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According to Bloomberg, the EU and U.S. have reached a trade deal to avoid a tariff war. The EU agreed to a 15% tariff on most exports, including cars, and pledged to buy $750 billion in U.S. energy, invest $600 billion in the U.S., open its markets, and purchase American military equipment. Key details remain undisclosed, and some terms are still in dispute.

Conform datelor de piață Binance, BNB a crescut peste 827 $ pentru a stabili un nou maxim istoric și acum se tranzacționează la 821,54 $, în creștere cu 0,80% în ultimele 24 de ore. BTC se tranzacționează la 119.520,55 $, în creștere cu 0,79%. Datele Coinglass arată că peste 172 de milioane de dolari în poziții au fost lichidate în ultimele 24 de ore, lichidările pe termen scurt reprezentând aproximativ 118 milioane de dolari.

Several employees of Kuaishou, China's second largest short video platform, embezzled nearly $20m in company funds, sold them into Bitcoin through eight CEXs, mixed the coin, and transferred them back to Chinese RMB bank accounts. They were eventually ordered to return more than 90 Bitcoins and were sentenced to 3 to 14 years in prison. China's top official newspaper, People's Daily, recently made a rare report on the news.

Asia's Weekly TOP10 Crypto News (July 21 to July 27): Russia Uses Kyrgyz Crypto for Sanctions Evasion, South Korea Curbs Crypto ETFs, Thailand Eases ICO Rules, Pakistan Eyes BTC Reserves, Cambodia Shuts Fraud Ring, Hong Kong Busts $1.15B Laundering Case, Fosun Files for Crypto Trademarks and More

WuBlockchain Weekly (July 21–27): Russia Uses Kyrgyz Crypto for Sanctions Evasion, South Korea Curbs Crypto ETFs, Thailand Eases ICO Rules, Pakistan Eyes BTC Reserves, Cambodia Shuts Fraud Ring, Hong Kong Busts $1.15B Laundering Case, Fosun Files for Crypto Trademarks and More

Cea mai mare bancă din Japonia, MUFG, a achiziționat o clădire de birouri înalte în Osaka, evaluată la peste ¥100 miliarde (aproximativ 681 milioane dolari) și plănuiește să tokenizeze proprietatea folosind platforma sa Progmat. Oferta de valori mobiliare digitale va viza atât investitorii de retail, cât și pe cei instituționali.

Uniswap v4 TVL recently surpassed $1 billion, with cumulative trading volume exceeding $110 billion. Both TVL and daily trading activity are primarily concentrated on Unichain and Ethereum. To date, over 2,500 Hooks have deployed liquidity pools, with Bunni and EulerSwap each recording more than $1 billion in cumulative trading volume.

Justin Sun’s address (0x17…a132) withdrew 60,000 ETH from Lido at 10:13 UTC+8 today and subsequently deposited it into Aave, with a total value of approximately $226 million. The address currently holds over $630 million worth of ETH across Lido and Aave.
https://debank.com/profile/0x176f3dab24a159341c0509bb36b833e7fdd0a132

According to Noble's official dashboard, the yield-bearing stablecoin USDN, backed by Paradigm and Polychain, has surpassed $1 billion in cumulative trading volume. USDN currently has a total supply of approximately $115 million and is held by around 30,000 addresses. To date, it has distributed over $1.35 million in cumulative yield.

Coinbase's Conor Grogan estimates at least 913,111 ETH ($3.43B) has been permanently lost due to user errors, making up 0.76% of total supply. With 5.3M ETH burned via EIP-1559, over 5% of all ETH ($23.4B) is effectively destroyed. Grogan notes the real figure may be higher, excluding lost keys and forgotten wallets.

A Gallup survey finds 64% of U.S. investors view crypto as "very risky," despite ownership rising from 2% in 2018 to 14% today. Only 4% plan to buy soon, while 60% remain uninterested. Crypto ownership is concentrated among young men and high-income earners, with low participation from women, seniors, and low-income groups. Only 35% of respondents say they truly understand how crypto works.

Beau, Head of Security at Pudgy Penguins, clarified on X that the project did not acquire OpenSea. He noted that Pudgy Penguins has ambitious plans and there's no need to speculate over specific deals. Instead of focusing on partnerships like Lufthansa and NASCAR, he encouraged the community to look for the next great brand to grow with Penguin. The statement follows rumors that the company acquired OpenSea in December 2024.

TRM Labs reports that Russian entities are using Kyrgyzstan-based crypto platforms to bypass sanctions, driving most of the country’s crypto activity. Platforms like Grinex, Meer, and EVDE are linked to the banned Russian exchange Garantex and help convert rubles to crypto via stablecoins like A7A5.

Weekly Project Updates: Injective Mainnet Onchains SharpLink Stocks, Kraken to Integrate INK Token, Sei TVL Hits All-Time High, Azuki Collaborates with OpenSea to Release NFT Series “Azuki Mizuki Anime Shorts, etc http://wublock.substack.com/p/weekly-project-updates-injective?r=jbpop&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

According to Argentine media Clarín, crypto entrepreneur Hayden Davis has admitted in a U.S. court filing that the LIBRA project is a memecoin, denying it was an investment with a business plan. On January 30, during a meeting with President Javier Milei, Davis-linked wallets transferred nearly $500K USDC to Kraken. The case involves $280 million in frozen assets, with a court hearing set for August 19 in New York.

În contextul cererii recente de deblocare a Ethereum, CEO-ul ARK Invest, Cathie Wood, a observat că Robinhood oferă un bonus de 2% pentru transferurile de criptomonede. Ea a adăugat că fondurile de capital de risc și investitorii își mută ETH staked în companii asemănătoare cu Trezoreria (DAT-uri) pentru a dubla randamentele după deblocare. Acțiuni precum MSTR și BMNR devin canale cheie pentru consilierii tradiționali de a oferi expunere la BTC și ETH.

On July 25, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $453 million, marking 16 consecutive days of net inflows. The ETF with the largest net inflow was BlackRock's ETHA, which saw $440 million in net inflows. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a total net inflow of $131 million, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading the pack with $92.83 million.

According to @EmberCN, the SharpLink wallet received 145 million USDC from a Circle wallet 30 minutes ago, likely newly minted. SharpLink may be raising funds through stock sales to accumulate more ETH. The wallet hasn't bought ETH this week and currently holds 360,900 ETH worth around $1.34 billion.

Potrivit Bloomberg, Tyler Winklevoss a acuzat JPMorgan că a suspendat reintegrerea bursei de criptomonede Gemini după ce a criticat noua politică a băncii de a percepe taxe firmelor fintech pentru accesul la datele clienților. El a spus că Gemini a fost anterior eliminată în timpul Operațiunii ChokePoint 2.0, iar JPMorgan a considerat anterior că relația nu este profitabilă.

Conform Galaxy Digital, firma a facilitat recent vânzarea a peste 80.000 de bitcoin—evaluat la mai mult de 9 miliarde de dolari la prețurile actuale—în numele unui investitor din era Satoshi. Tranzacția, printre cele mai mari tranzacții notionale din istoria cripto, a fost parte din strategia de planificare a moștenirii investitorului.