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Aave has announced the selection of Chainlink CCIP as its cross-chain infrastructure standard. CCIP is currently handling cross-chain GHO transfers and multi-chain governance execution through Aave's delivery infrastructure, a.DI. Going forward, it will also support the cross-chain logic of the Aave App via Stable Vaults, covering scenarios such as vault rebalancing, yield optimization, deposits, and transfers. These cross-chain operations will occur between Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum.
According to Odaily, Trade.XYZ today launched the pre-market contract for ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) on the Hyperliquid HIP-3 market. The price peaked at $8.64 and has now retreated to around $8. According to statistics, CXMT's total share capital post-issuance is approximately 66.888 billion shares. Based on the current pre-market price, CXMT's market value is approximately $540 billion, surpassing Tencent ($526.5 billion) to rank 32nd globally in market capitalization.It is reported that CXMT will initiate its new share subscription on the STAR Market (科创板) on July 16.
According to TechFlow Research, the latest report on Apple released by Morgan Stanley on July 14, 2026, shows that Apple increased prices for Mac, iPad, and accessories by 15-54% within two weeks. The underlying driver is forced cost hedging, rather than simple profit extraction. DRAM and NAND chip costs are expected to rise by 190% and 280% respectively in 2027. The chip cost for a single iPad will rise from $51 to $144, and this item alone could consume 30-40% of the gross profit.
According to Reuters, payment company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have jointly submitted an acquisition offer to PayPal Holdings (PYPL.O), bidding $60.50 per share for a total valuation exceeding $53 billion, a premium of approximately 28% over PayPal's closing price on Tuesday. The offer is supported by approximately $50 billion in committed bank financing, with both parties planning to hold 50% equity each and not break up the company. The acquisition proposal was submitted earlier this month, following initial contact between the parties in early April. No response has been received from PayPal so far, and Stripe and Advent hope to reach an agreement by the end of the month. Whether the deal will ultimately close remains uncertain.
Coinbase announced it will add support for SK Hynix (SKHY) and Lumentum (LITE) perpetual contracts. The SKHY-PERP and LITE-PERP stock perpetual contract markets will open on or after 17:00 on July 15, 2026.
According to TechFlow Research, an investor presentation released by Morgan Stanley on July 14, 2026, regarding NTT Global Data Centers shows that the global third-largest data center operator NTT surpassed the top two ranked Amazon and Microsoft through vertical integration. The order backlog reached $20 billion (equivalent to 7.7 years of revenue), with the order book absurdly full, reflecting that AI workload demand far exceeds supply. Gross margin is expected to rise from 39% in FY26 to 55% in FY31, indicating that AI customers are willing to pay a premium for high-quality capacity. NTT possesses 250 MW of liquid cooling technology globally and a complete fiber optic network, which is a vertical integration advantage that pure data center operators cannot replicate. Hyperscale customers would rather wait in line for NTT's AI-native infrastructure than turn to competitors. Among the global $6.7 trillion in data center investments, only one type truly makes money: AI-native, and NTT is monopolizing this sector.
According to Livecoins, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a new round of sanctions on July 13, freezing 13 cryptocurrency wallets and trust funds associated with the Cuban regime, involving addresses on multiple chains such as Tron (TRX), Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), Dash (DASH), and Zcash (ZEC), as well as Bitcoin and Ethereum assets. Sanctioned targets include Ukrainian citizen Dmytro Rashevskyi, Belarusian resident Yevgeniy Vladimirovich Silayev, and several Cuban state-owned institutions such as the Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution and the Cuban Ministry of Tourism. OFAC simultaneously released FAQ 1262, advising all U.S. citizens to immediately cease all dealings with the entities on the aforementioned sanctions list.
据币安官方公告，币安于 2026 年 7 月 15 日在 Capital Connect 平台上线意向表达（Express Interest Only）模式，这是行业首个连接专业交易团队与机构投资者的投资组合市场。该模式允许尚未持有相关牌照的交易团队向已验证机构投资者展示过往业绩，投资者可提交非约束性意向表达，交易团队将收到匿名化需求信号提示。意向表达模式不支持实际投资，上架有效期为六个月，经审核后可延长最多三个月。投资者须完成 KYB 验证且 VIP 等级达 3 级或以上方可访问该功能。
Odaily, Citrini analyst jukan posted on X platform, stating that Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun an internal evaluation of a plan to issue American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the United States and is studying the relevant operational procedures. Although Samsung Electronics has officially denied considering a US listing through an ADR issuance, staff-level employees have begun assessing potential costs, benefits, and necessary procedures under the direction of senior management.Sources from the semiconductor industry said that relevant departments at Samsung Electronics are studying whether a viable US ADR issuance structure can be established. Teams such as finance and investor relations are identifying their respective tasks and processes should the US listing move forward. This evaluation is considered a preliminary feasibility study and does not indicate that Samsung Electronics has decided to list or determined the timing and scale of the issuance.Samsung Electronics employees have also reportedly requested information on the preparation process and practical experience from SK Hynix, which recently issued ADRs and listed on the Nasdaq. Bloomberg reported on July 14 that Samsung Electronics had held preliminary discussions with investment banks regarding a potential US listing via ADRs, but no specific decisions have been made regarding underwriters or the issuance structure, and ultimately, a listing may not occur. Following the report, Samsung Electronics stated that the company has not considered listing on the US stock market through an ADR issuance. SK Hynix issued ADRs on July 10 at $149 per share, raising approximately $26.5 billion, or about 40 trillion Korean Won, making it the second-largest listing in the history of the US stock market, trailing only SpaceX, which raised $85.7 billion through its initial public offering last month. It also represents the largest listing by a foreign company in the United States.
Interactive Brokers has added 9 new cryptocurrency trading pairs and now supports users withdrawing stablecoins to external wallets via USDC, PYUSD, and RLUSD. (Cointelegraph)
According to CoinDesk, crypto communications company Chainstory released a research report stating that among the top 1000 crypto projects ranked by CoinGecko, only 67 have Wikipedia entries, with well-known projects such as Hyperliquid and Sui not included. As AI tools like ChatGPT have 7.8% of their citation links pointing to Wikipedia (far higher than Reddit's 1.8% and Forbes's 1.1%), the lack of content on Wikipedia is having a substantial impact on AI's understanding of the crypto industry. The report also noted that Wikipedia lists crypto vertical media (including CoinDesk) as "generally unreliable" sources, while mainstream media, although recognized, rarely provide in-depth coverage of DeFi niches, further exacerbating the information gap. Chainstory concluded, "The crypto industry barely exists on Wikipedia."
Odaily News According to the official announcement, Binance has introduced the Expression of Interest (EIO) mode on Capital Connect, the industry's first portfolio marketplace connecting professional trading teams with institutional investors. The EIO mode provides a compliant pathway for trading teams to showcase their track records to institutional investors, while enabling investors to discover emerging strategies at an early stage before they become investable. EIO portfolios are only accessible to whitelisted investors and do not support investment. Investors can submit non-binding expressions of interest, and trading teams will receive anonymous demand signals via email. Enhanced performance metrics, portfolio composition data, and trading team information are also provided on a quarterly basis.
According to the Financial Times, stablecoin issuer Circle banned crypto fund Heka Funds at the end of 2023. Court documents reveal that Circle accused Heka of leveraging large-scale arbitrage operations to buy discounted USDC and redeem cash from Circle during the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis, suspecting that the relevant funds ultimately flowed to Tether to help it expand its USDT market share. Arbitration documents disclosed that Tether had invested approximately $800 million in Heka, accounting for about 75% of the fund's assets, and waived its minting fees, but Heka did not disclose this support relationship to Circle. Heka previously filed for arbitration claiming approximately $49 million in lost profits due to the account ban, but the arbitrator rejected all its claims in February this year, determined that Heka engaged in bad faith conduct, and ordered it to pay Circle approximately $166,000 in attorney and expert fees. Heka denied engaging in market manipulation and stated it was not under regulatory investigation.
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart (@JSeyff) disclosed that Morgan Stanley has submitted the latest application filings for an Ethereum ETF (ticker: $MSSE) and a Solana ETF (ticker: $MSOL) to regulators, with management fees set at 0.14% for both, and both products will include staking (Staking) features; the official listing of the products is expected to be imminent.
According to CoinDesk, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, and Jeff Merkley held a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 14, publicly announcing opposition to the cryptocurrency market structure bill, the "Digital Asset Market Clarity Act" (Clarity Act), and characterized it as "corrupt legislation." The core focus of the three senators' opposition is that the bill currently still fails to incorporate ethical provisions prohibiting the President and senior government officials from personally participating in the crypto industry. Van Hollen stated bluntly that the bill "will cause great harm"; Murphy used even stronger language, stating that if the bill cannot cut off the entanglement of interests between the Trump family and the crypto industry, it "is itself an umbrella for corruption."
According to The Block, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officially ordered prediction market platform Kalshi on July 14 to honor all trades involving Michigan residents, directly countering a 14-day injunction previously issued by a Michigan court—which required Kalshi to stop offering sports-related event contracts and cancel some executed trades. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that state governments lack the authority to compel registered Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) to violate federal obligations, as forcibly canceling executed trades would create a ripple effect across the entire market, severely undermining market contractual certainty. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, however, maintained that Kalshi is essentially an unauthorized online gambling platform and that state gambling laws apply to it.
The core content of the statement includes: both countries recognize stablecoins as an important carrier of digital currency innovation and support their application in cross-border payments, settlement, and tokenized financial markets; stablecoins must be backed by sufficient reserves of high-quality liquid assets at a minimum ratio of 1:1, and reserve assets must be strictly segregated from the issuer's own funds; both countries will provide timely, clear, and consistent legal pathways for stablecoin regulation, avoiding setting disproportionate reserve requirements or market access barriers.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the UK's His Majesty's Treasury have issued a joint statement and recommendations as part of the "Transatlantic Working Group for Future Markets." The working group recommends that the Bank of England, the FCA, along with the U.S. CFTC and SEC, develop regulatory frameworks for tokenized assets while requiring the FCA and SEC to explore measures to facilitate cross-border financing. In terms of specific recommendations, both the U.S. and UK propose: supporting the development of stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and similar digital assets; promoting market competition and innovation; and establishing higher standards for asset custody, reserve segregation, and consumer protection. (The Block)
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart stated on X that updated filings have been submitted for its Ethereum ETF and Solana ETF, with expected ticker symbols of MSSE and MSOL respectively, and a fee rate of 0.14%.
Ripple announced on July 14, 2026, that it has joined the x402 Foundation under the Linux Foundation as a Premier Member, participating in the technical and governance development of the protocol. The x402 Foundation, initiated by 40 member organizations, aims to develop an open payment standard based on HTTP for AI agents, APIs, and applications. Coinbase has contributed x402 to the Linux Foundation, supporting AI agents, APIs, and applications in sending and receiving payments directly during network interactions. Ripple stated that the XRP Ledger already supports agent payments via x402, including transactions using XRP and the Ripple USD stablecoin RLUSD. (Bitcoin.com News).