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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 Gate market data, on July 29, Asian stocks generally rose, with China's Shanghai Composite Index closing up 15.15 points, an increase of 0.4%, at 3,828.47 points; the Shenzhen Component Index rose 148.76 points, an increase of 1.1%, at 13,658.44 points; and the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose 497.07 points, an increase of 1.96%, at 25,807.92 points.Most European and American stock markets fell, with Germany's DAX30 index down 34.71 points, a decrease of 0.14%, at 25,457.88 points; and the Dow Jones index down 1,152.18 points, a decrease of 2.19%, at 51,594.14 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 the Bitwise "Q3 2026 Staking Report," Q2 2026 presents a divergent pattern of "increased on-chain activity and decreased fee revenue," with the core driving factor being various protocols actively reducing block space costs.In terms of core data across chains, Ethereum's active staking volume reached a historic high of 40.2 million ETH (accounting for 33% of the total supply), while network revenue decreased by 51% year-on-year to $64 million, although it rebounded in ETH terms quarter-on-quarter; Solana's Q2 Real Economic Value (REV) dropped to $51 million, significantly down from the peak of $812 million in Q1 2025, but non-voting transaction volume reached 9.8 billion, maintaining resilience in on-chain activity; Hyperliquid's Q2 total protocol revenue was $174.8 million, with perpetual contract trading volume reaching $65.2 billion, and the proportion of non-crypto assets (commodities, stock indices, etc.) rose to 32%; Avalanche C chain's transaction volume grew approximately fourfold year-on-year to 236 million transactions, but network revenue plummeted due to a significant drop in fees, leaving only $330,000; NEAR saw a dramatic 75% drop in on-chain transaction volume to 77.7 million transactions due to the collapse of Kai-Ching application activity, but the Intents execution layer generated fees approximately 68 times that of the base chain.In terms of institutional adoption, BlackRock launched an Ethereum staking ETF (ETHB), Coinbase and Circle each staked 500,000 HYPE, and Bitwise, 21Shares, and Grayscale successively launched HYPE spot ETFs. Additionally, the stablecoin payment chain Tempo, incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, processed $386 million in transfers in its first quarter, while the global payroll platform Deel distributed approximately $30 million to 7,200 contractors through this chain.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector has generally rebounded, with the DeFi sector performing outstandingly, rising 2.28% in 24 hours. Among them, Hyperliquid (HYPE) increased by 3.55%, DeXe (DEXE), Uniswap (UNI), and Lido DAO (LDO) rose by 4.96%, 5.32%, and 11.80% respectively. At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 0.80%, breaking through $65,000; Ethereum (ETH) increased by 1.88%, surpassing $1,900.In other sectors, the RWA sector rose by 2.02% in 24 hours, with Maple Finance (SYRUP) increasing by 6.13%; the PayFi sector rose by 1.00%, with Telcoin (TEL) increasing by 2.62%; the Layer1 sector rose by 0.62%, with NEAR Protocol (NEAR) increasing by 4.40%; the CeFi sector rose by 0.22%, with NEXO (NEXO) increasing by 1.85%; the Meme sector rose by 0.17%, with Bonk (BONK) increasing by 15.22%; the Layer2 sector rose by 0.04%, with Arbitrum (ARB) increasing by 2.14%.Only the SocialFi sector slightly declined by 0.96%, with Gram (GRAM) decreasing by 0.76%, but Chiliz (CHZ) rose by 3.06%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiDeFi, ssiRWA, and ssiDePIN indices rose by 2.38%, 2.14%, and 1.59% respectively.

Goldman Sachs' latest research report indicates that the upward trend in the South Korean stock market in the second half of the year is expected to spread from AI storage leaders like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to more industries such as energy, raw materials, and industrial manufacturing. Overseas funds are gradually positioning themselves in the upstream and downstream of the AI industry chain and other independent investment opportunities.In response to market concerns about a bubble in Korean stocks, Goldman Sachs believes that the current increase in financing balance is mainly due to the growth in the net value of leveraged ETFs, rather than new borrowing by investors. The assets of South Korean residents are still primarily in real estate, cash, and overseas stocks, and the domestic stock market still has room for incremental capital inflows.Goldman Sachs expects that the overall net profit of South Korean companies will grow by approximately 320% year-on-year in 2026, and will maintain a growth rate of about 35% in 2027. They maintain a target of 12,000 points for the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) over the next 12 months, which still represents more than a 20% upside from the current level, but they anticipate that market volatility will increase in the future.

According to SoSoValue data, the overall cryptocurrency market is on an upward trend, with the CeFi sector performing strongly, rising 2.74% in 24 hours. Among them, Binance Coin (BNB) increased by 3.19%, and Bitget Token (BGB) rose by 1.01%. At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 1.21%, breaking through $63,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose by 1.26%, approaching $1,800.In other sectors, the DeFi sector rose 2.41% in 24 hours, with Lighter (LIT) increasing by 18.06%; the Layer1 sector rose by 2.15%, with Canton Network (CC) increasing by 4.5%; the Meme sector rose by 1.38%, with Pump.fun (PUMP) increasing by 7.83%; the PayFi sector rose by 1.12%, with Ultima (ULTIMA) increasing by 11.19%; the Layer2 sector rose by 0.21%, with Starknet (STRK) increasing by 1.94%. In addition, the NFT sector fell by 0.93%, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) decreasing by 2.81%.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency sector has generally declined, with the Layer2 sector dropping 3.57% in 24 hours. Among them, Mantle (MNT) fell 4.97%, Starknet (STRK) fell 4.93%, and Celestia (TIA) fell 9.54%. At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 1.89%, falling below $59,000; Ethereum (ETH) fell 0.98%, dropping below $1,600.In other sectors, the PayFi sector declined 0.29%, but Stellar (XLM) rose 11%; the CeFi sector fell 0.87%, with Binance Coin (BNB) down 1.19%; the Meme sector dropped 1.05%, while MemeCore (M) rose 22.6%; the Layer1 sector fell 1.41%, with Cardano (ADA) relatively strong, rising 1.32%; the DeFi sector dropped 2.79%, with LAB (LAB) down 14.83%. Additionally, the SocialFi and NFT sectors remained relatively strong, rising 0.5% and 0.54%, respectively. Within the SocialFi sector, Gram (GRAM) rose 1.01%; within the NFT sector, Audiera (BEAT) rose 7.87%.

According to Jinshi reports, some U.S. chip stocks fell in after-hours trading, with Micron Technology down nearly 4%, Western Digital and Marvell Technology both down 2%, and Qualcomm down 1%.

According to Gate market data, major stock index futures in Europe and the United States have declined, with the Nasdaq 100 index futures falling over 1% and the S&P 500 index futures dropping 0.5%. The Euro Stoxx 50 futures and the German DAX index futures fell 0.7%, while the UK FTSE index futures dropped 0.8%.

According to SoSoValue data, the overall trend of the cryptocurrency market is declining, with the NFT sector down 3.79% in the last 24 hours. Within the sector, Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) decreased by 2.96%, and Audiera (BEAT) fell by 6.29%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by 1.06%, falling below $64,000; Ethereum (ETH) decreased by 1.34%, fluctuating around $1,700.Only the SocialFi sector remained relatively strong, being the only sector to rise today, up 1.23% in the last 24 hours, with Gram (GRAM), renamed from Toncoin (TON), increasing by 2.13%.In other sectors, the DeFi sector fell by 0.47% in the last 24 hours, but DeXe (DEXE) surged by 59.33%; the CeFi sector declined by 0.94%, where OKB (OKB) rose by 2.98% due to various factors including the establishment of a joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), briefly surpassing $83 during trading; the Layer1 sector decreased by 1.51%, with TRON (TRX) rising by 1.77% during trading; the Layer2 sector fell by 1.51%, while Celestia (TIA) increased by 5.40% against the trend; the Meme sector dropped by 1.55%, but BUILDon (B) rose by 6.27%; the PayFi sector decreased by 2.04%, while Telcoin (TEL) increased by 8.06%.The cryptocurrency sector index reflecting the historical market performance shows that the ssiAI, ssiDePIN, and ssiRWA indices fell by 7.86%, 5.26%, and 2.97%, respectively.

According to Jinshi, large bank stocks in the United States generally rose, with Morgan Stanley up 2.6%, Goldman Sachs up 2.3%, and Citigroup up 1.8%.

According to Gate market data, American star technology stocks generally fell, with Tesla (TSLA.O) down 1.9%, Intel (INTC.O) down 1.5%, Oracle (ORCL.N) down 2.4%, and ASML (ASML.O) down 1.3%.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector generally rose, with the DeFi sector performing exceptionally well, increasing by 3.34% in 24 hours. Among them, LAB (LAB) rose by 17.39%, Genius (GENIUS) rose by 8.29%, and Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose by 4.86%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 1.53%, breaking through $65,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose by 1.95%, breaking through $1,700. Notably, MAG7.ssi rose by 2.19%, DEFI.ssi rose by 3.01%, and MEME.ssi rose by 0.64%.In other sectors, the DePIN sector rose by 2.64% in 24 hours, with Grass (GRASS) rising by 13.43%; the AI sector rose by 2%, with Worldcoin (WLD) rising by 8.91%; the Layer1 sector rose by 1.95%, with Zcash (ZEC) rising by 10.65%; the PayFi sector rose by 1.76%, with Dash (DASH) rising by 5.89%; the Layer2 sector rose by 1.64%, with Stacks (STX) rising by 4.56%; the CeFi sector rose by 0.52%, with Cronos (CRO) rising by 3.66%; the Meme sector rose by 0.19%, with Banana For Scale (BANANA) rising by 35.77%. Additionally, the previously significantly rising NFT sector fell by 15.58%, with Audiera (BEAT) dropping by 26.56%. The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiDeFi, ssiMAG7, and ssiLayer2 indices rose by 2.71%, 2.38%, and 2.01%, respectively.

According to Gate market data, the three major U.S. stock indices rose collectively, each increasing by more than 1%.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector continues its downward trend, with the AI sector down 3.37%, Siren (SIREN) down 21.45%, Venice Token (VVV) down 13.08%, but Velvet (VELVET) surged 141.11%.In addition, the NFT sector performed outstandingly, rising 29.36% in 24 hours, with Audiera (BEAT) up 55.7%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 0.73%, fluctuating narrowly around the $62,000 mark; Ethereum (ETH) rose 0.24%, maintaining above $1,600.In other sectors, the CeFi sector fell 0.12% in 24 hours, but NEXO (NEXO) rose 3.62%; the Layer1 sector fell 1.22%, with NEAR Protocol (NEAR) down 8.22%; the PayFi sector fell 1.36%, while Monero (XMR) surged 9.25% during the session; the Meme sector fell 1.42%, with Binance Life (币安人生) relatively strong, rising 6.67%; the Layer2 sector fell 2.16%, with Optimism (OP) down 4.67%; the DeFi sector fell 2.8%, with LAB (LAB) down 13.78%.The cryptocurrency sector index reflecting the historical market performance shows that the ssiMAG7 and ssiCeFi indices rose by 0.61% and 0.47%, respectively, while the ssiAI index fell by 6.35%.

According to Jinshi reports, European stock indices have widened their declines, with the German DAX30 index, Spanish IBEX35 index, and French CAC40 index all falling by more than 1%. The Italian FTSE MIB index fell by 0.65%, and the British FTSE 100 index fell by 0.77%.

According to SoSoValue data, the overall trend of the cryptocurrency market is declining, with the DeFi sector down 5.08% in the last 24 hours. Among them, Hyperliquid (HYPE) fell 8.86%, and LAB (LAB) dropped 25.19%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) decreased by 1.50%, with the price falling below $62,000; Ethereum (ETH) fell 1.65%, with the price dropping below $1,700.In addition, the NFT sector rose against the trend, increasing by 4.57%, with Audiera (BEAT) up 9.51%.In other sectors, the CeFi sector declined by 0.20% in the last 24 hours, with Gate (GT) relatively strong, rising by 1.10%; the Layer2 sector fell by 0.36%, but zkSync (ZK) rose by 5.66%. The Layer1 sector decreased by 1.45%, with NEAR Protocol (NEAR) surging 5.09% during the session; the Meme sector fell by 2.05%, but Cheems Token (CHEEMS) rose against the trend by 6.47%; the PayFi sector dropped by 2.10%, but Litecoin (LTC) increased by 1.27%.The cryptocurrency sector index reflecting the historical market performance shows that the ssiSocialFi, ssiDeFi, and ssiAI indices rose by 0.20%, fell by 5.23%, and fell by 3.76%, respectively.

According to Jinshi reports, European stocks opened lower, with the Euro Stoxx 50 index, French CAC40 index, and German DAX30 index all falling by more than 1%, while the UK FTSE 100 index dropped by 0.35%.