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Vanguard Group's recruitment information shows that it is hiring a Head of Digital Assets for its Personal Wealth business. The job requirements include over 10 years of relevant experience, a deep understanding of digital assets (tokenization, stablecoins, custody, settlement, etc.), and the ability to innovate and manage risks within a regulatory environment.This position will be responsible for developing Vanguard's strategy, roadmap, and execution in the digital asset space, including assessing digital asset capabilities, product development, operational models, and cross-functional collaboration with departments such as product, technology, operations, risk, legal, and compliance. Additionally, it will represent Vanguard in external communications with industry participants, regulatory agencies, and clients.It is reported that Vanguard has allowed brokerage clients to trade crypto ETFs and mutual funds since last December, but the company has clearly stated that it has no plans to issue its own crypto investment products, believing that digital assets are still inconsistent with its long-term investment philosophy.

According to Darcy, co-founder of FlashRescue, approximately $22 million in illicit funds flowed into the cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC in 2026. He pointed out that during two instances of cooperating with police investigations, HitBTC refused to assist in the verification process, and multiple on-chain investigators reported that this is a consistent practice of the platform.He mentioned that in the Bybit theft case, as much as $3.68 million from a money laundering network linked to the DPRK (North Korea) flowed into HitBTC, but the platform also did not cooperate with relevant authorities for further investigation.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Nasdaq-listed company Empery Digital has increased its holdings by 200 bitcoins (worth $12.84 million).In the past 6 days, the company has cumulatively increased its holdings by 1,200 BTC (worth $72.65 million).

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones up 0.11%, the S&P 500 index up 0.32%, and the Nasdaq up 0.78%. Chip stocks rose collectively, with SanDisk (SNDK.O) up 4% and Western Digital (WDC.O) up over 5%. Broadcom (AVGO.O) rose 3.5%, as the company's cooperation agreement with Apple was extended to 2031.

Michael Saylor stated on the X platform that Strategy has sold 3,588 bitcoins, cashing out $216 million to pay dividends on its digital credit securities. As of July 5, the company's bitcoin reserves have decreased to 843,775 coins, while holding a dollar reserve of $2.55 billion.This is the second public disclosure of a reduction operation by Strategy this year, following the sale of 32 BTC to cover preferred stock dividends from May 26 to 31, and the scale has significantly expanded, reflecting the company's increased reliance on selling part of its bitcoin reserves to maintain its dividend obligations amid pressure on bitcoin prices and growing unrealized losses.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that after the release of President Trump's financial disclosure documents, Senator Gillibrand once again called for advancing ethical reforms to prohibit the president, congressional members, and their spouses from issuing or sponsoring digital assets.The financial disclosure documents show that President Trump earned over $600 million from his Solana Meme coin in 2025. At the time of this announcement, Senator Gillibrand's long-standing position advocating for stronger ethical rules came under more scrutiny, as reports emerged that her son had raised funds to launch a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange.

The New Hampshire House Bill HB639 has completed the registration process. The bill specifies that state and local governments may not restrict individuals from using digital assets for payments or holding assets through self-custody wallets, nor may they impose additional taxes solely for the use of digital assets.At the same time, individuals or businesses operating nodes, engaging in mining or staking activities, are not required to obtain a money transmission license, and such activities are not considered the issuance or sale of securities.

According to Cointelegraph, Elvira Nabiullina, the Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, confirmed that the digital ruble will be launched as scheduled on September 1, and everything is "ready." The digital ruble will serve as a supplement to the Russian fiat ruble and will initially be accepted by financial and credit institutions. The development of this CBDC began in 2021, and the European Union has implemented preemptive sanctions on the digital ruble effective April 2025 in response to Russia's war against Ukraine. Vladimir Chistyukhin, the First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, stated that the laws related to the digital ruble will take effect on September 1, with a transition period until July 2027.In contrast, the U.S. housing bill containing a CBDC ban has been submitted to Trump, and if the president does not sign it within 10 days, it will automatically take effect, with the ban lasting until 2030.

According to The Block, crypto bank Anchorage Digital announced that it has integrated Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol for Ethereum, providing institutional clients with direct access to its derivative asset wstETH.Institutional users can mint and burn wstETH, while earning Ethereum staking rewards, combined with the custody and governance compliance framework provided by Anchorage.

According to CoinGlass data, XAUT is currently priced at $4061.57, with a 24-hour increase of 2.2%, and the total spot trading volume across the network is approximately $70.5543 million. Among them, the spot trading volume of XAUT on the Gate platform is about $12.4696 million, ranking second in the network.PAXG is currently priced at $4064.11, with a 24-hour increase of 2.18%, and the total spot trading volume across the network is approximately $27.3992 million, of which the spot trading volume of PAXG on the Gate platform is about $1.2689 million, ranking third in the network.

According to Bitcoin News, Bitcoin mining company Ionic Digital has disclosed that it has completed a $400 million private placement financing. Financial data shows that the company achieved revenue of $51.4 million in the first quarter of this year, with the digital infrastructure leasing (AI/HPC) business contributing $44 million, surpassing the revenue from Bitcoin mining for the first time.

Empery Digital (EMPD) stated that it may sell part of its holdings of 3,000 Bitcoins to finance a $65 million AI data center project. The company currently has no plans to continue increasing its BTC holdings.

Binance announced a partnership with Anchorage Digital to further expand its third-party banking product network. By integrating Anchorage Digital's Atlas settlement platform, institutional clients can now trade on Binance while securely holding their assets in Anchorage Digital's independent qualified custody.It is reported that this is the first time the Atlas settlement platform has integrated with a cryptocurrency exchange. This partnership introduces the structure of "custody and trade execution separation" from traditional financial markets, allowing eligible institutions to use crypto assets, interest-bearing USD accounts, and specific tokenized real-world assets as collateral.

According to a report by businesswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital announced that it has signed a final cooperation agreement with Hunt Properties, investing $65 million to acquire a 25% equity stake in a new project entity.The entity plans to acquire and transform industrial buildings in the American Midwest to create a professional AI data center. The two parties have established a long-term strategic partnership to jointly develop computing power assets, promote the expansion of AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, and integrate the advantages of power supply, grid access, and capital market financing.At the same time, Empery Digital announced that it will terminate the previous public data disclosure based on the net asset value (NAV) of Bitcoin holdings. The company explained that the current asset structure can no longer rely solely on Bitcoin holdings for measurement, and in the future, it will focus on seizing growth opportunities in AI computing power and energy infrastructure, diversifying and expanding its physical computing power business.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau jointly announced that the first phase review on promoting the further application of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in Hong Kong's fixed income market has been completed.The review results indicate that the current legal and regulatory environment in Hong Kong is sufficiently flexible to support the issuance of tokenized bonds. The three batches of iconic tokenized bonds issued by the Hong Kong government and the increasing number of corporate issuances (including those from issuers in Asia and the Middle East) are the best evidence of this. The next phase will involve a review of the legislation to promote the broader application of DLT in the fixed income market and the digital asset sector, including allowing the electronic execution of tokenized bond issuance documents and exploring concepts such as "custody" and "transfer" of tokenized fixed income products.

According to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin mining company Ionic Digital has submitted a direct listing application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a Nasdaq listing, with the stock ticker IOND. This listing does not raise new funds but aims to establish a public trading market for existing shareholders, including former Celsius creditors who obtained Ionic shares through the bankruptcy plan.Ionic was established in 2024, acquiring its mining assets through the restructuring of the bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius. Starting in 2025, Ionic will transition from pure Bitcoin mining to becoming a digital infrastructure company serving AI and high-performance computing workloads.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially up 0.59%, the S&P 500 index up 1.1%, and the Nasdaq up 2.07%. Western Digital (WDC.O) rose 11%, Seagate Technology (STX.O) rose over 7%, SpaceX (SPCX.O) rose 7%, Micron Technology (MU.O) rose 1%, and NVIDIA (NVDA.O) rose 1%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index closed up 1.4%, with Baidu (BIDU.O) rising over 7%.

According to official news, USDC issued by Circle will become the first supported stablecoin on the digital asset custody platform of global financial services company BNY, with both parties deepening their cooperation on institutional-grade stablecoin services.BNY clients can now hold USDC in their digital asset custody wallets and instruct Circle to mint USDC from dollars or redeem USDC for dollars, covering the complete lifecycle of institutional stablecoin business.Circle's Chief Business Officer Kash Razzaghi stated that this cooperation is a continuation of the long-term relationship between the two parties, connecting on-chain assets with traditional assets for BNY clients. In the future, both parties plan to expand this capability to more stablecoin issuers and digital cash workflows.