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BlockBeats News, June 4th, Bankless co-founder David Hoffman responded to a user inquiry about his entry prices for NEAR, HYPE, ZEC, and LIT, stating, "NEAR around $1.40, HYPE around $45, ZEC around $560, LIT around $1.35." Earlier reports indicated that David Hoffman mentioned that after selling off his ETH holdings, he immediately allocated about 50% of the funds to purchase VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE; the remaining 50% of the funds were kept as cash reserves for gradual DCA (dollar-cost averaging) entries, all of which have now been used to acquire LIT.

Jinse Finance reported that Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark released its unaudited operational update for May 2026, disclosing a mining output of 671 Bitcoins in May. During the same period, 404 spot Bitcoins were sold, and 250 Bitcoins were sold through option exercises. As of May 31, the total Bitcoin holdings reached 13,470. CleanSpark also announced the appointment of a new Senior Vice President of Finance to enhance the financing capability for its artificial intelligence data center project, aiming to transform into an AI and digital infrastructure platform.

According to Golden Ten Data on June 4, the World Gold Council stated that some physical gold markets appear to have weakened, with discount trading observed in India and South Korea, and sporadic selling signs in the Japanese market. Global gold ETF inflows performed weakly in May. As the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continues, there remains a possibility that official entities may occasionally engage in gold swaps or sales. In the short term, the greatest risk may come from the energy market. Oil prices are currently dominating market attention, inflation expectations, and bond yield trends. If inventory declines lead to a sharp rise in energy prices, this could initially push up bond yields, strengthen the US dollar, and extend gold’s current weakness, with the market gradually reflecting its longer-term impact only later.