S&P 500 Index futures rose 0.3%, hitting a new intraday high

Traditional Finance Alert: VIX Has Risen Over 3%

Gate News bot message: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, VIX has risen by 3% in the short term, with current volatility significantly higher than recent average levels, indicating increased market activity.

"1011 Insider Whale" claims the crypto market is still in a range-bound fluctuation

ChainCatcher Message: "1011 Insider Whale" GarrettJin posted on X platform stating that the current market transmission path is influenced by geopolitical impacts on the macro environment, which in turn further affects the crypto market. He pointed out that attention should be focused on indicators such as oil prices, the US dollar index, and the yields of 2-year and 10-year US Treasury bonds. GarrettJin believes that the crypto market is still in a range-bound consolidation phase and states that maintaining caution is a common choice in the current environment.

Steak 'n Shake Launches 21-Cent-Per-Hour Bitcoin Bonus for Employees

Steak ‘n Shake is embedding bitcoin into employee pay, granting hourly workers a crypto bonus and adding $1,000 child savings contributions, advancing an aggressive digital-asset strategy that reshapes fast-food compensation and corporate treasury policy. Steak ‘n Shake Rolls Out Bitcoin Pay

Bloomberg: The US-Iran conflict has limited impact on Bitcoin, currently consolidating between $60,000 and $70,000.

Bitcoin briefly declined in the US following news of strikes against Iran, but then rebounded, with trading prices surpassing pre-attack levels, indicating the market's low sensitivity to risk. After a significant correction, Bitcoin consolidated in the $60,000 to $70,000 range, retail participation decreased, and overall inflows weakened, resulting in a smaller impact from the new shock.

Monad integrates cbBTC to unlock $5 billion worth of Bitcoin DeFi potential

Chainlink CCIP has completed the cross-chain bridging of Coinbase's wrapped Bitcoin token cbBTC, allowing over $5 billion in assets to enter the Monad DeFi ecosystem. This marks Bitcoin's transition from "hold-only, no use" to "on-chain yield asset," accelerating its liquidity options within DeFi.

Data: The US SOL spot ETF had a total net inflow of $17,409,000 on the day.

Yesterday, the total net inflow of SOL spot ETFs reached $17,409,000, with Bitwise Solana Staking ETF net inflow of $16,020,800 and Fidelity Solana Fund ETF net inflow of $772,400. The current total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs is $827 million, with a historical total net inflow of $951 million.