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: Initiated by the Bulk Commodity Warehouse Receipt Registration Center, the "Cangdeng Chain" based on the national blockchain network "Hangmao Chain" has been launched, and Shanghai has implemented the first batch of non-ferrous metal blockchain digital warehouse receipt business. The warehouse receipts were issued by CMST Development's global futures delivery business headquarters, completing a full lifecycle "on-chain"闭环 of issuance, registration, and cancellation. (Pudong Release)
Gate Card has partnered with Printemps Paris to launch in-store shopping benefits. From July 10, 2026, to October 9, 2026, eligible Gate Card members visiting the Printemps Haussmann flagship store for the first time can enjoy a 5% welcome shopping discount. Additionally, from July 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026, Printemps Paris is running a summer tax refund promotion, offering tiered refund rates based on spending: 12% tax refund for spending up to €2,000, 13% for up to €4,000, 14% for up to €7,000, 15% for up to €10,000, and a maximum of 16% for spending over €10,000.Furthermore, Gate Card users who spend over €188 at the Printemps Haussmann flagship store will receive a Machi Machi beverage gift. Gate VIP Level 5 and above users visiting the store for related services can, depending on on-site arrangements, enjoy personal shopping assistant services to help understand the store's shopping process, brand information, and how to use the benefits. Meanwhile, Gate Card has launched a points system, creating a new user incentive mechanism centered on cashback, point redemption, and tier progression. Users can enjoy up to 8% cashback, with a maximum of 150 USDT per transaction and 400 USDT per month. This partnership enriches the application scenarios of Gate Card in overseas offline consumption. Gate will continue to expand global shopping, travel, and payment-related benefits in the future, providing users with more cross-border consumption convenience.
According to the official announcement, HTX listed the WEN/USDT perpetual contract on July 10, with up to 10x leverage. Additionally, HTX launched the WEN contract trading competition from 15:00 on July 10 to 15:00 on July 17 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to 20,000 USD. During the event, users who complete registration and participate in WEN/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 the event token will also receive exclusive benefits.
According to RootData stock contract exchange ranking data, this list ranks and scores exchanges supporting stock contract trading based on dimensions such as trading volume, open interest, spread, depth, trading costs, and data collectibility. The top three in the current 24h trading volume ranking are Binance, OKX, and Bitget respectively.
Odaily, trade.xyz posted on X platform, stating that SKHY tracks the value of one SK Hynix American Depositary Share (ADS). This Nasdaq-listed security represents one-tenth of an SK Hynix common share held in custody by the depositary bank. SKHY will launch as a pre-IPO contract and convert to a standard XYZ perpetual contract after the ADS begins trading on Nasdaq. The existing TradeXYZ SKHYNIX market, xyz:SKHX, remains unchanged, tracking one common share of SK Hynix Inc. (KRX: 000660) and will continue to operate normally based on the company's primary listing market in Seoul. The two markets are related but independent; 10 ADSs represent one common share, and the ADS may trade at a premium or discount relative to the Seoul market price.
Gate issued an announcement regarding the recent "user asset theft incident," sharing internal comprehensive verification results, analysis of the incident's cause, and progress on subsequent handling. Regarding the verification process and key facts, the announcement stated that after comprehensive verification, materials submitted by the applicant at the time, including account information, real-name information, transaction records, Alipay screen recordings, etc., matched the account completely. According to analysis by the technical team, Alipay screen recordings can only be made by the customer themselves or someone with access to the customer's Alipay account. Alipay possesses an extremely strict real-time risk control system; logging into Alipay on a different device will mandate multi-factor authentication. This indicates a situation involving serious leakage of customer information or device compromise. Regarding the Gate platform audit mechanism, the announcement stated that the Company's security unbinding audit mechanism strictly executes the four-fold verification process of "Multi-channel advance notification + System risk control preliminary screening + Manual multi-layer review + Time protection," and never has nor will it approve any security item change application based on a single material alone. Gate always takes information security and customer data protection as the Company's core management requirements. The issue of internal information leakage mentioned by some parties does not exist. Regarding fund recovery and subsequent handling, the announcement stated that Gate processed the matter with the highest priority immediately after the incident occurred, coordinating security, compliance, legal, business, and other teams to carry out on-chain analysis and asset tracking and freezing. It continues to coordinate with third-party institutions such as Tether to advance fund freezing. Subsequently, it will also actively cooperate with judicial authorities in investigations and data collection. Any substantive progress will be communicated immediately.
According to CoinDesk, Swift announced that its blockchain-based shared ledger platform is ready and will launch real-time transaction testing with 17 major banks. Participating institutions include HSBC, UBS, BNP Paribas, Citi, BNY, and Wells Fargo, among others, covering six continents. The platform aims to enable 24/7 cross-border payments through tokenized deposits, allowing banks to transfer funds for customers during nights and weekends, and providing liquidity support before final settlement is completed in existing payment systems. Swift clearly stated that the ledger system is positioned as a complement to existing payment rails, not a replacement.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will sequentially list a total of 7 USDT perpetual contracts based on traditional financial assets on July 9, 2026, including BOTUSDT, WENUSDT, INTWUSDT, SNXXUSDT, XBIUSDT, BNCUSDT, and FWDIUSDT. The underlying assets cover US individual stocks and ETFs, with maximum leverage of 25x, funding rates settled every 8 hours, and support for 24/7 trading.
Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder stated that as enterprise adoption trends gain momentum, Arbitrum is well-positioned for revenue capture. According to him, 10% of the fees collected by Robinhood Chain and other Arbitrum-based Layer 2 networks will be allocated to the Arbitrum ecosystem, with 8% going into the treasury controlled by token holders and 2% used to support development. Additionally, 100% of the fees collected by Arbitrum One go into the Arbitrum treasury.
Google has updated its Chrome Web Store developer policy, explicitly listing Prediction Markets as a prohibited product. According to the new regulations, any Chrome extension that promotes or supports real-money transactions based on predicted outcomes is not allowed for publication on the Chrome Web Store. This update also strengthens requirements for transparency in user data collection and privacy protection. The new policy will officially take effect on August 1, 2026.
BNB Chain has released its technology roadmap for the second half of 2026, announcing continued optimization around speed, throughput, and protocol stability. The network plans to double the throughput of the BSC mainnet again, while developing a next-generation Layer 1 architecture designed for the next decade.BNB Chain stated that in the first half of 2026, BSC completed several performance upgrades, including reducing the block interval from 750 milliseconds to 450 milliseconds, decreasing Memory Finality time from 1125 milliseconds to 650 milliseconds, and increasing baseline throughput from approximately 2800 TPS to around 5200 TPS. At the middleware level, BNB Chain has also advanced AI agent and payment infrastructure development, including the launch of BNB Agent Studio and BNB Agent SDK to support autonomous on-chain AI agent deployment. It has also continued to refine the Middleware Payment Protocol (MPP) SDK and is exploring institutional-grade privacy frameworks.For the second half of 2026, BNB Chain has outlined three core objectives:Double throughput: Through BEP-675, BAL integration, and EVM execution optimizations, drive further performance improvements on the BSC mainnet, with a long-term goal of achieving a 10x overall performance increase for the BNB Chain ecosystem;Mitigate network congestion impact: Enhance stability during peak periods through resource isolation, dedicated transaction channels, and a transaction inclusion mechanism based on the FOCIL concept;Lower barriers to entry: Optimize gas fee structures for different industries to reduce costs for enterprises entering Web2 and Web3 application scenarios.
as the 25-day quiet period following SpaceX's (SPCX) June IPO comes to an end, Wall Street analysts have begun releasing formal research reports. Multiple major brokerages have issued favorable ratings, indicating institutional investors remain optimistic about the company's long-term growth potential.As IPO underwriters, both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have assigned buy-equivalent ratings to SpaceX. Goldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan set a price target of $205, while Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas gave a target of $300. Additionally, institutions such as Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, and UBS have also initiated coverage with buy or equivalent ratings. Among them, Raymond James Financial provided the most optimistic forecast; analyst Brian Gesuale initiated coverage of SpaceX with a "Strong Buy" rating and a price target as high as $800, believing SpaceX will become "one of the most representative industrial infrastructure companies of the 21st century."Analysis suggests that market optimism towards SpaceX is primarily based on its布局 (layout/foundation) in areas such as rocket launches, Starlink satellite internet, and government contracts. At the same time, the company's communications business can provide a sustainable source of revenue and support future expansion of launch scale.As of March 31, 2026, SpaceX holds 18,712 Bitcoins. Wall Street believes that the concentrated coverage following the end of the IPO quiet period provides a window for institutional investors to conduct their first systematic assessment of SpaceX's valuation. The fact that nearly all major institutions simultaneously issued positive ratings is relatively rare for large-scale IPOs. (CoinDesk)
According to official sources, BNB Agent Studio now supports AI Agents in accessing CoinMarketCap (CMC) market data with a single click via the B402 merchant pool of Binance Pay, with the Agent's own wallet automatically handling the data call payment.According to reports, building AI Agents that rely on real-time market data previously required configuring API keys, subscription plans, and independent payment processes. Through this integration, developers no longer need to create a CMC account, manage API Keys, or write additional payment code. The Agent can complete the entire process of "requesting data - automatic payment - processing output." Currently, the first batch of 4 types of CMC data interfaces are available, including:DEX Search: Query tokens and trading pairs on decentralized exchanges;Quotes Latest: Obtain real-time prices and market data for specified tokens;Listings Latest: Obtain market-wide token ranking data;DEX Pairs Quotes: Obtain real-time quotes for specified DEX trading pairs.BNB Chain stated that all data requests are paid through B402 based on the x402 protocol and are settled instantly on BNB Smart Chain (BSC). This feature will help developers quickly build AI Agents with market awareness, such as daily market analysis Agents, token ranking change reminder Agents, investment watchlist Agents, and narrative analysis Agents that combine large language models for market interpretation.
ENS community member AvsA has proposed a draft suggesting that the approximately 5 million ENS tokens held by the DAO be allocated to various governance stakeholders through a multi-delegation contract. This aims to alleviate the current issue of voting power being highly concentrated in the hands of a few representatives. The proposal plans to withdraw tokens from the DAO treasury and select candidates from stakeholders such as users, integrators, developers, traditional domain name service providers, and the governance community based on preset criteria, delegating approximately 1 million ENS equally to each group. Delegates will only receive voting rights and will not have the authority to dispose of the tokens. If they fail to participate in voting for six consecutive months, their delegated tokens will be reclaimed and redistributed.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX has listed CRWD/USDT and NES/USDT perpetual contracts, with maximum leverage of up to 10x for both. Meanwhile, Huobi HTX will launch the CRWD and NES contract trading competition from 15:00:00 on July 6 to 15:00:00 on July 13 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000. During the event, users who complete registration and participate in CRWD/USDT and NES/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 announcements, the on-chain burn for GateToken (GT) in the second quarter of 2026 has been officially completed. A total of 2,570,063.3829548 GT has been transferred to the burn address, with a destruction value exceeding $17.75 million.Since the launch of the Gate Chain mainnet in 2019, GT has implemented a continuous burning mechanism. To date, a cumulative total of 189,947,219 GT has been burned, with a total cumulative destruction value exceeding $1.311 billion (based on the quarterly average price). The total token supply has been significantly reduced by approximately 63.32% from the initial 300 million tokens.As the sole Gas token for the Gate Layer, GT's usage frequency continues to rise. As the underlying infrastructure, the Gate Layer provides high-performance network support for applications such as Gate Perp DEX, Gate Fun, Gate Meme Go, and Gate Swap. Furthermore, Gate is continuously enriching its product ecosystem. Gate Stocks has established a 7×24 hour trading service system covering the three core markets of US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, encompassing over 12,500 global stocks and ETF assets. It supports fractional share trading starting from as low as 0.01 shares and provides entitlements to stock dividends. The platform also supports cross-broker transfer of US and Hong Kong stocks, and facilitates corporate actions such as stock splits and reverse stock splits, further enhancing the stock investment service experience. Gate will persistently execute a long-term, stable GT burning mechanism to form a tighter positive cycle between the token's economic model, actual usage demand, and ecosystem expansion.
According to Cointelegraph, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released draft guidelines on crypto asset taxation, clarifying relevant tax treatment based on the current Income Tax Act and capital gains tax rules. The draft points out that most crypto activities such as trading, exchanging, and spending are regarded as "disposal events," which may trigger tax events; crypto assets are classified as intangible assets, rather than legal tender or foreign currency; and the donations tax rate is 20%-25%. Taxpayer intent is the key basis for determining whether they are classified as traders or long-term investors. According to SARS 2024 data, at least 5.8 million residents in South Africa hold crypto assets. The draft is now open for public comment, with a deadline of August 31.
Tech blogger Leo has revealed that OpenAI may make GPT-5.6 available to the public between July 7 and July 9, with the earliest possible date being July 7. The new model's plan usage quotas are said to be more generous, and OpenAI is further strengthening its safety strategies ahead of the launch.Additionally, according to sources, Google DeepMind has tentatively scheduled the release of Gemini 3.5 Pro for July 17. Another tech blogger, Astro Polo, stated that Gemini 3.5 Pro will support a 2 million token context window, doubling the 1 million token context window currently supported by Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Opus 4.8, and Claude Fable 5. This makes it more suitable for handling large codebases, lengthy documents, and long conversations.Note: The above information is based on market rumors and has not yet been officially confirmed by OpenAI or Google DeepMind.
the South African Revenue Service (SARS) released a draft guideline on crypto asset taxation on July 1, 2026, aiming to establish compliance rules for approximately 5.8 to 6 million cryptocurrency users in South Africa. The public comment period is open until August 31, 2026. According to the updated framework, crypto assets are classified as intangible assets, not as foreign currency or traditional money. Taxpayers holding these assets are not required to pay tax on unrealized gains or losses. Tax obligations arise upon the disposal of the asset. If an individual’s crypto activities are deemed to resemble business operations or short-term day trading, the profits will be classified as gross income and taxed at marginal rates ranging from 18% to 45%. If crypto assets are held as long-term investments, gains from disposal are subject to capital gains tax, with effective personal tax rates ranging from 18% to 36%. The draft also treats exchanges between different crypto assets as barter transactions, with tax consequences arising immediately at the time of the exchange based on local market value. SARS stated that it has deployed a Crypto Revenue Augmentation Unit to track and audit digital wallets and urged taxpayers who have not previously disclosed their crypto earnings to complete their filings through a voluntary disclosure program to avoid administrative penalties following stricter enforcement after the August deadline. (Bitcoin.com News).
Kraken has begun allowing eligible users to use select tokenized stocks and ETFs as collateral for futures and margin trading, enabling them to open leveraged positions without selling their existing holdings.The initial offering includes 10 tokenized stocks and ETFs, featuring Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Strategy, SPDR S&P 500 ETF, and Invesco QQQ Trust. This feature is currently only available to eligible users outside the United States.Kraken has also set collateral limits for different assets, with a maximum collateral value of $1 million for large-cap ETFs, $250,000 for most individual stocks, and $100,000 for tokenized gold and Circle stock. The platform stated that collateral limits and haircut rates will be reviewed periodically and may be adjusted based on market conditions. (Cointelegraph)