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The domestic storage giant Changxin Technology has landed on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, breaking multiple A-share historical records on its first day:The first technology stock in A-shares with an opening market value exceeding 3 trillion, with an opening total market value of approximately 3.31 trillion yuan;Topping the market value list of the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, surpassing SMIC to become the highest market value listed company on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board;The first stock in A-shares with a single-day trading volume exceeding 100 billion, with over 100 billion yuan traded in the first hour of listing, and expected to set new historical records throughout the day;The first new stock in A-shares with a trading volume of 100 billion combined with a turnover rate exceeding 50%, with massive trading volume and high turnover coexisting, and unprecedented trading activity.

According to Token Terminal data, the market value of tokenized stocks reached a record $2.3 billion in mid-July, nearly doubling since it first surpassed $1 billion in March. On July 21, the circulating volume of Ondo Finance's tokenized stocks (514.5 million shares) and the number of holders (93,880), the tokenized market value of Backed Finance ($579.4 million), and the number of tokenized stocks on Robinhood Chain (126,720 shares) and the number of holders (36,170) all hit historical highs.The tokenized stock exchange Arcus launched by the dYdX team recorded a daily perpetual contract trading volume of $11.9 million and a new high of $6.8 million in open contracts on the same day. By chain distribution, Ethereum accounts for 34% of the tokenized stock market share, BNB Chain accounts for 30%, and Solana accounts for 23%. Ondo Finance leads with an on-chain stock scale of $955 million and recently collaborated with Japan's SBI Group to tokenize Japanese stocks, enabling 24/7 minting, redemption, and voting rights features. xStocks surpassed a cumulative trading volume of $25 billion within eight months of its launch. Ondo executives previously estimated that the market value of tokenized stocks would reach $2.5 to $3 billion by the end of the year.

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated that Strategy recently sold 3,588 BTC, marking the largest recorded Bitcoin sale to date, with the funds used for preferred stock payments and to replenish USD reserves.According to the Form 8-K document he cited, the sale was executed in two batches: from June 29 to June 30, 1,363 BTC were sold at an average price of $59,256, generating $80.8 million; from July 1 to July 5, 2,225 BTC were sold at an average price of $60,773, generating $135.2 million, for a total revenue of $216 million. The funds were used for preferred stock payments and to replenish USD reserves.Axel indicated that this sale differs from the sales made in 2022 for tax optimization, as it is primarily driven by debt obligations and does not represent a change in Strategy's long-term Bitcoin strategy. As of July 5, Strategy still holds 843,775 BTC and $2.55 billion in reserves, with this sale accounting for approximately 0.4% of its Bitcoin reserves.He also pointed out that after the announcement, the Bitcoin futures market positions significantly cooled down, with the Composite Market Index (IMI) dropping from about 80 to 32.6, briefly approaching 20, entering a bearish range; however, Bitcoin prices have largely remained in the range of $61,600 to $64,200, still above the 30-day fair value of $61,800. Analysts believe that the market currently views this sale as passive liquidity management rather than the beginning of a systematic reduction.

According to a report titled "Stablecoins: Waiting for Regulation" released by the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulatory Committee, the global market capitalization of stablecoins has exceeded $310 billion, but the UK pound stablecoin market is still in its infancy, and the construction of the regulatory framework is clearly lagging behind the United States (GENIUS Act) and the European Union (MiCAR).The report criticizes several aspects of the current regulatory proposals from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England, focusing on:• The Bank of England's requirement for systemic stablecoin issuers to deposit at least 40% of reserve assets in non-interest-bearing central bank deposits, which the industry believes will severely harm issuers' profitability and the international competitiveness of the UK market;• The proposed holding limits (individual £20,000, corporate £10 million) are considered extremely difficult to implement and may stifle the development of the pound stablecoin market;• The T+1 redemption requirement will impose a significant operational burden on issuers;• The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) restrictions on deposit-taking institutions issuing stablecoins under independent brands are deemed overly stringent.The report also acknowledges the liquidity support loan mechanism proposed by the Bank of England, considering it an innovative regulatory measure that surpasses other major jurisdictions. The committee calls on regulatory agencies to strictly adhere to the established timeline, ensuring that the complete regulatory framework comes into effect as scheduled on October 25, 2027, and recommends adopting a principle-based, technology-neutral regulatory approach to achieve a reasonable balance between financial stability and market innovation.

According to The Block, the UK's House of Lords Financial Services Regulatory Committee pointed out that the UK is lagging behind the US and the EU in stablecoin regulation.The committee urged the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to revise several proposals, including reconsidering the holding limits of £20,000 for individuals and $10 million for businesses, the 40% zero-interest central bank deposit reserve requirement, and restrictions on commercial bank issuance. It also suggested that the FCA review the k-factor capital requirements scaled by issuance rather than risk.

According to CoinDesk, the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulatory Committee has called on the Bank of England to reconsider the proposed limits on stablecoin holdings in its latest report. The committee suggested that rather than imposing a holding cap in advance, it would be better to monitor market growth and only implement restrictions when financial stability risks clearly necessitate it. The Bank of England had previously proposed a holding limit of £20,000 for individuals and £10 million for businesses for each stablecoin. The report also questioned the rules on reserve assets, stating that this could have a significant impact on the commercial viability of UK stablecoin issuers. The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England acknowledged last month that the proposed holding limits and reserve requirements were "too conservative" and stated that they are exploring other ways to manage the risks associated with stablecoins.

The AI infrastructure platform B.AI has released a history of Credits consumption record optimization and compensation explanation. With the continuous upgrade of the Credits billing system and display dimensions, the platform has recently conducted a comprehensive review of historical consumption records. During this process, it was found that for certain requests made between May 1, 2026, 00:00 and May 3, 2026, 03:00 (SGT), the consumption details displayed on the front end did not fully present all cost components. This was mainly due to the underlying cache-related fees not being displayed on the page, causing users to typically only see input/output token consumption, leading to a misunderstanding of the overall Credits consumption.To address the above issues, the platform has now completed data corrections and realigned with historical records. Additionally, based on more cautious and user-friendly rules, Credits compensation will be automatically issued to affected accounts (valid for 30 days from the date of receipt) without any action required from users. Please pay attention to account balance updates. In the future, B.AI will continue to upgrade the Credits display system to further enhance long-term transparency and user experience.

The decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket is suspected to have been hacked, with the threat actor xorcat posting over 300,000 data records and a corresponding exploit toolkit on a well-known cybercrime forum.It is reported that the attacker extracted data through undisclosed API endpoints, pagination bypass, and CORS misconfigurations in Polymarket Gamma and CLOB API. The leaked content includes: 10,000 users' complete personal information (including names, proxy wallets, and base addresses), 4,111 comments, 1,000 reports (including 58 ETH addresses and administrator verification address identifiers), 48,536 Gamma market metadata, over 250,000 active CLOB market fixed product market maker addresses, and 9,000 social graph data of followers.The toolkit contains proof-of-concept code for multiple vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-62718 (Axios NO_PROXY bypass, CVSS 9.9, which can trigger server-side request forgery), CVE-2024-51479 (Next.js middleware authentication bypass, CVSS 7.5), and CORS misconfigurations. Additionally, the toolkit includes automated continuous pull scripts and a complete red team report.

According to Jinshi citing CCTV news reports, sources from the United States indicate that based on ship tracking data, as of the afternoon of the 19th British time, no vessel passage records were observed in the Strait of Hormuz on that day.It is reported that on the 18th, at least 13 oil tankers changed course and turned back while attempting to leave the Persian Gulf, abandoning their plans to continue through the strait.

OKX founder and CEO Star responded on Twitter regarding the "12 years ago OKCoin employee forged contract" incident, stating that the evidence of the richest man (suspected to refer to CZ) forging contracts during his tenure at OKCoin was already publicly available on the internet 12 years ago. Star also attached a YouTube video disclosed at that time, which contains QQ chat records between "CZ" and an accountant.According to CZ's new book "Binance Life," in the early years, CZ worked at the exchange OKCoin founded by Xu Mingxing. In January 2015, Xu Mingxing attempted to renegotiate his 10% stake in OKXCoin. CZ stated in the book that after his departure, Xu Mingxing continued to accuse him of forging the cooperation contract between Roger Ver and OKCoin during his tenure.

According to The New York Times, Argentine President Milei had seven phone call records with project-related entrepreneur Mauricio Novelli on the night of February 14, 2025, when LIBRA went live, covering the time around his promotional post on X.The report states that newly discovered mobile forensic information also includes suspected payment recordings and draft funding arrangement documents, further raising doubts about Milei's previous claim of "no connection to the project." Milei has not yet been formally charged but has been listed as a key subject of the investigation.

According to a report by South Korea's News1, the Korean "drug lord" Park Wang-ryeol (phonetic) who was apprehended in the Philippines has been transferred to the Korean Drug Crime Joint Investigation Headquarters. Authorities will focus on tracing his hidden funds and Bitcoin transaction records, and will begin to arrest related accomplices.Park Wang-ryeol is accused of continuously smuggling and selling drugs within South Korea from November 2019 to July 2024, with confirmed criminal proceeds amounting to approximately 6.8 billion won. Additionally, drugs valued at around 6.4 billion won, including methamphetamine (12.7 kilograms), were seized during smuggling, bringing the total scale of the case to about 13.1 billion won.As outsiders believe that the aforementioned amounts do not match his long-term operational scale, the investigation will focus on his hidden assets. Park Wang-ryeol has received payments for drug sales through non-discounted deposits and Bitcoin wallets, and authorities plan to analyze the on-chain transaction records of the involved Bitcoin wallets.

According to Decrypt, cybersecurity company Malwarebytes Labs has warned that a fake website impersonating the newly released game Pudgy World from Pudgy Penguins is attempting to steal cryptocurrency wallet passwords.The phishing site pudgypengu-gamegifts[.]live uses a highly realistic replica of a cryptocurrency wallet interface to deceive users. When visitors select a wallet on this fake site, a seemingly authentic wallet unlock interface is displayed, leading users to mistakenly believe it is a trustworthy cryptocurrency wallet software.Malwarebytes points out that the timing of this phishing campaign appears to be carefully planned, coinciding with the game's launch and a surge of new users, and the attack almost covers all mainstream wallets, indicating that it may be backed by well-resourced threat actors or using commercial phishing toolkits. Users are advised to access the official website only through trusted bookmarks, avoid clicking on social media links, and be cautious of wallet password prompts that appear on web pages.

Mastercard and Google jointly released the open standard framework Verifiable Intent, designed specifically for the "agent commerce" scenario where AI agents autonomously complete shopping transactions. This framework utilizes cryptographic technology to create tamper-proof authorization records when AI agents execute transactions on behalf of users, integrating identity, intent, and actions into a single privacy-protecting audit trail, addressing the issue where merchants and issuing institutions cannot confirm whether consumers truly authorized a transaction when AI agents place orders autonomously.The framework employs selective disclosure technology to ensure that parties only receive necessary information and integrates widely adopted industry standards such as those from the FIDO Alliance and EMVCo. Mastercard stated that Verifiable Intent will be integrated into its Agent Pay API in the coming months.Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency camp is also actively positioning itself. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pointed out that while AI agents cannot open bank accounts, they can hold cryptocurrency wallets, indicating that blockchain infrastructure may be more suited to the future of the AI agent economy.

According to Cointelegraph, the UK House of Lords questioned Coinbase's Vice President of International Policy, Tom Duff Gordon, on Wednesday, focusing on whether stablecoins could lead to a loss of bank deposits and pose new risks to the UK financial system.Gordon stated that fully reserved and regulated stablecoins are "safer than uninsured bank deposits" because they are backed 1:1 by cash and high-quality government securities and can be redeemed at face value. He emphasized that stablecoins can significantly reduce payment costs and accelerate cross-border payments.Members of the UK House of Lords questioned the redemption risks of stablecoins during a crisis, their potential impact on banks, and their role in criminal activities. Gordon countered that concerns about disintermediation from banks are "greatly exaggerated" and emphasized that Coinbase strictly enforces KYC and anti-money laundering measures.Adam Jackson, Chief Strategy Officer of Innovate Finance, warned that the UK could establish a regulatory regime "stricter and less competitive than the EU's MiCA framework," causing the UK to fall behind the US and Europe in the competition for stablecoin innovation.

According to Zero Hedge citing Bloomberg terminal data, Jane Street increased its holdings in the iShares Silver ETF SLV by a record 20.6 million shares in the fourth quarter, making it the largest holder of this ETF.Zero Hedge states that investors should be aware of the potential financial engineering and market manipulation behind the fluctuations in silver prices.

The chief Democratic member of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee's investigative panel, Richard Blumenthal, has launched an investigation into Binance due to reports that the platform may be involved in sanction evasion related to Iran.In a letter to Binance CEO Richard Teng, Blumenthal requested documents regarding records of Iranian users using Binance, internal compliance investigation materials, and information on related employee terminations. Media reports indicate that Binance's compliance team had found that partners Hexa Whale and Blessed Trust were used as money laundering intermediaries and provided trading channels for entities related to the Iranian government, while employees involved in the investigation faced disciplinary actions or termination. Binance has denied the related allegations.