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Lookonchain posted on Platform X, stating an update as of July 15: Bitcoin ETFs saw a daily net inflow of 2,648 BTC, valued at $172 million; with a 7-day net outflow of 5,716 BTC, valued at $372 million. Ethereum ETFs saw a daily net inflow of 31,300 ETH, valued at $60.08 million; with a 7-day net inflow of 45,200 ETH, valued at $86.8 million.
CoinShares stated that the stablecoin project Open USD, driven by a bank-backed consortium, may directly impact the distribution economic model and profit margins of Circle's USDC, as it plans to distribute reserve yields to participating partners rather than primarily retaining them for the issuer. The report suggests that this mechanism could increase the costs for USDC to maintain its circulation network and, after launching in the second half of 2026, exert more substantial competitive pressure on Circle.
According to official announcements, Coinbase will cease support for USDC deposits and withdrawals on the Noble network on August 17, 2026.
: Digital asset management firm CoinShares stated that Open USD directly challenges Circle by distributing yield generated from stablecoin reserves to partners, thereby weakening USDC's distribution economic model. Open USD is composed of over 140 companies, including BlackRock, Coinbase, Mastercard, Stripe, and Visa. The stablecoin is expected to launch in the second half of 2026. CoinShares noted that while Open USD presents competitive pressure, USDC's existing liquidity and integration base may be difficult for new entrants to replicate.
Punk stated that unless it is necessary to withdraw USD to a bank card, it is not recommended to use Coinbase, citing that its transaction fees are significantly higher than those of mainstream trading platforms. Punk noted that Coinbase's small exchange fee is approximately 4%, while the fee for large exchanges is about 0.4%. Binance co-founder He Yi subsequently responded to the related content with a meme.
According to official news, following SPCXx, USPXx, and BSPx, SKHYx has officially launched on Mantle.
Odaily News: Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on platform X, stating that he interviewed the female head responsible for driving DTCC's work related to Trillions. The episode is scheduled to be released later today. He expressed a preference for a "tokenized" future, noting that this process will not happen overnight or be fully realized; DTCC's advancement on this matter is a significant development.
Uniswap has launched a governance proposal to extend the protocol fee collection and UNI burn mechanism to Robinhood Chain, covering versions v2, v3, and v4. According to the proposal, protocol fees generated on Robinhood Chain will be deposited into the TokenJar contract on that chain, and Searchers can redeem the fees by bridging UNI back to the Ethereum mainnet and sending it to the burn address.
a fraud review commissioned by the UK government recommends that the Judicial College provide training for all judges and magistrates in England and Wales to address the rise in cases involving AI fraud and money laundering via cryptocurrency. The report argues that the Fraud Act 2006 is generally adequate for handling AI fraud, but the issue lies in the courts' lack of preparedness for adjudicating such cases. It recommends assessing whether the existing "Long and Complex Trials" course should be updated or replaced with specialized modules on fraud and related offenses, and considering mandatory training for judges who may preside over complex fraud cases. The report states that fraud could soon account for half of all crime in England and Wales, with an estimated 4.1 million cases occurring in the year to June 2025, affecting 1 in 14 adults and 1 in 4 businesses. The Financial Ombudsman Service estimates that over half of investment scams now involve crypto assets. The report also references the case of Qian Zhimin, who operated a Ponzi scheme in China, defrauding over 128,000 victims of approximately £5 billion and laundering the proceeds into Bitcoin. This case led to the largest confirmed Bitcoin seizure in UK history, involving over 61,000 BTC. Qian Zhimin was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in prison at Southwark Crown Court in November.
MetaMask announces Robinhood Chain is now live on MetaMask.
Starknet announced the opening of its privacy development stack to developers, launching a privacy SDK and privacy wallet API, enabling apps, wallets, and protocols to integrate private balances, private transfers, and related DeFi interaction features based on STRK20.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) of South Korea plans to pass the "Basic Act on National Assets," updating the national asset management system under the "State Property Act" of 1950, and explicitly include digital assets and intellectual property in the definition of national assets. The MOEF also reiterated its plan to tokenize government bonds via blockchain in a 2027 pilot program to reduce transaction costs. It is also exploring the tokenization of state-owned real estate to facilitate retail investor participation and share part of the returns with the public. This week, the South Korean government announced its economic growth strategy for the second half of 2026, planning to pilot connecting tokenized government bonds to the central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure in 2027, and studying the interoperability of the Bank of Korea (BOK) CBDC infrastructure with other blockchains. On April 16, the MOEF announced that it would use tokenized deposits to execute government operational expenditures, with a full rollout planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. Relevant amendments to South Korea's "Capital Market Act" and "Electronic Securities Act" will take effect on February 4, 2027, legally recognizing blockchain ledgers as valid securities registries.
Galaxy Digital Head of Research Alex Thorn stated that in 2024 and 2025, a large amount of long-dormant Bitcoin came back online and underwent on-chain transfers, on a scale second only to 2017. He believes this "major distribution" is mostly over, and the number of awoken coins in 2026 is expected to be less than half of last year's.
according to official sources, Gate has now launched NEURALINK pre-market perpetual contract trading (USDT settlement), supporting 1-10x leverage.NEURALINK is an American neurotechnology company founded in 2016 by Elon Musk in collaboration with a team of top neuroscientists and engineers, with its headquarters located in Fremont, California.
Bybit has today added three new US stock perpetual contracts: VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMHUSDT), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBIUSDT), and Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLEUSDT), with maximum leverage of up to 20x. To coincide with the launch, limited-time fee discounts are available: 0% maker fee rate and 50% off the taker fee rate.
The official WeChat account of the Cyberspace Administration of China released an announcement regarding the filing information of 7 generative artificial intelligence services provided on the mobile end-side. Among them, the "Apple Intelligence" large model of Apple Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was filed on July 8, 2026, with the applicable scenario being Apple phones, which means the AI features of mainland China version Apple phones are expected to accelerate their launch.
According to official data, within just the first hour of subscription opening for the second phase project of Gate Pre-IPOs, OpenAI (OPENAI), the cumulative subscription amount has exceeded $148 million, with an oversubscription rate of 639.39%. User participation enthusiasm continues to rise, indicating the market's growing focus on pre-listing investment opportunities in high-quality AI assets.Subscriptions for this round of OpenAI (OPENAI) will last until July 17, 15:00 (UTC+8), supporting participation with both USDT and GUSD. The total subscription value is approximately $20 million, with 27,700 OPENAI asset vouchers issued. The subscription price is 1 OPENAI = $722, with a minimum single subscription amount of 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, and implicit handling fees and custody fees are waived. In terms of the allocation mechanism, the platform uses the "average hourly locked amount" as the basis for distributing asset vouchers. The earlier users participate and the longer they lock their funds, the higher their allocation weight. Additionally, OPENAI will open for Pre-IPOs pre-market trading on July 20, 16:00 (UTC+8).Gate is offering multiple subscription benefits, including GT Sunshine Rewards, exclusive airdrop events for VIP users and Super Agents, etc. Users with a successful subscription amount exceeding $10,000 can each receive 1 GT reward; users with subscription amounts below 10,000 USDT can collectively share a 2,000 GT prize pool; furthermore, using GUSD for subscriptions also entitles users to a 3.8% annualized minting yield.
According to official sources, MGBX will list DEXEUSDT and BOTUSDT perpetual contract trading pairs at 18:00 (SGT) on July 15, 2026.Trading opening time: July 15, 2026, at 18:00 (SGT)Leverage: Supports up to 25x.DEXE: DeXe Network is a decentralized social trading and asset management platform operated by DeXe DAO.BOT: RoboStrategy is a closed-end fund that invests in robotics and embodied AI companies that are working to build the future of human-machine collaboration.
according to an official announcement, Bitget CandyBomb's spot campaign series has added a new time-weighted coefficient mechanism. Under this new mechanism, the earlier a user trades, the higher the time bonus coefficient, and the more candy rewards they receive. After users complete their daily trading tasks, the system will first calculate the base candy according to the original rules, and then apply the corresponding time-weighted coefficient for that trading day. The final candy amount is calculated as “daily base candy × daily weighted coefficient.” For specific coefficients, please refer to the activity landing page.The platform has also launched the EVAA CandyBomb activity. Users can participate by completing specified spot trading tasks to share a prize pool of 80,000 USDT. For more details, please visit the official Bitget platform.
, According to official sources, BitMart has released its 2026 first-half report. The report indicates that against a backdrop of significant pressure in the cryptocurrency market, BitMart has continued to advance product development, asset expansion, and global compliance layout, demonstrating strong platform resilience.During the reporting period, BitMart's Assets Under Management (AUM) grew approximately 256% quarter-over-quarter, and the average user lock-up period extended nearly fivefold. In terms of trading business, BitMart listed 495 new spot assets, bringing the total number of spot assets to over 1,900. Additionally, it added 492 new perpetual contract trading pairs and 197 new TradFi-related assets, further diversifying the asset classes available to users.Prediction markets, payments, and Web3 became BitMart's new growth engines in the first half of the year. During the reporting period, the cumulative card issuance for BitMart Card reached an all-time high, with transaction volume growing by 300%. The launch of the prediction market also served as a new user gateway, with June trading volume surging over 1,500% month-over-month, further enriching the platform's user engagement scenarios.