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According to The Block, JPMorgan analysts pointed out that Strategy's recent sell-off of Bitcoin and its BTC monetization plan may bring temporary selling pressure, but it is not the main structural risk for Bitcoin. The greater risk lies in blockchain applications (including payments, clearing, RWA, etc.) increasingly shifting towards bank-built or regulatory-friendly permissioned chains and unified ledgers, rather than public chains.If tokenized deposits, SWIFT blockchain projects, central bank digital currencies, etc., are implemented within traditional financial infrastructure, and settlements adopt more private or delayed netting models, the activity, liquidity, and capital flow of public chains and tokens may be weakened, and the demand for stablecoins may also be partially replaced by bank tokenized deposits, thereby suppressing Bitcoin's performance. Analysts stated that a hybrid architecture, favorable regulation for public chain stablecoins, or a strengthened "digital gold" narrative may correct the above judgment.

Blockchain analysis company Elliptic announced that it has received a strategic investment from Circle Ventures. Previously, the company completed a $120 million Series D funding round in May this year, led by One Peak, with participation from Nasdaq Ventures, Deutsche Bank, and the British Business Bank.At the same time, Circle officially joined Elliptic's Agentic Design Partner Program, which brings together infrastructure providers, compliance agencies, and technology teams to collaboratively develop compliance solutions for AI agents. Elliptic pointed out that AI agents are different from traditional bots, as they can autonomously set goals and make independent decisions. Their operational speed and scale have far exceeded the carrying capacity of human compliance systems, necessitating specialized solutions to address this.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to block the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) from quickly listing a 24x7 oil contract due to concerns that the energy market is not ready to handle a surge of around-the-clock derivative contracts.CME stated in June that it plans to offer around-the-clock trading for a futures contract linked to WTI crude oil, based on 10 barrels, arguing that investors want to manage their positions "whenever news breaks." On Wednesday, CME submitted a self-certification application for this new product, meaning the CFTC has only one day to intervene, or the contract will be available for trading. According to informed sources, the CFTC plans to block CME's self-certification.CFTC Chairman Michael C. Selig has met in recent weeks with executives from energy companies such as Shell, Vitol, BP, and ExxonMobil. Another application submitted by CME for the same product (which requires a 45-day review period) is still under consideration by the regulatory agency.

According to official news, Swift announced that its blockchain-based ledger is ready, and 17 banks from six continents are preparing to pilot the use of tokenized deposits for 24/7 cross-border payment trials.The ledger provides a secure orchestration layer for participating banks, supporting them in issuing tokenized deposits on their own ledgers, enabling around-the-clock fund movement before final settlement through existing systems. Participating banks include ANZ, BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, Citibank, DBS Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, FirstRand Bank, HSBC, Itaú Unibanco, Lloyds Bank, Mashreq Bank, MUFG, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered, UBS Group, UOB, and Wells Fargo.

According to token unlock data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, vana (VANA) will unlock approximately 2.57 million tokens at 19:00 Beijing time on July 16, worth about 2.92 million USD.

According to token unlock data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, RollX (ROLL) will unlock approximately 33.33 million tokens at 11:00 Beijing time on July 16, worth about 2.12 million USD.

According to token unlocking data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock approximately 12.353 million tokens at 9:00 AM Beijing time on July 16, worth about 9.58 million USD.

According to token unlocking data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, GoPlus Security (GPS) will unlock approximately 10.925 million tokens at 7:00 AM Beijing time on July 16, worth about 1.04 million USD.

According to token unlocking data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, Alaya (AGT) will unlock approximately 164.17 million tokens at 00:00 Beijing time on July 16, worth about 1.85 million USD.

According to The Block, Cash App's parent company Block has agreed to pay $45 million to settle with regulatory agencies in nearly 50 states in the U.S. over allegations of misleading security promotions and insufficient anti-fraud measures. Regulators accused Block of marketing Cash App as having security protections comparable to traditional banks, but failing to establish a comprehensive fraud detection system and not providing an effective fraud reporting hotline, resulting in users suffering losses from scams.Additionally, regulators accused Block of continuing marketing activities despite being aware of the increase in scams and amplifying scam risks in promotional activities. Under the settlement agreement, Block must improve customer support services, provide 24-hour live customer service, and cease related promotions regarding Cash App's security. Block denies any wrongdoing, stating that the settlement involves previously disclosed legacy issues.

According to The Block, U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden has written to the bipartisan leaders of the Senate, urging them to retain Section 604 of the Clarity Act, the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act. This provision provides a safe harbor for non-custodial developers, clarifying that they do not fall under the category of money transmitters, and it has received widespread support from the crypto industry, which believes it offers legal certainty for software developers and prevents the outflow of innovation.However, law enforcement agencies and Catholic leaders warn that this provision could weaken regulatory capabilities in combating human trafficking and hinder investigations. Wyden countered in his letter that the provision aligns the policies of the DOJ and FinCEN, ensuring that resources are focused on illegal money transmission activities, and stipulates that non-custodial developers are not protected if they are found to be transferring or using funds from illegal activities. This controversy is one of the main unresolved issues in advancing the Clarity Act, with another being the ethics provision. The time window before the Senate recess in August is narrowing.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor stated that after a decade of concerns about the lack of block space and controversies surrounding non-monetary uses, Bitcoin still does not have the so-called "spam transaction problem." Currently, the Bitcoin network transaction fee is about 1 sat/vB, and anyone can quickly transfer any amount of Bitcoin globally at a cost of approximately $0.3.The market's free mechanism has been addressing the challenges faced by Bitcoin block space.

According to Bloomberg, the venture capital firm Paradigm, focused on the cryptocurrency sector, has raised approximately $1.2 billion and plans to increase its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) related projects.According to informed sources, this fundraising will focus on AI infrastructure, AI Agents, and the integration of AI with blockchain technology. Paradigm hopes to capture the next wave of technological innovation through the new fund and expand its investment footprint in emerging technology sectors.Founded in 2018 by Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam, Paradigm is one of the leading cryptocurrency venture capital firms in the industry, having invested in several blockchain projects including Coinbase and Uniswap.This fundraising indicates that after experiencing previous market cycle adjustments, crypto capital is refocusing on the intersection of AI and blockchain. With the rapid development of AI agents, decentralized computing, on-chain data infrastructure, and other areas, more and more crypto investment firms are beginning to see AI as an important growth opportunity for the next stage.

According to token unlock data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, deBridge (DBR) will unlock approximately 66.833 million tokens at 00:00 Beijing time on July 15, worth about 10.63 million USD.

According to Decrypt, the Kenya Capital Markets Authority is tendering for blockchain monitoring tools to track fraud, money laundering, and sanctions evasion across more than 20 public blockchains. This move aims to support law enforcement needs under Kenya's new cryptocurrency legal framework.The platform will automatically issue alerts for high-risk wallets, large transfers, mixers, darknet-associated addresses, and sanctioned entities, and will screen transactions against the sanctions lists of the United Nations and the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.

According to official news, the BNB ecosystem prediction market platform predict.fun has announced the launch of institutional-level block trading features, providing off-chain matching and on-chain settlement services for large transactions on the platform, supporting institutional users in making large prediction market trades.Through exclusive matching services, buyers and sellers can directly match trading counterparts to complete large orders via single point-to-point (P2P) transactions, avoiding issues such as slippage, insufficient liquidity, and position exposure found in traditional order book trading. It is reported that predict.fun will waive all fees related to over-the-counter (OTC) trading in the next two weeks.

Bitget PoolX will launch the project Nesa (NES), locking ETH to share 620,000 NES, with a personal lock-up limit of 1,500 ETH. The lock-up channel will be open from July 8, 18:00 to July 17, 18:00 (UTC+8).In addition, during the event, users with a positive net deposit of ETH can receive a 4% ETH wealth management interest coupon after the event ends; users who participate in PoolX for the first time and meet the net deposit conditions can receive a 15% ETH interest coupon. The net deposit statistics period is from July 7, 20:00 to July 16, 20:00 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

Bitget PoolX launches the project Arcium (ARX), locking up BTC to unlock 1,000,000 ARX, with a personal lock-up limit of 50 BTC. The lock-up channel will be open from July 7, 18:00 to July 14, 18:00 (UTC+8).In addition, during the event, users with a positive net deposit of BTC can receive a 2% BTC wealth management interest coupon after the event ends; users participating in PoolX for the first time and meeting the net deposit conditions can receive a 10% BTC interest coupon. The net deposit statistics period is from July 7, 15:00 to July 13, 15:00 (UTC+8). For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.

According to token unlocking data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, Unitas (UP) will unlock approximately 9.38 million tokens at 0:00 on July 13, Beijing time, worth about 3.01 million USD.