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According to official news, Gate will upgrade the Gate Card points reward program on August 14, 2026. After the upgrade, the assets that can be redeemed with Gate Card points will expand from primarily supporting USDT and GT to include USDT, GT, BTC, ETH, GUSD, as well as tokenized stock assets such as NVDAG, AAPLG, GOOGLG, SPCXG, TSLAG, MUG, SNDKG, and SKHYG, corresponding to Nvidia, Apple, Google, SpaceX, Tesla, Micron Technology, SanDisk, and SK Hynix. The newly added tokenized stock assets cover several popular fields such as AI, semiconductors, and consumer technology. After earning points through eligible daily spending, users can redeem mainstream crypto assets like BTC and ETH according to their preferences, or they can redeem corresponding tokenized stock assets like Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, and SpaceX. In addition, Gate Card points will also support the redemption of gold-backed stablecoins (XAUT), effectively enriching users' options for point redemption.The redemption ratio for Gate Card points remains at 100 points = 1 USDT equivalent asset, and points are permanently valid, with other core rules unchanged. Users can still earn cashback points through eligible Gate Card spending, with the cashback ratio continuing to be calculated based on the user's T0--T5 / VIP level. This upgrade will not affect the existing point acquisition mechanism but will provide users with more asset choices at the redemption end, expanding the application scenarios for Gate Card points. By upgrading the points reward program, Gate Card will further connect payment consumption with asset accumulation, offering users richer rights options and a more flexible asset management experience.

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser stated that although she remains concerned about how the CLARITY Act handles the rewards mechanism for stablecoins, overall, she hopes the bill will pass and believes it will benefit the financial system. Fraser indicated that Citigroup is still pushing for improvements to the bill.Fraser pointed out that if stablecoin platforms can offer rewards for user deposits, it may lead to a loss of deposits in traditional banks, thereby weakening banks' ability to provide loans and credit services in certain regions of the United States. Currently, the bill stipulates that platforms cannot offer rewards solely for users holding stablecoins, but they can provide rewards for trading and payment activities. This issue remains at the core of the controversy between the banking industry and the cryptocurrency sector as the bill progresses.

Marinade Finance posted on platform X that the Solana network nearly came to a halt this morning, with 28.83% of staked SOL going offline, approaching the 33.34% halt trigger threshold, involving 90 validator nodes, resulting in a loss of approximately 333 SOL rewards.The fault originated from a routing error by the service provider Teraswitch: the erroneous routing from the Miami node was broadcast to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, causing 12 nodes (LON1, AMS1-3, DUB1-2, FRA2, SGP1-2, TYO1-3) to lose effective routing, while North America was unaffected, and the fault was resolved after 10 minutes.Marinade Finance pointed out that ASN AS20326 hosts more than a quarter of the total staking volume on the network, and during the fault, 94% of that staking volume was offline simultaneously, accounting for 27.34%, which has exceeded the 25% limit set by SFDP. The second-largest node on the network, Helius, was offline for 33 minutes, with only a few nodes achieving smooth failover. Marinade Finance stated that it will review the staking concentration limit and promote the disclosure of failover capability information by validator nodes.

The TRON DeFi Summer S2 event is currently ongoing. Users can stake TRX through JustLend DAO to exchange for sTRX, continuously accumulating returns while maintaining asset liquidity; the Energy generated from staking can also be rented to users with on-chain demand, forming a revenue cycle within the TRX ecosystem.As the largest single prize pool of this season, the 1.2 million USD TRX incentive pool remains open. Users can enter JustLend DAO through the Binance Wallet DeFi section, and by depositing 500 TRX, they can unlock basic staking returns and a Boosted APR of over 20%, and additionally share rewards daily. The S2 season covers core asset pools such as TRX, USDD, JST, and SUN.

TRON DeFi Summer S2 is in full swing, and this season's largest single reward pool of 1.2 million TRX incentive pool has been fully launched. Participating users can earn dual TRX rewards: basic staking rewards from JustLend DAO, plus a boosted APR of up to 20%+, along with daily sharing rewards.Users only need to enter JustLend DAO through the Binance Wallet DeFi section and deposit 500+ TRX to participate. The S2 season covers core asset pools such as TRX, USDD, JST, SUN, etc.

Ethereum developers proposed a "Tapered Issuance Burn" mechanism, planning to gradually burn a portion of the idealized rewards for validators as the ETH staking ratio increases; when the staking amount approaches 50% of the total supply, the net issuance of ETH will drop to 0%. The author of the proposal stated that the ETH staking ratio exceeded one-third of the total supply in April; if not adjusted, Jerome de Tychey indicated that by January 2028, the staking amount could exceed 70 million, accounting for more than 55% of the supply.Supporters believe that excessive staking may cause small independent validators to lose economic viability first, leading to staking concentration among custodial institutions and large service providers; the plan is proposed to be implemented over 18 months, with an additional approximately 6 months reserved for preparation before potential network upgrades. Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated that once the staking rate exceeds 50%, rewards will drop to 0%, and the uncertainty of returns may weaken institutional staking and DeFi demand. He pointed out that ETH lending strategies may be affected, and this proposal is still in its preliminary stage.

The X platform has announced the launch of the Original Content Rewards Program, aimed at rewarding creators who bring original perspectives, expertise, reporting, creativity, and commentary to the platform.X stated that, effective immediately, new users will no longer be able to join the original revenue sharing program. Existing revenue sharing program users can continue to earn revenue until September 7, during which three final payments will be made on August 14, August 28, and approximately September 11.Starting September 8, eligible existing creators can apply to join the new Original Content Rewards Program. The new program will distribute earnings based on the qualified exposure generated by the creator's original content, with rewards issued every two weeks, and the first payment expected to be issued on August 28.To apply for the Original Content Rewards Program, the following conditions must be met:Must be at least 18 years old;Reside in a country or region supported by the program;Account must be in good standing, with no multiple violations of revenue standards or service terms;Must have a personal or business account;Must subscribe to X Premium, Premium+, or Premium Business;Must have at least 500 verified followers;Must have achieved at least 500,000 impressions from verified users on the home timeline in the past 90 days (excluding reply impressions);Must continuously publish original content.

ChianCatcher news, including Ethereum Foundation's Justin Drake and five other researchers and developers, proposed draft EIP-8363 (Tapered Issuance Burn), which aims to significantly reduce validator consensus layer rewards as the ETH staking ratio increases. When the staking amount approaches 60.25 million ETH (approximately 50% of the total supply), the deduction ratio will reach 100% and will be gradually implemented over 18 months.The proposal aims to address the current situation where the staking ratio has exceeded 33%, preventing ETH from being overly concentrated in large custodial institutions and liquid staking protocols, and reducing issuance dilution. Critics, including Aave founder Stani Kulechov and Ether.Fi CEO Mike Silagadze, argue that this move could force independent validators to exit, weaken institutional demand, and impact the DeFi market. The proposal is currently still in the early draft stage and has not yet been approved or included in an upgrade.

According to official data from Bitget, the cumulative number of trades for its tokenized stock product rToken has surpassed 2 million. To celebrate this milestone, Bitget announced that it will grant a surprise reward to the lucky user who completes the 2 millionth rToken trade. The transaction amount for this order was 162.345 USDT, and the platform will issue a reward of 1,623.45 USDT, which is 10 times the transaction amount.

The blockchain rewards platform Bundle announced the completion of a $5.5 million Pre-Seed round of financing, co-led by Ethereal Ventures and Further Ventures, both founded by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, with participation from institutions such as Nascent, GSR, Scenius Capital, Anchorage Digital, and Nuwa Capital.

An independent Bitcoin miner mined Bitcoin block 960804 at 02:11 UTC on Monday, receiving a reward of 3.1568983 BTC, worth approximately $200,000. This reward includes a block subsidy of 3.125 BTC and a transaction fee of 0.032 BTC from 4243 transactions. CKPool developer Dr-ck stated that this block is the 317th independent block mined through CKPool, with the winning address being bc1qdyqjq9qccp34pyv3kxmsrkn7p0amnsqqy8kdeq.Its hash rate fluctuated significantly, peaking at 100 PH, suspected to be from rented hash power. At that time, the total Bitcoin network hash rate was 924 EH/s, and this peak accounted for approximately 0.011% of the entire network, corresponding to about one block mined every 64 days. CKPool allows independent miners to access its infrastructure without running a full Bitcoin node and charges a 2% fee from the mined blocks.

Nado officially announced that the Nado Rewards weekly prize pool program is now live, with weekly rewards of up to 100,000 USDT0.Nado is an on-chain trading platform built on Kraken Layer 2 Ink, supporting various market trades including cryptocurrencies, commodities, foreign exchange, xStocks spot tokens, and perpetual contracts. Its unified margin account system allows users to use deposited assets for both spot and contract trading, enhancing capital efficiency.Following the previous launch of a dual points system with xStocks, Nado has further introduced a trading rewards program: the prize pool will unlock based on the platform's average daily trading volume, with rewards covering Taker trading volume, Open Interest positions, and contributions to market Maker liquidity.After weekly settlements, users can claim USDT0 rewards on the Rewards page. Derivatives trading involves risks; please be cautious with leverage and DYOR.

On July 31, WEEX announced the launch of the Robinhood ecosystem reward event, covering five major ecosystem tokens: CASHCAT, HOODRAT1, STONKBROKER, TENDIES, and INDEX. Users can participate in sharing a prize pool of $100,000 by trading any of the event tokens. The event runs from July 30, 20:30 to August 9, 20:30 (UTC+8).

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.

According to official news, Kaito announced the launch of Kaito Katalyst, a new reward layer aimed at creator activities, where project parties can pay based on the actual results brought by creators. This mechanism is based on Kaito's latest intelligence infrastructure and supports the distribution of rewards through various flexible criteria such as mind share, clicks, registrations, deposits, and platform activities. The underlying support comes from Kaito's data protocol with X, Brevis_zk's verification architecture, and its self-built attribution infrastructure.In the past two months, Kaito has conducted pilot tests in multiple companies across AI laboratories, consumer-grade AI applications, smart hardware companies, as well as in the cryptocurrency and financial sectors, with some projects set to launch soon. For TGE projects, Kaito has also introduced a dedicated format with no service fees: project parties must provide both a refundable deposit and a reward pool to ensure that creators are aware that funds are in place before the release. Each activity will announce the token distribution pool and attribution terms in advance, allowing creators to clearly understand the content and timing of their earnings.Under this mechanism, 80% of the token pool is allocated to creators who deliver actual results, while the remaining 20% is distributed to KAITO stakers and holders of YT-sKAITO on Pendle. Long-term holders and Yapybara holders can receive additional multiplier rewards. Kaito stated that this structure continues the Stakedrop mechanism that has been in operation since 2025, bringing approximately 136% annualized returns to the entire Kaito ecosystem. This model is also applicable to tokenized equity projects willing to use tokens or equity to accelerate growth.

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that SharpLink SBET obtained 420 ETH this week through staking rewards, currently holding a total of 888,521 ETH, making it the second largest ETH treasury company in the world.

Bitget launches a welcome gift event for new users, which runs from July 27 to August 3. During the event, new users can receive USDT rewards by completing tasks such as KYC. In addition, if the cumulative contract trading volume reaches the specified threshold, corresponding USDT rewards can also be obtained. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

According to Bitcoin News, the latest Senate draft of the CLARITY Act includes a provision that encourages ethical hackers, specifically "white hat" hackers, to responsibly disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The proposal would authorize rewards for individuals who identify and report security flaws, aiming to enhance the protection of digital asset infrastructure before malicious actors exploit these vulnerabilities. This provision incorporates the views of former CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, who has long supported innovation in digital assets and market resilience.