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Odaily News: Standard Chartered initiated coverage on Monday of blockchain oracle project Chainlink, projecting LINK to reach $200 by the end of 2030 — roughly 25 times its current price of around $8. The bank's phased targets are $13 by the end of this year, followed by $41, $82, and $133. Standard Chartered estimates that the on-chain tokenized asset market will reach $4 trillion by the end of 2028, with DeFi-deployed assets hitting $2.7 trillion by 2030 — a 37-fold increase from current levels. The bank expects Chainlink fees to grow approximately 25-fold over the same period, assuming token prices track fee growth. Chainlink secures over $110 billion in total value, covering approximately 70% of the value that global DeFi relies on from oracles, with a share exceeding 80% on Ethereum; Aave V3 accounts for 44% of that. Swift, DTCC, Euroclear, JPMorgan, Mastercard, UBS, Fidelity, and S&P Global are all listed as institutions using its services. Chainlink still lags behind LayerZero in cross-chain interoperability. Following the $292 million attack in April, over $7 billion in token value has migrated to Chainlink CCIP, with second-quarter transaction volume reaching $4.9 billion — up 353% year-over-year. Risks include slowing institutional tokenization, pilots not converting to production processes, and technical failures impacting confidence. (Decrypt)
According to CoinDesk, Robinhood announced the launch of a new all-in-one investment app in the UK, providing UK users with zero-fee trading services for over 50 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, XRP, and Hyperliquid (HYPE), among others. Crypto asset trading is accessed through Bitstamp, an exchange acquired by Robinhood in 2025. In addition to crypto assets, the app simultaneously opens trading for traditional financial products such as stocks, Stocks ISA, options, and futures. The platform also launched an AI feature, "Robinhood Cortex Digests for Crypto," which analyzes breaking news, market data, and technical indicators in real-time, and interprets the drivers behind price fluctuations of various crypto assets in plain language.
Odaily News: Ethereum developers have proposed a "Tapered Issuance Burn" mechanism, which plans to gradually burn a portion of validators' idealized duty rewards as the ETH staking ratio rises; when the staked amount approaches 50% of the total supply, ETH net issuance will drop to 0%. The proposal's author stated that the ETH staking ratio has already exceeded one-third of the total supply as of April; without adjustments, Jerome de Tychey noted that by January 2028, the staked amount could exceed 70 million ETH, representing over 55% of the supply. Supporters argue that excessive staking could first render small independent validators economically unviable, leading to staking concentration among custodians and large service providers; the proposal is planned to be implemented over an 18-month period, with an additional preparation window of approximately 6 months reserved before any potential network upgrade. Stani Kulechov, founder of lending protocol Aave, stated that once the staking ratio exceeds 50% and rewards drop to 0%, yield uncertainty could weaken institutional staking and DeFi demand. He noted that ETH lending strategies may be affected, and the proposal remains in its early stages. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: After a 9-month silence, the X account of renowned artist and Pepe creator Matt Furie became active again in early August, posting content and contract addresses related to HOODRAT, DORK, and BOYZ within a single week. Most of these posts were subsequently deleted. On August 9, the account posted a statement claiming it had been hacked, stating it does not endorse any altcoins, and adding that a relevant notice had previously appeared on its official website. On-chain analyst @StandartXBT noted that after the HOODRAT-related post was published, the token's market cap surged briefly before the price declined; following the DORK deployment, the deployer completed bundled purchases, removed liquidity, and sold off, extracting significant ETH profits from the initial raise. @StandartXBT discovered through web archives that Matt Furie's official website had not previously contained such a notice, and no prior trace was found on the X platform, casting doubt on the credibility of the statement.
According to Specter monitoring, over $7.9 million was stolen from wallets associated with Coinsbuy on Ethereum and TRON, and the attackers subsequently laundered the funds into XMR through exchanges. Coinsbuy stated that, with the support of ChangeNOW, it has successfully frozen stolen funds amounting to up to six figures. Following the incident, Coinsbuy temporarily suspended deposit and withdrawal services, which have now resumed.
Odaily News – Robinhood Chain has surpassed $800 million in total value locked and processed over 200 million transactions within a little over a month since its launch. Johann Kerbrat, head of crypto at financial services firm Robinhood, stated that the team chose an Ethereum Layer 2 network to leverage existing security and decentralization capabilities while focusing resources on product development. Robinhood Chain is part of Robinhood's push to bring brokerage services on-chain, allowing users to trade approximately 200 tokenized stocks, buy and sell real-world assets, lend and borrow stablecoins, and trade perpetual contracts on the network. Kerbrat noted that developer activity is also a key metric for assessing network adoption. Kerbrat said Robinhood Chain caters to financial products such as tokenized stocks and derivatives, while also supporting Meme coins to meet user demand and provide liquidity. Robinhood aims to attract users who have never used cryptocurrency before, rather than competing with other blockchains for existing users.
Odaily News On August 6, at the "All Core Devs consensus call" held by the Ethereum community (a biweekly meeting to discuss consensus layer changes), Jerome introduced EIP-8363, a proposal aimed at introducing a decreasing burn mechanism for Ethereum. Once the staking ratio exceeds 50%, the staking incentive for validators would drop to zero.However, other participants expressed concerns about the potential negative impact on small validator nodes and the risk of centralization, and also questioned the actual returns for stakers and the complexity of implementation. As a result, the proposal was ultimately recommended for removal from consideration for inclusion in the Hegota upgrade. Jerome and the other authors of the proposal were also advised to respond to all comments on the EIP thread on the Eth Magicians forum.It is reported that EIP-8363 was submitted as a draft on August 4, in an attempt to meet the non-core EIP submission window for the Hegota upgrade (deadline August 6), but it triggered extensive controversy within the community regarding timing, impact on staking/DeFi, and centralization risks. Executives from Ethereum ecosystem companies, including SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom, Aave founder Stani Kulechov, and Ether.fi founder Mike Silagadze, all publicly opposed the proposal.
Odaily News Galaxy Digital and Sharplink have announced the joint launch of the Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund. The fund is managed by Galaxy and has secured $125 million in committed capital at launch. Among this, Sharplink provides $100 million in staked ETH treasury backing, while Galaxy contributes $25 million.Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz stated, "We are entering a new phase of institutional adoption, with capital shifting from passive holding to active participation in blockchain-based markets." Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom added that the fund represents part of the strategic upgrade of its ETH treasury management.
Odaily News, SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom has formally opposed Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8363, stating that if passed, the proposal could weaken the DeFi ecosystem, limit institutional interest in Ethereum, and erase a key advantage ETH holds over Bitcoin.EIP-8363, also known as "Tapered Issuance Burn," works by gradually increasing the proportion of consensus layer validator rewards that are burned as ETH staking ratios rise. When approximately 50% of ETH's supply is staked, the reward burn ratio would reach 100%, meaning issuance returns would drop to zero. If passed, the mechanism would be phased in gradually over roughly 18 months.The proposal, introduced earlier this week, has sparked significant controversy. Supporters argue it could limit the scale of ETH staking through market-based means while reducing the dilution problem faced by non-stakers. Proposal authors include Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, EthCC founder Jérôme de Tychey, and others.However, critics argue the mechanism could disproportionately harm solo stakers and weaken Ethereum's security. Chalom stated that the proposal's authors are all serious researchers and long-term Ethereum supporters, but "well-intentioned people can also be wrong."
Circle launches native USDC stablecoin and cross-chain transfer protocol CCTP on OKX's Ethereum Layer 2 network X Layer, supporting cross-chain transfers and DeFi applications.
Odaily News: Tether's Q2 net operating profit was $1.5 billion, primarily derived from interest generated by its U.S. Treasury holdings and repurchase agreements. As of June 30, Tether's reserve buffer stood at $4.11 billion, with assets exceeding liabilities by the same amount. USDT's circulating supply increased by $446 million to $184.6 billion, accounting for over 60% of the global stablecoin market. DeFiLlama data shows the global stablecoin market size is approximately $307 billion, with Tether remaining one of the major holders of U.S. Treasury securities. Asset management firm BlackRock has launched two tokenized money market products aimed at stablecoin issuers to help meet reserve requirements under the U.S. GENIUS Act. One of the funds tokenizes shares of its existing Treasury liquidity strategy on Ethereum, while the other is an institutional-grade money market instrument designed to support multiple chains and automatically reinvest returns.
Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom (former Head of Digital Assets Strategy at BlackRock) posted that the EIP-8363 "decreasing issuance burn" proposal currently being discussed in the Ethereum community will gradually reduce validator staking yields by about 2.75%, until yields reach zero when staking volume reaches about half of the total supply; validators will then rely solely on transaction tips, accounting for 15% of current yields, to maintain operations. Chalom strongly opposes this, listing four major reasons: 1. Harms DeFi: Staking yields are the benchmark interest rate for on-chain lending; cutting them will raise on-chain capital costs and compress the collateral value of liquid staking tokens (approximately $35 billion TVL); 2. Weakens institutional appeal: ETH's native productivity is a core advantage distinguishing it from BTC; EIP-8363 will erase this difference, affecting institutional capital inflows such as ETPs and DATs; 3. Destroys ecosystem capital circulation: Issuance rewards are not "leakage," but flow to node operators, client development teams, and ecosystem builders; burning them will cut off the return of capital; 4. Extremely poor timing: Top institutions such as Robinhood, BlackRock, and BNY have successively chosen Ethereum; on-chain stablecoin scale reaches $159 billion, RWA exceeds $15 billion; modifying the underlying economic logic at this moment carries extremely high risk. Chalom expressed support for ETH's long-term deflationary goal, but believes the existing base fee burn mechanism (EIP-1
Bitget PoolX launches project 2U2.ai (2U2). Users can lock ETH or 2U2 to share 4.2 million 2U2 airdrop. Among them, the ETH locking pool airdrop total is 3.8 million 2U2, with an individual locking limit of 1,500 ETH; the 2U2 locking pool airdrop total is 400,000 2U2, with an individual locking limit of 35 million 2U2. The locking period is from August 7, 20:00 to August 11, 20:00 (UTC+8). Additionally, users with a positive net ETH deposit amount during the event can receive a 3% ETH interest rate boost coupon after the PoolX event ends; users participating in PoolX for the first time who meet the net deposit condition can receive a 12% ETH interest rate boost coupon.
The U.S. Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) failed to seize a critical advancement window before the Senate's summer recess, and the market is now focusing on whether the U.S. crypto industry can continue to develop even if the bill ultimately fails.Analysts believe that if the CLARITY Act fails to pass, it would be a significant setback for the crypto industry, but not a fatal blow. The bill was designed to clarify the boundaries between securities, commodities, and other categories of digital assets, determine the agencies responsible for overseeing related businesses, and grant the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) clearer regulatory authority over crypto commodity trading.Currently, the bill's progress has stalled, and the likelihood of comprehensive crypto market structure legislation being enacted before the end of the year is declining. This means the U.S. may still lack a clear digital asset regulatory framework, particularly regarding oversight of trading in major crypto assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), where jurisdictional gaps remain between the CFTC and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).However, industry insiders point out that even if the CLARITY Act fails, the SEC and CFTC are still likely to continue advancing industry development through policy statements, regulatory guidance, and existing enforcement authority.In recent years, both agencies have issued multiple pieces of guidance clarifying the regulatory boundaries of business models such as crypto mining, Meme coins, and staking rewards. One of the most significant measures among these is the digital asset taxonomy framework, which seeks to establish standardized regulatory classifications for different types of digital assets. (CoinDesk)
据期权分析师 [email protected]（@BTC__options）发布的 8月 7 日期权交割数据，3.2 万张 BTC 期权到期，Put Call Ratio 仅为 0.26，最大痛点 64,000 美元，名义价值 20.6 亿美元；17.7 万张 ETH 期权到期，Put Call Ratio 为0.77，最大痛点 1,900 美元，名义价值 3.4 亿美元。 比特币自 5 月以来持续在 64K 附近震荡逾两个月，65K 上方为年初上涨成交密集区，当前热点不在加密领域，投机资金难以流入，方向或偏向下行。加密货币市场已历经 9 个月熊市，整体隐含波动率（IV）维持低位已逾一季度，若 Q3 仍无增量资金流入，市场存在潜在较大风险暴露的隐忧。
Odaily News: Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Remixpoint has released its crypto operations performance report. As of July 31, 2026, the company's Bitcoin lending principal stood at approximately 1,501.27 BTC, with cumulative loan fees of about 12.44 BTC (approximately ¥133 million) earned from February to July. Additionally, it has staked approximately 901.45 ETH and 13,920 SOL, with total staking rewards amounting to roughly ¥28.89 million.
Odaily News: MetaMask on Thursday launched the self-custodial wallet Agent Wallet, which allows AI agents to execute on-chain transactions within user-defined limits. It targets traders and developers who use AI agents to monitor markets, identify opportunities, and execute trades autonomously. Users can set spending limits, approve specific protocols, choose risk settings, and select between Guard Mode and Beast Mode for different levels of automation. Agent Wallet supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes, OpenCode, as well as Hyperliquid and Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible networks. Agent Wallet supports gas abstraction, allowing users to pay network fees using the asset being transferred, without needing to hold the network's native token. MetaMask stated that supported transactions will undergo transaction simulation, threat scanning, and smart transaction MEV protection. Eligible transactions that still incur losses after passing security checks may be covered by Transaction Protection of up to $10,000 per month.
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is globally recruiting Protocol Security Researchers (Remote Full-time), a role within the Protocol Security team. The team is responsible for identifying and intercepting vulnerabilities before they reach mainnet, with work covering Execution Layer/Consensus Layer security reviews, AI-assisted vulnerability discovery, fuzzing, specification audits, and coordinating vulnerability disclosure. Candidates are required to have deep experience with the Ethereum protocol, be familiar with EL/CL specifications and client implementations, and be proficient in languages such as Go, Rust, Java, C#, Nim, or Python. There are no hard requirements on years of work experience, with technical depth being the core consideration.
According to Spark's official report, Spark Protocol released its financial report for the second quarter of 2026. Quarterly total protocol revenue reached $40.6 million (QoQ +29%), net protocol revenue $4.31 million (QoQ -38%), and net protocol surplus $710,000 (QoQ -79%). Distribution rewards became the largest net revenue source this quarter at $4.53 million, with sUSDS contributing $2.63 million to rank first. The average deployed capital of Spark Liquidity Layer (SLL) increased to $2.56 billion, but dragged down by narrowing DeFi lending spreads and capital costs from Spark Savings USDT market expansion, SLL net revenue recorded -$810,000, with the capture spread dropping from 0.64% in Q1 to -0.13%. SparkLend USDT balance reached $528 million at the end of the quarter, becoming one of the largest USDT lending platforms on Ethereum. The protocol treasury balance at the end of the quarter was $48.5 million, with $1.31 million worth of SPK token buybacks completed during the quarter. Despite facing spread compression pressure, the protocol remained profitable every month this quarter.
: World Chain will launch full block access lists on mainnet on August 17, enabling the feature via a runtime flag without requiring a coordinated network-wide hard fork. The network stated that it will become the first production L2 network to stream EIP-7928 access list data within every flashblock. The feature transmits access list data every 200 milliseconds, allowing validators to verify transactions in parallel during block construction. World Chain stated that the upgrade aims to achieve throughput of up to 1 gigagas per second without raising validator hardware requirements. EIP-7928 is an Ethereum improvement proposal that introduces block-level access lists, used to record accounts and storage slots touched during block execution. World Chain's internal testing shows that validation latency remains stable when throughput rises to 1 gigagas per second on standard cloud infrastructure.