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According to official news, Gate has launched the AI Potential Stocks feature. This feature will scan market volume and price anomalies, major events, industry news, and related news clues through AI before each trading day, helping users quickly understand the main themes that the market may focus on that day, the relevant reasons, and the subsequent transmission direction. The AI Potential Stocks feature is the first to introduce AI research capabilities and supply chain analysis into the cryptocurrency industry market research scenario, upgrading the AI-driven pre-market investment research experience. This feature will focus on markets such as US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, selecting 2-3 stock clues that have capital verification, news support, and may not have been fully noticed yet. The content will revolve around three dimensions: "what to pay attention to, why to pay attention, and how the impact extends," helping users efficiently complete pre-market information screening.AI Potential Stocks focuses on market theme rotation, volume and price anomalies, and major news signals, helping users understand the logic behind changes in market focus rather than simply displaying popular stocks. In addition, Gate will continue to improve its push notification capabilities around AI Potential Stocks, forming a mechanism for timely pre-market summaries, major event reminders, and personalized attention updates. The AI Potential Stocks feature is now supported on Gate App v8.31.0 and above; users can access this feature through the bottom navigation bar [TradFi] - [Stocks] list; web users can enter through the market page or directly visit the feature page to use it. In the future, Gate will continuously deepen the construction of AI research capabilities, improve the AI-driven investment research analysis system, and continuously optimize event version content, major event reminders, and personalized summaries around AI Potential Stocks, gradually forming a mechanism for information delivery that combines pre-market summaries, event reminders, and user attention updates, providing users with more timely and clear market references.

CryptoQuant analyst MorenoDV_ stated that data shows the Ethereum Unspent Net Profit and Loss (NUPL) on the Binance platform has fallen back to around -0.35, entering a range that has historically corresponded to significant price bottoms multiple times.This indicator reflects the unrealized profit and loss status of a specific group of holdings, and the current negative value indicates that the overall Ethereum holdings are in a relatively deep unrealized loss.

According to exclusive reports from CTech (Calcalist), Israeli AI startup Decart is in deep negotiations with an international tech giant for a sale, with a valuation of about $6 to $7 billion, and the deal could be signed next week. Founded in 2023, Decart focuses on the development of real-time video generation AI models, employing around 100 people, and has raised approximately $450 million to date. The company just completed a $300 million funding round in May, with a valuation of $4 billion. Initial negotiations were with NVIDIA, and as they were nearing an agreement, another giant intervened, prompting the founder to shift focus to the new buyer. Industry speculation suggests the new buyer could be SpaceX, but Amazon and Nebius are also reportedly interested in participating.Decart's technological advantage lies in its ability to generate videos at a cost far lower than its competitors. SpaceX founder Elon Musk has maintained regular contact with co-founder Dean Leitersdorf since experiencing the game Oasis developed based on Decart's technology in 2024. Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire (who organized Musk's post-war trip to Israel) has been investing in the company since the seed round. If the buyer is SpaceX, it will establish its first R&D center in Israel. Previously, SpaceX had acquired AI programming startup Cursor for $60 billion after its IPO, and acquiring Decart would further strengthen its position in the AI infrastructure sector.

Christopher Smith, founder of the blockchain startup Quantus, stated that the first quantum attack may manifest as a series of unexplained thefts of cryptocurrency wallets, rather than directly stealing the approximately $63 billion worth of dormant Bitcoin expected from Satoshi Nakamoto. He pointed out that sufficiently powerful quantum computers could derive private keys from public keys exposed on the blockchain, allowing attackers to transfer funds without needing to breach wallets, devices, or internal systems of exchanges.In theft incidents at highly secure institutions, the only forensic evidence may be the absence of intrusion traces. Smith indicated that the initial targets of quantum attacks could be military systems and national secrets; in the blockchain space, the minting keys of stablecoin issuer Tether may be of greater value. Attackers could mint tokens out of thin air through managed wallets and sell them off before the issuer responds. Google has accelerated its post-quantum migration timeline to 2029; Smith believes the probability of quantum computers breaking modern cryptography around 2028 is "50-50." Relevant blockchains have begun migrating to post-quantum signatures.

The Bitcoin security organization Bitcoin Red Team, composed of 16 volunteers, stated that during a rapid AI-assisted review of Bitcoin ecosystem projects, nearly 5,000 potential issues were discovered. The members of the organization include AnchorWatch CEO Rob Hamilton and Bitcoin developer Calle, among others.Calle mentioned that the Bitcoin Red Team used AI tools alongside manual reviews to scan for vulnerabilities in open-source code repositories related to Bitcoin, averaging about one critical vulnerability discovered per person per hour. Calle revealed that within 29.8 hours of launching, the team had identified 4,962 potential issues across 390 projects, with as many as 720 considered high-risk or critical issues, and currently, 21.4% of the findings are reproducible. This security review initiative was launched a few days after the Coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability incident, in which stolen Bitcoin valued at over $100 million was involved.

Analysts say that Samsung is accelerating its layout of digital asset infrastructure, planning to provide native stablecoin functionality to approximately 800 million Galaxy smartphones through Samsung Wallet, which is expected to become an important distribution channel for stablecoins like USDC. It is reported that Samsung announced at the Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event that it will integrate stablecoin-related features into future devices, including savings and payment accounts linked to fiat currencies. Currently, Samsung Wallet covers 61 countries, with nearly 19 million users in South Korea.Joseph Goh, head of the Asia-Pacific region for crypto investment bank Areta, stated that the core bottleneck for the widespread adoption of stablecoins is not liquidity, but user accessibility. "Distribution channels are the scarce asset, and Samsung has a large number of user entry points." He believes this move could propel Samsung to become a major distributor of stablecoins like USDC. This is not Samsung's first foray into the crypto space. The company launched a digital asset wallet through the Knox security module back in 2019, supporting users in storing assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum, and connecting to Ledger hardware wallets. Additionally, Samsung is strengthening its digital asset infrastructure layout. Samsung SDS CEO Lee Joon-hee previously stated that the company’s investment in Dunamu, the operator of South Korea's largest crypto exchange Upbit, is an important strategic layout for entering the digital asset infrastructure field, including stablecoins and AI payments. In May of this year, Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS, and Samsung Card agreed to acquire approximately 4% of Dunamu, Upbit's parent company, for about $408 million. Analysts believe that Samsung Wallet is responsible for providing user distribution entry points, while infrastructure layouts like Dunamu are responsible for underlying transactions and asset services, suggesting that Samsung may be building a complete ecosystem covering stablecoins, payments, and digital asset services.

Analyst "AntiFragile" posted on the X platform stating that the Bitcoin (BTC) order book currently shows strong buyer support, with a large number of patient buy orders concentrated in the range of 2%-20% below the current price.AntiFragile pointed out that these buy orders began to appear as early as the beginning of June, representing passive buying demand that is positioned in advance. If the BTC price falls and touches these areas, it is expected that these buy orders will act as a buffer, reducing market volatility. The current order book structure shows that some investors are waiting to enter at lower prices rather than buying in line with the upward trend. These long-term orders may become a potential support force during short-term market corrections.

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue posted on the X platform in response to recent concerns about AI-driven cyberattacks. He pointed out that open models have helped defend against multiple attacks and that in the future, they could fend off millions of attacks daily, believing that AI will fundamentally strengthen cybersecurity.Delangue proposed three recommendations: mandatory sharing of traces from intelligent agent attacks and incident disclosure; keeping AI cyberattacks illegal and imposing severe penalties; and equipping defenders with open models to narrow the gap in offensive and defensive capabilities. He advocated for accelerating AI development rather than slowing it down at this stage.

Canadian hardware wallet manufacturer Coinkite has issued a security warning, advising users who generated mnemonic phrases with Coldcard Mk3 firmware versions 4.1 to 5.3 to migrate their assets as soon as possible. The company stated that preliminary analysis shows wallets using BIP-39 passphrases are at lower risk, and Mk4, Q, and Mk5 devices are not affected; the investigation is still ongoing.Meanwhile, security researchers are investigating an anomalous transfer event involving 594.48 BTC (approximately 38.3 million USD). AnchorWatch CEO Rob Hamilton stated that attackers transferred 1,324 UTXOs through 500 transactions within three blocks and speculated that the issue may stem from insufficient random number entropy during the wallet generation process. Wizardsardine CEO Kevin Loaec believes the vulnerability may be related to a specific software library, secure chip, or a particular batch of devices, as well as low-entropy random number generators in firmware versions, with attackers possibly using AI-generated scripts to brute-force the affected wallets. There is currently no conclusive evidence linking this fund transfer to a direct vulnerability in Coldcard Mk3.

According to Jinshi reports, Dong Ximiao, chief economist of Zhailian, expects that a reduction in the reserve requirement ratio and interest rates may be implemented in the third quarter. If the momentum for economic recovery weakens marginally in the second half of the year, a timely reduction of the policy interest rate by 10 to 20 basis points cannot be ruled out.Regarding the reserve requirement ratio, there is still room for a reduction of 25 to 50 basis points within the year, with the implementation window possibly arranged during peak bond supply or periods of tight liquidity. The People's Bank of China will increasingly utilize structural monetary policy tools to strengthen the regulation of market liquidity.

The tokenized asset company Ondo Finance is evaluating a potential acquisition deal, with a valuation range of $250 million to $500 million. According to insiders, the company has not yet appointed formal advisors and is considering expansion through mergers and acquisitions.In 2026, trading activity in the cryptocurrency sector remains active, with tokenization and institutional infrastructure being the acquisition directions of interest for companies seeking to scale.

According to Cointelegraph, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a policy research report titled "Stablecoin Sprint," gathering opinions from industry participants such as banks, payment companies, and stablecoin issuers.The report points out that stablecoins have recently shown significant advantages in the field of cross-border payments, especially providing substantial assistance to emerging markets with limited access to US dollar channels; however, in the domestic retail payment scenario in the UK, the existing payment systems are already relatively fast and inexpensive, leading to a lack of motivation for consumers to switch, and the adoption speed is expected to lag behind. The findings of the above research have been incorporated into the final regulatory rules released by the FCA on June 30, which require that stablecoins issued in the UK must be fully backed by reserve assets and redeemable at face value.

According to Bloomberg, PayPal announced its second-quarter results, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.38, exceeding analysts' expectations of $1.27; total payment volume reached $486.4 billion, also higher than market estimates.The company also raised its adjusted earnings per share guidance for 2026 to $5.38, above last year's level. Previously, private equity firm Advent and payment competitor Stripe had made an acquisition offer of about $60 per share, to which PayPal did not respond in its latest statement. Since taking office in March this year, new CEO Enrique Lores has restructured the business lines and plans to cut about 20% of the workforce in the next two to three years.

The Singapore Police Force and the Federal Bureau of Investigation signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen joint actions, intelligence sharing, training, and law enforcement assistance in online scams, cyber fraud, and money laundering cases.The two parties completed a joint operation targeting cross-border cryptocurrency fraud in Singapore and the United States, identifying 54 victims and potential victims through information sharing and blockchain intelligence, and preventing potential losses of approximately 2.7 million USD in the United States and about 388,000 SGD in Singapore.

According to CoinDesk, institutional crypto trading platform LMAX Group is working with Morgan Stanley and investment bank KBW to evaluate strategic options, considering possibilities including a sale, SPAC merger, and IPO on Nasdaq or in Europe, with a potential valuation of up to $5 billion. Insiders say the company is not in a hurry to go public, as its foreign exchange business supports the weak crypto market.LMAX has accelerated its expansion in recent years, launching a 24/7 multi-asset exchange that supports foreign exchange, digital assets, commodities, and tokenized securities, and received a $150 million strategic investment from Ripple in January this year to promote institutional adoption of the RLUSD stablecoin through its trading and settlement network.

According to CoinDesk, B2C2, a crypto market maker in which SBI Holdings holds a 90% stake, has been in acquisition negotiations with several potential buyers over the past 18 months.The negotiations have been affected by valuation differences. B2C2 is seeking a transaction price of over $1 billion, and a source indicated that this price is difficult to achieve in the current crypto market environment.Founded in 2015, B2C2 provides deep liquidity for spot, derivatives, structured products, and OTC trading for banks, exchanges, brokerages, hedge funds, and asset management companies. SBI acquired a 90% stake in B2C2 in 2020. B2C2's financial data has not been disclosed separately and is included in SBI's crypto business segment.

Fireworks AI released an evaluation report comparing the open-source model Kimi K3 and the closed-source model Fable 5 across approximately 1030 agent tasks (covering scenarios such as SWE, terminal operations, algorithms, multilingual coding, and legal matters). The results showed that the accuracy rates for the two models on the SWE benchmark were 92.4% and 92.6%, respectively, indicating similar overall performance, but each model has its strengths in specific areas: K3 leads in symbolic mathematics and development tools, while Fable excels in web and data visualization; in long-cycle terminal tasks, K3 independently tackled 11 tasks that Fable could not solve.The report pointed out that adopting a task-level routing strategy can dynamically allocate between the two, achieving an accuracy rate of 93%, surpassing either single model. Additionally, due to K3's significant cost advantage on the Fireworks platform, costs for long-cycle agent tasks can be up to 50 times lower than Fable. The report recommends using the open-source model as the default option and continuously learning the optimal match between tasks and models through routers to balance quality and cost.

Insiders reveal that Samsung is in talks to participate in a new round of financing for the artificial intelligence startup Mistral, which could value Mistral at around 20 billion euros. This move will help the French company become a major alternative to American tech giants.One insider stated that Samsung had previously supported the company through its venture capital division and may invest about 1 billion euros in this new round of financing. This discussion reflects that AI developers are widely seeking to establish partnerships with semiconductor suppliers to address the situation where the demand for computing power in the industry far exceeds supply. Following the Trump administration's ban last month on foreign users accessing Anthropic's latest Mythos and Fable models, interest from European and Asian companies and governments in alternatives to leading American AI models has been steadily increasing. Since its establishment, Mistral has focused on developing open-source AI models that allow customers customization and control, meaning that no company or government can shut down these models.

According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, influenced by the escalation of geopolitical risks and changes in the AI competitive landscape, all three major U.S. stock indices fell last week, energy prices rose significantly, and the trends of safe-haven assets like gold and U.S. Treasuries diverged. The cryptocurrency market continued its structural trend, with Bitcoin and Ethereum rising by 1.5% and 3.6%, respectively, while both spot BTC and ETH ETFs maintained net inflows.In terms of industry development, regulation and real-world applications continued to be the focus this week. Japanese convenience store giant Lawson, in collaboration with Netstars, is advancing a stablecoin payment pilot, further promoting the use of stablecoins in everyday consumption scenarios; South Korea plans to officially incorporate digital assets into its national asset management framework and explore the tokenization of government bonds and state-owned assets, with the construction of RWA infrastructure continuing to accelerate. In Europe, after the transition period of MiCA ended, the total number of licensed institutions increased to 294, although the number of new licenses has slowed down, institutional participation remains strong.In terms of investment and financing, the cryptocurrency industry recorded a total of 16 financing events last week, highly concentrated in the infrastructure sector: among them, Alpaca completed a $135 million financing to enhance tokenized securities and AI financial infrastructure; Flex completed a $70 million financing to further expand its stablecoin cross-border payment network, continuously confirming the capital market's long-term optimism towards digital financial infrastructure. Gate Ventures believes that as the global regulatory framework gradually improves and the integration of traditional finance and blockchain deepens, the digital asset ecosystem is expected to enter a more mature and diverse development stage.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, the head of Coinbase Canada stated that the company is pushing to expand its business footprint in Canada, aiming to create a comprehensive exchange covering crypto assets, tokenized stocks, and prediction markets.The plan intends to leverage blockchain technology to provide a more efficient, round-the-clock trading experience, and Coinbase is currently coordinating with Canadian regulators regarding the launch of related products.