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BlockBeats News, June 15th. At the beginning of this week, the agreement between the US and Iran seemed to set the tone for the continuation of the US stock market bull run, with the market opening high to welcome the good news. However, the market's focus will shift midweek to the interest rate decisions of several major central banks, with Powell giving his first key speech after taking office. The market expects him to send a clear signal on the expected interest rate path and the reform of the Fed's communication mechanism. Here are the key points the market will focus on in the new week (all times in Eastern 8 Zone): Monday 15:15, ECB President Lagarde delivers a speech; **Tuesday TBD, Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision; 14:30, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya holds a press conference on monetary policy;** Tuesday 20:15, ADP Employment Change for the week ending May 30th in the US; **Thursday 2:00, Fed FOMC announces interest rate decision and economic projections; 2:30, Fed Chair Powell holds a press conference on monetary policy;** Thursday 20:30, Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending June 13th in the US, Philly Fed Manufacturing Index for June. On the policy signal front, the market is focusing on whether three hawkish signals from the Fed will materialize: First is whether the phrase "next step tilts towards rate cut" in the original policy statement will be removed. If this phrase is removed, it means the Fed is officially ending its previous dovish bias and shifting to a policy stance centered on fighting inflation. Second is the dot plot change; the March dot plot indicated a rate cut later this year, but this dot plot is likely to show rate stability, and there may even be a majority of officials expecting a rate hike. Lastly is the tilt in risk appetite. If officials' concerns about inflation significantly increase and worries about the labor market recede, it could pave the way for future rate hikes. **Friday (June 19th), due to the June holiday, the US New York Stock Exchange will be closed for one day.** **Trading of CME Group's precious metals, energy, foreign exchange, stock index, and US Treasury futures contracts will end at 01:00 on June 20th (Eastern 8 Zone), and trading of ICE's Brent crude oil futures contracts will end at 01:30 on June 20th (Eastern 8 Zone).**

BlockBeats News, June 15th — Recently, the crypto OG project Cardano has encountered controversy. The cause was that an investor focusing on bankruptcy claims and crypto assets, Thomas Braziel, discovered through company documents and on-chain records that the whereabouts of about 1090 BTC received during Cardano's crowdfunding are unknown. According to his findings, this portion of Bitcoin was originally allocated to an Isle of Man entity (the early predecessor structure of the Cardano Foundation), which was dissolved in December 2025. As a result, Braziel raised a public question on X: Since Hoskinson was an early participant in the Isle of Man entity, after the dissolution of this entity, what is the current whereabouts of this approximately $70 million worth of BTC? Who is in control? Is it transparent? In response, Cardano's founder Charles Hoskinson stated in an AMA yesterday that this Bitcoin has been used to pay for audit fees related to the 2016 project crowdfunding sale, as its value at the time was only $454,000. Thomas Braziel has requested further evidence from Hoskinson to prove this usage, including invoices, agreements, approvals, and payment records, to ensure the financial transparency of the project.

BlockBeats News, June 15th, according to HyperInsight monitoring, the "Whale" reduced its holdings by 350 ETH last night, missing out on the strong rebound this morning driven by positive news. This morning, it aggressively bought back and increased its position, and as of the time of writing, the "Whale" holds a total of 6,000 ETH in a 25x long position, with a liquidation price of $1678.77.