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According to the Korea Herald, the Korea Exchange conducted an internal review on July 29 regarding the technical feasibility and system requirements for a temporary ban on short selling and narrowing the price limit (currently at 30%) to address the recent severe fluctuations in the stock market. Sources familiar with the matter stated that "only technical feasibility was confirmed," and it was not a prerequisite for implementation, but rather a screening process during the review of available emergency measures.Recently, the South Korean stock market has continued to plummet, causing increasing damage to individual investors. During a meeting of the National Assembly's Administrative Committee, several lawmakers urged authorities to consider a temporary ban on short selling and to restart the Securities Market Stabilization Fund. A national petition to suspend short selling garnered over 10,000 signatures within two days of being made public. However, the ban on short selling conflicts with South Korea's goal of being included in the MSCI developed market index; a previous 17-month short selling ban from November 2023 to March 2025 had led to MSCI downgrading South Korea's market accessibility rating. The exchange's officials stated that they have not received any related requests from the government and have not formally discussed a short selling ban.

According to Jinshi reports, on July 24, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a symposium for non-party figures at Zhongnanhai to listen to the opinions and suggestions of leaders from various democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of non-partisan individuals. Xi Jinping presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech, emphasizing the need to adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, promote the continuous development of the economy towards new, better, and good directions, implement an active fiscal policy and a moderately loose monetary policy, enhance development momentum, and ensure and improve people's livelihoods.

The Federal Reserve maintained the benchmark interest rate at 3.50%-3.75%, marking the fifth consecutive meeting without changes. The decision statement noted that Hammack, Kashkari, and Logan favored raising interest rates, reiterating that inflation remains high, partly due to the impact of shocks.

Bitget Unified Account (UTA) launches a zero-interest lending program for USDGO holdings, with the event running from July 29 at 15:00 to August 29 at 15:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users holding USDGO can borrow USDT under the unified account and receive a zero-interest borrowing limit equivalent to 30% of the value of their USDGO holdings, with a maximum zero-interest limit of 10 million USDT per user. Related rights will automatically take effect during the event, and users do not need to manually claim or register. For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.

According to Cointelegraph, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a policy research report titled "Stablecoin Sprint," gathering opinions from industry participants such as banks, payment companies, and stablecoin issuers.The report points out that stablecoins have recently shown significant advantages in the field of cross-border payments, especially providing substantial assistance to emerging markets with limited access to US dollar channels; however, in the domestic retail payment scenario in the UK, the existing payment systems are already relatively fast and inexpensive, leading to a lack of motivation for consumers to switch, and the adoption speed is expected to lag behind. The findings of the above research have been incorporated into the final regulatory rules released by the FCA on June 30, which require that stablecoins issued in the UK must be fully backed by reserve assets and redeemable at face value.

According to Edaily, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea plans to jointly draft a unified government bill for the "Basic Law on Digital Assets" with the ruling Democratic Party, covering the issuance and circulation of stablecoins, business rules for digital assets, exchange admission requirements, information disclosure, internal control, and system resilience standards. Currently, there are 10 related bills pending review in the National Assembly, but there has not yet been consensus on core disputes such as whether the issuers of won-pegged stablecoins must be bank holding companies and whether to impose shareholding restrictions on major exchanges. The FSC has not yet determined the submission date for the bill.Meanwhile, the opposition party's People Power Party lawmaker Song Yeon-sik submitted a proposal to abolish the cryptocurrency income tax amendment to the National Assembly's Finance and Economy Planning Committee for review on Wednesday. Additionally, a tax abolition petition supported by over 50,000 people is also expected to be submitted to the petition subcommittee. According to the current plan, starting from January 1, 2027, cryptocurrency transfers or lending income exceeding 2.5 million won per year will face a 20% income tax plus a 2% local tax. The government and the ruling party support the timely implementation, while the opposition party believes it is unfair to tax cryptocurrencies when most ordinary stock investors remain tax-exempt.

SolanaFloor posted on platform X that Solana plans to increase the mainnet block compute limit from 60,000,000 CU to 100,000,000 CU in less than 24 hours, an increase of about 66%.The related upgrade SIMD-0286 is expected to be activated at the start of Epoch 1009.

According to Jinshi, Lloyd Chan, a senior foreign exchange analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, pointed out in a research report that the US dollar may gain support in the short term due to high US Treasury yields and the ongoing tense situation in the Middle East. He stated that this week's Federal Reserve decision is likely to become a key catalyst for the market. Although no policy changes are expected, the market's focus will be on the guidance from the Federal Reserve.In addition, Chan also mentioned that the issue of US tariffs is becoming a focus of market attention again.

According to official news, the total subscription amount for Gate GUSD has reached 217 million USD. The Gate GUSD current US Treasury product has been fully upgraded, allowing users holding GUSD to enjoy an annualized yield of 3.8%, with support for deposits and withdrawals at any time, and earnings distributed daily to the spot account or trading account. New users participating in the GUSD current US Treasury subscription can also enjoy a limited-time annualized yield of 100%. The GUSD current US Treasury supports subscriptions in USDT, USDC, and USD1, allowing users to obtain GUSD at a 1:1 exchange rate, and simultaneously enjoy the corresponding product earnings and GUSD current US Treasury earnings while participating in products like Launchpool and Pre-IPOs.In addition, Gate's 367th ANTFUN Launchpool is currently ongoing, where users can participate in staking using USDT, GUSD, or ANTFUN to share a reward of 3,756,574 ANTFUN. The current total amount of GUSD liquid staking is close to 50 million, with the GUSD pool APR at 4.09%. After adding the GUSD subscription earnings, the estimated combined APR reaches 7.89%. Additionally, the estimated annualized yield for the USDT pool liquid staking pool is 5.55%, and the estimated annualized yield for the ANTFUN exclusive staking pool is 87.20%.Gate has launched a no-loss quick redemption feature for GUSD. Users can redeem GUSD minted with USDT, USDC, or USD1 within the no-loss exit limit of the corresponding currency, enjoying real-time 1:1 crediting of the original currency without redemption fees, achieving a balance between earning income and flexible allocation of funds.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, stated that Bill No. 1194918-8 distinguishes between qualified and non-qualified investors, and it is not only applicable to the cryptocurrency sector but is a common arrangement in regulation. Elvira Nabiullina mentioned that the scope for non-qualified investors is more limited because the government protects them through legislation to avoid risks they do not understand.She pointed out that the relevant measures also cover the crypto ecosystem, due to reasons including the volatility of the crypto market and the possibility that foreign digital assets may be seized due to their association with Russia. Bill No. 1194918-8 is expected to take effect on September 1 and will be implemented simultaneously with the launch of the digital ruble. The bill stipulates that the purchase limit for non-qualified investors in cryptocurrencies is 300,000 rubles, approximately $3,800, while the limit for qualified investors is ten times that amount.Elvira Nabiullina stated that the Russian crypto ecosystem remains open, and the repatriation and transfer of digital assets abroad are not restricted. She noted that investors will not be protected by Russian law after receiving relevant assets abroad, and any issues must be resolved within foreign jurisdictions.

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has informed prediction market companies that they often exceed the regulatory boundaries when establishing a large number of event contracts.The CFTC warned that the agency needs more specific information in order to evaluate contract submissions on a case-by-case basis.

According to News.bitcoin, data released by the Central Bank of El Salvador shows that in the first half of 2026, only 35.4 million dollars in external remittances were channeled into the country through digital currency. This figure accounts for only 0.7% of the total remittances to the country in 2026 (over 5 billion dollars). Nevertheless, the amount of cryptocurrency remittances is still significantly higher than the level in the first half of 2025, when the cryptocurrency remittance amount was 25.4 million dollars, an increase of 39.1%.

Nine financial institutions and Bitcoin companies announced the joint establishment of the Bitcoin Security Alliance, with founding members including Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, BlackRock, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Fidelity, Galaxy, and Strategy, covering the entire chain of institutions such as custody, trading, infrastructure, payments, and asset management.The alliance commits to providing a total of $15 million in funding over the next three years to support developers and researchers in the field of Bitcoin security, including long-term work to prepare Bitcoin for the future era of quantum computing. Each member independently decides which developers, researchers, or organizations to direct their funding towards. The daily operations of the alliance are coordinated on a voluntary basis by Brink Executive Director Mike Schmidt, with Brink being a nonprofit organization that funds Bitcoin open-source developers.The alliance clearly states that it does not formulate or direct Bitcoin protocols, does not express opinions on specific protocol changes, and does not represent Bitcoin or its developers—Bitcoin development continues to be carried out by a globally decentralized community of contributors. Its positioning is to emulate the model of industry organizations that have long supported open-source software, providing resources and attention to developers without controlling the underlying work.Strategy CEO Phong Le stated, "As long-term holders, ensuring the security of Bitcoin for generations is our greatest incentive"; BlackRock's Global Head of Digital Assets Robert Mitchnick pointed out that the work of Bitcoin core developers is "extremely important," and this commitment will provide "significant additional funding" for Bitcoin's long-term security needs. The alliance will also serve as a reliable source of information for investors, the public, and the media in the field of Bitcoin security, with plans to publish and continuously update materials related to Bitcoin security in the coming months.

According to Jinshi reports, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank analyst Derek Halpenny stated in a report that the dollar may not be significantly affected by the latest round of trade uncertainties in the U.S. in the short term. He pointed out that the impact of Trump's new tariff plan on exchange rates should be limited.Currently, the market expects the U.S. to raise interest rates and the risks in the Middle East are high, providing some support for the dollar. However, if trade uncertainties escalate, investors' concerns about policy unpredictability and damage to the U.S. economy may lead to a sell-off of the dollar.

GoPlus Security issued a security alert stating that a user signed a malicious Permit transaction 183 days ago, resulting in approximately $1,625 of USDC being transferred by a phishing attacker.Since the user did not revoke the relevant authorization afterwards, the attacker again used that authorization to transfer approximately $75,780 of USDC.

According to Decrypt, Galaxy Digital has officially launched the "Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Program," which has three core pillars: providing up to $5 million in post-quantum cryptography research grants to developers, publishing special research reports through Galaxy Research, and establishing a quantum advisory committee composed of scholars from several top universities.The program aims at "Q-Day"—the critical moment when quantum computers use Shor's algorithm to break Bitcoin's elliptic curve encryption, forge signatures, and steal wallet assets. Project Eleven predicts that quantum computers capable of cryptographic threats may appear as early as 2030, at which point approximately 6.9 million BTC will be at risk of exposure.The Coinbase Quantum Advisory Committee has also called for developers to immediately begin migration efforts. Meanwhile, Trump has signed an executive order setting the deadline for the U.S. federal government to complete its post-quantum cryptography migration by December 2031.

According to official news, the ENS DAO has approved the proposal to activate a new security committee, with a term of two years. The committee consists of eight members and has veto power, allowing it to cancel proposals during the waiting period after malicious proposals are passed but before execution. The committee's authority is limited to canceling transactions within the time lock and cannot access treasury funds, submit proposals, or rewrite approved proposals.The committee can only exercise its power under emergency conditions specified in its charter. ENS points out that governance itself may become an attack surface—voting rights can be borrowed to initiate attacks, proposal codes can hide malicious behavior, and credential leaks can be used to push harmful transactions. The new committee adopts a 5-of-8 multi-signature, requiring at least five members' agreement to cancel a proposal, and must seek DAO voting for extension after the two-year term.