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Gate DEX announced full integration with Robinhood Chain, becoming one of the first mainstream exchanges to support this ecosystem's on-chain entry, further expanding the platform's multi-chain ecological layout and Web3 infrastructure capabilities. This integration covers core scenarios such as asset discovery, wallet management, on-chain trading, cross-chain exchanges, market tracking, and DApp interactions, providing users with a more complete and efficient on-chain experience.Leveraging this upgrade, Gate's main site Alpha has added support for the display and trading of Robinhood Chain ecosystem assets and has integrated with ecological launch platforms such as Noxa.fun and Bankr; Gate Wallet supports asset management and DApp interactions for Robinhood Chain; Gate DEX Swap supports single-chain and cross-chain exchanges for Robinhood Chain and achieves asset interoperability with mainstream public chains like BSC, Ethereum, and Base through Across and LayerZero, further enhancing the efficiency of multi-chain asset circulation.With the rapid development of emerging public chain ecosystems like Robinhood Chain, Gate DEX continues to improve its one-stop on-chain service capabilities covering asset discovery, trading, cross-chain connectivity, and ecological applications. In the future, Gate will continue to deepen multi-chain ecological construction, connect more high-quality public chains and innovative applications, and continuously enhance Web3 product capabilities to create a more open, efficient, and convenient on-chain experience for global users.

According to GMGN market data, the Robinhood ecosystem token Index saw a short-term increase of over 400%, with a market capitalization peaking above 60 million USD, currently reported at approximately 33 million USD.This increase may be influenced by the attention of Robinhood co-founder to its X account. The price of this token is highly volatile and susceptible to market sentiment and trending events, please be aware of trading risks.

WEEX announced the launch of the Robinhood ecosystem reward program, covering seven related concept tokens: WISHBONE, HOODRAT1, JUGGERNAUT, VEXAI, HOODON, INDEX, and PONS. Users can participate in sharing a total prize pool of $100,000 by trading any of the activity tokens. The event runs from July 15 at 17:00 to July 25 at 17:00 (UTC+8).

According to South Korea's Chosun Ilbo, the National Tax Service of South Korea is accelerating preparations for the taxation of virtual assets by 2027, including the establishment of a new Digital Asset Comprehensive Division and the promotion of the construction of a comprehensive analysis system for virtual assets. However, the National Assembly has not yet scheduled the discussion on the petition signed by 50,000 people to abolish the virtual asset tax, and discussions have stalled.Under the current tax system, investment income from virtual assets is taxed at 22% after a deduction of 2.5 million won, while stock investors do not pay capital gains tax when buying and selling stocks on the exchange, and losses from virtual assets cannot be carried over to the next year, which has been criticized as unfair. Related discussions are expected to advance after the government's tax reform plan is announced at the end of July.

According to the official announcement, BitRing has announced a gradual brand upgrade starting today, and its fitness, AI, and Web3 ecosystem will uniformly adopt a new global brand "BRT.Fit".The announcement pointed out that after this brand adjustment, the name "BitRing" will be retained, continuing to focus on wearable hardware and health technology innovation as a dedicated smart ring brand. The official statement indicated that this brand upgrade marks a new stage in the project's global expansion.

The Ethereum institutional privacy technology company EthSystems has officially launched and received strategic funding support from ecosystem backers such as Bitmine, Sharplink Gaming, Joe Lubin, and SNZ Holding.EthSystems focuses on developing privacy technologies for banks, asset management companies, and other regulated entities, enabling institutions to execute financial transactions on the Ethereum network at scale while protecting sensitive information such as transaction details and client identities.The company was founded by the core team of the Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF) of the Ethereum Foundation. The team has previously conducted a year-long open-source research and development publicly on the EthSystems website and has established partnerships with several central banks, regulatory agencies, large banks, and asset management institutions. EthSystems stated that while institutions have begun exploring stablecoins, tokenized assets, and Ethereum-based settlement solutions, large-scale adoption still faces privacy and compliance challenges.Financial institutions need more than just access to blockchain networks; they require a complete infrastructure that meets business confidentiality protection, regulatory requirements, and compatibility with existing financial systems. The goal is to create a "selective disclosure" privacy architecture that allows transaction participants to view only the information they are authorized to access, while retaining the core advantages of Ethereum's decentralization, security, and openness, and complementing two other organizations: Ethlabs, which focuses on the research and development of Ethereum's core protocol and infrastructure; Ethereum Institutional, responsible for institutional collaboration, education, market research, and ecosystem coordination; and EthSystems, which focuses on application layer technology, transforming institutional needs into practical privacy protocols and financial systems.

According to official news, the blockchain investment institution TBV announced its investment in the decentralized on-chain trading system Universe Pro to support the development and construction of its unified on-chain trading infrastructure.Universe Pro is committed to integrating spot trading, perpetual contracts, on-chain analytics, and liquidity mechanisms within a non-custodial framework. The core system module of the platform is the UNAI engine, which is mainly responsible for coordinating DEX liquidity participation, MEV-related execution, market-making scheduling, and payment settlement. This collaboration will further assist Universe Pro in optimizing its core infrastructure, product architecture, execution system, and on-chain verification capabilities.

According to CoinDesk, the Bolivian government is evaluating the inclusion of the Tether stablecoin USDT into the national payment system, allowing it to circulate alongside the boliviano and the US dollar as a regulated option. Minister of Economy José Gabriel Espinoza stated that authorities are developing a framework for banks, digital wallets, and payment institutions, and the proposal is still in the technical review stage, with USDT not yet granted legal tender status or implementation details announced.Since the central bank lifted restrictions on cryptocurrency trading in mid-2024, local cryptocurrency trading volume has surged to $430 million within a year, with overall trading volume increasing by about 630%. Against the backdrop of US dollar scarcity and the shift to a floating exchange rate this year, demand for crypto assets among businesses and residents has risen. Officials stated that if the proposal is implemented, it will strengthen anti-money laundering regulations, as Bolivia remains on the gray list of the Financial Action Task Force.

High-performance AI-native PayFi L1 public chain AXON Finance announced the completion of a new round of institutional financing, with a total amount of 2 million USD. Among them, Infinite Alliance led the investment with 1 million USD; UZ Capital and Bluemount Foundation co-invested with 1 million USD.The funds from this round will be used to accelerate the construction of AXON L1 infrastructure and promote the launch of its first open ecosystem, the "U.S. Stock Copy Trading Engine." As the first open ecosystem of the PayFi public chain, the U.S. Stock Copy Trading Engine is supported by AXON's L1 settlement and account abstraction infrastructure, opening up the prediction platform ecosystem. AXON serves as the underlying infrastructure technology provider. Together, they form a closed loop of "prediction platform traffic diversion and AXON stablecoin yield": users can obtain stable returns by copying trades with idle stablecoins on the prediction platform through AXON L1, thereby allowing AXON to accumulate real on-chain traffic and TVL.

According to a report by the Procuratorial Daily, researchers from the People's Procuratorate of Yuhu District, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, and the Law School of Xiangtan University have jointly written an article proposing a systematic response plan to the regulatory dilemmas of money laundering crimes using virtual currency. The article points out that current judicial practice faces three major dilemmas: first, Article 191 of the Criminal Law limits money laundering crimes to seven types of upstream crimes, resulting in many cases being treated as "concealment crimes"; second, methods such as mixers, privacy coins, and cross-chain transfers lead to fragmented evidence chains, making traditional investigative methods difficult to penetrate; third, conflicts in the legal attributes of virtual currency, a vacuum in procedural rules, and barriers to cross-border cooperation make it difficult to recover assets.In response, the article suggests promoting "dual investigations for one case," establishing the principle of self-authentication of blockchain data, constructing a tiered standard of proof, and establishing a national-level custody and disposal platform for involved virtual currencies, while actively promoting the signing of special agreements for international criminal justice assistance in virtual currency crimes.

According to BBX data, last week the completion of the most significant contract for Bitcoin mining company AI transformation was announced, and data on the market performance of crypto-listed companies post-IPO further reveals the industry's valuation dilemma. The core dynamics are as follows:TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ: $WULF) disclosed last week through SEC 8-K that the company signed a 20-year AI infrastructure lease with AI leader Anthropic (privately held) ------ the lease subject is TeraWulf's Justified Data campus located in Hawesville, Kentucky, totaling approximately 401 megawatts of IT critical load, expected to generate about $19 billion in contract lease revenue during the initial 20-year lease term (supported by expected investment-grade credit), with the first capacity expected to be delivered in H2 2027, and full capacity of 401MW expected to reach production by early 2028. On the same day, TeraWulf sold its 50.1% stake in the AI data center JV in Abilene, Texas (168MW), with the buyer being a consortium of investors led by Fluidstack, for a total consideration of approximately $530 million (in three phases: $250 million down payment within 14 days, $150 million by the end of 2026, and about $130 million by the end of April 2027), realizing a premium on the original $450 million investment, with the proceeds reinvested into TeraWulf's wholly-owned AI infrastructure projects. CEO Paul Prager: "This milestone collaboration demonstrates our ability to provide large-scale, power-secure infrastructure for top AI clients." $WULF rose over 16% during the day, and after the announcement, several institutions raised their target prices: BofA (Buy, $34), Citi (Buy, $36), Needham (Buy, $33, up from $28), Rosenblatt (Buy, $30), with the average price from Wall Street analysts exceeding $33; the company's stock price has risen over 80% year-to-date, with Benzinga assessing the momentum score at 98.06 (extremely strong).According to INN data from July 8, BitGo Holdings (NYSE: $BTGO) has fallen about 77% since its listing at $22.43 in January 2026, becoming one of the worst performers in this round of crypto IPOs, marking a systemic downturn in the market for crypto asset companies post-IPO; during the same period, Bullish (NYSE: $BLSH) has dropped about 71% from its listing price of $90 in August 2025, eToro Group (NASDAQ: $ETOR) has fallen about 42% from its listing price in May 2025, Figure Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: $FIGR) has decreased about 14%, and only Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL) has dropped about 6% since its listing in June 2025, showing the smallest decline. The continued weak market performance has substantially frozen the pipeline for subsequent crypto IPOs: Kraken's parent company Payward suspended its listing process this spring, and Grayscale, Consensys, and Ledger have all postponed their IPO plans until market conditions improve.

Founder of Strategy, Michael Saylor, stated that Bitcoin is a spontaneously evolved network system, where the influence of wallets is determined by the amount of satoshis held, the influence of nodes is determined by business activities, the influence of miners is determined by computing power, and capital, consensus, and network security together maintain a dynamic balance.

The Web3 asset data platform RootData has compiled the stablecoin ecosystem partners of the OSL Group, systematically presenting its role as a global stablecoin payment and trading infrastructure, from stablecoin payment networks and infrastructure to on-chain depth and institutional cooperation, and finally to a comprehensive layout of underlying security.Core stablecoin payment network: Launched the enterprise-grade compliant US dollar stablecoin USDGO, issued by Anchorage and operated by OSL, with tokenized funds from BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan as reserve assets, and collaborated with leading stablecoin issuers such as Tether and Circle to jointly expand the stablecoin ecosystem; by expanding its own channels and acquiring Banxa, it connects and collaborates with withdrawal, recharge, and payment networks such as Visa, MasterCard, WorldPay, GoldStack, and Yellow Card; and compliant clearing and settlement channels are provided by leading banks such as Standard Chartered and DBS.On-chain depth: Leading public chains like Solana provide efficient and low-cost on-chain value transfer channels for its stablecoin system; at the same time, it partners with industry-leading asset management companies such as Franklin Templeton, Huaxia Fund, and Southern Eastern to offer attractive RWA financial products, expanding the on-chain application ecosystem of stablecoins.Security infrastructure foundation: Institutional-grade asset custody is provided by Fireblocks, Cactus, supporting multiple wallets such as MetaMask, TrustWallet, and Ledger, with KYC/AML compliance risk control supported by Chainalysis and Sumsub.OSL has built a complete ecosystem around stablecoin payments and trading. From stablecoin issuance and trading to fiat and digital currency withdrawals, recharges, and clearing and settlement, and to high-performance blockchain and compliant security infrastructure supporting enterprise-grade payments and treasury management, OSL, as a leading representative in the Asian stablecoin sector, is leveraging its global compliance, banking network, and ecological advantages to construct a full-stack compliant stablecoin payment application ecosystem for the market and clients.Cryptocurrency projects actively showcasing their partner networks have become a key way to enhance transparency and market trust. It is reported that RootData welcomes Web3 projects to claim the data and continues to track and open more project business relationship disclosure channels. The platform has continuously released multiple editions of the cryptocurrency project ecosystem map, nominating Web3 ecosystem partners serving upstream clients such as Visa, Stripe, and Coinbase.

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.

On-chain analyst Specter issued a community alert on the X platform, indicating that the BNB Chain ecosystem project CodexField may have fraud and Rug Pull risks. The project has raised over $85 million with official support from BNB Chain.Specter tracked and found that the project wallet began transferring 17.3 million USDT from Tron to Ethereum, then exchanged it for DAI through Bitget Swap and transferred it to Polygon. Currently, $6.5 million has been transferred, while $10.8 million is still pending. The project operates two domain names and four subdomains for user deposits, and Blocksec MetaSuites has labeled the deposit contract as "Fake CodexField," but on-chain evidence shows that the contract is controlled by the project team. The flow of project funds is abnormal, as they are deposited into centralized exchanges through multiple chains and intermediary wallets, with just two Tron wallets having deposited over $3.4 million into exchanges. Specter calls on Binance founder Zhao Changpeng and BNB Chain to pay attention to this matter and possibly initiate an investigation.

Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder posted on the X platform that as enterprise adoption accelerates, Arbitrum is ready to capture revenue. 10% of the fees collected by Robinhood Chain and all other Arbitrum L2s will flow into the Arbitrum ecosystem—8% will go into a treasury controlled by token holders, and 2% will be used to fund development.100% of the fees collected on Arbitrum One will be allocated to the Arbitrum treasury. According to previous reports, Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 network built on the Arbitrum tech stack.