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Uniswap has launched a governance proposal to extend the protocol fee collection and UNI burn mechanism to Robinhood Chain, covering versions v2, v3, and v4. According to the proposal, protocol fees generated on Robinhood Chain will be deposited into the TokenJar contract on that chain, and Searchers can redeem the fees by bridging UNI back to the Ethereum mainnet and sending it to the burn address.
a fraud review commissioned by the UK government recommends that the Judicial College provide training for all judges and magistrates in England and Wales to address the rise in cases involving AI fraud and money laundering via cryptocurrency. The report argues that the Fraud Act 2006 is generally adequate for handling AI fraud, but the issue lies in the courts' lack of preparedness for adjudicating such cases. It recommends assessing whether the existing "Long and Complex Trials" course should be updated or replaced with specialized modules on fraud and related offenses, and considering mandatory training for judges who may preside over complex fraud cases. The report states that fraud could soon account for half of all crime in England and Wales, with an estimated 4.1 million cases occurring in the year to June 2025, affecting 1 in 14 adults and 1 in 4 businesses. The Financial Ombudsman Service estimates that over half of investment scams now involve crypto assets. The report also references the case of Qian Zhimin, who operated a Ponzi scheme in China, defrauding over 128,000 victims of approximately £5 billion and laundering the proceeds into Bitcoin. This case led to the largest confirmed Bitcoin seizure in UK history, involving over 61,000 BTC. Qian Zhimin was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in prison at Southwark Crown Court in November.
MetaMask announces Robinhood Chain is now live on MetaMask.
Starknet announced the opening of its privacy development stack to developers, launching a privacy SDK and privacy wallet API, enabling apps, wallets, and protocols to integrate private balances, private transfers, and related DeFi interaction features based on STRK20.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) of South Korea plans to pass the "Basic Act on National Assets," updating the national asset management system under the "State Property Act" of 1950, and explicitly include digital assets and intellectual property in the definition of national assets. The MOEF also reiterated its plan to tokenize government bonds via blockchain in a 2027 pilot program to reduce transaction costs. It is also exploring the tokenization of state-owned real estate to facilitate retail investor participation and share part of the returns with the public. This week, the South Korean government announced its economic growth strategy for the second half of 2026, planning to pilot connecting tokenized government bonds to the central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure in 2027, and studying the interoperability of the Bank of Korea (BOK) CBDC infrastructure with other blockchains. On April 16, the MOEF announced that it would use tokenized deposits to execute government operational expenditures, with a full rollout planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. Relevant amendments to South Korea's "Capital Market Act" and "Electronic Securities Act" will take effect on February 4, 2027, legally recognizing blockchain ledgers as valid securities registries.
Galaxy Digital Head of Research Alex Thorn stated that in 2024 and 2025, a large amount of long-dormant Bitcoin came back online and underwent on-chain transfers, on a scale second only to 2017. He believes this "major distribution" is mostly over, and the number of awoken coins in 2026 is expected to be less than half of last year's.
according to official sources, Gate has now launched NEURALINK pre-market perpetual contract trading (USDT settlement), supporting 1-10x leverage.NEURALINK is an American neurotechnology company founded in 2016 by Elon Musk in collaboration with a team of top neuroscientists and engineers, with its headquarters located in Fremont, California.
Bybit has today added three new US stock perpetual contracts: VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMHUSDT), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBIUSDT), and Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLEUSDT), with maximum leverage of up to 20x. To coincide with the launch, limited-time fee discounts are available: 0% maker fee rate and 50% off the taker fee rate.
The official WeChat account of the Cyberspace Administration of China released an announcement regarding the filing information of 7 generative artificial intelligence services provided on the mobile end-side. Among them, the "Apple Intelligence" large model of Apple Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was filed on July 8, 2026, with the applicable scenario being Apple phones, which means the AI features of mainland China version Apple phones are expected to accelerate their launch.
According to official data, within just the first hour of subscription opening for the second phase project of Gate Pre-IPOs, OpenAI (OPENAI), the cumulative subscription amount has exceeded $148 million, with an oversubscription rate of 639.39%. User participation enthusiasm continues to rise, indicating the market's growing focus on pre-listing investment opportunities in high-quality AI assets.Subscriptions for this round of OpenAI (OPENAI) will last until July 17, 15:00 (UTC+8), supporting participation with both USDT and GUSD. The total subscription value is approximately $20 million, with 27,700 OPENAI asset vouchers issued. The subscription price is 1 OPENAI = $722, with a minimum single subscription amount of 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, and implicit handling fees and custody fees are waived. In terms of the allocation mechanism, the platform uses the "average hourly locked amount" as the basis for distributing asset vouchers. The earlier users participate and the longer they lock their funds, the higher their allocation weight. Additionally, OPENAI will open for Pre-IPOs pre-market trading on July 20, 16:00 (UTC+8).Gate is offering multiple subscription benefits, including GT Sunshine Rewards, exclusive airdrop events for VIP users and Super Agents, etc. Users with a successful subscription amount exceeding $10,000 can each receive 1 GT reward; users with subscription amounts below 10,000 USDT can collectively share a 2,000 GT prize pool; furthermore, using GUSD for subscriptions also entitles users to a 3.8% annualized minting yield.
According to official sources, MGBX will list DEXEUSDT and BOTUSDT perpetual contract trading pairs at 18:00 (SGT) on July 15, 2026.Trading opening time: July 15, 2026, at 18:00 (SGT)Leverage: Supports up to 25x.DEXE: DeXe Network is a decentralized social trading and asset management platform operated by DeXe DAO.BOT: RoboStrategy is a closed-end fund that invests in robotics and embodied AI companies that are working to build the future of human-machine collaboration.
according to an official announcement, Bitget CandyBomb's spot campaign series has added a new time-weighted coefficient mechanism. Under this new mechanism, the earlier a user trades, the higher the time bonus coefficient, and the more candy rewards they receive. After users complete their daily trading tasks, the system will first calculate the base candy according to the original rules, and then apply the corresponding time-weighted coefficient for that trading day. The final candy amount is calculated as “daily base candy × daily weighted coefficient.” For specific coefficients, please refer to the activity landing page.The platform has also launched the EVAA CandyBomb activity. Users can participate by completing specified spot trading tasks to share a prize pool of 80,000 USDT. For more details, please visit the official Bitget platform.
, According to official sources, BitMart has released its 2026 first-half report. The report indicates that against a backdrop of significant pressure in the cryptocurrency market, BitMart has continued to advance product development, asset expansion, and global compliance layout, demonstrating strong platform resilience.During the reporting period, BitMart's Assets Under Management (AUM) grew approximately 256% quarter-over-quarter, and the average user lock-up period extended nearly fivefold. In terms of trading business, BitMart listed 495 new spot assets, bringing the total number of spot assets to over 1,900. Additionally, it added 492 new perpetual contract trading pairs and 197 new TradFi-related assets, further diversifying the asset classes available to users.Prediction markets, payments, and Web3 became BitMart's new growth engines in the first half of the year. During the reporting period, the cumulative card issuance for BitMart Card reached an all-time high, with transaction volume growing by 300%. The launch of the prediction market also served as a new user gateway, with June trading volume surging over 1,500% month-over-month, further enriching the platform's user engagement scenarios.
on July 14 that Morgan Stanley has updated the S-1 registration statements for its proposed spot Ethereum and Solana ETFs, designating Coinbase to handle custody and assist with staking. BNY Mellon will serve as the joint custodian for both trusts. The Ethereum trust plans to stake between 50% and 80% of its ETH under normal conditions, while the Solana trust may stake up to 100% of its SOL, retaining a portion of liquidity for redemptions and fees. The staking service provider and custodian will share 5% of the rewards, with the remaining 95% belonging to each trust. According to the filings, the annual sponsor fee for both funds is 0.14%. The Ethereum product is expected to trade under the ticker MSSE, while the Solana fund will be listed on NYSE Arca under MSOL. The relevant applications are still pending approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
According to the official announcement, HTX listed INTW/USDT and XBI/USDT perpetual contracts on July 15, with a maximum leverage of 10x for both. Additionally, HTX launched the INTW and XBI contract trading competition from 15:00 on July 15 to 15:00 on July 22 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to 20,000 USD. During the event, users who complete registration and participate in INTW/USDT and XBI/USDT contract trading with a cumulative valid trading volume ≥ 1,000 USDT can share the prize pool based on trading volume ranking; new contract users who complete contract trading of event coins will also receive exclusive benefits.
According to the official announcement, Binance will add 10 bStocks tokens as eligible collateral in Cross Leverage, Portfolio Margin, and Portfolio Margin Pro on July 15, 2026 at 13:30 (UTC), including AppliedOptoelectronics (AAOIB), Arm (ARMB), Broadcom (AVGOB), Alibaba (BABAB), Robinhood (HOODB), IBM (IBMB), MarvellTechnology (MRVLB), Nokia (NOKB), RocketLab (RKLBB), and TSMC (TSMB). Relevant bStocks trading pairs will also support margin trading. This feature is only available to VIP3 and above users and does not support borrowing.
according to the official announcement, Binance will add 10 bStocks tokens as eligible collateral in Cross Margin, Portfolio Margin, and Portfolio Margin Pro starting July 15, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC). The tokens include AppliedOptoelectronics (AAOIB), Arm (ARMB), Broadcom (AVGOB), Alibaba (BABAB), Robinhood (HOODB), IBM (IBMB), MarvellTechnology (MRVLB), Nokia (NOKB), RocketLab (RKLBB), and TSMC (TSMB). Related bStocks trading pairs will also support margin trading. This feature is only available to VIP3 and above users, and borrowing is not supported.
Odaily Odaily news, according to the official announcement, Bitget's Staking Borrowing section has newly added support for 39 stock tokens (rToken) as collateral assets. The newly listed targets include popular US stocks and ETFs such as rAMD, rSMH, rARM, and rSKHY, covering diverse categories including semiconductors, finance, healthcare, and energy.Users holding relevant stock tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow mainstream assets like USDT and USDC, unlocking liquidity without selling their holdings. The corresponding feature on the Web platform has been launched, with the App version expected to go live within this week. Specific collateral parameters and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter r + stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for NVIDIA), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. By partnering with the compliant brokerage Alpaca, it connects directly to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and the NYSE. Its features include: 1:1 reserve of underlying assets held by a licensed custodian, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, synchronized mapping of corporate actions (stock splits, reverse splits, etc.), and the ability to use holdings as combined margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts, allowing users to manage funds flexibly while holding global stock assets.
According to BlockSec monitoring, the BarnBridge SMART Yield cUSDC protocol was attacked on Ethereum, resulting in losses of approximately $776,000, suspected to be a governance attack. The attacker first gained DAO governance rights, then upgraded the SmartYield/controller proxy to a malicious implementation contract. This contract called the _takeUnderlying privileged function of CompoundProvider, utilizing pre-existing USDC approvals from 50 user accounts, and via transferFees, moved the aggregated funds to the attacker.
According to official announcements, OKX will open the first batch of tokenized US stock spot trading on July 16. Users can hold and trade the price exposure of underlying stocks or ETFs in units of "shares". Assets are named by adding an "X" before the stock ticker (e.g., XNVDA, XTSLA). Deposits and withdrawals are supported via the Solana and X Layer networks, with 24/7 trading available, and trading pairs are quoted in USDT.It is reported that this product enables trading year-round, with prices during non-trading hours calculated based on the latest closing price plus market estimates. Positions in this product, spot, and stock perpetual swaps are unified under the same account, allowing direct trading with USDT without requiring a brokerage account. It supports automated trading via strategy robots such as recurring buys and grids. Dividends will be reinvested at the issuer level and returned in the form of increased share quantities.