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Recently, the decentralized stablecoin USDD officially released its monthly transparency report for July 2026. The report shows that several core data points continue to improve month-on-month, demonstrating robust growth and ecological vitality. Among them, the new circulation of USDD in July reached $221 million, with a total circulation of $1.58 billion at the end of the month, and the collateralization rate maintained at 142.98%; the circulation of USDD on the TRON blockchain increased by 18.7%; Smart Allocator's cumulative earnings reached $23.72 million; the treasury data for Q2 2026 was disclosed in the same month, with a treasury surplus of $21.54097 million.The report comprehensively disclosed reserves, earnings, treasury, and ecological progress, confirming USDD's continuous optimization in over-collateralization, on-chain verifiability, and multi-scenario applications. Various data indicators showed a continuous increase month-on-month, with normalized incentives being consistently implemented, providing stable support for users and ecological partners.

According to South Korean media NATE, the Korea Regulatory Reform Committee has proposed amendments to the enforcement decree of the Specific Financial Transaction Information Act, excluding minor violations from the qualification restrictions for major shareholders of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP).This move has sparked discussions in the market regarding exchange mergers and acquisitions, the entry of new businesses, and the fairness of regulation. The proposal to relax restrictions also involves issues related to the boundaries of the enforcement decree's authority.

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that the publicly listed Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark has increased its holdings by 7 Bitcoins, bringing its total to 13,931 Bitcoins, ranking 11th in the Bitcoin 100 leaderboard.

According to CoinDesk, the tokenized asset company Ondo Finance is embroiled in a corporate control dispute following the death of founder Nathan Allman this year. The estate has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing former president and current CEO Ian De Bode of improperly attempting to seize control of the company while the estate certification process is not yet complete and the company's voting rights are temporarily suspended. The three legal documents request the judge to determine who legally controls Ondo Finance and to prohibit the company from taking significant actions until the governance dispute is resolved.According to the complaint, Nathan Allman was the CEO, sole director, and controlling shareholder of Ondo at the time of his death, and his voting rights could not be exercised until his mother, Kathleen Allman, was formally appointed as the estate representative through the Hawaiian probate process on June 26. The estate alleges that De Bode claimed to automatically become CEO and appointed himself as the sole director before this, taking actions such as hiring consultants and approving performance grants.After obtaining the voting rights, Kathleen Allman voted to remove De Bode from all positions and appointed herself as chairwoman and interim CEO during the board meeting on July 24. De Bode responded that he regretted the lawsuit filed by Allman, stating that her claims lack basis, and that the company still has the support of major investors and key stakeholders such as the Ondo Foundation. The court has not yet ruled on the related allegations, and the aforementioned documents only reflect the statements of the estate.

According to the official report from Spark, Spark Protocol released its Q2 2026 financial report. The total protocol return for the quarter reached $40.6 million (quarter-on-quarter +29%), with a net protocol return of $4.31 million (quarter-on-quarter -38%) and a net protocol surplus of $710,000 (quarter-on-quarter -79%). Distribution rewards amounted to $4.53 million, becoming the largest source of net income for the quarter, with sUSDS contributing $2.63 million, leading the way.The average deployment scale of the Spark Liquidity Layer (SLL) increased to $2.56 billion, but due to the narrowing of DeFi lending spreads and the cost of capital for the expansion of the Spark Savings USDT market, SLL recorded a net income of -$810,000, with the captured spread dropping from 0.64% in Q1 to -0.13%.The SparkLend USDT balance reached $528 million at the end of the quarter, making it one of the largest USDT lending platforms on Ethereum. The protocol treasury balance at the end of the quarter was $48.5 million, with $1.31 million in SPK token buybacks completed during the quarter. Despite facing pressure from spread compression, the protocol maintained profitability every month during this quarter.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies, large asset management institutions, and treasury agreements disclosed the latest developments in the purchase and reserve allocation of crypto assets, with the core information as follows:l Intesa Sanpaolo significantly reduced its holdings in Bitcoin spot ETF: Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo's 13F filing shows that as of June 30, its BlackRock Bitcoin spot ETF holdings decreased by 93.7% from the previous quarter to 40,700 shares; during the same period, Ethereum spot ETF holdings increased more than threefold to 349,600 shares.l Japan's Financial Services Agency establishes a dedicated department for crypto assets: The Japan FSA announced the establishment of the "Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Department," effective August 7, responsible for the regulation of crypto assets and stablecoins.l CleanSpark produced 586 BTC in July and sold 579: Mining company CleanSpark produced 586 BTC in July, with a total of 4,310 BTC for the year. In that month, it sold 579 BTC at an average price of $66,133; holding 13,931 BTC, with a peak hash rate of 50 EH/s.

According to PR Newswire, Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark (CLSK) announced its unaudited Bitcoin mining and operational data for July 2026. In terms of operational data for July, CleanSpark produced 586 BTC that month, bringing the total production for the year to 4,310 BTC; the peak operational hash rate for the month reached 50 EH/s, with an average operational hash rate of 38.6 EH/s, and as of the end of July, 230,507 mining machines were deployed; regarding the power mix, the contracted power capacity reached 1.8 GW, with actual usage at 808 MW.In terms of Bitcoin reserves, as of the end of July, it held 13,931 BTC, a slight increase from 13,924 BTC at the end of June. In July, it produced 586 BTC, sold 229 BTC through spot sales, and sold 350 BTC through exercising call options, with an average selling price of $66,133 per BTC.During the same period, the company announced that it had signed a 20-year triple net lease (NNN) agreement with a high investment-grade global technology company at its Sandersville campus in Georgia, with two five-year renewal options. The total contract revenue during the initial 20-year term is expected to be approximately $6.6 billion, and if both renewal options are exercised, the total contract value will reach $11.6 billion, with a cumulative net operating income (NOI) contribution rate close to 100%, and an average annual NOI contribution of about $330 million.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the crypto investment firm The Spartan Group (0x0DC...774D) has just liquidated three investment tokens worth $3.92 million, transferring 2.045 million tokens (worth $2.74 million), 5.377 million tokens (worth $860,000), and 813,000 ETHFI (worth $320,000) to Coinbase Prime.All three tokens are project tokens from their investments, obtained through investment unlocks.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Abraxas Capital deposited 61.19 million USDT into Bitfinex, worth approximately 61.19 million USD; additionally, it supplied 40,000 ETH through the Wrapped Token Gateway of the Spark protocol, worth approximately 75.17 million USD.The total transfer amount is approximately 136 million USD.

According to MacRumors, three iOS users have sued Apple in a federal court in California, alleging that after downloading counterfeit Sparrow Wallet applications from the App Store between May and August 2025, they collectively lost approximately $1.8 million in Bitcoin.The lawsuit claims that even when victims reported fraudulent activity, Apple often took little or no action, and other fake Sparrow applications remained in the App Store. Craig Raw, the developer of Sparrow Wallet, publicly criticized Apple's slow response to the multiple counterfeit versions of his app appearing in the App Store, failing to promptly remove the fake apps, and noted that other fake versions still exist.

AI company Genspark has launched AI Workspace 6 and officially entered the South Korean market. Genspark COO Wen Shang stated in Seoul that South Korea is one of Genspark's top markets, and the company plans to invest $100 million in the South Korean market over the next three years to expand its team, partnerships, and business.AI Workspace 6 includes the continuous memory layer SecondBrain, the first hardware SecondBrain Note, the email AI agent GenMail, design feature AI Design, and the team collaboration platform GenTeam. SecondBrain is used to integrate information from users' existing office tools and supports AI agents in utilizing past projects, decisions, and communication records in subsequent work. SecondBrain Note is credit card-sized and can record meetings, calls, conversations, and voice ideas, converting them into searchable structured memories synchronized to SecondBrain, currently available at a promotional price of $179. GenMail can learn from users' existing emails, expressions, work relationships, and work history, generating reply drafts in Gmail and Outlook and executing related workflows. AI Design can convert natural language requests into visual materials and prototypes. GenTeam supports personnel collaborating in shared spaces with role-based professional AI agents, where AI agents in marketing, design, development, research, and other fields can join as group chat members and execute work based on the team's collective memory and permissions.

The Web3 fitness protocol BRT.Fit has released a transparency statement, currently in the product testing and ecosystem validation phase. Application functions and validation methods may be adjusted based on testing results. The test token tBRT is only used for economic model validation and does not represent the official token value, nor does it constitute an investment product or guarantee of future returns. Its "mandatory exercise protocol" is an incentive and commitment mechanism that users voluntarily join, helping to develop exercise habits through verifiable data, without physical compulsion.After the official mainnet launch, core functions such as token staking, rewards, and burning will be executed through on-chain smart contracts, with contract addresses and audit reports to be disclosed gradually. The project plans to support mainstream wearable devices such as Apple Watch, WHOOP, and Xiaomi, Huawei, and will continue to optimize the anti-cheating system. The project team reminds that digital assets carry significant volatility risks, participation does not guarantee returns, and users should refer to official announcements, remaining vigilant against counterfeiting and phishing activities.

CleanSpark signs a 20-year data center lease agreement in Georgia, expected to generate $6.6 billion in contract revenue, driving a 22% increase in stock price in a single day.

According to The Block, the operational data for June disclosed by publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies CleanSpark, BitFuFu, and Canaan shows that the Bitcoin production of all three companies declined compared to May. Among them, CleanSpark produced 614 BTC in June, down from 671 BTC in May; BitFuFu produced 125 BTC, down from 177 BTC the previous month; and Canaan produced 64 BTC, down from 90 BTC the previous month.The report points out that the reasons for the production decline vary among the three companies. CleanSpark's average operating hash rate in June decreased from 46 EH/s to about 43 EH/s; BitFuFu's total hash rate dropped from 19.5 EH/s to 15 EH/s, mainly affected by a decrease in hosted hash rate, although its self-owned hash rate has risen to 3.5 EH/s; Canaan attributed part of the production decline to maintenance of the power grid at some mining sites.It is worth noting that the aforementioned production decline occurred after the Bitcoin mining difficulty was reduced by over 10% in mid-June, reaching a new low since 2026.

According to Gate market data, CleanSpark's stock price rose 14% in pre-market trading, as the company signed a 20-year lease agreement with a global technology company in Georgia.

After a meeting with Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani, Bilal bin Saqib, the chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, stated that stablecoins, tokenized RWA, and other blockchain products should undergo separate technical and Islamic law assessments and should not be regarded as the same category.Previously, scholars including Usmani issued a fatwa declaring that USDT and other cryptocurrencies do not constitute wealth recognized by Islamic law, rendering transactions for purchasing physical goods or digital services invalid. Pakistan passed the Virtual Assets Act in March of this year, requiring exchanges, custodians, and token issuers to ensure compliance with Islamic law under the guidance of an Islamic finance scholars committee. At the same time, the country is advancing sovereign stablecoins, national asset tokenization, and licensing for cryptocurrency trading platforms.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Abraxas Capital deposited approximately $140 million in assets to Spark in the past 24 hours: 26,500 ETH ($46.33 million), 780 cbBTC ($48.53 million), and $45.99 million in USDS and USDT.

According to Protos, prosecutors in Wisconsin and New York have expressed dissatisfaction with the stablecoin issuer Circle, citing that Circle has repeatedly hindered law enforcement's attempts to recover stolen funds. Law enforcement agencies in various locations have sought Circle's cooperation to help victims of fraud and hacking incidents recover losses by destroying and reissuing USDC tokens, but Circle has refused these requests based on policy positions.Circle believes that modifying the blockchain ledger to reverse transactions would undermine the fundamental attributes of the USDC stablecoin and set a dangerous precedent for the entire cryptocurrency industry. This position highlights the deep-seated conflict between the immutability of blockchain and law enforcement needs. Prosecutors argue that Circle, as a regulated stablecoin issuer, should bear more social responsibility, while Circle insists on upholding the core principles of blockchain technology, making it difficult for both sides to bridge their differences on this issue in the short term.

A five-day public debate between ether.fi CEO Mike Silagadze and KAST CEO Raagulan Pathy has brought KAST's user deposit terms into the spotlight. Silagadze publicly shared screenshots showing that KAST's terms treat users' deposited stablecoins as sold to KAST, with ownership immediately transferred to the company, and the original terms did not mention that users could request redemption.According to The Defiant, verified through the Wayback Machine, these terms have been in place at least since June 25. As of July 7, KAST updated its terms to include users' right to redeem unspent balances, but the legal structure remains unchanged—deposits are still defined as sales, with the company's total liability capped at $500, registered in Comoros, Anjouan Island, and governed by Seychelles law.Additionally, KAST previously promised that points would be exchanged for tokens on a one-to-one basis, but on July 2, this was changed to conversion into tokenized equity, causing dissatisfaction among users. Research account Decentralisedco pointed out that KAST can earn about 4-5% annualized returns from idle balances by counting users' stablecoins as company assets, a structure that differs from competitors like ether.fi, which settle through user-controlled smart contracts.