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Odaily News – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday directed the Texas Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to audit all data centers seeking to connect to the state's power grid, and paused approvals for ERCOT-related data center projects. The audit timeline has not been disclosed. Bernstein analysts stated that most Bitcoin mining firms operating in Texas have already signed approved power capacity contracts, and their operations are not expected to be affected by the approval pause. They believe the audit will curb speculative data center pipelines, making real sites with development history more valuable. The analysts noted that Cipher Digital, Core Scientific, and CleanSpark's Texas operations may become more vulnerable to public opposition to data center expansion during future ERCOT approval processes to convert pipeline assets into grid-connected power capacity. IREN and Riot Platforms' Texas mining operations have already received full approval from the ERCOT grid.
Odaily News: Global remittance giant Western Union has announced the official launch of Stablecard, built on Rain's stablecoin infrastructure. Users can directly receive USDPT, a stablecoin issued by Western Union and minted on Solana via Anchorage Digital Bank, and spend instantly at Visa-accepting merchants worldwide through the integrated Visa card, or choose to withdraw cash. Stablecard initially covers 37 markets, with Western Union planning to expand to over 60 markets by the end of the year. The company stated that stablecoins will help reduce upfront capital requirements for cross-border remittances, improve capital efficiency, and support the launch of additional digital financial services.
According to official announcements, Ondo's tokenized U.S. Treasury yield note USDY (U.S. Dollar Yield Token) has now officially launched on BNB Chain, supporting instant minting/redemption and cross-chain bridging functionality. As a leading permissionless tokenized U.S. Treasury product, USDY's launch on BNB Chain, one of the largest and most active public chain ecosystems globally, marks the first time institutional-grade yield assets are accessible directly without permission. This launch is a significant step in USDY's multi-chain expansion, bringing yield-bearing USD asset exposure to millions of users and AI agents within BNB Chain's deep DeFi ecosystem, and achieving a dual improvement in capital efficiency and transaction speed through instant minting and redemption mechanisms. Users no longer need to bridge from other chains to directly hold yield assets backed by U.S. Treasuries within the BNB Chain native environment; for developers, USDY can also serve as high-quality collateral in on-chain lending, trading, and liquidity protocols, seamlessly integrating with BNB Chain native applications.
According to official data from Gate, the platform's copy trading ecosystem continues to maintain strong growth momentum. In futures copy trading, the average daily number of new copy traders increased 191.0% month-over-month, nearly tripling; the average daily number of active copy trading participants grew 31.5%, daily futures copy trading volume increased 25.3%, and the proportion of copy trading in the platform's retail trading volume rose 23.0%. In CFD copy trading, the average daily number of new signal providers increased 58.7% month-over-month, with the signal provider ecosystem continuing to expand and user engagement heating up further.As the first platform in the industry to launch futures copy trading and CFD copy trading services, Gate has now pioneered a stock copy trading feature, becoming the world's first crypto platform to support stock copy trading. This feature applies the mature copy trading model to the stock market for the first time. After updating the Gate App to version V8.29.0, users can follow professional traders with one click and participate in US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, Korean stocks, and all-category ETF investments simultaneously, without needing to research complex trading strategies themselves, further lowering the barrier to global multi-market stock asset allocation.
According to the market weekly report released by market maker Wintermute (@wintermute_t), the macro and crypto markets experienced multiple shocks over the past week: On the macro level, the Federal Reserve maintained interest rates unchanged at 3.50-3.75% with a 9-3 vote. Officials Hammack, Kashkari, and Logan rarely voted together to support a 25bp rate hike, marking dissent at the second meeting since Chairman Warsh took office. The 30-year US Treasury yield once touched 5.24%, hitting a new high since July 2007, while the 10-year yielded 4.67%. The yield curve bear-steepened, indicating market doubts about the Federal Reserve's inflation credibility. On the stock market level, AI leveraged fund Situational Awareness (under Leopold Aschenbrenner) encountered margin calls due to leverage as high as 400%. Its size plummeted from $45 billion in early July to about $10 billion, forced to sell all public positions to Citadel at a discount. Long positions in AI infrastructure such as SK Hynix and CoreWeave fell sharply, partially explaining the reason for the continuous decline in chip stocks in July. On the crypto level, BTC fell 2.84% weekly and ETH fell 3.63% weekly, but Wintermute believes major sellers are nearly exhausted, and the painful trade direction has turned upward. ETH has outperformed BTC for two consecutive months,
据 The Block 报道,德克萨斯州州长 Greg Abbott 本周一下令要求公用事业委员会(PUCT)及电网运营商 ERCOT 对州内所有在队列中的数据中心项目展开审计,ERCOT 随即暂停了原定本月公布结果的"Batch Zero"大型用电审批流程。目前数据中心申请占 ERCOT 474GW 互联队列的约 90%。 Bernstein 分析师在周二发布的客户报告中指出,此次监管审查将抑制投机性开发、压缩新增电力容量供给,从而提升已获批电力容量的稀缺价值,利好现有比特币矿企及 AI 运营商。报告点名 Cipher Digital(CIFR)、CleanSpark(CLSK)及 Core Scientific(CORZ)受审计影响较大,因其近期扩张计划依赖德州电网接入;而 Terawulf(WULF)因电力资产分布于肯塔基、马里兰及纽约等多州,抗风险能力较强;Riot Platforms(RIOT)和 IREN 则因已在 ERCOT 拥有大规模获批运营资产而受益。
Odaily News, According to blockchain detective Specter's monitoring, it has identified a cluster of wallets holding 28,600 BTC, valued at approximately $1.8 billion, suspected to be related to wallets previously attributed to the Zhimin Qian money laundering case. A few weeks ago, a Bitcoin wallet that had been dormant since 2017 transferred 1,020 BTC, valued at approximately $60 million, and began distributing funds to multiple addresses in a manner consistent with money laundering patterns. After tracing these transactions, Specter discovered that the related wallet cluster connects to addresses publicly associated with the UK's investigation into Zhimin Qian. Between 2014 and 2017, Zhimin Qian organized large-scale investment fraud in China, with over 128,000 victims. UK authorities later traced substantial criminal proceeds flowing into Bitcoin, and the Met Police ultimately seized 60,000 BTC, marking the largest cryptocurrency seizure in UK history at the time. In July 2021, UK authorities transferred the seized BTC, creating identifiable on-chain links. Following the recent transfer of 1,020 BTC, Specter identified additional wallets that collectively hold 28,600 BTC, valued at approximately $1.8 billion, and these wallets have remained largely dormant since June 2021. Based on on-chain evidence, it remains unclear whether these wallets are still controlled by the same actor, other custodians, or have already been identified by law enforcement.
据意大利最大银行意大利联合圣保罗银行提交的 13F 文件,该银行在第二季度末将持有的 IBIT 普通股从 646,809 股降至 40,723 股,降幅达 93.7%,持有的看涨期权行中的标的股数量从 2,496,500 股降至 18,000 股,降幅达 99.3%。 在减持比特币现货 ETF 相关头寸的同时,该银行还新增了 IBIT 看跌期权,并将 iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF 持仓从 116,200 股增至 349,600 股,增幅略超过三倍。
According to Fortune magazine, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio issued his strongest market warning to date on the "CEO Diary" program, explicitly stating that the current market bubble driven by the AI boom has exhibited "classic characteristics" highly similar to those on the eve of the 1929 Great Depression and the 2000 internet bubble. He directly expressed agreement with the assessment made by Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of GMO and a previous guest on the same program, who called it "the largest investment bubble in American history." Dalio pointed out that the core crisis of the bubble lies in the "confusion between wealth and money"—the paper wealth held by investors cannot be directly consumed. Once the market reverses and everyone sells off simultaneously, asset prices could plummet from $100 to $25, while debt remains not a penny less. He also identified two trigger factors for "bursting the bubble": rising interest rates and a surge in stock issuances. Currently, SpaceX has completed the largest IPO in history, and Anthropic and OpenAI are rushing to list with trillion-dollar valuations, which is precisely the real-world manifestation of the latter. In terms of bubble judgments, Wall Street institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Apollo, and BCA Research are also shifting stance, acknowledging that there is an "earnings bubble" in the technology sector rather than a simple valuation bubble. Dalio places this round of risk within his "Big Cycle" framework, warning that the bubble bursting is not only a financial event but could also become a trigger for political polarization and geopolitical conflicts—at that time, the real risk may not be portfolio losses, but rather with
According to CoinDesk, well-known CNBC host Jim Cramer announced this week his plan to liquidate all Bitcoin holdings, citing the rapid development of quantum computing technology as a potential threat to cryptocurrency security within the next three to four years. This statement originated from his interview on July 31 with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna, who warned that quantum computers could challenge modern cryptographic systems within that timeframe. However, the crypto community generally remains optimistic about this. Alex, a self-proclaimed Bitcoin maximalist and X user, stated bluntly: "Cramer is at it again; this is the strongest buy signal Bitcoin has received for 2026." This reaction is closely linked to Cramer's long-standing market reputation as a "contrarian indicator"—his historical prediction record is notorious: in 2017, he called Bitcoin "Monopoly money"; in 2021, BTC hit an all-time high shortly after he liquidated his holdings; in 2024, he warned of a plunge following the ETF launch, yet BTC rose to $70,000 within two months. Currently, the BTC price remains steady near $64,000, with the market showing a muted reaction to his quantum warning.
According to Jin10 Data, SpaceX will announce its first earnings report since listing after the US stock market close on Tuesday. Since listing on June 12, the company's stock price has fallen nearly 50% from its high, with market capitalization shrinking by over $500 billion. As of Monday's close, it was reported at $114.53, approximately 15% lower than the IPO issuance price. Market focus centers on three key areas: • Starlink: S&P Global expects Q2 revenue to reach $6.9 billion, primarily driven by Starlink, which is currently SpaceX's only profitable business segment; • AI: SpaceX's AI business revenue was $818 million in the first three months of this year. It has reached compute supply cooperation agreements with Google, Anthropic, etc., and acquired coding startup Cursor (approximately $60 billion); • Starship: The 13th test flight was completed, but the booster experienced a hard landing. Analyst firm Bernstein believes Starship is one of the most critical factors supporting the high valuation. Additionally, after the lock-up period ends on Thursday, over 911 million shares (market value approximately $100 billion) will be unlocked for circulation. Coupled with short selling funds' paper profits reaching $8.3 billion, market selling pressure cannot be ignored.
According to EmberCN monitoring, crypto investment firm The Spartan Group has transferred tokens from 3 investment projects worth approximately $3.92 million to Coinbase Prime, including 2.045 million PENDLE ($2.74 million), 5.377 million SYRUP ($860,000), and 813,000 ETHFI ($320,000). The relevant tokens all originate from the unlocked vesting allocations of their invested projects.
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, crypto investment firm The Spartan Group has transferred 2.045 million ethereum:0x808507121b80c02388fad14726482e061b8da827, valued at $2.74 million, 5.377 million ethereum:0x643c4e15d7d62ad0abec4a9bd4b001aa3ef52d66, valued at $860,000, and 813,000 ETHFI, valued at $320,000, to Coinbase Prime. All three of these tokens are investment project tokens acquired through the unlocking and vesting of their investment positions.
Odaily News, Citrini analyst jukan posted on X platform, according to TrendForce's latest memory industry research, the DRAM supply shortage is expected to persist through 2027, and the HBM4e certification timeline remains uncertain. NVIDIA has been reassessing the HBM configuration for Rubin Ultra since the third quarter of 2026.The original plan called for a 12-layer stacked HBM4e configuration, but NVIDIA is currently evaluating multiple designs in parallel, including HBM4e 8-layer stacking, HBM4 12-layer stacking, and HBM4 8-layer stacking, with the final specifications yet to be confirmed. In addition to NVIDIA, some CSPs are reportedly also considering reducing HBM capacity for their next-generation custom ASICs.From 2025 to the first half of 2026, NVIDIA used 12-layer stacked HBM4e as the baseline design for Rubin Ultra. However, since the beginning of the third quarter of 2026, NVIDIA has begun reviewing lower-spec alternatives. TrendForce attributes this change to two major supply-side constraints: first, the overall DRAM shortage expected in 2027 will limit the wafer capacity that memory manufacturers can allocate to HBM production; second, uncertainty remains regarding the certification timeline for 12-layer stacked HBM4e and the pace of yield improvement in mass production.TrendForce stated that NVIDIA's primary focus for the Rubin Ultra generation is improving I/O speed, with expanding GPU shipments as a secondary priority. If NVIDIA ultimately decides to downgrade the HBM specifications, it is expected to do so by reducing the number of DRAM stacking layers. Whether HBM4e can complete certification and enter mass production as planned will determine whether Rubin Ultra's I/O speed can be improved from the previous generation Rubin's 8 to 11.7Gbps to 14 to 16Gbps, or be maintained at 11 to 12Gbps through an optimized HBM4 design. Within the same product generation, the number of DRAM stacking layers determines the trade-off between HBM capacity per GPU and the number of GPUs that can be shipped.TrendForce also believes that the final configuration will depend on wafer allocation decisions made by memory manufacturers. On the supply-demand front, HBM bit shipments in 2027 are expected to grow 50% to 60% year-over-year, but are still projected to fall short of demand growth. With supply constraints persisting, HBM suppliers are expected to maintain pricing power throughout 2027. The industry has broadly anticipated significant HBM price increases, and AI chip makers will face the dual pressure of limited HBM supply and rising procurement costs, further strengthening the incentive to adopt lower HBM capacity configurations.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, the whale address 0xf292 shorting CXMT has cumulatively paid over $2.04 million in funding fees. As CXMT continues to rise, the current unrealized loss on this address's short position has expanded to $4.3 million, with a liquidation price of $15.8.
According to Trader T data, US Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $11.42 million yesterday. Among them, BlackRock ETHA had a net outflow of $9.03 million, Grayscale ETHE a net outflow of $7.84 million, and Fidelity FETH a net outflow of $930,000; meanwhile, BlackRock Staked ETHB recorded a net inflow of $5.78 million, and Morgan Stanley's MSSE a net inflow of $600,000, while fund inflows and outflows for other products remained roughly balanced.
According to Trader T data, the total net inflow of US Bitcoin spot ETFs yesterday was $170.1 million. Among them, BlackRock's IBIT had a net inflow of $111.43 million, Fidelity's FBTC $33.36 million, Franklin's EZBC $9.23 million, Invesco's BTCO $6.67 million, and VanEck's HODL $4.52 million, while most other products recorded slight inflows or remained flat.
Odaily News According to Lookonchain monitoring, the whale address 0x2e80 has recently withdrawn another 19,000 ETH from Gemini, worth approximately $35.44 million, and staked it.Data shows that over the past 3 weeks, this address has withdrawn a total of 112,000 ETH from Gemini, worth approximately $208 million, all of which was subsequently staked.
Odaily News: A new address opened a position of 40 million ENA approximately 3 hours ago, valued at around $3.69 million, with an average buy price of about $0.09269. Subsequently, the address staked all of its ENA into the Ethena protocol. Market data shows that ENA has risen by 18.13% over the past month.
According to Ai Yi monitoring, address 0xb37…a66ca has cancelled the SKHX limit buy orders previously placed in the $991.22 to $1016.6 range. Subsequently, after SPCX rebounded sharply this morning, the address opened a 147,000-token, 20x leverage long position with a position value of approximately $16.98 million and an entry price of $114.96, currently the largest SPCX position on Hyperliquid.