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On-chain credit protocol Maple Finance announced the launch of a new product syrupUSDG, which has gone live on the Robinhood Chain. The risk management agency Steakhouse Financial has approved syrupUSDG as collateral for the Robinhood Earn vault.This collaboration is supported by Morpho providing vault infrastructure, Paxos responsible for the compliant issuance of USDG, and Robinhood handling the distribution channel to millions of users. syrupUSDG is currently available on Ethereum and the Robinhood Chain, with plans to support more chains in the future.

According to Coinglass data, Binance had a net outflow of 218 million USDT in the past 24 hours.

The TRON ecosystem officially launches the "TRON DeFi Summer" yield carnival, jointly launched by JustLend DAO and Binance Wallet, aimed at providing users with a more convenient TRON DeFi experience.As a preheating reward, the event features a prize pool of 200 USDT. Participants need to follow the four official accounts: @trondaoCN, @DeFi_JUST, @SUNWUKONG_ZH, @usddio_cn, like and retweet the event tweet, and answer in the comments "Which TRON ecosystem project do you like the most and why" and tag 3 friends.Once the number of comments exceeds 500, the 200 USDT prize pool will be unlocked immediately. The official recommends users to add TRX, JST, SUN, USDD to their watchlist and announces that a heavyweight super prize pool will be revealed on July 6.

Mike Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stated on the X platform that Illinois' legislation implementing a so-called "sin tax" on blockchain technology could jeopardize Chicago's future status as a financial market center.The bill even imposes taxes on the transfer of cryptocurrency assets that have not generated any economic benefits. Mike Selig referred to it as "slowdown legislation" and stated that the bill transforms residents' property rights from "inherent rights" to "privileged rights that require permission."Mike Selig further added that, against the backdrop of blockchain technology continuously reshaping financial markets, replacing policies that promote economic growth with taxes on cryptocurrency wallets may be viewed by history as a turning point or even a signal of decline for Chicago's financial development.

According to The Block, crypto bank Anchorage Digital announced that it has integrated Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol for Ethereum, providing institutional clients with direct access to its derivative asset wstETH.Institutional users can mint and burn wstETH, while earning Ethereum staking rewards, combined with the custody and governance compliance framework provided by Anchorage.

The global technology and Web3 data infrastructure Feixiaohao (Feixiaohao.ai) Nasdaq main board stock code FXHO has officially come into effect, marking the completion of Feixiaohao's compliant restructuring of cryptocurrency digital assets. It officially begins a new era of Web3 globalization capital incubation with the "U.S. stock listed company credit endorsement + FDAT 100 index ecosystem + global Web3 brand matrix" trinity. With the code FXHO coming into effect, Binance's U.S. stock module has simultaneously supported trading of this stock.Since mid-March 2026, when LianDai Technology submitted Form 6-K official announcement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), proposing to sign a letter of intent to acquire 100% equity of Feixiaohao (feixiaohao.ai) for a total consideration of up to $80 million (including $64 million in stock and $16 million in cash), both teams have efficiently advanced under legal, financial, and global compliance frameworks.With the official effect of the FXHO code today, the listed company will deeply integrate the advantages of traditional hardware supply chains with Feixiaohao's powerful on-chain big data and global community ecosystem, creating the world's first compliant Web3 asset incubation and capital acceleration platform.In the future, Feixiaohao will strictly adhere to international financial regulatory standards, empowering high-quality global Web3 projects to achieve leapfrog growth, and working together with global Web3 industry builders to jointly list on Nasdaq.

According to Bloomberg, Erebor Bank, founded by Palmer Luckey, is negotiating a new round of financing with investors, aiming for a valuation of at least $8 billion, nearly doubling from last year's valuation of $4.35 billion.Insiders say that the bank's deposits have increased from $1.1 billion to $4.05 billion over the past three months, with nearly 400 new clients, and it is expected to achieve profitability within the year. Erebor focuses on serving companies in sectors such as defense technology and cryptocurrency, and has obtained a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.Previously, its investors included Lux Capital, 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, and Founders Fund. Erebor has also signed a non-binding letter of intent with Venezuela's Banco de Venezuela to provide agency services.

According to Coinglass data, on July 2nd at 19:27, 500 million USDT was monitored being transferred from Binance to an unknown wallet.

The Binance futures platform will launch the ETHUSD1 perpetual contract on July 3 at 17:00, with a maximum leverage of up to 100 times. This contract will support a multi-asset model, allowing users to use other assets such as BTC as margin for trading.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses belonging to the terrorist organization ISIS-K to the Specially Designated Nationals sanctions list. The stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen the funds of 131 of these Tron addresses, while the remaining 3 sanctioned addresses are located on the Monero network. Since 2023, these 131 Tron addresses have received over $1.4 million in cryptocurrency donations and have sent out over $880,000.

Starting from July 3, 2026, at 08:00, Binance will update the USD1 airdrop activity rules. Eligible users can share 178 million WLFI tokens. Users must maintain a daily open contract volume of at least 300 USD1 on the USD1 contract trading pair to receive 1.2 times the annualized yield. If it is below 300 USD1, they will receive 1 times the annualized yield. For specific rules, please refer to the announcement.

According to Coinglass data, on July 2nd at 16:22, 34.3507 million USDT was detected being transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance.

The Binance contract platform will launch the following U-based TradFi perpetual contracts on July 2, 2026: STRCUSDT (17:15), CATUSDT (17:20), TXNUSDT (17:25), FLEXUSDT (17:30), TERUSDT (17:35), TTWOUSDT (17:40), KSTRUSDT (17:45), BSPUSDT (17:50).

He Yifa tweeted that Binance has officially entered the Philippine market. The accompanying official announcement shows that the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted final approval to BlockShoals Technologies Inc., allowing it to launch testing of financial products and services under the Commission's Strategic Regulatory Sandbox (Stratbox) framework.According to the content of the document, BlockShoals will operate using a crypto asset intermediary model, enabling local users in the Philippines to access products from its global crypto asset service provider (CASP) partners. As a core part of the initial testing phase, BlockShoals will complete system integration with local virtual asset service providers within 90 days; upon successful integration, BlockShoals will officially implement the approved testing plan under the supervision of applicable security guarantees and regulatory agencies, which includes user registration and onboarding through its global CASP partner Binance.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang (@satofishi) deposited 16,842 ETH (approximately $26.87 million) and 60 WBTC (approximately $3.61 million) to Binance on July 2, 2026, Beijing time, totaling approximately $30.48 million.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, the whale 0x2684 continues to accumulate ETH, having just withdrawn 5,926 ETH (9.58 million USD) from Binance again. In the past two days, this whale has withdrawn a total of 15,802 ETH (25 million USD) from Binance and staked it.

According to Jinshi, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that today he will propose sanctions against more entities supporting the Russian military industry in response to Russia's attacks on Ukraine.

According to BeInCrypto's latest selection, Gate was included in the "Best MiCA-Licensed Crypto Platforms in 2026" and was awarded "Best for Access to a Large Cryptocurrency Selection." The selection pointed out that Gate provides a diversified digital asset ecosystem covering spot trading, contracts, wealth management, and Web3 services, offering European users a more comprehensive digital asset trading experience with its extensive asset coverage and product system.With the official end of the transition period for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the European digital asset market has fully entered an era of unified regulation. Gate Europe has previously obtained the EU MiCA license and Payment Institution (PI) license, which provide solid support for Gate Europe's operations under the European regulatory framework and further enhance the platform's capabilities in compliance operations, risk management, and long-term development. The recognition from a well-known industry media outlet further reflects Gate's positive progress in promoting compliance construction and continuously optimizing product services in Europe. Gate's founder and CEO Dr. Han stated that the formal implementation of MiCA signifies the official end of the "regulatory arbitrage" era in the European crypto industry, and market competition will increasingly return to the essence of products, security, and user experience. This viewpoint was also reprinted by Cointelegraph, further demonstrating the industry's broad attention to the new era of European regulation.Currently, multiple entities under Gate have completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, or obtained authorizations and approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Dubai, solidifying the global business foundation through multi-regional regulatory licenses and registrations. The platform continues to advance its global compliance strategy, continuously improving its global compliance network to provide users with safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services.

According to Cointelegraph, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed that there were 77 crypto-related kidnapping extortion cases in France in the first half of 2026, a significant increase from 45 cases in all of 2025. France is one of the largest hotspots for "ransomware attacks" globally, with about 11% of the population holding crypto assets. Authorities have launched a rapid alert system, with 724 people registered, and emergency measures have led to the arrest of 200 individuals. Nuñez pledged to implement a three-part plan to enhance security measures in the crypto industry, including strengthening intelligence sharing, deepening cooperation with ADAN, and improving coordination among security departments. CertiK stated that France has become a center for attacks due to several leading crypto companies and their executives being based locally, the presence of a "show-off culture and voluntary identity disclosure culture" within the community, and multiple sensitive data leaks.