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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 Jinshi, Germany's inflation rate is expected to be 2.8% in July 2026, with the core inflation rate, excluding food and energy, expected to be 2.4%. Energy prices are expected to rise by 8.3% year-on-year, a significant acceleration compared to last month.Analyst Giuseppe Dellamotta stated that the decline in core inflation is good news for the European Central Bank. If the Eurozone CPI shows a similar trend, the likelihood of an interest rate hike in September will decrease. The market will pay attention to the developments in the Middle East situation; if the situation eases, it will reduce the urgency for the European Central Bank to tighten monetary policy.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $60,865.39 in a single transaction regarding the "Federal Reserve's September decision" event, targeting a "25 basis point rate cut." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding win rate for this subject is 96.42%.

OpenSea Chief Marketing Officer Adam Hollander announced on the X platform that he will be leaving after a year and a half in his position this week. He stated that this decision is "more personal than professional" and emphasized his confidence in the company's direction, products, and team, clarifying that he is not leaving due to another job opportunity, but plans to focus on health, family, and personal life moving forward.OpenSea co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer responded, saying "I’m glad to have fought alongside you," and noted that the team will continue to communicate openly with the community. Hollander joined OpenSea in early 2025.

Qualcomm released its Q3 2026 fiscal year financial report, with revenue of $9.95 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 4%, slightly higher than the market expectation of $9.67 billion; adjusted earnings per share were $2.21, basically in line with expectations; net profit was $2 billion. The chip business (QCT) revenue was $8.5 billion, of which mobile-related business was $5.1 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 20%; automotive electronics business revenue reached a record $1.59 billion, a year-on-year increase of 61%, achieving double-digit year-on-year growth for 23 consecutive quarters; Internet of Things business revenue was $1.83 billion, a year-on-year increase of 9%.Qualcomm expects adjusted earnings per share for Q4 to be between $2.05 and $2.25, below analysts' expectations of $2.36. CEO Cristiano Amon stated that revenue from Apple will enter a phase of accelerated decline, and due to supply chain constraints, Qualcomm's component share in the next-generation iPhone is "far below the previously estimated 20%." To cope with the contraction of its Apple business, Qualcomm is accelerating its diversification transformation, expecting its data center business to achieve approximately $5 billion in revenue by fiscal year 2027, and has completed the acquisition of AI software company Modular. Qualcomm plans to adjust prices for some products starting September 1 to address rising costs across the entire supply chain.

According to Gate market data, Arm's decline in after-hours trading has expanded to 8%.

According to Coinglass data, the total contract open interest for ETH has decreased by 5.03% in the past 24 hours, with the current total open interest at $25.778 billion. Among them, Binance's open interest is $6.488 billion, OKX's open interest is $1.527 billion, Bybit's open interest is $1.595 billion, and Gate's open interest is $2.39 billion.

According to Gate market data, the Dow Jones Index closed down 1,152.46 points on July 29 (Wednesday), a decrease of 2.18%, at 51,594.86 points; the S&P 500 Index closed down 112.4 points, a decrease of 1.51%, at 7,316.38 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index closed down 433.97 points, a decrease of 1.74%, at 24,442.94 points.

According to Gate market data, after the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision was announced, non-US currency pairs strengthened. The euro against the US dollar (EUR/USD) rose about 30 points, reaching a high of 1.1431; the British pound against the US dollar (GBP/USD) rose 50 points, reaching a high of 1.3346; the US dollar against the Japanese yen (USD/JPY) fluctuated nearly 40 points, hitting a low of 163.44.

According to Gate market data, after the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision was announced, the declines of the three major U.S. stock indices narrowed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.09%, the S&P 500 down 0.15%, and the Nasdaq Composite turning to an increase.

According to Gate market data, before the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision announcement, spot gold and spot silver hovered near their intraday highs, reported at $4,046 per ounce and $57.9 per ounce, respectively, while the dollar index DXY retreated to 101.32.

According to Gate market data, the Dow Jones Index opened down 398.29 points on July 29 (Wednesday), a decrease of 0.76%, reporting at 52,349.03 points; the S&P 500 Index opened down 10.87 points, a decrease of 0.15%, reporting at 7,418.35 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index opened down 47.14 points, a decrease of 0.19%, reporting at 24,829.77 points.

According to Jinshi reports, the Token expenditure price index further dropped to 1.4288, continuing the downward trend since the end of May and setting a new low since early March, indicating that the cash burn rate of AI companies continues to slow down. This indicator has now fallen 31% from its peak this year, but compared to the end of last year, it still retains an increase of about 15%.Note: The sale of Tokens is currently an important source of monetization for the AI industry, and its price is one of the signals measuring the current supply and demand situation for computing power. If the Token price remains high, cloud service providers will be motivated to purchase more GPUs, DRAM memory, and expand data centers; conversely, they need to be cautious of "consumption downgrade" by AI companies, which could become a leading indicator of the end of this hardware frenzy cycle. Token price data is sourced from top global AI models such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek.

According to Jinshi reports, HSBC analyst Daragh Maher pointed out in a report that, given the market has digested some interest rate hike expectations, the dollar may weaken if the Federal Reserve announces to keep interest rates unchanged. He stated that to curb the initial decline of the dollar, at least three Federal Reserve members need to vote in favor of an interest rate hike.Maher said, "If the pace of rate hikes is faster than expected, it will force the market to consider whether this is the first rate hike in a series of rate hikes."

According to the New York Daily, the decentralized data infrastructure project Permacast based on Permaweb announced the completion of its Series A funding round on January 15, 2025, raising over $5 million. Combined with the previously completed seed round and Pre-A round, the total funding raised by the project has reached $8.9 million.This round of financing received support from several leading Web3 funds, technology investment institutions, and strategic angel investors. Seed round investors include OKX Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, ChainVision, Foresight Research, and Digital Humanism (DRF); Pre-A round investors include ClearingPoint, 7 O'Clock Capital, Cipholio Ventures, SilverFox Foundation, and a number of private investors; Series A round investors include CoinSummer, angel investor Tomasz Boryniec, Waterwood Investment (Tsinghua), Scorpio VC, and a number of private investors.Permacast stated that as AI models reshape the way information is created and utilized, the demand for trustworthy, permanent, and verifiable data infrastructure is growing. The new funds will be used to accelerate protocol development, expand decentralized network infrastructure, strengthen ecological cooperation, and expand the engineering and product teams. The team stated that a permanent, verifiable, and open data network will become the foundational infrastructure for future intelligent applications.

According to Jinshi reports, JPMorgan expects the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged, with "maintaining rates but leaning hawkish" (probability of 50%) as the baseline scenario, which could lead to the S&P 500 index remaining flat or declining by 0.5%. Meanwhile, "maintaining rates but leaning dovish" (probability of 28%) is seen as the most favorable scenario for the market, potentially driving the index up by as much as 1%. A 25 basis point rate hike (probability of 20%) could result in the S&P 500 index declining by 1.5% to 2%.

According to Jinshi News, Hirofumi Suzuki, the chief foreign exchange strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, stated that the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and the speech by Fed Chair Waller could push the USD/JPY exchange rate up to the 164 yen level. If this situation occurs, given that Japanese financial authorities have already intensified warnings, the possibility of foreign exchange intervention will significantly increase.If the yen continues to depreciate after the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting on Friday, this could become an opportunity to trigger intervention.

According to Gate market data, the South Korean stock market weakened today, with the Southern Double Long Hynix (07709.HK) significantly dropping. As of the Hong Kong stock market's noon closing, this product has fallen by 25.72% today, and the decline since July has reached 81.05%. Data shows that the latest asset size of this product is HKD 31.92 billion, which has shrunk by 70% compared to its peak size.Another leveraged product under Southern Dongying linked to South Korean chip stocks, the Southern Double Long Samsung Electronics (07747.HK), has dropped by 16.56% today, with a decline of 69.55% this month.

According to Gate market data, the Nasdaq futures fell by 1%, the S&P 500 index futures dropped by 0.3%, and the Dow futures decreased by 0.2%.