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According to Caixin, Zhao Yao, a special researcher at the Payment and Clearing Research Center of the Financial Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, stated that recent offshore digital asset platforms have launched on-chain trading products around Chinese technology companies such as Changxin Technology. This indicates that global digital financial platforms are creating trading exposure around high-quality Chinese technology assets, organizing price expectations, trading liquidity, and cross-border capital entry in advance. Although these products do not correspond to A-share equity, they are synthetic perpetual contracts or pre-market perpetual contracts settled in stablecoins such as USDC and USDT. However, if offshore platforms take the lead in forming a continuous trading market for technology assets, it may weaken the pricing dominance of domestic capital markets over technology assets.Zhao Yao suggested accelerating the construction of digital financial infrastructure for the renminbi, promoting the coordinated development of tokenized deposits by commercial banks, wholesale CBDC, and tokenization of technology assets, and exploring pilot projects for technology asset tokenization in Hong Kong to enhance the capital organization capability and international pricing power of the renminbi in global technology financial competition.

According to Jinshi reports, the Korea Customs Service stated on Monday that it seized illegal foreign exchange transactions worth 72 trillion won (approximately 4.92 billion USD) in the first half of the year. The service reported that from January to June this year, a total of 792 cases of illegal foreign exchange transactions were detected, involving illegal transfers of foreign exchange abroad, concealment of overseas assets, and other illegal activities. Some cases involved export companies receiving export payments in cryptocurrencies instead of legal currencies like the US dollar.Customs Service Commissioner Lee Jong-wook stated that they will strengthen cooperation with relevant departments such as the Ministry of Strategy and Finance to address the risks posed by fluctuations in the foreign exchange market.

The AI Agent infrastructure project NeoSoul has announced the latest network data, with a total of 3.5 million agents on the platform, over 10 million on-chain interactions, and a total consumption of over 66 billion tokens for large models.NeoSoul, based on BNB Chain and 0G, is committed to building an AI Agent economy, focusing on the autonomous decision-making and autonomous trading of AI agents. It has now become the largest AI Agent cluster infrastructure in the two major ecosystems.

Zilliqa stated that there is a serious random number generation vulnerability in the Zilliqa Ledger application, affecting the Schnorr signatures of native non-EVM Zilliqa transactions. Attackers can recover the signer's private key from the biased temporary random numbers using only publicly available on-chain data.Any account that has signed and broadcasted about 5 or more native transactions through the Zilliqa Ledger application should be considered compromised. Since the related signatures are permanently recorded on the chain, subsequent updates to the application cannot eliminate the risk, and the affected private keys must be deactivated. EVM transactions and development tools such as zilliqa-js, gozilliqa-sdk, and pyzil are not affected.The vulnerability arises from the application selecting the wrong 32 bytes when copying the random number, retaining 8 bytes of zero padding and losing 8 bytes of entropy, resulting in each random number having a maximum of 64 bits fixed to zero. Attackers can use 5 or more affected signatures to recover the private key within seconds using ordinary hardware. Zilliqa observed suspected active exploitation on July 19 and confirmed the root cause on July 21.Zilliqa has suspended native transactions to prevent further loss of funds and is preparing a revised application with Ledger. However, the revised version cannot protect the exposed keys, and affected users should not transfer assets on their own but wait for the official announcement of a coordinated disposal plan.

RobinHub posted on platform X that data shows that since the mainnet launch of Robinhood three weeks ago, the number of transactions has reached 119.75 million, the number of blocks has reached 15.25 million, the number of unique sending addresses has reached 1.66 million, the protocol's TVL has reached 262 million USD, the number of deployed contracts has reached 974,300, the number of ERC-20 tokens has reached 396,000, the number of NFT collections has reached 9,090, and DEX transactions have reached 46.66 million.

Zcash has launched a new full node, Zakura, maintained by a team independent of the Zcash Foundation. It is released as a trimmed version of Zebra for fast synchronization and is compatible with the old zcashd client. This client will reach the end of its lifecycle. Zakura is one of the components of Zcash's scalability efforts, working alongside Project Tachyon and private information retrieval research, aiming to increase network throughput to Visa and Mastercard levels by reducing verification data and eliminating wallet performance bottlenecks.Zakura also supports the Ironwood (NU6.3) upgrade, which will be activated on July 28. This upgrade introduces a turnstile mechanism to limit withdrawals from the Orchard shielded pool and control the potential generation of counterfeit ZEC due to long-term soundness bugs.

The National Development and Reform Commission officially released the "Action Plan for the Cooperative Development of Artificial Intelligence," aimed at building an open, shared, secure, orderly, and collaboratively governed global artificial intelligence ecosystem. The plan clearly outlines eight core actions, comprehensively promoting deep international cooperation in the AI field from multiple dimensions, including data, computing power, algorithms, talent, and governance. At the foundational level of data and computing power, the action plan emphasizes the need to promote cross-border data flow and build a trustworthy cross-border data space, collaboratively constructing a high-quality corpus; at the same time, it promotes the interconnection of intelligent computing facilities, providing inclusive intelligent computing services to developing countries, and creating low-carbon intelligent computing infrastructure driven by green energy.In terms of industrial empowerment and ecological sharing, the plan encourages the co-construction of an international open-source community for artificial intelligence, promoting the sharing of general large models, basic algorithms, and tool components, and supporting countries in conducting localized innovation based on open-source models. By deepening "Artificial Intelligence +" cooperation, it aims to build a cross-national industrial cooperation platform, promoting the deep application and empowerment of AI technology in fields such as science, manufacturing, healthcare, education, agriculture, and governance. In addition, the plan also proposes the establishment of a joint training mechanism for top digital talent, collaboratively formulating occupational standards and skill certification systems, comprehensively enhancing public literacy, and jointly addressing the structural impacts of AI on employment.Regarding industry rules and technical security, the action plan advocates for the co-construction of rules and standards and collaborative governance for security. All parties will strengthen information sharing on cybersecurity threats and emergency response cooperation, researching ways to enhance the explainability, transparency, and safety of artificial intelligence. Finally, the plan emphasizes adherence to the technological ethics principle of "AI for Good," collaboratively constructing an ethical guideline system dedicated to eliminating algorithmic biases in the forms of racism, discrimination, and others. By promoting international governance cooperation in AI research, it aims to contribute public scientific products to the Global South, effectively serving the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

According to CoinDesk, hardware wallet company Ledger has launched an open-source toolkit called Ledger Agent Stack, which supports AI agents to interact with crypto wallets by reading balances, preparing transactions, and suggesting actions, with all transactions requiring user approval on Ledger hardware devices.Ledger stated that this release is the first step in its AI roadmap, aiming to integrate hardware-based security mechanisms into AI-driven crypto applications and to prevent autonomous agents from transferring funds or accessing sensitive credentials without human approval.

The perpetual contract DEX Ostium has confirmed that there is an anomaly in its OLP treasury. All trading on the platform has been suspended, and the team is investigating the related issues.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event of "Iran's military actions against Gulf countries" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "July 16" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 32.5% an hour ago to the current 49.5% (a fluctuation of 17%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to local media reports in Thailand, Thailand will require individuals to verify the source of funds when depositing more than 5 million Thai Baht (approximately 150,000 USD) in cash. This intervention expands the compliance responsibilities of commercial banks regarding cash networks, large currency exchanges, precious metal transactions, and suspicious stablecoin transactions, directly preventing regulated entities from fostering systemic corruption or a shadow economy.In addition, the Bank of Thailand and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have jointly conducted audits focusing on Tether (USDT) to identify and prevent illegal fund flows. This crackdown also includes strengthening controls over precious metal transactions, requiring banks to report suspicious patterns, such as rapid digital purchases and same-day physical withdrawals, to combat money laundering activities.

According to Bits.media, a new draft bill submitted by the Russian government aims to grant the Financial Supervisory Authority the power to monitor all cryptocurrency transactions. For cryptocurrency transactions exceeding 60,000 rubles and foreign trade cryptocurrency transactions exceeding 1,000,000 rubles, the agency will collect complete information such as the full names or corporate names of the payer and payee, wallet addresses, actual addresses, birth dates, and taxpayer identification numbers. Transactions below 60,000 rubles only require the provision of names and wallet addresses.The bill also stipulates that the new limit for digital asset transactions by banks is 1% of the bank group's capital, and banks must hold corresponding funds to cover risks for the purchased cryptocurrencies. The central bank will be authorized to restrict or prohibit specific cryptocurrency operations when they threaten investor interests or may "undermine the stability of the financial system," with the scope extending from non-bank financial institutions to banks. The bill is expected to take effect simultaneously with the main cryptocurrency regulatory legislation, originally scheduled for implementation on July 1, but the review has been postponed. The first deputy governor recently stated that the relevant laws may take effect on September 1.

Eco announces the integration of the TRON network, and TRON will join the Eco unified stablecoin network, allowing users to deposit stablecoins directly into TRON applications within seconds. TRON processed over $20 trillion in transfers in the first quarter of 2026 and supports a circulating USDT supply of $86 billion.This integration will allow businesses and developers to embed cross-chain stablecoin liquidity in applications and access USDT liquidity between TRON and other supported networks through Eco Routes CLI. Sam Elfarra, a spokesperson for the TRON DAO community, stated that Eco's infrastructure will enable TRON's 391 million users and developers to access liquidity and applications across multiple chains. As of July 2026, the TRON blockchain recorded over 391 million user accounts, over 14 billion total transactions, and over $26 billion in total locked value.

The legal team of the Bank of Korea released a research paper titled "Regulatory Framework for Foreign Remittance Transactions Involving Stablecoins," proposing regulatory recommendations for large stablecoin transactions. The paper references South Korea's current foreign exchange management regulations and outlines constraints for stablecoin transfers exceeding $10,000 between individuals, requiring such transactions to be conducted only between officially certified wallets, along with a prior declaration mechanism.Institutions admit that comprehensive control over unregistered wallets faces technical obstacles, but due to anti-money laundering compliance requirements, it is necessary to strengthen restrictions on large cross-border stablecoin fund flows. South Korean regulatory authorities have previously stated the need to improve the monitoring system for cross-border cryptocurrency transactions involving non-custodial wallets, and this paper further refines the control approach.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale withdrew a total of 3,556 BTC from the German retail broker Trade Republic in two transactions, worth approximately $22.3 million at current prices.

According to Cointelegraph, data from DefiLlama shows that Binance experienced a net outflow of $1.23 billion in the week starting June 29, an increase of 207% compared to the previous week's outflow of about $400 million, with a total monthly net outflow of approximately $3.2 billion. CryptoQuant reported that the number of ETH withdrawal transactions from Binance exceeded 166,000 in a single day, reaching the highest level in over three years.During the same period, ETH rose approximately 12.5% over the past seven days, trading at $1,766 at the time of writing; BTC increased by 4.3% during the same period, trading at $62,925 at the time of writing. DefiLlama data shows that Bitfinex had an outflow of $407.5 million in the past week, Gate had an outflow of $214.3 million, OKX had an outflow of $87.1 million, and Bybit had an outflow of $78.4 million; Crypto.com and HashKey Exchange saw net inflows of approximately $63 million and $53.3 million, respectively, while KuCoin, Gemini, and Bitvavo had net inflows of $22.1 million, $17.4 million, and $15.8 million, respectively.

According to Bloomberg, the Federal Police of Brazil simultaneously carried out law enforcement actions in multiple locations in São Paulo to implement the sanctions resolution previously issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, targeting cross-border money laundering gangs serving the Brazilian gang "First Command of the Capital (PCC)."This operation executed 11 temporary arrest warrants and conducted 13 searches and seizures, involving two core individuals who have been placed on the sanctions list by the U.S. authorities. As ruled by the court, a total of 1.04 billion reais (equivalent to 200 million dollars) in funds, physical assets, and cryptocurrencies associated with the individuals involved have been frozen.The individual involved, Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira, has been arrested by the police, while another suspect, Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada, is currently at large. U.S. authorities accuse the two of establishing multi-layered financial channels, relying on cryptocurrency transfers, cash transportation, and large transfers between public and private accounts to move criminal proceeds. The suspects will face multiple charges including conspiracy, money laundering, and illegal cross-border transfer of funds.

The US stock market's technology and aerospace sectors have regained mainstream capital favor, with several high-profile targets leading the derivatives market. According to Gate platform data, SanDisk (SNDK) is currently priced at $2221.02, up 6.55% in 24 hours; SpaceX (SPCX) is currently priced at $170.97, up 4.74% in 24 hours. According to CoinGlass data, the SNDK contract position on the Gate platform reached $13.7853 million, with a 24-hour contract trading volume of $42.5479 million; the SPCX contract position on Gate reached $26.5112 million, with a 24-hour contract trading volume of $34.4757 million, both ranking among the top in the network.