Circle minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network 6 hours ago

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin briefly broke through the $77,000 mark and is currently trading at $76,966, with a 24-hour increase of 8.29%.

According to data from Greeks.live, 24,000 Bitcoin (BTC) options are set to expire and settle today, with a put-call ratio (PCR) of 0.84, a max pain point of $67,000, and a notional value of $1.82 billion. Separately, 149,000 Ethereum (ETH) options will also expire and settle today, with a PCR of 0.84, max pain at $2,000, and a notional value of $360 million. Greeks.live analyst Adam noted that Bitcoin has rallied sharply this week, breaking above $76,000 and surpassing two sideways price ranges this year, marking one of the rare expiration days this year where the settlement price exceeds the max pain point. The monthly realized volatility (RV) surged 20% to 53%, while monthly implied volatility (IV) rose only 6%, with the volatility risk premium (VRP) now dropping sharply. Looking at other key options metrics, 6% of this week’s options are expiring; open interest has rebounded but remains at low levels, while trading activity has jumped significantly. The rapid pace of price gains and surging trading activity have led to highly dispersed bullish Gamma Exposure (Gex), with negligible bearish Gex, indicating the market is in a broad long position state.

According to market sources, Samsung has unveiled a shareholder return plan ranging from 90 trillion to 110 trillion won, with an expected share buyback of 15 trillion won earmarked for employee compensation. The maximum shareholder return is projected to hit 110 trillion won in 2026.

According to Coinglass data, global crypto liquidations totaled $758 million over the past 12 hours, with only $57.16 million in long positions liquidated and $701 million in short positions.

With Bitcoin (BTC) surging over 20% this week, the book value of BTC held by Michael Saylor’s firm Strategy has rebounded significantly. Public data shows Strategy holds 840,447 BTC, with a current market value of around $64.19 billion, an average cost basis of roughly $75,385, total cost of approximately $63.36 billion, and an unrealized profit of about $830 million on its BTC holdings at current prices. Calculated against BTC’s price of around $64,500 a week ago, Strategy’s BTC holdings have seen a weekly book value gain of roughly $10 billion as BTC has rallied to the current $76,378 level.

According to official announcements, Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has listed MANTRA as a “transaction attention project” and suspended MANTRA deposits and withdrawals. Upbit stated that MANTRA has experienced or may lead to user harm due to unresolved or unrepaired security incidents, including hacks, related to its virtual assets, the virtual asset wallets managed by its issuer or operator, or the distributed ledgers used for issuing, transmitting, and storing virtual assets. To protect investors, Upbit has designated MANTRA as a transaction attention project.