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The UK plans to launch its first digital sovereign bond, DIGIT, in early 2027, and is expected to become the first G7 country to issue government debt on distributed ledger infrastructure. The bond will be denominated in sterling, issued via the HSBC Orion platform, and operate within the Digital Securities Sandbox of the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority.
the UK plans to issue its first digital sovereign bond by early 2027, becoming the first G7 country to issue government debt on a distributed ledger. The bond will be listed on HSBC’s Orion platform and included in the digital securities sandbox of the Bank of England (BoE) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to test shorter settlement times and lower costs. BoE Governor Andrew Bailey stated that the BoE plans to make the bond eligible as collateral for market operations, allowing banks to use the bond in central bank funding transactions.
, 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.
According to CoinPost, Japan's "Partial Amendment Bill to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Payment Services Act" was passed at the plenary session of the House of Councillors on July 15 and officially enacted. The amendment bill defines crypto assets as financial instruments for the first time. The core content includes: • Tax System Reform: Changed from comprehensive taxation with a maximum rate of 55% to separate taxation with filing (tax rate approx. 20%), and allows loss carryforward deduction for 3 years • ETF Approval: Establish the institutional framework for crypto asset ETFs; Japan Exchange Group expects listing around 2027 • Investor Protection: Introduces regulations on insider trading for the first time, strengthening the prohibition on trading based on non-public information; the upper limit for criminal penalties for sales without registration increased from 3 years imprisonment to 10 years • Information Disclosure: Specific crypto asset issuers must publicly disclose information annually on a regular basis Tax system changes are conditional upon the enforcement of the law; if implemented in fiscal 2027, the new tax system will officially apply from January 1, 2028.
Odaily Odaily news, according to the official announcement, Bitget's Staking Borrowing section has newly added support for 39 stock tokens (rToken) as collateral assets. The newly listed targets include popular US stocks and ETFs such as rAMD, rSMH, rARM, and rSKHY, covering diverse categories including semiconductors, finance, healthcare, and energy.Users holding relevant stock tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow mainstream assets like USDT and USDC, unlocking liquidity without selling their holdings. The corresponding feature on the Web platform has been launched, with the App version expected to go live within this week. Specific collateral parameters and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter r + stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for NVIDIA), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. By partnering with the compliant brokerage Alpaca, it connects directly to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and the NYSE. Its features include: 1:1 reserve of underlying assets held by a licensed custodian, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, synchronized mapping of corporate actions (stock splits, reverse splits, etc.), and the ability to use holdings as combined margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts, allowing users to manage funds flexibly while holding global stock assets.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX will host a themed live stream today at 20:00 titled "Ceasefire Ends, Oil Price Surges Past 75, STRATEGY Sells Coins at Loss for First Time: Can BTC's Macro Narrative Still Hold?" During the event, crypto KOLs such as HuaBai Blockchain, Sincere Little Taoist, Crypto.0824, and OxPink will gather in the live stream room to conduct in-depth discussions on recent market hotspots such as the fluctuating situation in the Middle East and the strong upward trend in international oil prices, and combine Federal Reserve policy expectations to analyze BTC's future trend as well as crypto asset allocation opportunities and risk management strategies, providing investors with multi-dimensional market observations and trading ideas.
据币安官方公告，币安于 2026 年 7 月 15 日在 Capital Connect 平台上线意向表达（Express Interest Only）模式，这是行业首个连接专业交易团队与机构投资者的投资组合市场。该模式允许尚未持有相关牌照的交易团队向已验证机构投资者展示过往业绩，投资者可提交非约束性意向表达，交易团队将收到匿名化需求信号提示。意向表达模式不支持实际投资，上架有效期为六个月，经审核后可延长最多三个月。投资者须完成 KYB 验证且 VIP 等级达 3 级或以上方可访问该功能。
According to South Korean media Digital Asset, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has officially joined the U.S. Digital Chamber of Commerce. Founded in 2014, the Digital Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest digital asset industry lobbying organization, dedicated to promoting a clear regulatory environment and industry policy development. The Digital Chamber of Commerce stated that Upbit is the largest digital asset exchange in South Korea, with operations covering multiple Asian markets such as Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, and looks forward to deepening cooperation between the two parties within the global member community.
Odaily News According to the official announcement, Binance has introduced the Expression of Interest (EIO) mode on Capital Connect, the industry's first portfolio marketplace connecting professional trading teams with institutional investors. The EIO mode provides a compliant pathway for trading teams to showcase their track records to institutional investors, while enabling investors to discover emerging strategies at an early stage before they become investable. EIO portfolios are only accessible to whitelisted investors and do not support investment. Investors can submit non-binding expressions of interest, and trading teams will receive anonymous demand signals via email. Enhanced performance metrics, portfolio composition data, and trading team information are also provided on a quarterly basis.
According to the Financial Times, stablecoin issuer Circle banned crypto fund Heka Funds at the end of 2023. Court documents reveal that Circle accused Heka of leveraging large-scale arbitrage operations to buy discounted USDC and redeem cash from Circle during the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis, suspecting that the relevant funds ultimately flowed to Tether to help it expand its USDT market share. Arbitration documents disclosed that Tether had invested approximately $800 million in Heka, accounting for about 75% of the fund's assets, and waived its minting fees, but Heka did not disclose this support relationship to Circle. Heka previously filed for arbitration claiming approximately $49 million in lost profits due to the account ban, but the arbitrator rejected all its claims in February this year, determined that Heka engaged in bad faith conduct, and ordered it to pay Circle approximately $166,000 in attorney and expert fees. Heka denied engaging in market manipulation and stated it was not under regulatory investigation.
According to on-chain investigator Specter (@SpecterAnalyst), Tether has frozen four TRON chain wallets holding a combined total of approximately 131 million USDT. Tracing the source of funds, most of the funds were withdrawn from payment service provider DTC Pay and cryptocurrency exchange Bitso. Further investigation reveals that the aforementioned wallets are linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Central Bank of Iran on the sanctions list of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The specific reason for the freeze has not yet been officially announced.
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart (@JSeyff) disclosed that Morgan Stanley has submitted the latest application filings for an Ethereum ETF (ticker: $MSSE) and a Solana ETF (ticker: $MSOL) to regulators, with management fees set at 0.14% for both, and both products will include staking (Staking) features; the official listing of the products is expected to be imminent.
According to CoinDesk, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, and Jeff Merkley held a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 14, publicly announcing opposition to the cryptocurrency market structure bill, the "Digital Asset Market Clarity Act" (Clarity Act), and characterized it as "corrupt legislation." The core focus of the three senators' opposition is that the bill currently still fails to incorporate ethical provisions prohibiting the President and senior government officials from personally participating in the crypto industry. Van Hollen stated bluntly that the bill "will cause great harm"; Murphy used even stronger language, stating that if the bill cannot cut off the entanglement of interests between the Trump family and the crypto industry, it "is itself an umbrella for corruption."
According to The Block, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officially ordered prediction market platform Kalshi on July 14 to honor all trades involving Michigan residents, directly countering a 14-day injunction previously issued by a Michigan court—which required Kalshi to stop offering sports-related event contracts and cancel some executed trades. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that state governments lack the authority to compel registered Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) to violate federal obligations, as forcibly canceling executed trades would create a ripple effect across the entire market, severely undermining market contractual certainty. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, however, maintained that Kalshi is essentially an unauthorized online gambling platform and that state gambling laws apply to it.
The core content of the statement includes: both countries recognize stablecoins as an important carrier of digital currency innovation and support their application in cross-border payments, settlement, and tokenized financial markets; stablecoins must be backed by sufficient reserves of high-quality liquid assets at a minimum ratio of 1:1, and reserve assets must be strictly segregated from the issuer's own funds; both countries will provide timely, clear, and consistent legal pathways for stablecoin regulation, avoiding setting disproportionate reserve requirements or market access barriers.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the UK's His Majesty's Treasury have issued a joint statement and recommendations as part of the "Transatlantic Working Group for Future Markets." The working group recommends that the Bank of England, the FCA, along with the U.S. CFTC and SEC, develop regulatory frameworks for tokenized assets while requiring the FCA and SEC to explore measures to facilitate cross-border financing. In terms of specific recommendations, both the U.S. and UK propose: supporting the development of stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and similar digital assets; promoting market competition and innovation; and establishing higher standards for asset custody, reserve segregation, and consumer protection. (The Block)
According to the memorandum, on July 14, 2026, staff from the SEC Crypto Task Force held a meeting with representatives from the Hyperliquid Policy Center, Highland Labs Pte. Ltd. (Hyperliquid Labs), XYZ Ltd., and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP to conduct an in-depth discussion on topics such as regulatory approaches for crypto assets and the technical architecture and market ecosystem of the Hyperliquid Protocol.
on July 13, the Czech Ministry of Finance added Polymarket to its list of unauthorized internet gaming platforms, identifying it as an unlicensed gambling platform. Internet service providers are required to block access to the platform within 15 days. The Czech Institute for Gambling Regulation stated that Polymarket settles payments using the USDC stablecoin and operates as a decentralized exchange, without providing services through licensed local operators. The institute noted that several EU countries have recently restricted or blocked Polymarket; Italy has reinstated it on the blocklist, while the Netherlands has dismissed the platform's appeal. Separately, this month, the EU market regulator ESMA warned that event contracts meeting the definition of financial instruments are already prohibited from being sold to retail investors under existing binary options rules. Gibraltar has introduced a dedicated regulatory framework for prediction markets this week, while Malta has indicated it is exploring a similar regime. (Bitcoin.com News).
Odaily News: Kalshi originally planned to cancel prediction market trades placed by Michigan customers following a court order, but the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission intervened, stating that Michigan has no authority over the contracts. The CFTC prevented the company from complying with the court order, which stemmed from Michigan's recent attempt to halt sports-related trading. Michigan's Attorney General argued that such trades constitute illegal gambling. Michigan is one of several states where the derivatives regulator is defending its legal authority over prediction markets. (CoinDesk).
: The U.S. Department of the Treasury and HM Treasury have released recommendations from the Transatlantic Future Markets Working Group, covering stablecoin activities and tokenized finance. Both sides suggest that relevant agencies consider establishing private sector-led groups to test cross-border use cases for tokenized assets, and that U.S. financial institutions work with the Bank of England to determine a common approach to regulating tokenized assets. The U.S. and UK also issued a joint statement on stablecoins, stating their intention to promote regulatory coordination and build cross-border dynamic stablecoin markets. The statement also indicates that stablecoins should be fully backed by high-quality liquid assets at a minimum 1:1 ratio. Additionally, according to a report by an industry working group supported by the UK government, if the UK becomes a leading jurisdiction for tokenization, tokenization expands globally, and domestic adoption increases, tokenization could add up to $44 billion to the UK's annual economic output by 2035. (Cointelegraph)