24H Hot Coins and News | Ethereum Foundation announces reorganization of R&D team and layoffs; SharpLink Gaming completes $425 million in financing (6.3)

1. CEX Popular Cryptocurrencies

CEX Top 10 Trading Volume and 24-Hour Price Changes:

• BTC: + 0.86%
  

• ETH: + 4.11%

• SOL: + 1.85%

• PEPE: + 8.35%

• XRP: + 2.01%

• Doge: + 3.11%

• Sui: + 1.97%

• BNB: + 1.41%

• SOPH: + 30.56%

• WIF: + 12.12%

24H Gainers List (Data Source: OKX):

• SOPH: + 30.56%

• RPL: + 24.71%

• LQTY: + 20.6%

• MERL: + 16.67%

• EIGEN: + 14.93%

• FLM: + 13.31%

• PRQ: + 12.42%

• WIF: + 12.01%

• SSV: + 10.94%

• MKR: + 10.4%

2. 24H Hot Search Cryptocurrencies

• LOUD: Completed the InfoFi project sale over the weekend, with a current market value of approximately $7.75 million.

• LayerEdge (EDGEN), Subsquid (SQD): New projects on Binance Alpha yesterday.

Headline News

Michael Saylor: Strategy's BTC Yield Reaches 16.9% So Far This Year

Odaily reports that Michael Saylor posted on X platform, stating that Strategy's BTC yield has reached 16.9% so far this year. As of June 1, 2025, they hold 580,955 Bitcoins, with an average acquisition price of $70,023.

SharpLink Gaming Completes $425 Million Private Placement, Led by ConsenSys

Odaily reports that SharpLink Gaming announced the completion of a $425 million private placement, led by ConsenSys. SharpLink plans to use the proceeds to purchase ETH and use it as its primary treasury reserve asset.

Odaily Planet Daily News: Tether announced a partnership with the TON Foundation to launch the full-chain version of its gold-backed stablecoin XAUt - XAUt 0 on the TON blockchain, aiming to expand the accessibility of digital gold through a multi-chain interoperability strategy. XAUt 0 is built on LayerZero's Omni-Fungible Token (OFT) standard, enabling free transfer between different chains. According to CoinGecko data, XAUt is currently the largest gold stablecoin globally by market cap, with a circulation of over $832 million, currently only issued on Ethereum. Tether has not yet announced the list of other blockchain platforms that will support XAUt 0. (FinanceFeeds)

Sonic: 25% of tokens in the first season airdrop will be immediately circulated, with 75% of tokens requiring 270 days of unlock

Odaily Planet Daily News: Sonic officially announced on X that the first season S airdrop will be distributed in two phases: 25% of tokens can be immediately circulated, meaning users can claim 1/4 of tokens instantly at the time of airdrop; 75% of tokens will have lock-up restrictions, with these tokens to be gradually released as tradable Non-Fungible Tokens over 270 days, with an early redemption burn mechanism.

Webus signs XRP funding agreement with Samara Alpha with a cap of $300 million

Odaily Planet Daily News: Customized car service platform Webus announced a signing of an XRP funding agreement with Samara Alpha, establishing Samara Alpha as Webus's exclusive digital asset delegated manager, with an authorized management limit of $300 million. (Marketscreener)

Morph CEO Cecilia Hsueh steps down, former Binance executive Colin Goltra takes over

Odaily Planet Daily News: Ethereum Layer 2 project Morph co-founder and CEO Cecilia Hsueh announced her resignation, with the current Chief Growth Officer and former Binance executive Colin Goltra taking over. Morph was incubated by Bitget, established in 2023, and received $20 million in financing led by Dragonfly last year. The new CEO Goltra previously served as COO of YGG and Binance Asia Pacific Expansion Director, with over 10 years of Web3 experience. Hsueh will transition to a project advisor role.

Magickbase: Detected abnormal activity on Force Bridge, services suspended

Odaily Planet Daily News: Desktop wallet product developer for Nervos Network, Magickbase, posted on X platform that abnormal activity was detected on Nervos cross-chain bridge Force Bridge, and services were suspended for security reasons. The team is investigating and will share updates soon. Cyvers Alerts system has monitored multiple suspicious transactions involving Nervos.bit, stealing assets worth $3 million.

Odaily Planet News: Wintermute founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy responded on X to James Wynn's public call, saying: "Overall, I think this is just an excellently executed HL marketing campaign. James Wynn did well, and the tweet was great."
Yesterday, James Wynn had previously stated that his position was targeted by a whale team, and he posted on X, actively calling out Wintermute's return, seemingly implying that Wintermute was one of the parties. Afterwards, James Wynn initiated a fundraising campaign aimed at "fighting market makers".

Arthur Hayes: James Wynn May Be Hedging on an Anonymous Address to Obtain the Next Hyperliquid Airdrop

Odaily Planet News: BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes posted on X, saying, "I'm starting to think this (referring to the whale James Wynn trying to raise funds at zero cost) could become one of the most successful trading platform marketing campaigns in crypto history. HYPE will win. Additionally, this guy is likely hedging on another anonymous address specifically to grab the next airdrop."

Willy Woo: Market is in a "Liquidation Season", Not Suitable for Going Long at Present

Odaily Planet News: Trader Willy Woo posted on X, stating that currently is not a good time to bet on Bitcoin's rise, as the market is in a "liquidation hunting season". He pointed out that due to high leverage in the derivatives market, Bitcoin is difficult to rise, and it needs to first clear out too many "casino speculators" before potentially starting the next new high market.