17th, the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, released the "World Competitiveness Report 2025". Hong Kong's global competitiveness ranking rose two places to third place globally, returning to the top three for the first time since 2019. Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, met with the media before the executive meeting on the same day and said that the report evaluates the competitiveness of various economies around the world based on comprehensive and objective data and business opinions. The report shows that Hong Kong's competitiveness has greatly improved, with a total score of 99.2 out of 100, an increase of 7.7 points, the highest among the top ten.

according to market data, the price of Spark (SPK) on Binance Alpha is now at 0.1 US dollars. Eligible Alpha points users receive 2000 SPK airdropped, currently valued at around 200 US dollars.

according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a user sold 1 SPK token through the Uniswap V3 pool and received $19,686.87.

Spark announced the online launch of the SPK token and opened Ignition airdrop applications.

Genius Group, an artificial intelligence education company based in Singapore, has increased its corporate Bitcoin holdings by more than 50%. According to a statement released on Monday, this brings the company's Bitcoin holdings to 100, with a total purchase value exceeding $10 million, at an average price of $100,600 per Bitcoin. This acquisition is part of the artificial intelligence company's strategic acquisition of 1,000 BTC for its corporate finances.

 Meta Pool project on Ethereum was hit by a suspicious attack, resulting in a loss of about $130,700. The vulnerability appeared in the mpETH pool, allowing attackers to mint mpETH tokens through the mint() function without depositing real Ethereum assets.

according to the official announcement, Bithumb has added Spark (SPK) Korean won market.

according to Lookonchain monitoring, pump.fun has sold approximately 4.1 million SOL tokens (about $741 million) since May 19, 2024, with an average selling price of around $180. Among them, 264,400 SOL tokens were sold at an average price of $158, receiving 41.64 million USDC tokens in exchange. Additionally, 3.84 million SOL tokens (about $699 million) were transferred to the Kraken trading platform at an average price of $182.

according to Lookonchain monitoring, about 30 minutes ago, two new wallets withdrew 18.2 million WLD (17.17 million USD) from Binance.

World Gold Council: Survey shows that 73% of the central banks surveyed believe that the proportion of the US dollar in global reserves will "moderately decline" or "significantly decline" in the next five years. 

Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: In order to ensure the flexibility and predictability of operations, the Bank of Japan will continue to implement the government bond purchase plan until March 2027. 

according to the official announcement, OKX has officially launched a fully compliant centralized cryptocurrency trading platform in Germany and Poland, where German or Polish users can trade over 270 cryptocurrencies, including more than 60 cryptocurrencies paired with the Euro.

global fund manager survey of Bank of America: investors have a bearish attitude towards the US dollar, the largest scale in 20 years.

 according to CBS reporter of the United States, President Trump hopes to completely resolve the nuclear issue with Iran.

according to official sources, Binance is the first platform to list Spark (SPK), and trading will start on June 17, 2025 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Users who meet the requirements and have at least 240 Alpha points can claim 2000 SPK tokens airdrop on the Alpha event page when trading opens. Please note that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Alpha points. Users need to complete the claim within 24 hours after it opens, otherwise it will be considered as giving up the airdrop.

 Matrixport released a daily chart analysis stating that in the past eight weeks, Bitcoin ETFs have attracted a total of $11.2 billion in new funds, yet the price of the currency has only risen by about 10%. This flat increase may reflect some market participants selling on the trend or re-entering after observing. Overall, the bullish logic still holds true: the Bitcoin market has formed stable buying support. Although the sources of buying support are constantly changing, ETFs have seen almost no sustained net outflows. Compared to the Trump election period, MicroStrategy's current pace of increasing positions in Bitcoin has slowed slightly, but stable fund inflows continue to provide solid support for the Bitcoin price.

according to Cointelegraph, the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York stated that Celsius debtors have reached an agreement with former CEO Alex Mashinsky and his related entities, prohibiting the distribution of Celsius bankruptcy proceeds to the latter. The agreement allows Celsius debtors to distribute funds frozen due to claims made by Mashinsky. In May of this year, Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud. So far this year, Celsius creditors have claimed assets totaling over $1 billion.

according to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 10.07 million WLD from Binance, worth approximately $9.51 million.