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BlockBeats news: On July 6, after meeting with Strategy’s Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the Wall Street investment bank Cantor said that restoring the preferred stock STRC to a $100 par value is the company’s most important task at present, and it is also the key to restarting the Bitcoin purchasing engine and improving the capital structure.
Cantor believes that Strategy will continue to increase STRC’s dividend cash reserves to help bring its price back to par value, and if necessary, may also take measures such as share repurchases. As STRC recovers, the company’s common stock (MSTR) is expected to benefit, thereby creating conditions for subsequent equity issuance financing and continued Bitcoin accumulation.

BlockBeats message. On July 6, blockchain security company CertiK released a report stating that in the first half of 2026, losses from cryptocurrency security incidents were about $1.32 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 46.8%. However, CertiK said the decline is misleading and does not mean the industry’s security situation has improved.
The report shows that in Q2, losses from attacks on cryptocurrencies increased 59% quarter-on-quarter to $807.5 million. More than 70% of the losses came from two attack incidents involving KelpDAO and Drift Protocol, both believed to have been carried out by hacker groups supported by North Korea. Meanwhile, TRM Labs data shows that the number of security incidents in the first half of 2026 rose to 207 from 83 in the same period last year, setting a new record high for the same period in history.

BlockBeats report: On July 6, Saudi Aramco lowered the official selling price (OSP) for its flagship Arab Light crude oil for delivery to Asia in August by $11 per barrel, compared with the regional benchmark. The discount versus the benchmark is $1.50 per barrel, with the size of the cut being the largest in at least 26 years—larger than market consensus. This highlights its intention to compete for market share in Asia.
This significant price cut coincides with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to navigation and a rebound in Middle East crude oil supply. Meanwhile, OPEC+ announced that it will continue to increase production in August, and concerns about a potential global crude oil oversupply have intensified.
JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and other institutions have recently warned that as supply continues to recover while demand growth remains weak, the global crude oil market may again fall into an oversupply situation next year. Citigroup, in contrast, expects Brent crude oil prices could drop to as low as $60 per barrel by the end of the year.

BlockBeats message, July 6: Jonathan Levin, a columnist for Bloomberg, wrote that US President Trump and his allies are continuing to push for changes in personnel to influence Federal Reserve decisions, including attempts to replace Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and to interfere with the selection process for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s president, in order to expand the White House’s supporters’ influence on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
Levin believes Kevin Warsh—seen as a leading candidate for the next Federal Reserve chair—should publicly oppose White House interference, support Jerome Powell and Cook in completing their terms, and urge the White House to withdraw from the regional Fed president selection process; otherwise, his future credibility as a leader of the Federal Reserve and his influence within the committee will be weakened.

BlockBeats news. On July 6, key pre-market headlines in the U.S. stock market are as follows:
1.SK Hynix U.S. ADR listing received oversubscription and will close the subscription at 4:00 p.m. New York time on July 8. The company plans to issue 17.9 million common shares and, accordingly, to issue 7.9 million American Depositary Shares (ADS). It is expected that this U.S. IPO will raise net proceeds of approximately $28 billion;
2. A research firm said that NVIDIA’s next-generation flagship product—the Kyber rack-level architecture powered by the 2027 Rubin Ultra chip—will have its mass production timeline pushed back to 2028;
3. Broadcom and Apple have reached an agreement to extend their chip collaboration to 2031;

According to a BlockBeats report on July 6, BitMine increased its holdings by 42,197 Ethereum last week. As of June 28, 2026, its total Ethereum holdings reached 5,742,237 ETH, accounting for about 4.8% of Ethereum’s total supply.
Currently, the total value of the cryptocurrencies, cash, and other investment assets held by BitMine is approximately US$11.1 billion, including US$527 million in cash and marketable securities, 206 Bitcoins, US$180 million in Beast Industries equity assets, and an investment of US$71 million in Eightco Holdings (ORBS).
As of July 5, the number of Ethereum that has been staked is 4,879,157 ETH (85% of total holdings), worth approximately US$8.8 billion. The current annualized staking returns are about US$235 million.

BlockBeats news: On July 6, Goldman Sachs’ latest research report said that the uptrend for the South Korean stock market in the second half of the year could spread from AI memory leaders such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to more sectors, including energy, raw materials, and industrial manufacturing. Overseas funds are gradually setting up positions across the AI industry chain from upstream to downstream, as well as other independent investment opportunities.
In response to market doubts about whether the South Korean stock market is in a bubble, Goldman Sachs believes that the current rise in outstanding financing mainly stems from net value growth of leveraged ETFs rather than new borrowing by investors. South Korean residents’ assets are still primarily composed of real estate, cash, and overseas stocks, and the domestic equity market still has room for incremental inflows of capital.