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Securitize partners with Cantor Fitzgerald to develop a blockchain-based IPO framework, enabling tokenized securities issuance within the existing U.S. securities regulatory framework.
: The UK and US governments, through the Future Markets Cross-Atlantic Working Group, have issued a joint position on stablecoins, supporting coordinated rules on reserves, redemption, market access, and cross-border use. The two governments stated that if stablecoins are properly regulated, they can improve payments, settlement, and financial market infrastructure, while supporting the development of private digital currencies under public sector oversight. The UK and US indicated that stablecoins used as currency should be fully backed by high-quality liquid assets at a minimum ratio of 1:1. Reserve assets should be segregated from the issuer’s own funds, with disclosure standards for custody, redemption, and legal rights provided to holders. The two countries also stated they will explore pathways for stablecoins issued in one country to enter the other’s market, and support fair, risk-based access to financial services and markets for legitimate, regulated stablecoin and digital asset providers.
DTCC has completed live trade processing involving tokenized stocks, ETFs, and U.S. Treasuries, marking its largest production-grade tokenization initiative to date. The pilot demonstrates that tokenized securities can support collateral, repo, and equity trading while retaining the same legal ownership as traditional assets. DTCC plans to launch its tokenization services in October, as Wall Street firms continue to explore blockchain-based market infrastructure.
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.
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 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.
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).
TxFlow L1 has announced the launch of its second Channel, Probly, the first prediction market application developed based on the TxFlow Improvement Protocol 3 (TIP3). Upon launch, Probly offers 172 live markets covering over 7,000 events, including continuous rolling markets with a minimum duration of 5 minutes, and supports on-chain settlement and TxFlow L1's shared financial infrastructure. Probly covers 15 categories including politics, sports, crypto, finance, and geopolitics, and provides prediction markets related to BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP price movements for 5-minute, 15-minute, 1-hour, and 4-hour intervals. Users can access Probly via an email-based embedded wallet without needing to manage seed phrases, or by connecting compatible wallets such as MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Phantom, and Uniswap Wallet. Eligible settlement amounts will be automatically credited in USDC after the event is resolved, with no separate claim required. (Decrypt).
Tony Welch of SignatureFD stated that the market has overestimated the likelihood of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. After the weak June CPI inflation data, futures markets reflected a lower probability of a rate hike this month, but data from the CME Group indicated that at least one rate hike this year remains possible. Welch said that regardless of fluctuations in fuel prices, inflation is trending downward. He noted that currently, there is no wage growth that could sustain broad-based inflation across the entire economy. Welch expects Fed Chair Powell to attempt to keep inflation expectations near the Fed's 2% target and use rhetoric to help set and stabilize those expectations.
Odaily, OpenAI founder Sam Altman-backed drone company Brinc has announced the completion of a $125 million funding round, led by existing investor Motorola Solutions, with participation from Index Ventures and previous investors such as Dylan Field. The company focuses on applying AI-based drone technology in the field of public safety, including replacing certain high-risk manual response tasks. (Bloomberg)
EthSystems announces its official establishment. The company was founded by the original team of the Ethereum Foundation's "Institutional Privacy Working Group" and has received support from Bitmine, Sharplink, Joe Lubin, and others. It primarily develops Ethereum-based privacy and compliance technology for regulated entities such as banks and asset management institutions, aiming to support institutions in conducting on-chain financial activities without disclosing sensitive information such as transaction details and client identities.
EthSystems, an institutional privacy technology company for Ethereum, has officially launched, securing strategic funding from ecosystem supporters including Bitmine, Sharplink Gaming, and Joe Lubin.EthSystems focuses on developing privacy technologies tailored for banks, asset management firms, and other regulated institutions, enabling them to execute financial transactions at scale on the Ethereum network while protecting sensitive information such as transaction details and client identities. The company was founded by the core team of the Ethereum Foundation's Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF). The team had previously conducted a year-long open-source research and development effort on the EthSystems official website and established collaborations with multiple central banks, regulatory bodies, large banks, and asset management institutions.EthSystems stated that while institutions have begun exploring stablecoins, tokenized assets, and Ethereum-based settlement solutions, widespread adoption still faces privacy and compliance challenges. Financial institutions require more than just access to the blockchain network; they need a complete infrastructure that meets the requirements for protecting trade secrets, complying with regulations, and ensuring compatibility with existing financial systems. The goal is to build a "selective disclosure" privacy architecture, allowing transaction participants to view only the information they are authorized to access, while preserving Ethereum's core advantages of decentralization, security, and openness, and complementing two other organizations:Ethlabs: Focused on core Ethereum protocol and infrastructure research and development;Ethereum Institutional: Responsible for institutional collaboration, education, market research, and ecosystem coordination;EthSystems: Concentrated on application-layer technology, translating institutional needs into operational privacy protocols and financial systems.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, Ethereum ZK Layer2 Starknet has officially launched the compliant privacy framework STRK20, providing native privacy transaction capabilities for various digital assets on-chain. The framework operates based on a privacy pool mechanism. Once user assets are deposited into the privacy pool, all transactions are encrypted, with details such as transfer addresses and amounts being invisible to the outside. Developers can quickly integrate this privacy system using the accompanying SDK and wallet API, catering to the private transfer needs of various ERC-20 assets. STRK20 incorporates a complete compliance process: users must undergo pre-screening before entering the privacy pool; only upon receiving a legally effective formal query request and after an independent assessment, will the platform selectively disclose specific users, corresponding time periods, or designated transfer records, without revealing the private data of unrelated users.
a16z Crypto has released an analysis stating that traditional finance (TradFi) is not merging with decentralized finance (DeFi), but is instead selectively adopting blockchain technologies that meet its own needs. A long-standing narrative within the crypto industry has been that DeFi and TradFi will eventually merge, combining open liquidity with institutional distribution to form a new system superior to traditional finance. However, the reality may be different.The core driver for traditional finance's adoption of blockchain is not the concept of decentralization, but commercial efficiency. As long as blockchain can help institutions reduce costs, improve settlement efficiency, expand distribution channels, and enhance customer relationships, they will adopt the relevant technology. “TradFi is not entering DeFi; it is utilizing the parts of DeFi that fit its own operational models and reshaping these technologies according to institutional requirements.”a16z Crypto stated that a new category of financial infrastructure may emerge in the future—"programmable financial infrastructure" based on a blockchain foundation but optimized for institutional constraints. The blockchain technologies currently being adopted by institutions mainly include:Atomic Settlement: Reduces counterparty risk and decreases tied-up collateral capital;Shared Ledger: Lowers the cost of back-office reconciliation;Programmable Money: Automates interest payments, margin management, and corporate actions;Automated Market Makers (AMM): Being repurposed for on-chain foreign exchange and tokenized asset pricing.
the South Korean government has announced the "2026 H2 Economic Growth Strategy," declaring it will accelerate three major "super projects" in semiconductors, AI data centers, and embodied AI. It also plans to enhance industrial competitiveness through blockchain and digital asset ecosystem development. According to the plan, South Korea aims to double its memory chip production capacity over the next five years and launch an AI chatbot for all citizens and a unified AI education platform in the second half of this year.Notably, the South Korean government proposed advancing large-scale demonstration projects for the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem in the second half of this year. It also intends to launch a blockchain-based pilot for tokenizing government bonds, exploring linkages with the Bank of Korea's institutional CBDC to drive financial infrastructure upgrades. Additionally, South Korea plans to establish strategic investment accounts and a national growth fund to expand long-term capital support for strategic industries such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, security, and blockchain. (Etoday)
Flap, a token launch platform now live on the Robinhood Chain, has introduced a 2% purchase limit per wallet (based on total supply) during the bonding curve phase for tokens with no transaction tax. There is no purchase limit for token developers on their initial buy, and all selling is unrestricted. Once a token graduates, the 2% purchase cap will be lifted, allowing the token to trade normally on DEX.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX listed SNXX/USDT and RAM/USDT perpetual contracts on July 14, with a maximum leverage of 10x for both. Meanwhile, Huobi HTX launched the SNXX and RAM contract trading competition from 15:00 on July 14 to 15:00 on July 21 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to 20,000 USD. During the event, users who complete registration and participate in SNXX/USDT and RAM/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 tokens will also receive exclusive benefits.
, according to official sources, MGBX will list the spot trading pairs SKHYB (SK Hynix) and ANSEM (The Black Bull) at 18:00 (SGT) on July 14, 2026.Deposit Opening Time: 16:00 (SGT) on July 14, 2026Trading Opening Time: 18:00 (SGT) on July 14, 2026Withdrawal Opening Time: 19:00 (SGT) on July 15, 2026SKHYB: SKHYB is a tokenized bStock representing SK Hynix, one of the world's leading semiconductor companies, primarily producing DRAM and NAND flash memory chips used in servers, smartphones, personal computers, and AI-related devices.ANSEM: $ANSEM (The Black Bull) is a community-driven meme coin based on the Solana blockchain.
Haseeb posted on X, stating that with models like GLM 5.2, Fable, and GPT 5.6 already launched and actively used by attackers, DeFi has not experienced the anticipated "hacker apocalypse." Chart data shows that based on the current year's data and running rate, the annualized amount stolen from DeFi in 2026 is approximately $1.89 billion. The cumulative stolen amount for the year is around $986 million, lower than the 2025 level and still within the historical range. Haseeb noted that the deeper change now is that while the number of hacker attacks has increased, the scale of individual attacks is declining more rapidly. Attackers are increasingly targeting smaller protocols and abandoned projects, while large protocols have implemented more security enhancements. As a result, overall fund security has not significantly deteriorated.
Odaily, Polymarket-based DeFi startup Gondor has announced the launch of Gondor v1, claiming it will be the first margin account product for Polymarket. The version is expected to go live publicly in September.Gondor v1 will allow users to manage cross-margining across their entire Polymarket portfolio, using the full portfolio as collateral for loans. Users can then use the credit line to purchase more prediction market shares, achieving higher capital efficiency and leverage operations.This marks an expansion from the beta version Gondor launched seven months ago. The previous product primarily allowed users to take out loans against individual Polymarket positions, while v1 expands the collateral scope to the entire portfolio.Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi typically operate on a full collateral model, requiring users to deposit the entire risk amount upfront and lock up funds until the event is settled. Gondor aims to unlock this locked capital through portfolio margining and lending mechanisms, allowing users to gain additional liquidity and continue placing bets without immediately selling their positions.