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According to CNBC, the American prediction market platform Kalshi stated that a teleprompter operator is under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for allegedly trading prediction contracts related to public speeches by President Trump.

According to Etoday, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea has announced a draft amendment to the "Special Law on Preventing Telecom Financial Fraud and Returning Victim Funds," planning to include funds from phone scams that are transferred to crypto assets within the scope of victim compensation, and to clarify the standards for the return and valuation of crypto assets. The relevant regulations are expected to officially take effect on October 1.According to the new regulations, if the frozen assets are cryptocurrencies, victims will generally be compensated based on the type and quantity of assets; if the defrauded assets differ in form from the frozen assets, compensation will be made in the form of assets that existed at the time the account was frozen. In cases where cash and crypto assets are mixed, the regulatory authorities will value the crypto assets based on the market price at the time of freezing to determine the final compensation amount.The Financial Services Commission of South Korea stated that clarifying the form of returned assets and the timing of valuation will help achieve faster and fairer compensation in complex cases involving mixed funds from multiple victims. It is reported that the public consultation for the draft amendment will continue until August 24.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Sen. Cynthia Lummis stated that Congress is working with the White House to formulate wording for a digital asset ethical framework that can "withstand the test of time," and indicated that lawmakers should not target Trump's cryptocurrency holdings.She mentioned that blind trusts are still under consideration and opposed allowing state attorneys general to sue federally elected officials over digital assets.

According to South Korea's "Daily Economic News," the South Korean government has officially established policies for cultivating the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem through the "2026 Economic Growth Strategy for the Second Half of the Year." Core initiatives include launching a pilot project for the tokenization of government bonds in 2027, linking it with the central bank digital currency of South Korean banking institutions, and considering the interoperability of CBDC with other private blockchains.The legislation for digital assets is accelerating, with plans to promote the legislation of the "Fundamental Law on Digital Assets" in the second half of the year, covering the institutionalization of stablecoins and the systematization of cross-border stablecoin transactions. The government will also support amendments to capital market laws to promote the institutionalization of virtual asset spot ETFs. In terms of the competitiveness of the blockchain industry, large demonstration projects and leading technology research and development will be promoted in the fourth quarter of this year. Additionally, the government will collaborate with international organizations such as UNFCCC and GGGI to manage GVCM carbon credits in accordance with the Paris Agreement based on blockchain technology.

According to The Block, the United States and the United Kingdom are deepening their cooperation on digital assets, releasing a joint statement from the Transatlantic Future Markets Working Group, stating that regulated stablecoins have the potential to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of the financial system. This working group was established last year to deepen cooperation between the two countries and reduce market fragmentation.The joint statement calls for the Bank of England, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the US CFTC and SEC to develop a framework for the treatment of tokenized assets, and instructs the FCA and SEC to "explore options to facilitate cross-border financing." The statement also proposes support for competition and innovation in assets such as stablecoins and tokenized deposits, emphasizing standards for custody, reserve isolation, and consumer protection, and providing clear priority legal claims for stablecoin holders in the event of bankruptcy. This statement comes on the one-year anniversary of the passage of the US GENIUS Act, with Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh stating at a House Financial Services Committee hearing that "relevant rules are being introduced just ahead of the July 18 deadline."

According to South Korean media EToday, the South Korean government announced the "2026 Economic Growth Strategy for the Second Half of the Year," declaring that it will accelerate the advancement of three major "super projects": semiconductors, AI data centers, and physical AI, and plans to enhance industrial competitiveness through the construction of blockchain and digital asset ecosystems.According to the plan, South Korea aims to double its storage chip production capacity within the next five years and launch an AI chatbot and a unified AI education platform for the public in the second half of this year. Notably, the South Korean government proposed to advance large-scale demonstration projects for blockchain and digital asset ecosystems in the second half of this year and to initiate a pilot project for the tokenization of government bonds based on blockchain, exploring the linkage with the central bank's institutional CBDC to promote the upgrade of financial infrastructure. In addition, South Korea also plans to establish strategic investment accounts and a national growth fund to expand long-term capital support for strategic industries such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, security, and blockchain.

According to CoinDesk, a wholesale digital market report supported by the UK Treasury lists Ripple as one of the core participants, planning to transition repurchase agreements (repo), UK government bonds (gilts), and funds from the regulatory sandbox to the real market within the next 12 months, with an expected annual increase of about £33 billion in output and £14 billion in tax revenue for the UK economy over the next decade.The report proposes a hybrid architecture that overlays a permissioned institutional network on top of a public chain, using BlackRock's tokenized money market fund BUIDL on Ethereum as an example, while also noting that the finality risk of settlements brought about by public chain restructuring remains to be resolved. The report also mentions Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road (renamed Ripple Prime) and Santander UK's use of the Ripple blockchain for cross-border payments, suggesting that traditional finance and crypto institutions are converging.

According to Bloomberg, several major banks in the United States, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and HSBC, have announced the formation of a joint network operated by The Clearing House, using blockchain to connect tokenized bank deposits in response to the rapid expansion of dollar stablecoins represented by USDT and USDC in the payment and clearing sectors.The network is scheduled to launch next year, aiming to achieve interoperability among the internal blockchain systems of various banks, with a priority on wholesale payments and liquidity management scenarios.Data from Artemis Analytics shows that the trading volume of stablecoins is expected to reach approximately $33 trillion by 2025, and Bloomberg Intelligence predicts that related payment flows could exceed $50 trillion by 2030. The banking industry believes that this trend has already posed direct competitive pressure on traditional deposit and payment businesses.

According to a report by Jinshi Data on July 13, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and three other departments issued guidance on promoting the high-quality development of internet infrastructure resources. It mentioned strengthening the planning of internet technology innovation, promoting the implementation of relevant national key research and development programs and major national science and technology projects, enhancing original technology innovation, and carrying out technical research on the integration of artificial intelligence, blockchain, distributed identifiers and internet infrastructure resources, breaking through key technologies such as network dynamic optimization, intelligent resource scheduling, and data security interaction. Strengthening the innovation of the IPv6 technology system to solve key issues such as protocol compatibility and high-performance transmission. Breaking through key technologies for satellite internet mega-constellation networking, rapid routing switching, and reliable anti-jamming transmission. Breaking through key technologies for the large-scale deployment and application of resource public key infrastructure.

Injective's official account posted on the X platform, stating that recent media reports have covered news about "potential security risks involving the Injective npm package." This issue has been promptly identified and resolved. User funds have never been at risk and have not suffered any losses.The official statement indicated that its security monitoring system detected the issue immediately and quickly marked the affected package version as deprecated, while replacing it with a new version, thus blocking the risk before the malicious package could be downloaded.As a result, the download volume of the malicious package is zero, and it has not affected users; the security of user funds has also not been threatened. Injective's npm package is one of the most widely used SDKs in the cryptocurrency field, and the official team has now implemented optimization measures to ensure that such attack attempts cannot occur again.

According to the Nikkei News, Japan's Minister of Finance and Financial Services, Katsuyuki Katayama, stated during the opening ceremony of the "OpenQUICK 2026" seminar hosted by the financial information service organization QUICK that, in the context of the ongoing expansion of overseas cryptocurrency ETF trading, he hopes to promote research related to lifting the ban on cryptocurrency asset ETFs in Japan.Japan is currently advancing legislative work to incorporate cryptocurrencies into the regulatory framework of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

According to official news, on July 5th, the ANTON Hong Kong Web4.0 closed-door private board meeting was successfully held. This meeting focused on in-depth exchanges regarding AI-Fi, Web4.0, real ecological applications, and co-construction with ecological partners.At the meeting, Mr. Allen Dave, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director of MY Group Technology Company, attended and delivered a speech, stating that MY Group will continue to provide ecological resources, global market capabilities, real application scenarios, and capitalization strategy support for ANTON. Both parties will engage in deeper collaboration around AI-Fi and Web4.0.It is reported that ANTON is an important component of MY Group's AI-Fi ecological layout, dedicated to exploring the integration of AI and decentralized finance. Through the BAS bionic intelligent agent cluster, AI financial strategy system, and on-chain rule mechanisms, it aims to build intelligent financial protocols for the Web4.0 era.Industry insiders believe that with the continuous integration of AI technology and on-chain financial infrastructure, AI-Fi is gradually becoming one of the important application directions in the Web4.0 era. The deep collaboration between ANTON and MY Group is expected to further promote the transition of AI finance from conceptual narratives to real-world applications.MY Group's current ecosystem covers various fields, including social traffic entry, global payment systems, public chain infrastructure, digital asset trading ecosystems, and AI intelligent financial systems. In the future, both parties will continue to advance cooperation in areas such as AI-Fi infrastructure construction, real application implementation, and global community ecological expansion by leveraging their respective advantages.This Hong Kong private board meeting further clarified the strategic collaborative relationship between ANTON and MY Group under the new cycle of intelligent finance, jointly promoting the development of the AI-Fi and Web4.0 ecosystem.

According to the official website of the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan, the President of Kazakhstan signed the decree "On Measures to Stimulate and Develop the Digital Asset Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan" on July 8, 2026, aimed at building a modern and transparent digital financial services ecosystem.The core content of the decree covers four major directions: First, to promote the modernization of payment infrastructure and develop mechanisms that support digital assets and stablecoins for cross-border settlement; Second, to encourage the inclusion of cryptocurrency trading within a regulated legal framework, allowing digital assets previously held on unregulated platforms abroad to be voluntarily disclosed and transferred to domestic licensed service providers; Third, to introduce tax incentive policies, exempting personal income tax on profits from digital asset trading conducted through Kazakhstan's regulated infrastructure; Fourth, to allow associated gas from oil and gas fields to be used for self-generated power and allocated to digital mining, to promote regional investment and efficient energy utilization.In addition, the decree also clarifies the development direction of tokenized financial instruments and national trading infrastructure.

According to CoinDesk, with the official full implementation of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the European digital asset market has entered a new era of unified regulation. Regarding the impact of MiCA on the industry landscape, Dr. Han, founder and CEO of Gate, stated in an interview that Gate began laying the groundwork for compliance in Europe several years ago and completed preparations for MiCA and Payment Institution (PI) licenses ahead of schedule in 2025. He pointed out that the significance of MiCA lies not only in establishing a unified regulatory framework but, more importantly, in ensuring that all market participants start from the same starting line. "Only when all platforms adhere to the same rules can the industry truly compete based on products, services, and user experience." At the same time, he also mentioned that if unauthorized platforms can still provide services to European users, the fair competition environment will still face challenges, making the effective enforcement of regulations equally crucial.Currently, Gate Europe has been continuously improving its compliance system, risk management, and operational governance capabilities based on the dual licenses of MiCA and PI, while deepening its global compliance layout. In addition to Europe, several 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 continuously providing safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services to global users. In the future, Gate will continue to adhere to the parallel development of compliance and innovation, promoting the long-term healthy development of the digital asset industry with higher quality product experiences and global service capabilities.

The Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, issued a statement regarding the 2026 regulatory agenda, which pointed out that a series of regulatory reforms will continue to be advanced. This includes adapting the regulatory framework to the current market environment, actively embracing innovation and new technologies, implementing the goal proposed by U.S. President Trump to "make America the global crypto capital," promoting more crypto-related products to enter the U.S. market, establishing clear financing rules for crypto assets, and clarifying the roles of market participants in on-chain custody and facilitating on-chain tokenized securities trading.In terms of capital market reform, the SEC will promote the "Make IPOs Great Again" initiative by reforming the information disclosure system, reducing compliance costs for companies going public, and encouraging more companies to enter the public market while maintaining necessary investor protection measures.

The B.AI Promotion Rebate Center is officially launched. From now on, users can invite friends to join the B.AI ecosystem through a dedicated invitation link or invitation code. New registered friends can receive a 300,000 Credits newcomer reward, while the inviter will also receive a permanently valid coin reward after the friend completes a recharge or subscription, which can be exchanged for Credits at any time.At the same time, users with exclusive communities or extensive networks can apply to unlock higher exclusive rebate ratios to enjoy more competitive returns. The platform focuses on real-time rebate inquiries and fully transparent data, and provides a one-click shareable exclusive invitation code to make the promotion process more efficient and convenient. The coin rewards obtained by the inviter are not only permanently valid and can be exchanged at any time, but more value-added rights will also be gradually unlocked in the future.

According to Jinshi reports, SK Hynix officially launched its marketing process for its U.S. stock listing this Monday, aiming to leverage investors' continued enthusiasm for the memory chip sector to advance its trading on U.S. exchanges.According to the filing documents, SK Hynix plans to issue approximately 17.79 million shares of common stock corresponding to American Depositary Receipts. Based on last Friday's closing price in the Korean market, the scale of this issuance is approximately $28 billion. As a leading supplier of HBM chips, SK Hynix's listing in the U.S. opens up efficient financing channels for the company.According to previously disclosed regulatory documents, SK Hynix expects its American Depositary Receipts to officially begin trading on July 10 (this Friday). Based on the current proposed issuance scale, this ADR sale will rank among the top three largest IPOs in history (the specific amount depends on the exchange rate), potentially rivaling the $29.4 billion IPO scale set by Saudi Aramco in 2019.