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Lido Finance officially released a governance update, and Lido DAO has officially opened on-chain voting for the NEST automated buyback mechanism, with the voting window from August 5 to August 8 at 14:00 UTC.NEST is a set of automated, rule-based on-chain mechanisms that directly link the performance of the Lido protocol with the LDO token. The relevant design and parameters were approved through Snapshot voting in May. The core logic of NEST is to systematically buy back LDO tokens in decentralized markets through protocol revenue or liquidity controlled by the protocol, thereby continuously capturing the value growth of the protocol at the token level. The execution of the mechanism will revolve around the liquidity pair of LDO and wstETH, and specific implementation details are still being updated in the community forum.If this on-chain vote is approved, Lido will shift from a buyback plan driven by periodic governance to a continuous, predictable automated value distribution model.

Well-known crypto KOL Ansem posted that signs of a bottom forming are appearing in the crypto market. Firstly, prices are beginning to show resilience against negative news; for example, when Saylor sold millions of dollars in the range of $58,000 to $60,000, BTC continued to form higher lows. Secondly, crypto-native mobile applications are starting to see actual user growth, with Pump.fun's weekly revenue increasing by 20% and Fomo surpassing 100,000 users within a week; institutional interest is also rebounding, including progress from Robinhood Chain and billionaire Paul Tudor Jones publicly bullish on BTC. Additionally, the popularity of crypto-related content on social media is rising again.Ansem stated that if on-chain tokens continue to create higher highs after the initial volume peaks, the number of holders of popular tokens continues to grow, mainstream media refocuses its reporting, developers experiment with new on-chain mechanisms, and successful protocols provide incentives through airdrops, it may further confirm that a new bull market has begun.

Cryptoquant released a report stating that on July 31, as Coldcard users rushed to transfer funds, on-chain activity surged dramatically. The number of daily active Bitcoin addresses soared from 645,000 on July 30 to nearly 1 million, the highest level since December 10, 2024, almost entirely driven by sending addresses. The total amount of transfers below 1 BTC on that day reached 39,600 BTC, slightly below the 39,900 BTC recorded after the FTX collapse; the total amount of transfers below $100,000 reached $3.2 billion, a new high since November 21, 2024.Long-term holder spending jumped from 269,000 BTC on July 30 to 406,000 BTC, the highest since January 14. The exchange recharge volume for small holders surged to the highest level since February 6. The mempool transactions increased from 33,000 to about 96,000, the highest since June 20. Analysis indicates that a large number of users have taken action to migrate funds, but an unknown number of holders still face risks.

The market research agency The Kobeissi Letter indicates that investors are accelerating the allocation of tokenized U.S. Treasuries, driving the continuous expansion of the on-chain U.S. Treasury market. Data shows that the total market value of on-chain U.S. Treasury funds has risen to a historical high of $16.2 billion, an increase of approximately 77% since the beginning of the year.Kobeissi points out that market growth is primarily driven by demand for on-chain yields. An increasing number of users are using tokenized U.S. Treasuries as collateral to borrow stablecoins and deploy funds into DeFi strategies to enhance capital efficiency. Some on-chain lending platforms support looping leverage strategies, allowing users to repeatedly collateralize tokenized Treasuries, borrow stablecoins, and reinvest in the market, with some strategies offering annualized returns exceeding 10%.Kobeissi believes that as traditional financial assets continue to go on-chain, tokenized U.S. Treasuries are becoming an important infrastructure for on-chain finance and may become a significant component of future on-chain capital markets.

As the suspected hacking incident involving the Coldcard wallet continues to unfold, Bitcoin microtransaction activity has surged, reaching its highest level since the FTX exchange collapse, prompting renewed discussions in the market about the security of self-custodied Bitcoin.CryptoQuant's research director Julio Moreno disclosed data showing that the number of Bitcoin transactions under 1 BTC circulating on-chain has risen to its highest level since November 2022, with approximately 39,600 BTC transferred in a single day, just about 300 BTC lower than the record set on November 16, 2022 (39,900 BTC) a few days after FTX filed for bankruptcy. He believes that users taking proactive measures to address risks is a positive sign.Additionally, Bloomberg ETF senior analyst Eric Balchunas believes that Bitcoin ETFs, with their mature regulatory framework and convenience, may provide a safer investment option for some users.

According to official news, Uniswap has launched the Earn feature in the Web App and Wallet, allowing users to deposit USDC, USDT, and ETH into the on-chain lending market to earn interest. Earn completes deposits with a single signature, with funds fully self-custodied, no lock-up period or cooling-off period, and can be withdrawn at any time.The underlying infrastructure is provided by Morpho, and Gauntlet is responsible for portfolio configuration, currently running on the Ethereum mainnet. Users can select the amount to deposit on the Earn page; if they do not hold the corresponding assets, they can first exchange or purchase them within Uniswap before depositing. There are no additional Uniswap usage fees, only network transaction fees, and earnings and holdings can be viewed uniformly in the Portfolio.

According to a report by Chainalysis, the 2026 World Cup has driven on-chain prediction market trading volume to reach $20 billion since January, along with $24 million in digital collectibles trading volume since May 2025. During the five-week period of the event, nearly 400,000 wallets interacted with the on-chain prediction market, generating approximately $5.7 billion in trading volume, with World Cup-related markets accounting for about 63% of the total prediction market volume during the same period.In addition, FIFA's official digital collectibles platform, FIFA Collect, allows around 100,000 fans to exchange digital assets for match tickets, and its strict KYC process means that the platform has almost no exposure to illegal funds compared to decentralized prediction markets.

According to official news, Alliance has launched Onchain Atlas, an experimental encyclopedia of on-chain mechanism design. It currently covers 462 records from 2011 to 2026, organizing hundreds of blockchain experiments from 2011 to the present along a timeline, covering core areas such as AMM, liquid staking, stablecoins, and NFTs.Each product includes its complete history: what was done right, what was done wrong, and an interactive simulator where users can adjust key variables and see the product's response in real-time. The project aims to promote the birth of the next generation of on-chain unicorns by reviewing historical inspirations. Atlas prioritizes primary sources such as contract code, official documents, and founder retrospectives, with all entries compiled and analyzed by AI research agents, published after quality audits and editorial checks.

The Binance research report shows that in the first half of 2026, the on-chain market contracted overall rather than experiencing capital rotation. The total locked value in DeFi across the entire chain decreased by $43.4 billion, a decline of 38%; the total market capitalization of the six major mainstream Layer 1 public chains covered in the report decreased by $246.5 billion, a decline of 42%. The Ethereum spot ETF holdings dropped from over 6 million ETH to 5.2 million, while the holdings of digital asset reserve companies increased from 6 million to 7.7 million, indicating a change in marginal holding structure.The report also pointed out that after the increase in Ethereum's Gas limit, the average Gas price decreased by 75% compared to 2025, and the number of transactions grew by about 50%, but the annual on-chain revenue is still expected to decline by 53%. User activity on Layer 2 general networks significantly weakened, with user operations dropping by about 77% from January to June 2026. The Solana network's REV fell from $40 million in January to $14 million in June.On the other hand, BNB Chain performed outstandingly in the field of tokenized stocks and tokenized real-world assets, with the market share of on-chain tokenized RWA increasing from 9.8% to 13.5% in the first half of the year. The report also mentioned that prediction markets, DEX, lending, and tokenized RWA remain among the few major directions that maintain activity.

According to Aave founder Stani Kulechov, after completing a comprehensive review, Aave will gradually phase out 50 low adoption rate asset reserves across multiple deployment environments and orderly stop deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos, involving an additional 25 asset reserves.In addition, 21 expired Pendle PT assets will also be eliminated and replaced by new expiring assets. This adjustment involves approximately $98.1 million in supply assets and $15.6 million in debt. Stani stated that this move aims to reduce the economic and technical risks of the protocol based on the new Aave risk framework and technical asset listing framework, and Aave will continue to assess the risks of assets in each deployment environment.

On-chain data shows that the cumulative destruction amount of the JST black hole address has exceeded 1.604 billion, with the current on-chain value approximately 161 million USD. Since the launch of the buyback and burn plan, JustLend DAO has completed four rounds of buyback and burn driven by real protocol revenue, all operations are publicly traceable on-chain.As of now, the cumulative destruction amount of JST has surpassed 17% of the total supply, and the deflation process continues to deepen. As a core infrastructure of the TRON DeFi ecosystem, JustLend DAO will continue to promote the iterative upgrade of the buyback and burn mechanism, supported by real protocol revenue, continuously strengthening the deflationary path of JST, and creating a more certain long-term value anchor for holders.

According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, global risk assets are under pressure due to adjustments in technology stocks, fluctuations in the energy market, and changes in macro expectations, with the cryptocurrency market showing a volatile recovery trend. BTC rose 1.1% over the week, ETH rose 4.4%, pushing the ETH/BTC ratio up by 2.2%, and the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies increased by 1.03%. In terms of capital flow, the net inflow for spot BTC ETFs was only $33.8 million for the week, the lowest level since their launch; the net inflow for spot ETH ETFs during the same period was $103.9 million, indicating an improvement in market sentiment, with the Fear and Greed Index rising to 30, but still in the "fear" range. Meanwhile, the price of STRC under Strategy remained around $86, trading below par for the ninth consecutive week, with the institutional holding ratio continuing to increase, and the market is paying attention to its subsequent performance.In terms of industry development, stablecoin payments and the construction of blockchain financial infrastructure are continuing to advance. KB Kookmin Bank is collaborating with Kinexys, a subsidiary of JPMorgan, to explore blockchain-based cross-border payment services, further promoting traditional financial institutions' layout in on-chain payment scenarios; Kakao and Circle are exploring the payment infrastructure for a Korean won stablecoin, accelerating the application exploration of stablecoins in retail payments and cross-border settlements. In terms of investment and financing, a total of 8 financing transactions were completed last week, with a disclosed total financing amount of $196.5 million, among which the financing scale in the infrastructure sector was the highest, reaching $193 million, and the stablecoin clearing infrastructure project Augustus completed $180 million in financing. Overall, the market's short-term risk appetite remains cautious, but stablecoin payments, on-chain clearing, and financial infrastructure construction continue to attract capital attention.

According to official news, Base Build announced the launch of Base Verify Onchain to address the issue of witch attacks in the blockchain ecosystem. This feature has been launched on the Base Sepolia test network, allowing developers to implement the "one real user, one claim" rule in smart contracts. Base Build stated that traditional airdrop mechanisms are easily manipulated by bulk wallets, and a large number of rewards are often obtained by professional airdrop farmers, while users who genuinely participate in product development can only receive limited benefits.Base Verify Onchain helps project teams identify multiple wallets controlled by the same user by generating a stable identity hash for each real user, without needing to obtain users' names, account information, or other private data. Users can complete verification through existing accounts such as Coinbase, Instagram, X, and TikTok. The system then returns a verified identity credential to the smart contract, which automatically enforces rules such as claim limits, voting restrictions, or quota controls. Currently, Base Verify has been used over 300,000 times and serves collaborative projects such as Base App, Cody, Scratch, and Bracket. Base Build stated that Verify Onchain will provide fairer airdrops, token distributions, governance voting, and user incentive mechanisms for decentralized applications. Developers can use this technology to limit the number of claims per real user, allocate rewards based on real identities, or convert real-world signals into on-chain credibility, thereby reducing the impact of bots and multi-wallet manipulation on the fairness of Web3 applications.

According to PR Newswire, the on-chain execution infrastructure company Birdai Labs announced the completion of a $4 million seed round financing, led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Metalayer Ventures and The Venture Dept.Birdai Labs focuses on providing measurement, verification, and optimization infrastructure for transaction execution quality on high-performance public chains, aiming to reduce value loss between orders and executions caused by sorting and propagation, and to return more value to traders and market makers. The company's team comes from traditional financial institutions such as Franklin Templeton and Citadel, and is expanding its senior engineering and quantitative research team to adapt to on-chain execution competition under a multi-proposer architecture, and to provide verifiable fairness and transparency execution standards for future institutional participation in the digital asset market.