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According to The Block, the University of Florida has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Ripple. Starting with the 2026 football season, the XRP brand will officially enter the university's athletic programs, including featuring a prominent logo on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, alongside branding for digital assets and event promotions. Additionally, Ripple will provide financial and technology education support to student-athletes and the campus community.
Odaily News: The University of Florida has announced a multi-year sponsorship partnership with Ripple, with the XRP brand logo set to debut at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium starting this Saturday's game against Florida Atlantic University. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the partnership brings in approximately $5 million in annual revenue to the university, though neither party has disclosed specific financial terms. In addition to stadium branding rights, Ripple will also receive digital media and in-game presentation rights, while supporting financial literacy and digital asset education programs for student-athletes and the campus community. (Apnews)
Odaily News, Sui posted on the X platform that real-world assets have holding rules. On Sui, these rules are built into the assets. HIGH, launched by @Emberprotocol, is a tokenized US high-yield credit asset that can serve as collateral on @suilendprotocol, @navi_protocol, and @AlphaFiSUI, and can be traded spot on @bluefinapp.
Odaily News - Users can now send supported tokens from networks such as Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and Sui directly to Jupiter without using bridge tools, and receive USDC directly in their Solana wallet. This feature integrates routing, cross-chain bridging, and swap processes, eliminating the need for users to switch networks or execute additional transactions. The service currently adopts a unified fixed fee structure, charging $0.30 per transaction—whether the transfer amount is $100 or $10 million, the fee remains the same.
According to official announcements, the Binance Futures platform will gradually list 7 USDⓈ-M TradFi perpetual contracts on September 2, 2026, with underlying assets including NVDL, TSLL, DDOG, TEAM, MDB, ZS, and GTLB. All contracts will be settled in USDT with a maximum leverage of 20x, funding rates settled every eight hours capped at ±2.00%, and support 24/7 trading and Multi-Asset mode.
Multi-chain decentralized overcollateralized stablecoin USDD has officially launched its Vault feature on Ethereum, enabling users to mint USDD using ETH and WBTC as core collateral assets. This upgrade further expands upon the previously launched TRON chain Vault, signaling that the USDD Vault module has officially entered a dual-chain driven phase with ETH and BTC as the dual-core mainstream collateral assets, providing more entry points for mainstream asset holders to participate in the USDD ecosystem.
Bitget CFD has officially launched its sub-account feature, aimed at providing institutional clients, professional trading teams, and high-net-worth users with more refined multi-strategy management, achieving 100% physical isolation between different strategies and positions. Sub-accounts share the master account's KYC status with no need for repeated verification. By default, users can create up to 5 independent CFD accounts with one click, supporting the deployment of different strategies—such as EA, high-frequency scalping, long-term trend, and hedging—into separate accounts, ensuring each strategy operates in a clean, independent environment.At the same time, the master account can centrally view real-time equity, margin ratio, current orders, and historical orders of all sub-accounts, while retaining the authority to reset sub-account trading passwords and read-only passwords, catering to professional teams' needs in account management, permission control, and internal risk management. Risk notifications for each sub-account, including margin top-ups and liquidation warnings, will also be independently sent to corresponding emails and app pushes, further enhancing the efficiency of multi-strategy collaboration and risk response.
Odaily News – According to the latest report by The Economist Enterprise, after 13 years of development and multiple strategic upgrades, Gate is gradually evolving from a traditional crypto asset trading platform into a comprehensive financial infrastructure connecting digital assets with traditional financial markets. The report notes that as more traditional financial products — including stocks, ETFs, tokenized assets, forex, and metals — enter the digital asset ecosystem, Gate is leveraging its multi-asset product layout and global infrastructure development to further bridge the gap between crypto finance and TradFi. In the interview, Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han stated that as the industry evolves, digital asset platforms are no longer facing only technical challenges, but also risk management, user protection, and industry regulation.In terms of TradFi integration, Gate has established a multi-layered framework spanning tokenized assets, derivatives, and native stock trading, successively launching products and services such as xStocks, Ondo, Gate TradFi, Pre-IPOs, Direct IPO Access, and Gate Stocks. Among these, Gate Stocks now supports stock trading in the U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korea, significantly lowering the barrier for global users to participate in traditional financial markets. Meanwhile, Gate continues to enhance its 24/7 trading and liquidity infrastructure to meet the cross-market asset allocation needs of users worldwide.The Economist Enterprise also pointed out that as the digital asset market moves further toward institutionalization, compliance, transparency, and infrastructure capabilities are becoming key components of platform competitiveness. Gate continues to advance its compliance framework across multiple global jurisdictions and has provided third-party audits and open-source Proof of Reserves since 2020. In addition, Gate is introducing AI infrastructure into Web3, connecting AI with trading, wallets, and more services through products such as Gate AI, Gate MCP, and GateClaw, driving the platform's evolution from a traditional trading venue into a comprehensive financial infrastructure that connects digital assets, traditional finance, and AI applications.
Odaily News - Bitcoin News announced on the X platform that BitBox has disclosed two severe hardware wallet vulnerabilities, stating there is currently no evidence that these vulnerabilities have been exploited or led to user fund theft. All disclosed issues have been fixed in firmware v9.26.5, and BitBox urges all users to update immediately. An internal security audit uncovered two severe vulnerabilities, along with new details regarding a previously fixed bootloader vulnerability. One vulnerability affecting BitBox Multi devices could allow a malicious host to execute arbitrary code and install malicious firmware on devices that have not yet completed setup. Another vulnerability in Silent Payments could allow an attacker to exploit a malicious host device to redirect funds to unintended addresses, resulting in Bitcoin being locked and potentially enabling extortion attacks. BitBox also disclosed that the previously fixed bootloader vulnerability could allow attackers to trick users into installing malicious firmware capable of stealing funds.
Odaily News: Oracle and quantum computing company Quantinuum have announced a multi-year partnership to connect Quantinuum's Helios quantum computer to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Customers will soon be able to combine quantum computing with resources such as GPUs and high-performance computing through OCI's quantum services.In addition, Oracle plans to preview its quantum computing services in the coming months and will integrate Quantinuum's development tool stack with open-source hybrid programming frameworks for developing and testing quantum-classical hybrid applications. The two parties did not disclose the collaboration amount or specific deployment dates. (Reuters)
Odaily News - Bitget has officially launched an institutional-grade CFD liquidity solution, targeting quantitative teams, proprietary trading firms, funds, brokers, and high-net-worth professional traders, supporting high-frequency trading, spot-futures arbitrage, and automated trading scenarios such as Expert Advisors (EA). As professional trading institutions continue to demand greater execution efficiency, liquidity, and low latency, this solution aims to provide a more stable and efficient execution environment for large-volume, high-frequency trading.On the execution and liquidity front, Bitget adopts a 100% STP (Straight-Through Processing) model, routing orders directly to external liquidity pools and aggregating multi-level market depth from global Tier-1 banks and non-bank market makers, thereby reducing slippage and market impact during large-order execution. Additionally, trading servers are deployed in core financial data centers such as LD4 in London and TY3 in Tokyo, supporting sub-millisecond order matching via dedicated lines and fiber-optic connections, and offering a FIX API to facilitate institutional clients' integration with existing trading systems, bridging tools, and liquidity aggregation platforms.In terms of fund management, client assets are segregated from platform operating funds, with independent custody accounts, compliance reviews, and third-party audit mechanisms enhancing asset management transparency. The launch of this institutional-grade liquidity solution further strengthens Bitget's CFD backend trading infrastructure, complementing its existing retail-facing products and covering a multi-tiered range of trading needs from retail traders to professional institutions.
Odaily News: The latest software version 3.3.0 of XRP Ledger (XRPL) introduces several upgrade proposals, including Confidential Transfers. This feature is designed for institutional users, supporting encrypted token balances and transfer amounts while preserving the visibility of accounts and token types. It is primarily applied to Multi-Purpose Tokens (MPT) on XRPL, including tokenized financial assets such as funds and bonds. Through cryptographic technologies like zero-knowledge proofs, the network can verify transaction validity without disclosing specific amounts. XRPL currently holds approximately $1.38 billion in on-chain real-world assets (RWA), including about $845.7 million in RLUSD. In addition to RLUSD, there are over $530 million in tokenized assets on XRPL, involving issuers such as Ondo, VERT Capital, Archax, and Societe Generale. XRPL 3.3.0 also includes five proposals—Batch, Sponsor, Permission Delegation, and Dynamic MPT—addressing institutional needs such as batch transactions, fee sponsorship, permission management, and dynamic adjustments to token attributes. The aforementioned upgrades have not yet been officially launched and will only be activated after receiving support from more than 80% of XRPL's trusted validator nodes for two consecutive weeks.
xAI has released a new version of the text-to-image model Grok Imagine Image 2.0. The model improves prompt accuracy, typography, and layout results, and adds professional-grade editing tools such as magic wand and segmentation editing, background removal, and smart resizing. The model now supports up to 5 input images, enhances consistency across generations, and introduces templates for product images, avatars, icons, game assets, and more. It is currently available on the Grok web version, iOS, and Android apps in Quality Mode.
Odaily News: Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that Coinbase Dev now allows the creation of multi-type wallets through a single API call, including self-custodial, developer-custodial, and user-custodial options. This feature supports multiple blockchains and various asset classes, including stablecoins, crypto assets, and tokenized real-world assets.
Meta launches Muse Code (Beta), a terminal programming agent designed for long-cycle software engineering, powered by the Muse Spark 1.2 model. Muse Code can plan, implement, and verify complex multi-file changes in large codebases, and with the support of persistent sub-agents, it resolves engineering challenges faster, more accurately, and with less intervention, improving development efficiency.
Odaily News: Crypto exchange Coinbase is exploring the next generation of software development models through its internal AI coding system, Forge. The platform has evolved from an early internal tool into an ecosystem encompassing multiple AI development capabilities, and has become a case study of enterprises adopting Agentic AI.It is understood that Forge was previously known as Cloudbot, and its early version was even named Claudebot. Currently, Forge has become an important part of OpenSWE, an open-source AI coding framework. OpenSWE aims to provide infrastructure similar to an "AI software engineer," including agent orchestration, cloud sandboxes, tool invocation, Slack/Linear/GitHub integrations, sub-agents, and automated Pull Request creation capabilities.One of Forge's most notable features is "Mux." The tool currently has around 600 internal users at Coinbase, allowing engineers to run multiple AI agents simultaneously, transforming traditional serial development processes into a parallel collaboration model. Additionally, Forge includes features such as Slack task routing and "bug-to-fix" automation flows, designed to reduce manual handling of repetitive development tasks.Coinbase's engineering lead, Chintan Turakhia, previously conducted an internal experiment in which nearly a thousand engineers were asked to pause using traditional IDE tools for two weeks, in order to explore which tasks in the development workflow could be automated by AI-driven processes. As AI coding tool usage has increased, Coinbase's AI spending has declined, while Token usage continues to grow. He noted that by building proprietary AI development tools, the company provides employees with an alternative to third-party AI coding services such as those from Anthropic and OpenAI.However, external independent feedback on Forge and Mux remains limited so far, with most public information coming from Coinbase management disclosures. The actual hands-on experience of rank-and-file engineers has not yet been fully shared publicly.Industry observers believe that Coinbase's Forge represents a new direction for enterprise AI applications: companies are no longer just calling general-purpose large models, but are building AI agent systems centered around their own business processes to improve development efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance internal productivity. (Forbes)
Y Combinator announced the open-source release of its internal multi-agent framework QM (quartermaster) under the MIT license. QM is designed for organizational collaboration scenarios, runs on Slack and the Web, and can be used for tasks such as searching internal materials, handling emails, managing code repositories, and tracking projects.
Odaily, July 21 - Microsoft and French AI startup Mistral AI announced an expansion of their strategic partnership on July 21, signing a multi-billion dollar agreement centered on European AI infrastructure to enhance AI computing capabilities in the region. Under the agreement, Microsoft will leverage Mistral's expanded European GPU infrastructure to support its cloud computing and AI services. This infrastructure will be based on thousands of Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs.In terms of products, the Mistral Medium 3.5 and OCR 4 models are now available on the Microsoft Foundry platform, and Mistral Medium 3.5 has also been integrated into Microsoft Copilot Studio for agent applications, document processing workflows, and industry-customized workflows. Additionally, the two parties will expand AI deployment options through Azure and Azure Local, supporting cloud, cloud-connected, and fully offline environments, targeting industries with high data compliance requirements such as finance, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Gate DEX has announced its full integration with Robinhood Chain, becoming one of the first mainstream exchange on-chain gateways to support this ecosystem, further expanding the platform's multi-chain ecosystem layout and Web3 infrastructure capabilities. This integration covers core scenarios such as asset discovery, wallet management, on-chain trading, cross-chain swaps, market tracking, and DApp interaction, providing users with a more complete and efficient on-chain experience.With this upgrade, Gate Main Site Alpha has added support for the display and trading of Robinhood Chain ecosystem assets, and has integrated with ecosystem launch platforms such as Noxa.fun and Bankr; Gate Wallet supports Robinhood Chain asset management and DApp interaction; Gate DEX Swap supports single-chain and cross-chain swaps on Robinhood Chain, and achieves asset interoperability with mainstream public chains such as BSC, Ethereum, and Base via Across and LayerZero, further improving the efficiency of multi-chain asset flow.As emerging public chain ecosystems like Robinhood Chain develop rapidly, Gate DEX continues to enhance its one-stop on-chain service capabilities covering asset discovery, trading, cross-chain connectivity, and ecosystem applications. Looking ahead, Gate will continue to deepen its multi-chain ecosystem development, connect with more high-quality public chains and innovative applications, continuously improve its Web3 product capabilities, and create a more open, efficient, and convenient on-chain experience for global users.
according to an official announcement, Binance will adjust the collateral rate and tiered collateral rate for assets such as LUNC and MORPHO under the portfolio margin program at 06:00 UTC on July 17, 2026. Additionally, it will update the leverage and margin tiers for USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts including PTBUSDT, NOMUSDT, VICUSDT, HFTUSDT, ACEUSDT, BMTUSDT, LYNUSDT, ANIMEUSDT, KERNELUSDT, TAGUSDT, CELRUSDT, XAIUSDT, PIXELUSDT, and SAPIENUSDT. The adjustment is expected to be completed around 06:30 UTC on the same day, and existing positions will be affected.