1. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Worldcoin announced the launch of the WLD token, which will be distributed to more than 2 million people around the world, and Worldcoin skyrocketed on its first day of trading.
2. The total number of Worldcoin tokens is 10 billion and the current number of holders is 30, of which the top 9 addresses account for 99.135%.
3. Westminster National Bank: The Fed is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points and the press conference will be hawkish. Powell may emphasize reliance on data, but pointed out that June's dot plot suggests that at least one rate hike after July remains plausible
4. SBF, founder of FTX, has agreed to a gag order and will be prohibited from discussing issues that could interfere with the trial with the media.
5. Putin has officially signed the law introducing the digital ruble in Russia and the new law will take effect on August 1.
6. Data: Bitcoin block height has exceeded 800,000 (meaning 800,000 Bitcoin blocks have been mined).
7. Long-term Bitcoin holders hold 14.52 million BTC, reaching a record high, equivalent to 75% of BTC's circulating supply.
8. Bitcoin exchange balances fell around January/February 2018, with exchange balances down about 32% from their March 2020 peak.
9. Bank of Korea explores certificate of deposit tokens as stablecoin alternatives.
10. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has begun a series of discussions with 60 companies as part of a pilot program to develop a digital yen.
