Canadian publicly traded company LQWD Technologies has increased its holdings by 5 Bitcoins, bringing its total holdings to approximately 166 Bitcoins.

On June 18th, as per the official website, the likelihood of "The US military launching a military action against Iran prior to July" on Polymarket has gone up to 66.7%. The trading volume for this prediction market has attained $7.86 million.

On June 18th, as per market reports, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed the approval of the Franklin XRP Spot ETF and the Solana Spot ETF.

June 18 — Based on HTX market data, the market has exhibited signs of risk-off sentiment due to worries that the US might interfere in the Iran-Israel conflict. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has decreased by 6.2% over the past 24 hours and currently stands at $3.341 trillion. The losses in altcoins have intensified, as follows: RESOLV is currently at $0.2229, with a 24-hour decline of 17.86%; VIRTUAL is currently at $1.67, with a 24-hour decline of 14.7%; NEIRO is currently at $0.00035, with a 24-hour decline of 15.09%; WIF is currently at $0.756, with a 24-hour decline of 14.5%; IMX is currently at $0.41, with a 24-hour decline of 14.94%.

On June 18th, as per Axios, Trump is slated to convene with the national security team in the White House Situation Room within 2 minutes (1:00 AM Beijing time) in order to determine the U.S. policy concerning the Israel-Iran war. U.S. officials declared that Trump is earnestly contemplating joining the war and launching strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, specifically the underground uranium enrichment facility in Fordow. The cryptocurrency market witnessed further declines likely due to this news, with Bitcoin dropping below $104,000.

On June 18th, based on HTX market data, Bitcoin has dropped below $104,000, and the 24-hour decline has expanded to 2.6%.

On June 18th, based on Coinglass data, in the event that Bitcoin drops beneath $103,000, the cumulative intensity of long liquidation on major CEXs will reach $702 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin surges above $106,000, the cumulative intensity of short liquidation on major CEXs will reach $612 million. BlockBeats Notes: The liquidation chart does not disclose the exact number of contracts awaiting liquidation or the precise value of liquidated contracts. Instead, the bars on the chart signify the relative significance of each liquidation cluster in relation to adjacent clusters, that is, the intensity.