Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

Strategy founder Michael Saylor responded on June 12 to public doubts about the company selling Bitcoin, clearly stating that what he previously said—“never sell”—was advice for individual investors, and he had never said the company cannot sell; he said that anyone who has followed the company’s earnings call meetings or disclosures for the past five years knows that the company would, of course, sell Bitcoin when necessary. Saylor clarification and confirmation regarding the “never sell” claim

SK Hynix's M15X facility in Cheongju, South Korea experienced a fire on June 12 at 9:55 AM, marking the second safety incident at the site this month. The facility's sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire, with over 4,000 employees evacuated as a safety precaution and no casualties

Benzinga reported on June 12 that both prediction markets already have active bets regarding a potential merger between Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, and SpaceX. Polymarket shows an implied probability of 38% that the two companies will officially merge by December 31, with more than $560,000 wagered on this outcome. Kalshi’s bettors estimate the probability of a merger occurring this year at 24%. Polymarket and Kalshi confirm market odds According to Benzinga’s confirmation report on June 12: Poly

Bitcoin Core’s development team posted on X on June 12, confirming that the -privatebroadcast feature newly introduced in Bitcoin Core version 31.0 contains a privacy vulnerability: under certain network conditions, if the v2 handshake fails, Bitcoin Core will connect to peer nodes via IPv4 or IPv6, thereby leaking the sender’s public IP address to the recipient. Affected user conditions: five requirements must all be met According to an official Bitcoin Core announcement, the node will only be

Avalanche Treasury (ticker: AVAT) closed its Nasdaq debut down 38% on the 11th (local time). The digital asset treasury management company opened at $2.99 per share and ended trading at $1.85, a 38.13% decline from its starting price, according

Bitcoin entered a dollar-cost averaging accumulation zone that appeared before major rallies in previous market cycles, according to crypto analyst Ardizor. The cryptocurrency is trading at $62,800 at the time of writing. The same price region preceded Bitcoin's rally to $69,000 in 2021 after the 20

Ripple announced on June 9 that Bitso's MXN-backed stablecoin, MXNB, will be issued on the XRP Ledger and integrated into Ripple's Payments on Decentralized Exchange infrastructure for enterprise settlement. The expansion targets the U.S.-Mexico corridor, where companies need dependable access to re

On June 13, 2026 at 3:00 a.m. (Beijing time), with the host nation Canada, the stage will welcome the third-ever World Cup journey in the team’s history at Toronto’s BMO Field. Their first match is against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which returns to the World Cup stage after 12 years. As the world’s first centralized exchange to integrate Polymarket, Gate prediction market data shows: the probability of Canada winning in the current market is 53%, the probability of a draw is 27%, and the probabili

Yuval Rooz, co-founder of Canton Network, stated three technical advantages over Ethereum during an interview with NADA News on May 28. Rooz made the remarks following an April announcement that Mizuho Financial Group and Nomura Holdings adopted Canton Network as the infrastructure for a digital

Avalanche Treasury Company was officially listed on the Nasdaq on June 12 under the ticker AVAT. Its first-day opening price was $2.20, and it closed down 16% at $1.85. The company completed the listing by merging with SPAC Mountain Lake Acquisition, with a total transaction size of about $675 million. AVAT First Trading Day Transaction Data According to Google Finance data: Opening price: $2.20 Closing price: $1.85 First-day decline: -16% Listing method: Completed through a merger with SPAC Mou

Canadian teenager Trenton Richard David Johnston and Miami resident Brandon Michael Tardibone were charged in a $13 million cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering case, according to a May 11 announcement by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida. Johnston, 19 at the time of the i

CoreWeave and Nebius Group stocks jumped 7% and 8% respectively in overnight trading after Nasdaq announced their inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 index, effective June 22. The two cloud computing providers secured spots alongside AI

Adobe (ADBE), Salesforce (CRM), and The Trade Desk (TTD) stocks fell to new 52-week lows on Thursday as investors pulled money from traditional software businesses and redirected capital toward companies building artificial intelligence infrastructure. Investors questioned whether generative AI

LG is building a blockchain focused on buying and selling ads, according to a Jun 12, 2026 announcement, in collaboration with Arbitrum targeting the $679 billion advertising market. The initiative joins a wave of companies launching their own blockchains in recent years. FAQ What is LG building

On June 12, DBS Bank (DBS Bank) in Singapore announced that starting in the second half of 2026, it will officially roll out a trading service for retail customers: “DBS Physical Gold Tokens.” Each token is backed by 1 gram of physical gold, with all holdings stored in DBS’s dedicated vault in Singapore. Tokenized Gold Product Details According to DBS Bank’s official announcement, the specifications for DBS Physical Gold Tokens are as follows: Token backing ratio: Each token corresponds to 1 gra

Pi Network announced on its official website on June 11 that Pi Launchpad has released an improved participation process and an updated model, and officially launched the second test token, SLICE, on the testnet. The testing period will run until Pi2Day on June 28. This update is based on data and feedback from the first testnet token, IRRA: during the IRRA period, more than 478,000 pioneer members participated. IRRA confirms data: three major issues trigger improvements According to Pi Network’

Coinbase and MassPay Holdings LLC linked USD Coin (USDC) payouts to a global enterprise network spanning 180 countries, according to a June 11 announcement. The partnership enables businesses to fund payouts in U.S. dollars, convert funds into USDC through Coinbase, or deposit USDC directly, then di

Iranian state media Fars News Agency reported on June 12 that Iran has placed all of Musk’s business entities in the Middle East within the scope of potential targeting, including the Starlink network services operated by SpaceX, as well as Starlink ground stations and SpaceX partner facilities in Qatar, Jordan, the UAE, and Oman. Confirmed contents reported by Fars News Agency The following content is based on claims by “insiders” cited by Fars News Agency. It is a unilateral statement by Irani

Raydium, Ethena, Curve DAO, VeChain, and Optimism remain among the closely watched altcoins heading into mid-2026. Market participants are monitoring ecosystem growth, network activity, and adoption trends across multiple blockchain sectors. Analysts suggest that capital rotation into alt

Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) said at a New York press conference on June 12 that the main focus of next week’s Federal Reserve (FOMC) meeting is not only the rate decision itself, but also the pace at which new chairman Kevin Warsh will reshape the Fed’s policy communication framework. Warsh has already made it clear in his April Senate confirmation hearing that he “does not believe in forward guidance.” Warsh’s confirmed position: the hearing opposes forward guidance Based on t