Analysis: Powell Might Follow Predecessors with a "Hawkish Farewell," Market Expects the Federal Reserve to Hold Rates Steady in June and July

On June 18th, as per the official announcement, Binance Wallet has made the latest announcement regarding the participation threshold for DAOBase TGE. Users are required to have a score of no less than 234 and consume 15 points.

On June 18th, the Ethereum infrastructure startup Fileverse launched dSheets. It is an open-source spreadsheet tool that focuses on privacy and on-chain interactions and is positioned as a decentralized alternative to Google Sheets and Excel. dSheets supports importing on-chain data, calling smart contracts, social graphs, and Web3 features like prediction markets. It has end-to-end encryption and zero data storage. The tool is now live on the Ethereum mainnet, Base, and Gnosis Chain, with support for IPFS sharing.

BlockBeats has reported that on June 18th. According to the "FedWatch" data of the CME, the Federal Reserve will announce its rate decision tonight (2 a.m. Beijing time on June 19th). The likelihood of a 25-basis-point rate cut in June is 0.1%, while the probability of maintaining the current rate is 99.9%. Currently, the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping rates unchanged until July is 85.5%, and the cumulative probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut is 14.5%.

On June 18th, Liu Peng, CEO of JD Chain Technology, recently granted an exclusive interview to Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition. Liu Peng stated, "In the JD ecosystem, the global sales scene for the Hong Kong and Macau stations will initially adopt the JD stablecoin for payment and settlement. Outside the JD ecosystem, considering the differences in scenario characteristics, transaction timeliness, and fund settlement logic among different industries, we plan to 'customize' stablecoin payment solutions for various industries." JD Chain plans to obtain its license in early the fourth quarter of 2025 and simultaneously launch stablecoins pegged to the Hong Kong Dollar and other currencies. Currently, the company is conducting testing within the stablecoin issuer sandbox of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, focusing on testing the applications of stablecoins in three major scenarios: cross-border payments, investment transactions, and retail payments. Liu Peng emphasized that stabl

On June 18th, Yu Jian, the founder of SlowMist, stated, "After analyzing the situation of WeChat account hijacking, attackers take advantage of leaked account credentials (which can sometimes be traced from various leaked data) and combine this with the frequently contacted friends of the target user (or even just those who are added as friends or have interacted in group chats) to obtain the 6-digit verification code and carry out the hijacking. Attackers often carry out attacks late at night and target OTC USDT trading scams in the crypto community. It is recommended to be cautious when adding friends on WeChat, change passwords promptly, and pay attention to abnormal login risk notifications on WeChat."

On June 18th, according to the official announcement, Binance will remove the following spot trading pairs and stop trading: · At 11:00 (UTC+8) on June 20, 2025: CATI/FDUSD, ONE/BTC, TLM/FDUSD.