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According to the Financial Times, the U.S. government is in discussions with several AI companies and plans to introduce voluntary industry standards for the release of cutting-edge AI models as early as next week, to prevent advanced technologies from being misused by other countries. The standards will clearly define regulations regarding model performance benchmarks, release timelines, and domestic and international access permissions.Affected by recent tightening of regulatory policies, several leading AI companies have adjusted their operations. OpenAI has postponed the full release of GPT-5.6 at the government's request, allowing access only to a few partners that have passed qualification reviews; two top models from Anthropic have just had their export restrictions lifted after nearly three weeks; Google is also in close communication with the government while preparing a new generation of code models. Additionally, the report mentions that both OpenAI and Anthropic, which are currently under regulatory scrutiny, are actively preparing for their initial public offerings (IPOs).

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Huang Licheng (@machibigbrother) has once again sold 3 Bored Ape NFTs, obtaining 27.42 ETH (44,000 USD), incurring a loss of 25 ETH (40,000 USD), to raise funds to increase his ETH long position.He currently holds a long position of 2,600 ETH (4.2 million USD), with a liquidation price of 1,596.69 USD.

Paymentscan data shows that the total recharge amount of cryptocurrency payment cards has surpassed $10 billion for the first time, reaching approximately $10.33 billion, an increase of 82% since the beginning of the year and about 250% year-on-year. This data reflects the cumulative recharge scale of cryptocurrency payment cards and related payment projects, rather than the trading volume of cryptocurrency exchanges.Reports indicate that stablecoins are becoming the main driving force behind the popularity of cryptocurrency payment cards. Compared to volatile assets like Bitcoin, stablecoins can complete payment settlements through traditional card networks, lowering the access threshold for merchants and making them more suitable for cross-border payments, remittances, and daily consumption scenarios in high-inflation areas.As payment companies, cryptocurrency exchanges, and asset management institutions continue to improve stablecoin infrastructure, cryptocurrency payment cards are gradually becoming an important gateway connecting digital assets to real-world consumption. However, as the scale of application expands, regulatory agencies will also pay more attention to issues such as consumer protection, sanctions screening, tax reporting, reserve asset transparency, and transaction monitoring.

Due to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealing that the company is considering leasing excess AI computing power, concerns have arisen in the market about the "shift from buying to leasing" AI infrastructure. South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix and the South Korean stock market (KOSPI) experienced a sharp decline. According to data from the Gate platform, SK Hynix (SKHYNIX) is currently priced at $1,538.3, with an intraday drop of nearly 10%. The volatility in the stock market has led to increased activity in related contract trading. According to CoinGlass data, the contract position for Gate SK Hynix (SKHYNIX) exceeds $26.29 million, and the 24-hour contract trading volume exceeds $34.41 million, both ranking among the top in the industry.

Anthropic's latest Sonnet series masterpiece, Claude Sonnet 5, has officially been made available for developers through the B.AI API platform. This model has achieved breakthrough progress in code generation and complex agent tasks. With a 1M large context window and innovative adaptive thinking capabilities, Claude Sonnet 5 can more stably and efficiently manage large complex projects. At the same time, to meet the needs of different business scenarios, B.AI has taken the lead in the industry by launching a dual-channel access model of "official direct connection" and "self-selected service providers," fully assisting developers in flexibly balancing extreme performance and operational costs. Starting today, users can log in to the B.AI console to apply for an API key and quickly access the experience. For detailed technical guides and documentation, please refer to the B.AI official website.

According to BeInCrypto's latest selection, Gate was included in the "Best MiCA-Licensed Crypto Platforms in 2026" and was awarded "Best for Access to a Large Cryptocurrency Selection." The selection pointed out that Gate provides a diversified digital asset ecosystem covering spot trading, contracts, wealth management, and Web3 services, offering European users a more comprehensive digital asset trading experience with its extensive asset coverage and product system.With the official end of the transition period for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the European digital asset market has fully entered an era of unified regulation. Gate Europe has previously obtained the EU MiCA license and Payment Institution (PI) license, which provide solid support for Gate Europe's operations under the European regulatory framework and further enhance the platform's capabilities in compliance operations, risk management, and long-term development. The recognition from a well-known industry media outlet further reflects Gate's positive progress in promoting compliance construction and continuously optimizing product services in Europe. Gate's founder and CEO Dr. Han stated that the formal implementation of MiCA signifies the official end of the "regulatory arbitrage" era in the European crypto industry, and market competition will increasingly return to the essence of products, security, and user experience. This viewpoint was also reprinted by Cointelegraph, further demonstrating the industry's broad attention to the new era of European regulation.Currently, multiple entities under Gate have completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, or obtained authorizations and approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Dubai, solidifying the global business foundation through multi-regional regulatory licenses and registrations. The platform continues to advance its global compliance strategy, continuously improving its global compliance network to provide users with safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services.

According to a report by the Financial Associated Press, Nvidia announced a new AI infrastructure collaboration model on July 1 local time. Through revenue-sharing and credit-support mechanisms, it will jointly build large-scale, multi-tenant AI factories with AI cloud service providers, helping startups, model developers, enterprises, and research institutions to access AI computing power more quickly, while creating a sustainable revenue stream for Nvidia linked to computing power usage.According to the plan, AI cloud vendors will deploy AI factories based on the Nvidia DSX AI Factory architecture to provide cloud computing services. The first batch of partners includes Sharon AI and Firmus. Among them, Sharon AI plans to deploy up to 40,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GB300 GPUs; Firmus will build a DSX AI factory park on Batam Island, Indonesia, with plans to expand to a power scale of 360 megawatts and deploy up to 170,000 Nvidia GPUs.

Bitwise Research Director André Dragosch posted on the X platform that July could be a key month for Bitcoin to switch from a bear market to a bull market. He pointed out that if semiconductor stocks significantly reverse from their current position, the Federal Reserve may respond with a dovish stance. Bitcoin is likely to complete its reversal ahead of the market's general expectation of a bottom in October.

According to Coin Bureau, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino explained the reason why USDT has not applied for the EU MiCA license, stating that the regulation is "very dangerous for stablecoins."He mentioned that MiCA could force issuers to keep 60% of their reserves in uninsured cash deposits at small European banks, which may not be able to handle large-scale redemptions. Ardoino believes the legislation is "poorly considered" and stated that "skipping MiCA is to protect Tether's over 400 million users."

Binance Futures will launch a trading fee discount event for U (United Stables) perpetual contracts on July 2, 2026, at 18:00. The first contracts to go live will be BTCU and ETHU. During the event, all users from ordinary users to VIP 9 users can enjoy zero maker fees when trading any U (United Stables) perpetual contracts. Ordinary users to VIP 3 users can enjoy a 20% taker fee discount, while VIP 4 to VIP 9 users can enjoy a 50% taker fee discount.

According to BBX data, the prediction market faced a dual attack yesterday, with traditional exchange infrastructure accelerating its on-chain transition. The core dynamics are as follows:The prediction market/event contract ecosystem where Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: $HOOD) operates suffered a dual regulatory blow yesterday: first, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched a comprehensive investigation into Polymarket (privately held), covering its social media activities and suspected wash trading behaviors; second, a Michigan court ruled to prohibit Kalshi (privately held) from offering sports betting services to residents in Michigan. Although these two incidents directly target Polymarket and Kalshi, their strategic importance to Robinhood cannot be ignored—Robinhood provides event contract products linked to KalshiEx LLC or ForecastEx LLC through its subsidiary Robinhood Derivatives LLC, making it the largest distribution channel for prediction markets among regulated brokers in the U.S. The CFTC's escalation of enforcement investigations into similar platforms will directly impact Robinhood's event contract business compliance framework and product expansion speed; in June, the average daily trading volume in this sector reached a historic record.Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ: $NDAQ) announced yesterday that it has chosen Pyth Network (on-chain price oracle protocol) as its on-chain distribution partner for TotalView (Nasdaq's full market depth data product), marking the first time Nasdaq has integrated its core institutional-level market data into a blockchain network—TotalView provides full-level buy and sell quotes and transaction data for the U.S. stock market, historically only available to traditional financial institutions (subscription-based); on-chain distribution means that DeFi protocols, decentralized exchanges, and smart contracts can now access Nasdaq-level real-time equity market data as an on-chain pricing basis for the first time. The Pyth Network token (PYTH) subsequently rose by over 6%, with the market interpreting this as a historic fusion point between traditional securities market infrastructure and decentralized finance.

According to TechCrunch, well-known investor Ashton Kutcher will leave the venture capital firm Sound Ventures, which he co-founded, and will co-found a new venture capital fund with former NFX partner Morgan Beller (who co-led Meta's Libra crypto project and served as a partner at a16z).It is reported that this departure is mainly due to differences in investment stage preferences. Sound Ventures tends to support more mature leading AI companies (such as OpenAI and Anthropic), while Kutcher's new fund will shift its strategic focus to underlying technologies, concentrating on early-stage investments in AI infrastructure, energy, and deep tech. The split is amicable, and Kutcher will continue to serve as an advisor to Sound Ventures in the future.

The Solana Foundation announced the official launch of the on-chain governance mechanism Solana Governance Proposals (SGP). Validators can now submit, support, and decide on core protocol decisions through SGP. All proposals are conducted on-chain, using a voting mechanism based on staking weight, and verified through Merkle proofs. Any validator that has at least 100,000 SOL delegated can initiate an SGP. Unlike the Solana Improvement Documents (SIMD), which focus on technical and protocol changes, SGP is primarily used to express governance opinions within the ecosystem. Proposals must receive at least 15% support from the total staked network before entering the formal voting phase.

The Spanish National Securities Market Commission has authorized the cryptocurrency platform Venga to operate under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), making it one of the few entities in Spain to receive MiCA approval. The MiCA transitional period took effect on July 1, and digital asset companies that previously operated under national rules must obtain formal approval under the new regime, or they must cease providing regulated services in the EU.This authorization allows Venga to provide services within the market composed of 27 EU member states based on a single regulatory framework. Michael Stroev, co-founder and CEO of Venga, stated that the MiCA review covers aspects such as ownership structure, corporate governance, management suitability, risk framework, and product infrastructure. Previously, over 3,000 crypto companies in the EU held local virtual asset service provider registrations, but currently, about 240 companies have received full MiCA authorization, with fewer than 15 companies approved in Spain.

According to The Block, the publicly listed company Forward Industries (FWDI) purchased over 500,000 SOL in the fiscal quarter ending Tuesday, increasing its Solana inventory to approximately 7.55 million SOL, valued at about $776 million (approximately $576 million in the text, fluctuating with market prices), making it the largest SOL financial holder among the three publicly listed companies with Solana inventories.The company stated that it issued 93,642 shares through an ATM this quarter and repurchased shares when the stock price was below the net asset value per share of SOL, aiming to "maximize each SOL share and enhance long-term shareholder value." As a result, FWDI's stock price rose over 17% during the trading session, and the price of Solana also climbed to a January high of about $77.

According to official news, the perpetual contract trading platform Drift today announced its official rebranding to Velocity, stating that this brand upgrade aims to reflect the new generation trading platform architecture it is building.The team pointed out that in the perpetual contract market, execution speed and directional judgment are crucial. The name "Velocity" aims to embody trading speed and market momentum, while marking the platform's entry into a reboot phase.The official statement indicated that this renaming also represents a clear boundary in the product roadmap: the new platform will adopt a clearer system architecture, stronger security infrastructure, and a more defined product positioning. Currently, Velocity is advancing its reconstruction work and plans to open a private testing version to some partners and traders in the coming days to validate the stability and performance of the new generation Solana-based perpetual contract trading system.

According to The Block, Bernstein reiterated its outperform rating on Circle in a report released on Wednesday, maintaining a target price of $190, representing a potential upside of approximately 203%.Analysts believe that while Open USD shows that the stablecoin sector is widely recognized, it will be difficult in the short term to challenge Circle's network effects and liquidity advantages. Circle's USDC saw a trading volume of $5.3 trillion in the first half of 2026, a significant year-on-year increase, with its trading volume share rising from about 40% in 2025 to approximately 60% currently.At the same time, Bernstein also maintains an outperform rating on Coinbase, with a target price of $330.

According to CoinDesk, the Florida prosecutors have revealed that Christopher Alexander Delgado, the former CEO of Goliath Ventures, has pleaded guilty to a cryptocurrency investment scam involving approximately $400 million, with charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.Prosecutors stated that the platform promised investors low-risk or guaranteed returns of 3% to 8% per month under the guise of cryptocurrency liquidity pool profits from January 2023 to January 2026, while in reality, it misappropriated funds to pay early investors, process withdrawals, and for personal luxury expenses.In the plea agreement, Delgado admitted to causing at least $250 million in investor losses and agreed to forfeit multiple properties, vehicles, luxury watches, jewelry, and certain bank and cryptocurrency accounts. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 8.