Morning news from CrypticNews Hub:
1. A member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong: Hong Kong is ready to strengthen regulation of digital assets in the next 18 months;
2. Base becomes the second fastest blockchain, with the number of unique addresses exceeding 100 million;
3. The number of addresses holding Runes protocol tokens has exceeded 810,000, surpassing the number of addresses holding BRC20 tokens;
4. Uniswap Labs document: Since 2023, the rise in cryptocurrency prices has had nothing to do with the stock market backdrop;
5. BitGo CEO responds to controversy surrounding the WBTC project: Ready to assist Maker DAO in conducting an audit to alleviate community concerns;
6. In the last 27 days, about 150,000 ETH has flowed into the LSD protocol, with Lido accounting for 66.66% of it;
7. An Ethereum ICO participant's address transferred 48,500 $ETH to OKX in the last month, equivalent to approximately $154 million;
8. The Canto network has been suspended due to consensus issues and will be paused today for an upgrade at 20:00;
9. Founder of Asymmetric Financial: His two funds continue to invest in $BTC while increasing their holdings in $SOL ;
10. Crypto startups raised $2.7 billion in Q2;
11. The median gas fee on the Ethereum network has reached a new five-year low.