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Seb Audet, CEO of DeFi portfolio tracker Zapper, announced that after nearly seven years of operation, the company has decided to fully shut down. All functions, including the website, mobile app, and API services, will officially go offline on August 3rd. Founded in 2019, Zapper was a mainstream portfolio tracking tool in the DeFi space, with features encompassing liquidity pool monitoring, yield farming tracking, DEX aggregation, and NFT support. At its peak, the project had 2 million monthly active users and processed over $13 billion in transaction volume. Zapper previously raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Framework Ventures, with participation from investors including Mark Cuban. Seb Audet stated that after evaluating various options, the company believes an orderly shutdown is the best course of action at this time.
Michael Saylor posted on X, stating that after a decade of concerns over block space and panic over non-monetary uses, Bitcoin still has no spam transaction problem. The transaction fee is 1 sat/vB, allowing anyone to transfer any amount globally at a cost of approximately $0.3 with instant processing. The free market has been solving Bitcoin's block space challenges.
AI Financial (formerly Alt5 Sigma, stock ticker: AIFC), a cryptocurrency company backed by the Trump family, is in discussions with blockchain technology firm Perpetuals.com to sell its core business, with a potential price of up to $15 million.This news marks a significant strategic reversal for the company—just one year ago, AI Financial acquired a small payment company for $750 million, but since then, the deal has resulted in losses for nearly everyone except the Trump family. The terms of the transaction have not yet been finalized, negotiations are still ongoing, and the situation remains subject to change or the possibility of collapse. (WSJ)
: Decentralized prediction market World.xyz announced on the X platform that, following a 24-hour review by the team, it has decided to migrate from Solana to Robinhood Chain. The team stated that this strategic adjustment was made after careful consideration, while also thanking the Solana Foundation and community for their support.Previously, World.xyz had launched on the Phantom wallet and its official website, allowing users to trade contracts for cryptocurrency prices and events such as the 2026 World Cup. It utilizes Chainlink as its primary oracle infrastructure and uses the Phantom stablecoin as the settlement asset.
According to the official website of the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan, the President of Kazakhstan signed the Decree "On Measures to Stimulate and Develop the Digital Asset Industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan" on July 8, 2026, aiming to build a modern, transparent digital financial services ecosystem. The core content of the decree covers four main directions: first, promoting the modernization of payment infrastructure and developing mechanisms to support digital assets and stablecoins for cross-border settlement; second, encouraging crypto asset trading to be incorporated into a regulated legal framework, allowing digital assets previously held on unregulated platforms abroad to be voluntarily disclosed and transferred to domestic licensed service providers; third, introducing tax incentive policies, whereby income from digital asset transactions conducted through Kazakhstan's regulated infrastructure will be exempt from personal income tax; fourth, allowing associated gas from oil and gas fields to be used for independent power generation and allocated to digital mining to promote regional investment and efficient energy utilization. In addition, the decree also clarifies the development direction of tokenized financial instruments and national trading infrastructure.
Google has updated its Chrome Web Store developer policy, explicitly listing Prediction Markets as a prohibited product. According to the new regulations, any Chrome extension that promotes or supports real-money transactions based on predicted outcomes is not allowed for publication on the Chrome Web Store. This update also strengthens requirements for transparency in user data collection and privacy protection. The new policy will officially take effect on August 1, 2026.
on-chain investigator ZachXBT has released verification information, stating that crypto exchange AscendEX has officially announced its cessation of operations, and the platform's current liquid assets are almost insufficient to cover user withdrawal demands. According to the platform announcement, the shutdown is primarily due to market conditions and the EU MiCA regulatory framework. Starting July 1st, all services including account opening, trading, and deposits will be fully suspended, with only basic functions such as account inquiry and withdrawals remaining open. After July 6th, all withdrawal channels will cease automatic processing and switch entirely to manual review. The official team has candidly warned that withdrawals may be significantly delayed or even impossible to process.ZachXBT’s investigation found that pending user claims amount to millions of dollars, yet the platform’s available liquid assets in hot wallets are severely insufficient. AscendEX is currently evaluating its financial status and a plan for handling user assets, with subsequent arrangements to be announced separately.
the legal team of the Bank of Korea has published a research paper titled "Regulatory Proposals for Foreign Remittance Transaction Laws Targeting Stablecoins," offering recommendations for regulating large-scale stablecoin transactions. Citing South Korea's current foreign exchange management regulations, the paper outlines a framework for restrictions on stablecoin transfers of over $10,000 between individuals, requiring that such transactions only be conducted between officially certified wallets, along with a pre-declaration mechanism.The institution acknowledged that fully controlling unregistered wallets presents technical hurdles. However, for anti-money laundering compliance purposes, it is necessary to strengthen restrictions on large-scale cross-border stablecoin flows. South Korean regulatory authorities have previously emphasized the need to improve monitoring systems for cross-border crypto asset transactions involving non-custodial wallets. This paper further refines and concretizes these control measures. (DigitalAsset)
Binance Research has released an industry report titled "Stablecoins: Reshaping the Financial Landscape." The report shows that as of now, Binance's platform stablecoin reserves have reached $53 billion, with its market share increasing from 54% to 57%, surpassing the second-largest trading platform by approximately $42 billion.Meanwhile, in the first five months of 2026, the cumulative trading volume of TradFi-related perpetual contracts exceeded $1.1 trillion, with Binance's volume surpassing $500 billion, accounting for approximately 47% of the market share. Additionally, since 2022, Binance Earn has distributed $1.2 billion in yields to over 14 million stablecoin users. BNB Chain processes 10 million daily stablecoin transactions, with 15 million monthly active addresses, holding a market share of approximately 24% by transaction count. The report points out that stablecoins are evolving from tools for crypto asset trading into crucial settlement infrastructure for global finance, and Binance has established a one-stop stablecoin financial ecosystem covering trading, payments, yields, investments, and on-chain activities.
According to The Block, BNB Chain is building a new Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for agent trading, targeting transaction pre-confirmation in under 50 milliseconds, and suppressing MEV behaviors such as sandwich attacks by eliminating the public mempool (adopting the TxStream mechanism). The new chain will also reserve block space for oracles, liquidations, and cross-chain bridges via PriorityLane, with a designed throughput target exceeding 100,000 TPS, and supporting sub-second block finality. This chain will become the fourth chain in the BNB Chain ecosystem, connected to BNB Smart Chain via a native bridge, with BSC serving as the settlement hub. The testnet is planned to launch at the end of 2026, and the mainnet is expected to deploy in early 2027.
BNB Chain has released its technology roadmap for the second half of 2026, announcing continued optimization around speed, throughput, and protocol stability. The network plans to double the throughput of the BSC mainnet again, while developing a next-generation Layer 1 architecture designed for the next decade.BNB Chain stated that in the first half of 2026, BSC completed several performance upgrades, including reducing the block interval from 750 milliseconds to 450 milliseconds, decreasing Memory Finality time from 1125 milliseconds to 650 milliseconds, and increasing baseline throughput from approximately 2800 TPS to around 5200 TPS. At the middleware level, BNB Chain has also advanced AI agent and payment infrastructure development, including the launch of BNB Agent Studio and BNB Agent SDK to support autonomous on-chain AI agent deployment. It has also continued to refine the Middleware Payment Protocol (MPP) SDK and is exploring institutional-grade privacy frameworks.For the second half of 2026, BNB Chain has outlined three core objectives:Double throughput: Through BEP-675, BAL integration, and EVM execution optimizations, drive further performance improvements on the BSC mainnet, with a long-term goal of achieving a 10x overall performance increase for the BNB Chain ecosystem;Mitigate network congestion impact: Enhance stability during peak periods through resource isolation, dedicated transaction channels, and a transaction inclusion mechanism based on the FOCIL concept;Lower barriers to entry: Optimize gas fee structures for different industries to reduce costs for enterprises entering Web2 and Web3 application scenarios.
BNB Chain is developing a new Layer 1 blockchain designed for Agentic Trading, releasing the first detailed architectural information after months of research and development. According to BNB Chain's disclosed technical roadmap for the second half of 2026, the new chain will run in parallel with the existing BNB Chain ecosystem, targeting transaction preconfirmation times of less than 50 milliseconds. The goal is to deliver an execution experience close to that of centralized exchanges (CEX) while retaining the advantages of on-chain self-custody and transparency.In terms of technical architecture, the new chain will remove the traditional public mempool and introduce a transaction transmission mechanism called "TxStream," which directly sends transactions to block producers to reduce latency and minimize MEV extraction behaviors such as sandwich attacks. (The Block)
Odaily, Bitget announced that the Assets Under Management (AUM) for its stock token (rToken) product has exceeded $100 million within one month of launch. As of July 6, the number of users participating in related asset trading surpassed 100,000, with cumulative trading volume reaching $671.37 million.Looking at asset distribution, rSPCX is the rToken with the highest TVL, accounting for 23.51%; rCSCO and rNVDA follow with 17.75% and 13.38%, respectively. The overall ranking indicates that early demand for rTokens was primarily driven by high-interest private market assets and technology-related targets. Among these, AI infrastructure assets, covering areas such as networks, chips, storage, and semiconductors, have formed a significant demand cluster.It is reported that rTokens, identified by the prefix "r" followed by the stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for NVIDIA), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. By partnering with the compliant brokerage Alpaca, they directly connect to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and the NYSE. Key features include: 1:1 reserve backing of underlying assets held by a licensed custodian, 1:1 distribution of stock dividends in token form, synchronized mirroring of corporate actions like stock splits and reverse splits, and the ability to use holdings as joint margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts. This allows users to hold global stock assets while still flexibly managing their capital.
It is reported that the Bybit Dual Investment Two-Week Challenge went live at 8 PM on July 7, and the event will last for two weeks. After registering and participating, users who trade Bybit Wealth Dual Investment products can compete for the Dual Investment trading leaderboard to win desired rewards. The top 100 users who meet the base trading volume threshold can share 12,540 USDT. Exceeding the "Whale Threshold" trading volume can trigger higher "Critical Hit Rewards," up to 2,500 USDT, and the base reward for the first place will be doubled. New users additionally enjoy an exclusive reward of 100 USDT in Dual Investment trial funds.
According to TechFlow Research, Goldman Sachs' July 8 Global LEO Satellite Report shows that the number of LEO satellites in orbit reached 10,000 in 2025, is expected to reach 24,000 in 2028, 305,000 in 2031, and could reach 396,000 under the blue sky scenario. SpaceX, Amazon, and others are accelerating deployment; Amazon has received FCC approval to add 4,500 satellites. China's three major constellations, GW/G60/Honghu, plan for over 35,000 satellites. Among the targets covered by Goldman Sachs, US stocks SpaceX, Amazon, Boeing, and Kratos benefit; A-share Tongyu Communication received a buy rating with a target price of 79 yuan; HK-stock ZTE is a core supplier of ground equipment, with about 70,000 satellites awaiting launch in the next five years.
Bybit newly lists 3 US stock perpetual contracts today: Sharonai Holdings (SHAZUSDT), Sony Group (SONYUSDT), and Costco Wholesale (COSTUSDT), supporting up to 20x leverage. Enjoy limited-time fee discounts during the listing period: 0% fee for limit orders, 50% off for market orders.
BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on X platform, stating that Strive's CRO PunterJeff Jeff Walton (@PunterJeff) explained that Strategy's recent sale of 3,500 Bitcoin is actually bullish and helps it buy more BTC. He stated that this will provide more support for STRC and its future growth ability, thereby allowing it to purchase more BTC, and MSTR shareholders should view this positively.
Polymarket has integrated Spark, a Bitcoin Layer 2 payment protocol, allowing users to make instant deposits via the Bitcoin Lightning Network.According to the report, Spark will provide underlying payment infrastructure for Polymarket, enabling users to deposit directly with BTC, with funds arriving in seconds. Compared to traditional on-chain Bitcoin transfers, which take 30 minutes to 1 hour for confirmation, this offers faster speed, lower costs, and greater privacy. This integration is also part of Polymarket's ongoing efforts to enhance the Bitcoin payment experience, following its earlier move to support Bitcoin deposits. (Digital Assets)
Odaily News: Wormhole has announced that the Moonbeam network will officially shut down on July 31, 2026. During the transition period, the Moonbeam parachain will continue to operate, but will cease operations after July 31.Wormhole stated that after this date, Portal and Wormhole contributors will be unable to assist in recovering assets remaining on the Moonbeam chain, and advises users to cross-chain transfer their external assets through official Moonbeam channels before the deadline. Previously, Moonbeam announced its exit from the Polkadot ecosystem and will migrate GLMR tokens to the Base network at a 1:1 ratio.
Arc has announced its testnet will undergo a scheduled load test on July 8, designed to analyze the network's performance and stability under extreme conditions.According to the official statement, users may experience network congestion, increased transaction failure rates, higher gas fees, longer block generation times, and brief pauses in block production during the test.