The White House confirms Trump has 'emptied' the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

Citrini analyst Jukan posted on X that Apple secured a semiconductor tariff exemption after committing to use Intel’s fabs. The company will not only produce Mac chips at Intel but also manufacture iPhone chips there.

According to CryptoQuant analyst JA Maartun, Binance’s June futures trading volume rose to approximately $1.63 trillion, marking its highest level since 2026. The analyst noted that despite BTC fluctuating in the mid-$60,000 range, cautious market sentiment, advancing Europe’s MiCA regulation, and the typical summer slowdown in trading activity, Binance’s futures market volume remains elevated, indicating traders’ continued active participation in derivatives.

Deutsche Bank noted that after several weeks of relatively sparse remarks from Federal Reserve officials, a flurry of speeches ahead of the pre-meeting blackout period is coming next week. The most notable events include: Fed Governor Christopher Waller kicking off the week with a speech at the New York Association for Business Economics on Monday; Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifying on Tuesday and Wednesday; and several officials delivering outlooks after the release of June CPI data – Cook on Wednesday, Vice Chair Philip Jefferson, Lorie Logan of the Dallas Fed, and Schmid of the Kansas City Fed on Friday. Powell is expected to reiterate his recent stance of remaining non-committal on future policy moves. Waller, meanwhile, is typically more willing to elaborate on his policy reaction framework and outlook, so his speech will be closely watched for any signals about his policy leaning. For the outlook speeches, the market is focused on how officials interpret this week’s inflation data and whether any are leaning toward a rate hike in July. As shown in the June meeting minutes, “several” officials saw justification for a rate hike last month. Since then, the landscape has been mixed: oil prices and inflation expectations dipped before partially rebounding, while the unemployment rate fell further, raising the possibility of a dissenting vote in favor of a rate hike at the July meeting.

Hyperliquid today launched contract trading for CASHCAT, the meme token that has gone viral this week on Robinhood Chain. Notably, prior to this, Hyperliquid had not listed any new crypto tokens for nearly three months (excluding TON’s rebranding to GRAM). Its most recent contract listing dates back to CHIP on April 22. So far this year, amid the deep bear market, Hyperliquid has significantly slowed its pace of launching native crypto token contracts.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a whale deposited approximately $450,000 into Hyperliquid. Within one hour of CASHCAT’s listing on Hyperliquid, the whale shorted 1.11 million CASHCAT tokens with 3x leverage, valued at $222,200. The entry price was $0.195336, liquidation price $0.531304, resulting in an unrealized loss of $4,400.

Per GMGN market data, CASHCAT, a meme coin on Robinhood Chain, briefly hit an all-time high in market capitalization, currently trading at $200 million with an intraday increase of over 20%. Meme coins are highly volatile, so investors should exercise caution regarding associated risks.