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Onchain Lens stated on the X platform that in the first half of 2026, 224 publicly disclosed crypto hacking incidents resulted in approximately $1.32 billion in losses. The largest losses came from access control failures, phishing attacks, and oracle issues.In terms of attack type breakdown, access control failures involved compromised permissions and privileged access, driving several of the largest attacks, including Kelp DAO with a loss of $292 million, Drift Protocol with a loss of $280 million, Humanity Protocol with a loss of $31 million, Step Finance with a loss of $30 million, Truebit with a loss of $26.5 million, Resolv Labs with a loss of $25 million, AFX with a loss of $24.15 million, and BonkDAO with a loss of $21 million. In terms of phishing and social engineering attacks, social engineering attacks caused $282 million in losses. Regarding oracle issues, Ostium lost $24 million, Blend Protocol lost $10.86 million, and Bonzo lost $9 million. A small number of incidents accounted for the majority of the losses, with compromised permissions and privileged access driving several of the largest attacks.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets" on Polymarket, the option "Los Angeles Dodgers" in the sub-market "First 5 Innings Spread -1.5" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, rising from 33% an hour ago to the current 49.5% (a fluctuation of 16.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The "Contract Whale" updated its position by stating "Set 10 big goals" and that its previously established 4x leveraged BTC long position has triggered the trading invalidation zone and exited with a stop loss.Previously, this address opened a position at around $64,940, holding 2,933.635 BTC, with a position value of approximately $447 million and a margin of about $47.48 million. It stated that it remains optimistic about Bitcoin in the medium to long term, believing that around $60,000 is an important support area. If there are no significant changes in market structure, Bitcoin still has a high probability of challenging $100,000 before March next year.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang posted his first personal tweet, sharing an open letter titled "Open Weights and U.S. AI Leadership," co-signed by NVIDIA and more than 20 other technology companies and organizations.The open letter argues that open weight models can expand access to the AI economy, enhance market competition, and give users more control. The signatories include Meta, Microsoft, Andreessen Horowitz, Hugging Face, IBM, Mistral AI, Palantir, Perplexity, Mozilla, Y Combinator, and others.The letter states that while open weight models carry risks, development should not be restricted through bans but should instead leverage openness to enhance AI safety and cybersecurity capabilities. Jensen Huang stated, "The world needs cutting-edge closed-source models, and it also needs cutting-edge open models."

According to official news, OKX, in collaboration with Elliptic, SlowMist, and OttoSec, has released the "Web3 Security and Risk Control Report for the First Half of 2026." The report points out that the focus of Web3 attacks is gradually shifting from smart contract code to more complex scenarios such as signature processes, user devices, operational infrastructure, and AI Agents.Data shows that in the first half of 2026, the OKX risk control system intercepted over 5.7 million high-risk transactions, including approximately 2.41 million transactions related to hacking and theft, about 1.48 million transactions related to phishing, and around 990,000 transactions related to fraud. The OKX Web3 on-chain intelligence label library currently has over 1 billion labels, covering more than 420 chains, and has integrated capabilities such as address screening, transaction monitoring, and sanction address control into infrastructures like DEX and Exchange OS.In addition, in terms of user protection, OKX has intercepted over 7 million visits to risky websites, completed over 200,000 device risk assessments, identified over 60,000 high-risk apps, and intercepted or alerted on over 4 million high-risk signature operations. The report also introduces the "risk control pre-positioning" design in scenarios such as Exchange OS, Outcomes, RWA, and Agentic Wallet.

Japanese regulatory authorities are advancing the adjustment of the legal framework for digital asset investment. A spot Bitcoin ETF may be approved for listing as early as 2028, but the timeline still depends on the progress of regulation, product review, and tax reform.On July 15, the Japanese Diet approved the transfer of Bitcoin and approximately 105 other crypto assets from the Payment Services Act framework to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, removing a major legal obstacle for related funds to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Major Japanese financial groups such as SBI Holdings and Nomura are preparing digital asset products. Japan also plans to adjust the crypto asset tax system from a maximum miscellaneous income tax of 55% to a separate reporting tax system of approximately 20.315%.

According to monitoring data from Arkham, Morgan Stanley has once again "bought the dip," investing $3.71 million through its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund MSBT to increase its holdings by approximately 57.319 BTC. As of now, its total Bitcoin holdings have surpassed 6,000 for the first time, currently reaching 6,039, valued at over $393 million.

The cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX accelerated the delisting of 65 derivative contracts and spot trading pairs in July, far exceeding the 19 that were delisted in the first six months of this year. The platform attributed the delisting to "insufficient trading interest" and stated that this move is related to its decision to close the exchange. Previously, BitMEX announced that it would officially cease operations on September 23, but did not disclose the specific reason for the closure.Restructuring advisor Roshan Dharia stated that the shutdown of BitMEX reflects the structural pressures faced by mid-sized centralized exchanges: liquidity continues to concentrate on leading platforms, while compliance costs are continuously rising. Earlier, the on-chain analysis platform Bubblemaps revealed that 75% of the total supply of BitMEX tokens BMEX (originally intended for employee incentives, ecosystem growth, and long-term reserves) was never allocated as planned, with the only claim occurring in November 2022. After the shutdown announcement, the price of BMEX dropped by approximately 95%.

The Shanghai Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has collaborated with ICBC Singapore Branch to successfully implement the country's first cross-border payment business between China and Singapore based on the digital renminbi cross-border settlement comprehensive service platform "Digital Currency Express" (CBETS). This transaction, involving nearly ten million yuan in import shipping fees, was fully paid using digital renminbi, with funds arriving in the Singapore recipient's account on the same day, achieving "zero time difference" and "high transparency" in cross-border fund transfers. The service targets subsidiaries of central enterprise group trade platforms that regularly need to procure iron ore from abroad and pay for shipping fees, with high frequency and large amounts of cross-border settlements."Digital Currency Express" is a cross-border settlement infrastructure built by the International Operation Center of Digital Renminbi under the guidance of the People's Bank of China's Digital Currency Research Institute. Overseas participants can access services through the Hong Kong access point "One Point Access", compatible with both centralized and blockchain systems, and the message standards comply with ISO20022. On June 16, 2026, the first batch of 26 financial institutions signed direct participant service agreements. This business marks a significant breakthrough for ICBC in leveraging the infrastructure of the International Operation Center of Digital Renminbi to establish an integrated cross-border clearing system for domestic and foreign branches, achieving comprehensive coverage of two-way digital renminbi payment and receipt services with Singapore and Laos.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the whale jasonleo, who "set 10 big goals" has closed a short position of 2,741.712 BTC (approximately 178 million USD) one hour ago, making a profit of 2.263 million USD.Subsequently, he opened a long position of 2,015.916 BTC with 4x leverage (approximately 131 million USD), with an average entry price of 64,983.34 USD.

The Robinhood Chain token launch platform Pons will release version 2, planning to introduce multiple feature updates. It is reported that Pons v2 will introduce a Bonding Curve mechanism priced in ETH, remove trading restrictions for non-developer wallets, and support custom trading pairs, including RWA assets such as USDG, NVDA, AAPL, and HOOD.In addition, Pons will adopt a redesigned fee structure using Uniswap V4 pools and Hook, with creators defaulting to receive fees in ETH; when the token value reaches 4.2 ETH, it will automatically graduate to a permanently locked full-range position on Uniswap V4. Other updates include the addition of a CTO feature with a 3-day time lock, support for collecting fees in stablecoins or other tokens, and the introduction of an optional tax mechanism for each buy and sell transaction.

As of July 23, according to the ranking data from RootData for stock derivatives exchanges, Binance, Bybit, and Bitget occupy the top three positions. This list is based on a comprehensive scoring of exchanges supporting stock derivatives trading, evaluated on dimensions such as trading volume, open interest, spreads, depth, trading costs, and data collectability, among which:Binance scored 92, supports 143 contracts, with an open interest of approximately $2.713 billion, a 24h trading volume of approximately $17.685 billion, and a funding rate of +0.0003%.Bybit scored 91.3, supports 131 contracts, with an open interest of approximately $95.9587 million, a 24h trading volume of approximately $920 million, and a funding rate of +0.0004%.Bitget scored 91.2, supports 252 contracts, with an open interest of approximately $757 million, a 24h trading volume of approximately $2.123 billion, and a funding rate of +0.0003%.It is worth noting that Bybit has entered the top two for the first time, but its open interest of approximately $95.9587 million is still the lowest among the top three exchanges, showing a significant gap compared to Binance and Bitget.

The parent company of Kraken, Payward, has partnered with financial technology infrastructure provider GTN to promote the expansion of xStocks tokenization business into more overseas markets. The announcement stated that the two parties will first advance the tokenization of Hong Kong stocks, followed by expansion to the UK, Europe, South Korea, and other international markets, gradually covering more asset classes.According to the cooperation arrangement, GTN will provide execution, custody, and bookkeeping infrastructure covering over 90 markets, and will advance the necessary license applications in various locations. Once the relevant licenses are approved, tokenized xStocks will be opened to GTN's institutional clients.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies," the sub-market "First Five Innings Spread -1.5" option for "Philadelphia Phillies" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 73.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 23.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the event "NBA: LeBron James' Next Team" on the prediction market Polymarket is currently among the most traded, with a cumulative pool size reaching $371 million. The option with the highest market consensus is "Miami Heat," corresponding to a winning probability of approximately 50.25%.

The UK plans to issue its first tokenized sovereign bond by early 2027, with the current key prerequisite being the resolution of on-chain cash settlement issues. This problem has limited the use of digital bonds by institutions for years.Industry experts indicate that the plan may have received sufficient support from the UK Treasury, the Bank of England, and regulators to continue advancing after recent political changes, and it could potentially increase the demand for UK debt. Current progress is constrained by the lack of standardized on-chain payment methods, mature pound stablecoins, and regulatory clarity.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket event "Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox," the "Baltimore Orioles" option in the sub-market "First 5 Innings Spread -1.5" experienced a drastic fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 51.5% an hour ago to the current 16.5% (a fluctuation of 35%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

To enhance the user trading experience, Binance will launch 10 bStocks tokenized securities trading pairs on July 22, 2026, at 21:30, including AXTIB/USDT, CRWVB/USDT, INTWB/USDT, KORUB/USDT, MUUB/USDT, MVLLB/USDT, ORCLB/USDT, QNTB/USDT, SNXXB/USDT, and TQQQB/USDT. Users can enjoy a fee-free exchange service within one hour after the launch, and the event will end on September 1, 2026, at 07:59.