The EU MiCA Transition Period Will End on July 1st, Unlicensed Crypto Companies Must Cease Serving EU Customers

June 4 (per Bitget market data): US stocks extended intraday losses—Nasdaq down over 1%, S&P 500 off 0.7%, Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.9%. The semiconductor sector opened higher but trimmed its gains to under 0.8%. Cathie Wood’s Marvell Technology Group (MRVL) saw its advance narrow to 4.6%, while Nvidia (NVDA) slumped more than 3%. Crypto-linked stocks took a sharp beating: MicroStrategy (MSTR) fell 4.3%; Coinbase (COIN) dropped 5.2%; Circle (CRCL) declined 8.5%; BitMine Immersion (BMNR) slid 5.9%.

HTX market data shows Bitcoin dipped below $66,000 on June 4th, marking a 1.92% price decline over the past 24 hours.

June 4 — Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi: Iran's armed forces are carrying out defensive strikes on U.S.-authorized targets used to attack civilian vessels and sabotage ceasefire-related facilities. Any "hostile" action will be met with an immediate, decisive response.

On June 4, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told members of the House Appropriations Committee during a hearing that U.S. military operations codenamed "Epic Fury" against Iran have concluded, with Pompeo declaring the U.S. has "prevailed." "We are no longer engaged in the kind of kinetic military activities inside Iran that were aimed at targeting their forces," Pompeo stated. Despite dealing significant blows to Iran's military capabilities, both the U.S. and Israel note that Iran still retains some drone and maritime capabilities.

SpaceX announced its IPO underwriters on June 3, and JPMorgan is notably absent from the list. But bearish investors and some JPMorgan senior executives see this as a rare opportunity. Insiders report that hedge funds which skipped SpaceX’s IPO are reaching out to JPMorgan to inquire about shorting SpaceX shares after the company’s market debut. As the largest U.S. investment bank not involved in SpaceX’s IPO, JPMorgan now holds a unique advantageous position to arrange these trades. A total of 23 banks are part of SpaceX’s IPO, covering most of Wall Street’s major firms. SpaceX’s IPO is scheduled for June 12, with the stock ticker SPCX. The company set its initial public offering (IPO) price at $135 per share, plans to issue roughly 5.556 billion shares, and aims to raise up to $75 billion—valuing SpaceX at around $1.75 trillion. If successful, it would rank among the largest IPO projects in global capital market history. Currently on Trade.xyz, SPCX’s pre-IPO price is listed at

June 3 – Israel is continuing to disrupt U.S.-Iran talks, putting on an outward show of support for the negotiations while never halting its own provocative actions. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of General Staff just announced the IDF will not cease fire in Lebanon, noting the military operates proactively to take action against all threats it faces. This stance contradicts earlier remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said, “Trump and I agree on the core issues related to Iran. We occasionally have tactical disagreements, but we will work through them. My relationship with Trump hasn’t changed—he’s Israel’s ‘greatest friend’ in the White House.” President Trump has recently pushed for a swift U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal, and today he acknowledged having an “angry” conversation with Netanyahu. Prior to this, rumors circulated that during a call with Netanyahu, Trump vented strong dissatisfaction over Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon and demanded the