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According to The Block, Bitwise has partnered with Superstate to explore the tokenization of its Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL).ETF expert Nate Geraci commented that in the coming months, asset management companies will release a large number of such press releases.

According to Bitcoin.com, Gurinder Singh Josan MP and Lord Vaizey, co-chairs of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Crypto and Digital Assets (APPG), have written to the CEOs of major UK banks requesting clarification on whether they provide account services to crypto businesses, what restrictions are placed on digital asset transactions, and whether these policies will be adjusted with the implementation of the new regulatory framework in the UK.The MPs pointed out that access to banking may be the single biggest obstacle to the development of crypto and digital asset businesses in the UK. If licensed crypto businesses are still unable to obtain basic banking services, the competitive goals of the new regulatory system will be difficult to achieve.Lucy Rigby, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, has previously stated that banking service restrictions should not be imposed on FCA-authorized crypto businesses solely due to the nature of the industry. The deadline for submitting written evidence for this inquiry is August 31, and the APPG will use this to make policy recommendations to the government.

Chairman Paul S. Atkins of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wrote to Robert Walley, Chairman of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) Operating Committee, indicating that the SEC plans to undertake a comprehensive reform of the CAT system, including adjustments to its governance structure, funding sources, and operational model.Atkins stated that during his tenure, the SEC has significantly reduced the annual operating costs of CAT by issuing exemptions and approving amendments to the CAT NMS plan, and has eliminated the requirement to report personally identifiable information (PII) to the CAT system.These reforms have lowered system costs and the scope of data collection, but CAT still faces fundamental issues regarding costs, governance, and funding mechanisms. To address these issues, the SEC released a concept request for comments on April 16, 2026, to conduct a comprehensive review of CAT and other audit trail systems and data sources used in the regulation of U.S. securities markets.The SEC indicated that it has received hundreds of feedback comments, with one core consensus being that investors and market participants want the SEC to take more responsibility for the management and funding arrangements of CAT.Atkins stated that he has asked SEC staff to propose deep reforms for CAT, including: 1. Exploring new funding sources for CAT, including the use of congressional appropriations and transaction fees under Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act; 2. Drafting rule proposals that, if approved, would repeal Rule 613 and require exchanges, FINRA, and broker-dealers to continue using the existing CAT infrastructure and reporting standards to submit CAT data directly to the SEC or its designated agency; 3. Assessing the internal resource needs of the SEC to prepare for the SEC's future assumption of governance responsibilities for CAT.The SEC expects that this reform will involve multiple stages and will need to be advanced simultaneously, with the overall transition potentially lasting until the end of 2027.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is exploring how tokenized gold can be incorporated into the wholesale market, including whether it can be used as collateral. The discussions involve regulatory approaches aimed at the institutional market, with relevant rules expected to be announced in the coming months.This regulatory discussion comes as London seeks to solidify its position as a global gold trading hub. Data from the World Gold Council shows that London currently accounts for about 70% of global gold trading volume, while Shanghai and Hong Kong are vying for a larger share of wholesale business. HSBC launched a tokenized gold product for retail investors in Hong Kong over two years ago and reported that the cumulative trading volume has exceeded $2.2 billion, with more than 276,000 transactions. The FCA does not directly regulate physical gold trading but oversees gold derivatives and publicly traded products in the market.

According to Bifrost monitoring, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in liquidity pools to steal assets worth approximately $720,000 from the vDOT single currency pool and the vASTR/ASTR and vMANTA/MANTA pools. The related assets were subsequently deposited into HitBTC and eventually flowed into Binance.Bifrost has contacted the Binance security department to submit a fund freeze application and has reported to law enforcement along with an on-chain evidence package, including transaction tracking, wallet addresses, and timestamps. Currently, Bifrost has halted all liquidity mining rewards and is conducting a comprehensive security review.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that BTCPay Server stated a serious vulnerability is being actively exploited, which may lead to financial loss. Users should immediately update to BTCPay Server v2.4.2; users who cannot update immediately should shut down their BTCPay Server until the update can be installed to prevent unauthorized access.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that Signal recently announced it is exploring allowing users to register accounts without a phone number. He welcomed this move, believing it helps reduce reliance on the highly oligopolistic system of phone numbers, lowers the identity security risks associated with SIM card swaps, and makes it more difficult for governments to pressure Signal to ban users based on nationality.Vitalik also pointed out that while this initiative is better for privacy protection than the current situation, it only achieves "confidentiality" and does not reach true anonymity, as metadata such as message sending time, frequency, and recipients could still be used for identity correlation. He believes that with the development of artificial intelligence technology, long-lasting anonymous accounts are becoming outdated, and the only defensible form of privacy is "message-by-message uncorrelatable," meaning that no one other than the sender and receiver knows the identities of the communicating parties. This direction is currently being explored and advanced by new communication tools and mixing network projects such as Session and SimpleX. Additionally, protection against spam and denial-of-service attacks will become the next key issues to address.

Starknet announced that it has completed the quantum-resistant signature transfer test, where a wallet account using a quantum-resistant signature mechanism completed a real transfer on the Starknet mainnet, with a transaction fee of about 6 cents, and can be queried through the block explorer. This account is currently an experimental, unaudited version, mainly used for research testing. StarkWare stated that this transfer benefits from the design of the Starknet account model.Unlike most blockchains that fix the signature algorithm at the protocol layer, each account on Starknet is a smart contract that can autonomously define the accepted signature schemes, allowing users to upgrade their wallets from traditional elliptic curve signatures to quantum-resistant signatures without hard forks, asset migrations, or changing addresses. StarkWare pointed out that most blockchains face quantum computing risks because wallet signatures and underlying verification systems rely on elliptic curve cryptography. Once large-scale quantum computers appear, running Shor's algorithm could potentially break the related encryption systems. Currently, the Starknet ecosystem supports a quantum-resistant signature scheme based on Falcon-512, which is part of the NIST post-quantum cryptography standardization process, with relevant implementations promoted by ecosystem teams and organizations such as OpenZeppelin.

According to the Financial Times in the UK, scammers are exploiting the new EU MiCA regulations to target users who are forced to withdraw assets from unlicensed crypto platforms after the licensing deadline. The fraudsters impersonate regulatory agencies and crypto exchanges to lure users into transferring funds to fake accounts.

According to Jinshi reports, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Office issued a notice on August 6 stating that a tanker sailing in the Strait of Hormuz reported hearing two explosions, and currently both the vessel and crew are safe. The incident occurred 9 nautical miles southeast of Kumzar, Oman, and the report was received at 19:18 UTC on the 5th (03:18 Beijing time on the 6th). The notice did not provide further details.

According to Jinshi reports, from 12:21 AM to 12:33 AM local time on August 5, multiple rounds of strong explosions were heard in the capital city of Kyiv and the Brovary direction of Kyiv Oblast. The Ukrainian Air Force stated that the Russian military is launching a new round of ballistic missile attacks on the city of Kyiv.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform stating that Coinkite claims the vulnerability exists at the boundaries of two unrelated firmware submodules, rather than in its Bitcoin or crypto code, allowing it to evade manual and AI-assisted code reviews for years.Coinkite stated that after the incident, the company tested cutting-edge AI models including Kimi K3, Claude Fable, and Codex 5.6, none of which identified the flaw. Coinkite is currently urging security-critical projects to specifically audit build systems and submodule boundaries, warning that AI-assisted development may leave similar blind spots in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

According to Jinshi reports, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Office stated that an incident occurred 20 nautical miles northeast of Seeb, Oman. The captain of a tanker reported hearing an explosion near the vessel.

According to Jinshi reports, on August 2 local time, Moscow Mayor Sobyanin stated on social media that the explosion incident at a restaurant in the city on August 1 was a terrorist attack, resulting in 3 deaths and 21 injuries. Sobyanin mentioned that law enforcement agencies are investigating the specifics of the incident.The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee reported that the incident was caused by the explosion of a homemade explosive device.

According to a report by Hong Kong 01, "Fun Coffee," which claims to be rooted in Vietnam, just entered Hong Kong at the end of 2025 and was warned by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission in July 2026 for being a suspicious investment product. The company appears to be investing in the coffee business, but in reality, it is a virtual currency investment scam with annual interest rates as high as 222%, ultimately "collapsing" at the end of July.The victim group has over 370 people, with each person defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Multiple investment groups combined have a total of 4,000 people involved, with funds exceeding 1 billion Hong Kong dollars. A middle-aged woman in her 50s claims that she unknowingly became a shareholder and director of one of Fun Coffee's Hong Kong registered companies, and she has over a hundred "downlines." After being contacted by reporters, she has gone to the police to report the case. The police have received 115 reports, which have been handed over to the Commercial Crime Bureau's fraud investigation team for follow-up.The report states that Fun Coffee held a marathon event in Hong Kong at the end of last year, inviting artist Yuen Siu Cheung to host and distributing anti-fraud leaflets for promotion in various districts. The company's headquarters in Kowloon Bay and its storefront in Mong Kok are now empty, with notices of unpaid rent posted. The Securities and Futures Commission issued a warning on July 13, and the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security also warned in May that it is suspected to be a Ponzi scheme.

According to Jinshi, on July 31 local time, explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Previously, Kyiv had sounded the air raid sirens. Kyiv Mayor Klitschko reported that the city's air defense system is operational to respond to the Russian military drone attacks.

According to Jinshi reports, explosions were heard at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan (one of the main U.S. military bases in the Middle East).

According to Jinshi reports, local officials stated that explosions were heard in Lviv, western Ukraine.

According to Jinshi reports, local witnesses said that explosions were heard in Kyiv, Ukraine.