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200 million XRP unlocked from unknown escrow wallet, worth over $119 million

According to Whale Alert, 200 million XRP were unlocked from an unknown escrow wallet, worth $119,178,067.

Ethereum beacon chain staked exceeds 34 million ETH

Dune data shows that the total amount of Ethereum beacon chain staked is 34,048,349 ETH, and the staked ETH accounts for 27.83% of the total supply. Among them, the stake share of the liquidity staking protocol Lido reached 28.82%.

BTC fell below 63,000 USDT in the short term, with a 24-hour drop of 5.05%

OKX market data shows that BTC fell below 63,000 USDT in the short term and is currently trading at 63,128 USDT, a 24-hour drop of 5.05%.

Montenegrin court upholds ruling paving way for Do Kwon's extradition to South Korea

The Montenegrin Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that Terraform Labs Pte. co-founder Do Kwon should be deported to South Korea, rejecting a proposal to send him to the United States. The ruling also upheld a fast-track extradition procedure previously issued by another Montenegrin court. After the ruling was announced, Do Kwon's lawyer Goran Rodic said Montenegro would arrange the extradition with the assistance of Interpol and expressed hope that the extradition could be completed "as soon as possible."

Project News

Starknet: The official Discord server has been attacked. Please do not interact with it.

Starknet posted on X that the official Discord is currently under attack. Please do not interact with the server, click on any links, or reply to any messages until further notice. At the same time, it stated that it is working hard to resolve the problem and will provide the latest news through official channels. Please remain vigilant and protect your information.

Jupiter: Proposal to reduce JUP token supply now open for voting

Jupiter announced on the X platform that the proposal to reduce the supply of JUP tokens has now been voted on, with the main goal of providing more certainty, consistency and transparency to all JUP holders and the community. For this proposal, Meow and the core team proposed to reduce the total supply by 30%, from 10 billion to 7 billion. It is reported that the Jupiter team voluntarily cut 30% of its designated allocation.

Aevo has repurchased 1 million AEVO in July

Aevo said in a post on the X platform that it purchased 1 million AEVO at an average price of $0.446 in July through its token buyback process, and also promised to buy back at least 1 million AEVO per month from July to December.

Wormhole plans to unlock 6% of W tokens on August 3

The cross-chain interoperability platform Wormhole announced on the X platform that it plans to unlock 6% of the W tokens on August 3, 2024. At that time, the community’s total 17% of the tokens will be unlocked. These tokens will be managed by the Wormhole Foundation and will only be used for future community-related projects.

makenow.meme official X account has been frozen

The official X account (@makenowmeme) of Solana MEME coin issuance platform makenow.meme has been frozen.

Investment and Financing

Web3 startups raised over $1.1 billion in funding in July

Web3-based startups raised more than $1.1 billion from venture capitalists across 118 deals in July.

Crypto lending company Morpho completes $50 million strategic round of financing, led by Ribbit Capital

Crypto lending company Morpho announced the completion of a $50 million strategic round of financing, led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Variant, Pantera, Brevan Howard, BlockTower and Kraken Ventures. The specific valuation information has not been disclosed yet.

Binance Labs invests in modular L1 chain Particle Network to solve user and liquidity fragmentation issues

According to official news, Binance Labs announced its investment in Particle Network. This L1 solution unifies all chains through universal accounts to solve the user and liquidity fragmentation problems in Web3.

MetaDAO Completes $2.2 Million Funding, Paradigm Leads Investment

Solana's ecological governance experimental project MetaDAO announced the completion of a $2.2 million financing led by Paradigm. It is reported that the project is similar to the prediction market Polymarket. MetaDAO's anonymous founder Proph3t said that Paradigm will hold 3,035 META tokens, becoming the largest single holder of META, accounting for 14.6% of the total supply.

OKX Ventures and Aptos Foundation jointly launch $10 million fund

According to official news, OKX Ventures, the investment arm of OKX, and the Aptos Foundation jointly announced today the launch of a new $10 million fund to support the development of the Aptos ecosystem and the widespread adoption of Web3. The fund will be used to develop an accelerator program in partnership with Ankaa to support the growth of high-quality projects and applications based on Aptos. The accelerator will provide selected Aptos ecosystem projects with venture capital support, focused guidance, market exposure, and a broad network of experts from the OKX team, Ankaa, and the Aptos Foundation.

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QCP: Discussions by US presidential candidates and others about Bitcoin reserves may affect the crypto market landscape

QCP Capital said in its latest analysis that the main conclusion of yesterday's FOMC was that the Fed was clearly inclined to dovishness: the impact of a potential rate cut in September has been fully digested by the market. However, the cryptocurrency market was not affected by the stock market rebound and experienced a broad sell-off overnight until this morning. The market remains nervous, and traders are closely watching the daily Ethereum spot ETF outflows and the supply pressures further exerted by Mt.Gox and the US government.

10x Research: The inflation report to be released on August 14 will show that the inflation rate will fall below 3.0%

10x Research said in its report that while the Fed's statement remained flexible and did not explicitly state that a rate cut would be made in September, Chairman Powell's comments in the subsequent Q&A session hinted at the possibility of a rate cut, depending on the expected decline in inflation. Previously, Powell said that the Fed would only start cutting rates when the case for multiple rate cuts was clear enough. If the Fed continues to cut rates in September, there may be several more rate cuts if the economy remains stable, providing substantial stimulus to financial markets.

DWF Labs Co-creation: Focusing on CeDeFi Synthetic Stablecoin Project

DWF Labs co-founder Andrei Grachev posted on X that the agency is focusing on a CeDeFi synthetic stablecoin that will allow users to earn substantial returns without losing any flexibility in using their assets.