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According to Jinshi, the preliminary annualized quarter-on-quarter final sales rate for the United States in the second quarter is 2.2%, higher than the market expectation of 2% and the previous value of 1.9%.

Aave founder Stani stated that the recent gradual contraction of low adoption assets and networks on Aave should not be interpreted as a judgment on any L1 or L2. This move is primarily aimed at reducing Aave's risk exposure in operational, technical, and economic aspects, thereby concentrating resources on more impactful key directions, including expanding existing high-value markets and developing securities financing business.He also emphasized that L2 remains an important component of the Ethereum user experience. For example, the stablecoin vault in the Aave application uses L2 as its accounting layer, with the goal of driving mainstream users into decentralized finance. Meanwhile, networks like Avalanche are also promoting the on-chain of real-world assets through institutional business expansion, which has been a relatively weak area for Ethereum in the past.

Hyperscale Data GPUS announced that it has sold 100 bitcoins to fund the construction of its AI data center in Michigan. CEO William Horne stated that this is "converting one balance sheet asset into another" and clarified that his confidence in BTC has not changed. Its Bitcoin 100 ranking is 44th.

The founder of TRON, Justin Sun, delivered a video keynote speech at Malaysia Blockchain Week 2026. He stated that DeFi, TradFi, and AI are accelerating their integration through the same assets, payment channels, and user groups. The future of finance will be a connected system operated collaboratively by institutions, open blockchain networks, and AI, and the infrastructure capabilities of TRON will become an important cornerstone supporting this transformation.Justin Sun pointed out that the scale and efficiency of TRON make it naturally suitable for AI agent payment scenarios. The B.AI and Bank of AI within the ecosystem have already endowed AI agents with independent identities and autonomous trading capabilities, with the number of B.AI users exceeding 2 million. He also responded to industry compliance concerns by highlighting the achievement of T3 FCU freezing approximately $450 million in illegal assets, stating that TRON's goal is to build a bridge between humanity and AI, local markets and global liquidity, providing open infrastructure for the next generation of value flow and inclusive finance.Malaysia Blockchain Week 2026 was held from July 29 to 30 at the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Center and is one of the most anticipated Web3 events in Southeast Asia. This event brought together global policymakers, industry leaders, developers, and investors to discuss the future evolution of blockchain, digital assets, and emerging technologies.

According to Jinshi, today's key economic data and events to focus on include: 09:00 Samsung Electronics announces its second-quarter financial report and holds an industry performance briefing, 13:30 France's preliminary year-on-year GDP for the second quarter, 15:00 Switzerland's KOF Economic Leading Indicator for July, 16:00 Germany's preliminary year-on-year GDP for the second quarter (not seasonally adjusted), 17:00 Eurozone's preliminary year-on-year GDP for the second quarter and June unemployment rate, 19:00 Bank of England announces interest rate decision, 20:30 United States initial jobless claims for the week ending July 25 and June core PCE price index year-on-year, etc.

According to Jinshi reports, Microsoft announced a series of financial guidance, causing the after-hours increase in US stocks to expand to 8%.

According to Jinshi reports, Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and ARM will announce their Q2 2026 financial reports after the US stock market closes.

According to Jinshi, on Thursday, July 30, 2026, the following financial data and events will be of interest: 01:30 Bank of Canada releases monetary policy meeting minutes; 02:00 Federal Reserve FOMC announces interest rate decision; 02:30 Federal Reserve Chair Waller holds a monetary policy press conference; 04:00 Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, ARM release Q2 earnings reports; 09:00 Samsung Electronics releases Q2 earnings report and holds an industry performance briefing; 13:30 France's preliminary Q2 GDP year-on-year; 15:00 Switzerland's July KOF Economic Leading Indicator; 16:00 Germany's preliminary Q2 seasonally adjusted GDP year-on-year; 17:00 Eurozone's preliminary Q2 GDP year-on-year; 17:00 Eurozone's June unemployment rate; 17:00 Eurozone's July industrial sentiment index; 17:00 Eurozone's July economic sentiment index; 19:00 Bank of England announces interest rate decision; 19:30 Bank of England Governor Bailey holds a press conference; 20:00 Germany's preliminary July CPI month-on-month; 20:30 U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending July 25; 20:30 U.S. June core PCE price index year-on-year; 20:30 U.S. June personal spending month-on-month; 20:30 U.S. preliminary Q2 real GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter; 20:30 U.S. preliminary Q2 real personal consumption expenditures quarter-on-quarter; 20:30 U.S. preliminary Q2 core PCE price index annualized quarter-on-quarter; 20:30 U.S. June core PCE price index month-on-month; 22:30 U.S. EIA natural gas inventory for the week ending July 24; the next day at 04:00, Amazon and Apple will release earnings reports.

AI supply chain management startup Freehand announced the completion of a $75 million financing round, co-led by Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners, with participation from Nexus Venture Partners and the fund PSP Growth under former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.Freehand's AI agents can autonomously handle tasks such as contract interpretation, vendor rate negotiations, overbilling identification, payment processing, and ERP system reconciliation. Clients include leading companies such as Meta, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Dunkin', and Cardinal Health.

According to ChianCatcher news, the stablecoin credit protocol Ebisu Finance announced today that it has decided to gradually shut down the project. Users need to quickly close remaining Troves, withdraw Stability Pool deposits, and ebUSD DEX liquidity. The minting of ebUSD has been suspended, and the front end will be deprecated in 3 months on October 30.This protocol is a fork of Liquity V2, supporting new collateral types and adjustable risk parameters. It has been running for over a year and has passed two audits. Ebisu aims to provide fixed-rate, open-term credit through ebUSD, with collateral including blue-chip yield-bearing assets such as LRTs, but the team has failed to expand ebUSD liquidity to support meaningful lending volumes.The project explored multiple solutions, including liquidity optimization, multi-chain expansion, structured products, and acquisition opportunities, but none addressed the core bottleneck of the CDP protocol: stablecoin liquidity and sustainable demand. The team stated that there are no plans for the launch or airdrop of EBISU tokens and thanked supporters, inviting other teams to contact them for permission to use their tech stack.

TRON DeFi Summer S1 officially enters the final week of the closing sprint. The current activities are still in full swing, and users can access JustLend DAO through the DeFi section of Binance Wallet for a one-stop experience, deeply exploring the on-chain appreciation potential of core assets such as USDD, TRX, JST, and SUN. There are also exclusive Boost APR incentives to fully support and share the rich rewards from a $2.15 million exclusive prize pool.Users can view current participation information in real-time on the Binance Wallet event page, with specific activity times, the status of each pool, and real-time APY displayed on the page. As the event enters the final 7 days of the countdown, on-chain earning opportunities are entering the last window period. Log in to Binance Wallet now to start your JustLend DAO exploration journey and seize the ecological dividends of TRON DeFi summer.

According to TNW, enterprise AI infrastructure company Modus announced the completion of a $10 million seed round of financing, led by Insight Partners, with participation from Soma Capital, Bullet Ventures, and several tech founders.Modus simultaneously launched the "Context Warehouse" product, positioned as the contextual foundation layer for enterprise AI, which provides precise context for AI Agents by learning the actual usage patterns of business data (rather than merely storing data), potentially reducing unnecessary retrieval and token consumption by up to 10 times.

According to The New York Times, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance quietly adjusted its law enforcement cooperation policy last April, requiring law enforcement agencies in various countries to forward relevant requests to foreign government agencies for processing, which must go through international treaty procedures, significantly extending the response time.Police representatives from five European countries reported at a law enforcement meeting in the Netherlands that, except for urgent cases involving child sexual abuse, terrorism, or threats to life, the vast majority of requests were forwarded to the UAE government, where Binance is registered, severely hindering investigations.Meanwhile, several senior employees from Binance's compliance team have left one after another, further intensifying external concerns. Binance denied slowing down cooperation, stating that this move aims to ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.

According to Jinshi reports, the South Korean Ministry of Finance stated that South Korea is committed to taking more measures to stabilize the stock market, will take steps to limit leveraged ETF trading, and will restrict retail investors' exposure to leveraged ETF investments, maintaining a 24-hour stock market monitoring system.

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.

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.

According to Jinshi News, Moonshot AI has raised an unexpected $3.5 billion in a recently completed round of financing, with a valuation reaching $35 billion.

According to Jinshi, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that Ukraine has carried out an attack on the oil refinery in the Perm region of Russia.