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Pudgy Penguins expanded from the NFT project into mainstream retail and consumer branding success. PENGU token lacks revenue rights, separating brand growth from investor value capture. Supply structure and unlocks create risk despite strong liquidity and market interest. Pudgy Penguins

On June 6, 2026, the crypto market saw a highly symbolic, momentary event. According to Gate market data, on that day the market cap of USDT issued by Tether was about $18.737 billion, while Ethereum (ETH), after its price fell to around $1,530, had a temporarily reported market cap of about $18.3 billion—briefly below USDT. This meant that for the first time, USDT surpassed ETH on a market-cap basis, rising to second place on the crypto asset market-cap ranking, behind only Bitcoin. This situat

SHIB struggles as speculative hype fades and liquidity shifts toward utility-driven crypto assets. Weak developer activity and limited ecosystem growth reduce long-term recovery potential. Market sentiment declines, making new all-time highs increasingly unlikely for SHIB. Shiba Inu

PEPE gains momentum as retail interest and futures activity increase sharply. Price tests $0.00000400 resistance with mixed but slightly bullish technical signals. Breakout above resistance could target $0.00000498; support sits at $0.00000372. PepeCoin — PEPE, continues to build momentu

As of June, among the many emerging themes, “Will the US confirm the existence of aliens in 2026?”—because it combines the attribute of scientific exploration with political disclosure variables—has become one of the most narrative-tension long-tail topics in prediction markets. A prediction market is a mechanism that aggregates dispersed information into quantifiable probabilities through financial incentives. Participants place bets on event outcomes with real money, so market prices reflect t

Blockchain security firm GoPlus disclosed on X on June 8 that Meta’s account recovery feature has a high-risk design flaw: an attacker only needs to enter a META username—without any login or verification—to directly obtain complete PII (personally sensitive information) bound to the user, such as email addresses and phone numbers. The UK’s Daily Metro reported that International Cyber Digest has verified this vulnerability. GoPlus’s security recommendations GoPlus’s user protection measures pub

According to Bloomberg, at the beginning of 2025, Apple software leadership was reorganized: Rockwell takes charge of Siri, Subramanya takes charge of AI models, and Giannandrea loses power; it is also negotiating with Google Gemini in the cloud to accelerate a new Siri. WWDC26 will introduce an independent Siri and generative photo editing; the desktop robot in 2028, smart screens by the end of 2026, and AI glasses by the end of 2027. Cook will retire on 2026/9/1, with John Ternus taking over.

Cross-border payments startup Tokenz, founded by Taiwan native Lin Bo-Huan, announced on June 2 that it has completed a Series A fundraising round, raising a total of 1 billion yen. Japan’s “Smartphone New Law” (“スマホ新法,” Act on Promotion of Competition in Smart Phone) will take effect in December 2025, mandating Apple and Google to open up third-party payments and enable out-of-app checkout, driving a sharp surge in demand for cross-border payments. Tokenz’s MoR (merchant of record) platform sit

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced on June 5 that Marvell Technology will be added to the S&P 500 on June 22, replacing Pool Corp during the index quarterly rebalancing. The inclusion is triggered by Marvell’s first time meeting the cumulative positive GAAP earnings threshold required for the S&P 500, with its earnings transformation driven by a surge in demand for customized chips. Forced position-building mechanism for index funds before June 22 All index funds and ETFs tracking the S&P 500 Index

In the latest episode of TechCrunch’s podcast 《Equity》, published on June 7, it mentioned that Microsoft GitHub Copilot recently announced it would change from a monthly fee model to token-based usage billing, and the Reddit community immediately dubbed the phenomenon “Tokenpocalypse.” The content also notes that Uber burned through its entire annual AI budget in less than four months, after which management urgently set usage caps per person. Background on GitHub Copilot’s billing model change

On June 8, the Hong Kong Police Force’s Organised Crime and Triad Investigation Bureau announced that it has officially launched the “Desert Shield” operation, taking law enforcement action against illegal offshore betting activities expected to rise during the World Cup opening on June 11. Superintendent Wong Yu-hui confirmed at a press conference that even if offshore betting platforms use virtual currencies as payment instruments, the police still have extensive experience and the capability

BNP Paribas U.S. equity derivatives strategy head Greg Boutle estimated in a June 5 report that the total amount of selling of other stocks by retail investors and passive investors to buy SpaceX could reach approximately $5 billion; Boutle warned: “For the market, the danger is not in any individual fund flow, but in the cumulative effect.” SpaceX IPO Key Numbers Specific IPO parameters disclosed in SpaceX regulatory filings: Shares to be issued: more than 555 million shares Price per share: $1

On June 5, the High Court in the UK held a procedural hearing regarding assets disposal related to the Qian Zhimin case. About 16,000 Chinese victims completed registration, participating in the recovery of assets such as approximately 60,000 bitcoins under the civil recovery procedures under the UK’s Proceeds of Crime Act. The main issue of this hearing was the allocation of litigation costs among different law firms, with a dedicated hearing scheduled in July to determine the “issue of applica

OpenAI is planning a major redesign of ChatGPT within the next few weeks, turning it into a “super app” that integrates the Codex coding tool and AI agent capabilities. According to internal information from OpenAI obtained by the Financial Times on June 7, a senior OpenAI employee bluntly said “Chat is dead,” suggesting that traditional conversational AI is no longer sufficient to meet strategic goals. Confirmed direction and strategy shifts for the ChatGPT super app Based on OpenAI-confirmed i

Aptos and Sui continue expanding their ecosystems through growing developer activity and blockchain infrastructure improvements. Dogecoin remains a major market participant due to its liquidity, community support, and widespread recognition. Polkadot’s interoperability-focused

Anthropic announced on June 5 that Claude Cowork’s five-hour rolling quota window will be doubled effective immediately, valid through July 5, for one month, fully applicable to Pro, Team, and Enterprise subscribers. Since Claude Cowork does not have a weekly usage limit like Claude Code, doubling the five-hour rolling quota is equivalent to directly increasing task frequency. Confirmed product positioning differences between Claude Cowork and Claude Code According to Anthropic’s official positi

Glassnode co-founder Rafael（@n3ocortex） posted on X on June 5, saying that Bitcoin has first fallen below the median holder realized P/L break-even line since December 2022. Rafael said his pricing framework suggests a high-probability bottom zone between $46,000 and $54,000. Confirmed On-Chain Technical Levels （Source: Glassnode） Key confirmation data cited in Rafael’s analysis: Median realized price: about $64,100 (Bitcoin has fallen below this level) 200-week moving average (200wMA): about $6

Syscoin published an initial post-incident analysis: a validation bypass caused by a verification vulnerability in the bridged relay path resulted in the creation of about 5 billion unauthorized SYS in the UTXO side, not stolen by private keys. The affected address is sys1qgaelv690g7wwp2xchfdh0enf5uewzq5sm9wvcw. The bridging service has been paused. The team confirmed the affected verification path and has developed a remediation plan, while coordinating with exchanges to freeze or monitor the tainted UTXOs. The restoration time will depend on completing the fix and review.