Crypto derivatives see long-short divergence: Bitcoin (BTC) open interest climbs as traders eye adding short positions, while Ethereum (ETH) open interest stabilizes with no panic selling observed.

Earlier reports indicated that Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has selected two veteran central bank economists as advisors: Daniel Covitz, one of three deputy directors in the Research and Statistics Division, and Erik Enstrom, senior deputy director in the Monetary Affairs Division. Both are long-time Fed veterans with nearly 30 years of experience, deeply familiar with the Federal Reserve’s operations. Last week, Warsh also announced the establishment of five task forces to review the central bank’s communication practices, data analysis, and portfolio management, noting that these groups would be composed of external experts, with support from internal Fed subject-matter specialists. Covitz regularly prepared materials for Warsh’s speeches during Warsh’s tenure as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011, with research focusing on financial stability and credit markets. Enstrom specializes in monetary policy and financial market analysis. Last year, he developed a model to assess the probability of various economic scenarios, estimating that by mid-2025, the risk of a combination of high inflation and weak growth had risen, replacing the earlier "soft landing" outlook. In February this year, the two collaborated on research explaining why long-term Treasury yields rose even as the central bank cut interest rates, attributing the phenomenon to investors demanding higher compensation for risks from adverse supply shocks and swelling federal deficits. The study also found no evidence that markets had lost confidence in the Fed’s ability to keep inflation near its 2% target.

Serenity tweeted about the phenomenon of U.S. companies’ heavy reliance on Chinese AI models, citing a UBS report that many enterprises have begun routing simple tasks to cheaper Chinese open-source models. Some teams spend up to $35,000 monthly on tokens—200% over budget—putting pressure on high-end AI model revenue growth. Serenity deemed the UBS report accurate, attributing the trend to a capitalist dilemma: markets naturally gravitate toward the cheapest option, and Chinese models like DeepSeek are significantly cheaper than those from Gemini, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Serenity also stated that the Trump administration’s earlier pause on access to Fable/Mythos was the right move, as repeated distillation of top-tier models poses enormous risks, and models approaching ASI-level should have higher access barriers. The expert noted that the U.S. needs two key actions: further develop models specialized in low-cost inference, and impose bank-grade identity authentication for AI model access.

Per Bitget market data, spot gold rallied 15 USD in the short term, breaking above 4060 USD per ounce, with an intraday gain of 0.83%.

Per Onchain Lens monitoring, a crypto whale opened a 20x leveraged Ethereum short position after lying dormant for 8 months, currently holding 12,832 ETH in the position, valued at $19.7 million.

According to Al Arabiya TV, the next round of US-Iran negotiations will be held on June 28 and 29. Separately, Iran’s Press TV reported that to prevent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz that could trigger military conflict and to implement Article 5 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, the two sides have established a communication channel. Iran stressed that under the agreement, all vessels transiting the strait must follow the routes announced by Iran.

According to HyperInsight monitoring, amid a short-term market dip, crypto figure "Big Brother Ma Ji" Huang Licheng’s 25x leveraged Ethereum (ETH) long positions have been partially liquidated again. His account has suffered a cumulative loss of $33.85 million, with a $2.43 million loss recorded over the past month. The remaining value of his positions stands at $970,000, with an entry price of $1,565.38 and a liquidation price of $1,504.69.