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BlockBeats News, June 30th, the CME Group announced that its offering will include standard and micro Bitcoin futures contracts based on over 50 U.S. blue-chip stocks. The new products will feature 55 large-sized contracts and 22 micro futures contracts. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Nvidia, and SpaceX will be included as tradable assets.

On June 30, StarkWare released the Starknet quantum-resistant roadmap, which is divided into three phases to address the risks of future quantum computing attacks. The first phase of the roadmap includes replacing some existing security mathematical mechanisms, specifically the Pedersen hash, with quantum-resistant versions and incorporating quantum-resistant signatures. The second phase focuses on migration tools that upgrade existing smart contracts without requiring developers to manually rebuild applications. The third phase involves dependencies that Starknet cannot resolve independently, primarily relying on Ethereum's quantum upgrade roadmap.

The core objective of this equipment upgrade is to ensure that the drilling rig is fully adapted and capable of meeting the demands of long-term operations in the harsh Arctic environment. This upgrade plan is directly related to a newly signed five-year operation contract by the company. The contract requires continuous drilling rig operations in the Arctic region, setting extremely high standards for the equipment’s cold resistance, reliability, and operational efficiency. All newly acquired funding will be invested in this initiative, covering the replacement of key components, strengthening of technical systems, and optimization of overall performance to comprehensively meet the operational conditions and safety requirements outlined in the contract. Through this strategic investment, Stampede Drilling aims to consolidate its expertise in drilling operations under special environmental conditions and to lay a solid hardware foundation for fulfilling long-term contracts and ensuring the smooth progress of Arctic projects.