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1️⃣ Market Overview ▪ Total cryptocurrency market cap is approximately $2.17 trillion, with Bitcoin accounting for 58.3% ▪ Fear and Greed Index: 28 (Fear)
2️⃣ Binance Updates ▪ Binance Savings launches a new user-only promotion: earn up to 20% annualized for 7 days on U Savings (APAC exclusive, applicable to the 500U tier ladder) ▪ Binance Wallet introduces a time-limited referral commission offer: up to 80% commission rate, lasting up to 60 days
3️⃣ Industry Highlights ▪ Visa data shows that in June, stablecoin transfer volumes hit a new high of $1.79 trillion. ▪ Strategy introduces a bank Bitcoin adoption indicator, continuously driving institutional BTC adoption. ▪ Trump stated he will resume "sanctions on Iran" actions, with geopolitical risk heating up. ▪ Banks plan to learn from the Zelle collaboration model to build shared infrastructure to cope with the growth of stablecoins. ▪ BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley have joined the U.S. government tokenization working group. ▪ U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $1.974 billion last week, ending 8 consecutive weeks of net outflows.
4️⃣ Today’s Education: How does the Internet Capital Markets (ICM) work?
🔸 On-chain financing platforms ▪ ICM (Internet Capital Markets) is a blockchain-based financing model where anyone can quickly issue tokens and participate in project financing.
🔸 Everyone can participate ▪ No need for traditional venture capital, banks, or complex qualified investor certification—just connect a wallet to participate in investing and financing.
🔸 Automated issuance mechanisms ▪ After a project is published, robots can automatically complete token issuance, dynamic pricing (e.g., bonding curves), and initial distribution, greatly lowering the barriers to issuance.
🔸 Capital markets on-chain ▪ ICM migrates traditional capital market processes to the blockchain, making financing, investing, and trading more efficient and transparent, while opening it up to the world.
5️⃣ Today’s Observations
① Stablecoin transfer volumes set another new record, indicating they are gradually becoming an important global infrastructure for payments and settlement, with increasing institutional participation.
② ICM is trying to reshape traditional financing models to make financing more open and efficient, but the quality of projects and risk screening remain key to future development.
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If there were no liquidity providers, the efficiency of financial markets would decline, making the market less attractive to participants. For example, suppose a particular asset has only a few buyers and sellers; investors may find it difficult to execute trades at fair prices. As a result, the execution price may be unfavorable, leading to a large deviation from the expected execution price.
In the emerging crypto market, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have emerged as strong competitors to centralized exchanges (CEXs). On decentralized exchanges, users can trade directly with others without intervention from a central authority. To maintain market liquidity, decentralized exchanges typically rely on liquidity providers to supply tokens.
Liquidity providers enhance market liquidity by supplying two or more tokens into a liquidity pool, while receiving 流动性供应商代币 in return. 流动性资金池 is a pool jointly provided by multiple liquidity providers, used to facilitate trades and maintain market liquidity. Liquidity providers in the pool supply funds for each mining trade inside and outside the pool to earn fees. Traders benefit from the improved liquidity and can execute trades quickly at stable prices.
However, becoming a liquidity provider also involves related risks. For example, as is well known, the crypto market is frequently volatile, meaning prices can fluctuate dramatically. For liquidity providers, impermanent loss can be substantial. If hedging is done incorrectly, losses may far exceed gains. In addition, if there is not much activity in the liquidity pool, liquidity providers may ultimately be unable to sell the assets they hold and face losses.
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📘 #币安知识词典 Episode 20: Proof of Authority Stake (PoSA)
One of the advantages of PoSA is that it enhances the security of the blockchain. Since the staked assets and reputation of validators are both at risk, if a validator participates in fraud, they would face financial and reputational losses. Therefore, this consensus mechanism can effectively prevent fraudulent activities. In addition, PoSA sets the same 质押 requirements for different validators, enabling validators to participate in transaction verification more fairly.
That said, PoSA also has a potential drawback, primarily the risk of centralization. If the pool of validators is not sufficiently diverse, validators may collude with each other and undermine the network. However, since such behavior would damage validators’ reputations, the probability of this happening is often extremely low.
In essence, the Proof of Authority Stake consensus mechanism is powerful and secure. Despite its clear advantages, it also comes with its own unique challenges. PoSA cleverly combines the strengths of PoS and PoA, paving the way to establish a balanced consensus mechanism, improve the adoption of cryptocurrencies within institutions, and help create a decentralized economic foundation. However, to mitigate and overcome potential challenges, the mechanism also requires careful monitoring and ongoing adjustments.
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1️⃣ Market Overview ▪ Total crypto market capitalization is about $2.19 trillion, with Bitcoin’s market share at 58.5%. ▪ Fear and Greed Index: 32 (Fear).
2️⃣ Binance Updates ▪ Binance Alpha Trading Competition launches Billions Network (BILL); participate in trading to share rewards. ▪ Binance Wallet updates multiple features, adding limit orders, quick buys, prediction markets, and more for an improved experience. ▪ Binance Wallet launches the third season of its Event Meme trading volume campaign, with rewards of up to 200,000 U tokens. ▪ Binance Wallet officially integrates Robinhood Chain, further expanding the on-chain ecosystem.
3️⃣ Industry Hot Topics ▪ International oil prices rise; U.S. stock futures fall. The U.S. again imposes sanctions on Iran. ▪ CME data shows a 62.1% probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in July. ▪ This week’s market focus is on U.S. CPI and PPI data, as well as remarks from Federal Reserve officials, while the CLARITY Act bill continues to advance. ▪ U.S. lawmakers are expected to release a revised crypto market structure bill this week, as the regulatory framework keeps improving.
4️⃣ Today’s Learn: Advantages of Intent (Intent) Trading
🔸 Better User Experience (UX) ▪ Users only need to state their trading goals, without worrying about complex processes like gas, cross-chain steps, routes, etc., truly enabling “goal-driven trading.”
🔸 Lower MEV Risk ▪ In the Intent model, Solvers compete to execute trades, which can reduce MEV risks such as front-running and sandwich attacks, improving trading fairness.
🔸 Better Prices and Higher Efficiency ▪ Solvers aggregate on-chain and off-chain liquidity to find the best execution price for users, and can process transactions in batches—reducing costs and boosting efficiency.
5️⃣ Today’s Watch
① This week’s CPI, PPI, and Fed statements will become the global market focus, and in the short term may affect the direction of volatility in the crypto market.
② Intent trading is gradually becoming the next-generation interaction method for DeFi. As products like Binance Wallet continue integrating, on-chain trading is expected to achieve lower entry barriers, higher efficiency, and better prices.
Is jumping in at the current price a bargain buy or a takeover?
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*This segment is for communication and learning only and does not constitute any investment advice. Please make independent judgments based on your own situation, and be mindful of investment risks.
1️⃣ Market Overview ▪ Total cryptocurrency market cap is about $2.17 trillion, with Bitcoin accounting for 58.3%. ▪ Fear & Greed Index: 28 (Fear).
2️⃣ Binance Updates ▪ Binance Spot launches a Spot Trading Spectacle: trade to share a $500,000 USDC reward pool. ▪ Binance Mining Pool launches a 9th-anniversary event: mine BTC, BCH, LTC, and ETC to share a $4,000 USDC reward. ▪ Binance rolls out a 9th-anniversary VIP event, covering VIP upgrades, trading-volume growth rewards, and invitations to high-end dinners.
3️⃣ Industry Highlights ▪ AI-driven demand may boost inflation; New York Fed Chair Williams says rate hikes are still possible in the future. ▪ Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were basically flat last week, and the job market remains resilient. ▪ Google Research says quantum computing could threaten traditional crypto algorithms as early as 2029. ▪ Swift launches a blockchain cross-border payments system to accelerate the integration of traditional finance and blockchain. ▪ Trump says the U.S. will not issue a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to maintain the dollar’s dominance.
4️⃣ Today’s Explainer: How do Intent (Intent-driven) systems work?
🔸 Core Process ▪ Users only need to sign a single Intent containing the goal, e.g.: "Exchange Asset A for Asset B."
🔸 Solver Participation ▪ The Intent is broadcast to a network made up of Solvers, Searchers, Fillers, and others, all competing to find the best execution plan.
🔸 Execute the Optimal Route ▪ The Solver aggregates liquidity, batches matched orders, or taps into its own inventory to find the transaction path with the lowest cost and highest efficiency for the user.
🔸 On-chain Settlement ▪ The Solver completes the transaction on-chain, typically fronting the Gas first; once the transaction is done, the Solver receives the corresponding compensation—users don’t need to worry about the complex execution process.
5️⃣ Today’s Observations
① AI and quantum computing are gradually becoming the two major long-term variables affecting the crypto industry: on one hand they drive smarter on-chain upgrades; on the other hand they push the industry to plan ahead for post-quantum cryptography.
② Intent-driven trading is changing the on-chain interaction experience—handing complex execution to professional Solvers—which in the future has the potential to become the mainstream interaction method for Web3 wallets and DeFi.
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📘 #币安知识词典 Episode 20: Proof of Authority Stake (PoSA)
One of the advantages of PoSA is that it enhances the security of the blockchain. Since the staked assets and reputation of validators are both at risk, if a validator participates in fraud, they would face financial and reputational losses. Therefore, this consensus mechanism can effectively prevent fraudulent activities. In addition, PoSA sets the same 质押 requirements for different validators, enabling validators to participate in transaction verification more fairly.
That said, PoSA also has a potential drawback, primarily the risk of centralization. If the pool of validators is not sufficiently diverse, validators may collude with each other and undermine the network. However, since such behavior would damage validators’ reputations, the probability of this happening is often extremely low.
In essence, the Proof of Authority Stake consensus mechanism is powerful and secure. Despite its clear advantages, it also comes with its own unique challenges. PoSA cleverly combines the strengths of PoS and PoA, paving the way to establish a balanced consensus mechanism, improve the adoption of cryptocurrencies within institutions, and help create a decentralized economic foundation. However, to mitigate and overcome potential challenges, the mechanism also requires careful monitoring and ongoing adjustments.
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📘 #币安知识词典 Episode 19: Total Value Locked (TVL)
⭐ How to calculate TVL
TVL is a way to measure activity and application rates in the quantified DeFi ecosystem. To calculate TVL, you need to determine the total value of all assets currently locked on the platform, including all locked assets such as collateral 质押资产 and borrowed assets.
Then convert the asset value into a standard unit, such as USD or other fiat currencies. Finally, add up the total value of all assets to determine the TVL of that DeFi protocol.
Data aggregators are a common source for tracking DeFi TVL. These platforms collect data from different DeFi protocols and consolidate it into a unified dashboard, making it easy to track the overall growth of the DeFi ecosystem and its application rate.
⭐ Why is DeFi TVL so important?
TVL is an important metric for understanding the state of the DeFi ecosystem. It can help users assess a protocol’s potential. Here are the reasons TVL is particularly important in DeFi:
👉 TVL reflects the overall health and growth of a DeFi protocol or platform. The higher the TVL, the higher the ecosystem’s application rate and activity.
👉 TVL can be used to measure liquidity within a DeFi ecosystem. The higher the liquidity, the easier it is for users to trade, borrow, lend, or swap assets.
👉 The higher the TVL of a DeFi platform, the more attractive it is to users. Compared with platforms with lower TVL, platforms that lock large amounts of assets are generally more trustworthy and stable, because it indicates that more users are willing to delegate assets to that platform.
However, TVL should not be the only metric used to judge a DeFi project. It is just one of many indicators that should be considered when making a comprehensive evaluation of DeFi projects.
Also, it’s worth noting that TVL changes as users add and remove assets, so be sure to check TVL regularly to accurately understand the ecosystem’s current status.
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1️⃣ Market Snapshot ▪ Total crypto market cap is about $2.14 trillion, with Bitcoin’s dominance at 58.2%. ▪ Fear & Greed Index: 26 (Fear).
2️⃣ Binance Updates ▪ Binance Wallet launches a USDC subscription campaign—participation lets you share a 150,000 PLUME airdrop reward pool. ▪ Binance Research released a stablecoin report: total stablecoin market cap is about $76 billion. Binance custody stablecoins are about $53 billion, and it continues to lead the $1.1 trillion TradFi perps perpetual contracts market.
3️⃣ Industry Hot Topics ▪ International oil prices rise; the U.S. again lists Iran as a sanctions priority. ▪ BNB Chain plans to launch a next-generation chain for AI trading, targeting performance beyond 100,000 TPS. ▪ Google announced that starting August 1, Chrome will be blocked from running crypto-mining extensions. ▪ The IMF (International Monetary Fund) raised its global inflation forecast for 2026. ▪ The AUD, NZD, and CAD strengthen; the market expects there may be rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in the future.
4️⃣ Today’s Quick Learn: What is Intent (Intent Trading)?
🔸 One-sentence explanation ▪ Intent (intent) doesn’t tell the system what to do—it tells the system what result you want.
🔸 Traditional trading model ▪ Users must manually complete every step—such as choosing the trading route, paying Gas, swapping assets, etc. The process is complex and can fail due to slippage or Gas fluctuations.
🔸 Intent mode ▪ Users only need to state the goal, e.g., “I want to swap 1 ETH for at least 2000 USDC.” The system automatically finds the optimal route and completes the trade.
🔸 Advantages ▪ Automatically optimizes the trading path. ▪ Reduces operational complexity. ▪ Lowers the risk of trade failures caused by factors like Gas and slippage. ▪ Users focus more on the final outcome than the trading process.
5️⃣ Today’s Observations
① The integration of AI and blockchain continues to accelerate. BNB Chain’s proposal for a dedicated, high-performance AI chain suggests that use cases like on-chain AI Agents and automated trading will expand further in the future.
② Intent (intent trading) is becoming an important direction for Web3 user experience. In the future, on-chain interactions will evolve from “manual operations” to “describe your needs and the trade gets done,” further lowering the barrier for ordinary users.
“Ultimate Debate” • “Encrypted Future: Grand Trial—In the Second Half of 2026, Who’s Right and Who’s Wrong?”
【Binance Plaza | Beginner Academy • Meet the Experts EP80】
🔥 Four Major Topics · Pro and Con Showdown Debate Topic 1: Is putting traditional finance on-chain saving the crypto market, or snatching the crypto market’s “dinner table”? Debate Topic 2: Is the AI narrative bubble bursting—are AI concept coins still worth holding? Debate Topic 3: Has the BTC bottom already been reached—is this the best time to buy the dip? Debate Topic 4: If exchanges become overly compliant, is the impact more beneficial than harmful—or more harmful than beneficial?
Market cap: Only focuses on the currently tradable tokens
FDV: Estimates the value of a project after all tokens are released.
For example, if a project has 10 million tokens in circulation and each token is priced at $5, then its market cap is $50 million. But if the maximum supply is 100 million tokens, then the FDV would be $500 million. If there is a big gap between market cap and FDV, it indicates that a large number of tokens are still locked up, and they may enter the market in the future.
🚀 Things to consider when using FDV
FDV is not a perfect metric and sometimes may not accurately reflect a project’s value. When using FDV, the following points are worth paying attention to:
Token release mechanism: Look at the release time and method of locked tokens. If a large amount of tokens enters the market in the short term, causing the circulating supply to increase significantly, the risk of token price falling will rise notably.
Demand growth potential: An ideal crypto project should continuously attract users and offset the impact of increased supply by improving the token’s utility and demand.
Fundamentals: A higher FDV is not always a negative signal—especially when the project has clear plans, innovative capabilities, and long-term growth potential.
In addition, besides focusing on FDV, it’s equally important to deeply analyze each project’s overall roadmap to judge whether its FDV is reasonable.
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📘 #币安知识词典 Episode 17: Arbitrage Trading
In financial markets, arbitrage is often regarded as a fundamental force, because it can prevent huge price gaps between different markets for similar or identical assets. Therefore, arbitrage activity relies on small differences in prices, which often leads to price convergence. The speed of this convergence can be used to gauge overall market efficiency. A perfectly efficient market would, in principle, offer no arbitrage opportunities at all, because the price of each trading asset would be exactly the same across all trading platforms.
If executed properly, arbitrage can be seen as a risk-free way to profit from temporary price discrepancies. However, we should remember that trading bots operate across various markets, and many are specifically designed to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities. As a result, depending on the strategy and execution, arbitrage trading may involve certain risks.
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1️⃣ Market Overview ▪ Total crypto market cap is about $2.17 trillion, with Bitcoin’s market share at 58.0%. ▪ Fear & Greed Index: 30 (Fear). ▪ Mainstream coins are mixed: BNB -0.20%, BTC +1.09%, ETH +1.17%.
2️⃣ Binance Updates ▪ Binance launched the Chinese-language Community Wall event, inviting users to jointly record stories from Binance’s 9th anniversary. ▪ Binance Charity launched aid for users affected by the disaster in Accra, with total donations reaching $35,000. Eligible users can claim a 15 USDT token voucher.
3️⃣ Industry Hot Topics ▪ Tether plans to issue USDT on Bitcoin’s native network via the RGB protocol. ▪ The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Stellar Development Foundation signed a new agreement to advance real-world deployment of blockchain payment applications. ▪ Trump said crypto is “powerful,” but did not respond on whether Bitcoin will be included in children’s accounts. ▪ Visa data shows Circle’s USDC continues to narrow the gap with Tether in stablecoin trading volume competition. ▪ U.S. 30-year Treasury yields have returned to above 5%.
4️⃣ Today’s Learn: What is United Stables?
🔸 Next-Gen Stablecoin Protocol ▪ United Stables aims to address issues with traditional stablecoins such as reserve risks and how yield is allocated, building a more transparent and verifiable stablecoin system.
🔸 Issuing the U Stablecoin ▪ The protocol issues the U stablecoin and supports it with openly verifiable reserve assets to improve stability and credibility.
🔸 Yield Returned to Holders ▪ Returns generated by reserve assets (such as low-risk yield assets like short-term Treasuries) can be directly distributed to U holders, giving the stablecoin both payment and yield attributes.
🔸 Payments and Stored Value, Both Covered ▪ The goal is to maintain stable payment functionality while allowing users who hold stablecoins long-term to earn a certain yield, improving capital efficiency.
5️⃣ Today’s Watch
① Market sentiment continues to recover. The fear index has risen to 30. BTC and ETH extend the rebound, but overall capital remains cautious.
② The stablecoin ecosystem keeps upgrading. From expanding Bitcoin ecosystems beyond Tether to exploring yield-bearing stablecoins with United Stables, stablecoins are evolving from payment tools into an important on-chain financial infrastructure.
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In financial markets, arbitrage is often regarded as a fundamental force, because it can prevent huge price gaps between different markets for similar or identical assets. Therefore, arbitrage activity relies on small differences in prices, which often leads to price convergence. The speed of this convergence can be used to gauge overall market efficiency. A perfectly efficient market would, in principle, offer no arbitrage opportunities at all, because the price of each trading asset would be exactly the same across all trading platforms.
If executed properly, arbitrage can be seen as a risk-free way to profit from temporary price discrepancies. However, we should remember that trading bots operate across various markets, and many are specifically designed to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities. As a result, depending on the strategy and execution, arbitrage trading may involve certain risks.
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📘 #币安知识词典 Episode 16: Forks
Forks are divided into two types: soft forks and hard forks. Both types of forks can split the transaction history of a blockchain, but they cause the split in different ways, leading to different impacts on the blockchain network. A soft fork refers to a software upgrade of the blockchain. As long as most nodes in the network accept the related upgrade, the blockchain will not split into two.
A hard fork, on the other hand, is a change to the blockchain protocol that is not backward compatible. Every node must upgrade its system to the latest version in order to keep participating in network activities. If nodes cannot reach agreement on the new rules, the blockchain will split into two different paths. Starting from the fork point, the two paths will run independently using their own transaction ledgers.
Compared with hard forks, soft forks are backward compatible and are therefore considered a safer and more cautious choice. In a soft fork, nodes that have not upgraded to the new protocol version will still consider the blockchain valid. Soft forks can add new features and functions to a blockchain, but they do not change the principles the blockchain follows. Soft forks are often used to implement new functions at the programming level.
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