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BlockBeats News, June 9, U.S. President Trump stated that Israel and Iran are seeking an immediate ceasefire, and that final peace negotiations are underway. Subsequently, Iran announced that it would stop military actions against Israel, but also warned that any further attacks on Lebanon would be met with a strong counterattack. Israel announced that, at Trump's request, it would suspend strikes against Iran, but warned that if Iran resumed attacks against Israel, Israel would respond forcefully. As the military conflict between Israel and Iran de-escalated, according to Bitget data, at the close of the U.S. stock market on Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.29%, the Nasdaq rose 0.86%, and the Dow Jones fell 0.16%. After last Friday's plunge, chip technology stocks saw a rebound from bargain hunting. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 5.6% in a single day, Intel rose 11%, Micron Technology rose nearly 10%, Marvell Technology rose 9.6%, and the “NVIDIA challenger” Cerebras rose more than 18%. Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher today, with the South Korean KOSPI Index opening up 4.21% at 7,799.52 points, and SK Hynix rising more than 7%. The Nikkei 225 Index opened up 0.97% at 64,643.96 points.

ChainCatcher news: Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov stated that Russia may introduce fees, advisories, and technical protection mechanisms in "unfriendly" cryptocurrency transactions to protect Russian investors. During preparations for the second reading of the crypto market regulatory bill, one of the core issues is whether to allow certain digital assets (including USDT and BNB) to participate in trading. Ivan Chebeskov pointed out that the use of such tools may present high risks to Russian users, and therefore additional protective measures are under consideration, including economic incentives such as fees or advisories to encourage citizens to hold other assets. Previously, the Russian Ministry of Finance had considered excluding USDT from the crypto market regulatory framework, but industry participants expressed their willingness to assume the risks of using this tool themselves. In addition, in the regulatory concept proposed by the Russian central bank last December, it was suggested that digital currencies and stablecoins be classified as foreign exchange assets, allowing their purchase and sale but prohibiting their use for domestic payment of goods and services. Non-qualified investors may purchase the most liquid cryptocurrencies after passing a specific test, and the annual cap on asset purchases through a single intermediary is no more than 300,000 rubles.

The bank acknowledged that this move will also raise concerns about trade and sovereign risks. However, Morgan Stanley stated that Australian miners currently have "limited room for direct coordination and cannot reach agreements on pricing, terms, allocation, production, or marketing strategies without triggering competition law risks." Meanwhile, a "new trend of sovereign supply and demand seems to be accelerating." Globally, Australia accounts for about 59% of seaborne iron ore exports. Morgan Stanley noted that the country also accounts for 38% of metallurgical coal exports, 20% of thermal coal exports, and 24% of total lithium supply.