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According to Nadal News, the Japanese listed company Quantum Solutions announced the sale of 1,000 ETH for $1.9 million (approximately 311 million yen) from its subsidiary GPT Pals Studio Limited (GPT). The proceeds from this sale will be used for its artificial intelligence infrastructure (AIDC) business, which includes artificial intelligence data centers.Since the fall of 2025, Quantum Solutions has been actively increasing its ETH holdings. As of June 4, 2026, its ETH holdings have reached 6,668.8, making it the company with the largest ETH holdings among Japanese listed companies. The company began selling ETH in June. This is their second sale, with a total of 1,904 ETH sold, reducing their holdings by approximately 29% from the peak to 4,764.8 ETH.

Samsung SDS stated in its earnings call that its strategic investment in the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Dunamu is a "strategic layout for entering the digital asset infrastructure business." Both parties are discussing cooperation on stablecoin infrastructure, next-generation AI payments, and virtual asset financial system integration (SI). Samsung SDS President Lee Joon-hee mentioned that they will combine Dunamu's blockchain operation experience with Samsung SDS's capabilities in IT services, AI, cloud computing, and security to strengthen the digital financial infrastructure business.The earnings report disclosed on the same day showed that Samsung SDS's revenue for the second quarter was 3.7178 trillion won (approximately 2.6 billion USD), a year-on-year increase of 5.9%; operating profit was 231.8 billion won (approximately 160 million USD), a year-on-year increase of 0.7%. Among them, the cloud computing business revenue was 779.4 billion won, a year-on-year increase of 17%, with external cloud computing business revenue surging 75% year-on-year. The company plans to expand its AI infrastructure from the current 110MW to 230MW by 2029, and further expand to over 800MW by 2031. Samsung SDS previously announced an investment of approximately 20 billion won in Dunamu in May 2024.

The "China Business Journal" issued a statement saying: "Recently, our company discovered that illegal individuals are impersonating 'China Business Journal' and sending emails to some companies through non-official company email accounts, falsely claiming to have obtained significant negative information about the companies through so-called 'undercover investigations,' and threatening that if financial compensation (in Bitcoin) is not paid, the related 'undercover articles' will be published."The "China Business Journal" stated that all its news reports strictly comply with national laws and regulations, and interviews and communications are conducted through official channels. Such behavior is suspected of fraud and has been closely monitored, with evidence collected, and all rights to pursue legal responsibility are reserved. The statement reminds relevant companies to remain vigilant; if they receive such impersonated emails, they should not pay any financial compensation, and should immediately preserve all evidence and report to the local public security authorities.

Qualcomm released its Q3 2026 fiscal year financial report, with revenue of $9.95 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 4%, slightly higher than the market expectation of $9.67 billion; adjusted earnings per share were $2.21, basically in line with expectations; net profit was $2 billion. The chip business (QCT) revenue was $8.5 billion, of which mobile-related business was $5.1 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 20%; automotive electronics business revenue reached a record $1.59 billion, a year-on-year increase of 61%, achieving double-digit year-on-year growth for 23 consecutive quarters; Internet of Things business revenue was $1.83 billion, a year-on-year increase of 9%.Qualcomm expects adjusted earnings per share for Q4 to be between $2.05 and $2.25, below analysts' expectations of $2.36. CEO Cristiano Amon stated that revenue from Apple will enter a phase of accelerated decline, and due to supply chain constraints, Qualcomm's component share in the next-generation iPhone is "far below the previously estimated 20%." To cope with the contraction of its Apple business, Qualcomm is accelerating its diversification transformation, expecting its data center business to achieve approximately $5 billion in revenue by fiscal year 2027, and has completed the acquisition of AI software company Modular. Qualcomm plans to adjust prices for some products starting September 1 to address rising costs across the entire supply chain.

According to CoinDesk, Bank of New York Mellon is migrating its core transfer agency records to the blockchain to create a single on-chain ownership ledger and reduce reliance on intermediaries.Initially, this initiative will support clients such as Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, and Dreyfus under BNY, covering the first fully native, UK-regulated tokenized fund and other planned tokenized products. BNY and other large banks are building blockchain-based infrastructure and a tokenized deposit network.The bank expects that traditional systems will continue to coexist in the coming years amid ongoing cybersecurity and smart contract risks.

The sports merchandise platform Fanatics will acquire the federally regulated exchange and clearinghouse under BGC to launch and settle its own prediction market business.Fanatics and BGC also plan to develop new market data products that combine prediction market activities with traditional financial market data. This deal allows Fanatics to enter the prediction market space, competing alongside platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket.

According to The Block, Magic Labs has agreed to sell its embedded wallet business to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's parent company Payward as part of a broader company restructuring, with Magic Labs simultaneously rebranding to Newton Labs. This transaction is in the form of an asset sale, and after the deal is completed, Magic Labs and Payward will continue to operate independently, with wallet customers being taken over by Payward Services.Since its establishment in 2018, Magic Labs has created over 60 million wallets, supporting more than 200,000 developers. Newton Labs will focus on developing the Newton Protocol, which is an authorization layer for on-chain finance that executes compliance, security, and risk strategies before transactions are settled on-chain. The protocol entered the mainnet testing phase in June 2026. The first product based on the Newton Protocol, VaultKit, is a set of composable strategy tools for institutional-grade vaults.This acquisition is another transaction in Payward's ongoing expansion of its financial infrastructure platform. Previously, the company completed the acquisition of the CFTC-licensed derivatives exchange Bitnomial for up to $550 million in cash and stock, and acquired the Hong Kong stablecoin payment company Reap Technologies for $600 million. In 2025, it also acquired the retail futures platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion.

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 the WSJ, Robinhood is in talks with the cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com to further expand its prediction market business.Insiders revealed that both parties plan to integrate Crypto.com's prediction market business into the Robinhood platform, allowing users to participate in the "yes/no" prediction contracts offered by Crypto.com directly through the Robinhood trading interface.

According to BBX data, yesterday and in recent days, global companies listed on the US stock market have disclosed the latest real announcements regarding digital asset transformation and ecological strategic investments. The core dynamics are as follows:Canton sells traditional business to fully transition to blockchain clearing: Canton Strategic Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: $ CNTN) officially announced that it has sold its biotechnology R&D department Gravitas Life Sciences, LLC to Gravitas Collective Corp. The transaction was completed on July 17, 2026. The company clearly stated that this divestiture is an important milestone in its transformation into an operating company, and in the future, it will support the Canton Network through Canton Coin and promote the on-chain digital transformation of traditional financial markets as a strategic investor.Empery Digital invests $20 million in cross-industry computing power electricity park: The US-listed company Empery Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: $ EMPD), which adopts a Bitcoin fund management strategy, announced that it has completed a $20 million preferred stock investment (holding approximately 8%) in Cardinal Data Power, Inc. (CDP) on July 20, 2026. CDP focuses on building electricity-driven data center parks, and this round of financing will support its construction of the first gigawatt-level data center park covering over 3,000 acres in West Texas (Phase I is planned to be operational in 2027, with a long-term plan exceeding 5GW) to meet the next generation of AI and computing power energy demands.

According to PRNewswire, Nasdaq-listed company Canton Strategic Holdings announced that it has completed the sale of its biotechnology research and development department, Gravitas Life Sciences, to Gravitas Collective Corp. The transaction was unanimously approved by the company's board of directors and was officially completed on July 17, 2026.This sale marks the company's further transformation into an operational enterprise focused on driving the digitization of traditional financial markets around the Canton Network, promoting asset tokenization and the digitization process of financial markets, as well as financial infrastructure business.

The South Korean Financial Services Commission stated that it will submit the government bill for the second phase of the "Basic Law on Digital Assets" as soon as possible, and will coordinate the release of guidelines for corporate cryptocurrency asset trading with the legislative process. At the same time, it plans to include digital asset custody under independent business regulation and holds a cautious attitude towards the mandatory separation of custody business from exchanges.In addition, South Korea will refer to the practices of the European Union to provide a more convenient access mechanism for traditional financial institutions applying for virtual asset service provider licenses. Regarding the market's concern about the separation of exchange custody business, the South Korean Financial Services Commission stated that there are currently few cases of mandatory separation overseas and prefers to prevent conflicts of interest through improved behavioral regulation rather than requiring exchanges to operate custody business independently.

According to a report by CryptoSlate, BitMine's Ethereum staking and validation business heavily relies on the third-party operator Ethereum Tower. According to the relevant management service agreement, Ethereum Tower holds an irrevocable interest of 2% in MAVAN, and the initial term of the agreement lasts for up to 10 years; if BitMine terminates the cooperation early under non-specific default circumstances, the other party can still choose to continue receiving revenue sharing for the remaining term or receive a one-time compensation according to a formula.Documents show that in the three months ending May 31, 2026, BitMine's staking and validation business revenue was $45.743 million, accounting for 98.3% of total revenue of $46.535 million. During the same period, the company held approximately 5.4169 million ETH, valued at about $10.856 billion, of which approximately 4.7187 million had been used for staking. The report suggests that this means BitMine's revenue performance is not only dependent on Ethereum staking returns but is also significantly constrained by third-party management relationships and potential termination costs.

According to a report by Reuters, the Chief Minister of Johor, Malaysia, stated on Tuesday that the Johor state government has noted and fully supports the decision made at the special meeting of the municipal hall: to revoke the business license of NS0 Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Network School) located in Forest City, and to order it to cease all activities starting from July 22, 2026.He stated that this decision was made in accordance with due process and relevant legal provisions, and was ultimately decided after a comprehensive review of the law enforcement inspection report, investigation results, and the statements submitted by the company.Network School had previously attracted widespread attention due to allegations on social media. Some netizens claimed that the project accepted participants from Israel, while Malaysia has not established diplomatic relations with Israel.

According to Bloomberg, AI startup 01.ai, founded by AI expert Kai-Fu Lee, plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong after the end of the 2027 fiscal year and intends to seek Pre-IPO financing during its first annual performance announcement. To comply with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's listing regulations for specialized technology companies, 01.ai is currently adjusting its offshore holding structure to pave the way for its future listing in Hong Kong.Founded in 2023, 01.ai achieved a valuation of over $1 billion in just 8 months after receiving investments from institutions such as Alibaba Cloud. The company has completed a business strategy transformation, shifting from its early self-developed cutting-edge large language models to building AI infrastructure services for enterprises, primarily fine-tuning and customizing based on domestic open-source models such as DeepSeek, Alibaba Qianwen, and Zhiyu GLM. Kai-Fu Lee revealed that approximately 50% of 01.ai's business revenue currently comes from overseas markets.

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.

According to The Block, crypto infrastructure and capital markets company Keyrock has completed the acquisition of BlockFills' institutional trading and brokerage business. This transaction brings Keyrock BlockFills' trading technology, institutional client relationships, and a team of experienced derivatives traders.The announcement stated that this acquisition also expands Keyrock's regulatory footprint, establishing a CIMA-registered entity in the Cayman Islands and planning to obtain FCA authorization in the UK. Keyrock's announcement did not disclose the acquisition price. According to previous court documents and reports, Keyrock was selected for $3.25 million in BlockFills' bankruptcy restructuring process. Chicago-based BlockFills filed for bankruptcy protection in early 2026 after suffering significant losses due to the cryptocurrency market crash in February.