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Gate Ventures: Institutions continue to increase investment in on-chain finance, accelerating the construction of stablecoins and blockchain infrastructure

According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, the global market continued to be influenced by high interest rate expectations and geopolitical factors last week, with the cryptocurrency market overall maintaining volatility. BTC rose 0.2% over the week, ETH increased by 1.2%, and market sentiment saw a slight recovery. Meanwhile, BTC spot ETFs ended eight consecutive weeks of net outflows, recording a net inflow of approximately $197 million, and ETH spot ETFs also resumed net inflows, with institutional allocation demand showing marginal improvement.On the industry front, traditional financial institutions are continuing to accelerate the construction of on-chain infrastructure. Swift officially launched a blockchain-based shared ledger and partnered with 17 global banks to initiate a tokenized deposit pilot; fintech platform Toss is collaborating with Optimism to advance the infrastructure development for the Korean won stablecoin; Robinhood Chain, which launched only two weeks ago, has surpassed a total locked value (TVL) of $132 million.In terms of investment and financing, a total of 8 financing deals were disclosed last week, amounting to $381 million, with the infrastructure (Infra) sector dominating. Prime Intellect completed a $130 million financing round to accelerate the construction of enterprise-level AI infrastructure; Gauntlet received a $125 million strategic investment from Japan's SBI Holdings to further expand its institutional-level DeFi treasury business. Gate Ventures believes that stablecoins, on-chain finance, and institutional-level infrastructure are continuing to become important development directions for the industry, with institutional capital further increasing its investment in digital asset infrastructure.

Kingsoft Cloud accelerates GPU computing power construction, securing a budget of 10 billion from Xiaomi and a long-term contract worth billions from Alibaba

According to reports from Jiemian News, Kingsoft Cloud will accelerate the construction of GPU computing clusters in the second half of the year to meet the explosive growth in computing power demand from major clients. Among them, Xiaomi's demand for Kingsoft Cloud's GPU computing power has upgraded from a ten-thousand-card cluster, with the related budget significantly increasing from nearly 4 billion yuan to over 10 billion yuan. In addition, Alibaba's large model team has signed a 5-year computing power leasing contract with Kingsoft Cloud, involving more than 3,000 eight-card GPU servers. Based on the contracted price, the annualized revenue after full delivery will exceed 4 billion yuan.To meet the surging customer demand, Kingsoft Cloud's capital expenditure plan for 2026 has been raised to 15 billion yuan, with an annual revenue target of 12.5 billion to 13.5 billion yuan. It is reported that due to tight upstream supply, Kingsoft Cloud is currently only accepting long-term contracts from clients for 3 to 5 years, and some orders are facing delivery delays. Due to concerns about the risk of impairment of high-level card assets, Kingsoft Cloud is currently pausing aggressive hardware expansion, anticipating that the prices of computing hardware may reach a turning point for decline in the third quarter of this year.

CITIC Construction Investment: Although the logic of AI computing power remains optimistic, volatility has intensified; it is recommended to be cautious in chasing high prices

CITIC Construction Investment Research Report points out that the following factors will determine the trend of the third quarter market: In terms of fundamentals, AI computing power remains at a high level of prosperity, with mid-year performance and overseas financial reports worth paying attention to. At the same time, since April, under pressure from the macro economy, the economic measures from the Politburo meeting in July are quite important; In terms of liquidity, external disturbances have increased, while internal conditions remain neutral; In terms of risk appetite, geopolitical events and the listing of industry giants will cause short-term fluctuations in the market. Considering the global tech stock correlation effect, major overseas computing powers such as Japan, South Korea, and the United States also need to be continuously monitored.In terms of industry allocation, although the logic of AI computing power remains unchanged, volatility has intensified. It is recommended to be cautious about chasing highs and to position during pullbacks; lithium batteries are expected to welcome a peak season, and energy storage demand continues to warm up, while new energy presents opportunities for phased valuation recovery; dividends are expected to rebound from oversold conditions, with relatively high cost-performance ratios. Key areas to focus on: banks, coal, public utilities, AI, optical modules, storage, chips, industrial metals, lithium battery materials (VC), etc.

Gate Ventures: Market sentiment continues to be weak, stablecoin payments and RWA infrastructure construction are accelerating

According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, market risk appetite continues to be under pressure, and the overall cryptocurrency market is experiencing a pullback. BTC fell 3.7% over the week, ETH fell 1.2%, and the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies declined by 3.1%, with the Fear and Greed Index remaining in the "Extreme Fear" range. In terms of capital flow, digital asset investment products continued to see net outflows, with the spot BTC ETF experiencing a net outflow of $226.8 million in a single week, and the spot ETH ETF seeing a net outflow of $10 million, reflecting ongoing market hesitation. Meanwhile, STRC under Strategy has traded below par for the fifth consecutive week, and the market continues to pay attention to its subsequent capital operations and yield adjustment space.In terms of industry development, stablecoin payments and RWA infrastructure construction are being continuously advanced. Trace Finance has completed $32 million in financing to expand its compliant stablecoin payment network and cross-border settlement infrastructure; Philippine regulators have released positive signals supporting the development of RWA tokenization, with related explorations further deepening. In terms of investment and financing, four financing transactions were disclosed last week, with a total financing amount of $39.5 million, of which the DeFi sector accounted for the majority. Overall, although the market is still in a correction phase in the short term, stablecoin payments, RWA, and underlying infrastructure construction remain important directions of ongoing industry focus.

Aave founder: Aave V4 can reconstruct the on-chain securities financing market, targeting a market size of trillions of dollars

Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated that Aave V4 can be used to reconstruct the on-chain securities financing market. He mentioned that securities financing is one of the largest markets on Wall Street but receives relatively little attention from the outside. Securities collateralized loans have become a multi-trillion dollar business, with the U.S. repurchase market having an average daily exposure of about $12.6 trillion, secured financing reaching $1.3 trillion, wealth management securities collateralized loans exceeding $400 billion, and approximately $4.6 trillion in assets in the securities lending market being lent out, generating a record $15 billion in revenue by 2025.Aave V4, through a "liquidity hub + modular market" structure, allows for shared liquidity at the underlying level while setting up segmented markets with different risk parameters, asset ranges, and rules at the upper level. Aave V4 can support three core securities financing scenarios: securities collateralized loans, repurchase transactions, and securities lending. Tokenized securities can be used as collateral to borrow GHO or stablecoins; repurchase transactions can borrow stablecoins using tokenized securities as collateral and achieve atomic settlement; in securities lending, the tokenized securities themselves can become borrowable assets, with lending income flowing directly to asset holders.Stani indicated that Aave V4 could adopt a single shared liquidity hub or split multiple hubs by asset class and risk. The former has deeper liquidity, while the latter offers stronger risk isolation. He believes that the realistic path may start with unified liquidity and, as the types of collateral expand, gradually evolve into a multi-hub structure categorized by asset class and risk.

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: Will continue to promote the construction of a regulatory framework for digital assets and support AI financial applications

According to Crowdfund Insider, the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Laura Liang, stated at the Caixin Summer Summit that Hong Kong will continue to expand its digital asset regulatory framework and promote the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector to consolidate its position as an international financial center.Laura Liang pointed out that regulatory agencies will improve the institutional framework around areas such as digital asset trading, custody, investment consulting, and asset management, while adhering to the regulatory principle of "same business, same risks, same rules," achieving a balance between innovation and investor protection.She stated that as the application of AI in the financial industry accelerates, regulatory focus will include potential risks such as model reliability, algorithm bias, data privacy, and cybersecurity, emphasizing that financial institutions need to strengthen risk management during the innovation process.In addition, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and relevant regulatory agencies have expanded the regulatory sandbox mechanism, allowing financial institutions to test generative AI applications in a controlled environment to promote technological implementation and compliant development. Analysts believe that Hong Kong is further enhancing the openness and standardization of its financial markets through a dual regulatory framework for digital assets and AI, while also increasing its competitiveness in the global capital markets.
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