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Cascade announced on the X platform that the incident involving the withdrawal of CLS funds has been resolved, and the parties involved have cooperated to return all stolen funds.All users holding funds in CLS will be able to receive a 100% full compensation based on the value as of July 15, 2025, 21:08:00 UTC. The claims function will be opened in the coming days.ChainCatcher previously reported that MAX, the administrator of the multi-asset perpetual contract platform Cascade Discord, stated in the channel that the Cascade CLS treasury allegedly encountered a security vulnerability, resulting in a loss of approximately $1.3 million. The platform has currently suspended all trading and withdrawals and has invited SEAL 911 and other third-party security teams to investigate and handle the situation.

According to RootData, the total financing amount in the cryptocurrency industry in the first half of the year was $9.081 billion, with a total of 259 financing events; among them, the primary market financing amount (excluding IPO/Post IPO/M&A rounds) was $8.658 billion, a decrease of 26.1% compared to the same period last year, and the number of financing events decreased by 28.5% year-on-year.March and May were the two peaks for financing amounts in the first half of the year, with the number of financing events reaching 66 and 68 respectively; in June, the number of financing events fell back to 43, indicating that after entering the end of the second quarter, market funding activity has cooled down. Overall, large financing still significantly boosts monthly financing scale, but the enthusiasm for regular financing rounds has begun to shrink.In the first half of 2026, there were a total of 75 M&A transactions in the cryptocurrency industry, of which 16 disclosed specific amounts (totaling approximately $3.836 billion). M&A activities were mainly concentrated in the CeFi, tools and information services, DeFi, and infrastructure sectors. Representative M&A events include: Mastercard acquiring BVNK ($1.8 billion), Kraken acquiring Reap ($600 million), etc.Leading cryptocurrency venture capital firms still maintain a high frequency of investments, with Coinbase Ventures participating in 25 investments in the first half of 2026, ranking first; Animoca Brands participated in 20, while a16z and Tether participated in 14 each. In the past 12 months, Coinbase Ventures participated in a total of 68 investments, continuing to lead the industry, followed by Animoca Brands, Pantera Capital, YZi Labs, a16z, Tether, and GSR.From the perspective of sectors, DeFi, infrastructure, and CeFi were the three most active directions for financing in the first half of 2026. In the first half of the year, DeFi completed 129 financing events, infrastructure completed 116, and CeFi completed 69. AI, payments, prediction markets, and RWA were also key sub-sectors of capital focus, with AI-related financing at 59 events, payment-related projects at 46 events, and RWA-related projects at 28 events.Overall, the primary market for cryptocurrency in the first half of 2026 has not completely stagnated, but the market structure has changed: the total financing amount is still supported by a few large transactions, institutional investments are more concentrated, sector preferences are more pragmatic, and M&A has become an important means of industry consolidation. Funds are shifting towards structural allocations around infrastructure, DeFi, CeFi, payments, AI, and RWA.

According to the latest data from Polymarket Builders, on July 14, Gate's prediction market ranked first in daily trading volume among all channels on Polymarket. With the World Cup semi-finals underway, trading related to the events remains active, and Gate's prediction market maintains its leading advantage. In addition, Gate's prediction market not only ranks first in daily trading volume but also leads in weekly and monthly trading volumes across all channels on Polymarket, continuously demonstrating strong performance and showcasing the platform's user activity and trading enthusiasm in the sports event prediction market.Currently, Gate is launching the "Gate Prediction Market × World Cup Semi-Final Focus Event" campaign, with a total prize pool of 50,000 USDT. During the event, users can sign up and participate in the specified focus event predictions for the World Cup semi-finals on Gate Polymarket. Meeting the event requirements will qualify users for rewards, with no need to predict correctly, allowing them to share the 50,000 USDT prize pool. Additionally, Gate has launched the "World Cup Final Sprint Gift" campaign. During this period, users participating in predictions related to the quarter-finals, semi-finals, or finals in the World Cup section of Gate Polymarket have the chance to receive an 88 yuan JD.com gift card, with a total of 10,000 rewards to be distributed, accompanying users in witnessing the birth of the World Cup champion.As the first centralized trading platform to integrate with Polymarket, Gate has become an important entry point for users to participate in the prediction market. Users can directly access the prediction market through the Gate App, entering the Polymarket page from the Alpha section on the homepage, and conveniently participate in various event predictions using USDT in their accounts. Users can also utilize the "Smart Money" feature to track the positions and market judgments of high-win-rate traders, gaining more reference for event predictions. Gate is continuously expanding the application scenarios of the prediction market, providing users with a diversified experience from event judgment to trading participation.

TxFlow L1 announces the launch of its second Channel Probly, which is the first prediction market application developed based on the TxFlow Improvement Protocol 3 (TIP3). When Probly goes live, it will offer 172 real-time markets covering over 7,000 events, including continuous rolling markets with a minimum duration of 5 minutes, and supports full on-chain settlement and TxFlow L1 shared financial infrastructure.Probly covers 15 categories including politics, sports, crypto, finance, and geopolitics, and provides prediction markets related to BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP price trends for 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, and 4 hours. Users can access Probly through an email-based embedded wallet without managing mnemonic phrases, and can also connect compatible wallets such as MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Phantom, and Uniswap Wallet. Eligible settlement amounts will be automatically credited in USDC after the event resolution, without the need for separate claims.

According to QCP Capital, it has been 12 days since the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding, and both sides experienced military conflicts again over the weekend, each accusing the other of violating the 60-day ceasefire agreement, putting pressure on the prospects for the second round of negotiations. Oil prices remain around $70, but if supply recovers slower than expected, there is still an upward risk for oil prices.In the cryptocurrency market, the implied volatility of BTC and ETH continues to rise, with increased demand for BTC put options in the $55,000-$58,000 range expiring in July. There has been a continuous net outflow from spot ETFs, concerns related to Strategy, and the pressure from the US stock market has weighed on market sentiment. However, there was also a significant buying interest in BTC call options at $64,000 expiring on the 17th. This week, the market will focus on Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's speech at the ECB forum, as well as the ISM Manufacturing PMI and US non-farm payroll data. Given the low liquidity ahead of the holiday, market volatility is expected to remain high.

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that the alternative asset management firm Subversive Capital has submitted applications for two actively managed prediction market ETFs, including the Subversive Prediction ETF and the Subversive All Season Sports ETF.The related funds are expected to place bets on approximately 30 to 50 events across different prediction markets, covering areas such as macroeconomics, politics, weather, and sports events. Balchunas described it as the "degen Peter Lynch."

According to the official announcement, the Gate DEX BountyDrop has launched airdrop events for SPCX, TeQoin, and Eventra. Users can enter the BountyDrop module to participate in tasks through the "Events" page of the Gate DEX App. Among all participants who complete the SPCX tasks, 1,000 participants will be randomly selected to share $10,000 in SPCX; among all participants who complete the TeQoin tasks, 2,000 participants will be randomly selected to share 20,000 TeQoin; among all participants who complete the Eventra tasks, 2,000 participants will be randomly selected to share 333,333 EVN.Gate Wallet is an industry-leading multi-chain crypto wallet that connects over 100 public chains, millions of assets, and tens of thousands of DApps in one place, providing a professional-grade DEX experience and the best solutions for every DEX need. BountyDrop is a dedicated earning activity area in the discovery page of Gate DEX, where users have the chance to win rewards or participate in a lottery to obtain airdrop tokens by completing simple tasks.

According to the official announcement, the Gate DEX BountyDrop has launched airdrop events for BOSON, IceZigZag, and NESA. Users can enter the BountyDrop module to participate in tasks through the "Events" page of the Gate DEX App.Among all participants who complete the BOSON tasks, 3,000 participants will be randomly selected to share 180,261 BOSON; among all participants who complete the IceZigZag tasks, 3,000 participants will be randomly selected to share 2,000,000 ICEZ; among all participants who complete the NESA tasks, 3,000 participants will be randomly selected to share 20,000 USDT.Gate Wallet is an industry-leading multi-chain crypto wallet, providing a one-stop connection to over 100 public chains, millions of assets, and tens of thousands of DApps, unlocking a professional-level DEX experience and offering optimal solutions for every DEX need. BountyDrop is a dedicated earning activity section in the discovery page of Gate DEX, where users have the chance to win rewards or participate in a lottery to obtain airdrop tokens by completing simple tasks.

According to Gate's market data, Circle (CRCL), one of the leading stocks in the U.S. cryptocurrency sector, saw a significant drop of 17.55% on Tuesday's trading day, closing at $62.63, which is in the historical low range.On the news front, the new stablecoin project Open Standard announced support from over 140 companies, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Stripe, BlackRock, Coinbase, Google, BNY Mellon, Standard Chartered, DBS, U.S. Bank, Shopify, DoorDash, IBM, among others, covering payment giants, traditional banks, asset management, crypto-native companies, and tech platforms. The company plans to launch its stablecoin—Open USD—later in 2026, which will be deployed across multiple chains including Base (Coinbase), Solana, Stellar, Polygon, and Ripple.In addition, news about the Russell Index removing CRCL is also continuing to develop. It is reported that the Russell Index underwent an adjustment after the market closed on June 26, and CRCL (Circle Internet Group, NYSE: CRCL) has been removed from several major Russell growth indices, including the Russell 1000 Growth. Passive funds/ETFs tracking these growth indices will make mechanical adjustments, leading to the selling of CRCL shares.

According to market news, European Central Bank President Lagarde directly prevented Binance from entering Europe to support the promotion of the digital euro.

According to the latest data, Gate predicts that yesterday's nominal trading volume in the prediction market ranked first across the entire network.Gate's prediction market has launched a dedicated World Cup section, where users can view match schedules, team rankings, and popular prediction events, as well as use the event reminder feature to track key matches. As the prediction market gradually becomes an important innovative track in the crypto industry, Gate is continuously enriching its prediction products in sports events, macroeconomics, crypto assets, and hot events, providing users with a more diversified trading and participation experience.As the first CEX platform to integrate with Polymarket, Gate maintains a leading position in the Polymarket collaboration channel. Users can directly access the prediction market through the Gate App, entering the Polymarket page from the platform's homepage Alpha, and participate in event predictions using USDT in their exchange accounts. Gate is continuously expanding its influence in the prediction market field, offering users a diversified market experience from expectation judgment to trading participation.

On-chain detective ZachXBT released an update on the Humanity $31 million security incident. After further analysis of the flow of funds, ZachXBT believes that the team is likely not involved in "self-theft" or "self-directed performance." The official announcement regarding the private key leak is true, but before the unlocking, the price of H tokens was artificially pumped, resulting in hackers taking advantage of the situation. The private key leak and the previous abnormal price pump should be considered independent events.ZachXBT also questioned whether the team artificially inflated the price of H tokens through suspicious market-making agreements and large over-the-counter transactions before the token unlocking, in order to smoothly offload or alleviate selling pressure ahead of the upcoming unlocking for investors/early contributors (around June 25).

According to the official announcement, Binance Wallet has launched a new feature called EventRush, allowing users to trade tokens representing the outcomes of real-world events such as sports events, cryptocurrency price targets, or news.This feature is supported by the 42.space protocol on the BNB Chain, allowing users to purchase event tokens using USDT on BSC, and they can sell or hold until settlement at any time before the event ends. Winners can share the entire prize pool with no limit on earnings. A service fee is required for each transaction, and a redemption tax must be paid when selling.This feature is available to all verified Binance Wallet users, although it may not be accessible in certain restricted regions.

According to Reuters, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed the review of the first batch of predictive market ETFs, resulting in the postponement of more than 24 products originally scheduled for launch. Insiders revealed that the SEC is requesting issuers to provide further clarification on product mechanisms and information disclosure details, and this delay is expected to be temporary.Issuers such as Roundhill Investments, Bitwise Asset Management, and GraniteShares submitted applications in February this year to launch ETF products linked to real-world events such as election results, economic recessions, tech layoffs, and oil prices.According to SEC rules, ETF applications typically become effective automatically 75 days after submission unless the regulatory agency intervenes. Currently, Roundhill has set May 5 as the effective date, and Bitwise and GraniteShares' products are also expected to launch around the same time. The market is closely watching whether the SEC will ultimately approve these products that open up the "event contract" asset class.Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated, "This is a rapidly maturing field, and regulation is maturing in parallel," noting that innovative products like Bitcoin ETFs have also gone through a lengthy review process but ultimately launched successfully.

QCP Group analysis indicates that the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have once again broken down, the ceasefire in the Middle East continues, and the overall geopolitical landscape remains static. A shooting incident occurred at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, with Trump suspected to be the target. After the Asian market opened, BTC briefly surpassed $79,000 and ETH broke through $2,400, but concerns arose following news of the Iranian foreign minister's visit to Russia for talks with Putin, leading to a rapid pullback in gains.The current key resistance level in the market is the CME gap around $82,000. The funding rate for BTC perpetual contracts continues to be negative, and if the price breaks upward, it may trigger short covering. Implied volatility continues to decline, and the risk reversal skew has narrowed, with market interest in upward exposure gradually increasing. Key focus this week: April 29 earnings reports from Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google, as well as the FOMC interest rate decision; April 30 earnings report from Apple, U.S. Q1 GDP, and March PCE data.

The market data platform Polysights posted on platform X, analyzing over 20,000 Polymarket markets in the past 6 months and providing a volatility ranking. The main findings are as follows:Cryptocurrency-related markets occupy four of the top ten, exhibiting a high degree of information asymmetry, with few able to predict accurately.There is a phenomenon of deadline anxiety, with questions like "Will X happen before [date]?" generating more volatility than "Who will win?"Market outcomes tend to favor "yes"—in markets over $1 million, the probability of a "yes" outcome is 50%, while the overall probability is only 27%; when markets experience significant volatility, the final outcomes are mostly "yes."Medium-sized markets ($1 million to $7 million) are chaotic; markets over $10 million tend to have smoother price trends due to large capital involvement.

According to Hong Kong Radio, the Hong Kong government has decided to stop promoting basketball gambling projects. The Secretary for Home Affairs and Youth Affairs, Mak Mei-juan, stated in an interview with this station that the information collected by the authorities shows that the "prediction market" has developed rapidly in recent years, with monthly trading volume increasing from less than $100 million two years ago to over $13 billion last year, of which nearly 40% of the transactions are related to sports. The authorities are concerned that if new gambling projects are promoted at this time, it will lead to greater public concern and even participation in illegal gambling in the "prediction market." Therefore, it is believed that research should be conducted first before deciding on the next steps, and the promotion of new gambling projects should be halted for now.Mak Mei-juan stated that the existing regulated gambling projects have established a more mature monitoring and management system, which can help control risks. However, due to the uncertainty of the "prediction market," as a responsible government, there is a need to conduct research to understand the impact of the "prediction market" and its prevalence in Hong Kong. She also mentioned that the government has always maintained close contact with the Hong Kong Jockey Club, as the club has a rigorous monitoring system to oversee illegal gambling situations, and there are experts specifically targeting the fight against illegal gambling. The government will cooperate with the Jockey Club to obtain professional advice, allowing the authorities to implement measures specifically aimed at illegal gambling.Mak Mei-juan reiterated that the government's consistent policy is not to encourage gambling, and betting on sports projects in the "prediction market" is considered illegal gambling. The authorities will strengthen public education to help citizens understand the harms of gambling and refrain from participating in illegal gambling.

Gate is hosting an F1 Red Bull Racing car display parade in Hong Kong, with the display cars appearing around Victoria Harbour and proceeding along a designated route, attracting market and public attention.This parade serves as an important offline action in the cross-industry collaboration between Gate and the F1 Red Bull Racing team, bringing top-tier racing culture into urban landmark scenes, enhancing brand exposure and discussion.From April 18 to 24, Gate will also launch the "Racing the Future" outdoor cross-industry exhibition at the K11 MUSEA waterfront promenade in Hong Kong, which will focus on showcasing Red Bull Racing cars and related equipment, as well as setting up interactive experience areas.As the official sponsor of the F1 Red Bull Racing team, this exhibition will be the first to showcase the brand new 2026 Red Bull Racing car and core equipment, introducing an immersive interactive experience area that recreates the fusion of top racing engineering and the aesthetics of speed.In addition, Gate will hold the "Gate 13 Blue Carpet Ceremony" on April 20, where the unveiling of the F1 Red Bull Racing display car and brand collaboration will take place. That evening, Gate will also host a high-end anniversary dinner event at the Rosewood Hong Kong, where platform founder and CEO Dr. Han will be present, and it is expected that over 300 representatives from top industry institutions and partners will be invited to participate in the exchange.

According to community feedback, the X platform is currently gradually returning to normal. According to Downdetector records, there have been 5 significant outages/wide-scale interruption events on the platform in the past 3 months.

Aave released a recap of the Swap event stating that a user exchanged approximately $50.43 million aEth USDT for about $36,000 aEth AAVE through the CoW Swap route on the Aave front end, with a price impact of about 99.9%.Aave indicated that the transaction occurred within a third-party Swap protocol, and the core lending protocol was unaffected. The cause of the event was the user executing a large order in a market with extremely low liquidity and confirming a high-risk quote. Aave stated that it will launch the Aave Shield feature, which will by default block Swaps with a price impact exceeding 25%.