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According to the Nikkei, Japan's revised Financial Instruments and Exchange Act was passed by a vote in the full session of the House of Councillors on July 15, officially bringing crypto assets (virtual currencies) under the regulatory framework for financial products.While the new law strengthens user protection, it requires exchanges to pay a liability reserve, and the industry generally expects this move to become an important catalyst for industry elimination and consolidation. Saito Masahiko, head of the Financial Services Agency's Market Division, clearly stated that the agency does not endorse crypto asset trading and makes no recommendations.

The governance company of Cardano, Intersect, stated on the X platform that EMURGO is unable to allocate the necessary resources to execute the Token2049 event due to its recent focus on handling the SecondFi security incident. After discussions among three parties, the responsibility for the event has officially been transferred to the Cardano Foundation.EMURGO submitted a transfer request to Intersect, which received agreement from all parties after discussions with the Cardano Foundation. Intersect stated that this decision was based on the urgency of the event timeline and the need to avoid delivery uncertainties. The Cardano Foundation has agreed to deliver the event within the approved scope, and both EMURGO and Intersect recognize its past execution capabilities. The delivery work for Token2049 has now officially been handed over, and the event is still scheduled to take place in October.Previously, in June, it was reported that SecondFi disclosed a security incident affecting approximately 16 million ADA (around 2.42 million USD at the time); however, SlowMist indicated that user losses from SecondFi could exceed 20 million USD.

According to Jinshi, the Bank of America fund manager survey shows that cash levels have dropped from 4.1% to a "very low" level of 3.6%, triggering a sell signal under Bank of America's cash rule.

According to Yicai, global chip stocks faced a Black Monday. On that day, during the Asian trading session, rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East suppressed risk appetite, with SK Hynix plunging over 15% on the Korean Exchange, marking the largest single-day drop in 18 years; the South Korean benchmark index KOSPI fell more than 9% in a single day, retreating 25% from its historical high on June 22.Data from the Financial Supervisory Service of Korea shows that the total amount of forced liquidations across the entire South Korean market reached 344.2 billion won in a single day, the largest scale of credit liquidation this year. Retail investors accounted for 92% of leveraged positions, referred to as "ant investors," who made full bets on memory chips and have very weak capacity to withstand volatility. As of Monday, over 1.2 million leveraged retail accounts in the entire South Korean market had reached the margin call line. Among them, approximately 320,000 to 360,000 accounts have been fully liquidated by brokerages, resulting in the loss of principal, with some accounts even owing debts to brokerages.Institutions believe that the short-term Gamma effect of leveraged shorts in South Korea cannot be eliminated, and the trillion-won level of leveraged selling pressure has not been fully cleared, with the risk of volatility still unresolved. However, this round of decline is not a reversal of the industry's fundamentals but rather a concentrated deleveraging event following macro shocks faced by crowded high-position leveraged trades.

According to official news, TAC issued a statement regarding the significant price drop in the past 24 hours, stating that the protocol was not attacked, on-chain assets are secure, and the system is operating normally; the team and early investors did not participate in the sell-off, and the related tokens are still within the lock-up and vesting period, with no possibility of unlocking at this stage.

Strike, founded by Jack Mallers, has launched a new Bitcoin collateral loan product aimed at avoiding forced liquidation due to a drop in BTC prices. Strike states that as long as borrowers make timely repayments, the collateralized BTC will not be moved or liquidated, regardless of how deep the Bitcoin price falls.Mallers stated on X that this product has no margin call requirements and no price-based liquidation mechanism, allowing users to borrow USD while continuing to hold Bitcoin. He mentioned that volatility is inevitable, but liquidation is not a certainty. Strike indicated that the new loan product eliminates price-triggered actions linked to the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio, so borrowers do not have to worry about automatic liquidation due to a drop in BTC prices. As long as interest and maturity payments remain normal, the collateral will remain unchanged.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Wimbledon ATP: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Arthur Fery", the "over" option for the sub-market "Wimbledon ATP: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Arthur Fery total games greater than 36.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 68% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated that if the forward guidance is "too rigid or inflexible," it may become an obstacle to policy implementation.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Huang Licheng's 25x leveraged Ethereum long position seems to be in a state of high tension. Data shows that the position size is approximately 9,000 ETH (about 15.84 million USD), with an opening price of 1,721.04 USD, and the current price is about 1,760.3 USD, resulting in an unrealized profit of approximately 353,000 USD and a return rate of about 55.7%.However, its liquidation price is at 1,731.95 USD, leaving only about 28 USD of space from the current price. If the market experiences a slight pullback, it may face the risk of forced liquidation. In the highly volatile cryptocurrency market, the risk exposure of this position has quickly attracted attention, and the market is also observing whether it will choose to take profits early or continue to hold the position for speculation.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Wimbledon ATP: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Matteo Berrettini," the sub-market "Wimbledon ATP: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Matteo Berrettini" saw the winning probability of the option "Grigor Dimitrov" experience a dramatic fluctuation, soaring from 68.5% an hour ago to the current 96% (a fluctuation of 27.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Due to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealing that the company is considering leasing excess AI computing power, concerns have arisen in the market about the "shift from buying to leasing" AI infrastructure. South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix and the South Korean stock market (KOSPI) experienced a sharp decline. According to data from the Gate platform, SK Hynix (SKHYNIX) is currently priced at $1,538.3, with an intraday drop of nearly 10%. The volatility in the stock market has led to increased activity in related contract trading. According to CoinGlass data, the contract position for Gate SK Hynix (SKHYNIX) exceeds $26.29 million, and the 24-hour contract trading volume exceeds $34.41 million, both ranking among the top in the industry.

According to The Block, Sovright (the nonprofit successor organization related to Electric Coin Company for Zcash development) has officially released a wallet recovery tool named "Argos," aimed at helping early Zcash users recover funds that have been "stuck" due to the discontinuation of the old version of ZEC Wallet Lite in 2022.Sovright's Executive Board Chair Michelle Lai stated that Argos can recover affected assets as long as users still hold the old wallet mnemonic phrases, but since it only involves specific shielded addresses, the scale of the impact cannot be precisely estimated. However, it is estimated that the "amount is considerable," primarily concentrated among early long-term holders.She referred to the issue as a "technical pitfall" that the community has long failed to address, which, although not prominent, continues to erode user trust. Sovright currently consists of only three core members, all from the former Bootstrap system. The team is also testing a privacy-focused Zcash mining pool to reduce hash power centralization and enhance network decentralization.The governance structure of the organization has undergone significant adjustments, with Electric Coin Company employees collectively leaving to establish a new entity, Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL), which has received support from institutions such as Paradigm and a16z, focusing on the development of Zcash-related products.Sovright emphasizes that there is no antagonistic relationship with ZODL and states that it will continue to focus on solving "long-standing issues" in the Zcash ecosystem, including key pain points such as wallet usability and infrastructure stability.

According to CoinDesk, Wall Street broker Bernstein pointed out in a recent report that the rapid integration of the market technology stack is increasing the likelihood of a new round of mergers and acquisitions in the field of sports event contracts and financial markets.The report states that in the past eight months, major prediction platforms have been developing towards simultaneously controlling customer distribution and exchange infrastructure. Although Kalshi and Polymarket have core technology stacks, their distribution capabilities are relatively lagging, making them potential acquisition targets.Recent actions include DraftKings acquiring Railbird to launch DKeX, Robinhood collaborating with Susquehanna to create Rothera, and Coinbase acquiring The Clearing Company. Bernstein believes that Robinhood and Coinbase are currently in a relatively advantageous position in the competitive landscape, as both have large consumer user bases and fully owned regulated infrastructures, while Kalshi and Polymarket are viewed as potential acquisition targets due to their lack of large-scale distribution capabilities.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve official Kashkari stated that in the short term, the development of artificial intelligence is clearly a factor driving inflation.

According to Bloomberg, SK Hynix is expected to issue American Depositary Receipts on Nasdaq on July 10. This listing plan aims to raise nearly $30 billion and is expected to become one of the largest ADR issuances in history. The market generally believes that this move will significantly expand its global investor base and may drive a revaluation.Several asset management companies expect that if its valuation aligns with Micron, there is a 30% upside potential for the stock price in the coming year. A fund manager pointed out that SK Hynix should at least trade at a valuation level comparable to Micron, as demand for memory chips may continue to exceed supply in the coming years. This listing occurs during a rare boom period in the memory chip industry. The stock prices of Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung Electronics have all risen over 200% this year, marking the best annual performance in decades. The demand for HBM from AI servers is widely seen as a driving force behind a structural "memory supercycle."

NextGen Venture founder Jason Huang posted on platform X that Strategy (MSTR) issued new shares through an ATM last week, which did not actually increase the per-share Bitcoin holdings but instead diluted its mNAV multiple. He pointed out that the number of Bitcoins corresponding to each share is decreasing, and the official mNAV metric has dropped to 1.1 times, based on the most recent disclosure before last week's decline. Huang warned that once MSTR's performance relative to Bitcoin lags by another 10% (negative Alpha), each issuance through the ATM will further dilute the per-share Bitcoin holdings, and at that point, the death spiral will truly begin; the recent decline is merely an appetizer.

BNB Financial Company CEA Industries announced a cooperation agreement with YZi Labs, and both parties will jointly promote the adjustment of the BNC governance structure. According to the agreement, Ella Zhang, Alex Odagiu, and Matthew Roszak have been appointed as company directors, and both parties will jointly select an independent director with experience in digital assets, capital markets, and governance of listed companies.At the same time, the board of directors will establish a CEO selection committee, with YZi Labs partner Alex Odagiu serving as interim president until a new CEO is appointed. As part of the agreement, YZi Labs will terminate the previous consent solicitation and withdraw related requests. CEA Industries stated that this move will help strengthen corporate governance and enhance its ability to execute long-term strategies around the BNB ecosystem.

Bitget announced the launch of the VIP Miracle Medal Program, which is aimed at traders active in the cryptocurrency, US stock, and CFD markets. The program establishes four types of achievement medals: UEX Trading Master, Contract Trading Master, CFD Trading Master, and Stock Trading Master, aiming to further expand the exclusive services and rights for VIP users through an honor system.Building on previous initiatives such as the VIP Fast Track and VIP Airdrop Season, Bitget's new medal system aims to enhance the user rights ecosystem. Relying on the UEX strategy, the platform continues to expand its range of asset products and meets the differentiated needs of different regions and trading groups through a tiered rights mechanism.