1. This week's large token unlocks
In the next 7 days, there will be single large unlocks (unlock amounts greater than $5 million) for FTN ZK ARB S ID APE MELANIA LISTA ZKJ, and linear large unlocks (daily unlock amounts greater than $1 million) for SOL WLD TIA DOGE TAO AVAX SUI DOT IP MORPHO ETHFI JTO, with a total unlock value exceeding $443 million. Sonic stated that this part of the tokens is newly minted and not existing token unlocks.
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2.(Financial Times): TRON may be listed in the United States
After the U.S. regulators suspended their investigation into the TRON project, TRON will achieve a reverse merger with Nasdaq-listed SRM Entertainment for a backdoor listing. This transaction is arranged by New York investment bank Dominari Securities, closely related to the Trump family. The merged entity will purchase and hold TRX in a manner similar to Strategy. Meanwhile, SRM announced it has secured $100 million in equity investment to implement TRON staking and dividend strategies, and plans to rename itself Tron Inc.; TRON founder Justin Sun will serve as an advisor.
3. Strategy announces the purchase of 10,100 bitcoins for approximately $1.05 billion.
Strategy announces the purchase of 10,100 bitcoins for approximately $1.05 billion, with a unit price of about $104,080. So far this year, BTC has yielded 19.1%. As of June 15, 2025, Strategy holds a total of 592,100 bitcoins, with a cumulative purchase cost of approximately $41.84 billion and an average price of about $70,666.
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4. Trump’s Truth Social has submitted an application to the U.S. SEC for a Bitcoin and Ethereum dual currency spot ETF.
According to Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart, Trump's social platform Truth Social submitted an application to the U.S. SEC on June 16, 2025, to launch a Bitcoin and Ethereum dual currency spot ETF named 'Truth Social Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF, B.T.' The fund is initiated by Yorkville America Digital, LLC, registered in Nevada. If approved, it will become the first dual currency crypto ETF associated with Trump.
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5. Vietnam legislates recognition of crypto assets; the Digital Technology Industry Law will take effect in 2026.
The Vietnamese National Assembly passed the (Digital Technology Industry Law) on June 14, 2025, officially incorporating crypto assets into the national legal framework and clearly categorizing and regulating them. The new law divides digital assets into 'virtual assets' and 'crypto assets,' excluding financial instruments such as securities and digital fiat currencies, and grants the government the power to formulate detailed rules while emphasizing cybersecurity, anti-money laundering, and counter-terrorism financing requirements. The law will take effect on January 1, 2026, aiming to improve the legal system and align with international standards to strive for an early exit from the FATF gray list.
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6. Hong Kong Financial Secretary: Exploring stablecoins to provide experience and reference for national financial development.
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan pointed out in his latest essay (Speeding Up and Steady Sailing) on June 15 that the development of digital assets has also driven related businesses within financial institutions. For example, last year, local banks' total trading volume of digital assets and related products reached HKD 17.2 billion; by the end of last year, the total amount of digital assets held in banks reached HKD 5.1 billion. In response to the latest developments and changes in the situation, we will soon publish a second policy declaration on the development of digital assets, outlining the vision and direction for the next steps. A series of specific measures include better integration of the advantages of traditional financial services with technological innovations in the digital asset field, enhancing the safety and flexibility of digital assets in real economic activities, and encouraging local and international enterprises to explore innovations and applications of digital asset technology. Hong Kong cautiously promotes the development of stablecoins, providing a new paradigm for the global stablecoin market, and reflecting our role as a firewall and testing ground under the 'one country, two systems' framework, providing experience and reference for national financial development.
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7. Wu discusses this week's macro indicators and analysis: Federal Reserve interest rate decision, Bank of Japan interest rate decision.
Summary
Last week, the U.S. May CPI year-on-year of 2.4% was below expectations; this week welcomes a super central bank week, with attention on the latest interest rate decisions from central banks in the U.S., Japan, the U.K., and others. Currently, the futures market bets on a 99% probability that the Federal Reserve will remain 'on hold' this time. Attention can be given to the updated economic forecasts and dot plot for this quarter, which may signal the future path of interest rate cuts.
Last week's review
U.S. May unadjusted CPI year-on-year 2.4%, expected 2.50%, previous value 2.30%.
U.S. May PPI year-on-year 2.6%, expected 2.6%, previous value revised from 2.40% to 2.5%.
In the week ending June 7, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. was 248,000, expected 240,000, previous value revised from 247,000 to 248,000.
China's May CPI year-on-year is -0.1%, expected -0.20%, previous value -0.10%.
China's May M2 money supply year-on-year 7.9%, expected 8.1%, previous value 8%.
The Federal Reserve's (U.S. Quarterly Financial Accounts Report) shows that U.S. household assets experienced their first decline since 2023 in the first quarter of this year.
This week's key events & indicators
June 17
The Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision.
June 18
U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending June 14 (thousands) (20:30)
The Bank of Canada announces the minutes of the monetary policy meeting (01:30)
June 19
Federal Reserve FOMC announces interest rate decision and economic outlook summary (02:00)
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell holds a monetary policy press conference (02:30)
Swiss National Bank announces interest rate decision (15:30)
Bank of England announces interest rate decision (19:00)
June 20
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo delivers a speech at the Trust Association annual meeting (14:40)
