Monitoring by Odaily Seer Channel shows that in the Polymarket prediction event "NBA Play-In Hornets vs. Magic," an account with over $1 million in profit (address: 0x5d58e38cd0a7e6f5fa67b7f9c2f70dd70df09a15) purchased a total of $300,000 on the Hornets defeating the Magic, with an average opening price of 58¢.

The NBA Play-In game between the Hornets and the Magic started at 7:30 AM Beijing Time today. The winner of this game will face the Pistons as the Eastern Conference's 8th seed.

Odaily Seer Channel continues to monitor prediction markets, seeing changes before they are priced in.

Odaily News: Strategy has proposed adjusting the dividend mechanism for its STRC preferred stock, planning to change the current monthly dividend distribution to twice a month (semi-monthly), subject to shareholder approval.

STRC is a perpetual preferred stock, targeting trading near a par value of $100, with its price regulated through a floating dividend mechanism. The current annualized dividend yield is approximately 11.5%. The company stated that increasing the dividend frequency helps reduce reinvestment lag, enhance market liquidity, and improve price stability.

STRC is one of a series of preferred stock financing instruments within Strategy, forming part of its capital structure alongside products like STRF, STRE, STRK, and STRD. These instruments have already helped the company raise significant funds for its ongoing accumulation of Bitcoin.

Odaily News: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated on social media on the 17th that control of the Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran, a fact that has been accepted by the United States. Iran will never relinquish jurisdiction over the Strait of Hormuz. Ghalibaf said that U.S. President Trump is "extremely eager" to reach an agreement with Iran, which precisely indicates that his delusional plan to destroy Iranian civilization has failed. Ghalibaf stated that currently, the U.S. has not taken any military action in its maritime blockade against Iran, and Iran will absolutely not tolerate this.

Odaily News Rhea Finance has released a post-mortem report on the attack, confirming that the actual loss from the vulnerability is approximately $18.4 million, a significant increase from the initial estimate of around $7.6 million.

The attacker constructed complex transaction paths, manipulated liquidity using fake token pools, funneled borrowed assets into pools under their control, and returned only minimal assets. This caused a large number of margin positions to rapidly become undercollateralized and triggered liquidations, ultimately depleting the protocol's reserve funds.

Approximately $11.2 million in funds have been recovered or frozen so far. This includes some USDC and NEAR assets returned by the attacker, as well as about $4.34 million in USDT that was frozen (with assistance from Tether).

Odaily News: The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) announced the acquisition of the Digital Energy Council, marking its first expansion into the energy policy sector.

The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) is a global industry advocacy organization with members including numerous crypto and fintech companies. It primarily promotes digital asset regulation, technological innovation, and policy communication, dedicated to building bridges between governments and the industry. Previously, the organization has played a significant role in U.S. policy lobbying.

The Digital Energy Council focuses on energy issues related to the digital economy, particularly the impact of crypto mining, data centers, and high-performance computing (HPC) on power systems, with a core focus on energy supply, grid stability, and national security.

Following this integration, this energy division will focus on advancing policy directions, including energy development, grid resilience, U.S. competitiveness, and critical infrastructure security.

Odaily News: The cross-chain version of XRP, wXRP, has launched on Solana, enabling holders to participate in the DeFi ecosystem without selling their assets.

wXRP is custodied by Hex Trust and achieves cross-chain functionality via LayerZero. It is pegged 1:1 to native XRP and can be redeemed at any time.

The asset has been integrated into multiple Solana applications, including Titan, Jupiter, Meteora, and the Phantom wallet, supporting functions such as trading, liquidity provision, and yield generation.

This move signifies that XRP, which was originally more focused on payment scenarios, is now further integrating into the DeFi system, expanding its application space in cross-chain and on-chain finance.

Odaily News World has launched the most significant upgrade to its World ID protocol to date, covering approximately 18 million Orb-verified users and expanding into multiple application scenarios including social networking, conferencing, and ticketing.

This upgrade introduces several new features, including multi-key support, key rotation, account recovery, and session management. It also launches the standalone World ID app, serving as the entry point for user identity authentication and authorization management.

On the application front, Tinder has integrated a "Verified Human Badge" to identify real users; Zoom has rolled out a "Deep Face" feature to detect AI-generated deepfakes in video calls; and a ticketing tool called Concert Kit has also been introduced.

Furthermore, platforms such as Reddit, Razer, and Mythical Games are also exploring or integrating this system.

World has proposed the concept of "human continuity," emphasizing not only the verification of user identity but also ensuring the consistency of the same real individual across different scenarios. Industry observers believe this direction could become crucial infrastructure for combating AI-generated deepfakes.

Odaily President Trump stated that US-Iran negotiations are expected to take place this weekend, adding that the two sides "could reach an agreement within a day or two." In a phone interview, Trump said Iran "wants to meet and make a deal," expressing optimism about the progress of the talks. Simultaneously, he emphasized that the maritime blockade on Iran would not be lifted before a formal agreement is reached but expressed hope that the Strait of Hormuz would be open to all countries. It is understood that although significant progress has been made in the negotiations, differences remain on key issues, including the duration of Iran's nuclear enrichment suspension and the handling of its enriched uranium stockpile. The discussions also reportedly include the possibility of the US unfreezing approximately $20 billion in Iranian assets in exchange for Iran abandoning its high-enriched uranium reserves. Furthermore, Trump stated that the agreement would "make Israel safer" and called on Israel to cease its military strikes on Lebanon. Iran has not yet responded to these statements. (CCTV News)

Odaily News According to a statement issued by his spokesperson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed Iran's announcement of fully opening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels during the ceasefire period and called on all parties to fully restore and respect the international navigation rights and freedoms of the strait. The statement said Guterres welcomed Iran's announcement that day to fully open the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessels for the remainder of the ceasefire, viewing this move as "a step in the right direction." Guterres reiterated that the United Nations will continue to fully support diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the current Middle East conflict. He expressed hope that, building on the ceasefire arrangement, this measure will help enhance mutual trust among the parties and promote progress in the dialogue process mediated by Pakistan. (CCTV News)

Odaily News According to OKX market data, RAVE has risen to break above $22.66, setting a new all-time high. It is currently trading at $22, with an intraday increase of over 35%.

According to data from GMGN , the market cap of Binance Life has broken through $410 million, setting a new rebound high. It is currently reported at $400 million, with an intraday increase of over 13%.

Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile; investors should participate with caution.

Odaily News Fed's Daly stated that interest rates may be kept unchanged; if inflation accelerates, rate hikes will be necessary; if conflicts end quickly, rate cuts may be possible. Maintaining the current policy will still curb inflation, medium to long-term inflation expectations are stable. As bank capital requirements change, reserve demand may decline, and the Federal Reserve's balance sheet could also shrink. (Jin10)

Odaily News: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has submitted a rule amendment proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), proposing to add new Rule 7.50 and revise related provisions to allow eligible securities to be traded on the exchange in tokenized form.

The proposal is being advanced based on the Depository Trust Company's (DTC) three-year tokenization pilot program and is formulated with reference to similar Nasdaq rules previously approved by the SEC. According to the proposal, tokenized securities must share the same CUSIP number, trading symbol, and shareholder rights as traditional securities to be traded with equal priority on the same order book. The initial scope of application is limited to Russell 1000 Index constituents and ETFs tracking major indices. The settlement cycle will remain T+1, and existing regulatory rules will simultaneously apply to tokenized securities.

Odaily News UK-listed company Quantum Blockchain has announced a placement of 142,857,142 new shares at a price of 0.35 pence per share, raising £500,000. Additionally, the company announced the establishment of a new Bitcoin mining subsidiary named BlocKeeper. The new funds will be used to accelerate its research and development in AI-driven Bitcoin mining. (Yahoo Finance)

Odaily News According to Lookonchain monitoring, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs experienced a net outflow of 142 BTC today, Ethereum ETFs saw a net inflow of 22,357 ETH, and Solana ETFs recorded a net inflow of 1,828,328 SOL.