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According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Gambler (0x66f8...a75a) continues to increase its short position in Bitcoin, with the short position growing to 2,136 Bitcoins, worth $136 million, making it the largest Bitcoin short position on the chain; the liquidation price is $64,592.3.

Lambda, an AI cloud computing service provider supported by Nvidia, is financing $917 million through the leveraged loan market to procure AI chips. As the construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure accelerates, chip financing is becoming a new way for capital investment in the AI industry. Lambda belongs to the rapidly developing "new cloud vendor" camp in recent years, with its main business being to provide GPU computing power and AI infrastructure services to enterprises and developers.This financing plan will be completed through a loan based on GPU asset-related rights, aimed at supporting the company's expansion of AI computing resources. Reports indicate that AI infrastructure companies are actively exploring new financing methods to meet the enormous capital investment required for building large-scale computing clusters. Previously, AI cloud service provider CoreWeave completed the first transaction in the institutional leveraged loan market for chip financing, providing a new financing model for the industry. As the demand for generative AI continues to grow, Nvidia's GPU supply has become a core resource for AI companies' expansion. By using GPU assets as the basis for financing, AI cloud service providers can rapidly scale their computing power without fully relying on equity financing, while also allowing the traditional credit market to participate in the wave of AI infrastructure investment.

According to OnchainDataNerd monitoring, Amber Group (@ambergroup_io) related addresses withdrew approximately $9.97 million in assets from Binance 10 hours ago, involving five types of tokens.This withdrawal includes 38.89 million ENA (approximately $3.58 million), 28,262 AAVE (approximately $2.52 million), 1,140 ETH (approximately $218,000), 2,017 BNB (approximately $120,000), and 59,202 LINK (approximately $490,000).

The Gate stock derivatives section will launch on August 4 at 13:30 (UTC+8) with the following perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT) for CAMBRICON (寒武纪 688256.SH), EOPTOLINK (新易盛 300502.SZ), IEIT (浪潮信息 000977.SZ), MONTAGE (澜起科技 688008.SH), FII (工业富联 601138.SH), NAURA (北方华创 002371.SZ), AMEC (中微公司 688012.SH), SUNGROW (阳光电源 300274.SZ), CMOC (洛阳钼业 603993.SH), BLUEFOCUS (蓝色光标 300058.SZ), supporting 1-20x leverage.In addition, Gate will launch the 12th phase of the new coin airdrop event in the stock derivatives section from August 4 at 16:00 to August 13 at 16:00 (UTC+8). New users who complete their first contract trade will receive 5 USDT; daily trading volume of the participating coins can accumulate up to 35 USDT; trading the participating coins will share a prize pool of 30,000 USDT. The total prize pool for the event is 50,000 USDT, with a maximum of 240 USDT available for each individual.

According to Binance spot market data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. KAITO has dropped by 13.11% in the last 24 hours, reaching a new low for today.At the same time, DRAMB, ZEC, and ZEN have all reached their highest prices in 24 hours, with increases of 5.51%, 5.44%, and 5.46% respectively. COTI has shown a rebound after hitting a low, with an increase of 8.03%.Among other tokens, 0G has reached a new low for the week, with a decrease of 19.78%; DODO and PORTAL have both shown a "high and then low" state, with decreases of 7.29% and 5.77% respectively.NIL has also shown a "high and then low" state, with a decrease of 10.74%.

The cryptocurrency card project Tria announced the distribution of over $600,000 in rewards to ambassadors who promoted platform growth during Season One and Season Two, including a $250,000 ambassador bonus pool (distributed based on commission performance grading from Season One, with up to 50% additional rewards) and over $350,000 in card consumption commissions (covering card consumption and membership purchase shares for referred users from January 31 to June 30).The ambassador bonus will be available for claims on July 31, and card consumption commissions will be credited in the coming weeks, with regular distributions on the last Tuesday of each month thereafter. Tria stated that more incentive programs will be opened in Season Three, and the ambassador program continues to recruit.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin dismissed the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction to prohibit Wisconsin from enforcing sports-related event contracts on platforms such as Kalshi, Coinbase, Robinhood, Polymarket, and Crypto.com. The court found that the CFTC failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on its claim—that the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) defines "swaps" to include sports event contracts—and that gambling regulation falls within the traditional police powers of the states, with federal law not clearly indicating an intent to preempt state law.Additionally, the court also denied the intervention requests from Kalshi, Crypto.com Derivatives North America (CDNA), and the American Gaming Association (AGA). The substantive litigation between the CFTC and the state of Wisconsin will continue to proceed.

According to Jinshi reports, the Polish armed forces stated that due to Russia's airstrikes on Ukraine, Poland has deployed fighter jets for protective reasons.

Fox Business crypto reporter Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that the crypto industry hopes Republican senators in the United States will push the Clarity Act into the voting process this week and seek support from the Democrats.

Regarding the details of the withdrawal announcement released by Bitmart, WOO X ambassador Baki posted on the X platform, "BitMart is restricting user withdrawals for security reasons, and its operation to disable the automatic withdrawal function may result in a large number of users being unable to complete fund withdrawals. The platform has changed the withdrawal process to manual review, requiring users to submit account identity and KYC information verification, login device and IP address and account security status verification, withdrawal address and blockchain transaction risk review, source of funds and transaction history review, Travel Rule compliance and sanctions screening, and other regulatory checks. If necessary, additional documents such as proof of identity, proof of address, proof of source of funds, or proof of ownership of the withdrawal address may also be required."Baki suggested that users with P2P options could withdraw to their bank accounts through that channel; he also emphasized that the crypto market is not decentralized but controlled by a few large groups, exchanges, and funders.

According to a report by The Paper, the Intermediate People's Court of Xilin Gol League in Inner Mongolia upheld the original verdict in the second trial of the case involving Ma for illegal business operations. This case is part of a series of cases where the Sifang payment platform provided funding and payment settlement for gambling platforms. Some defendants in this case were accused of receiving commissions or rebates in the form of virtual currencies such as USDT.It was found that from May 24, 2022, to October 18, 2023, Ma and four others illegally collected and paid funds through third-party payment accounts, and received USDT virtual currency and bank card payments through virtual wallets. They settled amounts exceeding 2.95 billion yuan through 105 merchants of 10 third-party payment companies.Ultimately, the court determined that Ma was guilty of illegal business operations, sentencing him to four years and six months in prison and imposing a fine of 3 million yuan. The five individuals who turned themselves in have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 3 to 6 years for illegal business operations.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Hamburg European Open: Maya Sherif vs. Paula Badosa," the "over" option for the sub-market "Hamburg European Open: Maya Sherif vs. Paula Badosa total games over 21.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 83% (a fluctuation of 33%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

AI-native live streaming prediction platform K25.ai announced the completion of its Series A financing, receiving strategic support from Amber Group, with a post-investment valuation reaching $200 million, doubling its valuation in less than 60 days.This round of investment will accelerate K25.ai's product development, global expansion, institutional liquidity infrastructure, and creator ecosystem construction. Amber Group will provide support to K25.ai in market infrastructure, liquidity strategies, ecological development, and digital assets. K25.ai combines AI with live streaming content, allowing users to predict the trends in sports, esports, entertainment, and other scenarios in real-time, achieving real-time market generation, content monitoring, and outcome adjudication through its self-developed AI infrastructure. Previously, its Pre-A round was led by Nasdaq-listed company NewGenIVF Group.

On July 20, the King County Superior Court in Washington State approved the preliminary injunction motion against KalshiEX, LLC (Kalshi), ruling that Kalshi's activities constitute illegal actions in violation of Washington State's gambling laws, and determined that the federal Commodity Exchange Act does not take precedence over state gambling laws.This ruling is an important precedent in the jurisdictional dispute between state regulatory agencies and federal regulatory prediction market platforms, following accusations from the CFTC chairman of illegal enforcement actions by states against federally regulated exchanges. The court made the ruling after reviewing multiple materials, including the oral arguments from July 10. The case number is 26-2-10264-3 SEA.

According to The New York Times, as Robinhood incorporates prediction markets into its app, concerns about the platform potentially exploiting young, inexperienced investors have intensified. Additionally, many still associate Robinhood with the Meme stock craze that swept the market, of which Robinhood was a significant driver.Now, Robinhood hopes that the public sees more than just these labels. The company has become one of the institutions responsible for operating the Trump Accounts program, which gives Robinhood the opportunity to build closer connections with the next generation of investors while further strengthening its ties with Washington.Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev responded that this move is not intended to encourage speculation but rather to expand financial inclusion and help more American families participate in long-term investing. Currently, Robinhood has adjusted some product designs and is attempting to transition from a "speculative trading platform" to a broader financial services company.

According to Jinshi reports, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that Ukraine attacked two major logistics facilities in Moscow and Tambov regions of Russia, and struck Russian oil facilities.

According to a report by Reuters, the French National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has stated that it has requested French internet service providers to block the prediction market platform Polymarket, citing that it promotes illegal betting services, which may lead to significant losses for users, and that some bets may be subject to manipulation risks.Polymarket will remain blocked until it complies with French betting regulations.

The latest research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance shows that approximately 31% of Ethereum node activity is located in the United States, with about 39% distributed in the EU region excluding the UK, indicating that the geographical distribution of Ethereum nodes is still relatively concentrated in Western countries. The research leader, Alexander Neumuller, stated that the current node distribution is not concentrated in a single country but primarily relies on a few cloud service providers, including Hetzner, Amazon AWS, and OVH.It is noteworthy that the Ethereum network does not require half of the validators to fail for issues to arise; when more than one-third of validators go offline simultaneously, the network may be unable to complete the finalization of block checkpoints. Neumuller pointed out that nodes and validators do not have a one-to-one correspondence; a single node may run multiple validators, making it currently impossible to accurately assess the actual impact of a specific node or service provider failure on the validation network. Additionally, the research reassessed the energy consumption situation after Ethereum's Merge. The data shows that Ethereum's current annual energy consumption is approximately 7.9 GWh, equivalent to about 1 megawatt of continuous power, which is only about 0.02% of the pre-Merge level, with energy consumption decreasing by approximately 99.98%. Currently, the proportion of sustainable energy used by the Ethereum network exceeds 56%, higher than the global average. The research also pointed out that the concentration of client software is another potential risk; if a dominant client has a vulnerability, it could affect a large number of network participants. The report was published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, with support from the Ethereum Foundation.

According to official news, the Gate gStocks section will launch 16 gStocks tokenized securities for spot trading on July 15 at 16:00 (UTC+8): VOOG (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF), IVVG (Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF), CATG (Caterpillar), BACG (Bank of America), LRCXG (Lam Research), COSTG (Costco), UNHG (UnitedHealth Group), GEG (General Electric), CVXG (Chevron), KOG (Coca-Cola), PGG (Procter & Gamble), HSBCG (HSBC Holdings), HDG (Home Depot), ARMG (Arm Holdings), NFLXG (Netflix), and GSG (Goldman Sachs). The gStocks tokenized securities products have a 1:1 fully backed native reserve and provide a one-stop solution for 24/7 securities trading.