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AI-native live streaming prediction platform K25.ai announced the completion of its Series A financing, receiving strategic support from Amber Group, with a post-investment valuation reaching $200 million, doubling its valuation in less than 60 days.This round of investment will accelerate K25.ai's product development, global expansion, institutional liquidity infrastructure, and creator ecosystem construction. Amber Group will provide support to K25.ai in market infrastructure, liquidity strategies, ecological development, and digital assets. K25.ai combines AI with live streaming content, allowing users to predict the trends in sports, esports, entertainment, and other scenarios in real-time, achieving real-time market generation, content monitoring, and outcome adjudication through its self-developed AI infrastructure. Previously, its Pre-A round was led by Nasdaq-listed company NewGenIVF Group.

On July 20, the King County Superior Court in Washington State approved the preliminary injunction motion against KalshiEX, LLC (Kalshi), ruling that Kalshi's activities constitute illegal actions in violation of Washington State's gambling laws, and determined that the federal Commodity Exchange Act does not take precedence over state gambling laws.This ruling is an important precedent in the jurisdictional dispute between state regulatory agencies and federal regulatory prediction market platforms, following accusations from the CFTC chairman of illegal enforcement actions by states against federally regulated exchanges. The court made the ruling after reviewing multiple materials, including the oral arguments from July 10. The case number is 26-2-10264-3 SEA.

According to The New York Times, as Robinhood incorporates prediction markets into its app, concerns about the platform potentially exploiting young, inexperienced investors have intensified. Additionally, many still associate Robinhood with the Meme stock craze that swept the market, of which Robinhood was a significant driver.Now, Robinhood hopes that the public sees more than just these labels. The company has become one of the institutions responsible for operating the Trump Accounts program, which gives Robinhood the opportunity to build closer connections with the next generation of investors while further strengthening its ties with Washington.Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev responded that this move is not intended to encourage speculation but rather to expand financial inclusion and help more American families participate in long-term investing. Currently, Robinhood has adjusted some product designs and is attempting to transition from a "speculative trading platform" to a broader financial services company.

According to Jinshi reports, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that Ukraine attacked two major logistics facilities in Moscow and Tambov regions of Russia, and struck Russian oil facilities.

According to a report by Reuters, the French National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has stated that it has requested French internet service providers to block the prediction market platform Polymarket, citing that it promotes illegal betting services, which may lead to significant losses for users, and that some bets may be subject to manipulation risks.Polymarket will remain blocked until it complies with French betting regulations.

The latest research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance shows that approximately 31% of Ethereum node activity is located in the United States, with about 39% distributed in the EU region excluding the UK, indicating that the geographical distribution of Ethereum nodes is still relatively concentrated in Western countries. The research leader, Alexander Neumuller, stated that the current node distribution is not concentrated in a single country but primarily relies on a few cloud service providers, including Hetzner, Amazon AWS, and OVH.It is noteworthy that the Ethereum network does not require half of the validators to fail for issues to arise; when more than one-third of validators go offline simultaneously, the network may be unable to complete the finalization of block checkpoints. Neumuller pointed out that nodes and validators do not have a one-to-one correspondence; a single node may run multiple validators, making it currently impossible to accurately assess the actual impact of a specific node or service provider failure on the validation network. Additionally, the research reassessed the energy consumption situation after Ethereum's Merge. The data shows that Ethereum's current annual energy consumption is approximately 7.9 GWh, equivalent to about 1 megawatt of continuous power, which is only about 0.02% of the pre-Merge level, with energy consumption decreasing by approximately 99.98%. Currently, the proportion of sustainable energy used by the Ethereum network exceeds 56%, higher than the global average. The research also pointed out that the concentration of client software is another potential risk; if a dominant client has a vulnerability, it could affect a large number of network participants. The report was published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, with support from the Ethereum Foundation.

According to official news, the Gate gStocks section will launch 16 gStocks tokenized securities for spot trading on July 15 at 16:00 (UTC+8): VOOG (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF), IVVG (Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF), CATG (Caterpillar), BACG (Bank of America), LRCXG (Lam Research), COSTG (Costco), UNHG (UnitedHealth Group), GEG (General Electric), CVXG (Chevron), KOG (Coca-Cola), PGG (Procter & Gamble), HSBCG (HSBC Holdings), HDG (Home Depot), ARMG (Arm Holdings), NFLXG (Netflix), and GSG (Goldman Sachs). The gStocks tokenized securities products have a 1:1 fully backed native reserve and provide a one-stop solution for 24/7 securities trading.

According to South Korean media Digital Asset, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has officially joined the Digital Chamber of Commerce in the United States. The Digital Chamber of Commerce was established in 2014 and is the largest lobbying organization in the global digital asset industry, dedicated to promoting a clear regulatory environment and the development of industry policies.The Digital Chamber of Commerce stated that Upbit is the largest digital asset exchange in South Korea, with operations covering multiple Asian markets including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, and looks forward to deepening cooperation between both parties in the global membership community.

According to official news, the AI healthcare project Savior of Health announced the completion of a $4 million strategic financing round, with participation from Amber Group, Basics Capital, Animoca Brands, Candaq, TBV, Everwood Capital, Olaris Capital, MangoLabs, and Credit Scend.The funds from this round will be used to advance AI-driven healthcare and health management, build next-generation medical infrastructure, support AI scientific research through health questionnaires and surveys, and expand its global healthcare ecosystem.

According to The Block, the latest report "Merged Ethereum" released by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) shows that approximately 31% of Ethereum node activity is located in the United States, and 39% is distributed across the European Union (excluding the UK), presenting an overall Western centralization pattern.The report points out that there are potential centralization risks in the Ethereum network—nodes are highly concentrated among three major hosting service providers: Hetzner, AWS, and OVH. If more than one-third of the validators go offline simultaneously, the network checkpoints will stop finalizing.In addition, the report recalculated Ethereum's energy consumption, estimating that the annual electricity usage after the merge is about 7.9 gigawatt-hours, a decrease of approximately 99.98% compared to before the merge, with sustainable energy accounting for over 56%. The cost needed to offset its annual carbon emissions is only about $33,500 to $73,800.

According to The Block, South Korean media regulators will give Polymarket an opportunity to respond before deciding whether to take corrective action against its prediction market platform.Regulators are reviewing whether Polymarket's services constitute illegal gambling activities prohibited by South Korean law.

The China Payment and Clearing Association has issued a warning to prevent cross-border gambling scams involving virtual currency, aimed at helping the general public enhance their awareness of fraud prevention and their ability to recognize scams.The China Payment and Clearing Association reminds that cross-border gambling results in "ten bets, ten losses." Participating in gambling through virtual currency is more concealed and risky. Engaging in gambling and providing funding for gambling activities is illegal and against regulations. Do not participate in virtual currency gambling transactions, and maintain the bottom line of financial security.

AI Agent Economic Settlement Agreement AEON announced its expansion into the Zambian market, achieving real-time fiat settlement of cryptocurrency assets with the Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) by integrating with local mainstream mobile wallets Airtel Money and MTN Mobile Money.AEON has covered over 50 million merchants globally. This integration not only opens up Web3 retail channels for over 70% of local e-wallet users but also builds the underlying payment infrastructure for global AI agents in the programmatic high-frequency settlement of the African real economy. AEON will also expand its AI agent settlement network to emerging markets in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Blockchain data infrastructure startup Cambrian has completed a $6 million seed round financing, led by Franklin Templeton and Polychain Capital, with participation from Flow Traders, Selini Capital, Paper Ventures, Nomad Capital, and others.Cambrian also previously secured $5.9 million in pre-seed financing led by a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator, bringing the total funding to $11.9 million. It is reported that Cambrian was established in 2024 and currently provides APIs for institutions and AI Agents, covering real-time and historical on-chain data such as yield, risk, lending rates, trading activity, liquidity positions, and market sentiment, helping users allocate capital on-chain.The company plans to expand its existing APIs into a verifiable blockchain data oracle network, serving institutional financial clients, AI Agent builders, and protocols that need reliable data to control the flow of funds. Unlike traditional oracles that mainly provide price data, Cambrian aims to aggregate lending protocol data, DEX liquidity, social sentiment, developer activity, and historical market data.According to Cambrian, its platform has processed millions of API calls, currently indexing approximately $4.5 billion TVL across four major lending protocols, tracking 1,789 vaults under 895 curators, and monitoring over 320,000 DEX liquidity pools on Base and Solana. The company also plans to expand trading data support, adding Hyperliquid and richer perpetual contract data.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction event on Polymarket for "Dota 2: L1ga Team vs 4ikibamboni - International Europe Closed Qualifiers Playoffs," the "Total Kills Exceeding 45.5 in the First Game" sub-market's "Exceeding" option win rate has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 95.5% (a fluctuation of 45.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.