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Odaily News Multi-strategy hedge funds Balyasny Asset Management and Verition Fund Management both posted losses last month, as the selloff in AI-related stocks rattled markets and weighed on numerous hedge funds. According to sources familiar with the matter, Balyasny fell 1.5% in July, trimming its cumulative return for the first seven months of the year to 1.2%. Another source said Verition declined 1.1%, bringing its year-to-date return to 4.5%. The sources requested anonymity as the performance data is confidential. Meanwhile, some hedge funds managed to profit from the market turmoil. Citadel's flagship fund Wellington rose 5.9% in July, benefiting from taking over positions in Situational Awareness. ExodusPoint Capital Management fell 0.9%, bringing its year-to-date gain to 3.5%. (Bloomberg
Odaily News According to official sources, Gate's GUSD product has been fully upgraded. Users holding GUSD can enjoy an annualized yield of 3.8%,with support for flexible deposits and withdrawals, 1:1 lossless redemption in the original subscription currency, and zero redemption fees. Meanwhile, Gate Launchpool is simultaneously opening SPCX and SLX staking pools. Among these, the total value of flexible staking in the SPCX GUSD pool has approached 66.38 million GUSD, with a staking APR of 3.50%. Combined with the 3.8% base annualized yield from GUSD flexible savings, the total annualized yield reaches as high as 7.30%.In addition, Gate is running multiple wealth management and reward campaigns in parallel. Dual rewards for deposits and trading: From 14:00 on August 3 to 14:00 on August 10, 2026 (UTC+8), deposit 100 USDT to receive 100 USDT, and trade to earn an additional 0.1 ETH. Exclusive VIP boost for Gate's余币宝 (Flexible Savings): USDT fixed-term wealth management yields have been fully upgraded, with 7-day and 30-day annualized yields increased to 3.8% and 4.0%, respectively. Quotas are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. High-yield campaign for USD1 holders: Starting from 00:00 on July 29 (UTC+8), users holding USD1 in their asset accounts can earn up to 8% annualized yield. Campaign rewards will be distributed daily in the form of WLFI to eligible user accounts.As the product ecosystem and reward framework continue to evolve, Gate will keep enriching users' asset yield scenarios, delivering a digital asset management experience with higher returns and lower barriers.
Odaily News, CryptoQuant analyst Moreno stated that USDT liquidity is experiencing one of the most severe contraction phases in its history. The 60-day change in USDT market cap has fallen to approximately -$4 billion, nearing historical extreme negative levels. Meanwhile, liquidity contraction is still accelerating, with USDT supply decreasing by approximately $870 million over the past 11 days, indicating this is not merely a lagged effect of earlier redemptions.Stablecoins are the most direct source of available liquidity in the crypto market. Sustained USDT expansion is typically accompanied by stronger BTC price performance, while prolonged contraction phases often correspond to weak demand, market pullbacks, and declining risk appetite. However, the correlation between USDT flows and BTC price does not prove direct causation—both may be simultaneously influenced by risk-aversion sentiment, with redemption pressure and spot selling occurring in tandem. The current BTC decline is not an isolated event but is occurring against the backdrop of one of the market's primary liquidity sources steadily shrinking, which also explains why recent bounces have been difficult to sustain. To improve market conditions, we need to see the 60-day change in USDT stabilize, daily supply contraction slow, and a return to an expansion phase.
According to AMBCrypto, the total amount of Ethereum staked has risen to a historic high of 41.4 million ETH, accounting for 34% of the total supply, with over 1.4 million ETH newly staked in just the past week. Tom Lee's BitMine staked an additional 150,100 ETH (approximately $278 million), bringing its total staked amount to 5.07 million ETH (approximately $9.38 billion), accounting for 87.4% of its ETH holdings; additionally, whale addresses have cumulatively withdrawn and staked 112,000 ETH (over $208 million) in the past three weeks. Meanwhile, the stablecoin market cap declined by 1.6% this quarter, marking the worst quarterly performance in history, with over $6 billion in liquidity flowing out of the crypto market, and the daily average spot trading volume across the market fell by nearly 70% from the January peak to approximately $15 billion.
According to Glassnode data reported by Odaily, the $63,000 level is emerging as a key support and battleground zone for Bitcoin (BTC) in the current market. Over the past few weeks, Bitcoin has continued to trade within the $60,000 to $67,000 range, with over 3% of BTC's circulating supply—approximately 515,000 BTC—having a cost basis concentrated near $63,000. Additionally, more than 362,000 BTC is concentrated in the $61,000 area. Glassnode notes that only the $78,000 to $82,000 range currently has a higher supply density than this zone, corresponding to Bitcoin's May cyclical peak.Furthermore, Bitcoin's current price nearly coincides with the 200-week moving average. Glassnode data shows that the 200-week MA currently stands at approximately $63,657, while BTC's price is around $63,822, indicating significant historical accumulation and strong cost support in this area.Looking at the 30-day cumulative Accumulation Trend Score, all types of investors are currently in a net accumulation state, with retail buying momentum being the most pronounced. Meanwhile, whale addresses holding more than 1,000 BTC continue to increase their positions, suggesting that long-term capital is still positioning itself. The $63,000 level has become a critical price band in Bitcoin's short-term market structure, and investor accumulation behavior may provide important reference for future price movements. (CoinDesk)
Galaxy Digital Head of Research Alex Thorn stated that based on new victim reports received following the incident, the number of attackers exploiting the Coldcard vulnerability has reached at least 15.Thorn noted that information provided by victims helped the research team uncover previously unidentified attack activity. Unlike thefts from centralized exchanges, correlations between the attackers in this vulnerability exploit require confirmation through on-chain analysis and victim feedback.He added that a single victim reporting less than 1 BTC stolen helped the team discover a previously unknown attack, which siphoned approximately 12 BTC from 126 addresses.According to Galaxy Research's earlier estimates, the Coldcard vulnerability has led to at least three rounds of attacks, with losses amounting to approximately $100 million in BTC. Additionally, Galaxy has identified a suspected fourth round of attacks, which could bring total losses to approximately $130 million.Meanwhile, the incident has also sparked discussions regarding the security of Bitcoin self-custody. Dragonfly Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi stated that "AI security hardening costing around $2" could potentially have prevented this vulnerability, and noted that some AI models were able to rediscover related vulnerabilities within a relatively short timeframe. However, industry insiders pointed out that current claims about the speed of AI discovering vulnerabilities lack rigorous blind testing and verification.Researchers believe that as AI model capabilities improve, the costs of vulnerability discovery and attacks in the crypto industry may continue to decline, requiring wallet developers to further strengthen code audits and security protections. (Cointelegraph)
Citrini analyst jukan said on the X platform that Samsung Electronics' foundry division is expected to reach 100% capacity utilization in the second half of this year. Current capacity utilization is estimated at 70% to 80%. With order backlogs and progress in contract negotiations, both internal and external parties at Samsung believe the target is essentially assured. The division has been in a depressed state with capacity utilization below 50% since 2024, and after about a year, it is approaching full operation, with signs of a turning point in its long-term loss-making structure. Industry sources say that the rise in capacity utilization is driven by high-bandwidth memory (HBM) base chips and growing demand for advanced products centered on major US Big Tech clients. With 4nm applied to the sixth-generation HBM, namely HBM4, memory market momentum is directly boosting foundry capacity utilization. Meanwhile, 2nm orders from major cloud service providers and AI and high-performance computing clients are expanding, and project discussions with major customers such as Broadcom are ongoing. Customer diversification is also progressing. Samsung's foundry business has long been criticized for relying on specific customers, but recently, Big Tech companies such as Qualcomm, AMD, and Google have begun participating in negotiations. Tesla is also reportedly placing its next-generation chip orders with the 2nm process, driving the expansion of the mid-to-long-term order pipeline. However, the market generally believes that converting these orders into actual mass production contracts requires 2nm yield to stabilize in the 70% range; the current yield is estimated to be in the 60% range, and the pace of subsequent improvement is a key focus. The business structure is also being adjusted. Revenue from advanced processes is expected to exceed 50% this year, and the share of AI and high-performance computing revenue is expected to expand from nearly 20% last year to over 30% this year. In the second half of the year, mass production of second-generation 2nm process SF2P mobile products will begin. Texas Taylor Fab 1 is preparing to start operations this year as planned, and Taylor Fab 2 will break ground within the year, targeting mass production by 2030. As customer inquiries for the 1.4nm process increase, Samsung is also evaluating additional wafer fab plans. At its second-quarter earnings call on July 30, Samsung said capacity utilization across all nodes improved year-over-year, and advanced nodes at 8nm and below have achieved the highest levels by focusing on high-growth demand products. Samsung expects the number of 2nm project wins this year to more than double from last year. Regarding the timing of returning to profitability, Samsung said it is difficult to specify an exact timeframe but indicated it should be achievable in the near term. Analysts expect non-memory businesses, including foundry and System LSI, to turn profitable as early as the
Odaily News - Analyst qinbafrank disclosed that U.S. ETF manager Roundhill made significant adjustments to its DRAM-themed fund this week, reducing its stake in Samsung Electronics while simultaneously buying into ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), marking the first time a Chinese memory chip leader has entered a mainstream U.S. DRAM investment product. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, Roundhill cumulatively purchased 65 million shares of CXMT, rapidly lifting CXMT's weight in the DRAM ETF to 2.47%. Meanwhile, Roundhill reduced its Samsung Electronics holdings by approximately 1 million shares per day from Monday to Wednesday, selling a total of 3 million shares over the three-day period.
On-chain data shows that Avalanche (AVAX) currently has approximately $204.77 million worth of tokens staked, accounting for about 43% of the circulating supply, with a large amount of holdings locked. Meanwhile, according to CryptoQuant data, whale investors are adding positions simultaneously in the spot and futures markets, positioning in advance without waiting for breakout confirmation. Technically, AVAX is currently consolidating near the apex of the pennant pattern at $6.46, and the Stochastic RSI has not yet touched the oversold zone. According to the CoinGlass liquidation heatmap, over $1 million in liquidity is clustered near the $6.90 price level, becoming the next key target price for bulls.
Odaily News: The Kobeissi Letter posted on X platform that in the three days through July 28, hedge funds sold global information technology stocks at the highest pace since records began in 2016. Meanwhile, hedge funds recorded their largest three-day reduction in total stock exposure since November 2022, with selling pressure spreading across all sectors. This unwinding was primarily driven by short covering in macro products such as index futures and ETFs. Additionally, single stocks recorded their fifth-largest three-day selling volume in the past five years. By region, North America accounted for the majority of selling volume, followed by Europe. Hedge funds are significantly reducing their stock exposure.
According to Cointelegraph, ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente noted in a post on July 30 that the cryptocurrency industry is entering the largest consolidation phase in history. As investors become increasingly strict in screening projects, revenue is accelerating towards concentration among a few top protocols—Hyperliquid and Pump.fun collectively account for approximately 67% of the industry's application revenue, and with Ethena included, the combined share of the top three approaches 80%. Valente expects this trend to accelerate in the coming months, triggering more M&A, bankruptcies, and project closures. Meanwhile, BitMEX and BitMart recently announced the shutdown of trading services in succession, further confirming the consolidation trend. Valente believes that this round of consolidation is "extremely beneficial" for the long-term development of the crypto industry.
that, according to an official announcement, Binance will cease support for the AEUR product on July 31, 2026, at 03:00 (UTC), including delisting the AEUR/USDT spot trading pair. Starting from August 14, 2026, at 03:00 (UTC), AEUR withdrawals will be disabled, and any remaining AEUR balance in accounts will be automatically converted to Euros at a 1:1 ratio. Users can convert their AEUR to Euros via Binance Convert before this date. Meanwhile, related services such as Binance Simple Earn, Margin, Loans, Payments, and Gift Cards will gradually discontinue support for AEUR between July 30 and 31, 2026.
CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated on X platform that Bitcoin's MVRV Z-Score has dropped to approximately 0.42, about four times lower than its historical average of 1.7, indicating Bitcoin is currently in an undervalued zone. However, this metric has not yet entered negative territory, suggesting the market has not shown the "capitulation selling" typically associated with cycle bottoms.Meanwhile, Bitcoin's 7-day Realized P/L has turned positive from negative, currently standing at approximately $239 million, indicating that on-chain selling pressure has eased. The analysis suggests that while the market is currently in an undervalued and short-term stabilization phase, it has yet to show the capitulation signal needed to confirm a cycle bottom, nor is there clear demand-driven momentum from a new cycle.
Meanwhile, Dogecoin (DOGE) rose only about 6% during the same period, while other dog-themed tokens increased by around 10%, indicating that capital was primarily concentrated into SHIB. In the derivatives market, during this rally, positions of about 2,300 traders in SHIB and 1000SHIB were liquidated, with a total liquidation value of about $6 million, of which short positions accounted for about $5 million, but analysis suggests that short covering was more a result of the price increase rather than the main driving factor of this market movement.
Xiong Wei, China Internet Industry Analyst at UBS Securities, stated that Chinese cloud vendors have a more prudent investment pace, emphasizing ROI and sustainability, and he does not believe there is a "bubble" in the Chinese AI industry. Meanwhile, as model capabilities continue to improve and inference demand continues to increase, investment in the Chinese AI industry will gradually grow.
Odaily News As Bitcoin prices have experienced a significant correction, publicly listed companies that had accumulated large BTC holdings are facing multiple challenges, including falling stock prices, debt pressures, and a deteriorating financing environment. Some of these companies are now starting to sell Bitcoin, repay debts, and even pivot towards artificial intelligence (AI) data center operations.Strategy pioneered the "Digital Asset Treasury (DAT)" model, continuously purchasing Bitcoin through financing and borrowing, inspiring a wave of other listed companies to follow suit. However, as the BTC price has fallen approximately 50% from its peak of around $126,000 in October 2025, the stock prices of related companies have also shrunk significantly, forcing them to reassess their BTC accumulation strategies.This week, shareholders of London-listed company Satsuma Technology approved the liquidation of all 668 BTC, returning capital to shareholders, while proceeding with delisting. Another London-listed company, The Smarter Web Company, sold 178 BTC to repay its convertible debt.Additionally, Sequans Communications has sold 1,025 BTC and further sold nearly 80% of its remaining holdings to repay convertible bonds. The company stated it will not continue purchasing Bitcoin in the future and plans to sell the remaining approximately 658 BTC.Nakamoto's stock price has fallen approximately 99% since its SPAC listing in May 2025. The company recently sold about 284 BTC, raising approximately $20 million for working capital. Of its remaining approximately 5,342 BTC, nearly 70% has been pledged as collateral for loans from Kraken, which market observers believe poses a potential risk event.Meanwhile, Bitcoin mining companies are also adjusting their strategies. Companies like Bitdeer Technologies and MARA Holdings are selling portions of their BTC to repurchase shares, repay debts, and redirect energy resources and computing infrastructure towards AI data center operations.Other companies selling BTC include Empery Digital. Data shows that Strategy has recently sold approximately 3,620 BTC and has authorized further asset sales to maintain its U.S. dollar reserves.However, Strategy remains the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, with holdings exceeding 840,000 BTC. The company's CEO, Michael Saylor, stated that while it may sell some Bitcoin in the future to pay dividends, this does not mean the company is exiting its Bitcoin investment.Beyond asset adjustments, management and capital operations at some Bitcoin treasury companies are also changing. Jack Mallers has stepped down as CEO; and Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR), affiliated with Adam Back, failed to complete a proposed merger due to the deteriorating market environment.Analysts believe that with rising financing costs and increased BTC price volatility, the "borrowing to buy Bitcoin" treasury model is undergoing a reshuffle. Some companies are shifting from simply hoard
According to Odaily, CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler stated that the current bear market phase for Bitcoin has seen the highest level of realized losses among holders. The 30-day moving average (30DMA) of realized losses peaked at $1.37 billion in February 2026, 19% higher than the $1.15 billion peak during the 2022 cycle. Data shows that since the February peak, Bitcoin realized losses have dropped by 56.5% to approximately $597 million. Meanwhile, the scale of realized profits has only slowly recovered to $257 million. Axel Adler pointed out that loss-driven selling pressure has significantly weakened, but the market has not yet seen sustained demand recovery, with the decline in losses still outpacing the recovery in profits.From a historical cycle comparison, realized losses reached $1.37 billion on February 20, 2026, a new all-time high for this metric. The highest realized loss in the 2022 cycle was $1.15 billion, recorded on June 30, 2022. In terms of realized profits, as of July 23, Bitcoin's realized profit 30DMA stood at $257 million, down 92.7% from the peak of $3.51 billion recorded on December 10, 2024. It is also down 77.7% from the level on October 6, 2025, when Bitcoin hit its all-time high of $124,710. This metric bottomed out at $191 million on June 14, 2026, and has since recovered by 34.7%.Axel Adler stated that profit-driven selling pressure has dropped significantly, and the volume of coins being sold for profit is currently at a low level for this cycle. However, this does not mean that sellers have been completely exhausted, nor does it imply that market demand has recovered. If realized profits consistently rise above the $400 million to $500 million range, it would better confirm a sustained market improvement.Additionally, the Bitcoin realized profit/loss ratio has recovered from a low of 0.26 in June to 0.43, but remains below the 1.0 level. The analyst noted that while the absolute scale of realized losses in the current cycle exceeds that of 2022, the relative market pressure is still lower than in 2022. Since Bitcoin's all-time high, realized losses have exceeded realized profits on 190 out of the past 291 days. Axel Adler cautioned that if the profit/loss ratio breaks below 0.26 again, accompanied by a price drop below the cycle low of $58,535 established on June 30, it could signal further escalation of market pressure.
: Citrini analyst Jukan stated on the X platform that a Morgan Stanley research report circulating in the market shows that analyst Shawn Kim has turned bearish on the memory chip industry. The report suggests that NAND module manufacturers' inventory has risen to about 13 weeks, with demand clearly cooling. It expects NAND price growth to slow to about 5% in the fourth quarter, with spot prices having fallen for two consecutive months. Meanwhile, Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is rapidly expanding production capacity, and supply and demand are gradually balancing. The report also indicates that if the NAND market weakens, DRAM should also be viewed bearishly, and it predicts that the HBM market growth rate will be limited to about 40%.Jukan stated that he has verified the authenticity of the report with sources and noted that Shawn Kim has consistently held similar views recently, which could be one of the reasons for the recent sustained pullback in South Korea's KOSPI index.
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a single entity staked a total of 1.49 million $HYPE through 8 wallets, valued at approximately $88.2 million, with individual wallet staking amounts ranging from 115,700 to 390,400 tokens. On-chain data shows that the aforementioned 8 wallets all accumulated $HYPE via withdrawals from Bybit approximately 9 months ago and held until this staking event. Meanwhile, 2 wallets under another entity unstaked after staking for 8 months, redeeming a total of 2.92 million $HYPE, valued at approximately $170.1 million.
According to Wintermute OTC trader @Jjay_dm, June CPI fell 0.4% month-over-month, the largest single-month drop since April 2020, overall inflation decreased from 4.2% to 3.5%, the market immediately priced in a hold for the July FOMC, and the probability of a rate hike in September also dropped from over 75% to 63%. However, the US restarted a naval blockade on Iranian ports and conducted air strikes for the fourth consecutive night, Brent crude surged 15.54% in a single week, reaching a high of $87 per barrel, pressure for energy inflation to rebound is accumulating, casting doubt on the sustainability of this CPI decline. Meanwhile, China's Moonshot released the open-source model Kimi K3, claiming performance comparable to frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic, directly impacting the AI compute narrative, TSMC fell 7% in a single day, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index recorded its worst weekly performance in 15 months, the Nasdaq dropped 4.16%, and Nvidia temporarily ceded the top spot in global market cap to Apple. The crypto market, however, strengthened against the trend, becoming the best-performing risk asset of the week. Within minutes of the CPI data release, BTC surged from around $62,000 to $64,900, ETH jumped 7% in a single day to $1,884, CoinGlass data showed approximately $134 million in short positions were liquidated within the first hour. BTC ETF