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Trump Crypto Interest Controversy Weighs on CLARITY Act, Dimming Prospects for Passage This Year

the long-awaited digital asset regulatory bill, the CLARITY Act, has hit a snag in its advancement. Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that the Senate is not expected to pass the bill before the August recess.The CLARITY Act aims to establish a clearer regulatory framework for digital assets, promoting the integration of blockchain and crypto assets into the mainstream financial system. Previously, the bill had undergone multiple rounds of negotiations between the crypto industry and opposing forces, such as the banking sector, and was once considered close to passage.However, recent controversy surrounding conflicts of interest related to President Donald Trump and his family's involvement in crypto projects has emerged as a new obstacle. Democrats are demanding the inclusion of ethical clauses in the bill that would restrict government officials from profiting from crypto transactions, a stance Republicans have previously opposed. Prediction market data indicates that the probability of the CLARITY Act passing this year has significantly declined. Polymarket data shows that as of Friday, the probability stood at approximately 37%, well below the over 80% level seen earlier this spring.Crypto policy organizations and industry insiders believe the current delay is largely influenced by the political dynamics of the U.S. midterm elections. Ron Hammond, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Wintermute, stated that the votes to support the bill may still exist, but "election politics are louder." He suggested that a window for advancing the bill could still emerge after the November elections.Analysts point out that if Congress needs to prioritize major issues such as government funding and national defense before the end of its current term, the CLARITY Act could be further marginalized. As the U.S. political landscape may shift following the midterm elections, the outlook for crypto regulatory legislation remains highly uncertain. (Fortune)

Aster Launches Vault Beta Feature, Enabling Users to Participate in Profit and Risk Sharing Through Managed Strategies

Aster, a decentralized trading platform, announced the launch of Aster Vault Beta, allowing users to participate in trading strategies driven by active management without needing to execute every single trade themselves.According to the introduction, users can deposit funds into the Vault, where strategy managers handle the trading operations. Users then share in the profits generated by the strategy or bear the corresponding losses in proportion to their fund contribution. Currently, only a limited number of Vaults are available for users during the Beta phase.Aster stated that this feature aims to lower the barrier for users to participate in active trading strategies, enabling them to access professional trading strategies through fund custody. The platform plans to further expand the Vault ecosystem based on feedback received during the Beta phase.

BitMEX Faces 623 BTC Class-Action Lawsuit on Day of Closure Announcement

According to Cointelegraph, BitMEX was sued in a class-action lawsuit by BKX Services Inc. and David Namdar in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on July 24. The plaintiffs allege that BitMEX's internal trading team used privileged access during server freezes to illegally obtain customer Bitcoin collateral by manipulating the forced liquidation mechanism. The two plaintiffs suffered a combined loss of 622.66 BTC (BKX lost at least 305.81 BTC, and Namdar lost over 316.85 BTC). The plaintiffs demand the return of the seized Bitcoin and seek compensatory and punitive damages, representing U.S. users who purchased BTC swap products since July 23, 2018. Notably, the lawsuit was filed on the same day as the announcement of BitMEX's closure—BitMEX's parent company HDR Global Trading announced it will cease services on September 23 and has stopped accepting new user registrations. Following the announcement, the price of its BMEX token plummeted by approximately 90%.

Wisconsin Warns That Trading Election Contracts May Result in Losing Voting Rights in the Same Election; Kalshi Says It Suppresses Voters

OdailyOdailyOdaily News: The Wisconsin Election Commission has stated that residents who purchase contracts related to a specific election on Kalshi or Polymarket may lose their eligibility to vote in that same election. The Commission also noted that knowingly voting without being eligible could constitute a Class I felony. The Commission unanimously approved a legal memorandum regarding prediction markets during a meeting on July 9, and issued a statewide notice on Tuesday. The restrictions apply only to the corresponding election and do not automatically affect a trader's voting eligibility in other unrelated elections. Benjamin Freeman, Head of Election Business at Kalshi, stated that the guidance is "clearly unconstitutional and unlawful," adding that the company has hundreds of thousands of users in Wisconsin alone. Robert DeNault, Head of Enforcement and Legal Counsel at Kalshi, said that election markets certified by the CFTC and offered on federally regulated exchanges are legal. A spokesperson for Polymarket stated that the company would respond to the Commission's claims through appropriate legal proceedings. Both companies argue that their products are tradable financial contracts, not gambling.

Polymarket probability of a "two-week ceasefire" between the US and Iran by August 31 is currently 51%, down 3% in a week

The PPP Prediction Market Tool monitors that in the Polymarket prediction event "When will the US and Iran achieve a two-week ceasefire," the probability for August 14 is currently 34%, down 1% in a week; the probability for August 31 is currently 51%, down 3% in a week.According to the resolution rules, if at any point between the market creation and the specified deadline (Eastern Time 23:59), there begins a consecutive 14-day period during which the US does not conduct qualifying military actions against Iran, the market will resolve to "Yes." Qualifying military actions refer to airstrikes or surface-to-surface missile attacks initiated by the US that directly strike targets within Iranian territory.It is reported that the US military has conducted strikes against Iranian military targets for the 13th consecutive night, and Iran has rejected the ceasefire proposal put forward by Trump. Neither side has yet signaled de-escalation in the short term. However, according to sources close to the matter, Trump has become increasingly frustrated with the protracted war, while his advisors worry that the conflict has driven up prices, hurt approval ratings, and resulted in the deaths of over a dozen US soldiers. This continues to drain the political capital of the Trump administration and could further impact the Republican Party's prospects in the midterm elections.Join the PPP Signal Push Community, stay ahead and seize the opportunity.

Injective Native INJ Listed on Coinbase, Trading and Deposit/Withdrawal Now Supported

Injective has announced on X platform that native INJ has officially been listed on Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States. Coinbase users can now trade INJ and directly transfer INJ into the Injective ecosystem via deposit and withdrawal features.

Alibaba Cloud Speech Model Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS Launched on OpenRouter Platform

Alibaba Cloud announced that its latest speech synthesis model, Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS, has been launched on the OpenRouter platform. OpenRouter is an AI model aggregation platform where developers can access models from multiple vendors through a unified interface. This launch means that developers can directly access Alibaba Cloud's speech synthesis capabilities through OpenRouter. Alibaba Cloud stated that the model will bring new possibilities to the audio experience.

Democratic Senators Criticize CLARITY Act Ethics Provisions as "Not Serious"

According to Cointelegraph, US Senate Republicans released the draft text of the "Digital Asset Market Transparency Act" (CLARITY Act) on Wednesday, which includes ethical clauses prohibiting all federal officials (including President Trump) from issuing or sponsoring digital assets. Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego strongly criticized this, calling the draft "not a serious effort," and stated he would collaborate with Republican Senator Thom Tillis and others to propose a counter-proposal. Republican Senator Bernie Moreno maintained that the draft contains "the strongest ethical language in US history."

Crypto wallet Phantom announces it has integrated Robinhood Chain

加密钱包 Phantom 宣布已集成 Robinhood Chain,用户需将应用更新至最新版本即可使用。

Bank of America: Agent CPU Standards Battle, NVIDIA "Faster" vs AMD "More"

According to TechFlow Research, Bank of America's July 22 report pointed out that NVIDIA and AMD are engaged in a battle for definition in the Agent CPU field. NVIDIA unveiled the Vera CPU architecture last week, featuring 88 custom ARM cores and 1.2TB/s memory bandwidth, arguing that single-core performance determines agent response speed, emphasizing "faster". AMD responded at Thursday's AI Day, stating that its EPYC 9965 rack-level throughput in a 100kW deployment is already 2.4 times that of Vera, arguing that concurrent throughput determines production-grade AI efficiency, emphasizing "more". BofA believes the underlying thread of the x86 vs ARM battle is equally critical; the decades of optimization barriers of x86 in the enterprise software stack cannot be replaced overnight. BofA expects AMD will redefine metrics rather than compete on benchmarks; the real winner is the one that can get the industry to accept its framework. BofA maintains Buy ratings for NVIDIA and AMD, with price targets of $350 and $620 respectively, believing this is not a zero-sum game, both can win, just via different paths.

Greeks.live: Bitcoin and Ethereum Options with $1.43 Billion Notional Value Expire and Settle Today

According to options expiry data released by [email protected] (@BTC__options), a total of 19,000 BTC options expired this week, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.89, Max Pain at $64,500, and a notional value of $1.2 billion; 125,000 ETH options expired, with a Put Call Ratio of 1.25, Max Pain at $1,875, and a notional value of $230 million. In terms of market conditions, BTC briefly broke through 66K this week but failed to hold. The 65K to 80K range is a high-volume trading zone from the early year's rally, indicating significant upside pressure. Overall IV has retreated to the 35% level, leaving fewer trading opportunities. Notably, the ETH put option ratio has exceeded 1 for 6 consecutive weeks, the longest duration on record, indicating sustained high bearish sentiment in the market. However, some traders are also taking the opportunity to sell Puts to buy the dip. Cryptocurrencies have experienced an 8-month bear market. From a cyclical perspective, the second half of the year may see a certain rebound.

After holding for 10 years, MakerDAO initial team/investor address swaps 1,050 MKR for 1.316 million USDC

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the MakerDAO initial team/investor address (claim address 0x74B...F0E, sell address 0xE26...7dc) sold 1,050 MKR that had been held for 10 years 20 minutes ago, swapping them for 1.316 million USDC and transferring the funds to Kraken. This address claimed the 1,050 MKR in April 2016. Since then, aside from the MKR token upgrade migration in 2018, the relevant MKR had remained unmoved.

Strategy: Optimize Bitcoin Metrics System, Add Digital Credit and Digital Rights Measurement Dimensions

According to Cointelegraph, Michael Saylor stated that Strategy has optimized and upgraded its Bitcoin metric system, launching a new measurement methodology covering Bitcoin, Digital Credit, and Digital Equity, further integrating Bitcoin into a systemic financial framework.

Paradigm unstakes $171 million in HYPE, possibly transferring to institutional custody

this morning, two addresses suspected to be associated with Paradigm unstaked 2.92 million HYPE (approximately $171 million).Former Ethereum core developer and angel investor Eric Conner commented on this, saying: "Everyone assumes this is a sell-off, but it's more likely that this is for ETF seeding. Custodians require tokens to be liquid, and staked HYPE cannot be used. Back in April, they also unstaked $88 million worth of tokens, and on the same day, Grayscale updated its S-1 filing and switched its custodian to Anchorage."

Bloomberg: Robotics Startup Genesis AI in Talks to Raise Approximately $500 Million

according to sources familiar with the matter, AI robotics startup Genesis AI is in talks with investors for a new funding round, planning to raise approximately $500 million, corresponding to a pre-money valuation of around $3 billion. Existing investor Premji Invest is in discussions to lead the round, while HSG (formerly Sequoia China) and Northzone Ventures are also discussing additional investments.In June this year, Genesis AI launched an AI industrial robot named Eno. The company stated that Eno is capable of reasoning "beyond predefined tasks" and adapting based on different outcomes. (Bloomberg)

高盛 CEO 力挺 Clarity Act,与华尔街主流立场分歧

据 Decrypt 报道,高盛董事长兼 CEO 大卫·所罗门公开表态支持加密货币市场结构法案(Clarity Act),称其有助于"建立公平竞争环境、提升市场稳定性并推动创新"。此举与摩根大通 CEO 杰米·戴蒙及多家银行业协会的立场明显相左——后者强烈反对法案中允许稳定币提供收益的条款,认为此举将吸走传统银行存款。 目前,参议院共和党人正在流传最新法案草案,新增了限制总统及其家人参与加密业务的伦理条款,但该限制将于 2029 年到期且不适用于特朗普之子,遭民主党批评力度不足。法案能否在八月休会前完成参议院投票,前景仍不明朗。

The U.S. Pentagon has signed a nearly $7 billion software agreement with Oracle, with a term of up to 10 years

the U.S. Pentagon has announced the signing of an enterprise software agreement with Oracle valued at nearly $7 billion, with a maximum term of 10 years. This agreement consolidates the Department of Defense's existing on-premise software licenses under a unified contract to reduce costs associated with fragmented procurement. Negotiated by the Department of the Navy, the agreement has a five-year base period and includes a five-year renewal option, covering the U.S. Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and intelligence agencies. Previously, in May of this year, the Pentagon signed a similar software consolidation agreement with Microsoft valued at $96.9 billion over five years. (Reuters)

AMD releases new AI chip, claims performance will surpass Nvidia and targets a $2 trillion market

AMD unveiled a new AI chip at a product event, claiming its performance will surpass Nvidia and targeting a $2 trillion market. The company also released a new microprocessor, upgraded AI accelerator, and server design. (Coin Bureau)

AMD Second-Generation AI Server Helios Enters Production, Equipped with MI455X Accelerator

AMD CEO Lisa Su stated that the second-generation AI server Helios has entered full production, with shipments expected by the end of the third quarter this year amid strong customer demand. The server features the new AI accelerator Instinct MI455X and the new-generation Venice CPU, both manufactured by TSMC. OpenAI plans to deploy Helios later this year. AMD is leveraging this to catch up with NVIDIA in the data center chip market.

MoonPay Integrates Discover Network, US Users Can Purchase Crypto Assets with Discover Cards

MoonPay announces a partnership with Discover Network, enabling US Discover credit cardholders to now purchase thousands of supported crypto assets via MoonPay, including BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, TRX, HYPE, and ZEC. This partnership integrates Discover card payment channels into MoonPay's crypto asset purchase service, providing US users with a new fiat on-ramp method.