pan

According to PR Newswire, AI compliance infrastructure company Hadrius announced the completion of a $27 million seed and Series A financing round, led by CRV, with participation from Y Combinator, Pathlight Ventures, as well as founders from Altruist, Jump AI, and FINNY.The new funds will be used to build AI-native compliance infrastructure for the financial services industry, integrating decentralized compliance reviews, risk monitoring, and regulatory document management into a single intelligent workflow through Agentic AI technology.

According to Bloomberg, Brinc, an AI drone company supported by OpenAI founder Sam Altman, announced the completion of a $125 million financing round, led by existing investor Motorola Solutions, with participation from Index Ventures and previous investors such as Dylan Field.It is reported that the company focuses on applying AI-based drone technology in the field of public safety, including replacing some high-risk manual response tasks.

The Ethereum institutional privacy technology company EthSystems has officially launched and received strategic funding support from ecosystem backers such as Bitmine, Sharplink Gaming, and Joe Lubin.EthSystems focuses on developing privacy technologies for banks, asset management companies, and other regulated entities, enabling institutions to execute financial transactions on the Ethereum network at scale while protecting sensitive information such as transaction details and client identities.The company was founded by the core team of the Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF) of the Ethereum Foundation. The team has publicly conducted a year-long open-source research and development on the EthSystems official website and has established partnerships with several central banks, regulatory agencies, large banks, and asset management institutions. EthSystems stated that while institutions have begun exploring stablecoins, tokenized assets, and Ethereum-based settlement solutions, large-scale adoption still faces privacy and compliance challenges.Financial institutions need more than just access to blockchain networks; they require a complete infrastructure that meets the protection of commercial secrets, regulatory requirements, and compatibility with existing financial systems. The goal is to create a "selective disclosure" privacy architecture that allows transaction participants to view only the information they are authorized to access while retaining the core advantages of Ethereum's decentralization, security, and openness, and complementing two other organizations: Ethlabs, which focuses on the research and development of Ethereum's core protocol and infrastructure; Ethereum Institutional, responsible for institutional collaboration, education, market research, and ecosystem coordination; and EthSystems, which focuses on application layer technology, transforming institutional needs into practical privacy protocols and financial systems.

According to Techcrunch, Nous Research, the developer of the open-source agent Hermes, is finalizing a new round of financing, expected to be led by Robot Ventures, with participation from institutions like USV. The company's valuation is approximately $1.5 billion. Sources indicate that the scale of this round of financing is at least $75 million.Its core product, Hermes, as an open-source local AI agent, has accumulated 214,000 stars and nearly 40,000 forks on the GitHub platform. It supports users in deploying and running locally on personal computers and virtual servers, with autonomous execution capabilities such as web retrieval and code generation.

Z.AI Co., Ltd. announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that its English name has been changed from Knowledge Atlas Technology Joint Stock Company Limited to Z.AI Co., Ltd.The company's Chinese name "北京智谱华章科技股份有限公司" will remain unchanged.

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin stated that Ethereum L1 transaction fees should remain low to promote ecosystem growth. It is expected that in the next 2 to 3 years, tens of thousands of companies will deploy on Ethereum L1, L2, and permissioned EVM networks, achieving cross-layer interoperability.Lubin believes that large-scale adoption will enhance the monetary premium of ETH and the total transaction fee revenue of L1. At the same time, staking and other locking mechanisms will reduce circulating supply. If ETH returns to a net destruction state, its value is expected to rise further.

According to CoinPost, JCB has reached a partnership with a Circle affiliate, planning to test USDC payments at a store in Tokyo that attracts many foreign tourists within the year and evaluate the promotion to more franchise merchants.The pilot aims to reduce the currency exchange process for tourists and lower payment transaction fees. JCB has previously tested USDC and JPYC offline payments with Digital Garage, Resona Holdings, and others; Japan has also accelerated stablecoin merchant payment trials recently, including Lawson's plan to test JPYC in-store settlements in August.

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that the Brazilian listed company OranjeBTC (OBTC3) has additionally purchased 8 BTC, currently holding a total of 3912 BTC, ranking 24th in Bitcoin 100.

Uniswap announced that teams can now directly configure and initiate Uniswap Auctions in the Uniswap Web App. This feature is supported by Continuous Clearing Auctions (CCA), which are used for on-chain token distribution, price discovery, and liquidity guidance.According to reports, CCA is now live on the Robinhood Chain, allowing teams to run token auctions on-chain, discover more market-oriented issuance prices, and launch liquidity on Uniswap v4 after the auction ends. Previously, projects like Aztec and Cap have used Uniswap Auctions for permissionless and transparent on-chain token distribution.Uniswap stated that the new launch process supports importing existing tokens or creating new tokens, and allows for configuring auction parameters and liquidity pool settings after the auction. The current interface supports Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and Unichain, with plans to expand to more chains in the future.

Bitcoin remains above $62,000 amidst a general market weakness and rising tensions between the United States and Iran, indicating that recent "weak-handed" sellers may have been exhausted.The reflow of funds into spot crypto ETFs and the slowdown in spot market activity also show a reduction in selling pressure. Some analysts caution that the latest price stability is still primarily driven by speculative futures trading rather than strong spot demand.

Japan's largest securities token issuance and management platform, Progmat, has completed its migration to the Avalanche blockchain, transferring all managed tokenized assets worth over 452 billion yen (approximately 2.7 billion USD) from a Corda 5-based permissioned chain to a dedicated Avalanche Layer 1. This migration was announced in February this year and was completed as scheduled, without affecting the normal operations of financial institutions.Progmat stated that the new architecture no longer relies on a single blockchain and can support future multi-chain expansion. All smart contracts have been migrated to the EVM environment, and while maintaining the original functionality, the speed of asset rights transfer processing has increased by 3 to 5 times, with the final confirmation time for transactions reduced to under 2 seconds. Progmat was initially incubated by Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUFG), and became an independent operation in 2023. It currently has the support of major Japanese financial institutions such as Mizuho Bank, Tokyo Stock Exchange, and SBI, holding a 53% market share in Japan's securities token market and accounting for 64.6% of the total issuance scale of securities tokens, covering most tokenized real estate and corporate bond projects.In addition, Progmat established a working group for the tokenization of Japanese government bonds and on-chain repurchase (Repo) in May this year, collaborating with asset management institutions, banks, and securities companies to research the tokenization of Japanese government bonds and explore application scenarios such as 24/7 trading and T+0 real-time settlement.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on July 13, 2026, the total net sell-off of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the past week was $85.45 million, a decrease of 908.42% compared to last week.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and the Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week.In addition, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. Brazilian Bitcoin company OrangeBTC announced on July 13 that it bought 8 Bitcoins at a price of $62,100, bringing its total holdings to 3,912 Bitcoins; asset management company Strive announced on July 13 that it spent $1.15 million to purchase 18 Bitcoins at a price of $64,028, bringing its total holdings to approximately 19,900 Bitcoins.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics is 1,139,635 Bitcoins, a decrease of 0.19% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $7.138 billion, accounting for 5.7% of Bitcoin's circulating market value.

According to a report by businesswire, BNB Plus Corp. has received a delisting determination from the Nasdaq hearing panel due to its stock price being below the minimum bid requirement of $1 for an extended period.The company's stock BNBX will be suspended from trading on Nasdaq starting July 14 and will be transferred to the OTCQB venture market on the same day, with the code remaining unchanged. The company stated that it has applied for a review by the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council, but the delisting determination will not be suspended during the review period.

According to the Financial Times, Intel (INTC.O) will invest 5 billion euros (approximately 5.7 billion dollars) to expand its factory in Ireland, attempting to regain its dominant position in the manufacturing sector amid the artificial intelligence boom.Intel stated in a press release that this investment will increase the capacity of its facility in the Leixlip campus, located in the suburbs of Dublin, as part of the company's plan to boost data center processor output. The expansion project will enhance the production capacity of products including the flagship Xeon server processors while advancing research and development activities.Intel Executive Vice President Naga Chandrasekaran stated in a press release that this move is also part of the plan to improve the delivery capabilities for Intel's foundry business clients. Intel's foundry business primarily manufactures chips for other technology companies and is a crucial component of the company's revitalization strategy aimed at strengthening competition with rivals like TSMC.

According to Bloomberg, several major banks in the United States, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and HSBC, have announced the formation of a joint network operated by The Clearing House, using blockchain to connect tokenized bank deposits in response to the rapid expansion of dollar stablecoins represented by USDT and USDC in the payment and clearing sectors.The network is scheduled to launch next year, aiming to achieve interoperability among the internal blockchain systems of various banks, with a priority on wholesale payments and liquidity management scenarios.Data from Artemis Analytics shows that the trading volume of stablecoins is expected to reach approximately $33 trillion by 2025, and Bloomberg Intelligence predicts that related payment flows could exceed $50 trillion by 2030. The banking industry believes that this trend has already posed direct competitive pressure on traditional deposit and payment businesses.

According to official news from SBI Holdings, it will reach a strategic cooperation with the Solana Foundation, aimed at promoting the construction of the on-chain financial market in Japan. As part of the cooperation, the Solana Foundation will participate in SBI R3 Japan, which plans to be renamed SBI Solana Global, and will jointly promote related growth strategies with shareholders SBI Holdings and SMFG.The announcement stated that SBI Solana Global will be based on the Solana network in the future, focusing on promoting the issuance and circulation support of stablecoins such as JPYSC, the formation and circulation of tokenized RWA (including corporate bonds, commercial paper, funds, and real estate), the construction of cross-border payment infrastructure, on-chain financial services aimed at institutional investors, and the development of next-generation payment infrastructure for the AI Agent era.

Japan's SBI Group plans to launch a lending service that offers a 3% annual yield on the JPYSC stablecoin held by users. The service is expected to go live as early as this month.

According to FN News, the Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will launch a pilot program for JPYC (yen-pegged stablecoin) payments at its Gateway City store in Tokyo in early August. This pilot is conducted in collaboration with digital asset wallet provider Hashport, aiming to enable consumers to make payments using smartphone e-wallets.This is the first time in Japan that stablecoin payments are being tested in connection with a POS system. By connecting to the POS system, purchasing data such as the quantity of goods and payment times can be integrated into the existing store management system for management. Lawson plans to verify the stability of the integration with the POS system and the time required for actual payments through this experiment before deciding whether to fully implement the system.

According to CoinDesk, Christian Lopez, head of blockchain and digital assets at investment bank Cohen & Company Capital Markets, stated that as investors rotate funds into other sectors and macro uncertainty continues to suppress risk appetite, the crypto IPO market has noticeably slowed down.Lopez pointed out that although the successful listings of Circle and Bullish had raised high expectations for crypto IPOs in 2026, the subsequent weakening of market conditions, declining trading volumes, and underperformance of some post-listing stocks have dampened enthusiasm for new issuances. Several crypto companies, including Kraken's parent company Payward, Consensys, Ledger, and Grayscale, have postponed their IPO plans, waiting for market improvement; however, Blockchain.com and FalconX are still advancing their listing processes.Lopez believes that the uncertain interest rate outlook and global deleveraging pressures are making investors more cautious about high beta assets like crypto. He expects that the window for crypto companies to go public may not substantially reopen until next year. Additionally, he stated that regulatory clarity is no longer the primary obstacle for crypto companies going public; rather, the ability to access capital and business diversification are more critical.