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: Crypto exchange Kraken has opened subscription for Jersey Mike's planned IPO to retail investors. Eligible U.S. users can apply to subscribe to book-entry shares at the IPO price, while users in over 110 countries and regions can apply for tokenized stock JMKEx. JMKEx is backed 1:1 by the underlying stock and custodied with regulated institutions. Allocation results are determined by the IPO underwriters, and a successful allocation is not guaranteed; after the IPO completion, JMKEx will be tradable on Kraken and participating xStocks Alliance platforms 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Kraken stated that the tokenized stock can be transferred between platforms participating in the xStocks Alliance, on-chained, and accessed via compatible decentralized finance applications. Jersey Mike's is a U.S. sandwich chain brand with over 3,300 stores. Its expected IPO price is between $21 and $25 per share, and it will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker JMKE.
According to monitoring by the PPP Prediction Market Tool, in the Polymarket event "Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates by 25 basis points after the July meeting?", a new account (0x0c689c8e78588fd3d02e56a6e787e7f9e9b09e76) purchased $196,000 worth of shares predicting the Federal Reserve will not raise rates by 25 basis points after the July meeting, with an entry price of 72.5¢.This event will determine the adjustment range of the federal funds target rate upper bound compared to before the meeting, based on the statement released by the Federal Reserve after the July FOMC meeting.If the rate adjustment range does not correspond to an existing option, it will be rounded up to the nearest 25 basis points for settlement. For example, a rate cut or hike of 12.5 basis points will be calculated as 25 basis points.Settlement is based on the official FOMC meeting statement and federal funds target rate data released by the Federal Reserve. If no relevant statement is released before the next scheduled meeting concludes, the event will be settled as "No Change."The Federal Reserve’s July FOMC meeting is scheduled for July 28-29.Join the PPP Signal Push Community to stay ahead and seize the opportunity.
according to official sources, OKX Flash Earn Lite will list SLX (Solstice) from July 31, 2026, 15:00 to August 5, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who participate by locking BTC, OKSOL, OKB, or SLX can share a total of 2,000,000 SLX airdrop rewards.Additionally, users can participate in the subscription early starting today, with rewards calculated from the official start of the event. Users can view and join the event via the "Flash Earn" entry at the top of the Explore page on the OKX App.
the race for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) is coming to an end, but the real challenges for companies are just beginning. The high cost of maintaining ongoing compliance systems may reshape the European crypto landscape. The future competitive focus in the industry is likely to shift from "who can obtain a license" to "who can afford the regulatory costs," driving companies towards scaling through mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, or partnerships with banks. As MiCA is gradually implemented and the UK's crypto regulatory framework takes shape, the European crypto industry is entering a new phase of consolidation. Insiders believe that high-standard regulatory requirements could fuel a new wave of M&A, and cooperation between crypto-native companies and traditional financial institutions will deepen further.This trend may be even more pronounced in the UK market. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is developing a new regulatory framework for crypto assets, which is expected to bring crypto businesses under the existing financial services regulatory system, subjecting them to capital, operational, and customer asset protection requirements similar to those for traditional investment firms. Steven Lightstone, a partner at Morgan Lewis in London and co-head of the global fintech team, stated that while the FCA aims to promote market competition and support new entrants, its regulatory standards will be very strict when it comes to consumer protection. Unlike the EU's standalone MiCA framework, the UK's approach will directly leverage the existing financial regulatory system to manage crypto firms.Meanwhile, increased regulatory certainty is accelerating the entry of European banks into the digital asset space. Simon Schneider, CEO of Sygnum Europe, noted that currently fewer than 20% of banks in Europe offer crypto-related services, indicating a significant market gap. The greatest value of MiCA is not just creating a new licensing system but providing legal certainty for financial institutions to enter the digital asset market. Citing Switzerland as an example, he pointed out that after the introduction of distributed ledger technology regulations, most major Swiss banks have begun offering digital asset services, a path that other parts of Europe may follow in the future. Banks are unlikely to replace crypto-native companies altogether; instead, they are more likely to rely on specialized infrastructure providers and collaborate in areas such as custody, brokerage, staking, and asset tokenization.As companies that fail to secure MiCA licenses gradually exit the European market, assets may become further concentrated among regulated entities. However, Schneider believes that self-custody models and institutional custody models will continue to coexist for the long term.Industry insiders suggest that the European crypto industry is entering a "regulatory-driven consolidation cycle." For crypto startups that previously
: DeAgentAI, a decentralized AI infrastructure project on the SUI and BNB ecosystems, announced that its total buyback program of $5 million worth of AIA tokens has been fully executed. The first batch, involving the burning of 1 million AIA tokens, was completed earlier. This second batch burn of 10 million AIA tokens has now been completed, bringing the cumulative total burned to 11 million tokens, accounting for 23.1% of the total repurchased amount. All tokens have been sent to a black hole address for permanent destruction.Furthermore, DeAgentAI announced the official launch of a quarterly burning mechanism. Going forward, the AIA burn plan will be executed on a quarterly basis, marking the deflation mechanism's entry into a normalized phase. The funds for the buyback come from the project's protocol revenue and profits from its proprietary AI trading models, and are unrelated to external financing or token inflation.
Four.Meme announced that the platform will further expand support for UUSD, with multi-token trading pair functionality coming soon.It is reported that backend support for the Normal Mode and Tax Token Mode has already been completed, and the frontend entry is expected to open today; Universal Subscription Mode will also simultaneously launch support for UUSD, with complete support available on both the frontend and backend.Four.Meme stated that around 15:30 Beijing time today, UUSD will be fully enabled across Normal Mode, Tax Token Mode, and Universal Subscription Mode.
on July 22 that Binance has officially launched the HK0700 USDT (Tencent) and HK1810 USDT (Xiaomi) Hong Kong stock trading pairs on its Quanto perpetual contracts.Binance Quanto perpetual contracts allow users to trade non-USD-denominated stocks using local currencies without the need for foreign exchange conversion, lowering the barrier to entry while enhancing trading convenience. Binance TradFi products now support 140 trading pairs, and the trading volume of its TradFi perpetual contracts over the past week has approached $100 billion, continuously expanding users' one-stop experience in trading traditional financial assets.
Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8222 plans to leverage STARK-based cryptographic mechanisms to separate staking deposits from withdrawals and re-anonymize validators, aiming to reduce the traceability of validator activity. Currently, approximately one-third of all ETH is staked. Thibault Dubuis, Head of Staking and Decentralized Finance Products at Sygnum Bank, stated that current deposit addresses, validators, and withdrawal credentials form visible links, making institutional holdings sizes, entry timings, and staking strategies nearly public. The proposal remains in the discussion phase, with no deployment timeline yet announced. Its design may involve fixed deposit denominations, asset withdrawal waiting periods, and other arrangements, potentially requiring institutional users to bear higher execution costs, process delays, and compliance overhead.
According to The Block, crypto asset management company CoinShares has officially launched its UCITS platform, simultaneously listing its first fund—the CoinShares Bitcoin Mining UCITS ETF—which began trading on Tuesday on the Deutsche Börse Xetra. The platform aims to unlock Europe's €26.3 trillion (approximately $30 trillion) UCITS ecosystem, targeting major institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, and private banks. CoinShares stated that previously, the core obstacle hindering institutional entry lay in product structure, as many institutions' investment mandates restrict them from holding debt securities; the introduction of the UCITS framework will effectively lift this restriction. The company's co-founder and CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti stated that this move marks CoinShares' official entry into the UCITS market, and more digital asset and thematic investment strategies will continue to be launched subsequently.
according to the latest in-depth report by U.Today, as the prediction market continues to heat up, sports events are becoming a key engine driving industry growth. As the world's first centralized exchange to integrate Polymarket, Gate Polymarket significantly lowers the barrier to user participation by offering a trading experience with no wallet, no cross-chain, and no gas fees. Users can directly use USDT from their Gate accounts to make predictions without the need for complex on-chain operations. Currently, Gate Polymarket has become one of the largest traffic gateways for Polymarket. As of July 16, its cumulative trading volume has exceeded $622 million. On July 6, its weekly trading volume surpassed $100 million, and it ranks first in Polymarket's daily, weekly, and monthly trading volume across all channels.The report points out that the 2026 World Cup is becoming one of the key catalysts driving the rapid growth of the prediction market. The World Cup Hub, built around the event, integrates match schedules, standings, real-time scores, match alerts, historical data, and prediction trading. Sports predictions continue to attract a large number of users, further boosting Gate Polymarket’s activity and market liquidity.U.Today believes that Gate has not only lowered the barrier to entry for the prediction market but also further refined the product experience. It has launched innovative features such as a dual-mode trading interface, AI event analysis, smart money tracking, real-time fund flow alerts, and event contracts, helping users discover market opportunities more efficiently. By combining the convenient experience of a centralized exchange with the deep integration of Polymarket’s decentralized prediction market, Gate is continuously expanding the application scenarios of the prediction market and driving on-chain prediction markets toward a more open, efficient, and mainstream stage of development.
Odaily, July 20 - According to official sources, Gate has launched the Esports Peak Trading Season from 16:00 on July 20 to 16:00 on August 10 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 200,000 USDT. During the event, users who register and participate in designated prediction trading for esports events in the Gate Polymarket esports section can enjoy newcomer benefits, weekly trading tasks, and the prediction trading leaderboard to share generous rewards. After the event, the top 100 users by cumulative prediction trading volume who meet the corresponding trading volume requirements can also share a 50,000 USDT leaderboard reward, with the 1st place winner eligible to receive up to 10,000 USDT. Currently, the Gate Prediction Market has launched prediction markets for popular events such as the 2026 KeSPA Cup "League of Legends" Chevor DRX vs. KT team, and more exciting events can be found on the platform for participation.According to data from Polymarket Builders, the Gate Prediction Market ranked first among Polymarket channels in single-day trading volume on July 19, and has also maintained a leading position in cumulative trading volume over the past week and month, ranking first among Polymarket channels. As the first centralized trading platform to integrate Polymarket, Gate has become a key entry point for users to participate in prediction markets. Users can enter Gate Polymarket via the Alpha section on the Gate App homepage and use USDT in their accounts to conveniently trade in prediction markets for popular esports events and championship outcomes. Users can also leverage the "Smart Money" feature to track the positions and market judgments of high-win-rate traders, gaining more reference for esports event predictions. Gate is continuously expanding the application scenarios of its prediction market, providing users with prediction trading experiences covering diverse events such as popular esports competitions.
global payment giant Visa is accelerating its stablecoin infrastructure efforts by launching the Visa Stablecoin Platform, which helps banks and fintech companies integrate stablecoin payment capabilities into their existing payment and treasury management systems. It is reported that the platform aims to provide stablecoin service support to approximately 15,000 financial institutions and over 200 million merchants within Visa's network, enabling enterprises to use USD stablecoins for settlement, capital flow, and financial management within the traditional payment network.Visa currently processes approximately $15 trillion in payment transactions annually and has already processed tens of billions of dollars in stablecoin settlement volume. The company hopes to further expand the application scope of stablecoins through this new platform. Initially, the Visa Stablecoin Platform will support the new stablecoin OUSD, launched by the Open Standard alliance, while continuing to be compatible with stablecoins already supported by Visa, including USDC issued by Circle and USDG issued by Paxos. Visa believes that stablecoins are becoming an important part of the future financial infrastructure, with advantages including:Instant Settlement: Transactions no longer rely on traditional banking clearing cycles;Low-Cost Transfers: Reducing payment costs based on blockchain networks;Transparency and Traceability: On-chain transaction records provide higher verifiability.Visa has been consistently building its footprint in the stablecoin space. In 2020, Visa became the first global payment network to support USDC settlement; in 2025, the company launched a stablecoin settlement plan to further promote the entry of stablecoins into the mainstream payment system.Meanwhile, Visa's competitors are also accelerating their entry into the stablecoin market. Mastercard recently launched a stablecoin settlement solution and partnered with companies such as MoonPay and Paxos; American Express has also participated in the ecosystem development related to Open Standard.As traditional payment giants increasingly adopt stablecoins, they are transitioning from a payment tool within the crypto industry into a vital component of the global financial infrastructure. (Fortune)
Coinbase officially announced that the regulated derivatives clearing business of UK financial services group Marex has now formally supported the use of USDC as Initial Margin collateral. This marks the first entry of a stablecoin into the actual operational processes of traditional clearing infrastructure. The first transaction was completed by Prime Trading, LLC, with Coinbase providing the underlying infrastructure support, including custody services, 1:1 instant conversion between fiat currency and USDC, and a customized daily reporting system that meets clearing industry standards.The implementation of this business was made possible by a "No-Action Letter" issued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in December 2025. This policy opens the door for Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) to accept stablecoins, Bitcoin, and Ethereum as client margin collateral.Coinbase stated that USDC, as a collateral asset, can provide round-the-clock liquidity, helping institutions break free from the limitations of traditional banking hours, allowing margin funds to be transferred in line with market operating hours. In this partnership, the core capabilities provided by Coinbase include:24/7 instant conversion between fiat currency and USDC: Institutional clients can convert between USD and USDC at any time, improving the efficiency of margin allocation;Customized reporting system: Meets the requirements of traditional clearing systems for asset recording, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting;NYDFS-compliant custody: Provides institutional-grade security for USDC collateral assets.
according to official sources, OKX Jumpstart will launch SENT (Sentient) from 15:00 on July 17, 2026, to 15:00 on July 27, 2026 (UTC+8). During the event, users can participate by staking BTC, OKSOL, OKB, or SENT to share in the airdrop reward of 32,000,000 SENT.Additionally, users can start subscribing early from today, with rewards accruing from the official start of the event. Users can view and participate in the relevant activities via the "Jumpstart" entry at the top of the Explore page in the OKX App.
Odaily, July 13 – At the WebX 2026 conference held in Tokyo, Japan, B.AI unveiled its latest platform progress to global developers and innovators, showcasing full-stack capabilities encompassing cutting-edge AI models, highly scalable APIs, and developer tools. B.AI has long been committed to lowering the barrier to entry for advanced AI technology. Through continuous iteration of its products and services, it empowers enterprises and individual developers to access and leverage cutting-edge intelligence conveniently and efficiently. Partners from all sectors are warmly invited to visit the B.AI booth for an in-depth look at the latest developments and to explore the innovation opportunities driven by AI together.
According to The Block, Japanese financial group SBI Holdings has recently made a series of aggressive moves, completing multiple major crypto investments in succession: exclusively investing $125 million in Gauntlet's Series C, $76 million in EDX Markets' Series C, spending approximately $289 million to acquire Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank, and taking a stake in Singaporean exchange Coinhako. In addition, SBI also participated in Digital Asset's $355 million financing, Morpho's $175 million token round, and Circle's $222 million token presale, and launched Japan's first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin, JPYSC. SBI stated that the company is driving the group's overall on-chain transformation, aiming to provide end-to-end services across exchanges, asset tokenization, market platforms, and other segments, to position itself ahead of the upcoming "token economy" era. Analysts point out that SBI is building Asia's first scaled on-chain asset management business; its strategic core is not purchasing crypto exposure, but controlling the infrastructure of the next-generation financial system. On the regulatory front, the Japanese parliament is advancing legislation to include cryptocurrencies as regulated financial instruments, and plans to significantly reduce the capital gains tax on crypto assets from 55% to 20% by 2028, aligning it with stocks and bonds, providing policy support for institutional entry.
according to official news, OKX Wallet now supports Robinhood Chain. Users can use OKX Wallet for transfers, market viewing, on-chain transactions, and DApp exploration, further lowering the barrier for users to participate in emerging on-chain ecosystems.Meanwhile, OKX Wallet has launched the Robinhood Ecosystem Zone, which aggregates popular on-chain assets and ecosystem opportunities. Users can complete the whole process from asset discovery to trading through a unified entry point. Learn more:
the futures section of the Binance APP has officially launched cryptocurrency price prediction, a service directly supported by predict.fun.Currently, the Spot, Futures, and Web3 Wallet sections of the Binance APP all provide direct access to cryptocurrency price prediction. Users can update their Binance APP to the latest version to access the prediction entry.
Ave.ai has officially launched the Perp DEX feature on iOS, integrating Hyperliquid perpetual contract trading capabilities. Users can now access perpetual contract trading scenarios on mobile through Ave Wallet Pro, experiencing more efficient and convenient on-chain contract trading services.Hyperliquid is a high-performance trading infrastructure that has garnered significant attention in the on-chain perpetual contract market. Its core revolves around a fully on-chain order book, perpetual contract trading, and an efficient matching experience. With this integration of Hyperliquid by Ave.ai, users can not only discover on-chain assets, view market data, and manage wallet assets through Ave.ai, but also participate in on-chain contract trading on mobile devices.As a one-stop on-chain trading platform, Ave.ai continuously upgrades its products around multi-chain asset discovery, DEX market data, on-chain data analysis, wallet transactions, and trading tools. The launch of Perp DEX on iOS is a crucial step for Ave.ai in improving its mobile trading ecosystem and further expands Ave.ai's contract trading scenarios beyond spot trading.Leveraging the new Perp DEX feature, users can view Hyperliquid contract market data in real-time, conveniently manage account assets, and quickly execute contract operations such as opening and closing positions. This significantly lowers the barrier to on-chain contract trading on mobile, helping users efficiently capture market opportunities and comprehensively enhancing mobile trading efficiency and user experience.In the future, Ave.ai will continue to optimize the Perp DEX product experience, iterating on key scenarios such as market data display, trading entry points, asset management, position interaction, and risk warnings. The platform will persistently refine its product capabilities to provide global Web3 users with more professional and efficient one-stop on-chain trading services.Crypto assets and perpetual contract trading carry high volatility and risk. Users are advised to thoroughly understand the relevant rules and carefully assess their own risk tolerance.
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.