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According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), address 0x9BF...4564a withdrew 4,819 ETH (approximately 9.35 million USD) from the exchange on February 8 at an average price of 1,941.25 USD, marking its first operation after being dormant for two years since March 2024.During the holding period, the account's unrealized loss once reached as high as 1.8 million USD. Half an hour ago, the address deposited 1,200 ETH to Gate exchange, and if sold at the current price, it would only incur a loss of about 20,000 USD, essentially close to breaking even.

Noetra, a company developing foundational models for physical AI and robotics supported by the Japanese government, CEO Hironobu Tamba stated in an interview that the company represents Japan's "last chance" to enhance domestic supply capabilities for critical technologies. In its first year, Noetra received over 380 billion yen (approximately 2.33 billion USD) in government funding and support from 44 companies, including SoftBank, Honda, and Sony. The company plans to procure 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips, starting AI infrastructure construction in April 2027 and commencing operations in June 2028.Tamba stated that Noetra will provide Japanese companies with reliable and secure foundational models, enabling them to manage data independently. The Japanese government's goal is to deploy 10 million AI robots in manufacturing, shipbuilding, nursing, and other fields by 2040, while also advancing key technology projects like the chip foundry company Rapidus to enhance self-sufficiency and technological levels in the Sino-U.S. AI competition.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "WTI Crude Oil July 2026 Price Prediction" on the prediction market Polymarket, the probability of the "↑ $90" option in the sub-market has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 50.2% an hour ago to the current 65.65% (a fluctuation of 15.45%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

The Web3 fitness protocol BRT.Fit has released a transparency statement, currently in the product testing and ecosystem validation phase. Application functions and validation methods may be adjusted based on testing results. The test token tBRT is only used for economic model validation and does not represent the official token value, nor does it constitute an investment product or guarantee of future returns. Its "mandatory exercise protocol" is an incentive and commitment mechanism that users voluntarily join, helping to develop exercise habits through verifiable data, without physical compulsion.After the official mainnet launch, core functions such as token staking, rewards, and burning will be executed through on-chain smart contracts, with contract addresses and audit reports to be disclosed gradually. The project plans to support mainstream wearable devices such as Apple Watch, WHOOP, and Xiaomi, Huawei, and will continue to optimize the anti-cheating system. The project team reminds that digital assets carry significant volatility risks, participation does not guarantee returns, and users should refer to official announcements, remaining vigilant against counterfeiting and phishing activities.

According to BIT analysis, as the demand for call options accelerates, the implied volatility of Bitcoin and Ethereum has both rebounded, indicating that the quiet trading environment of summer may be nearing its end. Recently, there have been several large transactions of call options in the market.Meanwhile, after Bitcoin's implied volatility fell from 44% to 31%, it has now rebounded to 36%, further reflecting that market bullish sentiment is warming up. Although August and September are typically seasonally weak months, the rebound in call option demand and implied volatility is still expected to provide some support for Bitcoin prices. At the beginning of summer, BIT tended to short volatility, anticipating that the market would enter a consolidation phase. However, as option positions and overall market sentiment have both become more positive, BIT adjusted this judgment last week.

The digital asset trading platform Gate released its Q2 2026 report. According to data from several authoritative institutions, Gate ranks second globally in spot liquidity and trading volume, maintains a top three position in the derivatives market, and holds a top three market share in open interest (OI). This quarter, in terms of asset class diversification, Gate has advanced its integration of crypto assets and TradFi, accelerating the development of businesses such as stock trading, Pre-IPOs, CFDs, and wealth management, further enhancing global asset allocation capabilities. The platform has officially launched stock trading, establishing a 24/7 trading system covering the U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korean markets, supporting fractional share trading, stock dividends, inter-broker transfer, and stock splits and consolidations. By the end of Q2, Gate's global registered users exceeded 58 million, supporting trading of over 4,800 digital assets and more than 12,500 stock assets, continuously attracting global users to participate in the trading of a diversified asset system through the platform.At the same time, Gate has perfected the complete asset service chain from pre-IPO investment to public market trading. The SpaceX (SPCX) Pre-IPO project has accumulated subscription funds exceeding $396 million, with direct IPO subscription funds exceeding $143 million. Gate CFD has launched 663 trading assets, and the quarterly trading volume of ETFs approached $60 billion, with a month-on-month growth of over 40%. In addition, Gate has launched a global wealth management brand, Gate Wealth, providing global users with more efficient asset allocation and long-term value growth opportunities. Gate.AI has completed its architecture upgrade and brand renewal, supporting access to over 200 mainstream large models globally, and continues to lay out around AI Agents, RWA, prediction markets, and on-chain infrastructure. In Q2 2026, Gate continues to integrate asset allocation capabilities across digital assets, stocks, ETFs, RWA, foreign exchange, and commodities, accelerating its evolution into a global one-stop financial service platform.

Cryptocurrency financial services company Galaxy Digital announced the establishment of a $5 million Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative, funding developers to research solutions to address future quantum computing threats. The program is open for applications starting today, with funding directions including quantum-resistant signature algorithms, wallet migration tools, and security audits.Galaxy stated that it hopes to attract more institutions to jointly invest and research, accelerating Bitcoin's transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. According to CryptoQuant data, if future quantum computers have the capability to crack Bitcoin's existing cryptographic algorithms, approximately 6.9 million BTC (equivalent to about $46.1 billion at current prices) may face the risk of theft. Although the industry generally believes that quantum computing does not pose an immediate threat to the Bitcoin network, related preparations should be initiated as early as possible due to the need for long-term collaboration among developers, wallets, exchanges, and users for protocol upgrades.

Hazeflow founder Pavel Paramonov announced the closure of his crypto research institution @hazeflow_xyz on X. Paramonov stated that such decisions are usually made under duress, "You don't just wake up one day and decide to shut down a business that generates income." He mentioned that several talented researchers and designers on the team are looking for new jobs and welcome institutions in need to contact them via private message. Paramonov said he will temporarily leave the crypto industry for at least a month before considering the next steps, "Currently, I am somewhat disappointed with the crypto industry."

Pump.fun announced the launch of a new standard launch mechanism called BOOST, applicable to every new token on the platform. Pump.fun stated that over $100 million in liquidity becomes dead liquidity each year when tokens migrate from the initial bonding curve to the liquidity pool, and the BOOST model will reinject future liquidity into each bonded token.Co-founder Alon Cohen described this update as adding approximately 20% liquidity for each newly migrated token, without altering the trading experience of the bonding curve or liquidity pool, injecting hundreds of millions into the ecosystem over time.The above data is based on the company's own projections rather than independently verified results, and Pump.fun did not release a supporting dataset with the announcement. The actual liquidity effect depends on the number of tokens bonded and migrated under the new default mechanism. Previously, Pump.fun launched a USDC paired liquidity pool.

According to SoSoValue data, the total net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $203 million. The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow is the Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a single-day net inflow of $164 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of IBIT has reached $60.77 billion.Next is the Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a single-day net inflow of $23.1066 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of FBTC has reached $10.017 billion. As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $80.938 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (the market value compared to the total market value of Bitcoin) is 6.08%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $51.782 billion.

According to SoSoValue data, the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs yesterday was $37.471 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow was the Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net inflow of $52.7916 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of ETHA has reached $11.401 billion.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow was the Fidelity ETF FETH, with a single-day net outflow of $15.3206 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of FETH has reached $2.115 billion. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $10.478 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (the market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) of 4.51%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.155 billion.

According to official news, the Gate Launchpool Phase 367 ANTFUN event will take place from July 21, 20:00 to August 4, 20:00 (UTC+8). Users can stake USDT, GUSD, or ANTFUN to share a free airdrop of 3,756,574 ANTFUN.Currently, the estimated annualized return for the USDT staking pool is 5.80%, with a total staked amount exceeding 37 million USDT; the estimated annualized return for the GUSD staking pool is 4.90%, and with an additional 3.80% GUSD minting yield, the total estimated return can reach 8.70%, with a total staked amount exceeding 36 million GUSD; the exclusive ANTFUN staking pool has an estimated APR of up to 176.82%, with a total staked amount exceeding 11.6 million ANTFUN. Users can choose different staking pools to participate in the event based on their asset allocation, enjoying diversified yield opportunities while receiving airdrop rewards.

According to SolanaFloor, the financial platform Ramp, which serves over 70,000 enterprises, has launched a stablecoin account on Solana, allowing businesses to hold USDC or USDT and enabling around-the-clock cross-border payments through existing approval and accounting workflows.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) latest forecast shows that by 2035, electricity consumption by data centers in the United States will account for about 20% of the nation's total electricity consumption, a significant increase from the current level of about 5.9%. The agency has raised its forecast for data center electricity demand in 2035 to 106 GW, which is 36% higher than the 78 GW predicted in April this year. Currently, the operating capacity of data centers in the U.S. is about 40 GW, accounting for approximately 3.5%-4% of the national electricity demand, while under BNEF's baseline scenario, this proportion is expected to reach 8.6% by 2035. The high-growth model from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) indicates that if the combined effects of cryptocurrency mining and AI computing power are taken into account, the upper limit of this proportion also points to 20%.In response to the explosive growth in AI computing power demand, Bitcoin mining companies are actively transforming. Companies like Core Scientific and Riot Platforms have partnered with tech giants such as AWS and Google to convert their existing mining sites into AI data centers. Currently, Bitcoin mining companies have secured about 6 GW of electricity capacity, which is expected to expand to 12 GW by 2027, with some analysts estimating that about 20% of mining companies' computing power capacity will shift towards AI workloads by then. Data from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) shows that data centers now account for about 90% of local large load applications, with many sites originally used for cryptocurrency mining being repurposed as AI computing facilities. This trend is also directly reflected in the capital markets, as Core Scientific has seen a significant rebound in its stock price after emerging from bankruptcy and partnering with AI cloud service provider CoreWeave.

According to the Korea JoongAng Daily, the daily trading volume of South Korea's five major won virtual asset exchanges totals approximately 412.7 billion won, a decrease of 88% compared to a year ago. The total market value of global virtual assets has also shrunk by 41% to $2.322 trillion. The country's leading cryptocurrency firm Dunamu reported a year-on-year decline in revenue and operating profit of 55% and 78%, respectively, in the first quarter.Small and medium-sized exchanges are in an even more difficult situation, with Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax, which recorded operating losses last year, expected to continue losing money this year. Korbit has sold its holdings three times this year, selling 15 bitcoins and 60 ethers within ten days this month, generating approximately 1.6 billion won in cash. A director from Tiger Research stated that the current situation can be seen as a "second crypto winter," with the total market value of cryptocurrencies significantly shrinking and new projects almost nonexistent.Despite the market downturn, institutions are accelerating their adoption of blockchain, focusing on tokenized assets and stablecoins. Major brokerages like Future Asset have recently acquired shares in exchanges, and the government has repeatedly expressed its determination to advance the legislation of the "Digital Asset Basic Law," reflecting a continued optimism about medium- to long-term growth potential.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform are $5.513 billion, with long positions of $2.704 billion, accounting for 49.04% of the holdings, and short positions of $2.809 billion, accounting for 50.96% of the holdings. Long position profit and loss is -$3.4907 million, and short position profit and loss is -$77.0114 million.Among them, the whale address 0x0ddf..02 shorted ETH with a full position at a price of $1,700.06, currently with an unrealized profit and loss of -$11.6267 million.

According to BeInCrypto, Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat and chairman of Bitmine, stated that AI funds are rotating from the storage chip sector to Ethereum. He cited data showing that the relative performance of Ethereum compared to the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) has widened to 72 percentage points since June 25—Ethereum has risen 24%, while the DRAM ETF has fallen 38%.The DRAM ETF was launched in April this year and is the first fund to invest solely in storage chip manufacturers, with SK Hynix and Samsung accounting for about 41% of its weight. The fund raised $6.5 billion in 27 trading days, setting a record for the fastest ETF issuance. Lee pointed out that BlackRock's tokenized BUIDL fund and applications like Robinhood Chain are all built on Ethereum, which forms the institutional bullish logic for Ethereum.

According to Cointelegraph, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that lawmakers have entered the "final sprint phase" for the Clarity Act, urging Congress to pass the bill before the recess.

According to SoSoValue data, the total net inflow of the SOL spot ETF in a single day is $5.8349 million. Yesterday, only the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) had a net inflow, with a single-day net inflow of $5.8349 million, and the historical total net inflow has reached $908 million.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of the SOL spot ETF is $913 million, with a SOL net asset ratio of 2.01%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $1.146 billion.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a Hyperliquid whale that had been silent since November 2025 has staked HYPE again, staking 387,800 HYPE (approximately $23.42 million) across two wallets.This whale had previously staked 619,120 HYPE in November 2025, with a total of 1,006,000 HYPE staked (approximately $61.16 million).