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According to Jinshi reports, as the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine continue to deplete U.S. military weapon stockpiles, the U.S. Department of Defense has committed to paying nearly $100 billion to arms contractors in hopes of accelerating the production of "Patriot" and "THAAD" interceptors. In addition, the Pentagon has ordered 14 nuclear submarines, with a total contract amount of $76.6 billion.On July 29 local time, it was reported that there were changes in the Pentagon's transactions with arms contractors regarding "Patriot" interceptors, with the contract changing from a $4.7 billion one-year contract signed in April this year to a draft agreement totaling $58.6 billion over seven years, while a preliminary agreement for a $35 billion order of "THAAD" interceptors over seven years was also finalized.

According to Edaily, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea plans to jointly draft a unified government bill for the "Basic Law on Digital Assets" with the ruling Democratic Party, covering the issuance and circulation of stablecoins, business rules for digital assets, exchange admission requirements, information disclosure, internal control, and system resilience standards. Currently, there are 10 related bills pending review in the National Assembly, but there has not yet been consensus on core disputes such as whether the issuers of won-pegged stablecoins must be bank holding companies and whether to impose shareholding restrictions on major exchanges. The FSC has not yet determined the submission date for the bill.Meanwhile, the opposition party's People Power Party lawmaker Song Yeon-sik submitted a proposal to abolish the cryptocurrency income tax amendment to the National Assembly's Finance and Economy Planning Committee for review on Wednesday. Additionally, a tax abolition petition supported by over 50,000 people is also expected to be submitted to the petition subcommittee. According to the current plan, starting from January 1, 2027, cryptocurrency transfers or lending income exceeding 2.5 million won per year will face a 20% income tax plus a 2% local tax. The government and the ruling party support the timely implementation, while the opposition party believes it is unfair to tax cryptocurrencies when most ordinary stock investors remain tax-exempt.

According to BBX data, yesterday global publicly listed companies in the U.S. disclosed the latest real data on digital asset treasury construction, technology patent acquisitions, and on-chain ecological positioning. The core dynamics are as follows:Strive's total Bitcoin holdings officially surpassed 20,000 coins: According to Strive (NASDAQ: $ASST)'s latest 8-K filing submitted to the U.S. SEC, the company purchased 79 Bitcoins at an average price of approximately $65,723 between July 20 and July 24, 2026. As of July 24, Strive's total Bitcoin holdings officially reached 20,000 coins. In addition, the company's balance sheet also holds 505,000 shares of Strategy STRC preferred stock (fair value approximately $43.88 million) and about $154 million in cash, ensuring ample liquidity.Circle (NYSE: $CRCL) acquires IBM's core blockchain patent portfolio: Circle Internet Group officially announced the completion of its acquisition of the core assets of IBM's blockchain patent portfolio, covering over 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 granted patents across fields such as blockchain infrastructure, financial services, supply chain, and secure cloud operations. This acquisition makes Circle the company with the most blockchain patents in the U.S., and the patent library will fully empower the construction of on-chain infrastructures such as USDC, Circle Payments Network, and Arc. The two parties will also engage in deep commercial cooperation in the future.BitMine increased its holdings by nearly 10,000 ETH last week, with treasury staking revenue reaching $254 million: Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: $BMNR) disclosed that it increased its holdings by 9,946 Ethereum last week. As of July 26, 2026, its Ethereum holdings rose to 5,787,414 ETH (approximately 4.8% of the total circulating supply). Currently, the total value of the cryptocurrencies, cash, and equity held by the company is approximately $11.8 billion (including $268 million in cash/securities, 208 BTC, and equity in Beast Industries). Among them, staked ETH reached 4,917,189 coins (85% of the total, valued at approximately $9.6 billion), with annualized staking revenue reaching $254 million.The9 maintains a holding of 1,686 BTC and advances its AI strategy: Nasdaq-listed internet company The9 Limited (NASDAQ: $NCTY) officially stated that its total Bitcoin holdings are currently 1,686.39 coins. The company will continue to steadily promote its digital asset treasury strategy while leveraging its existing computing power and capital base to accelerate the business growth of its AI-driven platform.

Circle announced the acquisition of IBM's blockchain patent portfolio, which includes over 680 patent families and nearly 1000 granted patents, covering areas such as underlying blockchain technology, banking, financial services, insurance, enterprise infrastructure, supply chain verification, and secure cloud operations.After this acquisition, Circle stated that it has become a leading company in the United States for blockchain patent holdings and will further support USDC, Circle Payments Network, Arc, and other on-chain financial products and infrastructure development. Both parties also expressed their intention to explore more business cooperation opportunities in the future.

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has informed prediction market companies that they often exceed the regulatory boundaries when establishing a large number of event contracts.The CFTC warned that the agency needs more specific information in order to evaluate contract submissions on a case-by-case basis.

According to crypto KOL Crypto Fearless, the BitMart platform token BMX plummeted over 60% yesterday. Subsequently, some users in the community reported that the withdrawal review time has significantly increased compared to usual, and other users stated that hundreds of U withdrawals initiated in the morning have not yet arrived.Currently, BitMart has not issued a public statement regarding the withdrawal delays. Considering that withdrawal anomalies are often a precursor to platform risks, Crypto Fearless advises users still holding assets on BitMart to withdraw their funds as soon as possible.

On-chain analysis platform Bubblemaps revealed that the ecological token BMEX launched by BitMEX in 2021 had 75% of its supply originally allocated for employee incentives, ecological growth, and long-term reserves never claimed. Data shows that 92% of the supply was initially locked in vesting contracts, while the remaining 8% was distributed at launch (5% for airdrops, 3% for products and liquidity). The only claim occurred on November 2, 2022, when the product and liquidity addresses claimed 63.75 million BMEX, with no claim records from other addresses. Bubblemaps pointed out that the tokenomics or allocation plan may have off-chain adjustments later, but based on the announced plan, the relevant allocations may not have actually been executed.BitMEX announced on July 23 that it would officially cease operations on September 23. The price of BMEX has dropped by about 95% since the shutdown announcement, currently quoted at approximately 0.0052 USDT. It is understood that the official handling of the BMEX token is very limited, with no additional compensation or special arrangements. The only action explicitly mentioned in BitMEX's official shutdown announcement is that the platform has immediately unstaked all staked BMEX and returned it directly to the holders' accounts.

According to The Block, Grayscale has submitted a registration statement for the Grayscale Worldcoin ETF to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund will hold the native token WLD of the World Network as a passive investment tool, aiming to make the value per share reflect the value of the held WLD minus fees and liabilities.If approved, the ETF will be listed on Nasdaq, with BNY Mellon serving as the transfer agent and BitGo Bank & Trust serving as the custodian.

According to the official website of the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), the CVM officially established the Security Tokenization Working Group (GTT) on July 17, 2026, aiming to conduct research, testing, and regulatory framework development around Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), covering aspects such as the registration, custody, trading, and clearing of securities.The initial operating period of the working group is 120 days, which can be extended by 30 days, gathering representatives from 14 departments within the CVM, and will invite government agencies, self-regulatory organizations, and market experts to participate. The first task is to submit an experimental regulatory framework proposal for security tokenization to the CVM committee within 60 days of its establishment. CVM Chairman Otto Lobo stated that tokenization is one of the most important structural changes in the capital market and requires equally innovative regulatory responses.

Uniswap founder Hayden posted on the X platform that Uniswap has just submitted two governance proposals for final on-chain voting, including enabling v2 and v3 protocol fees on the Robinhood Chain, as well as enabling v4 protocol fees on Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Robinhood, BNB, Polygon, and Optimism. The remaining third proposal related to v4 chain is about to be submitted.Both proposals will direct all new protocol fees into the existing UNI burn mechanism. Based on the current trading volume, especially the trading volume related to Robinhood, the impact on UNI burn is expected to be significant.

Injective stated that it has submitted a transfer agent registration application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The transfer agent is responsible for maintaining the official ownership records of securities and handling transfer changes, a function typically maintained by specialized institutions off-chain in traditional markets.This application aims to migrate this core market function on-chain, allowing the tokens themselves to serve as ownership records, thereby enabling the registration and transfer of tokenized securities to be completed in seconds and reducing intermediary verification steps.

BlackRock's revenue in the second quarter increased by 31% year-on-year to $7.1 billion, and adjusted operating income rose by 39% year-on-year to $2.9 billion, with AUM reaching $15.3 trillion and net inflows of $868 billion over the past 12 months.BlackRock has submitted two registration statements for tokenized money market funds to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), one of which aims to create a tokenized share class for existing funds on Ethereum, while the other is for a digital-native strategy. The AUM of BlackRock's iShares ETF platform exceeds $6 trillion, with net inflows of $178 billion in the second quarter. Its AUM related to digital assets is approximately $110 billion, with iShares Bitcoin Trust, Ethereum Trust, and BUIDL remaining the largest products in their respective categories. BlackRock also manages a $60 billion reserve for stablecoin issuer Circle. The company has raised its stock buyback plan for 2026 to $2 billion, having repurchased $450 million in stock in the second quarter.

According to market news, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart posted on X that updated filings have been submitted for its Ethereum ETF and Solana ETF, with expected trading codes of MSSE and MSOL, and a fee rate of 0.14%.

According to Bloomberg, DeepSeek has begun preparations for its initial public offering (IPO), which may submit its listing application as early as this year.DeepSeek is working with accounting firms and expects to complete its financial reports by the end of December this year, which is a necessary preparation for submitting the IPO application. The company plans to officially submit its listing application by the end of this year or early 2027.

Custodia Bank has submitted a petition for rehearing to the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting confirmation on whether the president of the regional Federal Reserve Bank has the authority to refuse to provide master account services to institutions. Custodia Bank has applied for a Federal Reserve master account multiple times and was denied by the Federal Reserve in 2023, citing significant safety and soundness risks associated with its new business model and its intended focus on digital assets.Custodia Bank subsequently appealed to the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in favor of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank in 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide in October whether to hear the case.