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According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve FOMC statement indicated that productivity growth and capital investment performed strongly.

The AI revenue intelligence agent Sigvi in the car rental industry of Vilnius, Lithuania has completed a €1.2 million seed pre-financing to accelerate product development and international expansion. This round of financing was led by Superhero Capital.

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that the Swedish public company Bitcoin Treasury Capital has fully repaid its interest-bearing debt through the new preferred stock fundraising and is now debt-free.

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 EmberCN monitoring, a week ago, Multicoin Capital transferred 395,000 HYPE (37 million USD) to Coinbase and then continued with more HYPE staking redemptions. 1.97 million HYPE (10.8 million USD) successfully exited staking after a 7-day unbonding period.The successfully redeemed HYPE includes 86,000 (4.78 million USD) that was transferred to Coinbase Prime 3 hours ago. It is worth noting that HYPE has dropped by 10% in the past week.

According to The Information, Jump Capital has raised a $350 million fund for AI investments.The company spun off its cryptocurrency team into Jump Crypto in 2021, which is the digital asset division of Jump Trading.

The Kenyan National Treasury has reduced the minimum paid-up capital requirement for stablecoin issuers by 40%, to approximately $2.32 million, down from nearly $3.9 million in the draft rules from March last year.Under the new regulations, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will oversee stablecoin issuers and other virtual asset service providers, and may require local platforms to cease offering offshore-issued tokens. The framework requires at least 30% of customer funds to be held in independent trust accounts at Kenyan commercial banks, with the remaining funds invested in qualified local assets. The fiat-backed stablecoin reserves must be consistent with the anchor currency.Issuers are required to maintain either $463,300 in liquid capital or 100% of their liquid liabilities, whichever is higher, and hold qualified reserve assets on a 1:1 basis. Issuers must also conduct quarterly stress tests, submit monthly reserve and transaction reports, and ensure that customers can redeem tokens at face value within two business days.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated in its financial system stability assessment report released this month that Brazil's cross-border capital flows based on cryptocurrency have continued to grow since 2017, surpassing traditional capital flows. The report indicates that these capital flows are mostly driven by stablecoins, as businesses and retail investors use stablecoins for efficiency and tax-related reasons. The flow of stablecoins is related to international and local investment indicators such as the S&P 500, VIX, and Bitcoin prices, and is also influenced by exchange rates, interest rates, policy uncertainty, and changes in tax policies.The IMF noted that the Central Bank of Brazil has taken measures to regulate the virtual asset service provider (VASP) industry, but there are still shortcomings in areas such as customer legal protection and asset segregation. Comprehensive implementation of international standards such as the travel rule for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) is still needed. The report pointed out that Brazil's cryptocurrency system is connected to the traditional financial system, and regulators need to cooperate with domestic and international regulatory bodies to establish a more robust reporting mechanism. The Brazilian Congress is preparing to review Bill 4308/2024 to regulate the status of stablecoins.

The Web3 AI infrastructure project AI W3 announced the completion of approximately $5 million in Pre-TGE round financing. This round of financing was led by Hundreds Capital, with follow-on investments from Kirin Capital and Crestwave Capital, and strategic investment from 0G Labs.It is reported that the leading investor, Hundreds Capital, is a private equity fund focused on growth-stage investments, with a long-term focus on technological innovation and the development of emerging industries. This investment in AI W3 marks Hundreds Capital's first foray into the Web3 space, as they express optimism about the long-term development potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology in the future digital economy, and recognize the next-generation infrastructure innovation opportunities brought by the integration of AI Agents and Web3.The strategic investment from 0G Labs further reflects the ecological value of AI W3 in the decentralized AI infrastructure field. 0G Labs is committed to promoting the integrated development of AI and blockchain technology, and this strategic investment further strengthens the ecological collaboration between both parties in the areas of on-chain AI Agents, decentralized computing, and open intelligent economy. Recently, AI W3 has also launched community incentive activities around ecological construction, attracting user participation through airdrop tasks, ecological interactions, and other methods to promote early community growth and ecological expansion.

According to research data released by Grayscale, based on the proportion of market capitalization, the inflow of funds into the HYPE ETF is accelerating, with relative performance surpassing BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP.Grayscale pointed out that the inflow of Bitcoin is the most consistent and stable, Ethereum has experienced sharp peaks, Solana and XRP showed healthy inflows in the early stages, while HYPE's performance at the same lifecycle stage outperformed Bitcoin, Solana, and XRP.

According to The Defiant, the tokenization platform Securitize Corp. (NYSE: SECZ) subsidiary Securitize Capital LLC has registered as an investment advisor with the U.S. SEC, effective July 22. This subsidiary had previously operated in Florida as an exempt reporting advisor since March 2023, only able to serve venture capital funds or private funds managed in the U.S. with assets under $150 million; this registration removes that limit.Reports indicate that this license completes Securitize's compliance matrix surrounding tokenized securities, with its U.S. affiliates now covering registered investment advisors, registered broker-dealers and alternative trading systems, transfer agents, and fund management. The registration also occurred five days after SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned that on-chain treasury and lending strategies might touch upon investment advisor regulatory issues on July 22.U.S. stock market data shows that SECZ fell nearly 10% during trading on Monday, currently reported at $6.76 per share, with a total market capitalization of about $1 billion.

According to CoinDesk, Swiss crypto bank AMINA is collaborating with Wall Street firm Cantor to evaluate pathways to enter the capital markets. AMINA had considered a SPAC merger but is now more inclined to achieve a reverse merger through the acquisition of a Digital Asset Treasury company, although no final decision has been made.A company spokesperson stated that the current priority is to bring in strategic growth capital, with an IPO as a subsequent option, and that there are currently no discussions with any SPACs or DATs. AMINA, formerly known as SEBA Bank, is regulated by Swiss FINMA and offers crypto trading, custody, staking, and lending services. Its operations have expanded to Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, and India, with a Tier 1 capital of 74.6 million Swiss francs by the end of 2025 and total financing of approximately 245 million dollars.

According to Caixin, Zhao Yao, a special researcher at the Payment and Clearing Research Center of the Financial Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, stated that recent offshore digital asset platforms have launched on-chain trading products around Chinese technology companies such as Changxin Technology. This indicates that global digital financial platforms are creating trading exposure around high-quality Chinese technology assets, organizing price expectations, trading liquidity, and cross-border capital entry in advance. Although these products do not correspond to A-share equity, they are synthetic perpetual contracts or pre-market perpetual contracts settled in stablecoins such as USDC and USDT. However, if offshore platforms take the lead in forming a continuous trading market for technology assets, it may weaken the pricing dominance of domestic capital markets over technology assets.Zhao Yao suggested accelerating the construction of digital financial infrastructure for the renminbi, promoting the coordinated development of tokenized deposits by commercial banks, wholesale CBDC, and tokenization of technology assets, and exploring pilot projects for technology asset tokenization in Hong Kong to enhance the capital organization capability and international pricing power of the renminbi in global technology financial competition.

According to the Nikkei, Seiji Kihara, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party's "Next Generation AI and On-Chain Finance Project Team," stated at a financial summit held in Tokyo that Japan's current 2x leverage limit on cryptocurrency trading is "too strict." The healthy development of the market requires sufficient liquidity and a price discovery mechanism, and relaxing restrictions is an inevitable trend.The project team is promoting adjustments to relevant regulatory policies, aiming to attract more cryptocurrency funds back to the Japanese market by enhancing market liquidity.

According to BBX data, global institutional capital and listed mining companies have been active in the allocation of funds and asset restructuring in the digital asset ecosystem over the weekend, with the following key developments:Traditional asset management giant Capital Group significantly increased its investment in cryptocurrency treasury: The top investment management company Capital Group's SMALLCAP World Fund recently disclosed its latest positions, having increased its holdings in the Bitcoin treasury company Strive by a total of 481,772 shares (worth approximately $5.52 million). After this increase, the fund currently holds a total of 2.93 million shares of Strive (total value approximately $33.62 million), highlighting the strong interest of traditional Wall Street asset management capital in indirectly allocating Bitcoin assets.Bitdeer disclosed mining ledger, adhering to "zero holdings" fiat operation: Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer (NASDAQ: $BTDR) announced its latest production and holding data. As of the week ending July 24, its Bitcoin mining output was 274.6 BTC, while it sold 274.8 BTC on the open market, resulting in a net addition of 0 BTC. Amidst the frenzy of many peers hoarding coins, Bitdeer remains steadfast in maintaining its "Bitcoin zero holdings" strategy with pure fiat operations.Poolin applies for bankruptcy, selling Texas mining assets for $52 million: The established mining pool Poolin has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. Court documents show that its total debt before filing for bankruptcy was approximately $173.1 million (of which about $163.7 million was unsecured promissory notes issued to Poolin Wallet customers after the withdrawal suspension during the 2022 bear market), with the number of creditors estimated to be between 10,001 and 25,000. Currently, Poolin intends to sell its Texas mining assets for a total price of $52 million and has signed an agreement with Thor CALAP LLC, which will bid $15 million and $37 million respectively for the power usage rights and equipment of the Pyote and Tarbush mining areas.

According to monitoring by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Capital Group, an investment management company with a scale of $3.3 trillion, recently disclosed that its SMALLCAP World Fund has increased its holdings in the Bitcoin treasury company Strive ($ASST) by 481,772 shares (worth $5.52 million), and currently holds a total of 2.93 million shares (worth $33.62 million).

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, investment firm Abraxas Capital transferred approximately $223.53 million worth of crypto assets to multiple cryptocurrency exchanges in the past 7 hours, including:2,211 BTC transferred to Kraken, worth about $143.88 million;30,825 ETH transferred to Binance, worth about $5.92 million;11.5 million USDC and 690,000 USDT transferred to Binance, worth about $12.19 million;5.89 million USDT transferred to Bitstamp;2.365 million USDC transferred to Kraken.During the same period, Abraxas Capital also withdrew approximately $26.42 million in assets from exchanges, including 5,137 ETH (about $9.81 million) and $16.61 million in stablecoins withdrawn from Binance.