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Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has filed a civil lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, suing North Korea, the North Korean Reconnaissance General Bureau, and the hacker group Lazarus Group, regarding a theft incident of approximately $1.5 billion in February 2025. Bybit stated that the judge has approved a preliminary injunction prohibiting the transfer or disposal of identified stolen assets during the case proceedings, and believes that Bybit has a high likelihood of success on the merits.The lawsuit also lists unknown individuals and entities holding or transferring the relevant funds as John Doe defendants. Bybit disclosed that approximately $48.4 million has been recovered, and about $30.5 million has been frozen across more than 28 exchanges and custodians, together accounting for approximately 5% of the stolen amount. The attackers transferred about 500,000 ETH from Bybit's cold wallet in February 2025, with most of the funds subsequently exchanged for Bitcoin via Thorchain and transferred through mixing services. Bybit stated that the case is progressing in parallel with a criminal investigation.

According to the expected plan compiled by the Korea Digital Convergence Industry Association, the secondary regulations for Security Token Offerings (STO) in South Korea may include: allowing "pooling" issuance of similar types of underlying assets, setting over-the-counter trading limits for general investors, clarifying the licensing conditions and business scope for non-standard securities over-the-counter exchanges, and developing a phased roadmap for the tokenization of standard securities. In addition, the technical and financial requirements for issuer account management institutions are also expected to be included in the regulations.This expected plan is based on publicly available policy directions and industry discussions and is not an official version. Specific standards still need to be determined through legislative announcements, regulatory reviews, and other procedures. Previously, the STO market was primarily focused on single assets; if pooling is allowed, it could promote the issuance of multi-asset composite products such as music copyrights and real estate. The over-the-counter trading limits for general investors are expected to be higher than existing sandbox cases, but the final limits still need to balance investor protection and market liquidity. The status of non-standard securities over-the-counter trading platforms and existing operators, as well as the future path for the tokenization of standard securities (stocks, bonds), will be key focuses moving forward. The industry warns that after the regulations are implemented, the preparation time for related companies' systems and internal controls may be quite urgent.

According to Gate market data, as gold prices approach a one-month high, U.S. gold mining stocks generally rose in pre-market trading. Newmont Corporation (NEM.N) rose by 3.5%, Gold Fields Limited (GFI.N) rose by 5.4%, and Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (HMY.N) rose by 4.6%. The SPDR Gold ETF increased by 2.1%.

According to Gate market data, on August 3 (Monday), global stock markets showed mixed performance. In Asia, China's Shanghai Composite Index closed down 22.6 points, a decrease of 0.59%, at 3,809.66 points; the Shenzhen Component Index fell 130.64 points, a decrease of 0.96%, at 13,448.29 points; the CSI 300 Index dropped 45.02 points, a decrease of 0.98%, at 4,543.18 points. The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose 124.97 points, an increase of 0.48%, at 26,009.4 points.In Europe, the German DAX30 Index rose 386.44 points, an increase of 1.51%, at 26,017.22 points; the UK FTSE 100 Index fell 13.15 points, a decrease of 0.12%, at 10,854.9 points. U.S. stocks all closed higher, with the Dow Jones Index rising 693.38 points, an increase of 1.32%, at 53,178.41 points.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed that in 2025, the reported losses from cybercrime by the American public approached $21 billion, with 181,565 complaints involving cryptocurrency, totaling losses of over $11 billion.New York Attorney General Letitia James testified before Congress on July 27, stating that the CLARITY Act aims to transfer primary regulatory authority over digital assets to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which could potentially weaken the ability of states to investigate fraud and hold cryptocurrency companies accountable. James urged cryptocurrency platforms to comply with anti-money laundering, know your customer, cybersecurity, and market monitoring requirements, and to take financial responsibility for preventable fraud. Her office has received nearly three times the number of cryptocurrency fraud complaints in the past three years, with related losses approaching $500 million over the past five years.

According to The Block, the New York State Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Kalshi, accusing it of operating an illegal gambling business through its prediction market platform and seeking at least $36 billion in damages.

According to Gate market data, on July 30, Asian stocks generally fell, with the Shanghai Composite Index closing down 23.78 points, a decrease of 0.62%, at 3,804.69 points; the Shenzhen Component Index fell 372.64 points, a decrease of 2.73%, at 13,285.8 points; the CSI 300 Index fell 50.54 points, a decrease of 1.1%, at 4,549.72 points.The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose 50.96 points, an increase of 0.2%, at 25,858.88 points. In the European and American stock markets, the German DAX30 Index rose 164.94 points, an increase of 0.65%, at 25,613.7 points; the UK FTSE 100 Index fell 11.52 points, a decrease of 0.11%, at 10,896.89 points; the Dow Jones Index rose 613.92 points, an increase of 1.19%, at 52,208.06 points.

The Binance research report shows that in the first half of 2026, the on-chain market contracted overall rather than experiencing capital rotation. The total locked value in DeFi across the entire chain decreased by $43.4 billion, a decline of 38%; the total market capitalization of the six major mainstream Layer 1 public chains covered in the report decreased by $246.5 billion, a decline of 42%. The Ethereum spot ETF holdings dropped from over 6 million ETH to 5.2 million, while the holdings of digital asset reserve companies increased from 6 million to 7.7 million, indicating a change in marginal holding structure.The report also pointed out that after the increase in Ethereum's Gas limit, the average Gas price decreased by 75% compared to 2025, and the number of transactions grew by about 50%, but the annual on-chain revenue is still expected to decline by 53%. User activity on Layer 2 general networks significantly weakened, with user operations dropping by about 77% from January to June 2026. The Solana network's REV fell from $40 million in January to $14 million in June.On the other hand, BNB Chain performed outstandingly in the field of tokenized stocks and tokenized real-world assets, with the market share of on-chain tokenized RWA increasing from 9.8% to 13.5% in the first half of the year. The report also mentioned that prediction markets, DEX, lending, and tokenized RWA remain among the few major directions that maintain activity.

According to Jinshi reports, the Secretary-General of the European Commission stated that Russia's war against Ukraine is escalating to an unprecedented level, and the situation of war in the Middle East is similar. He called for all parties to sit down and begin working towards a sustainable, realistic, and long-term peaceful solution.

According to Gate market data, on July 29, Asian stocks generally rose, with China's Shanghai Composite Index closing up 15.15 points, an increase of 0.4%, at 3,828.47 points; the Shenzhen Component Index rose 148.76 points, an increase of 1.1%, at 13,658.44 points; and the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose 497.07 points, an increase of 1.96%, at 25,807.92 points.Most European and American stock markets fell, with Germany's DAX30 index down 34.71 points, a decrease of 0.14%, at 25,457.88 points; and the Dow Jones index down 1,152.18 points, a decrease of 2.19%, at 51,594.14 points.

According to Gate market data, after the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision was announced, non-US currency pairs strengthened. The euro against the US dollar (EUR/USD) rose about 30 points, reaching a high of 1.1431; the British pound against the US dollar (GBP/USD) rose 50 points, reaching a high of 1.3346; the US dollar against the Japanese yen (USD/JPY) fluctuated nearly 40 points, hitting a low of 163.44.

Currently, the bill is stalled in the Senate, with Democrats demanding stronger ethical constraints regarding the conflict of interest related to the Trump family's cryptocurrency. As the congressional recess approaches, there is little time left in the legislative window.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Generali Open: Alexander Bublik vs. Quentin Halys," the option "Alexander Bublik" in the sub-market "Generali Open: Alexander Bublik vs. Quentin Halys" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 57.5% an hour ago to the current 38.5% (a fluctuation of 19%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis released an updated draft of the CLARITY Act, which aims to require digital commodity exchanges, brokers, and dealers to segregate customer assets and prohibit the use of customer funds and assets as the platform's own property.The draft also aims to classify digital commodities held by the platform on behalf of customers as "customer property" in bankruptcy liquidation proceedings, reducing the risk of users being classified as general unsecured creditors.

According to the Bitwise "Q3 2026 Staking Report," Q2 2026 presents a divergent pattern of "increased on-chain activity and decreased fee revenue," with the core driving factor being various protocols actively reducing block space costs.In terms of core data across chains, Ethereum's active staking volume reached a historic high of 40.2 million ETH (accounting for 33% of the total supply), while network revenue decreased by 51% year-on-year to $64 million, although it rebounded in ETH terms quarter-on-quarter; Solana's Q2 Real Economic Value (REV) dropped to $51 million, significantly down from the peak of $812 million in Q1 2025, but non-voting transaction volume reached 9.8 billion, maintaining resilience in on-chain activity; Hyperliquid's Q2 total protocol revenue was $174.8 million, with perpetual contract trading volume reaching $65.2 billion, and the proportion of non-crypto assets (commodities, stock indices, etc.) rose to 32%; Avalanche C chain's transaction volume grew approximately fourfold year-on-year to 236 million transactions, but network revenue plummeted due to a significant drop in fees, leaving only $330,000; NEAR saw a dramatic 75% drop in on-chain transaction volume to 77.7 million transactions due to the collapse of Kai-Ching application activity, but the Intents execution layer generated fees approximately 68 times that of the base chain.In terms of institutional adoption, BlackRock launched an Ethereum staking ETF (ETHB), Coinbase and Circle each staked 500,000 HYPE, and Bitwise, 21Shares, and Grayscale successively launched HYPE spot ETFs. Additionally, the stablecoin payment chain Tempo, incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, processed $386 million in transfers in its first quarter, while the global payroll platform Deel distributed approximately $30 million to 7,200 contractors through this chain.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector has generally rebounded, with the DeFi sector performing outstandingly, rising 2.28% in 24 hours. Among them, Hyperliquid (HYPE) increased by 3.55%, DeXe (DEXE), Uniswap (UNI), and Lido DAO (LDO) rose by 4.96%, 5.32%, and 11.80% respectively. At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 0.80%, breaking through $65,000; Ethereum (ETH) increased by 1.88%, surpassing $1,900.In other sectors, the RWA sector rose by 2.02% in 24 hours, with Maple Finance (SYRUP) increasing by 6.13%; the PayFi sector rose by 1.00%, with Telcoin (TEL) increasing by 2.62%; the Layer1 sector rose by 0.62%, with NEAR Protocol (NEAR) increasing by 4.40%; the CeFi sector rose by 0.22%, with NEXO (NEXO) increasing by 1.85%; the Meme sector rose by 0.17%, with Bonk (BONK) increasing by 15.22%; the Layer2 sector rose by 0.04%, with Arbitrum (ARB) increasing by 2.14%.Only the SocialFi sector slightly declined by 0.96%, with Gram (GRAM) decreasing by 0.76%, but Chiliz (CHZ) rose by 3.06%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiDeFi, ssiRWA, and ssiDePIN indices rose by 2.38%, 2.14%, and 1.59% respectively.

According to Jinshi reports, the U.S. Treasury Department has released a revised general license related to Iran, indicating that the U.S. is lifting sanctions against Iran.

According to SoSoValue data, the overall cryptocurrency market is on an upward trend, with the CeFi sector performing strongly, rising 2.74% in 24 hours. Among them, Binance Coin (BNB) increased by 3.19%, and Bitget Token (BGB) rose by 1.01%. At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 1.21%, breaking through $63,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose by 1.26%, approaching $1,800.In other sectors, the DeFi sector rose 2.41% in 24 hours, with Lighter (LIT) increasing by 18.06%; the Layer1 sector rose by 2.15%, with Canton Network (CC) increasing by 4.5%; the Meme sector rose by 1.38%, with Pump.fun (PUMP) increasing by 7.83%; the PayFi sector rose by 1.12%, with Ultima (ULTIMA) increasing by 11.19%; the Layer2 sector rose by 0.21%, with Starknet (STRK) increasing by 1.94%. In addition, the NFT sector fell by 0.93%, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) decreasing by 2.81%.