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Alon, co-founder of Pump.fun, stated that two months after the launch of the platform's $15 million Callout reward program, it was found that the initial mechanism inadvertently incentivized undesirable behavior, leading to a flood of low-quality content and weakening users' willingness to continuously create high-quality content.Pump.fun subsequently adjusted the reward algorithm to place greater emphasis on content quality rather than the quantity of posts. According to the new mechanism, the more Callouts a user posts each day, the lower the marginal returns from the new content. Alon mentioned that the reward mechanism is still undergoing iterations, but there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure that a large number of users can sustainably produce high-quality content over the long term.He also stated that the rewards currently cover both top accounts and accounts with fewer than 10 followers, with no favoritism or preferential treatment. Alon suggested that users focus on recommending quality tokens, building trader trust through content, and earning rewards based on the trading volume generated by their Callouts. He emphasized that simply flooding the platform with Callouts or dumping tokens to followers will not yield sustainable returns.

The founder of Pons, Ozzy, posted on platform X in response to community concerns about the PONS buyback and burn mechanism, stating that the current burn rate has indeed not been adjusted, and the "Claim" process has not yet achieved complete decentralization.He mentioned that an on-chain contract upgrade is currently underway, with a new buyback mechanism planned to execute a Claim every 7 days. Subsequently, all funds received in the following 7 days will be used for buyback and destruction of PONS, and this process will repeat to establish a more sustainable buyback and burn mechanism. Currently, all buyback and burn operations have been automated. Anyone can trigger this bot and receive a small reward for this action.He further stated that the previously set buyback and burn rate is 2e per hour. Combined with the current funding scale of approximately 950,000 USD in the Splitter (fund diversion contract), this rate aligns with the 7-day buyback cycle. Funds will also be automatically executed according to the 7-day cycle after being claimed, so the buyback funds will be displayed in two different sections: one is the current active buyback fund pool (Active Buyback Vault), and the other is reserved for the buyback funds for the next week.Previously, crypto analyst yyy posted on platform X stating that Pons has not replenished funds to the buyback allocator for over 5 days, with approximately 440,000 USD in the escrow account awaiting claim. He believes that the untimely claiming of funds has led to a low burn rate of PONS recently and calls for promoting the decentralization of fund claims from the escrow account.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin futures open interest has risen above $50 billion for the first time this year.David Lawant, Head of Research at Anchorage Digital, stated that this is not a warning signal of excessive leverage, but rather a reflection of market vitality, noting that the increase in spot trading volume and the thinning order book point to an early stage of recovery in the Bitcoin market.In his analysis, Lawant introduced the liquidity absorption ratio and explained how to identify shifts in Bitcoin market mechanisms. He mentioned the Bitcoin options market, which is approximately $60 billion in size, and the volatility curve, explaining why short-term Bitcoin volatility remains elevated through 2026, as well as what information options data can provide that prices themselves cannot reflect.He also shared Anchorage's experience with backtesting 37,000 covered call options and discussed how ETFs and treasury companies are changing the price discovery process for Bitcoin.

Solv Protocol recently released a statement regarding the controversy over single redemptions of BTC+, stating that the subscription and redemption mechanism for BTC+ is currently operating normally, and the related incident was triggered by a single transaction that activated risk control review.Solv indicated that the assets related to the involved BTC+ are still fully retained within the protocol and have not been transferred, destroyed, or disposed of, and are undergoing review according to established risk control procedures. The official emphasized that the handling of the case will be based on verifiable information and evidence, and judgments will not be made based on social media identities or unilateral public statements. If necessary, they will cooperate with legal and judicial procedures while continuing to ensure the normal operation of BTC+ with asset security and unified risk control standards.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated that he is considering introducing a token burn mechanism for AAVE in Aavenomics 3.Aavenomics 3 is a new token economics upgrade plan launched by Aave, which has previously promoted measures such as AAVE buybacks supported by protocol revenue.

The cross-chain liquidity protocol ThorChain's official announcement states that the network interruption is an emergency security mechanism aimed at protecting the protocol's security. The suspension is not a selective freeze of specific funds, nor is it a targeted exchange against individuals.The announcement mentioned that in the security incident in May 2026, 10.7 million dollars were stolen from the liquidity pool. At that time, the attacker's address was not blacklisted, so it could still trade on ThorChain. ThorChain stated that it is a permissionless blockchain platform designed with the intention of not conducting any censorship.

Recently, there has been a significant price deviation of fiat currency-pegged stablecoins in South Korean virtual asset exchanges. The Japanese yen stablecoin JPYC surged to four times its benchmark price after its listing, the euro stablecoin EURC skyrocketed over 400% in a single day on Bithumb, and the US dollar stablecoin PYUSD also showed a noticeable premium.Analysis suggests that the aforementioned fluctuations are due to insufficient circulation in the early listing phase combined with concentrated buying, unrelated to the issuer's asset preparation. Industry experts point out that relying solely on reserves cannot prevent price distortions in the secondary market, calling for the establishment of initial circulation guarantees, market maker (MM) and liquidity provider (LP) mechanisms during the design phase of the original Korean won stablecoin system, as well as the introduction of measures such as public disclosure of price deviation rates and restrictions on market orders.

Founder of Strategy Michael Saylor posted that Strategy plans to adjust the dividend mechanism for STRF, STRC, STRK, and STRD, intending to accrue dividends daily, including weekends and holidays, and pay them on the next business day.Saylor stated that this proposed adjustment will not change the economic terms of the relevant securities, and the main goal is to enhance price stability, liquidity, and market demand.

Arbitrum announced a per-transaction priority bidding mechanism to replace the original Timeboost mechanism.According to the disclosed allocation plan, 97% of the revenue generated from priority fees and paid Fast Feed subscriptions will be allocated to the DAO treasury, while the remaining 3% will be distributed to the Arbitrum Developer Guild.

AI predicts derivatives center Fortune Protocol officially launched the AI Lightning Prediction feature in its Agent section.This update further enriches the dimensions of AI predictions and market data. Each prediction round will display UP/DOWN probabilities, AI confidence levels, market price spreads, key influencing factors, and risk information, helping users to better understand AI's judgment on current market trends.At the same time, Fortune has optimized the bi-weekly profit-sharing and refund mechanism, adding bi-weekly profit estimates, profit reconciliation, and refund details, further enhancing the transparency of profit data and fund processing, making it easier for users to understand the profit and refund situation for each cycle in a timely manner.Fortune stated that it will continue to improve the AI analysis, market data, and profit management system in the future, further enhancing the transparency, efficiency, and user experience of trading prediction derivatives.

According to Eleanor Terrett, host of Crypto In America, eight banking industry associations stated in a letter to Senate leaders that the newly added "circuit breaker mechanism" for deposit outflows in the revised Clarity bill text is not a safeguard at all, believing that this mechanism will only be activated after a significant outflow of deposits has already occurred.The aforementioned associations called for further tightening of the wording related to stablecoin rewards to close what they believe are still potential loopholes that could allow for interest payments on stablecoin balances, with the core demands largely unchanged.

According to the Financial Times, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is working with the Treasury and the Bank of England to establish a dedicated regulatory framework for tokenized gold or more broadly tokenized commodities, and is assessing exemptions for certain tokenized gold products or market infrastructure from the scope of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) regulations. Specific plans have not yet been determined.

Vitalik Buterin stated that the "killer application" of adversarial governance mechanism design theory may ultimately appear in the field of artificial intelligence safety. He believes there is a deep correspondence between governance mechanisms and artificial intelligence safety: both involve how "weaker principals" can achieve ideal outcomes from "stronger agents."In governance scenarios, the principal is a static algorithm, and the agent is a human; in artificial intelligence safety scenarios, the principal is humans and weaker large language models, while the agent is a stronger large language model. Vitalik pointed out that if the degree of collusion among agents can be limited, the system can achieve better outcomes, and this mechanism design conclusion may be transferable to the field of artificial intelligence safety.

AMC CEO Adam Aron once again criticized Robinhood's stock token business in a post, raising several questions to Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher. Aron stated that stock tokens violate the fundamental concept of stock ownership and questioned why Robinhood continues to heavily promote stock tokens on its U.S. site when it cannot provide relevant products to U.S. users.Aron also questioned whether stock tokens might lead buyers to mistakenly believe they have the same rights as actual shareholders, as well as the 1:1 stock support mechanism: if some of the underlying real stocks used to support the stock tokens are simultaneously lent to short sellers, can the related tokens still be considered truly 1:1 supported? Aron further criticized Robinhood for conducting related business through a Jersey entity, stating that while stock tokens may represent innovation in Robinhood's view, in his view, "it will only bring shame to Robinhood."Yesterday, Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev published a lengthy article outlining Robinhood's vision of enabling global investors (especially non-U.S. users) to gain exposure to U.S. stocks and ETFs through blockchain, and he focused on the question of whether issuers need to agree to the tokenization of stocks.

Pump.fun announced the launch of the "Holder Reward" mechanism and the cancellation of the Cashback model. From now on, when token creators issue new coins, they can choose between the standard "Creator Fee" model and the "Holder Reward" model.In the Holder Reward model, the relevant fees will be transferred to the Pump.fun distribution wallet, and the platform will automatically conduct multiple proportional distributions every hour. Users with a holding value exceeding 20 USD will receive rewards, with more holdings resulting in more rewards. Rewards are paid in the quoted token of the trading pair; for example, tokens paired with SOL will distribute rewards in SOL.Existing Cashback and Creator Fee model tokens can apply to be converted into Holder Reward tokens, and the conversion cannot be reversed. The SOL and USDC trading pairs will continue to use a tiered fee rate that decreases as market value increases; custom trading pairs can set a fixed rate between 0.01% and 3%, which cannot be modified once determined.

The Central Bank of Russia and the Reserve Bank of India are collaborating to establish a mechanism for settling bilateral trade using digital currencies to improve the efficiency of cross-border payments. Russia has launched the digital ruble, and India's digital currency is also used for government projects.Both parties will discuss digital currency trade settlement with BRICS countries at the summit in New Delhi.

The TON Network DePIN project PinGo officially stated that regarding the recent security incident, the team has confirmed that this attack is related to the asynchronous execution mechanism of the TON blockchain. To further enhance the security of the protocol and prevent similar issues from occurring again, PinGo will upgrade the project contract.In addition, the PinGo team stated that they are currently communicating with relevant ecological partners and exchanges, and will promote exchanges to restore $PINGO deposit services as soon as possible. After the contract upgrade and necessary security checks are completed, the team will continue to disclose subsequent progress.

According to a report by AML Intelligence, the European Commission has passed an authorization bill to expand the "Central Contact Point" (CCP) framework to include Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASP), granting regulatory authorities in member states the power to require local contact persons to be designated by institutions such as cryptocurrency exchanges operating in their countries.This framework previously only applied to electronic money institutions and payment institutions. After the revision, it will include crypto service providers in the anti-money laundering and compliance regulatory network, allowing regulatory authorities to have a fixed contact window domestically and enhance information sharing and law enforcement collaboration.

Liquid Compute CEO Ronit Jain published an article introducing the hedging of computing power prices. Purchasing computing power, holding GPUs, or lending based on this has exposed them to computing power price fluctuations. Hedging is a cash-settled contract that locks in future prices against an index without the need to transfer GPUs.Companies can buy forwards to fix the cost of next year's capacity as a budget item while still being able to purchase from any supplier. Neocloud can sell forwards to convert uncontracted hours into fixed cash flow, making it easier for lenders to provide loans based on this. Regarding the residual value of sale-leaseback, recent forwards can be rolled over when entering a tradable range, or put options can be bought on forwards, with more liquid near-term options available to pay for the option premium.Hedging locks in prices rather than quantities, and does not completely match actual rates, nor is it free: it requires giving up favorable price movements or paying option premiums. Legally, it usually requires signing an ISDA Master Agreement with the counterparty, obtaining permission for the settlement index, and determining the ratio of hedging exposure.