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According to Jinshi reports, the headquarters of the Iranian intelligence department in Ahvaz was bombed.

According to Business Insider, Alexandr Wang, founder of Scale AI and current head of Meta's Superintelligence Lab, stated at a Y Combinator event that AI has significantly narrowed the power gap between startups and giants. He recalled that when he founded Scale AI in 2016, "startups faced giants like David against Goliath, needing to find market entry points more intelligently"; however, with the development of AI agent technology, "it now feels more like Goliath against Goliath," and as long as startups apply AI agents in "the most ambitious way," it is not difficult to defeat large companies that already have an advantage.Scale AI, founded by Wang, is one of the earliest data annotation companies, employing thousands of contractors worldwide to train models for large AI labs. Last June, Meta reached a $14.3 billion deal with Scale AI, and Wang subsequently joined Meta. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also stated at the same event that "there has never been a better time to start a business."

According to Jinshi reports, institutions are conducting a forward-looking analysis of the voting situation at the Federal Reserve meeting. TD Securities and JPMorgan expect two hawkish dissenting votes, mainly from Harker and Logan. Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Citibank believe that one or two officials may dissent in support of a rate hike.UBS predicts that if the interest rate remains unchanged, there will likely be 8 to 10 votes in favor. Prediction markets indicate that the probability of Harker and Logan casting dissenting votes is both 58%.

Rachel Busch has joined the stablecoin payment blockchain Tempo to lead communications. Previously, she served as Senior Manager of Corporate Communications at Circle, where she participated in telling the story of USDC and the internet financial system, and will continue to engage in the global stablecoin narrative.According to information from RootData, Tempo is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain developed in collaboration between Stripe and Paradigm, aimed at payment scenarios, supporting mainstream stablecoins. It launched its mainnet in March 2026, having completed a $500 million Series A funding round in October 2025, with a valuation of $5 billion.

According to Jinshi reports, the euro against the dollar fell to a monthly low of about 1.1362 during the early European session on July 28. This major currency pair weakened as the market remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement, with the dollar continuing its upward trend. The market generally expects the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged in the range of 3.5% - 3.75%, and investors will focus on the Federal Reserve's statement and Chairman Waller's press conference.Data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange shows that the probability of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve in September is 80.8%. At the same time, investors are awaiting the release of the preliminary consumer price index data for Germany and the Eurozone for July.

According to DWF Labs, the number of tokenized stock holders has increased by 92% to 752,000 within 30 days. Among them, Robinhood has accumulated 328,000 holders since its launch on July 1, accounting for 44% market share, but its total value of tokenized stocks is only $44 million, significantly lagging behind xStocks' $487 million and Ondo's $857 million.According to data from rwa.xyz, the average holdings per person across five platforms show extreme polarization. Securitize and Figure are biased towards institutional investors, with average holdings of $4.9 million and $1.03 million, respectively, with only 50 and 186 holders; Robinhood is biased towards retail, with an average of only $134; xStocks and Ondo combine both types of users through strategic integration and cooperation, with average holdings of $1,900 and $5,900, respectively.

Connor Fitzgerald, the head of partnerships at payment company Stripe, tweeted that he has stepped down this week.During his tenure, Connor Fitzgerald facilitated partnerships between Stripe and companies like Visa, supporting wallet/fintech companies in issuing Visa cards backed by stablecoins.

Gate today announced that Lucas Sum has officially joined Gate as Head of Market Development, Equities. In this key position, Lucas will be responsible for driving Gate's global equity business market development strategy, coordinating business growth, ecosystem collaboration, market expansion, and user growth, strengthening Gate's business layout between traditional finance, digital assets, and the global capital markets, and promoting the sustainable development of a multi-asset investment ecosystem.Lucas has nearly ten years of industry experience, with a career spanning multi-asset brokerage, wealth management, payment fintech, and financial services. Before joining Gate, he was deeply involved in the market construction and business scaling development of Longbridge Securities and Moomoo Singapore (Futu Holdings) from 0 to 1, accumulating rich business development and collaboration experience in areas such as ecosystem collaboration, business model building, market strategy formulation, and user growth.Lucas stated, "I am very pleased to join Gate. Against the backdrop of the increasing integration of traditional finance and digital assets, the global investment market is ushering in new development opportunities. As global investors' demand for stock investment and diversified asset allocation continues to rise, I believe Gate will continue to improve its global equity business layout, creating a more open and convenient one-stop global investment experience. I look forward to working with partners and various parties in the financial ecosystem to further expand investment opportunities in the global capital market, continuously promote the development of Gate's equity business, and create long-term value for global investors."Lucas's addition will further enhance Gate's global equity business development strategy, strengthen the partner ecosystem, accelerate market expansion processes, and assist the platform in building a one-stop multi-asset investment platform for global investors, providing richer and more diverse asset allocation options.

According to official news, Grayscale announced the appointment of Sebastian Pulido as the head of on-chain asset management, responsible for leading the company's on-chain product strategy.Sebastian has worked at Aave Labs, Goldman Sachs, and the Kinexys team at JPMorgan, possessing extensive experience in institutional finance and the digital asset sector.

According to Jinshi reports, explosions were heard from the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and alarms have sounded in the capital city of Manama, with residents being asked to stay in shelters.

According to official social media news, Andy Liu, head and chief analyst of HTX Research, will be a guest at the fifth session of the Huobi Celebrity Lecture today at 19:00 (UTC+8). This session is themed "Q3 2026 Outlook: Liquidity Defines the Crypto Market." Andy will delve into "The New Order of the Crypto Market Under Global Liquidity Repricing," analyzing changes in global macro liquidity, core trading logic in the Q3 crypto market, institutional capital allocation directions, and key track opportunities, helping investors grasp the key variables in the new market cycle.

According to The Block, Bank of America has appointed Sonali Theisen as the head of its global digital asset platform and Kevin Milsom as the head of AI transformation to drive the development of digital asset and artificial intelligence strategies.Sonali Theisen will be responsible for the design, development, expansion, and governance of the bank's digital asset platform, while continuing to serve as the head of electronic trading and strategic investments for fixed income, foreign exchange, and commodities (FICC) business. Her focus will include promoting the integration of blockchain products into Bank of America's existing financial market infrastructure and collaborating with the digital asset transformation head Adam Dixon to advance tokenized deposits, stablecoins, digital collateral circulation, cryptocurrency trading settlement, and custody services.Kevin Milsom will be responsible for promoting the application of AI in Bank of America's global markets platform. Reports indicate that this move continues the trend of Wall Street financial institutions accelerating their layout in digital assets and AI. Previously, Vanguard had initiated the recruitment of its first head of digital assets, and Morgan Stanley appointed Amy Oldenburg earlier this year to lead digital asset strategy to promote the integration of crypto assets and asset tokenization with traditional financial infrastructure.

Gate today announced that Jason Fung has officially joined Gate as the Head of Global Partnerships. He will lead the global cooperation strategy, deepening long-term collaboration with high-quality projects, L1/L2 ecosystems, TradFi institutions, and Web3 partners, enhancing the platform's ecological value and global resource integration capabilities.Jason has over 15 years of industry experience in Web3, fintech, consumer technology, and gaming. He has worked at Sei, ABFinance, TikTok, and Alibaba, and has been involved in founding multiple Web2 and Web3 startup projects, accumulating rich experience in market expansion, ecosystem construction, asset operation, strategic cooperation, and international business development. He graduated from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.Jason stated, "I am excited to join Gate. The digital asset industry is welcoming more innovation and collaboration opportunities. I look forward to leveraging my experience in Web3, technology, and global cooperation to establish closer connections with global project parties, ecosystem partners, and industry participants, exploring more innovative opportunities and jointly promoting the development of the digital asset field."Jason's addition will further enhance Gate's global cooperation system, promote resource synergy across ecosystems and industries, and work with more partners to explore innovative applications of digital assets, supporting the construction and long-term development of the industry ecosystem.

According to CoinDesk, with the official full implementation of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the European digital asset market has entered a new era of unified regulation. Regarding the impact of MiCA on the industry landscape, Dr. Han, founder and CEO of Gate, stated in an interview that Gate began laying the groundwork for compliance in Europe several years ago and completed preparations for MiCA and Payment Institution (PI) licenses ahead of schedule in 2025. He pointed out that the significance of MiCA lies not only in establishing a unified regulatory framework but, more importantly, in ensuring that all market participants start from the same starting line. "Only when all platforms adhere to the same rules can the industry truly compete based on products, services, and user experience." At the same time, he also mentioned that if unauthorized platforms can still provide services to European users, the fair competition environment will still face challenges, making the effective enforcement of regulations equally crucial.Currently, Gate Europe has been continuously improving its compliance system, risk management, and operational governance capabilities based on the dual licenses of MiCA and PI, while deepening its global compliance layout. In addition to Europe, several entities under Gate have completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, or obtained authorizations and approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Dubai, solidifying the global business foundation through multi-regional regulatory licenses and continuously providing safer, more transparent, and efficient digital asset services to global users. In the future, Gate will continue to adhere to the parallel development of compliance and innovation, promoting the long-term healthy development of the digital asset industry with higher quality product experiences and global service capabilities.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a live debate themed "STRATEGY: The Commitment to Never Sell Coins is Broken: Where Will Institutional Holding Models Go?" today at 20:00. At that time, Shouyi, Maomaojie, Wang Fugui, and DeFi Sniper will represent the affirmative side, while the opposing side will consist of 0824, Mo Cheng, Nika, and Daidai engaging in a clash of viewpoints. Both sides will conduct an in-depth discussion on key topics such as why institutions are beginning to adjust their holding strategies and how market liquidity will evolve, jointly analyzing the new changes and trends in the cryptocurrency market.

Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) Layer 2 project Fhenix announced the completion of its acquisition of FHE infrastructure company Sunscreen, with the specific acquisition amount undisclosed. Sunscreen founder Ravital Solomon joins Fhenix as the head of research. Fhenix stated that this acquisition is expected to enhance its research and development capabilities in the field of on-chain privacy computing.Sunscreen focuses on applying fully homomorphic encryption technology in the blockchain field and is one of the early explorers in this track. It has also developed relatively advanced compiler technology within the ecosystem, aiming to lower the usage threshold of cryptographic computing for developers.

According to TechCrunch, well-known investor Ashton Kutcher will leave the venture capital firm Sound Ventures, which he co-founded, and will co-found a new venture capital fund with former NFX partner Morgan Beller (who co-led Meta's Libra crypto project and served as a partner at a16z).It is reported that this departure is mainly due to differences in investment stage preferences. Sound Ventures tends to support more mature leading AI companies (such as OpenAI and Anthropic), while Kutcher's new fund will shift its strategic focus to underlying technologies, concentrating on early-stage investments in AI infrastructure, energy, and deep tech. The split is amicable, and Kutcher will continue to serve as an advisor to Sound Ventures in the future.

According to a report by 21 Finance, Huang Zhenxin, the head of Kimi B-end at Moonshot AI, stated in a recent communication meeting that there is indeed a bubble in the current AI industry, but the fundamentals are very solid. Enterprises can now clearly calculate the return on investment (ROI), and the substantial transformation in productivity brought by AI has already occurred.Regarding the recent phenomenon of widespread price increases among model vendors, Huang Zhenxin pointed out that the core reason lies in the rising global computing power costs, and chip production capacity cannot meet the explosive growth in Token demand. He emphasized that evaluating the cost-performance ratio of models should not only look at the unit price of input and output but should also focus on the Cache hit rate. It is reported that Kimi's original factory Cache hit rate has reached over 90%, significantly reducing actual computing costs.In addition, Huang Zhenxin revealed that Kimi will continue to challenge innovations in underlying architecture to sustain the Scaling Law, and its Muon optimizer, which has been validated on a large scale, is now widely adopted by several mainstream large models in the industry. Regarding the "last mile" of enterprise AI implementation, he believes that as the foundational capabilities of models continue to strengthen, the technical paradigms at the application layer will also continue to simplify.