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Solstice Finance launches strcUSX on Solana, splitting the dividend income and price risk of the Nasdaq-listed company Strategy's Series A perpetual preferred stock STRC into two types of tokens: senior and junior. The annual dividend yield of STRC is 12%.The senior tranche SR-strcUSX targets an annual yield of approximately 7%, with priority for dividend income and principal repayment; the junior tranche JR-strcUSX bears the first loss from market value fluctuations and receives the remaining income after payments to the senior tranche, targeting an annual yield of over 20%. Users can deposit USX into the strcUSX vault to receive tokens corresponding to the risk level. Both types of tokens are native assets on Solana, tradable, usable as collateral, or accessible for DeFi applications.Solstice Finance will also integrate USX into Zebec Network's payroll infrastructure, which processes over $500 million in payroll annually and has over 50,000 monthly active users.

According to Staking Rewards data, the staking ratio of Ethereum has risen to a historical high, with approximately 41.89 million ETH currently staked, accounting for 34.7% of the total supply of Ethereum. The corresponding market value of staked ETH is about 78.56 billion USD, and the current staking yield is approximately 2.6%, having recently decreased by 0.49%. The number of active validators on the network is about 789,000.The staking ratio has continued to climb recently, with an increase of about 0.77%, while the network inflation rate has dropped to around 0.86%. More and more ETH is being locked in the PoS consensus, simultaneously tightening the circulating supply. The staking yield of ETH mainly comes from consensus layer issuance, priority fees, and MEV, but as the staking volume increases, the yield per validator will be diluted.

The iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA) under asset management company BlackRock generated $344,800 in revenue during its first operating period through selling options, of which $79,100 was realized profit and $265,700 was unrealized appreciation. The fund holds Bitcoin and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). As of June 30, 2026, BITA had an unrealized loss of $782,200 on its Bitcoin holdings, and an unrealized loss of $417,600 on its IBIT position, totaling a loss of $1,199,800.Meanwhile, the realized and unrealized gains from options obtained by BITA totaled $344,849, which offset approximately 28.7% of the aforementioned losses. After adding a net investment loss of $5,337, the fund's operating activities ultimately resulted in a net asset decrease of $860,335. Additionally, according to disclosed documents, from the fund's initial purchase of related assets on June 9 until the end of the quarter, the price of Bitcoin fell by 4.43%, and IBIT fell by 4.75%. From BITA's official public trading on June 12 to June 30, the fund's total return rate was -5.61%.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury auction has reached a new high since 2007.

According to official data, the cumulative subscription scale of Gate GUSD's current U.S. Treasury bonds has exceeded $251 million, setting a new historical record. Users holding GUSD can enjoy an annualized subscription yield of 3.8%, with earnings distributed daily, and it supports flexible deposits and withdrawals, meeting users' dual needs for stable income and liquidity.Meanwhile, the Gate Launchpool DOS staking activity is ongoing, with the estimated annualized yield of the DOS GUSD staking pool reaching 10.63%. When combined with the basic 3.80% current yield of GUSD, the overall annualized yield reaches 14.43%. The subscription for the third phase project of Gate Pre-IPOs, Moonshot AI (KIMI), has begun, allowing users to participate using both USDT and GUSD. Participating in the subscription with GUSD allows users to simultaneously enjoy the 3.8% current U.S. Treasury bond yield, achieving a combination of income generation and innovative asset allocation.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total staking amount of its SOL mining (staking) products has reached 661,200 SOL, setting a new historical high, with a reference annualized yield of 7.91%. Users staking SOL can receive an equivalent amount of GTSOL assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to SOL, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are: GUSD 3.80%, BTC 2.67%, ETH 4.03%, USD1 7.64%, and USDT 3.27%.

Japanese government bond yields have risen, with the five-year bond yield reaching a record high, and the two-year bond yield also hitting its highest level since 1995. The rise in oil prices has triggered inflation concerns, and the market estimates the likelihood of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates in September at about two-thirds.Despite the rise in yields, there has not yet been a significant support for the yen, mainly influenced by external factors, including the increase in U.S. long-term bond yields and the strength of the dollar against the yen.

According to reports from Fast Technology, Changxin Memory's 17nm DDR5 chip yield has surpassed 90%, which is only about 2 percentage points lower than Samsung's same-generation products at 92% to 93%, marking a technical indicator that has entered the global first tier. Several major PC manufacturers have completed certification for Changxin DRAM chips around mid-year and have begun to incorporate them in small batches into certain laptops.The strategies adopted by different brands show significant differences: Dell has completely banned the use of Changxin chips; HP restricts their use to the mainland China market; Acer and ASUS have incorporated them into models aimed at the mainland China and emerging markets. Currently, the impact of Changxin products on the overall market prices of the three major memory giants remains limited, mainly because Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are currently more inclined to supply LPDDR5, while Changxin's current strategic focus is on expanding DDR5 shipments. Executives from PC companies have stated that the three major manufacturers hold over 90% of the global DRAM market share, and large-scale adoption must be approached with high caution. Currently, the number and usage of models using Changxin chips are quite limited.

The DeFi platform Solstice Finance has launched strcUSX on Solana, a structured product that allows DeFi users to earn dividend income and price risk exposure without tokenizing the STRC preferred stock of the Strategy.strcUSX splits the exposure into senior tokens and junior tokens, with the former targeting an annualized yield of 7% and the latter targeting an annualized yield of over 20%. If the price of STRC falls, junior token holders will bear the losses first. Users deposit Solstice's USX tokens into the treasury, which can be redeemed after a lock-up period of 7 days; if they exit immediately, a fee will be charged. Earnings are realized through changes in the token exchange rate and are not distributed in a separate allocation form.

According to Taiwanese media reports, Intel's next-generation advanced packaging technology EMIB-T is facing severe yield challenges. ABF substrate supplier Unimicron stated during its earnings call on July 29 that the technology is "not yet mature," and the yield target for three EMIB-T substrate suppliers (Unimicron, Ibiden, and Shinkawa) during the initial mass production phase at the end of 2027 is only 50%.EMIB-T is Intel's advanced packaging solution that competes with TSMC's CoWoS-L, differing in that it embeds the silicon bridge directly into the substrate rather than using a silicon interposer, making substrate suppliers a key factor in determining success or failure. Google's ninth-generation TPU has confirmed that it will adopt EMIB-T packaging when it goes into mass production in 2028, with MediaTek responsible for chip co-design. If the chip successfully goes into mass production, its shipment volume is expected to challenge NVIDIA. Unimicron stated that the customer (Intel) has provided a profit guarantee mechanism, ensuring that suppliers can remain profitable even if yields are poor, and that profit margins will exceed the company's average level after achieving the 50% yield target. Currently, there is still considerable uncertainty about whether EMIB-T can achieve its mass production target by the end of 2027.

According to the Dongguan Release public account, the Dongguan Hengli police successfully intercepted a virtual currency investment fraud case, preserving 1.1 million yuan in cash just 5 minutes before the victim's offline transaction with the fraudster, thus avoiding significant economic losses.It is understood that the victim, Ms. Li (pseudonym), previously met an unfamiliar online acquaintance who lured her with "internal investment channels for virtual currency," promising low thresholds and high returns, and created a false impression of investment profits through forged profit screenshots. Subsequently, the fraudster induced Ms. Li to withdraw 1.1 million yuan in cash under the pretext of "needing to exchange cash for USD recharge" for payment. After discovering risk clues, the Dongguan police quickly activated the early warning interception mechanism, organized police forces to rush to the bank to dissuade her, and ultimately successfully prevented the fund transfer before the transaction.

Nasdaq-listed company Sharplink, Inc. (stock code: SBET) and Galaxy Digital Inc. (stock code: GLXY) jointly announced the launch of the Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund, LP. This institutional-grade fund is managed by Galaxy, with an initial committed capital of $125 million, of which $100 million comes from Sharplink's staked ETH treasury and $25 million from Galaxy.The fund will deploy capital into decentralized finance and on-chain yield strategies, marking a new model for corporate treasuries to shift from passive holding to active participation in on-chain markets. Galaxy stated that this move expands the company's asset management platform to institutional-grade on-chain strategies.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total amount of SOL staked in its SOL mining (staking) product has reached 660,600 SOL, with a reference annualized yield of 7.91%. Users staking SOL can receive an equivalent amount of GTSOL assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to SOL, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are as follows: GUSD new user reward up to 100%, BTC 2.67%, ETH 4.14%, USD1 7.22%, and USDT 3.11%.

Coinbase released its Solana validator node operation report for the second quarter of 2026, stating that its operated Solana validator nodes outperform the network average in terms of yield, stability, and infrastructure distribution.Data shows that Coinbase currently stakes approximately 41.63 million SOL through 23 validator nodes, accounting for 9.72% of the total staked amount on Solana, with nodes distributed across 7 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and others.Key operational data is as follows: Staking scale: 41.63 million SOL, accounting for 9.72% of the total staked amount; staking yield: Q2 2026 APY is 6.52%, higher than the network average of 6.38%, leading by 14 basis points; block skip rate: 0.035%, lower than the network average of 0.136%, about one-fourth of the network average.Coinbase stated that its validator nodes adopt a multi-client architecture, currently running 4 clients including Harmonic, Jito, JitoBAM, and Firedancer. All solutions have been reviewed by the Solana Foundation, and aggressive MEV time strategies that may affect user experience are not used.In terms of infrastructure, Coinbase has deployed its validator nodes on two independent bare-metal service providers and configured off-site backups for each node to reduce single points of failure risk. At the same time, the company stated that it has migrated the entire validator node cluster to the DoubleZero network, achieving approximately 99.9% session availability.Coinbase also revealed that it is preparing for the Alpenglow consensus upgrade expected to be advanced by Solana later in 2026, including running community test nodes, developing new consensus health monitoring tools, and completing related voting account upgrade verification.

Regarding the EIP proposal submitted by the Ethereum community, Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov expressed opposition, stating that the proposal cannot achieve its intended goals and will instead harm Ethereum. He pointed out that the proposal would cap ETH staking rewards at 0% when the staking rate exceeds 50%, making staking rewards unpredictable and potentially unprofitable for many participants. This poses a negative factor for institutional buyers considering establishing ETH positions, as they may turn to other networks with more predictable cash flows, resulting in significant adoption costs.Stani Kulechov further stated that reducing rewards to 0 would make ETH lending strategies fundamentally unfeasible, effectively stifling ETH's lending and yield scenarios. At that point, the only reason to borrow ETH would be to short it; meanwhile, holders of ETH beta and yield may turn to other interest-bearing assets like stablecoins. He mentioned that from a personal perspective, this proposal would undermine the viability of ETH as an asset and limit its potential, hoping that the proposal would not advance. Otherwise, a large number of participants would shift their interest to other networks, emphasizing that Ethereum should not be penalized for its growth.

The Solana lending protocol Kamino announced the launch of Kamino Institutional Yield, a set of on-chain treasury infrastructure designed to connect real-world institutional credit markets with on-chain users. The first treasury built on this infrastructure, Commodity Yield, has now gone live, with an initial deposit size of 25 million USDC.This treasury connects on-chain users with institutional commodity trade financing needs, targeting an annualized yield of approximately 7-8%. The treasury conducts off-chain lending operations through a fund structure regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), featuring strict lending standards and ongoing portfolio transparency. Users depositing USDC can receive kicUSDC, with funds deployed to short-term commodity loans, secured by physical commodities and/or cash fully collateralized by top-tier banks.

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury bonds gave back gains, and the July ISM manufacturing data performed strongly.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, the current hourly funding rate for Changxin has dropped to -0.2430%. A negative rate means that shorts pay longs; based on the current rate, the simple annualized return is approximately 2129%.Calculating with a position of $10,000, shorts need to pay about $24.3 per hour, while longs receive an equivalent income; if the rate is maintained for 24 hours, the corresponding funding fee is about $583.3.The largest long position starting with 0x9a8 is the main beneficiary of this round of negative rates. Records show that since the morning of July 15, it has completed 183 funding fee settlements for CXMT, with a cumulative net income of about $991,400, achieving a return rate of about 45.9% on the initial capital.This whale currently holds a leveraged long position of 1,633,200 CXMT at 5 times, with a position value of about $12,742,000 and an average entry price of $6.6156. CXMT is currently priced at $7.80, with an unrealized profit of about $1,938,000 (89.7%), and the liquidation price is only $0.507.Based on the current position and a static rate of -0.2430%, this whale can earn about $31,000 in funding fees in the next hour; if maintained for 24 hours, this corresponds to about $743,000.This whale currently still has 7 buy orders not labeled as "only reducing positions" between $6.01 and $6.41, planning to continue buying 98,000 CXMT, with a nominal amount of about $609,000, and has not chosen to cash out the existing long position.