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Pump.fun has announced the rollout of a social trading feature upgrade in its App, further enhancing community interaction and the trading experience. This update includes: users can create token alerts to send notifications to all followers; support for zero-fee trading; and support for seamless cross-chain transactions using USDC.
Odaily News, According to official sources, USDC has been natively deployed to X Layer, and OKX Wallet now supports native USDC on X Layer. Users can send, receive, pay, and conduct on-chain transactions with USDC directly within OKX Wallet, and leverage CCTP for 1:1 lossless cross-chain transfers, further improving the efficiency of cross-chain capital flows. Additionally, native USDC on X Layer can be directly used in on-chain applications such as DeFi within the X Layer ecosystem, helping users achieve seamless asset movement across multi-chain ecosystems.
According to official news from the decentralized stablecoin USDD, DeFi protocol Pendle has integrated PT-sUSDD into its PT Looping module. Users can complete looping operations with one click through the Pendle interface without the need for cross-platform operations. Currently, the looping APY for PT-sUSDD in the Morpho/USDT market can reach up to 20.87%. According to the introduction, the PT Looping module is based on the PT-sUSDD/USDT and PT-sUSDD/USDC markets on Morpho. This integration aims to significantly enhance capital efficiency for USDD holders, combining the fixed income and borrowing capacity of PT-sUSDD to form a robust yield portfolio. The official team reminds users to participate according to their own risk preferences.
According to the latest trading data disclosed by Ark Invest, funds under Cathie Wood sold a total of 109,492 shares of Palantir (PLTR) on August 4 and 5, valued at approximately $17 million based on the latest closing price.Palantir previously reported second-quarter revenue of $1.94 billion, up 93% year-over-year, and raised its full-year guidance, driving the stock up nearly 30% in a single day after the earnings release. In addition, Cathie Wood has recently increased positions in Circle (CRCL), SpaceX (SPCX), and NVIDIA (NVDA), while reducing holdings in Shopify (SHOP) and Roblox (RBLX). (The Street)
Odaily News: Blockchain data analytics platform Arkham has announced support for the x402 standard, developed by Coinbase and governed by the Linux Foundation, enabling AI Agents to make real-time payments in USDC when calling Arkham APIs.Arkham stated that by combining Coinbase Agentic Wallet with the Arkham API, traders can allow AI Agents to automatically track fund movements of large on-chain holders, identify whale accumulation or distribution behavior, and analyze changes in wallet fund flows in real time.
Coinbase launches stock trading functionality in the UK. UK users can now buy and sell nearly 4,000 US stocks within the same app, which supports 24/5 trading and shares the same account with their cryptocurrency and fiat assets. The feature is zero-commission, supports fractional share trading, stocks are custodied and executed by Apex Clearing in the US, and users can fund trades using GBP or USDC.
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated during a conference call that the market is transitioning from speculative cryptocurrency trading to an open global digital asset market that supports trading of tokenized stocks, tokenized commodities, and other tokenized assets.
Odaily News S&P Global Ratings on Monday awarded BlackRock's new tokenized money market fund, the BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle (BRSRV), an "AAAm" rating, its highest principal stability fund rating. The rating is based on investment and counterparty credit quality, maturity structure, and management's ability to maintain a stable net asset value. S&P Global Ratings stated that it found no weaknesses in BlackRock Advisors' management and organization, credit research and analysis, risk management, or compliance. It also noted that the fund's tokenization framework demonstrates operational resilience, employing a permissioned architecture that restricts transactions to whitelisted wallets to mitigate network, smart contract, and blockchain network risks. BRSRV launched Monday as an open-end management investment company, aiming to make its shares eligible as qualifying reserve assets for payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. The fund will hold cash, U.S. Treasuries with maturities of 93 days or less, and overnight repurchase agreements collateralized by Treasury instruments, maintaining a weighted average maturity of no more than 60 days and a weighted average life of no more than 120 days. In a separate stablecoin stability assessment summary published Tuesday, S&P Global Ratings stated that six of the 11 stablecoins it covers possess "sufficient" or stronger capacity to maintain their fiat peg. USDT remains at Level 5 "weak," with TUSD and USDe also at Level 5; USDC, EURC, USDG, and USDP are rated Level 2 "strong."
Circle 发布 2026 年第二季度财报，季度总营收及储备收入为 7.01 亿美元，同比增长 7%；净利润为 4821 万美元，较上年同期亏损 4.821 亿美元明显改善；调整后息税折旧摊销前利润为 1.435 亿美元，同比增长 8%。
Circle announced the founding validator lineup for its open blockchain network Arc and confirmed that the public mainnet will launch on September 16, 2026. Currently, Arc has onboarded over 100 ecosystem and institutional builders on the private mainnet.
Odaily News: Following the launch of Open USD, concerns arose in the market that it could directly challenge Circle's USDC, leading to a loss of billions of dollars in Circle's market value. Executives from Coinbase, Visa, and Mastercard stated that the companies are advancing a multi-stablecoin, multi-chain strategy, positioning Open USD as an additional network rather than a replacement for USDC. Analysts noted that several Open USD partners have so far made only lightweight commitments, and that project execution capabilities, along with the existing liquidity of USDC and USDT, will be more critical than the scale of the Open USD alliance.
Odaily News: Samsung plans to add native stablecoin features, including fiat-pegged savings and payment accounts, to 800 million new Galaxy smartphones through Samsung Wallet, with the functionality potentially covering tokens such as USDC. The plan is based on Samsung's existing crypto wallet infrastructure and the nearly 19 million Samsung Wallet users in South Korea. Samsung intends to integrate payments, rewards, and digital assets into a single ecosystem across 61 countries. Samsung holds a $408 million stake in Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, and is advancing its digital asset infrastructure strategy. As South Korea drafts its Digital Asset Basic Act, Samsung's initiatives encompass support for both USD- and KRW-denominated stablecoins.
Odaily News: Circle Gateway has implemented a programmable authorization model by supporting ERC-1271 signatures, enabling smart contracts and smart contract wallets to use Gateway directly. Developers can access the unified USDC balance system through existing smart contract authorization logic without the need to set up additional delegated approvers.
According to official news, decentralized exchange RISEx stated that at 07:21 UTC today, the Real World Asset (RWA) strategy associated with the XLP vault experienced an unauthorized withdrawal due to a configuration error, involving 673,011.56 USDC. The issue had existed since deployment on July 13; the team detected the anomaly within minutes of the incident and completed the fix at 08:09 UTC.
Odaily News: Coinbase announced on X that it is bringing the world's largest crude oil benchmarks to Coinbase. WTI and Brent crude oil perpetual futures are now available for eligible non-U.S. traders, featuring 24/7 trading, USDC settlement, and no expiration date.
Odaily News, August 1: trade.xyz has announced the completion of compensation distribution for the Hynix contract pricing anomaly event that occurred on July 27. Users will receive their corresponding USDC compensation without any additional action required.According to the announcement, compensation amounts are calculated based on a reference price of $1,115.5. Users with compensation under 10,000 USDC will receive the full amount directly; for amounts exceeding that threshold, an initial distribution of 9,999 USDC will be issued, and users must contact support to complete due diligence before August 15 to claim the remaining balance.At 23:01 UTC on July 27, the marked price of the SK Hynix token on trade.xyz briefly dropped from $1,127.9 to $917.25, triggering forced liquidations across numerous long positions.
Uniswap partners with decentralized lending protocol Morpho to launch yield product Earn, enabling users to directly deposit USDC, USDT, and ETH to earn on-chain yield while keeping assets non-custodial.
Circle 宣布，纽约州金融服务部已向其旗下 Circle Internet Trust Company 授予有限目的信托牌照。该牌照进一步加强了 Circle 的合规与监管框架，也为 USDC 纳入更明确、受认可的监管体系提供支持。Circle 表示，此举体现了其长期以来在安全、透明和合规方面的投入。
According to BIT Official Chinese (@BITofficial_CN) analysis, the current crypto market faces dual pressure from the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance and the slowed progress of the CLARITY Act. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh maintains a hawkish stance; the 2-year US Treasury yield has risen cumulatively by approximately 35 basis points since late January, and the Committee has seen a pattern of 9 votes to maintain interest rates and 3 votes supporting rate hikes. Regarding the CLARITY Act, prediction markets indicate a mere 32% probability of it being signed by the end of 2026, with the legislative window continuing to narrow. Meanwhile, crypto market trading volume has retreated 80% from highs, total market cap has fallen approximately 50%, and USDT and USDC have shown no significant expansion since November 2025, reflecting an overall lack of new USD liquidity in the market. Despite this, Bitcoin remains within the $62,000 to $66,000 range, correcting only about 3% over the past week. It demonstrates stronger resilience compared to most altcoins, reflecting that active position adjustment pressure has been largely released. BIT points out that if Bitcoin subsequently regains $70,000 and drives multiple indicators to turn bullish, it will further confirm that the low point of this cycle has been established.
Visa CEO Ryan McInerney stated during the earnings call that Visa's role in the stablecoin space is not to pick winners, but to help clients securely and scalably connect to the stablecoin ecosystem.Last month, Visa joined forces with over 140 companies, including Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, and Coinbase, to support Open Standard, which plans to launch the stablecoin Open USD (OUSD) later this year. Following the announcement, market speculation arose that OUSD could challenge Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC.When asked whether Visa views OUSD as a competitor to USDT and USDC, McInerney said that Visa will maintain a "multi-currency, multi-chain" strategy going forward and will not bet on a single stablecoin, network, or infrastructure.He stated that Visa's goal is to support clients in accessing the stablecoin ecosystem, regardless of which stablecoin, network, or underlying infrastructure is ultimately adopted.Ark Invest analyzed that Visa is clearly interested in Open USD, but this does not necessarily mean it views OUSD as an exclusive strategic bet. Overall, Visa appears to be keeping its participation open at the stablecoin infrastructure level, rather than directly aligning with a specific stablecoin issuer.