Brent crude tops $102: Iran declares readiness to fight a "high-intensity war"

After the launch of Apple’s first foldable iPhone Duo, Samsung’s official U.S. account posted a series of mocking posts, claiming Apple was “eating leftover scraps”, sparking widespread market discussion. However, behind this “Apple vs. Samsung” feud, the actual technological competition landscape in the foldable phone sector may have long shifted. The iPhone Duo has an unfolded thickness of 5.2mm, weighs 254g, and a crease depth of approximately 150 microns. By comparison, the OPPO Find N5 has a crease of around 101 microns; Huawei’s Mate X6, via its Xuanwu Waterdrop hinge, reduces crease depth to roughly 5 microns; and Honor’s Magic V6 boasts an even slimmer unfolded thickness of just 4mm. In terms of product form, Apple’s first foldable adopts the traditional book-style inward-folding design, while Huawei has launched a tri-fold device, Honor and Xiaomi are focusing on vertical small foldables, and Chinese domestic manufacturers continue to compete in areas like hinges, hover functionality, slimness, and durability. On the market front, while Samsung remains the global leader in foldable phones, Chinese manufacturers are rapidly catching up. Driven by technological iteration and falling prices, competition in the foldable sector has shifted from an “Apple vs. Samsung” dynamic to a multi-dimensional competition led by Chinese brands. Samsung’s jab at Apple for “eating leftover scraps” may hold some truth, but the real pacesetters in today’s foldable race are those vying for lighter, thinner builds, smaller creases, and more diverse form factors.

According to official announcements, users holding at least 246 Binance Alpha points can claim an airdrop of 342 BSB tokens via the Alpha event page. If the total reward is not fully distributed, the point threshold will automatically drop by 5 points every 5 minutes. Claiming the airdrop consumes 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours; otherwise, the airdrop will be forfeited.

Nasdaq announced today that it is investing $100 million in Payward, the parent company of Kraken, via its investment arm, valuing Payward at $21 billion upon deal completion. Meanwhile, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and OKX announced in June a 50:50 joint venture, which plans to operate as a U.S.-registered broker-dealer and futures commission merchant (FCM) after securing regulatory approval, enabling OKX users access to ICE’s futures markets and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)’s tokenized stock market. Both deals point to a shared trend: traditional exchanges are no longer content with merely researching blockchain applications, but are instead directly acquiring access points, licenses, and on-chain settlement capabilities. Deutsche B?rse acquired a roughly 1.5% stake in Payward for $200 million in April; the London Stock Exchange is also advancing tokenization of xStocks for London-listed shares with Payward. Nasdaq, NYSE, Deutsche B?rse, and London Stock Exchange are nearly simultaneously positioning crypto platforms as next-generation market pipelines, rather than competitors. Payward closed an $800 million funding round in November 2025 at a $20 billion valuation, and had secretly filed an S-1 with the SEC, though its IPO has been delayed to as early as Q2 2027. Nasdaq’s latest stake purchase at a $21 billion valuation marks a new high for Payward’s valuation over the past year, and signals that traditional exchanges are willing to pay a premium for tokenization access. Regulatory approval remains a key hurdle: the ICE-OKX joint venture requires U.S. broker-dealer and FCM licenses, while Nasdaq’s equity tokenization plan must align with existing securities frameworks. But the direction is clear: Wall Street does not want to sit on the sidelines of crypto, but rather integrate crypto into its own trading sessions, clearing networks, and retail access points.

According to market sources, Nasdaq has invested in Payward, the parent company of Kraken, at a valuation of $21 billion.

According to a Reuters report, two people familiar with the matter said the White House has not yet made a decision on refined copper tariffs. Officials are weighing the potential downsides of rising copper prices pushing up manufacturing costs against the benefits of encouraging domestic mining. This hesitation comes as the administration increasingly focuses on affordability ahead of the November midterm elections, with Trump and Republican lawmakers facing pressure to prove their economic policies are lowering rather than raising costs for U.S. consumers and businesses. Due to expectations that Trump will impose tariffs on refined copper products such as cathode copper and mine-produced copper concentrates, copper prices have surged to record highs. Traders and industrial buyers are scrambling to build up inventories in the U.S. to stockpile ahead of any new tariffs, forming one of the world’s largest copper stockpiles. A White House official stated that the administration has not made a final decision on the tariffs, and confirmed the Commerce Department submitted an update to Trump by the June 30 deadline set by the White House. The official said: "The administration continues to evaluate all options to bring copper and other critical manufacturing back to the U.S." These remarks indicate the tariffs are not a done deal, despite market expectations that the U.S. may expand existing tariffs to cover refined copper.

Recently, Deepcoin has launched global stock perpetual contracts, further advancing its multi-asset trading infrastructure. Users can trade popular individual stocks and index ETFs including NVIDIA, Tesla, Pop Mart, and Unitree on the platform 24/7. Meanwhile, Deepcoin has also rolled out a sector narrative tool that aggregates hot events, market data, and sentiment information, helping users quickly grasp the market’s main trends and sector dynamics to enable the "understand first, trade later" approach. Through the centralized presentation of market hotspots and sector information, users can more intuitively understand the market background and changes of related assets. In conjunction with the launch of stock perpetual contracts, Deepcoin has launched a series of supporting activities: newly launched stock perpetual contracts offer a limited-time 25% fee discount, alongside three concurrent initiatives—the Stock God Contest, Sector Trading Challenge, and Stock Signal Provider Trading Ranking—further enriching the trading and interactive scenarios for stock perpetual contracts.