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According to official announcements, Ondo Finance revealed a series of ecosystem milestones, covering data on Ondo Perps and Ondo Stocks, reflecting the continuous growth of its on-chain market. Notably, since its launch in July, open interest for Ondo Perps has steadily climbed, currently surpassing $100 million, with particularly strong performance in recent weeks; meanwhile, according to DefiLlama data, Ondo Perps has ranked among the top three global RWA perpetual contract trading platforms, demonstrating market demand for RWA derivatives. Furthermore, since its launch in September 2025, Ondo Stocks has surpassed 270,000 cumulative holders, with the growth in holder count primarily driven by new participants rather than increased position sizes by a small number of existing accounts.
Odaily News According to the official announcement, Gate's Event Market has recently launched a leaderboard incentive system, alongside the debut of an esports zone and the "Top Five Leagues Kickoff" campaign, further expanding diversified interactive scenarios such as sports and esports. The first phase of the points campaign will officially begin on August 17 at 18:00 (UTC+8). Users can participate after upgrading the Gate App to version v8.32 or above. The campaign adopts a "trade to earn cards—scratch cards for prizes—climb the points leaderboard—weekly settlement" mechanism. Users who complete valid event contract trades can earn scratch cards and have the opportunity to win USDT, event points, and experience vouchers. Additionally, the top 100 users on the weekly leaderboard will share the points prize pool based on their rankings.Meanwhile, the Gate esports zone aggregates popular tournaments such as Dota 2, League of Legends, CS2, and Valorant, providing centralized access to matchups, live scores, prediction odds, and trading information. It also supports event subscriptions and match start reminders, helping users easily browse and engage in event interactions.Furthermore, from August 12 at 16:00 to August 31 at 16:00 (UTC+8), Gate is hosting the "Top Five Leagues Kickoff Carnival" campaign with a total prize pool of 200,000 USDT. Users who participate in designated football event contracts can enjoy benefits such as kickoff gifts, loss compensation, and leaderboard rewards, further enhancing the interactive experience between football events and event contracts.
Odaily News Pons announced on the X platform that since its launch one month ago, the platform's cumulative trading volume has approached $2.5 billion, with over 290,000 tokens issued and more than $15 million in rewards distributed to token creators. Additionally, Pons allocates 80% of protocol revenue to buy back PONS, and has so far burned over $9 million worth of PONS, accounting for nearly 30% of the total token supply.Furthermore, Pons expressed optimism about NFTs and their applications in combination with tokens, and is currently developing related products with two partners. In addition, Pons plans to open migration features for communities looking to conduct a CTO on Pons v1 tokens, as well as for projects hoping to migrate from Solana to Robinhood via Pons. Pons also stated that its iOS App has entered the testing phase.
Odaily News, official data shows that the cumulative subscription volume for Gate's yield-bearing stable asset GUSD has surpassed $241 million, setting a new all-time high. Users holding GUSD can enjoy an annualized subscription yield of 3.8%, with daily distributions and support for instant deposits and withdrawals. Additionally, GUSD can be utilized in diverse ecosystem scenarios such as Launchpool and Pre-IPOs, further enhancing asset utilization efficiency while maintaining capital liquidity.Currently, Gate Launchpool's DOS staking campaign is underway. The DOS GUSD staking pool offers an estimated annualized yield of 18.04%, and when combined with GUSD's base 3.80% current yield, the total annualized return reaches 21.84%. Furthermore, subscriptions for Phase 3 of Gate Pre-IPOs, featuring Moonshot AI (KIMI), have opened, supporting participation with both USDT and GUSD. Subscribing with GUSD simultaneously enables users to earn the 3.8% current U.S. Treasury yield, combining income generation with innovative asset allocation.
Odaily News - Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad stated on the X platform that the Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) criticism of the CLARITY Act is disappointing, arguing that it abandons principles of free markets and competition in favor of maintaining regulatory barriers, while echoing the views of banking associations.Shirzad stated that the CLARITY Act imposes multiple restrictions on stablecoin rewards and ties them to customer activity, adding that there is currently no evidence to support the "deposit flight" claim. He noted that three independent studies, including one from the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), have found no evidence that stablecoin growth leads to bank deposit outflows.Furthermore, Shirzad emphasized that the CLARITY Act does not provide exemptions for DeFi-related crimes. Instead, it distinguishes between code developers and financial intermediary operators, with fraud, sanctions violations, and money laundering remaining subject to legal prosecution.Shirzad urged the U.S. Senate to pass the CLARITY Act, stating that America needs to establish long-term, stable federal digital asset regulatory rules.
Odaily News Trader 0xSun stated on social media that during Robinhood's earnings call, the only token appearing in a fleeting search bar was CASHCAT. Additionally, Robinhood CEO Vlad, when discussing the Robinhood Chain, mentioned that the chain will be built around RWA, adding that he also likes Meme coins.As a result, CASHCAT's market cap rebounded from approximately $30 million to nearly $50 million. 0xSun believes that an ideal trajectory for a public chain resembles the Base ecosystem in late 2024, initially driven by factors such as founder influence and team background, and later ignited by events like exchange listings. Currently, Robinhood possesses similar conditions, and tokens on its chain could benefit from expectations of potential exchange listings.Furthermore, 0xSun noted that the Meme coin PIPEDOG on the Robinhood chain saw its market cap quickly surge past $75 million within a few hours. The project team locked the liquidity pool and refunded 173 ETH to users affected by the initial contract. The project currently has deep liquidity, with the pool containing approximately $4.5 million in ETH at a market cap of around $30 million.Previously active HOODRAT also once approached zero due to the overall downturn of the Robinhood chain but recently received attention from Matt, the original artist of the Pepe comic, causing its market cap to rebound from a low of $500,000 to $5 million.Beyond Meme coins, 0xSun indicated that STONKBROKER is currently one of the better projects within the Robinhood ecosystem that combines NFT, RWA, and game mechanics, making it worthy of continued attention.
according to official sources, OKX, in collaboration with Elliptic, SlowMist, and OttoSec, has released the "H1 2026 Web3 Security and Risk Control Report." The report indicates that the focus of Web3 attacks is shifting from smart contract code to more complex scenarios such as signature processes, user devices, operational infrastructure, and AI Agents.Data shows that in the first half of 2026, OKX's risk control system intercepted over 5.7 million high-risk transactions, including approximately 2.41 million related to hacking and theft, about 1.48 million phishing-related transactions, and roughly 990,000 fraud-related transactions. OKX Web3's on-chain intelligence label library now boasts over 1.1 billion labels, covering more than 420 chains. It has also integrated capabilities such as address screening, transaction monitoring, and sanctioned address control into infrastructure like DEX and Exchange OS.Furthermore, in terms of user protection, OKX has intercepted over 7 million risky website visits, completed more than 200,000 device risk detections, identified over 60,000 high-risk Apps, and blocked or alerted on over 4 million high-risk signature operations. The report also introduces the "proactive risk control" design in scenarios such as Exchange OS, Outcomes, RWA, and Agentic Wallet.
: DeAgentAI, a decentralized AI infrastructure project on the SUI and BNB ecosystems, announced that its total buyback program of $5 million worth of AIA tokens has been fully executed. The first batch, involving the burning of 1 million AIA tokens, was completed earlier. This second batch burn of 10 million AIA tokens has now been completed, bringing the cumulative total burned to 11 million tokens, accounting for 23.1% of the total repurchased amount. All tokens have been sent to a black hole address for permanent destruction.Furthermore, DeAgentAI announced the official launch of a quarterly burning mechanism. Going forward, the AIA burn plan will be executed on a quarterly basis, marking the deflation mechanism's entry into a normalized phase. The funds for the buyback come from the project's protocol revenue and profits from its proprietary AI trading models, and are unrelated to external financing or token inflation.
Odaily Odaily News, July 22nd - Web3 security firm CertiK released its "H1 2026 Wrench Attack Report." The report indicates that a total of 52 publicly verified wrench attacks were recorded globally in the first half of 2026, a year-over-year increase of 33.3%; related losses amounted to approximately $124 million, an increase of about 11.8 times compared to the same period last year.The report notes that attackers are shifting from exploiting technical vulnerabilities to targeting asset holders and their real-world social networks. Home invasion incidents increased from 1 case in H1 2025 to 20 cases, accounting for 41% of the total incidents in the period. Europe has become a high-incidence area for attacks, with 33 cases occurring in France alone, representing 63.5% of the global total.CertiK stated that as real-world risks become a significant challenge for digital asset security, enterprises and high-net-worth individuals need to establish more comprehensive protection systems. CertiK has launched operational security services to help identify exposure risks related to identity, family, residence, and travel routes. Simultaneously, through the CertiK Security Workspace, it correlates off-chain intelligence, on-chain transactions, and AML risk signals to support institutions in tracking and analyzing cybercrime activities. Furthermore, CertiK is strengthening cooperation with international law enforcement agencies such as Interpol and Europol, providing technical support for cross-border attack investigations and security policy research.
According to official sources, the annualized yield from minting Gate GUSD has reached 3.8%. As a yield-bearing stable asset backed by US Treasury RWA and stablecoin assets, GUSD provides stable returns while allowing users to participate in diverse ecosystem scenarios such as Launchpool and Pre-IPOs, enhancing the efficiency of idle capital utilization. Currently, Gate's 367th ANTFUN Launchpool is ongoing. Users can stake GUSD to share in rewards of 3,756,574 ANTFUN tokens. When combining the staking yield from the GUSD pool with its minting returns, the current estimated annualized yield reaches 8.56%.Furthermore, Gate has launched a lossless, instant redemption feature for GUSD. Users who mint GUSD via USDT, USDC, or USD1 can, within the available quota for lossless exit of the corresponding currency, enjoy a 1:1 real-time deposit in the original currency and be exempt from redemption fees. This feature balances yield generation with flexible capital allocation.
Odaily Odaily, According to official sources, BitMart has launched the "US Stock Earnings Season · Spot Trading Campaign" for spot trading. During the campaign, newly registered users who complete their first designated spot trade will be eligible to participate in the 10,000 USDT prize pool airdrop. Additionally, users who complete spot trading of designated stock tokens worth 50 USDT on the day a corresponding company's earnings report is released can also qualify for a lucky draw, with chances to win rewards including a ChatGPT Pro annual membership, DJI Osmo Pocket kit, and 1 share of SK Hynix stock tokens.Furthermore, the campaign features a daily trading reward mechanism covering popular US stock tokens such as TSLAON, GOOGLON, MSFTON, METAON, AAPLON, AMZNON, and INTCON. Users who complete designated spot trading tasks will receive random airdrops, with prizes including up to 50 USDT rewards, spot trading fee discount coupons, and 30% financial product yield enhancement coupons.
: Qiming Venture Partners has released the "2026 Qiming Venture Partners Top 10 AI Outlook," which focuses on four major directions: foundation models, embodied intelligence, AI infrastructure, and AI applications, predicting the development trends of the artificial intelligence industry over the next 12 to 24 months. In terms of AI infrastructure, the demand for AI computing power is shifting from the training phase to the inference phase. Segments such as storage, advanced process technology, and advanced packaging will continue to face structural shortages. Over the next two years, computing power asset reserves will become a crucial strategic resource for AI companies. The competition in AI infrastructure will also evolve from competition centered on single chips to system-level competition encompassing chips, interconnects, cooling, power supply, and other components. In the next 12 to 24 months, the commercialization of AI applications will focus more intensively on vertical industries and high-paying users. Applications that improve enterprise efficiency will take off first. Meanwhile, as token costs decrease and interaction models innovate, phenomenal AI consumer applications are also expected to gradually emerge.Furthermore, Qiming Venture Partners anticipates that AI-Native organizations will move from concept to practical implementation. Some companies are expected to achieve several times the per capita productivity improvement compared to traditional organizations.
Odaily Odaily A new study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance reveals that approximately 31% of Ethereum node activity is located in the United States, with another 39% distributed across EU countries excluding the UK, indicating that the geographic distribution of Ethereum nodes remains relatively concentrated in Western nations.Lead researcher Alexander Neumuller stated that while node distribution is not currently concentrated in any single country, it is heavily reliant on a few major cloud service providers, including Hetzner, Amazon AWS, and OVH. Notably, the Ethereum network does not require half of its validators to fail for problems to arise. If more than one-third of validators go offline simultaneously, the network may be unable to finalize block checkpoints (finalization). Neumuller pointed out that nodes and validators do not have a one-to-one correspondence; a single node may run multiple validators. Therefore, it is currently impossible to precisely assess the actual impact on the validator network from the failure of a specific node or service provider.Furthermore, the study reassessed the energy consumption of Ethereum following The Merge. Data shows that Ethereum's current annual energy consumption is approximately 7.9 GWh, equivalent to a continuous power draw of about 1 MW. This represents only about 0.02% of pre-merge levels, a reduction of approximately 99.98%. Currently, over 56% of the energy used by the Ethereum network comes from sustainable sources, exceeding the global average.The study also noted that client software diversity is another potential risk. If a dominant client software has a vulnerability, it could affect a large number of network participants. The report was published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and supported by the Ethereum Foundation. (The)
Odaily U.S. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren released a report stating that the Trump administration's reform measures at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may have resulted in up to $26.5 billion in additional costs for American consumers.Warren stated that approximately $22.5 billion of this comes from the CFPB's repeal of policies limiting credit card late fees and bank overdraft fees, with the remaining roughly $4 billion stemming from the agency's abandonment of certain enforcement cases and consumer restitution agreements.The report notes that a previous CFPB rule limiting credit card late fees had planned to cap most late fees at $8, which was expected to save consumers about $10 billion annually. Furthermore, a new rule targeting overdraft fees had aimed to push banks to limit certain overdraft charges to $5.It is reported that Trump implemented sweeping changes at the CFPB, including staff cuts, pausing or reducing multiple enforcement actions, and rescinding some consumer protection rules enacted during the Biden era. Warren criticized that these reforms have weakened the CFPB's role as a consumer financial regulator, exposing consumers to more unfair fees and financial risks. Currently, the CFPB and the White House have not immediately responded to the allegations in Warren's report. (CNBC)
Bitwise released a report stating that while crypto asset prices fell by approximately 36% in the first half of 2026, crypto-related stocks rose by 23%. This performance trailed only emerging market stocks, outpacing all other major asset classes. Bitwise Head of Research Ryan Rasmussen noted that the 30 crypto-related publicly listed companies in the Bitwise Crypto Innovators 30 Index outperformed the U.S. stock market by a factor of two, driven by factors including AI computing demand benefiting mining companies, stablecoin issuers, and asset tokenization platforms.Furthermore, according to Token Terminal data, the top ten crypto applications generated cumulative revenue of $5.9 billion over the past 12 months. PancakeSwap, Hyperliquid, and Aave ranked in the top three, with cumulative revenues of $923 million, $912 million, and $877 million, respectively.During the same period, the scale of tokenized real-world assets reached $33 billion in the second quarter, an increase of 45% from the beginning of the year; open interest in prediction markets hit an all-time high of $1.8 billion, with quarterly trading volume reaching $43 billion. (The Block)
Base founder Jesse Pollak published a review of the past two years of development, acknowledging that his previous bet on on-chain native social was a mistake. He stated that social directions like Farcaster, Zora, Miniapps, and creator coins have failed to become the core drivers of crypto adoption, and as a result, Base has fallen behind some competitors in areas such as perpetual contracts, prediction markets, tokenization, and payments.Pollak stated that going forward, Base will position itself as the "blockchain for global finance," focusing on three key directions in 2026: trading, payments, and AI agents. Specifically, trading will cover tokenized stocks, Meme coins, and application tokens; payments will revolve around global stablecoins for individuals and businesses; and AI agents will leverage cryptocurrency as the native money for computers, serving participants in the future large-scale machine economy.Furthermore, the Base application will be handed back to the Coinbase team, with Cobie taking over to drive it forward, and it may expand beyond the Base ecosystem. Pollak also stated that Base will continue to support developers through Base Layer, Base Batches, the ecosystem fund, and Coinbase distribution resources.
: Digital asset trading platform Gate has announced that it will open subscriptions for the second phase of its Pre-IPOs project, OpenAI (OPENAI), from July 15, 2026, 15:00 to July 17, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8), supporting participation with both USDT and GUSD. The total subscription value for the project is approximately $20 million, with 27,700 OPENAI asset certificates issued at a price of 1 OPENAI = $722. The minimum investment is 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, with implicit handling fees and custody costs waived. OpenAI, driven by products like ChatGPT, is advancing generative AI development and has received investments from Microsoft and others, with an implied market valuation of approximately $895 billion.The OPENAI asset certificate is a pre-IPO mirror note for OpenAI, designed to reflect the company's value before and after its public listing. Gate will hedge its exposure by acquiring the corresponding stocks and will offer pathways including pre-market trading, long-term holding, and future conversion into underlying stock assets, stock tokens, or USDT. Allocations are calculated based on the "average hourly locked amount"; the earlier the participation and the longer the lock-up period, the higher the weight. The certificates will be unlocked in three phases on July 17, August 17, and September 17, with pre-market trading opening on July 20. Concurrently, Gate is launching VIP/Super Agent airdrops, GT rewards, and a 3.8% annualized GUSD minting yield. Furthermore, Gate has already introduced Pre-IPOs, IPO Access, Gate Stocks, and gStocks, covering US, Hong Kong, and Korean stocks, encompassing over 12,500 stocks and ETFs, and will continuously expand its global asset ecosystem, including ETFs and RWAs. Gate will continue to bridge traditional finance with on-chain assets, providing global users with a more open, efficient, and one-stop investment service.
according to official sources, BitMart has officially launched SKHYON spot trading and introduced a first-week trading campaign with a total reward value of up to $100,000. During the event, users who register and complete designated SKHYON spot trading volumes can participate in a stock gift lottery, with a chance to win up to 10 shares of SK Hynix stock tokens. Additionally, users can join a prediction competition for the price change on the first trading day's close; those who guess correctly have the opportunity to win SK Hynix stock token rewards.Furthermore, new users who complete their first deposit and trade can participate in the stock gift event. By completing specific spot trading tasks, they can also earn chances to open mystery boxes and win rewards such as SK Hynix stock tokens. The campaign also includes holding incentives, where users meeting various holding volume and duration requirements can receive benefits such as interest-boosting coupons and VIP experience cards. VIP users who contact their account manager for the first time can also receive exclusive interest-boosting coupon rewards.
Tibo, a core member of OpenAI Codex, posted on X platform stating that previously, it was too easy for users to enable high-compute mode without fully explaining its impact on usage quotas. The large-scale revamp of the desktop application made common features like chats and projects difficult to find. Additionally, promotional efforts overly focused on ChatGPT Work, leading some Codex users to mistakenly believe that Codex would be phased out in the future. Furthermore, the new version also caused issues with some multi-agent workflows, plugin functions, and other user experiences.In response to the above issues, OpenAI has already rolled out the first batch of improvement measures, including adjusting default settings and the model selector to prevent users from accidentally using high-cost configurations, fixing several plugin submission issues, optimizing the presentation of Codex within the product, and resolving some desktop experience problems.Additionally, over the past 24 hours, OpenAI has been continuously collecting user feedback, analyzing usage patterns, and communicating with users. Although the market has shown strong interest in GPT 5.6 Sol and the web and mobile versions of ChatGPT Work, OpenAI also acknowledges that this update has multiple issues.As of now, two rounds of Codex and ChatGPT Work usage quota top-ups have been completed. The next larger-scale update will be released next week, when chat and project features will return to the sidebar in a more familiar and customizable form. The platform will also enhance the visibility of usage quotas and reset times, further clarifying the respective applicable scenarios for ChatGPT Work and Codex.
the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and PitchBook recently released the "Venture Monitor" report, noting that after SpaceX's listing and the potential IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI, the combined value generated by these three companies will reach an unprecedented level. The report states: "With SpaceX going public, combined with the future exits of these companies, the value created will surpass the total exit value of all US VC-backed companies since 2000." The core factor lies in the extremely high valuation expectations of these three companies.SpaceX is currently valued at approximately $1.77 trillion, while Anthropic and OpenAI are also moving towards multi-trillion-dollar enterprise valuations. The market estimates that the combined valuation of the three companies could exceed $4 trillion. This scale far surpasses past large-scale tech IPOs. Data from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that total US IPO fundraising last year was about $70 billion, whereas SpaceX's single-company valuation has already reached a level that traditional large-scale IPOs find hard to match. As a once-highly-watched tech IPO case, Uber was valued at around $84 billion when it went public in 2019, which is less than 5% of SpaceX's current valuation.However, the comparison by NVCA and PitchBook is based on "enterprise value created," not the actual cash-out amounts for investors. Additionally, the analysis does not include non-US companies like Alibaba. Furthermore, the value created by already-public companies such as Apple, Google Android, YouTube, and Instagram is not counted in the VC exit statistics.The report points out that over the past 25 years, the US tech market has seen several historic IPOs, including Google in 2004, Tesla in 2010, and Meta in 2012. These companies have since become some of the world's most valuable enterprises. Additionally, companies like LinkedIn, Slack, and WhatsApp were acquired for over $20 billion.The NVCA believes that the current IPO cycle driven by artificial intelligence (AI) could further break these records. The analysis suggests two main reasons driving this trend:First, tech companies are staying private for longer periods than in the past, accumulating higher valuations through prolonged financing and business expansion. If today's Google were in its early stages, it might also choose to go public later to achieve a higher market valuation.Second, the AI industry is highly capital-intensive. Training large AI models requires massive investment, pushing AI companies to continuously raise substantial funds and driving rapid valuation growth.Industry insiders believe that the potential scale of IPOs by SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI will test the capacity of the US capital market. As AI companies transition from the private financing stage to the public market, how trillions of dollars in tech assets flow into the stock market will become a focus for investors. (DigitalToday)