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The perpetual contract DEX Extended, developed by the former Revolut team, has announced the results of its points program update, excluding 5,038,989 points generated through non-natural or manipulative activities. This adjustment covers 4,017 affected accounts and 35 identified Sybil operations and other prohibited behaviors.After the update, the total amount of the points program is 64,673,031 points (as of August 10, 2026). The excluded points have been returned to the program budget, available for genuine participants to continue earning. The total allocation cap for the points program remains no more than 70 million.The review scope includes cross-account wash trading, self-referral, Sybil wallet groups, and coordinated multi-account activities, with adjustments made based on the quantitative rules under the points program terms.

Driven by strong demand for AI, the MLCC market has seen a surge in price chasing and material grabbing. Industry sources indicate that some customers are willing to pay two to three times the price to secure supplies from major manufacturers like Yageo and Murata, creating a situation where the highest bidder wins. Yageo has admitted that AI-related customers are increasingly looking to lock in capacity in advance to reduce supply risks. Currently, major MLCC manufacturers are fully booked, with capacity nearing full load, and delivery times have extended to 12 to 16 months.In terms of capacity, Yageo expects the utilization rate for standard products this quarter to increase from about 80% in Q2 to over 90%, while special products will maintain a high level above 90%, overall trending towards full capacity. The company is also expanding production, with new capacity set to come online each quarter. Japanese manufacturers are also optimistic, with Murata significantly raising its annual profit forecast, and Taiyo Yuden stating that demand for AI servers has exceeded expectations. Industry insiders point out that large customers typically have a higher priority for capacity allocation, while small and medium-sized customers can only compete for limited supplies by offering higher prices. Yageo has noted that more and more customers wish to secure passive component supplies for the next six months to several years through long-term contracts to mitigate supply chain risks.

According to The Block, the on-chain perpetual contract exchange Extended announced the completion of a $12.5 million strategic financing round. This round was led by multi-asset trading platform eToro, with participation from Jump Crypto.It is reported that this investment is closely related to eToro's earlier acquisition of the self-custody wallet Zengo this year. eToro stated that both parties will work together to expand access to global financial markets through next-generation on-chain infrastructure and explore integration opportunities between traditional financial assets and decentralized trading environments.Extended was founded by former Revolut employees and is built on StarkWare's scaling engine StarkEx, which is set to launch by the end of 2024. Currently, eToro is integrating Zengo's multi-party computation (MPC) based non-custodial wallet technology into its brokerage platform to further expand its digital asset technology ecosystem.

According to Jinshi reports, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov stated that the sanctions during the Biden administration have been extended, and new sanctions measures have been introduced. In addition, the United States is selling weapons to Europe for use in Ukraine.

On June 23, WEEX Exchange announced that the WEEX Gold Contract Trading Competition has been extended until June 30. During the event, new users who net recharge ≥ 100 U and complete their first spot transaction of gold tokens (PAXG / XAUT) (trading volume ≥ 50 U) will receive a 10% interest coupon for PAXG / XAUT wealth management and a bonus of 10 USDT. In addition, both new and existing users participating in PAXG / XAUT contract trading can receive corresponding rewards by achieving trading volume tasks, with a maximum individual bonus of 200 USDT.

According to Gate market data, after the release of non-farm data, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures extended their decline.

Gate announced the official launch of its pre-market and after-hours trading feature, expanding stock trading hours from the original 6.5×5 to 16×5, further enhancing users' flexibility and trading efficiency in participating in the global capital market.Currently, users can update the Gate App to version 8.21.5 or above to conduct buying and selling operations outside of regular trading hours in the U.S. stock market, allowing for more timely responses to earnings releases, company announcements, macroeconomic data, and other market news, thus seizing more investment opportunities. Relying on Gate's unified account system, users can achieve one-stop management and allocation of digital assets and global securities assets on the same platform, further improving cross-market investment efficiency.

Ethena stated that it has not yet received a satisfactory root cause analysis of the rsETH incident and will extend the temporary suspension period of the OFT bridge. While this may be frustrating, it is a prudent measure to ensure the safe cross-chain transfer of user assets.Ethena has released a new proof of reserves, verified by independent third-party verification agencies (Chainlink, Chaos Labs, LlamaRisk, and Harris & Trotter), confirming that the collateral support ratio for USDe remains above 100%.

Binance Wallet announced on platform X that the GENIUS airdrop claim time has been extended to start at 11 PM.

According to Jinshi, citing the Iranian Tasnim News Agency, negotiations between Iran and the United States have entered the stage of discussing some technical details after initial consultations and some principled discussions. Experts from both sides are currently engaged in in-depth discussions on specific issues.It is reported that although the negotiations were initially planned to last one day, there is a possibility of extending for another day due to the numerous technical issues. However, this has not yet been finalized.

The RWA tokenization platform OpenEden announced on platform X that all team and advisor tokens will continue to be locked for 9 months, and the overall unlocking period will also be extended by the same duration. Therefore, the unlocking period for all team and advisor tokens will be postponed to January 2027.

According to The Block, investment bank TD Cowen stated that the time window for the U.S. to pass the crypto market structure bill may extend to the August recess, breaking the previous expectation that legislation needed to be completed before the Easter recess.Jaret Seiberg, managing director of TD Cowen's Washington research team, pointed out that the Easter recess is not a critical milestone, and legislative work can continue before and after the recess. With the conclusion of the primaries, some lawmakers will have greater flexibility for negotiations. Seiberg believes that the August recess is the last meaningful legislative window, after which Congress will only meet for 12 days in September and 2 days in October, which is only enough time to handle spending bills and defense authorization bills.He also reiterated that if control of Congress changes after the 2026 midterm elections, the bill may be delayed until 2027. It is expected that the House may shift to Democratic control, at which point the Democrats may choose to delay until 2027 to gain greater leverage. Currently, the crypto bill is stalled due to opposition from the banking sector regarding stablecoin yields and the Democrats seeking conflict-of-interest provisions for government officials, but both sides are reportedly close to reaching a compromise. Seiberg stated that if the bill does not pass in 2026, the SEC will provide the regulatory actions needed for the crypto industry.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has been in negative premium for 27 consecutive days, currently reported at -0.0627%. There have only been two days in 2026 with a positive value, which were 0.011% on January 6 and 0.0023% on January 15.The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index is used to measure the difference between the Bitcoin price on Coinbase (a mainstream trading platform in the U.S.) and the global market average price. A negative premium typically reflects significant selling pressure in the U.S. market, a decline in investor risk appetite, an increase in market risk aversion, or capital outflows.

According to Gate market data, the declines in the three major U.S. stock index futures have widened, with the S&P 500 index futures down 1%, the Nasdaq futures down 1.6%, and the Dow futures down nearly 0.6%.

According to Jinshi reports, the decline in U.S. stocks has widened, with the S&P 500 index falling more than 1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite index down 2%.

According to The Block, the widespread winter storm "Fernan" in the United States has forced Bitcoin miners to significantly reduce production to alleviate pressure on the power grid. The hashrate of the Foundry USA mining pool has dropped by about 60% since last Friday, from 328 EH/s to 139 EH/s. Approximately 200 EH/s of hashrate has gone offline across the network, causing Bitcoin block production time to extend from the standard 10 minutes to 12.4 minutes.This extreme weather has left over a million residents without power, and grid operators have issued energy-saving alerts. Other North American mining pools, such as Luxor, have also seen a noticeable decline in hashrate. The next Bitcoin difficulty adjustment is expected to decrease by about 15% to restore the pace of block production.

Upbit has released a notice regarding the extension of the risk warning period for the FLOW token. There are still some unresolved issues regarding the reasons for FLOW being listed as a trading warning subject and investor protection.The Digital Asset Exchange Association (DAXA) believes that further explanation and a more comprehensive review are necessary, thus extending the period for this stock as a trading warning subject. The trading warning period has been extended to February 13, 2026, at 22:59.

According to tracking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData X, in the past 7 days, the order book decentralized exchange based on Ink, Nado, has gained the most new followers from X (Twitter) top influencers. New followers of this project include well-known cryptocurrency trader Ansem (@blknoiz06), RookieXBT (@RookieXBT), and Mayne (@Tradermayne).In addition, the projects with the most followers from X top influencers also include Extended and unbias.

According to Jinshi News, U.S. stocks have risen significantly, with the Nasdaq up 2%, the S&P 500 index up 1.4%, and the Dow Jones up 0.95%.