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Coinbase released a monthly review on July 1, stating that in the first half of the year, it advanced its product layout around the strategy of "every asset, every market, one platform," covering tokenized stocks, pre-IPO perpetual contracts, stock options, crypto options, stock index perpetual futures, AI tools, payments, stablecoins, and on-chain infrastructure. Coinbase stated that the tokenized stocks are 1:1 backed shares of US companies, expected to include dividends, on-chain trading, holding, and redemption functions, and are not available to US persons. Coinbase also noted that its pre-IPO perpetual contracts will start with SpaceX and then expand to OpenAI and Anthropic, and will offer crypto options through integration with Deribit. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on July 3 that Coinbase is one of the companies with the highest level of AI application globally. Coinbase also stated that it has launched a direct INR on-ramp in India, become the official deployer of the USDC treasury wallet for Hyperliquid, partnered with Ethena across over $50 billion in assets, and mentioned transferring approximately $4.4 billion USDC to the Hyperliquid deployer. (Bitcoin.com News).
USDT supply is tightening in India, with the local stablecoin premium rising above 8.5%, up from the usual 3% to 4%. On Saturday, USDT was quoted at 102.88 Indian rupees, compared to the USD/INR closing rate of 94.65 on Friday.According to the report, the decline in USDT inflows and concerns over further slowdown stem from the Enforcement Directorate's crackdown on a 250-billion Indian rupee transfer of funds via virtual digital assets. Purushottam Anand, founder of Crypto Legal, stated that the recent price increase may partly reflect a risk premium driven by regulatory uncertainty. (economictimes)