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Cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com has received a $400 million investment from Citadel Securities, bringing the company's valuation to $20 billion. This round of funding is Crypto.com's first institutional financing since its establishment in 2016.Crypto.com stated that it will use the funds to expand its business in tokenized securities, derivatives, and other asset classes.

According to The Block, a federal grand jury in the United States has indicted South Dakota cryptocurrency investor Benjamin Paul Wiener on 29 counts, including telecommunications fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft.

According to PR Newswire, AI computing power energy infrastructure Bloom Energy announced a massive project investment of $1.7 billion, with participation from Industrial Development Funding (IDF) and asset management giant Oaktree.It is reported that Bloom Energy will provide exclusive "behind-the-meter power" capabilities for AI cloud computing company Nebius to meet the growing demand for AI computing power.

The domestic DRAM storage chip leader Changxin Technology (688825) has officially opened for new stock subscription. Due to the large issuance scale, this new stock offering has rarely seen a "sunshine market" trend. Institutions predict that the online winning rate will soar to 0.3% to 0.7% (with a neutral expectation of about 0.45%), reaching 10 to 20 times that of ordinary Sci-Tech Innovation Board new stocks. Calculations show that the probability of winning for a single account with an average market value of 200,000 in the Shanghai market is as high as about 18%, and theoretically, an average market value of 1 million can reliably secure 1 winning ticket.The issuance price of the stock is 8.66 yuan per share, and to secure one winning ticket (500 shares), a payment of 4,330 yuan is required. The official winning rate and results will be disclosed on July 17 and July 20 (Monday) respectively, and winners must ensure sufficient funds in their accounts by 16:00 on the 20th. Various institutions have given a neutral expectation, as Changxin Technology's market value is expected to reach 2 trillion to 3 trillion yuan after listing, with the profit margin for a single winning ticket expected to be around 20,000 yuan.If Changxin Technology fully exercises the green shoe mechanism, the total fundraising amount will reach 66.607 billion yuan, setting a new record for the largest IPO on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, and it will also become the third largest IPO in A-share history. Financial data shows that the company has fully turned a profit, with expected operating revenue in the first half of 2026 reaching 110 billion to 120 billion yuan, and net profit attributable to the parent company reaching 50 billion to 57 billion yuan. The total amount of this strategic placement exceeds 14.4 billion yuan, successfully attracting social security funds, pension funds, as well as 30 major industry terminal giants such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent, Meituan, and Xiaomi.

According to official news, the closed-end investment company RoboStrategy, focused on robotics and physical AI, announced the completion of a series of private equity issuances, issuing 450,684 shares at a weighted average price of approximately $35.5, raising about $16 million.Among them, RoboStrategy CEO Andrew Kang subscribed to 272,405 shares at a price of $36.71 million, investing approximately $10 million.

DeepSeek's first round of financing has officially landed. Business registration information shows that DeepSeek's affiliated company, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd., recently underwent a business change, adding Hangzhou Chengli Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership) and National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) as shareholders, with registered capital increased to 16.4475 million yuan.

According to official news, Coinvestor Ventures announced a strategic investment in the decentralized on-chain trading platform Universe Pro.It is reported that Universe Pro is an on-chain trading platform powered by the UNAI engine. The platform aims to optimize and enhance users' capital efficiency by integrating core functions such as MEV (Maximum Extractable Value), market-making scheduling, and smart routing.

The Binance contract has completed the adjustment of the contract amount for the KORUUSDT U-based perpetual contract on July 15, 2026, at 17:30. The contract will enter a 5-minute cancel-only trading phase, with the market status as "Cancel Only." Trading functionality will resume on the same day at 17:35, with the market status as "Continuous Trading."

Hyperbot data shows that as the ETH price rises, Huang Licheng's 25x leveraged Ethereum long position has exceeded a 100% return on investment, and he has now increased his position to 10,000 ETH, with a position value exceeding 19 million USD.

The UK HM Revenue and Customs has issued a policy document proposing that starting from April 6, 2027, certain crypto asset loans and liquidity pool arrangements involving individuals and trusts will be subject to a "no gain no loss" treatment, meaning that capital gains tax will be deferred until an economic disposal occurs.

According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, the global market continued to be influenced by high interest rate expectations and geopolitical factors last week, with the cryptocurrency market overall maintaining volatility. BTC rose 0.2% over the week, ETH increased by 1.2%, and market sentiment saw a slight recovery. Meanwhile, BTC spot ETFs ended eight consecutive weeks of net outflows, recording a net inflow of approximately $197 million, and ETH spot ETFs also resumed net inflows, with institutional allocation demand showing marginal improvement.On the industry front, traditional financial institutions are continuing to accelerate the construction of on-chain infrastructure. Swift officially launched a blockchain-based shared ledger and partnered with 17 global banks to initiate a tokenized deposit pilot; fintech platform Toss is collaborating with Optimism to advance the infrastructure development for the Korean won stablecoin; Robinhood Chain, which launched only two weeks ago, has surpassed a total locked value (TVL) of $132 million.In terms of investment and financing, a total of 8 financing deals were disclosed last week, amounting to $381 million, with the infrastructure (Infra) sector dominating. Prime Intellect completed a $130 million financing round to accelerate the construction of enterprise-level AI infrastructure; Gauntlet received a $125 million strategic investment from Japan's SBI Holdings to further expand its institutional-level DeFi treasury business. Gate Ventures believes that stablecoins, on-chain finance, and institutional-level infrastructure are continuing to become important development directions for the industry, with institutional capital further increasing its investment in digital asset infrastructure.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a live broadcast today at 20:30 on the theme "The First Major Test of AI Chip Faith: SK Hynix ADR Three-Day Tour, From a Surge of 13% to a Circuit Breaker in Korean Stocks."At that time, crypto KOLs such as MEJ, 77, the Sincere Little Taoist, and Qiwen will be invited to attend, discussing the severe fluctuations in the stock price of SK Hynix ADR after its listing, whether the high valuation logic of the AI chip sector will face its first pressure test, and exploring future investment opportunities in the AI computing power industry chain. They will also analyze the next stage of trading themes in the AI narrative in conjunction with global tech stock trends and the rotation of funds in the crypto market for investors.

According to the Korea Times, South Korea's financial regulatory authorities will hold a high-level meeting on Thursday to discuss the risks and countermeasures of single-stock leveraged ETFs. This meeting is expected to take place under the framework of the South Korean government's macroeconomic and financial issue coordination mechanism, the "F4 Meeting," with officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Financial Services Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the Bank of Korea in attendance.Recently, fluctuations in the South Korean stock market have intensified, and single-stock leveraged ETFs are receiving increasing attention from regulators and market participants. Various parties believe that these products have become a significant factor driving extreme stock price volatility.Informed officials stated that the regulatory authorities have been coordinating relevant plans internally in recent days, but the policy direction has not yet been finalized. Possible measures discussed in the market include raising margin requirements, limiting daily price fluctuations, and adjusting leverage ratios. However, regulatory officials believe that these measures may only provide temporary relief and are unlikely to fundamentally address the structural causes of market volatility.

According to official news, the blockchain investment institution TBV announced its investment in the decentralized on-chain trading system Universe Pro to support the development and construction of its unified on-chain trading infrastructure.Universe Pro is committed to integrating spot trading, perpetual contracts, on-chain analytics, and liquidity mechanisms within a non-custodial framework. The core system module of the platform is the UNAI engine, which is mainly responsible for coordinating DEX liquidity participation, MEV-related execution, market-making scheduling, and payment settlement. This collaboration will further assist Universe Pro in optimizing its core infrastructure, product architecture, execution system, and on-chain verification capabilities.

In response to the recent market controversy regarding the reduction of Stabledrop shares, Cap founder Benjamin issued a statement of apology and provided a detailed response. He stated that the team prematurely committed to an airdrop scale of 11 million before the funding was fully secured, but subsequent changes in the market environment led to a fundraising amount that fell short of expectations, resulting in the actual airdrop pool shrinking to 4.2 million.To avoid substantial principal losses for early YT (Yield Token) holders, the team temporarily adjusted the originally planned linear distribution scheme to a "capital protection but no profit" restructuring model, ensuring that no one incurs losses. This rule applies equally to all wallets. Meanwhile, in response to community concerns about a related whale address allegedly engaging in "internal score manipulation," Benjamin clarified that the wallet belongs to a former colleague and is not operated by the team, and that project treasury funds have not been utilized. Additionally, he emphasized that the Cap protocol is still operating healthily, and the decline in TVL that occurred over the weekend was mainly due to the surge in USDM lending rates on Aave for MegaETH, causing arbitrageurs to exit, which is unrelated to this airdrop incident. All redemptions have been processed smoothly.

According to the official announcement, the cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX has announced that it will officially delist 9 illiquid spot trading pairs on July 16, 2026, at 12:00 (UTC).The specific trading pairs being delisted include UNI_USDT, APE_USDT, ATOM_USDT, AXS_USDT, BONK_USDT, LINK_USDT, POL_USDT, S_USDT, and TRX_USDT. At that time, trading for the above pairs will be completely halted, all open orders will be automatically canceled, and early settlement will be conducted according to the exchange's standard practices.

According to a report by Reuters on July 13, the South Korean government announced plans to draft a budget expenditure for the fiscal year 2027, which will reach a historic high of over 800 trillion won (approximately 530.97 billion USD). The expansion of this budget scale is mainly attributed to strong tax revenue growth brought about by the prosperity of the AI chip industry.The South Korean government stated that the funding for the budget will rely on increased tax revenue and the restructuring of existing expenditure items amounting to about 50 trillion won. In terms of fund allocation, the three major "giant projects"—chips, AI data centers, and physical AI—will receive the highest financial priority.In addition, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung emphasized that this is a critical period for determining global AI dominance. To this end, South Korea plans to establish a "Future Response Fund" as a strategic investment platform, which will specifically invest excess tax revenue in four key areas: youth, growth engines, regional development, and talent cultivation, to ensure that corporate investments proceed as planned.

According to a report by Jinshi Data on July 13, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and three other departments issued guidance on promoting the high-quality development of internet infrastructure resources. It mentioned strengthening the planning of internet technology innovation, promoting the implementation of relevant national key research and development programs and major national science and technology projects, enhancing original technology innovation, and carrying out technical research on the integration of artificial intelligence, blockchain, distributed identifiers and internet infrastructure resources, breaking through key technologies such as network dynamic optimization, intelligent resource scheduling, and data security interaction. Strengthening the innovation of the IPv6 technology system to solve key issues such as protocol compatibility and high-performance transmission. Breaking through key technologies for satellite internet mega-constellation networking, rapid routing switching, and reliable anti-jamming transmission. Breaking through key technologies for the large-scale deployment and application of resource public key infrastructure.

According to Decrypt, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Rossen Iossifov, the founder of the Bulgarian cryptocurrency exchange RG Coins, has been indicted for allegedly transferring approximately $290,000 in cryptocurrency assets that had been ordered to be forfeited by the court during his imprisonment.Prosecutors stated that in January 2024, while serving his sentence in federal prison, he conspired to transfer the assets involved through multiple cryptocurrency exchanges and mixing services to evade government seizure.Iossifov was previously sentenced to 111 months in prison in 2021 for participating in money laundering of nearly $5 million and assisting a Romanian cyber fraud gang in handling the proceeds, and he was ordered to pay restitution of over $2.6 million and forfeit related cryptocurrency assets. If the new charges are upheld, he could face an additional 25 years in prison.