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Bitget launches the New User Welcome Gift Event, with the participation period from July 27 to August 3. During the event, new users who complete KYC, make a first deposit of at least 200 USDT on the day, and achieve a daily contract trading volume of 4,000 USDT will receive a 20 USDT reward. Additionally, if the cumulative contract trading volume reaches specified thresholds, corresponding USDT rewards can also be obtained, with a maximum cumulative reward of 40 USDT per user. For details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
Monad officially stated that the Phantom wallet will discontinue support for the Monad network on August 12. Users must migrate on-chain assets to other EVM wallets compatible with Monad before this date to avoid affecting subsequent use.
It is reported that Bybit recently launched the USD1 Ecosystem Incentive Program. The event runs from July 24 to August 2, with a total prize pool of 2 million WLFI. During the event, users can participate in the reward distribution by trading designated USD1 trading pairs.
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)
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.
Bitget launches a new round of CandyBomb, with a total prize pool of 160 SOL. This event is exclusive to new futures users. The participation period is from July 23, 21:00 to August 2, 21:00 (UTC+8). During the event, eligible users who complete net deposit and futures trading tasks can receive up to 1.6 SOL in rewards per person. Detailed rules have been published on the official Bitget platform. Users must click "Join Now" to complete registration before participating.
Odaily News: Ethereum Layer 2 network Taiko released a post-mortem of the June 21 security incident, stating that the attack resulted from an off-chain signature key leak and a verification process gap. The attacker exploited these to forge proofs and bypass the Prover whitelist, rather than breaking ZK cryptography or smart contracts. The attacker stole approximately $1.75 million from cross-chain bridges and Vaults, but over $11 million in assets were protected, and no user funds were lost. Taiko has fixed the vulnerability, restored the pre-attack state, and resumed operation on July 2; an OpenZeppelin audit confirmed the fixes with no high, medium, or low-risk vulnerabilities identified. The official statement also indicated that the Unzen upgrade, scheduled for August 6, will require ZK proofs for every block to further enhance network security.
Odaily AI infrastructure project Vanar has announced its migration to the Base network. The positioning of the VANRY token will shift from supporting blockchain infrastructure to coordinating and incentivizing the AI Organizations ecosystem.Vanar stated that it is building an AI Organization economic system, enabling functions such as product development, service delivery, order processing, USDC settlement, and reputation recording through organization-level AI agents. The team believes that the core bottleneck for future AI development will shift from model capabilities to identity, trust, memory, and organizational structure.Regarding the token migration, existing VANRY holders will migrate at a 1:1 ratio, meaning their holdings will not change. However, the total supply will increase from 2.4 billion to 10 billion tokens to support incentives for the AI Organizations ecosystem, developers, partners, and infrastructure development.According to the official statement, 62% of the total supply will remain locked initially. Newly allocated tokens will adopt a lock-up and 60-month linear release mechanism, with the full release cycle expected to be 5 years.Additionally, Vanar will terminate the validator node staking mechanism on Vanarchain and integrate its infrastructure into the Base network. The team plans to launch the Vanar Genesis event on August 3rd, where the first batch of AI Organizations will go live, alongside a reward pool of 100 million VANRY tokens to incentivize high-performing ecosystem projects.
Bitget launches a USDT wealth management event from July 23 to August 6. During the event, users whose net deposit amount reaches the specified threshold can subscribe to USDT flexible wealth management products in the "Simple Earn" section and enjoy corresponding tiered annualized yields, up to 8.5% APR. Eligible net deposit currencies include USDT, USDC, USDGO, and U. For details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
BitMEX announced that it will officially close the exchange on September 23, 2026, at 04:00 (UTC), and has immediately halted new account registrations. The platform stated that users should close open positions and withdraw funds as soon as possible. Starting from August 26 at 04:00 (UTC), the platform will implement risk restrictions, prohibiting opening new positions and only allowing position reduction; before closure, the platform will also gradually forcibly liquidate existing positions. For users who have completed identity verification but have not withdrawn assets after the closure time, the platform will charge account fees at a rate of USD 50 equivalent per month or 1% annualized (whichever is higher).
documents filed by Protect Progress PAC, an affiliate of the crypto-focused political action committee Fairshake, with the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) show that as of Tuesday, it has spent over $986,000 to support current Democratic Representative Shri Thanedar in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District and oppose challenger Donavan McKinney. The expenditure occurs two weeks before the August 4 Democratic primary, which will determine the party’s nominee for the November general election. Protect Progress PAC spent approximately $1 million in 2024 to support Thanedar, who received 54.9% of the vote in that year’s Democratic primary and went on to secure 68.6% of the vote in the November general election. Fairshake and its affiliated organizations report having a $191 million war chest to influence key elections. Other crypto industry-related political action committees include the Fellowship, backed by Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital, and the Blockchain Leadership Fund, supported by Anchorage and Chainlink Labs. Protect Progress PAC has also spent over $100,000 to support Arizona Representative Greg Stanton’s re-election. Meanwhile, Defend American Jobs PAC has spent over $65,000 to support Amanda McKinney, the Republican candidate in Washington’s 4th Congressional District.
According to CoinDesk, the Cardano wallet SecondFi was attacked due to a vulnerability in its transaction signing software. A total of 16.1 million ADA (approximately $2.4 million) across 374 wallets was stolen, and the platform has announced permanent closure. The vulnerability allowed attackers to derive private keys from transaction data visible on-chain. The Cardano network itself was not affected, nor were hardware wallet users. An investigation by Groom Lake, a blockchain intelligence company hired by EMURGO, revealed that the primary attackers were sophisticated and well-funded. Some indications point to North Korea's Lazarus Group, but this has not yet been officially confirmed. SecondFi plans to release a wallet export tool in early August and launch a zero-knowledge recovery portal later in the month. EMURGO has established an asset recovery wallet, with the specific distribution time to be determined.
Bitget has launched a US stock spot trading event, running from July 22 to August 21. During the event, users who complete a net deposit of at least 100 USDT and engage in stock spot trading, while holding their positions for at least 48 hours, will receive a gift package worth 50 USDT. The rewards include a 10 USDT spot cash voucher and a 40 USDT spot 100% fee rebate voucher. For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
According to Upbit's official announcement, Upbit has designated Zilliqa (ZIL) as an asset subject to trading caution citing "security incidents such as hacks with unknown causes or unaddressed vulnerabilities" (pursuant to Article 17, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the Enforcement Decree of the Virtual Asset User Protection Act), with the designated period from 19:00 KST on July 22, 2026, to the third week of August (August 17–21). Deposit and withdrawal services for ZIL have been suspended since 19:00 KST on July 20. Upon reopening, only withdrawal services will be restored, while deposit services will be announced separately depending on the progress of subsequent reviews. Upbit will conduct a detailed review of ZIL during the designated period and decide depending on the situation whether to extend the caution period, lift the caution, or terminate trading support.
Cardano ecosystem wallet SecondFi announced that due to a cryptographic defect in its wallet software, approximately 16.1 million ADA (worth around $2.6 million) were stolen. The platform will gradually shut down the SecondFi and Yoroi wallet services. This incident has affected 374 wallets. SecondFi stated that an independent investigation by blockchain intelligence agency Groom Lake identified the attackers as a sophisticated external actor and found indicators potentially linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group, though attribution has not yet been confirmed. SecondFi is developing a recovery tool based on zero-knowledge proofs to help affected users recover assets while limiting the information that needs to be shared. The tool is still being tested and will undergo third-party audits before its planned release in August. SecondFi is also preparing a wallet export feature to allow users to migrate their assets to other services. The platform has not announced a direct compensation plan, nor has it indicated whether it will use its own funds to compensate users.
Odaily U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate whether Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG)'s upcoming Truth API violates federal securities law, and to evaluate whether it involves issues of market manipulation, investor protection, and conflicts of interest.Previously, it was reported that the Truth API will launch on August 1, providing paid clients with real-time data access to public posts from popular Truth Social accounts, with licensing fees reaching up to $100,000 per month. (Axios)
According to the official announcement, Bybit officially launches the US Stock Earnings Season: Trade, Predict, Win CyberTruck Grand Prize event today. The event lasts for 41 days and ends on August 30. The first week of the event marks the climax of US tech stock earnings—Tesla (TSLA) and Google (GOOGL) will both release their Q2 earnings after market close on July 22. The core gameplay of the event is a full-chain points system: "Complete tasks to earn points — Bet points on predictions — Leaderboard splits the prize pool — Points can also be redeemed for store prizes": Users earn points by completing trading, invitation, and check-in tasks, then use points to bet on the daily "Top Gainer" prediction. Those who bet correctly will proportionally split the points pool of those who bet incorrectly, achieving exponential points growth. Finally, the Top 200 in points balance ranking can split a prize pool of up to $1,000,000, and points can also be used to redeem prizes in the points store. A Tesla Cyber Truck awaits you. Limited-Time Earnings Trading Task: July 21 - July 30. During the first 10 days of the event, trade designated stock contracts of companies releasing earnings to earn extra points.
SpaceX announced on the X platform that it will release its financial and operational results for the second quarter of 2026 on August 4, 2026.
: On the prediction market platform Polymarket, the probability of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait closing before August 31 has risen to 21%, up from a low of 11% on Monday morning. The probability of a closure before September 30 once rose to 26%. The Yemeni Houthi group, Ansar Allah, has announced a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, stating that the operation is based on the principle of "an eye for an eye" and aims to disrupt the flow of Saudi crude oil exports. The relevant passage handles the transit of over 4.5 million barrels of crude oil. The outcome of this prediction contract will be determined based on maritime trade flow data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) platform, PortWatch. If the 7-day moving average of vessel arrivals at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is equal to or less than 10 on any day between the contract's creation and its expiration date, the contract will be resolved as "Yes."
one year after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Clarity for Digital Assets Act (CLARITY Act), the bill remains stalled in the Senate, facing opposition from the banking industry and partisan divisions. Supporters anticipate a potential vote before the Senate's August recess. Industry organizations Coin Center and the Blockchain Association have identified Section 604 as a key provision for protecting open-source innovation. This provision aims to prevent non-custodial blockchain developers, node operators, and validators from being classified as federal money transmitters. Stefan Muehlbauer, Head of U.S. Government Affairs at CertiK, stated that removing Section 604 could conflate software development with financial services, subjecting developers to the Bank Secrecy Act and triggering First Amendment-related constitutional challenges. Iana Dimitrova, CEO of Openpayd, noted that the expanding use of stablecoins for cross-border value transfer has made the need for a federal regulatory framework more apparent. The bill also addresses accounting standards, acknowledges the rescission of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin SAB 121, and prohibits the SEC from reimposing equivalent crypto custody accounting requirements without a full notice-and-comment rulemaking process. Mark Zalan, CEO of Gomining, pointed out that Bitcoin still faces regulatory gaps, such as tax treatment.