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According to BusinessWire, Alpaca announced the completion of $135 million in financing, led by Peak XV with participation from Elefund, and new and existing shareholders also include Opera Tech Ventures and Unbound under the BNP Paribas Group. The company stated that the new funds will be used to accelerate the development of its agent-oriented brokerage infrastructure and API-centric prime brokerage business to support the development and expansion of investment products for traditional and on-chain markets.
Ondo Finance and Japanese financial group SBI Group have announced a strategic partnership. The two parties will jointly promote the tokenization of Japanese stock assets and explore the use of yen stablecoins for on-chain settlement and collateral.Ondo stated that as one of the world's largest issuers of tokenized stocks, this collaboration will connect Japan's mature capital market with the global tokenized finance ecosystem, expand the on-chain accessibility of Japanese assets, and promote Ondo's tokenized products to Japanese investors through the SBI Group ecosystem. According to the cooperation plan, both parties will advance the following directions:Issuing tokenized Japanese assets through Ondo Global Markets (BVI) Limited, a subsidiary of Ondo;Utilizing SBI's JPYSC yen stablecoin to provide on-chain settlement and collateral support for Ondo's tokenized assets;Distributing Ondo's tokenized financial products through the SBI Group ecosystem.
crypto financial services firm Galaxy Digital (GLXY) has announced the launch of an institutional-grade vault management service, “Galaxy Curator.” Built on the decentralized lending protocol Morpho and made available through Fireblocks Earn to over 2,400 institutional clients, the service helps them generate stablecoin on-chain yields without the need to directly manage DeFi infrastructure.Galaxy stated that the product aims to address the issue of large sums of stablecoins held by institutions remaining idle for extended periods. Due to settlement, capital deployment, and operational requirements, large-scale stablecoin assets often sit in custody accounts, while direct participation in DeFi protocols presents high technical and risk barriers. (CoinDesk)
The Crypto Innovation Council (CCI) announced that Etherealize, Hyperliquid Policy Center, and Tools for Humanity (TFH) have officially joined. CCI stated that the new members will enhance its technical expertise in the fields of on-chain finance, institutional finance, and digital identity to better support policy making.
Binance will list multiple perpetual contracts sequentially starting from 11:00 on July 17, 2026, including MiniMax Perpetual Contract MINIMAXUSDT (11:00), Zhipu AI Perpetual Contract ZHIPUUSDT (11:05), Tencent Quantitative Perpetual Contract HK0700USDT (11:10), Xiaomi Quantitative Perpetual Contract HK1810USDT (11:15), and Tencent Perpetual Contract TENCENTUSDT (13:00). Among them, HK0700USDT and HK1810USDT are quantitative perpetual contracts, based on Hong Kong stock prices, settled directly in USDT, without involving foreign exchange conversion.
According to Odaily, market analysis indicates that the issuance price for CXMT is 8.66 yuan per share. A lottery share consists of 500 shares, requiring a payment of 4,330 yuan. Under conservative, neutral, optimistic, and highly optimistic valuation scenarios, CXMT's valuation is estimated at 1 trillion, 1.5 trillion, 2.3 trillion, and 4.25 trillion yuan, respectively. Based on this estimated market capitalization range of 1-4 trillion yuan, the corresponding first-day price increase post-listing is projected to fall within a 70%-600% range. Compared to the issuance price of 8.66 yuan, the profit potential per lottery share is approximately between 3,000 yuan and 26,000 yuan.Additionally, CXMT announced that the funds raised will be fully invested in three major domestic storage substitution projects: the upgrade and renovation of the 12-inch DRAM wafer production line, technological upgrades for HBM and automotive-grade storage, and research into next-generation storage forward-looking technologies. (Source: Sina Finance)
Odaily reports, Ondo Perps announced that since its public launch one week ago, total trading volume has exceeded $3 billion, while 24-hour trading volume has doubled to $200 million compared to the first day of launch.The platform has also added two new Korean stock tokenization targets: SK Hynix (SKHY) and Samsung Electronics (SMSN). Ondo Perps allows users to directly use tokenized stocks and ETF holdings as margin for perpetual contracts, offering non-U.S. users up to 20x leverage on assets such as Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, as well as gold and silver.The Ondo Perps team previously stated that using U.S. stocks as collateral is just the starting point, and future AI-driven trading flows will become a key focus area.
Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget, has released its latest Proof of Reserves (PoR) report. The report shows that Reality's reserve ratio has reached 100%, and its issued tokenized stocks, rToken, are pegged 1:1 to the underlying US stock assets. This reserve data is updated daily and independently verified by the US auditing firm The Network Firm. The assets are custodied with Alpaca Securities LLC, a US securities broker registered with FINRA and protected by SIPC, and regulated under New York state law, forming a transparent tripartite independent structure of issuance, verification, and custody.The US stock tokens rToken issued by Reality have been deeply integrated into the Bitget ecosystem and can be used in core scenarios such as unified account margin and staking lending. Previous data shows that within one month of listing, the assets under management (AUM) of Bitget's stock token rToken surpassed $100 million.
Bybit today added MUUUSDT, RDWUSDT, BNCUSDT, AEHRUSDT, POETUSDT, APPSTOCKUSDT, SOXSUSDT, TZAUSDT, and FWDIUSDT, totaling 9 US Stock/ETF perpetual contracts, with up to 20x leverage.
CoinGecko released its Q2 2026 crypto industry report, noting that the total market capitalization of the crypto market in the second quarter decreased by 12.6% quarter-over-quarter to $2.1 trillion, dropping to the lowest level since September 2024, while average daily trading volume declined by 20.9% quarter-over-quarter to $93.1 billion.
QCP Capital 发布报告指出，本周市场最明显的特征是“分歧”：在原油、利率、中国经济和加密货币资金面等领域，表面叙事与底层基本面出现明显背离。加密货币方面，Strategy 调整了融资路径，通过股权融资提升美元储备，而未动用其比特币持仓。
据两名知情人士透露，月之暗面计划在未来几天内发布 Kimi K3，该模型参数规模达 2 万亿至 3 万亿，将成为中国迄今最大的 AI 模型。Anthropic 尚未披露旗下模型的参数规模，但业内人士普遍推测，Opus 4.8 拥有约 1.5 万亿至 2 万亿个参数。
According to official data, more than a week after launch, Virtuals' Agent trading volume on Robinhood Chain has exceeded $100 million. Over 2,440 Agents have been launched, raising $1.8 million for developers from well-known companies such as Google and General Dynamics. As previously reported, Robinhood Chain integrated Virtuals' AI Agent infrastructure from day one, enabling users to launch, fund, own, and use Agents in a tokenized market. Currently, Virtuals has become a key AI Agent infrastructure on Robinhood Chain.
BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on X platform, stating that Bitcoin Treasury Capital has been approved to list Sweden's first BTC-backed preferred stock, BTC PREF, on the Spotlight Stock Market, offering a 10% annual dividend, with trading set to begin on July 20.
PPP Prediction Market Tool monitoring shows that Polymarket has launched a market for "When will the US and Iran achieve a two-week ceasefire." Currently, the probability for July 18 stands at 5%; for July 24, it is 15%; for July 31, it is 23%; for August 14, it is 43%; and for August 31, it is 54%.The settlement rules for this event are as follows: If the US takes no military action against Iran between the market creation and 11:59 PM on the specified end date, this market will be settled as "Yes." Otherwise, the market will be settled as "No." The first day of this 14-day period will be the calendar date (Eastern Time) of the most recent qualifying military action that occurs. This period lasts until 12:00 PM Eastern Time on the 14th day. If the most recent qualifying military action during this period occurs on or before the specified end date, the market will be considered "Yes."So-called "qualifying military actions" refer to airstrikes or surface-to-surface missile strikes initiated by the US directly targeting Iran. Airstrikes may include the use of bombs, air-to-surface missiles, and aerial drones launched from the air. Surface-to-surface missile strikes include one-way attack drones and surface-to-surface missiles such as cruise missiles or ballistic missiles.Qualifying military actions include: munitions that are destroyed or intercepted before impact; surface-to-air missile strikes; small arms fire; ground invasions; cyber operations; naval gunfire and artillery; howitzer, cannon, mortar, and rocket artillery (e.g., Multiple Launch Rocket Systems); small-scale surface-to-surface strikes, including short-range cruise missiles, close-air support drones, and anti-tank missile attacks; any threats, authorizations, or declarations of force that have not yet been acted upon.Join the PPP Signal Push Community to stay ahead and seize the opportunity.
Odaily Bitget has launched a Unified Trading Account (UTA), incorporating over 370 assets, including 100 US stock tokens (rTokens), into a unified margin pool. Under this mechanism, users' held US stock tokens (rTokens) not only entitle them to stock dividends but can also serve as margin and collateral for borrowing, further enhancing capital efficiency.The first batch of US stock tokens included in the margin system covers 100 mainstream underlying assets such as Apple (rAAPL), Nvidia (rNVDA), and Tesla (rTSLA), with discount rates set according to asset tiers, reaching up to 95%. As the product evolves, Bitget will continue to expand the list of assets eligible for margin and leveraged trading, further bridging the liquidity gap between traditional financial assets and the crypto trading ecosystem.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX recently launched a new feature, "Invite to Earn Crypto," and provides a 600,000 USDT prize pool, bringing real cash benefits to inviters and new users. From now until 10:00 on August 16 (UTC+8), users can generate an invitation link via the Huobi HTX "Invite to Earn Crypto" page and share it with friends. Friends only need to successfully register via the invitation link and complete designated tasks such as deposits and trading, after which both parties can unlock token rewards, with up to 300 USDT available for each person invited.
Base price 10, buy high if favoring the home team, buy low if favoring the away team, automatic settlement after the match, in-play trading supported, up to 5x leverage, starting from 10 USDT.
According to the official Binance announcement, Binance Futures newly listed three USD-margined TradFi perpetual contracts on July 16, as follows: • MUUUSDT: Corresponds to Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X ETF, tracks 200% daily price change of Micron Technology (MU) • SOXSUSDT: Corresponds to Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF, tracks 300% inverse daily price change of NYSE Semiconductor Index • TZAUSDT: Corresponds to Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X ETF, tracks 300% inverse daily price change of Russell 2000 Index All three contracts are settled in USDT, with maximum leverage of 25x, funding rate cap of ±2%, settled every eight hours, and support 24/7 trading.
Odaily reports, perpetual contract DEX Ostium stated that platform trading remains paused following a security incident. User positions remain open but cannot be modified for now, and trading margin funds are still held in the frozen trading smart contract without any movement.Ostium stated that its team is continuously coordinating with relevant authorities, SEAL 911, and multiple security researchers. Updates regarding the resumption of smart contract activities and the timeline for fund recovery will be released subsequently.According to PeckShield monitoring, approximately 24 million USDC from Ostium's public OLP vault was stolen. The attacker subsequently swapped these funds for approximately 12,100 ETH, of which about 10,500 ETH was transferred to Tornado Cash.