US APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS FRAUD CONVICTION OF FORMER OPENSEA PRODUCT MANAGER NATHANIEL CHASTAIN, IN WHAT PROSECUTORS CALLED THE FIRST INSIDER TRADING CASE INVOLVING DIGITAL ASSETS — RTRS

Tether Reports A Net Profit Of $4.9B In Q2 And Becomes One Of The Largest Holders Of US Treasuries With $127B In Holdings — Blog

Launchpad sector overview

- Launchpad revenue has increased for 5 consecutive weeks.
- Bonkfun contributed over 60% of total launchpad revenue recently.
- Base is the chain with the most tokens launched, driven by Zora.
- Over 440k tokens launched last week; Zora accounted for 200k.
- Bonkfun is dominating first-day token launch volumes.
- Market caps of new tokens are down from February highs.
- Attention has shifted to Bonkfun and Zora, away from Pumpfun.

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OPENSEA CEO DEVIN FINZER ALLEGEDLY USED PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION ON ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR PERSONAL BENEFIT, ACCORDING TO EX-EMPLOYEE NATE CHASTAIN IN COURT DOCUMENTS — THE BLOCK

SEC LAUNCHES PROJECT CRYPTO TO MOVE ALL MARKETS ONCHAIN — SEC

ChatGPT Summary of "Project Crypto"

Key Objectives:
- Enable on-chain securities infrastructure
- Define clear categories for crypto assets
- Welcome back crypto firms previously driven offshore by regulatory hostility
- Allow compliant token launches, airdrops, and ICOs in the U.S.
- Support legal tokenization of stocks, bonds, and other assets
- Reform crypto custody rules and support self-custody
- Allow “super-app” platforms to offer multiple services under one license
- Integrate DeFi protocols into regulated markets
- Introduce an “innovation exemption” for new business models

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Ethereum Unveils Goals For Next 10 Years, Aiming For 10K TPS And Quantum Resistance — Blog

VANECK FILED AN UPDATED VERSION OF ITS SPOT SOLANA ETF S-1 APPLICATION

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GRAYSCALE FILED AN UPDATED VERSION OF ITS SPOT SOLANA ETF S-1 APPLICATION, DISCLOSES 2.5% FEE

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MICROSTRATEGY FILES FOR $4.2B STRC OFFERING, PLANS TO ACQUIRE BITCOIN WITH PROCEEDS — FILING

COINBASE TO INTRODUCE TOKENIZED STOCKS AND PREDICTIONS MARKETS FOR U.S. USERS SOON: CNBC

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FRANKLIN FILED AN UPDATED VERSION OF ITS SPOT SOLANA ETF S-1 APPLICATION

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BITWISE FILED AN UPDATED VERSION OF ITS SPOT SOLANA ETF S-1 APPLICATION

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CANARY FILED AN UPDATED VERSION OF ITS SPOT SOLANA ETF S-1 APPLICATION

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Tyler Winklevoss Says That CFTC Chair Nominee Brian Quintenz "Is Not Aligned With Trump's Goals', Has A "Democratic Agenda" And Showed Up At His Office Unannounced Looking For Him — NY Post

COINSHARES SOLANA STAKING ETF REGISTERED IN DELAWARE

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ETF Flows: 31 Jul 2025

🔴 Bitcoin ETFs: -$114.8M net outflows

🟢 Ethereum ETFs: $17.0M net inflows

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OPENAI RAISES $8.3B AT $300B VALUATION — NYT

In the past 24 hours, 169,754 traders were liquidated. The total liquidations comes in at $735.68M.

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