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Bitcoin News posted on platform X, stating that Australian brewery Hawkesbury Brewing Co has integrated 16 Bitcoin miners into its brewing operations. By submerging the miners in non-conductive liquid and capturing the waste heat, the system harnesses this energy for the brewing process pipeline, supporting the production of 100,000 liters of beer per month.
Odaily Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a new article introducing Diamond iO, a novel cryptographic obfuscation technique. This technology aims to address the extreme inefficiency of traditional indistinguishability obfuscation (iO) schemes, allowing programs to execute while hiding their internal logic and critical data. Traditional iO technology offers privacy protection but at a high computational cost. Diamond iO, by adopting more aggressive new cryptographic assumptions, improves computational efficiency from "cosmological time" to "planetary time," bringing it closer to practical application. Diamond iO is built on technologies such as Attribute-Based Encryption (ABE) and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE). It encrypts programs, enabling users to execute the encrypted program and obtain correct outputs without viewing its internal code or hidden keys. This scheme introduces a new input encoding mechanism and conditional decryption method, reducing computational complexity while ensuring program logic is hidden. Its core application scenarios include protecting programs containing private keys, enabling secure software licensing, building trustless cryptographic services, and supporting blockchain and AI systems with stronger privacy guarantees.Diamond iO is still in its early research stages. Its security depends on novel cryptographic assumptions, including All-Product LWE and Evasive LWE, which require further research and validation. At the same time, the technology still faces efficiency challenges such as high computational overhead and circuit depth limitations. Researchers believe that by optimizing underlying hash functions, improving homomorphic encryption schemes, and reducing security parameter requirements, Diamond iO has the potential to become an important direction for advancing practical program obfuscation technology in the future.
: Crypto exchange Kraken has opened subscription for Jersey Mike's planned IPO to retail investors. Eligible U.S. users can apply to subscribe to book-entry shares at the IPO price, while users in over 110 countries and regions can apply for tokenized stock JMKEx. JMKEx is backed 1:1 by the underlying stock and custodied with regulated institutions. Allocation results are determined by the IPO underwriters, and a successful allocation is not guaranteed; after the IPO completion, JMKEx will be tradable on Kraken and participating xStocks Alliance platforms 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Kraken stated that the tokenized stock can be transferred between platforms participating in the xStocks Alliance, on-chained, and accessed via compatible decentralized finance applications. Jersey Mike's is a U.S. sandwich chain brand with over 3,300 stores. Its expected IPO price is between $21 and $25 per share, and it will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker JMKE.
According to The Block, Alex Svanevik, CEO of on-chain data platform Nansen, stated that AI trading agents are expected to surpass human traders within the next two years. To this end, Nansen is expanding its platform from on-chain data analysis to direct trade execution, aiming to achieve "all-asset on-chain trading via agents." He mentioned that the platform has launched relevant trading features, with cumulative trading volume exceeding $500 million.
Hyperliquid has become a decentralized exchange used by many traders for perpetual contract trading. Its Ethereum-compatible module, HyperEVM, directly connects to the self-developed HyperCore blockchain, allowing applications such as wallets and exchanges to provide services like perpetual contract trading based on its shared liquidity. Currently, hundreds of developers are deploying or integrating through Hyperliquid's builder codes system, including MetaMask, Phantom wallet, and South African exchange VALR. Data from Flowscan shows that related developers have generated approximately $90 million in revenue so far. Since October 2025, MetaMask has offered users self-custodial perpetual contract access within the wallet and charges a 0.1% builder fee. VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani stated that the exchange previously built its own perpetual contract infrastructure but chose to integrate Hyperliquid's order book due to insufficient liquidity and trading volume.
According to official announcements, Zcash has officially activated the Ironwood NU6.3 network upgrade at mainnet block height 3,428,143 and launched the new shielded pool Ironwood. This upgrade aims to address the previously discovered Orchard soundness vulnerability, improve protocol security, and enhance the independent verifiability of ZEC circulating supply integrity.
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated on X that the Morgan Stanley Ether ETF and Solana ETF went live today, both with a fee rate of 0.14%, making them the lowest-fee ETFs in their respective categories. Although its Bitcoin ETF was launched in the midst of winter, it has reached a scale of $400 million within four months.
: A security report for the first half of 2026 released by on-chain security platform Blockaid shows that the crypto industry suffered losses exceeding $1 billion during the period, with a record number of hacker incidents in six months. Blockaid tracked 212 security incidents, including a single attack on KelpDAO that resulted in a loss of $292 million. Ethereum and Solana were the networks with the largest amounts of stolen funds during the period, with losses of approximately $332 million and $326 million, respectively. Blockaid stated that the number of high-threshold attacks in the first half of 2026 was 3.4 times that of the entire year of 2025. Ethereum incidents were primarily driven by code vulnerabilities, with attack vectors including bridge and smart contract exploits, unauthorized access to privileged accounts, and market manipulation. Solana's losses increased significantly from approximately $127 million in 2025, with over 98% of losses stemming from key leaks, primarily involving incidents related to Drift Protocol and Step Finance.
HyperliquidNews posted on X, stating that TER has now been listed on Hyperliquid, supporting 10x leverage, with the deployer being tradeparagon.
@kabosumama, the owner of Doge's original canine model Kabosu, stated that recently circulated tokens like CATE have absolutely no connection to her. She mentioned that after posting Instagram content about a newly rescued kitten, the relevant posts were used without authorization to create counterfeit tokens, and she expressed regret over some accounts misusing her photos and content.She stated that the only project she is currently officially involved with and endorses is Own The Dog. The project acquired the Doge NFT in 2021 and launched the DOG token; additionally, both parties collaborated to launch the COCORO token on the Base network in 2025, with the proceeds intended to support daily animal care and animal protection activities.Kabosu’s owner reminded the public to rely on official announcements for information regarding herself and urged the community to remain vigilant against projects and tokens unrelated to her.
According to Decrypt, the Myanmar military-backed parliament passed an anti-online fraud law on Tuesday. According to the draft published in May this year, using violence or illegal detention to force others to engage in online fraud, if it results in the death of victims, is punishable by death; those operating online fraud compounds or committing "digital currency fraud (cryptocurrency fraud)" face up to life imprisonment.
OdailyOdaily reports that the parliament controlled by Myanmar's military passed the "Anti-Online Scam Law" on Tuesday, allowing the death penalty for those who use violence or illegal detention to force others to engage in online fraud. A draft released in May showed that if the related abuse results in the death of the victim, the death penalty shall be imposed. The draft also stipulates that those who operate online scam centers or commit digital currency fraud can face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, with sentences for coercion-related crimes ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment. Lower house lawmaker Aye Chan stated that the death penalty clause has been retained in the approved version, the important parts of the bill remain unchanged, and the full text has not yet been published. This bill is the first law passed by the new government of Min Aung Hlaing. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that scam activities in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania caused losses of between $88.3 billion and $114.1 billion in 2025, and individuals from at least 80 countries were found in related scam compounds. (Decrypt)
: Zcash mining company Fortitude has launched its 12 MW facility in Grand Island, Nebraska, completing its first greenfield data center construction and expanding its self-owned power portfolio to over 60 MW across seven sites. Fortitude stated that the facility has completed construction and electrical testing and is ready for commercial operations. This milestone comes ahead of Fortitude's planned public listing through a business combination with HeartSciences (Nasdaq: HSCS), a listed medical technology company. Fortitude expects that, with successful miner deployment and stable power, network, and market conditions, the facility will reduce the direct cash cost of mining Zcash from approximately $70 per coin to around $40 per coin. The company attributes the cost reduction to lower-cost self-owned power and more efficient next-generation mining hardware. The facility is expected to procure power at approximately $0.045 per kilowatt-hour. It is located between two solar power generation facilities and adjacent to a substation with spare capacity. Fortitude was spun off from the Foundry mining division of Digital Currency Group in January 2025, with operations including mining Bitcoin and other proof-of-work cryptocurrencies.
: Galaxy posted on the X platform, stating that Galaxy is expanding its data center footprint. It has signed a development agreement and acquired 500 acres of land in McGregor, Texas, for the construction and operation of an AI and HPC data center campus. Galaxy is advancing the power infrastructure required to support the campus, with the initial development phase expected to reach 74 megawatts.Galaxy believes the McGregor campus has the potential to develop into a multi-hundred-megawatt site by 2030. This campus will become Galaxy's second major data center investment in Texas, following its 1.6-gigawatt flagship Helios campus in West Texas.
decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch has launched the shared liquidity protocol Aqua. Aqua allows users to support multiple liquidity positions simultaneously with a single token balance without depositing assets into a liquidity pool. Assets always remain in the user's wallet; only when a trade is executed does the protocol call the corresponding tokens from the wallet via a single atomic transaction to complete settlement, and then returns the received tokens along with fees back to the wallet.
on July 28 that U.S. Senator Jon Husted publicly supported the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, stating that if the United States wants to maintain its leading position in the digital asset field, it needs a clear, enforceable regulatory framework that supports innovation and employment.The CLARITY Act aims to establish the first comprehensive federal framework for crypto regulation in the U.S., dividing jurisdiction between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The bill classifies tokens into three categories, granting the CFTC exclusive regulatory authority over the spot market for digital commodities, while the SEC continues to oversee assets that still resemble securities.Galaxy Research has lowered the probability of the CLARITY Act becoming law by 2026 from 50% to 30%. Alex Thorn, the firm's Head of Research, stated that the 60-vote threshold in the Senate is the main obstacle, and supporters may not yet hold a simple majority.The revised version of the bill proposes to prohibit the President, Vice President, members of Congress, federal judges, and their spouses from receiving compensation through the issuance or sponsorship of digital assets during their term in office until January 2029. It also requires relevant officials to sell their cryptocurrency holdings or place them in a blind trust.
Digital asset trading platform CoinW posted a tweet stating: The security department has always been CoinW's most core department. CoinW has always believed that security is not a department, but rather CoinW's corporate culture; safeguarding user assets is not a task, but rather CoinW's core value that it will always uphold.
SolanaFloor posted on X platform, stating that Solana plans to increase the mainnet block compute limit from 60 million CU to 100 million CU within less than 24 hours, an increase of about 66%. The relevant upgrade SIMD-0286 is expected to be activated at the start of Epoch 1009.
Singapore-based asset management firm Psalion has announced the launch of a $50 million fund targeting early-stage blockchain startups. Psalion stated it will support Pre-seed and Seed stage companies in the fields of infrastructure, real-world assets, stablecoins, DeFi, and trade finance. (The Block)
: According to an official announcement, Binance will update the collateral ratios for assets such as STX and SANTOS under Portfolio Margin and PMPro at 14:00 (East Eight Time) on July 31, 2026. On the same day at 14:30, Binance will also update the leverage and margin tiers for multiple USDT-M perpetual contracts, including STXUSDT, CHRUSDT, and MOVEUSDT. The update process is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour, and existing positions will be affected. Users are advised to make adjustments in advance.