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The decentralized stablecoin USDD announced that its TVL on JustLend DAO has surpassed $450 million, setting a new historical high. With the achievement of this milestone, the official has launched a community interaction reward activity. Users can participate in the lottery by retweeting the event tweet and tagging 2 friends. The event will randomly select 10 lucky users, each receiving 10 USDD, and will last until July 27.It is reported that the rapid growth of USDD on JustLend DAO is attributed to the ongoing TRON DeFi Summer event, where users are actively investing USDD into related DeFi markets, further enhancing the adoption and utility of USDD.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on X in response to the recent controversy sparked by his profile picture change and the voices from the Base community feeling insufficiently supported. Armstrong made it clear that his personal X account should not be viewed as investment advice or a signal source for individual tokens; he simply shares content online that he finds interesting or funny, and he may not be aware of whether the content relates to a specific token or project. His posts and profile picture do not constitute endorsement or commitment.Armstrong pointed out that Base is committed to building financial services infrastructure, covering tokenized stocks, lending protocols, stablecoin payments, and even meme coin trading. He supports economic freedom and user freedom to trade, but treating his X account as a trading signal is a risk users must bear, which also goes against his own wishes. Regarding support from the Base team or Coinbase, Armstrong stated that many tokens cannot be listed on centralized exchanges due to compliance and regulatory reasons, "If you hope Jesse or I can help pump or call certain tokens, we will not do that."The ways Coinbase has committed to support include hosting offline Base Batches events, providing funding to promising developers, investing in quality projects through Coinbase Ventures and the Base ecosystem fund, and regularly integrating promising Base DeFi protocols into Coinbase products. Currently, the post has over 1.05 million views.

According to CoinDesk, the Cardano mainnet completed the "Van Rossem" hard fork on July 18, upgrading the protocol version to 11, primarily reducing the cost of smart contract execution and paving the way for subsequent scaling solutions.This upgrade was the first to be fully proposed, discussed, and voted on by the community through the on-chain governance process, rather than being directly led by the founding development company Input Output. On-chain data shows that the voting support rate was approximately 78.97%, all 7 members of the Constitutional Committee confirmed that the proposal complied with the "Cardano Constitution," about 53.02% of node operators voted in favor, and over approximately 93% of block production pledges have run the new version of the node.This upgrade prepares technically and procedurally for the scaling solution Ouroboros Leios, which is planned to go live in 2026.

According to The Block, Uniswap governance will conduct two key on-chain votes from July 19 to 26. The first proposal aims to enable protocol fees for the v4 version liquidity pools for the first time, covering seven chains: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, Polygon, Optimism, and Robinhood Chain, targeting three types of pools: static fee pools, pools initiated through continuous liquidation auctions, and aggregator hooks pools; proposals for the remaining five chains will be submitted later.The second proposal, submitted by Uniswap founder Hayden Adams, aims to extend the fee mechanism of v2 and v3 to Robinhood Chain. The fees generated from both proposals will enter the UNIfication burn mechanism. Last month, the Uniswap protocol set a record by burning 186,000 UNI in a single day.

In response to the recent community controversy surrounding Base, crypto KOL Rune questioned on the X platform, stating that Cobie's goal in taking over the Base App is to promote on-chain transactions, but the current management of Base is continuously undermining user trust, leading users to believe that "trusting anything related to Base for more than 24 hours is a mistake." Under this culture, it is difficult to attract new users.In response, Cobie stated that he took over the Base App and related Coinbase trading products a few days ago, but he is not responsible for the Base chain. He acknowledged that Coinbase has long had a distance from users, especially native crypto users, and that Base and Coinbase have overdrawn a lot of user trust due to some avoidable mistakes. He hopes to listen more to the voices of on-chain users in the future and create products that users truly want to use.Subsequently, Rune responded again, stating that Coinbase's biggest problem is not just the alienation from users, but the long-term neglect and even harm to its own users. He indicated that currently over 10,000 Base users have suffered about 99% asset loss due to trusting the Base/Coinbase management, and the management's attitude towards related events has further exacerbated community dissatisfaction.Rune believes that Base has the infrastructure to become the best Layer2 in the crypto industry, but what is truly lacking is a leadership willing to take responsibility for users. He expressed hope that Cobie could change this situation, but emphasized that the current issues with Base are not just about damaged trust, but that community trust has almost completely eroded.

The digital asset trading platform Gate announced that it will open the second phase of the Pre-IPOs project for OpenAI (OPENAI) from July 15, 2026, 15:00 to July 17, 15:00 (UTC+8), supporting participation in both USDT and GUSD. The total subscription value of the project is approximately 20 million USD, issuing 27,700 OPENAI asset certificates, priced at 1 OPENAI = 722 USD, with a minimum investment starting at 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, and waiving implied fees and custody costs. OpenAI, driven by products like ChatGPT, has promoted the development of generative AI and has received investments from Microsoft and others, with a market implied valuation of approximately 895 billion USD.The OPENAI asset certificates are mirror notes prior to the OpenAI IPO, used to map the company's value before and after going public; Gate will hedge exposure by acquiring relevant stocks and provide pre-market trading, long-term holding, and future paths for exchanging stock assets, stock tokens, or USDT. Distribution is calculated based on the "average locked amount per hour," with earlier participation and longer lock-up periods receiving higher weights; the certificates will unlock in three phases on July 17, August 17, and September 17, and pre-market trading will open on July 20.

Token Pocket's Chief Business Officer Michael stated that the mnemonic phrase of the Robinhood founder was leaked during a live broadcast. After hackers gained control of the address, they used that address and associated addresses to buy a large amount of the Meme coin at $1, prompting thousands of investors to follow suit, rapidly increasing the market value of the token from about $500,000 to $14 million in a short period.Subsequently, the price of the $1 token fell sharply, with a trading volume of about $20 million within just two hours. After the related addresses were frozen, the hackers quickly moved to the BNB Chain (BSC), using that address and its associated addresses to issue new tokens, and created trading hype through self-buying and selling, ultimately executing a sell-off to cash out. Robinhood's RPC has frozen that address, and nodes do not allow transactions sent from that address to be packaged, so transfers and trades cannot be conducted.

According to a recent article by npm co-founder Laurie Voss, research from Stanford University's Digital Economy Lab based on ADP payroll data shows that since the end of 2022, the number of employed junior software developers aged 22 to 25 has decreased by 19%, and entry-level software development positions have dropped by 28% from their peak, with the unemployment rate for computer science graduates rising to 6.1%. However, the total number of developers employed in the U.S. has still grown by 4.4% during the same period, with the employment of senior developers aged 41 to 49 increasing by 14%. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) further indicates that over the past year, the number of "computer programmer" positions primarily responsible for writing code on demand has decreased by 16%, while positions for data scientists and core software developers that require more architectural judgment have increased by 12% and 2%, respectively.At the same time, the proliferation of AI tools has led to an explosion in software creation. GitHub added a record 36 million accounts and 121 million code repositories last year, and the number of app submissions to the Apple App Store surged by 80% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026. Data from platforms like Vercel and Lovable indicates that over 60% of new users are "non-traditional developers" such as product managers and analysts. Industry analysts warn that as AI replaces basic coding tasks, the traditional "junior to senior" engineer apprenticeship promotion path has been disrupted, raising concerns about the safety of AI-generated code and challenging the future sources of senior developers. However, the latest hiring data from platforms like Indeed shows that the demand for related entry-level positions hit bottom in May 2025 and has begun to show signs of rebound.

According to community user @CG_BRC20, the Alkanes protocol has a serious BUG that allows for unlimited token issuance.A certain address just exploited the BUG, generating an additional 100 million DIESEL out of thin air. The official Espo flow browser and Subfrost interface cannot display the assets, and users holding this asset should be aware of the risks.It is reported that the Alkanes official TG group administrator has temporarily stated that the funds are safe.

According to The Defiant, ENS community member Christoph Jentzsch proposed on the X platform that the ENS DAO dissolve itself, stating that "the ENS DAO has collapsed," and suggested destroying the ENSv2 Universal Router keys and reallocating the remaining funds, officially transforming ENS into a public infrastructure. Jentzsch, who wrote code for "The DAO" in 2016 and currently operates Tokenize.it, stated that he does not hold any formal position in ENS governance.Previously, ENS co-founder Nick Johnson unilaterally vetoed the security council renewal vote using about half of the active voting power of the protocol, while about two weeks ago he supported another proposal to expand the ENS Foundation's control over the treasury by delegating nearly half of the active voting power to himself.

According to Cointelegraph, MidChains CEO Basil Al Askari stated that sovereign wealth funds are accumulating spot Bitcoin, indicating that the current price levels are attractive to institutional investors. Al Askari confirmed that at least one sovereign wealth fund has been accumulating Bitcoin, and a second one may join in the coming weeks. Global sovereign wealth funds control over $13 trillion in assets, and Al Askari mentioned that the current low price is seen as "an opportunity window for large funds to enter."

Crypto KOL Ansem reiterated the long-term investment logic of Bitcoin, stating that despite previously holding a bearish stance, the current price level presents a good buying opportunity. He pointed out that the core narrative of Bitcoin as the hardest currency remains unchanged—it's not subject to government seizure, can be transferred across borders instantly, and is not affected by the long-term depreciation of the dollar, making it an ideal vehicle for long-term wealth storage. The performance of gold outpacing Bitcoin between 2024 and 2025 temporarily undermined the "digital gold" narrative, but he believes that as long as price momentum rebounds, market confidence can be restored.On a macro level, Ansem believes that with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the expected easing of inflationary pressures, the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance may be nearing its peak, at which point both Waller and the Federal Reserve will have room to cut interest rates rather than continue raising them; the strength of the dollar and rising interest rates exert pressure on gold, but if profits from AI stocks flow into real estate, cash, and long-term value storage assets, both gold and Bitcoin will benefit; institutional investors like Paul Tudor Jones still show interest in Bitcoin.Previously, Ansem candidly admitted to being bearish on Bitcoin due to Saylor's (founder of Strategy) position risk, once believing that $60,000 would be hard to maintain, but he stated he is now responding to buy signals. He noted that the current price action has priced in the worst-case scenario of Saylor being forced to sell, and even if he truly needs to sell, it would not happen for at least six months. He concluded that Bitcoin is currently at the intersection of long-term historical support levels and the most pessimistic market sentiment he has observed, making entry at the beginning of Q3 a trading opportunity worth paying attention to.

Michael Saylor called on the Bitcoin community on the X platform not to engage in internal strife over minor differences, but to focus on market opportunities. "Bitcoin supporters are united on 99% of important matters. We should not let 1% of differences divide us, especially when the vast majority of global capital has yet to enter the Bitcoin monetary network. The opportunities are far greater than the debates."

Robert Kiyosaki, the author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," stated that despite the recent decline in gold and silver prices, he will not decide to buy or sell assets solely based on price, as he has made many mistakes in the past, one of which was allowing price to influence his investment judgments. He believes that more attention should be paid to the "environment" and macro background of the assets rather than short-term price fluctuations.Currently, the global economic management is performing poorly, which may lead to worsening problems. Therefore, he is focusing on the technical trends of gold, silver, Bitcoin, and Ethereum, and waiting to buy after the prices end their downward trend. The technical charts for gold and silver indicate that both may be in a phase before a significant rise, but investors should make their own judgments and not blindly trust others' opinions.

CZ Zhao shared his interview video on platform X, discussing the potential impact of quantum computing on the Bitcoin encryption system, including the threat to Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin holdings. If future quantum attacks lead to the old encryption system being compromised, the community may face three options.The first is to "do nothing," allowing the relevant assets to be naturally transferred by attackers and create selling pressure, but ultimately it may lead to a redistribution back to the community;The second is to freeze or restrict relevant addresses and envision returning assets under verifiable identities, but he believes this path has technical and credibility issues after the encryption is compromised;The third is an intermediate solution such as "slowing down or delaying transfers," but it also has execution complexities.CZ also proposed a compromise idea: to set a time window through community governance, such as 6 to 12 months. If the funds in relevant early addresses have not moved, they would be locked through a network fork or protocol upgrade, permanently removing them from circulation, thus avoiding future concentrated theft by attackers that could create market selling pressure. He emphasized that such decisions should be determined by community voting and believes there is currently no perfect answer, but "not taking any action may become the worst outcome in the future," so mechanisms should be designed in advance to address potential quantum risks.

To further promote the circulation and application of USD1 in the global market and to enhance community participation and activity, the WLFI team officially launches the USD1 Community Whitelist Incentive Program.This program will open exclusive whitelist subscription qualifications to eligible communities worldwide. Participants can use USDC (ERC20), which is approved for issuance by U.S. financial regulatory agencies, to subscribe for exchanges, helping to expand the USD1 ecosystem and improve market liquidity.The official statement indicates that the program aims to accelerate the construction of the USD1 global community, promote the development of stablecoins in payment, trading, and ecological application scenarios, and provide priority participation opportunities for community members who have long supported the construction of the USD1 ecosystem.The event will officially start on June 15, 2026, Pacific Time. Specific participation rules and community review standards will be announced through official channels in due course.

The advisory committee of cryptographic experts led by Coinbase has released a report stating that Bitcoin should immediately begin preparing for potential quantum computing attacks. However, the committee did not take a clear stance on whether to freeze the millions of Bitcoins that could potentially be stolen by quantum computing in the future.It is reported that the committee members include several leading experts, such as Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, who believe that the current focus of the debate is not on how to introduce quantum-resistant signature technology, but rather on how to handle the Bitcoins that have not been migrated for a long time. One viewpoint calls for setting a deadline, after which the existing ECDSA and Schnorr signature schemes for Bitcoin will cease to be supported, and un-migrated assets will be frozen to prevent future quantum attackers from acquiring large amounts of BTC and impacting the market. Another viewpoint argues that this amounts to asset confiscation, contradicting Bitcoin's core principles of "immutability and user complete control of assets," and could set a precedent for freezing assets in the future due to regulatory pressure.The Coinbase advisory committee pointed out that the aforementioned proposals are not mutually exclusive and can be combined, but it refused to take a position on the issue of "whether to freeze legacy BTC," believing that the final decision should be governed by the Bitcoin community. At the same time, it emphasized two points: first, the technical development of quantum-resistant signature migration should be initiated immediately and should not wait for the governance debate to conclude; second, it is necessary to clearly communicate risk information to users to avoid long-term uncertainty affecting the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated that he has communicated with Phillip Pon and is planning to create a Discord to facilitate the migration of the Cardano community from X.Charles Hoskinson mentioned that he will continue to livestream on X in the future, but the Q&A session will only accept questions from the new Cardano Discord and the existing Midnight Discord. He stated that this move aims to provide the community with a better-managed and more positive communication space to foster genuine dialogue and drive real progress.

On-chain detective ZachXBT posted on platform X, stating that the demands from the crypto community for its investigative work are often difficult to meet.ZachXBT mentioned that when it publishes token manipulation investigations before insiders exit, it gets accused of shorting related projects, such as RAVE, M, and LAB; whereas when it releases investigation results after events occur, it is criticized for failing to issue warnings in advance.He stated that continuously facing such doubts has gradually diminished his motivation to regularly publish investigation reports, as he prefers to continue conducting investigations privately rather than endure public pressure. ZachXBT also criticized some community members for overly relying on its investigative results instead of conducting their own research.