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Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich stated that the company has launched a new bond issuance program called BitBonds and has completed its first issuance.This issuance, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Metaplanet Securities, involves the issuance of Series 21 to 24 unsecured ordinary bonds under Japan's small-scale private placement system, raising a total of approximately 200 million yen. The scale is pilot in nature, aimed at establishing a framework for subsequent bond issuance, distribution, and management.

Korean BC Card announced that it has completed the "Overseas Digital Asset Wallet - Connection of Korean Local Bank Card Payment Infrastructure" pilot test with Coinbase and Wavebridge.The test verified that foreign tourists can directly use USDC in their wallets to make payments at Korean BC QR merchants, achieving a full process linkage from stablecoin payment to Korean won settlement.

Yushu Technology announced the preliminary offline allocation results of its initial public offering and the online lottery results for listing on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board.There are a total of 19,414 winning numbers, and each winning number can only subscribe for 500 shares of Yushu Technology A-shares.

Bitcoin.com published an article stating that the model of Web3 startups conducting corporate pilots by paying traditional financial institutions "is a dead end," with 95% of pilot projects failing to reach production environments. Web2 companies only want the idle venture capital and revenue sharing from startups, rather than their open-source innovations. The article argues that true defensiveness comes from a "structural moat"—compliance licenses, deep network liquidity, or distribution lock-ins that Web2 engineering teams cannot replicate.The article cites recent cases: Stripe was acquired for $1.1 billion after proving an annual cross-border transaction volume of $5 billion with Bridge, and Robinhood acquired Bitstamp for $200 million to gain 50 global regulatory licenses and institutional liquidity, rather than maintaining long-term vendor relationships. The article predicts that the next round of B2C expansion will present an 80/20 pattern: 80% of retail liquidity will be controlled by 3 to 5 Web2/fintech giants such as Visa, Stripe, Robinhood, PayPal, and BlackRock, providing compliance and fiat entry; 20% will be an unlicensed DeFi sandbox for validating initial product-market fit. The growth path for startups should be to first validate PMF in the DeFi sandbox, then integrate or sell to the few Web2 gateways controlling the 80% distribution layer. The article believes that the current protocol cancellations and wave of startup closures are part of a "necessary market cleanup."

Large American financial institutions continue to advance on-chain business. JPMorgan is tokenizing ETF holdings through a pilot program with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), and over 50 companies including BlackRock and Goldman Sachs have connected to the same infrastructure for the tokenization of stocks and U.S. Treasury bonds.The CEO of BlackRock stated that tokenization is a way to "update the financial system pipeline." Randi Abernethy, Head of Clearing and Group Risk at Bullish Exchange, testified on the CLARITY Act before the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee in July 2026.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow of KOL in the past 24 hours are as follows:HORSE (89gZ....ump): Net inflow of $4,000, increased by 211% in the past 24 hours, currently priced at $0.0008.Toast (DHKf....ump): Net inflow of $1,000, increased by 2780.7% in the past 24 hours, currently priced at $0.0001.URMOM (6zj2....r3A): Net inflow of $886, increased by 3808.8% in the past 24 hours, currently priced at $0.0003.ICM (DZch....ump): Net inflow of $715, increased by 30075.8% in the past 24 hours, currently priced at $0.0007.Mochi (HDgk....ump): Net inflow of $712, increased by 7232.9% in the past 24 hours, currently priced at $0.0002.

According to Jinshi reports, Guangdong Province is publicly soliciting opinions on the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Draft for Comments)," which aims to orderly expand financial openness and promote the expansion of pilot projects for cross-border payments using digital RMB.The plan mentions supporting the establishment of headquarters for international financial institutions, promoting innovative businesses such as cross-border finance and green finance, and deepening pilot projects for the transfer of cross-border credit assets.

Global Stablecoin Arrangement and Liquidity Network Borderless.xyz announced a partnership with Mastercard to launch a pilot program exploring how to enhance trust and compliance in cross-border stablecoin payments through Mastercard Crypto Credential.The pilot will utilize the standardized framework of Mastercard Crypto Credential to provide verifiable trust signals for stablecoin payment processes, helping participants optimize approval, compliance, and risk management. Participants in the pilot include Infinia, Walapay, and Koywe from the Borderless.xyz network.

According to Cointelegraph, payment giant Mastercard has announced a pilot project with the stablecoin infrastructure network Borderless to explore the use of the Mastercard Crypto Credential standard framework to provide more reliable identity verification and compliance support for cross-border stablecoin payments.Both parties stated that the pilot will test how to provide "trust signals" that can be used for approval, compliance review, and risk management for transaction participants through a standardized certification mechanism, reducing compliance friction in cross-border stablecoin payments.The Mastercard Crypto Credential framework provides identity confirmation and credibility assurance for blockchain transactions through unified standards and verification mechanisms. Kevin Lehtiniitty, co-founder and CEO of Borderless, stated that compliance has always been a major barrier to the scalable development of stablecoin payments, and Mastercard is attempting to apply the compliance trust model from traditional finance to the digital asset payment space. He pointed out that the Mastercard Crypto Credential will serve as a governance and verification layer in this pilot, but Mastercard will not directly handle or settle funds. This collaboration is the latest move in Mastercard's ongoing strategy in the stablecoin space.Previously, Mastercard had just completed the acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK for approximately $1.8 billion, further strengthening its infrastructure layout in the digital asset payment field. In June of this year, Mastercard also announced plans to expand its settlement capabilities to support round-the-clock card payment settlements using stablecoins, including USDC issued by Circle, PYUSD, USDG, USDP issued by Paxos, and RLUSD issued by Ripple.The market believes that as stablecoins gradually enter cross-border payment scenarios, identity authentication, compliance verification, and risk control infrastructure will become important factors driving institutional adoption.

According to Jinshi reports, Apple is opening a lottery registration for U.S. retail employees who wish to participate in the offline launch event, which is expected to take place in the first half of September. Internal memos indicate that participating employees will assist in organizing queues, registering visitors, welcoming attendees, and supporting the security team.Historically, Apple's iPhone launch events are usually scheduled for the second Tuesday or Wednesday of the month.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng posted on the X platform that we may be in a bear market, but there is still a lot of capital looking for investment opportunities.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow from KOL in the past 24 hours are as follows:fin (5LLJ....ump): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour increase of 4004.6%, currently priced at $0.0002.BMC (AnJB....ump): Net inflow of $1,000, with a 24-hour increase of 238.8%, currently priced at $0.0001.TIT (5xhJ....ump): Net inflow of $1,000, with a 24-hour increase of 1764.5%, currently priced at $0.0002.pumpcat (DyKo....ump): Net inflow of $1,000, with a 24-hour increase of 26%, currently priced at $0.0003.CALLOUT (BSJP....qqC): Net inflow of $834, with a 24-hour decrease of -27.2%, currently priced at $0.0001.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow of KOL in the past 24 hours are as follows:Jimothy (Ge87....ump): Net inflow of $7,000, with a 24-hour change of -32.7%, currently priced at $0.0248.SAKURA (EWiV....ump): Net inflow of $1,000, with a 24-hour change of 49.2%, currently priced at $0.0003.Terp (ALvN....ump): Net inflow of $807, with a 24-hour change of -65.5%, currently priced at $0.0001.Terp (G2rk....ump): Net inflow of $399, with a 24-hour change of 12.1%, currently priced at $0.0001.Lambocheesi (7W2q....ump): Net inflow of $252, with a 24-hour change of 1065.7%, currently priced at $0.0001.

According to Bloomberg, Bank of New York Mellon is preparing to provide around-the-clock settlement for U.S. Treasury securities in response to the impact of the growth of the digital asset market on traditional financial infrastructure. In a letter to clients, the bank stated that it facilitated after-hours U.S. Treasury trading involving stablecoin issuers earlier this year, with plans to launch tokenized U.S. Treasuries and conduct pilot trading on its private blockchain by the end of 2026, aiming for 24/7 settlement of both traditional and tokenized U.S. Treasuries by 2027.Earlier this year, the bank facilitated after-hours Treasury trading involving stablecoin issuers—after the close of the Federal Reserve's Fedwire Securities Service, involving RLUSD stablecoin issuer Ripple and USDO stablecoin issuer OpenEden, both of which are backed by short-term U.S. Treasuries. BNY stated that the transaction "demonstrates that Treasury market activity related to the digital asset ecosystem can continue beyond traditional cutoff times."

According to DigitalToday, the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and the Ministry of Science and ICT have launched the "Deposit Token Payment Infrastructure Expansion Project," which will extend the results of South Korea's CBDC pilot "Project Hangang" into the private payment sector.The project is overseen by the Financial Settlement Agency, with participation from 9 banks, 8 payment gateways, and 2 large demand-side entities, with a total budget of 9.6 billion KRW, aimed at reducing payment fees for small and micro merchants. The project utilizes existing payment systems rather than building new infrastructure, allowing users to complete payments through bank deposit token wallets without requiring merchants to change terminals.The government also plans to apply deposit tokens to a pilot for official travel expenses and explore a treasury fund management model linked with dBrain. Approximately 3 billion KRW of the total project budget will be invested in the development, operation, and promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises, startups, and IT companies, while participating banks will separately advance about 4.5 billion KRW in related businesses.

According to South Korean media Maeil Business, data from the Financial Supervisory Service of Korea shows that during the first phase of the CBDC pilot project led by the Bank of Korea, financial authorities did not conduct any independent security verification, and only the participating banks conducted their own pre-security reviews.Before the project launched, only an IT vulnerability self-assessment was conducted for the participating banks, executed by the Financial Security Institute, SK Shields, and self-inspection teams from Woori Bank and NongHyup Bank, forming an evaluation model of "self-check by the regulated entities." The central bank acknowledged external doubts about the security of the deposit tokens in the pilot result report and responded that the pre-review was sufficient, but critics pointed out that this explanation was a self-assessment and not an independent third-party verification.

According to the Korea Herald, the second phase of South Korea's central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot project "Han River Plan" is about to officially launch. The Bank of Korea and commercial banks are making final preparations for the real transaction testing of deposit tokens in the second phase. If the system development and participant recruitment preparations are completed as planned, actual transactions are expected to begin as early as September.In the first phase transaction testing from April to June last year, 81,000 people participated through electronic wallets and conducted 114,880 transactions using deposit tokens. The first phase examined the deposit token payment system, while the second phase focuses on exploring commercialization. Additionally, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of South Korea announced in its economic growth strategy for the second half of the year released on the 15th that next year it will implement a pilot project for the tokenization of government bonds linked to the central bank's institutional-level central bank digital currency (CBDC).

According to ETNews, the South Korean government has released the "Korean Won Internationalization Roadmap," aiming to transform the Korean won from a regulated currency to a freely convertible currency and to establish an offshore Korean won settlement network.It is reported that the Bank of Korea will launch the "Offshore Korean Won Settlement Network" (tentative name), which is expected to undergo trial operation in September this year and officially start in January next year. At the same time, it will also build digital asset payment infrastructure to lay the foundation for the issuance, distribution, and trading of Korean won-denominated stablecoins, with plans to launch a pilot project next year to promote the tokenization of government bonds linked to the central bank digital currency (CBDC) of the Bank of Korea.In addition, South Korea will officially join the cross-border digital payment project "Agora," led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and involving the central banks of eight countries.

According to Changxin Technology's announcement, the preliminary offline allocation results and online winning results for the company's initial public offering and listing on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board have been announced. The issuance price is 8.66 yuan per share, with an initial number of shares issued of approximately 6.688 billion shares, and there are a total of 7,702,207 winning numbers. Each winning number can only purchase 500 shares of Changxin Technology A-shares.

According to the announcement disclosed by Changxin Technology, the issuer and the joint lead underwriters will hold the online subscription lottery ceremony for this issuance on July 17 (T+1 day) morning, and the results of the online lottery will be announced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange website on July 20 (T+2 day). Changxin Technology reminds investors to pay special attention to the payment process of this issuance and to fulfill their payment obligations in a timely manner on July 20 (T+2 day).Offline investors should refer to the "Announcement of the Preliminary Offline Allocation Results and Online Lottery Results" on July 20 (T+2 day) and pay the new share purchase funds in full and on time according to the final determined issuance price of 8.66 yuan/share and the allocated quantity. The purchase funds should be received by 16:00 on July 20 (T+2 day).