1. Popular CEX Cryptocurrencies
Top 10 CEX Trading Volumes and 24-hour Price Changes:
- BTC: -1.18%
- ETH: -2.92%
- SOL: -2.91%
- XRP: -2.7%
- BNB: -0.53%
- DOGE: -4.88%
- KITE: -11.71%
- TRX: -0.03%
- ZEC: -1.66%
- QQQB: -1.91%
24-hour Price Increase Ranking (Data source: OKX):
- RE: +24.89%
- VELO: +10.95%
- WLFI: +9.1%
- ZAMA: +7.36%
- FLUID: +6.87%
- POR: +6.52%
- DGB: +5.29%
- XYZ: +5.17%
- 1INCH: +4.55%
- GMX: +4.42%
24-hour Cryptocurrency Stock Increase Ranking (Data source: msx.com):
- TSLQ.M: +25.85%
- MSTZ.M: +12.16%
- LMT.M: +10.42%
- UMAC.M: +10.37%
- AMKR.M: +9.35%
- PONY.M: +7.32%
- RTX.M: +7.2%
- HUT.M: +7.16%
- ZSL.M: +6.95%
- USO.M: +6.71%
- VICR.M: +6.46%
- MRLN.M: +6.15%
2. Top 5 On-chain Memes (Data source: GMGN):
- GME (Robinhood Chain)
- VLAD (Robinhood Chain)
- NVDA (Robinhood Chain)
- Wang Wang (BSC)
- DOYR (BSC)
Headlines
Stop new user registrations, BitMEX will officially close on September 23, 2026
According to an official announcement, cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX will officially close at 12:00 PM (Beijing time) on September 23, 2026, and will stop new user registrations immediately. BitMEX stated that the board of its parent company HDR Global Trading Limited decided to close the exchange after a strategic review.
The platform will operate normally until it closes, but starting from 12:00 PM on August 26 (Beijing time), new positions will be restricted, and users can only reduce positions. Remaining positions after the closing time will be forcibly liquidated. KYC users who do not withdraw their assets before the closing time will be charged an account management fee of $50 per month or 1% of the balance, whichever is higher, and fees may be increased.
The People's Bank of China Shenzhen Branch, Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau, municipal Internet Information Office, and municipal local financial management bureau continue to carry out special rectification, urging local website platforms to strictly fulfill their main responsibilities and legally dispose of a number of illegal self-media accounts. Some typical cases include accounts like "USDT Merchant Group Chat", "Join to Play Virtual Currency", "Search for Bitcoin", "Micro Transfer", "Zhong Chain Lao Jiu", "Medicine Break a Good Sleep", "Little Goldfish 9884", "User 0767527971", etc., which illegally provided marketing and promotional information related to virtual currency business activities within the country, inducing the public to participate in illegal financial activities related to virtual currency. According to relevant policies such as the "Notice on Further Preventing and Disposing of Risks Related to Virtual Currencies", the above accounts have been permanently closed by the platform in accordance with the law.
Initial jobless claims in the US were 187,000 for the week ending July 18, expected 212,000
Initial jobless claims in the US were 187,000 for the week ending July 18, a new low since the week of September 24, 2022, with an expectation of 212,000, and the previous value was revised from 208,000 to 209,000.
Industry News
EU sanctions over 100 banks and cryptocurrency operators
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Borrell, stated that sanctions have been imposed on over 100 banks and cryptocurrency operators, more than 40 shadow fleet vessels, and several refineries in Russia and Belarus.
The Argentine government is promoting the relaxation of capital market controls, intending to allow mutual investment funds (FCI) to invest in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies and permit virtual assets as collateral. This measure originates from a draft deregulation bill drafted by Economy Minister Federico Sturzenegger, which is currently waiting for President Javier Milei's signature before being submitted to Congress. The draft explicitly allows FCIs to allocate assets to virtual assets and establish "qualified investor" funds. The Argentine National Securities Commission's oversight of FCIs is limited to legality and technical solvency reviews; the central bank will have exclusive oversight of infrastructure related to the registration or transfer of cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets. The draft also clearly allows stocks, convertible bonds, and other securities to be issued, stored, and traded through encrypted networks.
Project News
Grayscale's SEC filing for the Worldcoin ETF disclosed that about 90% of circulating WLD tokens are concentrated in 100 wallets. The document also acknowledges that World Chain's sorter operates in a centralized manner, and upgrade functionalities are coordinated and controlled by a few participants from World Foundation, Tools for Humanity, and Optimism, with governance still primarily guided by the World Foundation.
Randy from The Dark Side of the Moon wrote on the X platform in response to comments from Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, regarding Moonshot AI's use of Anthropic's Fable distillation for K3 model development. He stated that Fable was publicly launched on July 1, and K3 was introduced on July 15, with the team training an entirely new cutting-edge model in just 15 days, a duration that could be considered a Guinness World Record level.
Bitcoin will迎come eCash hard fork on August 21
In April this year, Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announced that the Bitcoin eCash hard fork would be activated at block height 963648 (around August 21), at which time a new chain called eCash will be launched. Meanwhile, eCash will airdrop eCash network tokens ECX 1:1 to all addresses holding Bitcoin before block height 963648, requiring no registration or prior claim, provided users transfer BTC to eCash's self-custodial wallet. So far, support rates within the Bitcoin community for this hard fork remain low.
Changxin Technology: The company’s stock will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Sci-Tech Innovation Board on July 27, 2026.
Michael Saylor announced on the X platform that several Bitcoin ecosystem enterprises and financial institutions, including BlackRock, Coinbase, Block, Strategy, announced the formation of the Bitcoin Security Consortium, aimed at supporting the long-term security and resilience of the Bitcoin network, focusing on areas such as post-quantum cryptography. The consortium is co-founded by organizations including Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, BlackRock, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets, Galaxy, and Strategy, with members covering Bitcoin holders, custodians, trading platforms, infrastructure service providers, and asset management companies.
Investment and Financing
K25.ai completes Series A fundraising, Amber Group provides strategic support
K25.ai announced the completion of Series A funding, with strategic support from Amber Group, achieving a post-investment valuation of $200 million. This round of investment will be used to accelerate product development, global expansion, institutional liquidity infrastructure, and creator ecosystem construction. The project primarily combines AI with live content, allowing users to predict real-time trends in sports, esports, and entertainment scenarios, and to achieve real-time market generation, content monitoring, and result adjudication through self-developed AI infrastructure.
Stablecoin issuer Mandela Digital completes $5 million funding, Datavault AI participates
Stablecoin issuer Mandela Digital announced the completion of $5 million in funding, with participation from Datavault AI. The new funds will be used for stablecoin infrastructure construction, compliance, exchange integration, liquidity and marketing, and to accelerate the launch of the 1:1 pegged US dollar stablecoin Mandela Dollar (MUSD). It is reported that MUSD is positioned to promote inclusive finance, cross-border remittances, and digital payments in global southern regions, and Datavault AI will also provide technical support related to the AI platform, blockchain tokenization, SanQtum anti-quantum encryption, and real-world assets (RWA) framework for MUSD.
AI chip startup Etched completes $300 million Series C funding, valuation rises to $10.3 billion
AI chip startup Etched announced the completion of $300 million in Series C funding, with a company valuation reaching $10.3 billion. This round of financing was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), SK Hynix, Jane Street, and Diffusion Capital.
Voices of Influencers
Bitwise CIO: The crypto market has bottomed out, the new bull market focuses on HYPE and HOOD
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated on the X platform that the crypto market has shown signs of bottoming out. Since July 1, Bitcoin has risen by 9%, while the Nasdaq 100 index has fallen by 6%, with ETF capital flows turning positive and market sentiment improving.
He also stated that the new bull market in the crypto space should focus on Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Robinhood (HOOD) as they are examples of combining traditional finance and cryptocurrency. Hyperliquid is a crypto financial application with actual revenue and a good token economic model, while Robinhood is an outstanding company that builds its business on cryptocurrency technology among existing firms.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes posted a farewell to the platform, expressing gratitude to partners, all BitMEX employees, and all customers, saying, "It has been a wonderful journey, and we have created a special enterprise together. I am proud of our achievements."
Hayes stated that BitMEX will responsibly complete the platform closure in its own way. He reiterated his long-standing crypto philosophy, saying, "Opposing traditional finance, opposing banks," and ending with "Satoshi for life."
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