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According to Jinshi reports, Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched the artificial intelligence investment platform AlphaAI.

The second largest institutional real estate asset management company in Europe, Swiss Life Asset Managers, disclosed that its holdings of MicroStrategy shares increased by 38%, currently holding a total of 37,889 shares, valued at 3.55 million dollars.

According to a report by Reuters, one of the world's largest multi-strategy hedge funds, Millennium Management, is negotiating to raise approximately $20 billion in new capital, significantly higher than the initial plan, which is expected to set a record for the largest fundraising in the company's history.The report states that this fundraising will be conducted in two phases, while Millennium also plans to swap capital managed by external fund managers, with the work overseen by President Ajay Nagpal. Reuters cited a Goldman Sachs report stating that, driven by the AI boom, the hedge fund industry is expected to welcome another strong year. In the first half of 2026, all major hedge fund strategies achieved net inflows for the first time in five years, with quantitative funds and multi-strategy funds attracting particularly strong capital. Millennium's return rate reached 10.5% in 2025, and it currently manages assets exceeding $92 billion.

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 TNW, the Cyberspace Administration of China has released a draft of regulations for combating cyberbullying and is seeking public feedback. The draft requires platforms to establish classifiers for detecting and categorizing online violence content, provide users with a "one-click protection" feature, and implement blacklist management and regular reporting mechanisms for violating accounts.Notably, the draft explicitly includes AI-generated deepfake images and synthetic harassment texts within the scope of regulation. The Q&A platform Zhihu has already responded by restricting the use of anonymous accounts.

According to Jinshi reports, Gina Kim, the emerging markets equity portfolio manager at Nordea Asset Management in Singapore, stated that the current sell-off in the South Korean stock market seems to have irrational and panic-driven components, primarily focused on technology stocks related to artificial intelligence.Some of the sell-off behavior can be reasonably explained, such as reducing risk before the summer vacation, margin requirements, and recent news reports regarding the sustainability of capital expenditures in artificial intelligence. Due to single stock limits rather than fundamental reasons, the company has reduced some of its larger technology stock holdings.

According to Jinshi reports, senior Iranian officials stated that Tehran has ruled out Oman's proposal for joint management of the Strait of Hormuz region, believing that the proposal has no chance of success. Iran emphasized that only Iran and Oman can decide on the arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz based on their respective shares, rejecting any role for other countries.

Bitget released the rToken Institutional Cross-Asset Capital Management Guide, which details how market makers, hedge funds, quantitative trading firms, prime brokers, and asset management companies can utilize its Unified Trading Account (UTA) to enhance capital efficiency between cryptocurrencies and tokenized U.S. stocks. The guide focuses on portfolio construction and financing strategies, covering core trading scenarios such as cross-asset collateral, dividend arbitrage, and lending structures that balance capital efficiency with risk isolation, providing a practical framework for institutions to optimize multi-asset allocation.Currently, Bitget's Unified Trading Account (UTA) supports over 370 types of collateralizable assets, including 105 types of tokenized U.S. stocks. Eligible crypto assets and tokenized stocks can enter the same margin system, share collateral, and offset margin requirements, helping institutions reduce idle funds scattered across exchanges and brokerage accounts.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that institutions do not lack access to the stock market; the real challenge lies in how to efficiently move funds between different markets. As tokenized assets gradually enter institutional portfolios, managing crypto assets and tokenized stocks under a unified framework will provide more possibilities for risk management and asset allocation.

Bitwise CEO posted on the X platform that one of the world's largest wealth management companies has opened the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF BSOL to its advisors and clients.

The bank holding group BIND Group, managing assets over $2 billion, is developing a stablecoin pegged to the Argentine peso through its virtual asset service provider BEN, offering programmable currency services to institutions. BIND Group also announced a partnership with Circle to provide BEN clients with institution-level payment and fund management services that comply with local regulatory requirements.Petersen Group is also advancing a second peso stablecoin initiative through a subsidiary, supported by the crypto-as-a-service company Lirium. The product, named DIPE, has a white paper; Lirium provides related solutions for Banco Galicia and Brubank. The aforementioned projects are promoted by companies supported by the banking group, rather than services provided directly by the banking group. The Central Bank of Argentina has prohibited private banks from offering crypto-related services to customers since May 2022.These products are primarily aimed at institutional scenarios, with use cases including fund management, payments triggered by on-chain events, and collateral credit management. In March, the Argentine securities regulator determined that the stablecoin argt, pegged to the peso, is classified as a security and was not issued in compliance with regulations.

According to official news, Ripple announced the launch of Ripple Mint, a unified platform for institutional users to access, mint, redeem, and manage RLUSD.The platform provides both a user interface and application programming interface access, supporting institutional automation of stablecoin operations, integrating RLUSD into existing systems, and achieving cross-chain digital dollar liquidity management. Currently, this service is open to existing RLUSD users.

Gate officially released the 2026 Wealth Management Semi-Annual Report. The report shows that the overall cryptocurrency market faced pressure in the first half of the year, with BTC and ETH dropping approximately 33.1% and 47.1%, respectively, and market risk appetite continued to decline. Against this backdrop, user demand for stable returns and high liquidity assets has continued to rise.Gate's Yubi Treasure position size remained stable at 2 billion USDT, with funds gradually shifting towards demand for liquidity management. At the same time, the GUSD minting rate has stabilized, with funds mainly flowing into on-chain earning scenarios, continuously demonstrating the value of income-generating stable assets. In terms of advanced wealth management, Gate's dual-currency investment maintains an industry-leading advantage, with the low-buy strategy achieving a 0-day term APY of up to 295%, significantly higher than the market average of 166%. Gate's quantitative fund continues to perform steadily, with the interstellar hedge (USDT) achieving a cumulative return of 18.7%. In asset allocation, Gate's stock holdings continue to optimize, with the proportion of Korean stocks rapidly increasing following their launch, accounting for about 75% of the overall holdings by the end of June. The top ten holdings are mainly concentrated in semiconductor and technology growth assets, with SK Hynix holding the largest position. Additionally, Gate's GUSD minting annualized rate reached 3.8%, supporting users to participate in diverse ecological scenarios such as Launchpool and Pre-IPOs; Yubi Treasure USDT wealth management VIPs can enjoy an annualized return of 4.0%.In the future, Gate will continue to improve its wealth management system covering stable wealth management, enhanced returns, and multi-asset allocation, providing more flexible and efficient asset appreciation solutions for users with different risk appetites, helping users achieve long-term value growth amid market cycle changes.

According to Jinshi reports, Jupiter Asset Management stated that the real yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury has risen, boosting the strength of the dollar.

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 the security agency Slow Fog, the malicious TRAE IDE extension juannegro.solidity disguises itself as a Solidity plugin and acts as a cross-platform malware delivery mechanism. This extension automatically executes and establishes persistence after the IDE starts, and it also uses Ethereum smart contracts to store and retrieve dynamic C2 configurations, allowing attackers to update C2 endpoints and payloads without needing to re-release the extension.Although the extension has been removed from Open VSX, it was still available through the TRAE marketplace as of July 18. Users who have installed it should immediately delete it and check their systems for compromise.

According to the official announcement, Binance has announced that it will gradually launch Aerodrome (AERO) to SimpleEarn flexible products, the "Buy Crypto" page, Binance Instant Exchange, Binance Leverage (cross margin and isolated margin), and VIP lending starting from July 17, 2026, at 16:00 (UTC). Users can instantly purchase AERO through VISA, MasterCard, and other methods, and use AERO in the instant exchange, leverage, and lending features. Related services will be available within one hour after the AERO spot launch.

Data analytics software company Databricks is completing a $3 billion funding round led by Coatue Management, with the company's valuation reaching $188 billion.Compared to a valuation of $134 billion in December 2025, this valuation represents an increase of approximately 40%. Reports indicate that the AI boom has driven market demand for Databricks' data analytics software.

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that VanEck's Preferred Securities ex-Financials ETF PFXF, managing $237 billion in assets, has increased its holdings in Strategy Stretch STRC to 2.42 million shares, valued at $209 million, accounting for over 8.75% of the ETF's net assets, which belong to digital credit assets.

U.S. asset management giant T. Rowe Price announced the launch of an actively managed cryptocurrency ETF $TKNZ, providing investors with exposure to various digital assets. The ETF portfolio includes cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), XRP ($XRP), Solana ($SOL), and Hyperliquid ($HYPE).Unlike traditional passive cryptocurrency ETFs, TKNZ employs an active management strategy, allowing fund managers to dynamically adjust the asset allocation based on market conditions, asset performance, and risk factors, aiming to capture opportunities in the digital asset market and control volatility risk. T. Rowe Price's entry into the actively managed cryptocurrency ETF space further reflects that large asset management firms on Wall Street are accelerating their layout of digital asset investment products. As spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs gain market recognition, the demand from institutional investors for multi-asset cryptocurrency investment tools is continuing to rise.