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Aave Labs announced the launch of Stable Vaults, which are open to third-party developers and enterprises. Stable Vaults can convert on-chain floating lending yields into fixed income and automatically complete cross-chain liquidity management, asset rebalancing, and yield distribution, enabling enterprises to quickly build stablecoin yield products.Aave Labs stated that this solution has been applied to the Aave App and is now available for integration by wallets, exchanges, neobanks, payment companies, and fintech enterprises, and it also supports the integration of any ERC-4626 yield strategy.

Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder posted on the X platform that as enterprise adoption accelerates, Arbitrum is ready to capture revenue. 10% of the fees collected by Robinhood Chain and all other Arbitrum L2s will flow into the Arbitrum ecosystem—8% will go into a treasury controlled by token holders, and 2% will be used to fund development.100% of the fees collected on Arbitrum One will be allocated to the Arbitrum treasury. According to previous reports, Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 network built on the Arbitrum tech stack.

EthLabs founder Barnabé Monnot (barnabé.eth) released the Week 2 update, summarizing the team's latest progress in the launch and financing phase as well as the direction of ecological discussions. In terms of interoperability (Interop), the team stated that they are enhancing confidence in asynchronous interoperability based on zero-knowledge proofs (zk), believing this will help build safer cross-chain bridges and improve the native distribution capabilities of assets in Ethereum's multi-layer network.Currently, some cross-chain paths still experience delays, especially in the L2 → L1 direction; in this context, the intents mechanism can serve as a transitional solution, while sufficient L1 liquidity also helps match cross-chain executors (solvers). At the same time, the L1 → L2 path is expected to significantly reduce confirmation delays through the Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR), with clients already beginning to integrate this mechanism.In terms of ecological discussions, PropAMMs (Proposal-based AMM) have become a recent focus for multiple teams and researchers, with the core being the potential optimization space between L1 execution efficiency and transaction building (block building). Meanwhile, ENS is emphasized as a key infrastructure for Ethereum, and the team is continuously communicating with relevant stakeholders to advance its development direction. Regarding team building, Ethlabs has currently received over 300 applications, processed about 20%, with a short-term goal of expanding to around 10 people and a mid-term goal of expanding to about 20 people, focusing on recruiting talents with engineering capabilities and domain expertise.In terms of financing, Ethlabs stated that the current financing is nearing completion and has received early support from BitMNR, Sharplink, and Ethereum Joseph, planning to bring in 1-2 core investors before entering the next phase.

Brantly Millegan, the Operations Director of ENS Labs, stated that he has decided to leave ENS and will gradually shut down ethid.org.Brantly mentioned that team members are currently open to new job opportunities. Most projects, such as GrailsMarket, ENSMarketBot, and EFP, will cease operations in the coming weeks, but the code will remain open source.

DeSci Protocol Bio Protocol announced the launch of OpenLabs, positioned as a collaborative coordination layer between humans and agents in scientific research, aimed at transforming scientific ideas into funded execution projects.Bio stated that DeSci has proven over the past few years that the community can coordinate capital and data at internet speed, and agents have also become real scientific collaborators, capable of reading papers, running queries, drafting hypotheses, and designing experiments.OpenLabs consists of five interconnected layers: posts and discoveries, projects, agent collaboration, Web3 incentive layer, and bounty system. In terms of the incentive layer, OpenLabs plans to adopt a financing mechanism based on USDC yields to fund agent reasoning and tool usage. Users can deposit USDC and choose to support projects, with funds deployed to audited yield vaults like Morpho and Aave, generating yields that flow to projects for computation, querying, and simulation, with the principal not bearing risk. Once projects reach the stage requiring real capital, they can issue tokens through the Bio launchpad or conduct private placements and follow traditional biotech paths.

Blockchain company Saga announced the establishment of Saga AI Labs, focusing on developing AI consumer platforms and autonomous digital characters, and announced the sale of its cryptocurrency business, transferring the blockchain network operation management rights to Alapin Holdings, a subsidiary of dao5.Saga AI Labs has launched AI character projects in collaboration with several gaming partners and plans to extend its business into consumer brands, sports, and other fields in the future.

On July 1, according to WEEX TradFi data, the recent performance of the US stock technology sector has been mixed, with funds continuously focusing on Physical AI, robotics, and related supply chain directions that have actual implementation expectations. Among them, AMD rose about 7.7% in 24 hours, Symbotic (SYM) rose over 6.6%, Texas Instruments (TXN) rose about 4.4%, NVIDIA (NVDA) rose about 2.6%, Tesla (TSLA) rose about 2.1%, and Analog Devices (ADI) rose about 1.4%.WEEX Labs believes that market funds are shifting from a single computing power narrative to core links in the Physical AI supply chain with implementation expectations, including Tesla's Optimus production line transformation and NVIDIA's Physical AI Day, which continuously strengthen expectations for hardware and software collaboration, leading to increased attention in related sectors.

Ethlabs published a response on platform X regarding its nonprofit positioning and funding situation, stating that the choice to operate under a nonprofit structure is to focus on the long-term development needs of Ethereum as a "public good" and to maintain the organization's independence and neutrality in research and development.In terms of governance structure, Ethlabs pointed out that its funding comes from large ETH holders and Ethereum ecosystem builders, whose interests are highly aligned with the long-term success of Ethereum, but they will not gain any governance control or participate in roadmap formulation or project prioritization decisions. Ethlabs emphasized that this arrangement is intentionally designed to avoid external funding influencing core directions.At the same time, Ethlabs stated that the future continuous financing mechanism itself is also a form of "accountability mechanism," meaning that only by continuously creating real value for the Ethereum ecosystem can they obtain subsequent funding support, thus forming a long-term feedback loop.Regarding funding, Ethlabs revealed that it is currently in the final stages of financing and has not disclosed specific amounts, but the committed funds already obtained are expected to support an operational cycle of 2 to 3 years and cover the recruitment needs for top talent. Ethlabs emphasized its positioning as a long-term project, not a one-time funding plan.

According to Bloomberg, the Singapore International Commercial Court ruled that Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon committed fraud in a case related to the 2022 TerraUSD stablecoin collapse, and ordered them to pay over $3 million to 40 claimants.This ruling is part of the second phase of a case involving claims from 275 investors, with the compensation amount calculated based on the number of UST held by the claimants and the duration of their holdings.

The founder of [Oasis Labs](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Oasis Network?k=MjU3 "Decentralized Layer 1 network based on PoS consensus"), Dawn Song, co-founder of Virtue AI, announced on the X platform that she will join Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) as Vice President of Artificial Intelligence Research, along with several members of the Virtue AI team. She stated that she will participate in promoting Meta's work in the field of AI safety and AI safety protection, focusing on enhancing the security, reliability, and usability of cutting-edge AI models and agent systems.

According to WEEX TradFi data, the US stock market has been fluctuating recently, with funds continuously focusing on AI infrastructure-related directions, among which the AI power and energy sector has shown strong performance. Among them, Eaton (ETNON, a leader in data center power management) rose by 3.15%, Vistra (VSTON, an AI power and generation company) rose by 2.22%, and GE Vernova (GEVON, a leader in grid equipment and generation facilities) rose by 1.65%. WEEX Labs believes that the expansion of AI computing power continues to increase the power demand of data centers, and power management and energy infrastructure are becoming important supporting links in the AI industry chain, with increasing attention on related assets.

The new research lab Ethlabs was launched this week, co-funded by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, Bitmine Immersion Technologies holding approximately 5.7 million ETH, and Sharplink holding approximately 876,000 ETH, with the specific funding amount undisclosed.Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom stated that Ethlabs will complement the Ethereum Foundation, but acknowledged that the two will "overlap in certain areas," and that "the most concentrated talent" will be at Ethlabs. The lab focuses on faster settlement, cross-chain interoperability, and readiness for institutional and AI applications, which highly overlaps with the priorities of the Foundation after its reorganization this week.This move comes as the Ethereum Foundation cut about 40% of its 2026 budget and eliminated 54 positions this week, with Vitalik Buterin defining it as a shift towards a donation fund model. Former Foundation core development coordinator Trent Van Epps warned last week that core development faces a funding gap in three to nine months. Ethlabs' first real test will be the Glamsterdam upgrade, where the roadmaps of the two organizations will intersect for the first time in a limited upgrade queue.

The predictive market analysis platform Polysights announced the completion of a $1.5 million financing round, with investors including YZi Labs S3, Maven 11 Capital, Varys Capital, Contribution Capital, and Edge Ventures.Polysights is building an automated and intelligent infrastructure for predictive markets. According to reports, Polysights is based on artificial intelligence technology and is aimed at individual traders and various institutions, enabling wallet-associated cluster screening, market anomaly detection, and the ability to analyze various trading strategies in predictive markets.

Sonic Labs released the latest progress update, announcing that the Fantom Opera network will continue to operate until at least the end of 2026, and will continue to provide funding support for the cross-chain bridge during this period.The team stated that this decision was based on community feedback, as there were previous plans to cease operations of Fantom Opera by the end of this month. Meanwhile, Sonic Labs announced a new management structure, appointing Matt Visser as CEO and Kosta Kourkoumelis as COO, and indicated that they will publicly disclose team member responsibilities in the future, gradually phasing out the unified "Contributor" label.In addition, the project team stated that they will begin to lift some restrictions on community accounts, allowing for the expression of normal critical opinions, while establishing dedicated communication channels for disclosure, support, feedback, and developer collaboration, and planning to launch a more comprehensive ticket support system and community engagement activities. The team indicated that they will regularly disclose operational progress in the future.

Castle Labs released an RWA industry report stating that the on-chain tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) has reached $28.2 billion, an increase of about 500% compared to early 2025, with a peak of $31.8 billion.Currently, tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds and money market funds remain the largest category, with a scale of about $17 billion, accounting for nearly 60% of the entire RWA market, among which BlackRock BUIDL and Hashnote USYC have both surpassed $3 billion in scale. The report also points out that tokenized stocks have become one of the fastest-growing RWA sub-sectors, growing over 170% this year, significantly higher than the approximately 60% growth rate of tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds.Castle Labs believes that the expansion of stablecoins, the entry of institutional funds, and the advancement of regulatory frameworks such as CLARITY and MiCA are driving the continuous on-chain migration of traditional financial assets. However, the current industry's biggest bottleneck has shifted from asset issuance to redemption mechanisms and DeFi composability. Currently, of the approximately $28.2 billion in on-chain RWA, only about $3 billion has entered DeFi, with a penetration rate of about 10%.

BNB Financial Company CEA Industries announced a cooperation agreement with YZi Labs, and both parties will jointly promote the adjustment of the BNC governance structure. According to the agreement, Ella Zhang, Alex Odagiu, and Matthew Roszak have been appointed as company directors, and both parties will jointly select an independent director with experience in digital assets, capital markets, and governance of listed companies.At the same time, the board of directors will establish a CEO selection committee, with YZi Labs partner Alex Odagiu serving as interim president until a new CEO is appointed. As part of the agreement, YZi Labs will terminate the previous consent solicitation and withdraw related requests. CEA Industries stated that this move will help strengthen corporate governance and enhance its ability to execute long-term strategies around the BNB ecosystem.

According to official news, Lightning Labs has released Taproot Assets v0.8 and its accompanying SDK. The new SDK supports developers in quickly integrating stablecoin functionality on the Bitcoin network, adding features such as backup and recovery, multi-asset liquidity control, and faster proof verification, aimed at improving infrastructure efficiency. Lightning Labs stated that the future of multi-asset Bitcoin has arrived and encourages developers to start building.