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According to News.bitcoin, the Kenyan government is investigating the hacking incident of President William Ruto's official website, where attackers briefly disabled the site and altered the homepage content, demanding a ransom of 5 Bitcoins.William Kabogo, the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, stated that the Kenyan law enforcement agency ICT Authority immediately activated the cybersecurity response protocol to control the incident and conduct forensic investigations, temporarily restricting public access to the portal. Currently, there is no evidence that sensitive data has been accessed without authorization, leaked, or lost, and government systems and digital services remain securely operational.

Recently, Zhipu and MiniMax have plummeted, leading to an increase in trading activity of related stock derivatives. According to the RootData Pro data panel, there are significant differences in trading conditions across platforms.From the perspective of Open Interest (OI), Zhipu contracts show Binance at $1.79 million as the highest, followed by Bitget at $780,100, and OKX at $243,700; in the MINIMAX contracts, Binance is highest at $606,700, followed by Bitget at $510,700.From the liquidity perspective, Zhipu contracts show Bitget at $142,600 as the highest, with the strongest capacity for large order execution; in the MINIMAX contracts, Bitget is highest at $130,000, followed by Binance at $60,600. HTX has insufficient liquidity at $2,700, with high slippage risk for large orders.From the price difference perspective, Zhipu contracts show Bitget with the lowest (0.0604%), resulting in the smallest entry cost; OKX follows (0.0776%). In the MINIMAX contracts, Bitget has the lowest (0.0315%), resulting in the optimal entry cost. HTX has price differences exceeding 0.18% for both contracts, and Aster exceeds 0.58%, indicating significantly higher entry costs.From the funding rate perspective, both contracts on HTX are at the lowest of 0.0013%, resulting in the smallest long-term holding cost, but with a high price difference; both contracts on Aster have rates below 0.3%, while also having a high price difference.In summary, Binance has the highest OI, suitable for capital accumulation; Bitget excels in both price difference and liquidity, resulting in the lowest overall entry cost. HTX has a high price difference and weak liquidity, leading to significantly higher entry costs compared to other platforms.

According to CoinDesk, the Cardano mainnet completed the "Van Rossem" hard fork on July 18, upgrading the protocol version to 11, primarily reducing the cost of smart contract execution and paving the way for subsequent scaling solutions.This upgrade was the first to be fully proposed, discussed, and voted on by the community through the on-chain governance process, rather than being directly led by the founding development company Input Output. On-chain data shows that the voting support rate was approximately 78.97%, all 7 members of the Constitutional Committee confirmed that the proposal complied with the "Cardano Constitution," about 53.02% of node operators voted in favor, and over approximately 93% of block production pledges have run the new version of the node.This upgrade prepares technically and procedurally for the scaling solution Ouroboros Leios, which is planned to go live in 2026.

OKX CEO Star posted on platform X that former New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) has officially joined the OKX Board of Directors. Cuomo has been serving as an advisor to OKX since 2023, providing guidance for the platform's development, and this marks his formal promotion to board member.OKX Star stated that 2026 is a milestone year for the platform, and bringing in Cuomo's extensive leadership experience is an important step in continuing to build the world's most trusted large digital asset exchange.

According to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency wallet company Exodus Movement (EXOD) announced that it will cut about 25% of its global workforce to reduce operating costs and shift its business towards stablecoin payments and card payment infrastructure.Exodus stated in regulatory filings that this restructuring is part of the company's strategy to build a full-stack payment platform. The company has been continuously integrating the acquired electronic money institution Monavate and cryptocurrency payment company Baanx to expand its payment capabilities and global business layout.Exodus expects that this round of layoffs will result in pre-tax restructuring costs of $2.5 million to $3.5 million, mainly for employee severance and related costs. Affected employees will receive severance compensation, benefits continuation, and transitional support.The company anticipates that after the restructuring is completed, it can reduce cash operating expenses by $10 million to $13 million annually, with related savings fully realized by 2027.In the market, EXOD rose about 2.2% in pre-market trading on Monday, but its cumulative decline over the past year is still close to 85%. This adjustment reflects that cryptocurrency companies are accelerating their transformation towards stablecoin payments, financial infrastructure, and other business directions.

According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin mining company and AI infrastructure developer Hut 8 (HUT) has signed a second phase 15-year lease agreement with the same investment-grade tenant, amounting to approximately $9.8 billion, for its Beacon Point AI data center campus located in Texas, USA.The new agreement will add 352 megawatts of AI computing power based on Nvidia architecture, bringing the total contracted computing power for the tenant in the campus to 704 megawatts and achieving full commercialization of the campus's 1 gigawatt power capacity, raising the total value of the campus's base contracts to approximately $19.6 billion.Boosted by this, the stock prices of IREN, Cipher Mining (CIFR), TeraWulf (WULF), and CoinShares Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI) rose simultaneously in early trading.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.27%, the S&P 500 index rising 0.54%, and the Nasdaq Composite index rising 0.8%. Google (GOOG.O) rose 2%, with media reports stating that it is developing new chips to enhance AI model efficiency.The storage sector saw widespread gains, with SK Hynix (SKHY.O), Micron Technology (MU.O), and SanDisk (SNDK.O) all rising 4%, while Western Digital (WDC.O) and Seagate Technology (STX.O) rose about 3%.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $5.547 billion, with long positions totaling $2.701 billion, accounting for 48.69% of the holdings, and short positions totaling $2.847 billion, accounting for 51.31% of the holdings. The profit and loss for long positions is -$51.5503 million, and for short positions is -$39.3321 million.Among them, the whale address 0x0ddf..02 has shorted ETH with a 3x leverage at a price of $1700.06, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$8.6567 million.

According to Cointelegraph, Vietnam issued Decree No. 284/2026/NĐ-CP on July 16, officially establishing an administrative penalty framework for cryptocurrency violations, providing a legal basis for the upcoming regulated cryptocurrency market.According to the decree, investors trading on unlicensed platforms face fines of up to 50 million Vietnamese dong (approximately $1,900); unauthorized issuance of crypto assets and serious anti-money laundering (AML) violations can incur fines of up to 200 million Vietnamese dong (approximately $7,700); authorities are also authorized to suspend related activities, revoke licenses, and confiscate assets.The decree will officially take effect on September 1. In terms of background, Vietnam opened applications for domestic cryptocurrency exchange licenses in January this year, and Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Chi previously stated that the first batch of regulated activities is expected to launch in the third quarter.

According to the official announcement from Gate, Gate has completed the cash dividend distribution for 84 U.S. stock targets including Alibaba (BABA), Intuit (INTU), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), and American Tower (AMT), and has proportionally distributed the equivalent amount in USDT to eligible users' spot accounts, with no action required from users.This dividend distribution covers multiple categories including technology and semiconductors, financial services, energy, consumer goods, healthcare, industrial manufacturing, real estate REITs, utilities, materials manufacturing, and strategic ETFs. Users can check the dividend details in the APP under [TradFi] - [Stocks] - [Trading] - [History] - [Funds Flow] or on the Web under [Stocks] - [Funds Flow]. The final amount and timing of the funds received will be based on the actual receipt situation.

According to an official announcement from Zilliqa, the project team has learned that a security incident occurred with one of its exchange partners, resulting in the theft of some ZIL from cold wallets. The incident is currently under joint investigation by various parties, and the specific scale and cause of the theft have not yet been disclosed.As a precautionary measure, Zilliqa has notified all exchanges to temporarily suspend ZIL deposits and withdrawals to prevent the stolen funds from being transferred or sold through centralized platforms. The team stated that further updates will be released once they have accurate information and reminded users to only pay attention to official channels.

According to the latest report released by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), FATF conducted the seventh special assessment of the implementation of Recommendation 15 (R.15) across global jurisdictions. The report indicates that since the last update in 2025, countries have continued to advance in the regulation of virtual assets (VA) and virtual asset service providers (VASP), including conducting risk assessments, improving licensing and registration frameworks, implementing travel rules, and strengthening law enforcement actions.However, the report also points out that significant gaps still exist, mainly reflected in: the difficulty in effectively translating risk assessment results into mitigation measures, insufficient implementation of licensing and registration frameworks, challenges in identifying VASP activity subjects, and inadequate effectiveness of risk-based supervision and law enforcement. In terms of emerging risks, the report focuses on the following areas: the exacerbation of the "industrialization" trend of organized crime groups using virtual assets to commit fraud, the rising risk of stablecoin abuse, risks associated with non-custodial wallet peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions, offshore VASPs operating outside of regulation, and ongoing challenges in the DeFi sector. FATF calls for the public and private sectors to jointly strengthen the implementation of R.15, enhance risk mitigation capabilities, and deepen domestic, international, and public-private cooperation mechanisms.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "LoL Nongshim Red Force vs KT Rolster," the "Odd" option in the sub-market "Odd/Even Total Kills" has experienced severe fluctuations in win rate, dropping from 99.45% an hour ago to the current 77.45% (a fluctuation of 22%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to the official announcement, the Bitget trading bot now supports U.S. stock tokens (rToken) for smart positions and has simultaneously launched several recommended portfolios including the top ten U.S. stocks Mag 10, the White-haired Stock God portfolio, and the Elon Musk concept. This allows users to copy positions with one click and automatically manage their holdings.Users can enter the "Trading Bot" and select "Smart Positions," choose the desired portfolio to create, input the investment amount, and complete the position creation. They can also manually create their own configurations for supported stocks rToken and cryptocurrencies, set target ratios for each currency and rebalancing conditions, and complete the creation. App users can upgrade to the latest version to experience this feature.It is reported that the rToken, identified by the letter r + stock code (for example, Nvidia is rNVDA), is issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget, and is directly connected to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and NYSE through collaboration with the compliant broker Alpaca. Its features include: 1:1 reserves of underlying assets managed by a licensed custodian, stock dividends distributed in token form at a 1:1 ratio, support for corporate actions (such as stock splits), and positions can serve as joint collateral for unified accounts and U-based contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.

According to Bloomberg, AI startup 01.ai, founded by AI expert Kai-Fu Lee, plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong after the end of the 2027 fiscal year and intends to seek Pre-IPO financing during its first annual performance announcement. To comply with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's listing regulations for specialized technology companies, 01.ai is currently adjusting its offshore holding structure to pave the way for its future listing in Hong Kong.Founded in 2023, 01.ai achieved a valuation of over $1 billion in just 8 months after receiving investments from institutions such as Alibaba Cloud. The company has completed a business strategy transformation, shifting from its early self-developed cutting-edge large language models to building AI infrastructure services for enterprises, primarily fine-tuning and customizing based on domestic open-source models such as DeepSeek, Alibaba Qianwen, and Zhiyu GLM. Kai-Fu Lee revealed that approximately 50% of 01.ai's business revenue currently comes from overseas markets.

Recently, the market has focused on the performance of the technology and semiconductor sectors, with trading activity in related assets continuing to rise. Gate gStocks quotes show that SOXLG (3x Long Semiconductor ETF) is currently priced at $139.46, up 3.40%; INTCG (Intel) is currently priced at $96.36, up 3.20%.Gate gStocks adopts a 1:1 fully-backed native stock reserve mechanism, where each tokenized security corresponds to an equal number of native stocks as underlying asset support, and supports 24/7 trading, unified account management, and a minimum investment of 1 USDT with fractional share trading. Users can participate more flexibly in global popular stock investments, achieving a one-stop allocation of digital assets and traditional securities. As the ecosystem of tokenized securities continues to enrich, Gate gStocks will continue to expand more quality stocks and ETF targets, providing users with a more diverse selection of global asset allocation options.

The core project of the TRON ecosystem, JustLend DAO, has completed four consecutive rounds of efficient buyback and burn plans. Over 17% of the total supply of $JST has been permanently removed from circulation, marking a milestone in the deflationary process. All funds for this round were raised in compliance with the established mechanisms approved by the community and were fully transparent on-chain, with burn data verifiable at any time.As the cornerstone of the TRON DeFi ecosystem, JustLend DAO will continue to optimize the buyback and burn mechanism, advancing the continuous deflation of the token economic model as the market evolves, and building a more solid long-term value expectation for JST holders.

According to Digital Asset, officials from the Korean National Tax Service have proposed legislative suggestions, believing it is necessary to amend the Criminal Procedure Act to allow for the seizure of virtual assets held by individuals. Individual ownership of digital assets refers to the situation where the private key is directly held by the individual, without the need to entrust a third party for custody or disposal.In June of this year, four individuals, including Zhang Xiyuan, the head of the National Tax Service investigation team, published a paper titled "Limitations and Legislative Review of Self-Protecting Virtual Asset Seizure Execution" in the journal "Criminal Policy Research" of the Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice. The paper explains that separate regulations must be established for the requirements and procedures for transferring to a public wallet or obtaining control. The paper first points out that when a suspect or owner holds access means such as a private key, the search warrant must clearly specify the following: the type and quantity of digital assets to be seized; verified addresses; addresses to be transferred; methods of transfer; and storage methods after the transfer. Furthermore, due to the risks of theft associated with transferring assets to wallets managed by a single entity, the paper proposes a method for transferring to a joint address managed by both the court and investigative agencies.

According to SolanaFloor data, Solana regained the top position among all blockchains in terms of daily network revenue (on July 18), marking the first time in nearly five months.