According to DB News, the DOJ is cleared to sell 69,370 $BTC($6.58B) confiscated from Silk Road.

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin stated that Ethereum Layer 1 (L1) gas fees should remain low to support ecosystem growth. He projected that tens of thousands of companies will deploy on Ethereum L1, Layer 2 (L2), and permissioned Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks over the next two to three years, with cross-layer interoperability being achieved. Lubin added that mass adoption will boost ETH’s monetary premium and lift L1 total fee revenue; staking and other locking mechanisms will reduce circulating supply, and if ETH returns to a net burn state, its value is poised to rise further.

SemiAnalysis analyst Ray Wang told CNBC in an interview yesterday that HBM demand will be so strong in 2026 that Samsung and SK Hynix are continuously shifting wafer production capacity to HBM while reducing investment in general DRAM—even though general DRAM currently offers higher price margins. Wang noted that amid HBM’s supply shortage, both Korean manufacturers are converting all their HBM output into profits, so Samsung gaining HBM market share does not necessarily mean SK Hynix will suffer losses. The limiting factor here is wafer production output, not market demand. Regarding DRAM maker Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT), Wang said the company already holds around 10% of the DRAM market share (measured by bits), a solid position in the fast-growing market. However, CXMT lags roughly three years in process technology and three to four years in HBM development. Wang expects most new supply to arrive in the second half of 2027, with additional supply coming in 2028. Still, he believes supply will remain insufficient in 2028, with only a slight improvement over 2027.

Mirae Asset Securities Korea released a report stating that SK Hynix’s operating profit forecast for the second quarter of 2026 has been cut by 12%. The average selling price (ASP) assumptions for DRAM and NAND were lowered by 8 and 5 percentage points respectively. The brokerage estimates that approximately 50% of the company’s revenue is covered by long-term supply agreements (LTAs). Mirae Asset Securities Korea maintained its target price for SK Hynix at 4.2 million won, signaling a 128% upside potential.

According to analyst Darkfost, since Bitcoin’s last all-time high in October 2025, cumulative selling pressure across the entire meme coin sector on Binance has topped $1 billion. The net trading volume of meme coins on the platform has hit -$1.21 billion. Darkfost notes this reflects the massive selling pressure weighing on the crypto ecosystem’s highest-risk assets, clearly demonstrating the severe toll the sector has endured amid market corrections.

According to the Public Relations Department of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), two foreign oil tankers illegally entered relevant waters near the Strait of Hormuz despite multiple navigation warnings from Iran, and turned off their navigation systems, seriously endangering navigation safety. The IRGC Navy took necessary measures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, and disposed of the aforementioned "violating vessels" in accordance with the law. Currently, the two oil tankers have been attacked and destroyed. Iran also stated that the security and unimpeded flow of the Strait of Hormuz are crucial to global energy supply. Iran will continue to ensure normal navigation through the strait in accordance with the law, and firmly respond to any illegal acts threatening regional security. Relevant Iranian authorities have launched a further investigation into the specific circumstances of the incident and will release more information in due course. (CCTV)

According to International Cyber Digest, Telegram’s core domain t.me was marked with a serverHold by the .me domain registry on that day, leading to its removal from the global DNS and rendering all t.me links inaccessible. To date, neither Telegram, the .me registry, nor its backend operator Identity Digital has publicly explained the reason for this.