add when the market is weak and reduce near the highs, so they’re often viewed as a contrarian indicator. Two key on-chain indicators are around the $78,000 range; spot is around $76,000–$77,000; and the 200-day moving average is about $81,000.