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The SEC has postponed the "innovation exemption" plan for tokenized securities and canceled the cryptocurrency rules meeting, causing concept stocks such as Bullish, Coinbase, and the UNI token to drop.

Upbit operator Dunamu announced its performance for the second quarter of 2026, with quarterly revenue of 173.5 billion won (approximately 12.3 million USD) and operating profit of 23.5 billion won (approximately 1.665 million USD), a decrease of about 26% and 73% respectively compared to the first quarter.In the first quarter, Dunamu's revenue was 234.6 billion won (approximately 16.6 million USD) and operating profit was 88 billion won (approximately 6.234 million USD). Dunamu stated that the decline in performance this quarter was mainly affected by the overall liquidity contraction in the global digital asset market, leading to weakened investor sentiment.

According to Gate market data, Broadcom (AVGO.O) stock price fell by 5%, making it the stock with the largest decline among S&P 500 constituents.

Market pricing shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates more than once before mid-2027 has decreased.

In July, U.S. retail sales recorded a month-on-month decrease of -0.6%, the largest decline since May of last year, and lower than the market expectation of +0.1%.

On-chain analyst Murphy stated that currently, all chips bought in BTC in 2025 are basically in a state of loss. Therefore, apart from wallet migrations, the reduction in the scale of 2025 chips likely means that holders are cutting losses and selling. Data shows that as of now, approximately 4.77 million BTC chips bought in 2025 remain, a decrease of 41.5% from the peak in December last year.From the downward trend, this group has experienced two phases: a rapid decrease in chips before February this year, and a significant slowdown in the rate of decline after February, although it still maintains a certain slope. Murphy believes that the 2025 chips may be the largest potential supply side in the current market scale. In contrast, the BTC chips formed in 2024, 2023, and 2022 have basically completed the release of high-level locked positions due to still having unrealized gains, and the slope of the curve is gradually flattening, indicating that the selling pressure from long-term holders is weakening.Historical data shows that during the bottom phases of the past two bear markets, high-level chips have shown a significant decline: at the bottom of the bear market in 2022, the chips bought at high levels in 2021 decreased by about 51%; at the bottom of the bear market in 2018, the chips bought at high levels in 2017 decreased by about 62%. If we refer to historical cycles, Murphy believes that in this bear market bottom phase, the reduction of high-level chips in 2025 may be in the range of 50%-60%, and the current decline of 41.5% indicates that there is still some room for release. However, this judgment has not yet considered the BTC bought by institutional investors such as spot ETFs and MicroStrategy, as this portion of chips is mostly in a long-term locked state, which may reduce the actual market supply pressure.

Freddie Mac stated that the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage in the United States decreased from 6.69% a week ago to 6.67%, ending five consecutive weeks of increases.The U.S. job market is cooling, with price increases in July slowing down, and core inflation indicators dropping to a five-year low. The market expects the probability of a 25 basis point rate hike in September to fall to 38%. Stalled negotiations in the Strait of Hormuz have raised concerns about high oil prices, and U.S. home sales in July decreased by 4.1% compared to June.

Goldman Sachs analyst Robert Kaplan stated that the Federal Reserve's decision not to raise interest rates in July was "absolutely" correct and urged policymakers to keep an open mind before September, citing the complex factors influencing inflation, and that rigid forward guidance could be counterproductive.Kaplan said, "If I see meaningful improvement, I might be willing to stay put, but I want to make full use of every moment before September to make judgments, avoiding rigidity or preconceived notions." Kaplan believes that the current forces at play include: inflationary pressures from AI development, tariffs, labor constraints, and soaring oil prices; meanwhile, the application of AI works in the opposite direction, accelerating the trend of declining inflation.He stated that Waller should use his speech at this month's Jackson Hole symposium to briefly explain the reasons for the Federal Reserve's inaction in July, rather than delivering a purely "philosophical" speech. Kaplan expressed that his concerns about long-term U.S. Treasury yields are greater than his concerns about the federal funds rate itself.He indicated that the rise in long-term Treasury yields globally reflects a structural supply-demand imbalance driven by persistent large fiscal deficits, rather than Federal Reserve policy.

According to Staking Rewards data, the staking ratio of Ethereum has risen to a historical high, with approximately 41.89 million ETH currently staked, accounting for 34.7% of the total supply of Ethereum. The corresponding market value of staked ETH is about 78.56 billion USD, and the current staking yield is approximately 2.6%, having recently decreased by 0.49%. The number of active validators on the network is about 789,000.The staking ratio has continued to climb recently, with an increase of about 0.77%, while the network inflation rate has dropped to around 0.86%. More and more ETH is being locked in the PoS consensus, simultaneously tightening the circulating supply. The staking yield of ETH mainly comes from consensus layer issuance, priority fees, and MEV, but as the staking volume increases, the yield per validator will be diluted.

JD Group released its Q2 2026 financial report, with revenue of 346.4 billion yuan (approximately 51.1 billion USD), a year-on-year decrease of 2.9%, mainly affected by the high base from the same period last year; operating profit of 4.5 billion yuan, compared to a loss of 900 million yuan in the same period last year, with an operating profit margin of 1.3%; net profit of 7.1 billion yuan (approximately 1.1 billion USD), a year-on-year increase of 15%; Non-GAAP net profit of 8.9 billion yuan (approximately 1.3 billion USD), a year-on-year increase of 20%. JD Retail's operating profit was 13.5 billion yuan, with a profit margin of 4.6%, setting a new high for the promotional season; JD Logistics revenue was 64.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 24%, and JD Takeout's losses significantly narrowed year-on-year. R&D expenses increased by 37.7% year-on-year to 7.3 billion yuan, mainly invested in AI technology capabilities and talent. In the first half of the year, approximately 2.5% of common stock was repurchased, amounting to 1 billion USD, with a remaining repurchase quota of 1 billion USD.In terms of business, JD MALL has opened 30 stores nationwide, completing the strategic layout in first-tier cities; a strategic cooperation was reached with Chanel to open an official flagship store; Costco has settled in JD to open the only official e-commerce flagship store in China. The AI intelligent entity JoyInside has collaborated with nearly 200 brands, with the number of connected devices increasing more than three times compared to last year's Double Eleven. JD Logistics' unmanned vehicles have been operating regularly in over 20 provinces. JD Health's AI intelligent entity "Dawei Doctor" served nearly four times more users during the 618 period year-on-year. By the end of the quarter, the total number of employees in the JD ecosystem exceeded 900,000, with total human resources expenditure reaching 171.7 billion yuan in the past 12 months.

According to BeInCrypto, Nasdaq-listed company Forward Industries reported a net loss of $69 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, primarily due to impairment losses resulting from fair value adjustments of its Solana assets in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The company held approximately 7.55 million SOL at the end of the quarter, with the per-share SOL holding increasing by 9% quarter-over-quarter to 0.073; during the quarter, it increased its holdings by over 500,000 SOL through purchases and staking, and repurchased 2.5 million shares of stock.Revenue for the quarter increased more than fourfold year-over-year to $10.8 million, mainly from SOL staking and other financial services income. As of August 3, the company held approximately 7.8 million SOL, with the per-share SOL holding rising to 0.0754. After the earnings report was released, FWDI's stock price fell slightly by 1.36% in after-hours trading.

ChianCatcher news, Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder tweeted that Arbitrum has been ahead of its time in several aspects. The team strongly advocated for interactive proof design (which was controversial at the time and has now become the standard for optimistic Rollups); chose to establish a business when the business model was still highly controversial; focused on DeFi when most people had not yet understood perpetual contracts and many had given up on DeFi; and launched a dedicated blockchain when the industry generally believed that more chains were unnecessary.Facing backlash each time, but now the industry is aligning with the direction they set from day one: building robust and high-performance financial infrastructure. Goldfeder is proud of the Offchain team for delivering world-class products at an incredibly fast pace and stated that they will continue to deliver, even if most people currently do not understand its necessity; the industry will soon understand.

Market news reports that Anthropic is reportedly set to spend $6 billion to acquire the artificial intelligence startup DeCart.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $57,000.98 in a single buy for the "No Change" outcome during the "Federal Reserve's September Decision" event. Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding probability for this outcome is 40%.

According to Gate market data, the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index widened its decline to 3%, Bilibili (BILI.O) fell over 5%, and NetEase (NTES.O) dropped nearly 4%.

ENS DAO has voted to approve the proposal "Next Era of ENS DAO" and completed on-chain execution, officially establishing the ENS Foundation to promote the ENS ecosystem into a new governance phase.According to the proposal, the ENS Foundation will become a fully operational organization, equipped with a full-time executive director, a professional team, and a board of directors consisting of 5 members, responsible for undertaking institutional work related to ENS in areas such as law, policy, standard-setting, and brand protection.ENS stated that over the past nearly ten years, ENS has developed into an important infrastructure within the Ethereum ecosystem, with millions of registered domain names, and has been integrated by numerous wallets, applications, and Layer 2 networks. However, the DAO itself lacks legal entity status, making it unable to effectively participate in the governance of the internet naming system, sign institutional cooperation agreements, hire full-time employees, maintain trademark rights, or engage in regulatory discussions. The establishment of the ENS Foundation aims to fill this gap. In the future, the foundation will be responsible for:Representing ENS in internet standard organizations such as ICANN, IETF, and W3C, promoting the recognition and management of the ".ens" top-level domain (TLD);Participating in policy discussions as a legal entity, communicating with regulatory agencies and government departments;Holding and protecting ENS trademarks and intellectual property, combating phishing and impersonation;Hiring full-time employees responsible for ecosystem operations, funding programs, and fund management;Becoming a formal cooperation entity between traditional institutions such as registrars and standard organizations and the ENS ecosystem.

According to The Block, Tether-backed Bitcoin treasury company Twenty One Capital (NYSE: XXI) announced its financial performance for the second quarter of 2026, reporting a net loss of $413.5 million, primarily due to the decline in the value of its Bitcoin holdings. The financial report shows that approximately $401.5 million of Twenty One Capital's second-quarter losses came from the decline in the book value of its Bitcoin assets.As the company uses Bitcoin as its core asset allocation, BTC price fluctuations directly impact its financial performance. New CEO Raphael Zagury stated that Twenty One Capital cannot exist solely as a "Bitcoin treasury company" in the future but needs to transform into a broader financial services platform.Zagury proposed that the company's next phase will focus on three main directions, including: expanding its business landscape through mergers and acquisitions; enhancing financing capabilities using capital market tools; and exploring Bitcoin-collateralized loan services.

According to GlobeNewswire, eToro released its Q2 2026 financial report, showing a significant cooling in its digital asset business at the trading level, but the company continues to advance the infrastructure construction of on-chain finance.In terms of trading data, eToro's cryptocurrency trading volume in July was 1.4 million transactions, a year-on-year decrease of 73%; the average investment amount per cryptocurrency transaction was $182, a year-on-year decline of 50%. The revenue related to cryptocurrency assets in Q2 was $1.346 billion, down from $1.915 billion in the same period of 2025. Despite the decline in cryptocurrency business revenue, the company's overall net profit still grew by 77% year-on-year to $53.48 million.In terms of cryptocurrency strategic layout, eToro completed the acquisition of the digital asset self-custody platform Zengo and the Israeli cryptocurrency trading platform Bit2C in Q2 to strengthen its self-custody service capabilities and promote the integration of traditional finance with the on-chain economy. At the same time, the company also made a strategic investment in the on-chain perpetual contract platform Extended and became a founding partner of the Open USD stablecoin ecosystem alliance, further increasing its investment in on-chain trading and stablecoin infrastructure.As of the end of Q2, eToro's held cryptocurrency assets amounted to $49.95 million, down from $62.61 million at the end of 2025.