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According to Bloomberg, DeepSeek announced the suspension of its second round of financing and verbally notified some potential investors that it would not sign investment agreements as expected. This suspension partly stems from founder Liang Wenfeng's dissatisfaction with the leak of a 4-hour internal transcript during its first financing deal, where he made 52 statements in an investor meeting regarding DeepSeek's organizational culture, open-source logic, technology roadmap, and views on the competitive landscape of the industry. The nearly 4-hour meeting record recently went viral on social media, including statements such as "The biggest gap between China and the U.S. in AI is computing power resources." Both DeepSeek and Liang Wenfeng have not confirmed the authenticity of the leaked record.DeepSeek stated that it may still choose to resume the transaction process in the future and has begun preparations for an initial public offering, with the IPO potentially being filed as early as this year.DeepSeek completed its first round of external financing in June 2026, raising over 50 billion yuan, approximately 7.4 billion dollars, with a post-investment valuation of about 50-59 billion dollars. It adopted a special structure, with most funds entering a limited partnership managed by Liang Wenfeng, where investors have no voting rights and are locked in for 5 years. Liang Wenfeng himself contributed about 20 billion yuan as the largest contributor, with participation from Tencent, CATL, JD.com, NetEase, and the Chinese National AI Fund. DeepSeek subsequently initiated discussions for its second round of financing in mid-July, targeting a valuation of about 71 billion dollars.

Renowned analyst PlanB expressed opposition to the Bitcoin BIP-110 proposal, believing that those supporting the fork do not truly understand the decentralized nature of Bitcoin.The proposal aims to temporarily limit non-payment data on-chain through a soft fork, with the current miner support rate at approximately 1%.

According to crypto KOL Crypto Fearless, the BitMart platform token BMX plummeted over 60% yesterday. Subsequently, some users in the community reported that the withdrawal review time has significantly increased compared to usual, and other users stated that hundreds of U withdrawals initiated in the morning have not yet arrived.Currently, BitMart has not issued a public statement regarding the withdrawal delays. Considering that withdrawal anomalies are often a precursor to platform risks, Crypto Fearless advises users still holding assets on BitMart to withdraw their funds as soon as possible.

According to South Korean media Daily NK, North Korean authorities arrested an elite hacker group on July 12, which is suspected of infiltrating the internal networks of the North Korean central bank and foreign trade bank, stealing national trade funds and laundering money through cryptocurrency. Sources say the group's leader is a veteran from the cyber warfare unit under the North Korean Reconnaissance General Bureau, who recruited talented IT graduates from Kim Chaek University of Technology and Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, using encrypted communications and wireless devices to commit crimes.They split the stolen funds into small amounts and transferred them to overseas cryptocurrency wallets, exchanged them for cash through intermediaries, and then converted them into dollars and other currencies in border areas. Pyongyang officials launched an investigation after discovering anomalies in foreign currency payment approvals and records of overseas IP access, ultimately raiding a safe house and arresting suspects who were laundering money, seizing equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. This case has caused a stir among the elite and military circles in Pyongyang, with senior officials in the Reconnaissance General Bureau and the science and education sector worried about being implicated. North Korea has long been accused of stealing billions of dollars in cryptocurrency assets through hacker organizations like the Lazarus Group, but this incident rarely shows that its own financial system has also become a target of internal attacks.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, an unknown wallet transferred 4,690 BTC to OKX, worth approximately $300.6 million at current prices.

Across Protocol released a post-incident report on the Relayer security event. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Risk Labs Solana off-chain event reading software to fabricate 1,627 false recharge events with a total face value of approximately $41.7 million.The report states that the Relayer completed 581 reimbursements before pausing Solana services, involving about $4.5 million of its own funds, while the remaining approximately $37 million in false recharges have all been rendered invalid.This incident did not involve any smart contract vulnerabilities, and all user transfers were completed or fully refunded on the same day. Across Protocol stated that the losses were limited to the capital of Risk Labs' own relayers, with a net loss of less than $4 million after deducting approximately $500,000 in attacker funds. Currently, Solana's order flow has been completely routed through CCTP, and the ACX token acquisition plan remains unaffected.

According to official news, the one-stop trading platform Dango team announced that due to various reasons, the project has no viable path to achieve sustained commercial success and has decided to shut down. The team emphasized user fund safety, withdrawal restrictions will be lifted in the short term, and advised users to close positions and withdraw funds as soon as possible, while reminding that current liquidity is expected to be thin, and caution should be taken regarding slippage risk.At 20:00 Beijing time on July 29 (12:00 UTC), Dango will stop trading, and remaining positions will be closed at oracle prices. DLP gold deposits will be unlocked, and all funds will be returned to users' spot accounts in the form of USDC.At 20:00 Beijing time on August 13 (12:00 UTC), the Dango L1 blockchain will cease operation. At that time, any deposits that have not been withdrawn will be refunded to the user's original Ethereum deposit address.

According to The Block, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated that quantum computing could pose a significant challenge to Bitcoin's governance capabilities. If the Bitcoin network cannot coordinate the necessary upgrades, BTC may lose its status as the largest cryptocurrency asset globally.Hoskinson mentioned that the problem with Bitcoin is that it is "frozen in time," making any changes very difficult. He believes that the early disappointment with Bitcoin's lack of flexibility was one of the reasons that led to the birth of Ethereum.

According to market news, the listed company KULR Technology has sold 333 bitcoins to fully repay its $20 million Coinbase credit line. It currently holds a total of 760 BTC.

According to TASS, the Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, stated that there are no restrictions on transferring cryptocurrencies from Russia to overseas for all categories of investors, but investors should be aware that such operations currently lack legal protection.

Gate US officially announced that Gate AI and Alpaca will collaborate on the development vision of Agentic Trading, promoting the integration of AI infrastructure and trading system capabilities to provide underlying support for the next generation of intelligent trading applications.Alpaca has built a trading API that is developer and AI Agent friendly, with its community continuously transforming trading ideas into actual projects, covering research processes, simulated trading systems, and Agentic workflows that connect market data, analysis, and execution logic. Gate AI focuses on building an infrastructure layer for AI Agents and developers, where the GateRouter unified API helps developers quickly access over 25 mainstream AI models and balances cost and performance through intelligent routing.Both Gate AI and Alpaca agree that AI trading Agent developers should not have to choose between high-quality trading execution infrastructure and AI infrastructure, but should be able to obtain support for both in a smoother manner. Next, Gate AI will explore how its model routing and Agent infrastructure can connect to trading workflows built on APIs like Alpaca, supporting developers in integrating market data, AI reasoning, and trading execution into Agentic systems.Gate AI and Alpaca also plan to promote knowledge sharing and best practice exchanges between their developer communities, continuously lowering the development threshold and complexity of AI-native trading applications. Gate AI and Alpaca will continue to explore collaborative efforts around the construction of the Agentic Trading ecosystem, providing foundational support for developers to build more efficient and scalable next-generation intelligent trading applications.

At the 2026 Wiki Finance Expo, Bitget was awarded two industry awards for its innovative performance in the multi-asset trading market: "Global Outstanding All-Asset Innovation Platform" and "Asia's Leading Innovative Trading Platform."Currently, Bitget's CFD daily trading volume reaches 10 billion dollars. The platform has launched a zero-fee model for CFDs and continues to upgrade its CFD copy trading system, extending its mature cryptocurrency trading capabilities to a broader range of multi-asset scenarios.Bitget's Chief Analyst Lewis Huang stated that the next phase of the trading market will be driven by the deep integration of Web3 and traditional finance. Bitget will rely on the UEX architecture to continuously provide users with a more unified, flexible, and global cross-asset trading experience.

According to market news, American defense technology company Anduril is in talks for financing, with a valuation of approximately $100 billion. No decisions have been made regarding future financing yet.It is reported that the company may ask investors to commit to participating in the subsequent second round of financing at a higher valuation.

On the day BitMEX announced its shutdown, BKX Services Inc. and David Namdar filed a class action lawsuit in the Southern District of New York Federal Court, accusing the platform of manipulating user forced liquidations and stealing Bitcoin collateral by using insider trading privileges and server freezing tactics. The plaintiffs claim a total loss of approximately 623 BTC, with BKX losing at least 305.81 BTC and Namdar losing over 316.85 BTC, seeking the return of Bitcoin and damages.The complaint states that BitMEX allowed clients to use up to 100 times leverage, while forcibly liquidating positions when the collateral value was still about twice the loss, with the remaining Bitcoin being included in the platform's insurance fund, allowing BitMEX to profit from it. This lawsuit traces back to relevant transactions starting from July 23, 2018, while a similar case from 2020 was voluntarily withdrawn on June 30, 2025.

A report jointly released by the Bitcoin collateral lending platform CoinRabbit and the computing power platform GoMining points out that managing Bitcoin is more important than mining it. As the block reward drops to 3.125 BTC and the overall network difficulty approaches historical highs, low electricity prices and high uptime only constitute a survival baseline. What truly differentiates mining companies is the method of handling Bitcoin after it is mined.The report suggests that mining companies are shifting from direct sales to collateralized lending to cover recurring expenses such as electricity, custody, and labor. This approach retains exposure to holding Bitcoin while generating cash flow, avoids taxable sales, and preserves the deduction space for operating expenses. The trade-off is that mining companies simultaneously bear the dual risks of price and liquidation when Bitcoin prices decline.Jeremy Dreier, Chief Business Development Officer of GoMining, stated that the miners who can succeed after the halving are those who operate efficiently and have set aside cash in advance for this purpose. The current decline in Bitcoin prices has actually lowered the cost of increasing computing power, creating a window of opportunity for investing in expanding mining machines.

Domestic DRAM storage IDM leader Changxin Technology will officially list on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board on July 27, with an issuance valuation of approximately 580 billion yuan and a total fundraising amount of 29.5 billion yuan, of which about 22.066 billion yuan is for equipment purchase and installation costs. Industry insiders believe that 2026-2027 is the golden window period for the introduction of domestic equipment.In terms of the supply chain, on the equipment side, North Huachuang has shipped a large volume of various categories such as etching and thin film deposition, Zhongwei Company continues to validate and mass-produce etching and thin film equipment, Huahai Qingshi CMP equipment has entered the core supply chain, and Jingce Electronics and Jingzhida testing equipment are benefiting simultaneously. On the materials side, Yake Technology precursor products cover advanced process needs, Guanggang Gas provides special gases and bulk gases, Jinhong Gas has a gas production order cycle of 15 years, Tongcheng New Materials ArF/KrF photoresists have entered mass production, Jingrui Electric Materials has a market share of over 40% in high-purity hydrogen peroxide, but high-end photoresists are still in the validation stage, and Debang Technology is in the sample testing stage. On the packaging and module side, Huatian Technology is a packaging supplier, Jiangbolong and Demingli have reached procurement agreements, while Maijie Technology is still in the introduction phase. On the distribution side, Shangluo Electronics has been authorized, and there are expectations for supply strategy adjustments after listing. Several listed companies hold shares indirectly through industrial funds, with Shangfeng Cement holding approximately 0.1517% of the equity before issuance.

According to a post from Odos's official X account, the operating company of the DeFi liquidity aggregation protocol Odos announced the closure of its business. The specific timeline is as follows: Starting from July 23, new account registrations, new wallet creations, and new limit order functions have been disabled, while existing users can still exchange and close positions normally; from July 27 to 30, the application will switch to read-only mode, allowing users to view historical transaction records and balances; on July 30, all Odos services will be permanently shut down.Odos is a non-custodial protocol, and user assets remain on-chain. Users who created wallets by logging in with social accounts or email must complete asset transfers or private key exports before July 30. In addition, the ODOS token exists independently on-chain, and the company's closure does not affect its on-chain mechanism. Odos DAO will announce subsequent plans separately.