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Bitmine Immersion Technologies, a company rarely in the crypto spotlight, now claims to hold 5.77 million ETH—representing 4.8% of the total circulating supply of 120.7 million ether. According to the company’s announcement, those ETH holdings are part of a broader crypto and cash treasury totaling $11.3 billion.

The announcement frames the accumulation as 96% of the way to what it calls the “Alchemy of 5%”—a milestone of owning 5% of all ether in existence, achieved in just twelve months. If accurate, the holding would rank Bitmine among the largest known ether whales, dwarfing the Ethereum Foundation’s publicly known position and rivaling some of the largest staking entities. Miners and infrastructure firms rarely accumulate ether on this scale, making Bitmine’s approach a departure from the typical model of selling into strength to fund operations. The firm’s treasury now rivals that of some of the largest exchange wallets tracked by on-chain analytics.

Ethereum remains the most active blockchain by developer activity, as highlighted in a recent Top 10 Blockchains by Developer Activity This Week report. That level of protocol usage makes such concentration a real governance concern: a single entity approaching 5% of supply could influence staking rewards, validator sets, and even protocol upgrade votes if the tokens are actively staked. It also raises questions about the dispersion of ether’s supply, which has long been a point of debate among Ethereum’s core developers.

The numbers and the missing proof What’s striking about the release is the absence of any on-chain verification. Bitmine’s announcement, distributed via PRNewswire, provides no public wallet address, no auditor’s attestation, and no snapshot of a custody arrangement. For a holding worth upwards of $10 billion—assuming a rough ETH price of $1,800—the lack of verifiable proof will immediately draw skepticism from market participants accustomed to tracking large wallets like those of exchanges or protocol treasuries.

The company itself is not a household name. Bitmine specializes in immersion cooling technology for cryptocurrency mining, and its stock trades under the ticker BMNR. A pivot to amassing such a large liquid treasury would mark a dramatic expansion of its treasury function, far beyond what most mining or infrastructure firms attempt.

Institutional appetite meets opacity Corporate crypto treasuries have become a fixture of the market narrative. Yet the typical pattern—from MicroStrategy’s bitcoin acquisitions to Tether’s USDT attestations—includes a layer of disclosure that Bitmine has not yet offered. The institutional trend is real: tokenized real-world assets have crossed $20 billion on-chain, as detailed in a recent Weekly Tokenization Roundup. But transparency remains the price of credibility in that shift.

Without visibility, the market cannot price in the risk of a potential sell-off by such a concentrated holder. If a 5.77 million ETH position were to be unwound, even partially, it could create liquidity shocks across centralized and decentralized venues. That’s a tail risk that traders will watch closely if the claim gains any traction.

Regulatory and governance implications At the same time, U.S. lawmakers are debating the contours of a major crypto bill, with banking interests attempting to weaken it just days before a Senate vote. An opaque, multi-billion-dollar ETH position controlled by a single issuer could become a flashpoint for regulators already uneasy about market influence and investor protection. If Bitmine’s claims hold true, they may attract attention not only from the SEC but also from the Ethereum community itself, which relies on a distributed validator set to maintain network security.

Bitmine says it’s 96% of the way to its 5% target. Whether the crypto world will treat that figure as fact remains an open question until the company provides independently verifiable evidence—or the public blockchain either confirms or contradicts the tally. For now, the announcement stands as a bold claim in a market where words carry weight only when matched by code.

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The token-streaming protocol's smart contracts, used by over 345,000 Ethereum addresses, will keep running onchain even as the company behind them steps back.

Sablier Labs, the token-streaming and vesting infrastructure company, has stopped active product development and entered maintenance mode until June 2028, co-founder and CEO Paul Berg announced Monday.

Existing streams, vesting plans and airdrops are unaffected, Berg said, because "the Sablier smart contracts are onchain and permissionless" and don't depend on the company staying in business. Starting July 13, 2026, the official interface stopped accepting new vesting streams and airdrops with end dates beyond June 2028, and blocked open-ended payment streams entirely, according to Berg's post.

Berg attributed the decision to a sharp Q1 2026 decline in usage and revenue, even as the company shipped its most features ever that quarter. He pointed to two causes: customers postponing token launches as crypto markets deteriorated, and AI-assisted coding making it cheaper for competitors to replicate Sablier's products.

"There isn't a venture-scale business in onchain token distribution/money streaming," Berg wrote, adding the market isn't large enough to justify continuing.

Open-Sourcing the CodeSablier also accelerated the license conversion on its primary EVM smart contracts, moving the switch from Business Source License 1.1 to the fully open GPL license from July 1, 2029 to July 13, 2026, immediately. The company said this lets the community fork, modify and deploy the contracts without restriction.

Sablier reported more than 345,000 Ethereum addresses have interacted with its protocol across over 837,000 transactions and 547,000-plus vesting plans, airdrop claims and payment streams, deployed to more than 30 EVM chains plus Solana. Berg said the protocol recorded zero security incidents across its history holding user funds.

Berg said he plans to take a short break before returning to build in crypto.

Some observers argue that the biggest concern may not be profit, but whether a state-backed attacker would accept losses to damage Bitcoin.

A Duke University finance professor, Campbell Harvey, has said that a 51% attack on Bitcoin, long dismissed as a theoretical exercise that would only destroy value for whoever tried it, has quietly become something an attacker could profit from because of today’s derivatives markets.

However, many BTC supporters dismissed the claim made during the July 12 episode of Scott Melker’s Wolf of All Streets podcast, arguing that it ignores the practical economic barriers that would likely stop such an attack.

Derivatives Have Changed Bitcoin’s Risk Profile According to Harvey, a 51% attack, where a single entity gains the majority control of the Bitcoin network’s hash power, has always been technically possible but made little economic sense. This is because an attacker would need to spend billions of dollars on mining hardware but would only end up destroying the value of the asset they had just compromised.

“Why would you spend billions investing in mining equipment, take over the network, but the price of Bitcoin collapses to zero?” Harvey posited. “So you spend all that money and get nothing?”

But now, he believes that equation has changed, given that derivative markets carry enough liquidity for an attacker to short BTC before launching an attack and profit as the price falls.

“The difference today is the derivatives markets,” he told Melker. “What you want to do is simultaneously during the attack take a short position on Bitcoin, and with a short the ideal outcome is if the asset goes to zero.”

The professor did point out that the trade would have to take place on offshore derivatives platforms since it amounted to blatant market manipulation. In his research paper titled “Gold and Bitcoin,” he estimated that such an operation would cost about $8 billion, which is roughly 50 basis points of BTC’s total market value, although he framed the scenario as a risk management exercise and not a prediction, arguing that investors should consider every credible threat instead of dismissing uncomfortable possibilities.

When asked the same question, Grok estimated that anyone looking to carry out such an attack would need to spend more than $10 billion on mining machines and about $1.3 million in electricity costs every hour. It also noted that any attempt would most likely be detected immediately.

Interestingly, Harvey does not think the same scenario can work on Ethereum. According to him, since Ethereum switched to proof-of-stake, an attacker has to acquire more than half of the liquid ETH supply to control one-third of all staked Ether, which would rapidly drive prices higher during the attempt and eliminate the short-selling opportunity he described for Bitcoin.

You may also like: Bitmine Snaps Up Over 30,500 ETH as Tom Lee Focuses on Crypto’s New Success Story Michael Saylor Hints at Another Bitcoin Move for Strategy: Buy or Sell? AI Found a Real Ethereum Bug – But the Bigger Story Is What Comes Next The educator’s criticism of Bitcoin went beyond its network security, as he argued that the OG cryptocurrency is too volatile to qualify as a safe haven asset or reliable store of value. He said that price swings have stayed high even after years of market growth and deeper liquidity. At the time of writing, BTC was trading near $62,000 after slipping to near $61,000 last week following the renewal of hostilities between the US and Iran.

Bitcoin Community Pushes Back The response on X to Harvey’s interview was mostly dismissive, with market watcher David Levenson calling the professor’s take “a fundamental misunderstanding of how derivatives work.” Another listener, PrivateCoSaylor, argued that Bitcoin’s social consensus could reject blocks produced by an attacker, making the strategy economically self-defeating.

However, there were those who aired different concerns, including pseudonymous trader Toni, who noted that while the whole argument rested on profit being the motive, the same wouldn’t hold if a nation-state or short seller simply wanted Bitcoin to fail regardless of any losses they incurred.

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has called time on Base’s content coin era, telling critics the experiments did not work and that the network pivoted away from them earlier this year.

Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network Coinbase launched in 2023, spent much of the past year chasing onchain trends. The bets pulled users in, then left many holding losses. Four stand out.

Four Onchain Bets That MissedZora: Base championed the content-coin app for more than a year, letting users mint social posts as tradable tokens. Activity spiked during Zora’s coin-minting boom, yet critics say it never built a durable base of users.

Creator coins: The network let fans buy tokens tied to individual creators, and even urged funds to back creator coin indexes. Critics say some creators carried weak track records, and users took the hit when prices faded.

Team-backed tokens: Coins linked to former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan and Base creator Jesse Pollak drew crowds, then losses. One critic argued that the same users kept eating the downside on team-promoted tokens.

that’s exactly why the last year has been kinda hard to make sense of

base spent 1+ year pushing zora. did it build a real user moat? not really

base gave more shine to ex-coinbase projects than the wider ecosystem. was it worth it? not really

creator coins got pushed even… https://t.co/YOOxRm5VWx

— XD (@smileyXBT) July 13, 2026 The social-first Base App: Coinbase pitched the revamped app as a do-everything hub, but builders said it shipped features users never asked for. Armstrong recast it as a trading-focused, self-custodial version of Coinbase that made every Base token tradable.

Armstrong Calls Time on Base’s Content CoinsArmstrong answered the criticism directly, agreeing that content coins had run their course.

“Agree with the first part and your point on content coins. They didn’t work and we pivoted early this year. We messed up, time to turn the page,” he wrote in a Monday post.

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The retreat tracked a sharp pullback in activity. Base’s total value locked slid from about $5.3 billion in January to roughly $3.9 billion by mid-February. That $1.4 billion drop landed during a wider rift over Base’s strategy. As of this writing, Base TVL stood at $4.37 billion.

Base TVL. Source: DefiLlamaHe says most resources now go to trading, ahead of payments and agents. He also rejects the idea that Base is chasing AI agents. That focus has not spared the core business. Coinbase revenue fell 31% to $1.41 billion last quarter as spot trading dropped 37%.

Whether a trading-first Base can win back users burned by the earlier bets is the open question. Armstrong offered to hear critics out directly.

Dogecoin is back in one of those awkward areas where both bulls and bears can make a case. Price has cooled into support rather than collapsing, which gives buyers something to defend. But it has not yet produced the kind of clean breakout that would make the next leg obvious.

That is why the current setup matters. DOGE often moves sharply once momentum arrives, but the build-up can be messy. Traders watching this chart are trying to decide whether the current range is accumulation or simply a pause before another fade.

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TL;DR Dogecoin is consolidating near a key support area, according to the chart-led source.The market is watching whether DOGE can turn that base into another move higher.The X chart source should be embedded immediately after this TL;DR in the final WordPress post. https://x.com/doge_trader/status/2075577123984621084

Why Support Matters For DOGE Meme coins trade on attention, but they still respect liquidity zones. When DOGE holds above a known support area, it tells traders that buyers are still willing to step in before panic takes control.

That does not guarantee a rally. It simply means the market has a level to trade against. If that level holds and volume improves, the bullish case becomes easier to defend.

The Risk Is Still Momentum Failure The danger for DOGE is that sideways action turns into apathy. Meme assets need attention and follow-through. Without fresh volume, a support bounce can lose strength quickly.

For now, this is a watch-the-levels setup rather than a victory lap. Bulls want a clean push above nearby resistance. Bears want support to crack and confirm that the rebound was only temporary.

Why The Detail Matters Now The practical takeaway is that Dogecoin stories now have to be read through both market structure and product execution. A headline can create attention, but the more durable signal is whether the underlying source points to real activity, a real filing, a real integration, or a measurable change in how users and institutions behave.

That is why this development is worth separating from ordinary market noise. It gives readers a specific point to track over the next few sessions rather than a vague reason to be bullish or bearish. If follow-up data confirms the direction, the story can build. If not, it still gives the market a clearer snapshot of where attention is concentrating today.

The Market Read The cleaner way to read this story is not to force it into a simple bullish or bearish box. For Dogecoin readers, the useful part is the change in context. A new filing, integration, market signal, or regulatory step can alter how traders think about the next few sessions even when it does not instantly change price.

That is especially true after the last few volatile weeks, when crypto has been dealing with a mix of ETF flows, legal updates, exchange listings, protocol upgrades, and shifting liquidity. The market is no longer reacting to one dominant theme. It is weighing several smaller signals at once, and that makes source-backed developments more important than ordinary chatter.

Why Readers Should Keep This On The Radar For NewsBTC readers, the important question is what this changes from here. If follow-up data, filings, governance updates, or wallet movement confirm the direction, the story can develop into a larger market theme. If the next update is weak, delayed, or contradicted by new data, the market may quickly move on.

That is why the scope matters. This article is not treating the development as a guaranteed price trigger. It is treating it as a fresh signal inside a market that is trying to sort durable activity from short-term noise. The distinction is important because crypto narratives can move faster than the facts behind them.

The next thing to watch is whether this becomes part of a wider pattern. In some cases that means more institutional flows. In others it means stronger developer adoption, cleaner regulatory access, deeper exchange liquidity, or a clearer technical roadmap. Either way, the story is strongest if it is followed by measurable execution rather than another round of speculative headlines.

This report is based on the chart-led X post linked above.

This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.

Dogecoin is currently trading within a long-term accumulation zone, a pattern that has preceded several of the token’s historical price surges. Analysts have observed the first signs of a potential trend reversal emerging on the daily chart, raising the prospect of movement beyond the narrow trading range seen over the past months.

Accumulation phase echoes previous cycle bottomsOver the past few weeks, Dogecoin has remained in a consolidation period with monthly momentum indicators reflecting subdued activity. Similar accumulation phases were documented in 2015-2017, 2019-2020, and again in 2022-2023, each preceding a significant rally as buying interest gradually returned.

This latest consolidation locates Dogecoin near key long-term support levels, amid historic low volatility and diminished momentum. Market participants have yet to demonstrate sustained buying pressure, although the current trading behavior suggests a lack of speculative excess and relatively neutral sentiment.

Technical observers note that holding above the current base and forming higher monthly lows would improve the outlook for a bullish reversal. Should Dogecoin break convincingly above the upper boundary of its ongoing range, it could mark the end of the accumulation stage and signal the beginning of a new expansionary phase.

Comparable periods of accumulation have often come before notable increases in Dogecoin’s price, but losing this zone could postpone any bullish breakout and extend the period of sideways movement.

Key resistance levels define next market movesDogecoin is approaching a key descending trendline, which has shaped market direction since May. The token is trading close to $0.0735, testing resistance that has so far prevented a sustained upswing. Buyers have consistently supported the $0.070-$0.072 band, but confirmation of a trend reversal would require a decisive move above recent highs.

The next major resistance sits between $0.079 and $0.081, a zone where previous support has turned into overhead selling pressure. Successfully reclaiming this area as support could allow Dogecoin to approach more significant resistance near $0.087-$0.090.

Price ZoneRoleImplication$0.070SupportMaintaining this level suggests continued accumulation$0.080Breakout/ResistanceTurning this zone into support signals buyer control$0.087–$0.090Major ResistanceStrong advance possible if surpassedA simple breakout above trendline resistance may not suffice for a full reversal. Dogecoin needs to convert the $0.080 range from resistance to support, providing evidence that buyers are regaining initiative after a prolonged downtrend.

Conversely, if the token fails to hold support and drops below $0.070, the current setup would weaken further. This could maintain the broader downward momentum and delay any potential bullish breakout.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.

Bitcoin is trading around $62,000 on Monday as escalating U.S.-Iran military strikes triggered a broad risk-off move across global markets, pushing crypto sentiment deeper into the fear zone.

Notable Statistics:

Coinglass data shows 81,200 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $326.94 million.        SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $90.4 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Friday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $18.4 million. In the past 24 hours, top losers include DeXe, Pi and Lighter. Notable Developments:

Trader Notes:

Trader KillaXBT’s best strategy is to wait for the short-term supply indicator to flip bullish rather than trading through the current sideways market.

Trader Jelle revealed that he is buying another batch of Bitcoin to increase long-term exposure in a “different week” but with “same plan.”

He plans to use the summer consolidation period to build position, anticipating the next bull run could drive BTC toward the $200,000 level.

Ted Pillows noted Bitcoin is targeting downside liquidity, with a key liquidity cluster around $62,000 that could be swept next.

If that level is cleared, attention could shift to upside liquidity between $65,000 and $66,000, making it the next potential target for a rebound.

Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez says Bitcoin has been rejected from the upper end of its trading channel.

After losing the $63,000 mid-range support, BTC could decline toward the lower channel boundary near $61,700, where buyers may step in and provide support.

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Intersect shares a fresh update on the van Rossem hard fork status in a recent post on X. The intra-era hard fork to Protocol Version 11 will boost Plutus performance, improve ledger consistency as well as the security of nodes. This upgrade also introduces enhanced primitives, VRF key uniqueness, and updated reference input rules.

van Rossem hard fork update ⚙️

As we approach the final 12 hours of epoch 642, a look at the current hard fork status

- 93% block production on node version 11
- 84.15% exchange readiness by liquidity
- Hard fork working group has voted to formally recommend ratification… pic.twitter.com/rEXeuGxCHF

— Intersect (@IntersectMBO) July 13, 2026 Intersect's update on the van Rossem hard fork is necessitated as the Cardano network approaches the final 12 hours of epoch 642.

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Cardano currently has a number of governance actions that are imminent, as well as the hard fork ratification. Currently, the hard fork can ratify on July 8, 13, and 18. It expires on July 18.

Epoch 642 coincides with July 13, with one ratification date left, which is July 18 if all due conditions are not met today. The remaining possible enactment dates are July 18 and 23.

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The van Rossem hard fork governance action has made progress in on-chain voting, with DRep and SPO support now above their required ratification thresholds and four of the five required Constitutional Committee approvals recorded.

Ecosystem adoption and readiness continue to increase, while attention shifts to the possible effect of a hard fork ratification on other active governance actions, according to governance-action priority rules. The ledger gives priority to the hard fork ratification over all other actions and will delay any other governance actions that would ratify simultaneously.

What's remaining?On-chain voting has passed several criteria, but one thing has not. Voting by Constitutional Committee (CC) members has not yet met the 5 out of 7 threshold. Four CC members have voted; three have yet to vote, thus one more constitutional vote or an abstain is required.

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Current on-chain approval is at 76.81% for DReps (60% threshold), 52.76% for SPOs (51% threshold), and 4 of the 5 required Constitutional Committee approvals.

Overall adoption has steadily increased for the van Rossem upgrade, with 93% of current epoch block production occurring on Protocol Version 11. Exchange readiness has surpassed the required threshold, rising to 84.15% of tracked liquidity. The Hard Fork Working Group has also voted to formally recommend ratification of the upgrade, Intersect noted.

The renowned American magazine Forbes has made inconsistent statements regarding cryptocurrencies. In a report published last year, Forbes labeled 20 altcoins, including XRP, Cardano (ADA), Litecoin (LTC), and Ethereum Classic (ETC), as “zombies.”

However, he now includes some altcoins, which he describes as zombie tokens, among the top 10 cryptocurrencies to invest in.

According to Forbes’ latest updates, XRP has been included in their list of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to invest in, ranking fourth after Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB.

Forbes states that the list was compiled based on criteria such as real-world use, market capitalization, and trading volume, and only assets with a market capitalization exceeding $5 billion were included.

Accordingly, the list includes projects such as Solana, TRON, Hyperliquid, Rain, UNUS SED LEO, and Zcash (ZEC), in addition to Bitcoin, Ethereum BNB, and XRP.

Bitcoin tops the list with its status as digital gold, while Ethereum comes in second thanks to its power in smart contracts and decentralized applications.

Forbes highlighted XRP’s role in international payments as one of its greatest strengths, noting that Ripple has forged partnerships with financial institutions, providing XRP with a practical use case that sets it apart from many other cryptocurrencies.

Conversely, it was also noted that XRP has disadvantages. The first of these was concerns about centralization, while the other was the large XRP holdings of Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen.

“…Unlike Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies obtained through mining, XRP tokens enter circulation the moment Ripple decides to sell coins. Therefore, there are concerns about the centralized structure controlling the XRP supply.”

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, with a net worth ranging from $1 to $7.6 billion, owns a significant portion of XRP.

2- There are concerns about centralization due to Ripple’s control over the XRP supply.

XRP, with a market capitalization of $67 billion, is currently trading at around $1.07.

*This is not investment advice.

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BNB Chain has become one of the busiest destinations for memecoin launches. As more creators look for simple deployment tools, launchpads are evolving beyond basic token creation into complete ecosystems with analytics, automation, and community features.

Two projects attracting attention are Four.meme and MemeToro ($MT). While both are built around BNB Chain, they take very different approaches. One focuses on making launches fast and inexpensive, while the other uses artificial intelligence to reshape how new meme projects are created.

Four.meme Helped Standardize BNB Chain Launches Four.meme has become one of the largest launchpads operating on BNB Chain.

The platform has grown its ecosystem to a market capitalization of around $523 million, giving creators an easy way to deploy new tokens with an ultra-low 0.005 BNB launch fee.

Its biggest advantage is simplicity.

Projects can launch quickly and automatically migrate liquidity to PancakeSwap, reducing much of the manual work traditionally associated with decentralized token launches.

That streamlined experience has helped Four.meme become one of the busiest launch platforms on the network.

However, the platform largely leaves trend discovery and project planning to the creator.

MemeToro Brings AI Into the Launch Process Rather than focusing only on deployment, MemeToro ($MT) attempts to improve what happens before a token is launched.

Its AI system continuously monitors news, social platforms, and online communities to identify narratives that are beginning to gain traction. After recognizing a potential trend, the platform helps generate the project’s branding, token structure, and launch package before deployment.

Instead of asking creators to build every element manually, the AI assists throughout the preparation stage.

The objective is not simply faster deployment but smarter launches based on market activity rather than guesswork.

Memecoin Asset Creation and Trading on MemeToro MemeToro combines launch tools with trading infrastructure inside one BNB Chain platform.

MemeToro ($MT) consolidates trend identification and asset deployment into a dual-purpose Web3 engine. The underlying software framework provides creators and market participants with real-time analytics to make more informed data-driven decisions.

Fluid Asset Migration: Move tokens effortlessly from internal tracking to active decentralized exchange trading pools. Incentivize Long-Term Growth: Secure performance fees to keep project operations funded and community initiatives active. Balanced Initial Distribution: Limit maximum early transaction sizes programmatically to prevent centralized supply control. Contextual Trend Analytics: Map shifting social narratives easily with AI assistance to evaluate newly deployed tokens. Alongside these launch features, users can access the platform’s news hub for blockchain updates, educational content, and Web3 guides. While these tools help organize launches, users should still evaluate every project independently before participating.

MemeToro’s Presale Continues to Progress The platform’s native utility token remains available through the ongoing public presale.

MemeToro is currently in Stage 4, having raised $66,670.37, representing 82.52% of its $80,785.59 funding target.

The current token price is $0.00171, increasing automatically to $0.00190 once the next stage begins.

Beyond the presale, the ecosystem is also preparing additional products, including decentralized prediction markets, staking with rewards of up to 35% APR, and SocialFi features powered by the MemeToro ($MT).

These products are designed to give the platform utility beyond token launches alone.

Two Launchpads Built for Different Users Four.meme has established itself as one of BNB Chain’s leading launchpads by making token deployment simple, fast, and affordable. For creators who already know what they want to build, that straightforward model continues to attract significant activity.

MemeToro ($MT) is pursuing a broader vision. Instead of limiting itself to deployment, it combines AI-assisted project creation, launch infrastructure, prediction markets, and community tools into one ecosystem.

As BNB Chain continues expanding its AI-focused roadmap, platforms that combine automation with practical Web3 utility may become increasingly important. That difference is why many investors now include MemeToro among projects to watch when researching the best memecoin to buy in 2026.

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A Wallet Full of ClutterBinance founder Changpeng Zhao, widely known as @cz_binance, has once again sent a batch of unsolicited $BNB Chain memecoins to a burn address, permanently removing them from circulation. Traders on @BNBCHAIN were quick to read meaning into the move, with some interpreting it as a sign of CZ's attitude toward the broader memecoin market. CZ was characteristically blunt in response: it was not that profound.

According to Cryptopolitan, on-chain analyst Ai Yi flagged the transactions, which destroyed three tokens, QUQ, SIREN, and BNBCARD, with estimated values of roughly $305,000, $142,000, and $43,000 respectively. CZ confirmed the cleanup was deliberate, explaining that his public donation address opened to thousands of unsolicited tokens sent by projects hoping to gain visibility or association with one of the industry's most recognised names.

Digital Housekeeping, Not a Market SignalCZ's explanation was straightforward. He opened a wallet he had not checked in some time, found over 10,000 tokens clogging it, and cleared them out. Hokanews reported that he described the decision as "little more than digital housekeeping," dismissing speculation that the burn carried any hidden strategic or symbolic meaning.

He also issued a warning to projects tempted to use the same tactic again. The donation wallet is intended to hold only $BNB, and any future tokens sent to the address may be sold on the open market rather than burned. Coindoo noted that CZ's message served as both a clarification and a warning to project creators who use unsolicited token drops as a marketing tactic.

The pattern is not new. Smaller memecoin projects have long targeted the wallets of high-profile crypto figures to generate attention. This is not the first time CZ has had to sweep his own address, and given the pace at which new tokens are minted on BNB Chain, it is unlikely to be the last.

Sources:
Cryptopolitan: CZ burns $490K in unsolicited meme coin donations
Coindoo: Binance Founder CZ Burns Unwanted Memecoins
Hokanews: CZ Explains Memecoin Burn

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@chainlink has crossed 900,000 non-empty $LINK wallets on Ethereum, an all-time high, with roughly 20,000 new addresses added in the past month alone. The milestone lands while the token trades near local lows in the $7.80 range, a gap that on-chain analytics firm @SantimentData describes as quiet accumulation: holders building exposure while the price stays flat and broader market attention sits elsewhere.

Wallets Rising, Price Not Following The divergence is not new to Chainlink watchers. Santiment data shows $LINK added more than 8,000 non-empty wallets in just five days earlier this month, pushing the total holder count toward 900,000. That kind of wallet growth at a price near local lows typically signals accumulation rather than speculation. The broader trend also extends to larger holders. The number of Chainlink wallets holding at least 100,000 $LINK climbed to a fresh all-time high earlier in 2026, with 805 such addresses on record. Over a seven-week stretch, that cohort expanded by 8.2%, marking the fastest pace of accumulation since the metric was tracked.

Santiment classifies these as whale-tier addresses, typically associated with institutions, high-net-worth individuals, and long-term strategic holders. The growth in this bracket does not come from short-term speculation. A wallet holding nearly $1 million in a single altcoin is likely structured around a multi-month or multi-year thesis.

Adoption Running Ahead of the Chart The on-chain activity sits against a backdrop of expanding real-world integrations. Robinhood activated its Ethereum-based layer 2 blockchain mainnet on July 1, 2026, and selected Chainlink to provide data feeds, data streams, and its cross-chain interoperability protocol from the initial block, powering tokenized stock tokens and on-chain products for millions of users. The DTCC also selected Chainlink's technology in May 2026 to power a new collateral system targeted for the fourth quarter, while more than fifty banks across sixteen countries joined Chainlink's Project Pangea in June 2026 to build faster foreign exchange settlement.

Chainlink has had one of its biggest institutional stretches of the year, and the price has barely noticed. The broader pattern is clear: $LINK has fallen around 20% over the past three months despite positive ecosystem announcements, showing that the market has been discounting good news and focusing more on macro and technical pressure than on long-term adoption headlines. Whether the steady build in holder counts eventually translates into price momentum remains the central question for Chainlink in the months ahead.

Sources:
Blockchain Reporter: Chainlink Whale Wallets Hit All-Time High, Signaling Solid Accumulation
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WTI and Brent crude oil both rose more than 6% intraday, as Houthi militants in Yemen attacked a Saudi airport.

According to Bitget market data, both WTI and Brent crude oil prices rose more than 6% intraday. Reports say Yemen’s Houthi forces attacked a Saudi airport.

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The three major U.S. stock indexes fell across the board, with the Nasdaq Composite once dropping more than 1.3% and SanDisk’s stock plummeting over 12%.

According to Bit.com market data, U.S. stock markets continue to slump, with all three major indexes falling. The Nasdaq once dropped over 1.3%, led by tech stocks: SanDisk fell 12.28%, Western Digital and Seagate Technology both dropped more than 6%, Micron fell 5.53%, SK Hynix fell 7.6%, Intel fell over 6%, and SpaceX fell 4.36%. On the news front, Trump said he would immediately reimpose a blockade on Iran and impose a 20% fee on cargo shipments. Later, Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated that if the core inflation data released this week remains high, the Federal Reserve will need to consider raising interest rates in the near term. Waller noted that the recent rise in core inflation is a cause for concern, with tariffs, rising energy prices, and demand for AI investment being the main factors driving up inflation.

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Waller sets tone on Tuesday's CPI: Hot inflation will support near-term interest rate hikes.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday that the U.S. Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates in the near term if future data shows inflation remains well above the 2% target, describing current monetary policy as being at a crossroads. Waller noted that the path forward will be determined by new data such as the CPI report to be released Tuesday, adding that if data trends turn unfavorable, the Fed is currently in a phase where it should not slack off. Waller stated: "At the current policy level, inflation still has a chance to gradually fall back to the 2% target. But I am equally concerned about the opposite scenario: data in the coming weeks will show inflation remaining at high levels or even continuing to rise, which would require tighter monetary policy in the near term." He specifically noted that he is concerned recent inflation reports show price pressures appear to be broadening across the economy, beyond the impacts of last year’s import tariff hikes or recent energy cost increases, which may reflect broader systemic inflation and would require tighter monetary policy. Waller added: "If this week’s core inflation rate comes in hot again, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will have to consider tightening monetary policy in the near term. It will take months of sustained lower inflation data to confirm that inflation is moving in the right direction." (Jinshi)

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Mizuho: Circle’s Approval by U.S. National Trust Bank Fails to Alter Its Fundamentals, USDC Still Faces Growth and Competitive Pressures

Japanese investment bank Mizuho stated that Circle’s final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish the First National Digital Currency Bank is a positive development, but it does not address the firm’s core current challenges. Mizuho maintains a "neutral" rating on Circle, warning that the market’s reaction to this positive news may be overly optimistic. The firm notes that since March this year, USDC’s circulating market capitalization has fallen by roughly $70 billion to around $740 billion, a sign of slowing growth momentum that could weigh on Circle’s transaction revenue and reserve earnings. Additionally, Mizuho highlights that Open USD (OUSD), a stablecoin complying with the GENIUS Act and launched by over 140 financial and tech firms including Mastercard, Stripe, and Coinbase, is intensifying market competition. As more consortium-based stablecoins emerge, the stablecoin sector may become more homogeneous, making it increasingly difficult for Circle to retain its competitive advantage.

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Brent crude oil breaks through $80 per barrel, rising 5.35% on the day.

According to Bitget market data, Brent crude oil has broken through $80 per barrel, rising 5.35% intraday; WTI crude oil is up more than 5.7% on the day, currently trading at $75.45.

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Waller: If the AI bubble bursts or sees a sharp correction, financial conditions will undergo significant changes.

Fed Governor Christopher Waller said that if an AI-related asset bubble bursts or the market experiences a sharp correction, financial conditions will undergo "considerable changes." Waller noted he does not want the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates prematurely to avoid triggering a recession, but also emphasized that the Fed must not repeat the mistake of being slow to respond to inflation in 2021. He believes the current labor market remains stable, and there are "credible reasons" to expect inflation to continue falling without further policy tightening. However, Waller warned that relying solely on market expectations of inflation declining is insufficient to justify the Fed holding pat. If the Fed waits until market confidence fades to act, it may have to raise interest rates more aggressively to catch up with inflation. "We cannot afford to turn a blind eye to inflation until it is completely gone," he said.

5 hours ago

WTI and Brent crude oil both rose more than 6% intraday, as Houthi militants in Yemen attacked a Saudi airport.

According to Bitget market data, both WTI and Brent crude oil prices rose more than 6% intraday. Reports say Yemen’s Houthi forces attacked a Saudi airport.

5 hours ago

The three major U.S. stock indexes fell across the board, with the Nasdaq Composite once dropping more than 1.3% and SanDisk’s stock plummeting over 12%.

According to Bit.com market data, U.S. stock markets continue to slump, with all three major indexes falling. The Nasdaq once dropped over 1.3%, led by tech stocks: SanDisk fell 12.28%, Western Digital and Seagate Technology both dropped more than 6%, Micron fell 5.53%, SK Hynix fell 7.6%, Intel fell over 6%, and SpaceX fell 4.36%. On the news front, Trump said he would immediately reimpose a blockade on Iran and impose a 20% fee on cargo shipments. Later, Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated that if the core inflation data released this week remains high, the Federal Reserve will need to consider raising interest rates in the near term. Waller noted that the recent rise in core inflation is a cause for concern, with tariffs, rising energy prices, and demand for AI investment being the main factors driving up inflation.

5 hours ago

Waller sets tone on Tuesday's CPI: Hot inflation will support near-term interest rate hikes.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday that the U.S. Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates in the near term if future data shows inflation remains well above the 2% target, describing current monetary policy as being at a crossroads. Waller noted that the path forward will be determined by new data such as the CPI report to be released Tuesday, adding that if data trends turn unfavorable, the Fed is currently in a phase where it should not slack off. Waller stated: "At the current policy level, inflation still has a chance to gradually fall back to the 2% target. But I am equally concerned about the opposite scenario: data in the coming weeks will show inflation remaining at high levels or even continuing to rise, which would require tighter monetary policy in the near term." He specifically noted that he is concerned recent inflation reports show price pressures appear to be broadening across the economy, beyond the impacts of last year’s import tariff hikes or recent energy cost increases, which may reflect broader systemic inflation and would require tighter monetary policy. Waller added: "If this week’s core inflation rate comes in hot again, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will have to consider tightening monetary policy in the near term. It will take months of sustained lower inflation data to confirm that inflation is moving in the right direction." (Jinshi)

5 hours ago

Mizuho: Circle’s Approval by U.S. National Trust Bank Fails to Alter Its Fundamentals, USDC Still Faces Growth and Competitive Pressures

Japanese investment bank Mizuho stated that Circle’s final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish the First National Digital Currency Bank is a positive development, but it does not address the firm’s core current challenges. Mizuho maintains a "neutral" rating on Circle, warning that the market’s reaction to this positive news may be overly optimistic. The firm notes that since March this year, USDC’s circulating market capitalization has fallen by roughly $70 billion to around $740 billion, a sign of slowing growth momentum that could weigh on Circle’s transaction revenue and reserve earnings. Additionally, Mizuho highlights that Open USD (OUSD), a stablecoin complying with the GENIUS Act and launched by over 140 financial and tech firms including Mastercard, Stripe, and Coinbase, is intensifying market competition. As more consortium-based stablecoins emerge, the stablecoin sector may become more homogeneous, making it increasingly difficult for Circle to retain its competitive advantage.

5 hours ago

Brent crude oil breaks through $80 per barrel, rising 5.35% on the day.

According to Bitget market data, Brent crude oil has broken through $80 per barrel, rising 5.35% intraday; WTI crude oil is up more than 5.7% on the day, currently trading at $75.45.

5 hours ago

Waller: If the AI bubble bursts or sees a sharp correction, financial conditions will undergo significant changes.

Fed Governor Christopher Waller said that if an AI-related asset bubble bursts or the market experiences a sharp correction, financial conditions will undergo "considerable changes." Waller noted he does not want the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates prematurely to avoid triggering a recession, but also emphasized that the Fed must not repeat the mistake of being slow to respond to inflation in 2021. He believes the current labor market remains stable, and there are "credible reasons" to expect inflation to continue falling without further policy tightening. However, Waller warned that relying solely on market expectations of inflation declining is insufficient to justify the Fed holding pat. If the Fed waits until market confidence fades to act, it may have to raise interest rates more aggressively to catch up with inflation. "We cannot afford to turn a blind eye to inflation until it is completely gone," he said.

5 hours ago

Jul 13, 2026, 4:34 p.m.

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Mizuho said Circle's final OCC approval for a national trust bank is a positive step but doesn't address the company's core challenges. The bank pointed to USDC's declining market capitalization since March as a key concern. The report also warned that Open USD, a new consortium-backed stablecoin, could accelerate competition and pressure Circle's business.Circle Internet Group's (CRCL) final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish First National Digital Currency Bank is a positive milestone, but investors may be overestimating its significance, according to Japanese investment bank Mizuho.

"While a positive development, we believe the market reaction is likely overly optimistic, as this does not resolve fundamental issues that have been hurting the stock of recent," analysts led by Dan Dolev said in the Friday report.

Shares of the stablecoin issuer closed 5% higher on Friday following the news. The stock on Monday has given back most of those gains, trading 4.7% lower at $63.03 at publication time.

Mizuho reiterated its neutral rating, arguing that the regulatory approval does not resolve the fundamental issues weighing on the stock.

Those challenges include a decline in USDC's market capitalization since March 2026, which the bank said raises questions about the stablecoin's growth trajectory.

Circle's USDC stablecoin has faced headwinds in recent months, with its circulating supply falling by roughly $7 billion from its March peak to about $74 billion in July as redemptions outpaced new issuance. The contraction marks the largest monthly decline since 2022 and has raised concerns among analysts that slowing supply growth could weigh on the firm's transaction and reserve-income outlook, even as on-chain usage remains strong

The stablecoin market posted its largest monthly contraction in years in June, signaling an outflow of on-chain liquidity as crypto markets remained stuck near their 2026 lows.

The analysts also highlighted increasing competitive pressure from Open USD, a newly launched, GENIUS Act-compliant dollar-backed stablecoin developed by a consortium of more than 140 financial and technology companies, including Mastercard (MA), Stripe and Coinbase (COIN).

According to Mizuho, the emergence of consortium-backed stablecoins underscores the risk that the sector becomes increasingly commoditized, making it more difficult for Circle to sustain its competitive position despite securing a national trust bank charter.

"We remain on the sidelines," the report added.

Read more: Circle soars after securing U.S. trust bank approval in crypto expansion

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Japanese investment bank Mizuho reaffirmed its neutral stance on Circle Internet Group after the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted final approval for Circle’s First National Digital Currency Bank. While the regulatory approval marks a significant step for Circle, Mizuho indicated that the move does not resolve key challenges facing the stablecoin issuer.

USDC faces declining market capitalizationMizuho analysts, led by Dan Dolev, highlighted Circle’s continuing struggle with the shrinking circulation of its USDC stablecoin. According to the team, USDC’s circulating supply dropped by approximately $7 billion from its March peak, settling near $74 billion in July, as redemptions outpaced new issuance. This marks the largest monthly contraction since 2022, reflecting broader market conditions and reduced demand for dollar-backed tokens.

The decline contributed to a limited rise in Circle’s share price. After gaining 5% on Friday amid news of the OCC approval, shares retreated 4.7% to $63.03 by Monday, erasing most of the initial gains. Mizuho maintained its neutral rating, noting that Circle’s core issues, such as stablecoin market dynamics and competitive risks, remain unresolved despite the regulatory breakthrough.

While Mizuho’s analysts acknowledged the OCC approval as a positive development, they questioned whether the market’s optimism accurately reflects underlying business challenges, particularly the stagnant growth trajectory of USDC amid market headwinds.

The wider stablecoin market also experienced its steepest monthly contraction in years during June, with overall on-chain liquidity falling as cryptocurrency prices hovered near 2026 lows.

Competition from consortium-backed stablecoinsCircle now faces intensified competition from new entrants, notably Open USD—a recently launched, GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoin backed by a consortium of over 140 financial technology companies. Major firms such as Mastercard, Stripe, and Coinbase have joined this initiative, which Mizuho believes could exert additional pressure on Circle’s market position.

The emergence of Open USD demonstrates industry efforts to create more secure, compliant, and widely accepted stablecoins. Mizuho suggested that as consortium-based stablecoins proliferate, the sector could become increasingly commoditized, making differentiation more difficult for individual issuers like Circle.

Mini dictionary: GENIUS Act, short for Guidelines for Ensuring the Neutral and Inclusive Use of Stablecoins, is a legislative framework in the US aimed at establishing standards for stablecoin issuance and oversight to ensure security, transparency, and regulatory compliance.

The entry of Open USD signals a more competitive environment for stablecoin issuers. Mizuho argued that Circle’s recently secured national trust bank charter may not be sufficient to maintain its competitive edge as the stablecoin landscape evolves.

StablecoinBackersKey FeaturesCirculating Supply
(July 2026)USDCCircleFully backed, transparent, long-time market presence~$74 billionOpen USDConsortium (Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, etc.)GENIUS Act-compliant, consortium-governedN/A (recently launched)Industry outlook and ongoing challengesCircle Internet Group, founded in 2013, is known primarily for its USDC stablecoin, which has become one of the top dollar-backed tokens in the industry. However, the recent competitive dynamics and ongoing market contraction point to growing challenges for standalone stablecoin providers.

Mizuho concluded that while regulatory progress is notable, investors should recognize the persistent risks posed by slowing growth, increased competition, and broader market volatility.

Mizuho’s report indicated that the stablecoin sector may be entering a transition phase, with new regulatory standards and product innovations shaping future competition and sustainability.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.

https://dmarketforces.com/solana-gains-on-booming-non-usdc-usdt-stablecoin-supply/

The supply of non-USDC/USDT stablecoins on the Solana network has experienced a remarkable increase, growing approximately 15 times since January 2025, according to data from @tokenterminal. This escalation has brought the supply to $3.8 billion by mid-2026, although initial reports suggested a higher figure. The growth in alternative stablecoin supply reflects increased capital inflows and places Solana as a significant player in the stablecoin market, ranking third globally after Ethereum and TRON. The surge in stablecoin supply appears consistent with a broader trend of liquidity growth and network adoption.

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In response to these developments, market participants seem to be evaluating the potential impact on Solana’s native token, SOL. The current market pricing suggests a cautious outlook, with a 12.5% probability of SOL reaching $90 by the end of July 2026. The increase in non-USDC/USDT stablecoin supply may indicate growing liquidity and potential demand for SOL, influencing its price dynamics in the coming weeks.

Key Takeaways The non-USDC/USDT stablecoin supply on Solana appears to have grown significantly, suggesting increased network liquidity. Market pricing implies limited expectations for SOL to reach $90 by the end of July, with a 12.5% likelihood. The expansion in stablecoin supply may indicate enhanced capital inflows and adoption of the Solana network. What to Watch Watch for any further developments in Solana’s stablecoin ecosystem, as continued growth could influence SOL’s market dynamics. Key indicators include potential regulatory changes, technological upgrades, and shifts in broader market sentiment. Additionally, any announcements regarding new partnerships or projects on the Solana network could provide further insights into its growth trajectory and impact on SOL’s pricing.

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The privacy coins are once again making headlines amid renewed pressures from Chinese legal researchers. The impact is also visible with the declining prices of Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR), among others, signaling the waning risk-bet appetite of investors.

Meanwhile, the latest development stems from a research article published on the website of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate. The report recommends treating privacy coins and crypto mixers as potential indicators of money laundering activity, adding another layer of uncertainty for the sector.

Privacy Coins Face Fresh Scrutiny in Chinese Legal Research Report The research paper on the website argues that digital assets have created new challenges for law enforcement because of their decentralized, anonymous, and borderless nature. While blockchain technology improves transaction efficiency, the report says these same features can also make it easier for criminals to move illicit funds across jurisdictions.

According to the translated document, prosecutors should consider the use of crypto mixers, privacy coins, and unusually large or irregular transactions as possible warning signs when investigating suspected money laundering cases. The paper also recommends stronger use of blockchain-based evidence and standardized procedures for handling seized digital assets.

Although the article does not introduce a new law, it reflects the direction legal experts believe authorities should take. Market participants often view such recommendations as an indication of stricter enforcement ahead, especially in a country that already maintains a restrictive stance on crypto-related activities.

Notably, this report also follows a similar development in Dubai earlier this year. For context, Dubai has previously banned privacy coins over AML and sanction concerns in January this year.

Zcash & Monero Prices Slip Amid Renewed Pressure The overall market cap of the privacy coins segment fell more than 2% to $50.41 billion, led by the dip in Zcash and Monero prices. As of writing, Zcash price was down more than 4% to $504.21, while the Monero or XMR price fell 2% to $322.5.

The latest dip also suggests that the report by the Chinese legal researchers has spooked investors over its potential impact on the privacy coins. However, it’s worth noting that investors are also keeping close track of the Zcash price prediction, amid the much-anticipated Ironwood upgrade, which will roll out on July 28 this year.

Meanwhile, privacy coins have historically attracted users seeking enhanced transaction confidentiality. Despite that, regulatory attention continues to weigh on their long-term outlook. For investors, the latest developments reinforce the importance of monitoring regulatory trends alongside price movements.

However, as global financial regulators make anonymous spending increasingly difficult, privacy-conscious users are carefully tracking the availability of any functional no-KYC crypto card option still active in the market.

Aave Labs has launched Stable Vaults, a plug-and-play smart contract infrastructure that lets neobanks, wallets, payment apps, and fintechs offer fixed-rate stablecoin yield to their users, no custom DeFi backend required.

The product converts variable on-chain lending rates from Aave markets into predictable, advertised returns that any business can confidently publish to customers.

We've built the easiest way to bring DeFi into user-facing applications. Stable Vaults offer fixed yield, cross-chain access, multi-strategy allocation, tier-based rates, and more.

Stable Vaults power the Aave App's Earn experience and are now available to businesses looking to… https://t.co/bOBH9MEK4j

— Stani (@StaniKulechov) July 9, 2026

The timing is deliberate. As US stablecoin legislation advances and more consumer apps compete with traditional savings accounts on yield, Aave is positioning itself as the infrastructure layer powering that next wave of dollar-denominated financial products.

This news dropped as AAVE is trading at around $95, down -1.5% over the past 24 hours, with a daily trading volume of $178M. However, the leading DeFi token is up around +44% over the past thirty days.

$AAVE is breaking down from a symmetrical triangle after multiple failed attempts to reclaim the upper trendline 👀. Sellers have taken control, and the bearish breakout is now testing lower support levels.

A confirmed move below the triangle support suggests downside momentum… pic.twitter.com/pZ55KIzVEd

— Crypto With Gopal (@cryptowithgopal) July 13, 2026

How the Aave Stable Vaults Actually Work The core mechanic is straightforward: operators integrate once, then choose which stablecoins to accept, currently USDC, USDT, and Aave’s native GHO, and which yield strategies to deploy. Supported strategies include Aave V3 and V4 markets, as well as any ERC-4626-compliant vault, meaning operators are not locked into Aave-only liquidity sources.

The vault smooths out rate variability and delivers a fixed rate to end users. Any yield earned above that promised rate flows back to the operator as additional revenue – a spread model worth understanding if you are a user choosing between competing platforms built on the same infrastructure.

Operators can also tier their offerings: higher returns for loyal or premium customers, short-term promotional rate campaigns, and custom eligibility rules to match local regulations or risk appetite.

Users can deposit and redeem across any networks the operator supports, with cross-chain mechanics handled at the vault level rather than pushed down to individual users.

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Chainlink Does the Heavy Lifting on Infrastructure Aave's cross-chain GHO is officially live, #PoweredByChainlink CCIP starting with @arbitrum mainnet.

The @aave DAO voted for this integration with 100% approval.https://t.co/IkiAD597Vd pic.twitter.com/o0AvVSwiGt

— Chainlink (@chainlink) July 2, 2024

Chainlink CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol) enables secure transfers between chains, while Chainlink Price Feeds provide reliable price data across the system. The Aave App itself already runs on both, which Aave Labs cites as production-grade evidence rather than a pilot-stage claim.

The four named use cases from the launch cover the full spectrum of consumer finance: a neobank embedding Aave-powered savings directly in its app; a payment provider letting merchants earn on idle funds sitting between transfers; a wallet offering one-click earning via Savings GHO; and a fintech issuing its own stablecoin and building an enclosed earning loop through a tailored ERC-4626 vault.

That last case is particularly significant for stablecoin adoption; it gives any company launching a dollar-pegged token an instant yield layer without having to engineer a DeFi protocol from scratch.

The broader Aave protocol holds over $12Bn in total value locked, providing the underlying liquidity context that makes fixed-rate promises credible at scale. Stable Vaults draws on that pool rather than asking operators to source their own.

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What This Means for the Stablecoin Yield Landscape Stable Vaults is not competing with Aave’s own lending market; it is a distribution layer on top of it. Every neobank or fintech that integrates becomes a channel for routing user capital into Aave’s ecosystem, thereby deepening TVL and protocol revenue without Aave needing to own the customer relationship directly.

The operator-keeps-spread model is the nuance to watch. End users receive a fixed rate, but the economics strongly favor platform operators, at least until competitive pressure forces higher pass-through rates.

That dynamic is already visible in adjacent products; competing DeFi lending infrastructure like Morpho captured $90M in TVL in its first week partly by offering more aggressive yield pass-through to users.

For now, Stable Vaults offers something genuinely new: a path for any app to make stablecoin yield feel as ordinary as a savings account balance and for Aave to become the silent engine behind a significant share of the dollar-denominated DeFi economy.

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Aave has selected Chainlink’s Cross Chain Interoperability Protocol as the default infrastructure for cross chain activity across its ecosystem, expanding the integration to cover the Aave App and Stable Vaults.

CCIP already supports transfers of Aave’s GHO stablecoin and cross chain governance through the Aave Delivery Infrastructure, known as a.DI. The system will now also handle the Aave App’s cross chain operations, including deposits, withdrawals, vault rebalancing, yield optimization, and asset transfers.

The Aave App uses Stable Vaults to move deposits and optimize yield across Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum. CCIP will process those actions in the background, removing the need for users to manually bridge assets before depositing them into another network.

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Aave Labs introduced Stable Vaults as an infrastructure product that allows businesses to add fixed rate stablecoin yield to their own applications. The same vault technology already powers savings products inside the Aave App.

GHO and Savings GHO also use CCIP through Chainlink’s Cross Chain Token standard. GHO is currently available across eight networks, with CCIP providing a shared system for moving the stablecoin between supported chains.

The system uses a lock and mint model when moving GHO from Ethereum to supported layer 2 networks. For transfers between other networks, CCIP can use a burn and mint structure designed to preserve GHO’s total supply and fungibility.

Aave governance uses the same infrastructure through a.DI, which allows proposals approved on Ethereum to be executed across other networks where the protocol operates.

The expanded integration gives Aave one system for handling token transfers and the instructions attached to them. This allows actions such as deposits, withdrawals, vault reallocations, and governance executions to move data and assets together instead of relying on separate infrastructure for each operation.

Aave said the decision builds on its existing relationship with Chainlink. Chainlink Data Feeds have served as the protocol’s oracle infrastructure since January 2020, while CCIP operates through the same broader decentralized oracle network.

Each CCIP bridge lane used by Aave is supported by at least 16 independent node operators distributed across different organizations, locations, and infrastructure providers. The system also applies rate limits that restrict the amount of value that can move between networks during abnormal conditions.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Estefano Gomez. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.

A single manipulated price feed let an attacker turn 250 SAUCE tokens worth a few dollars into $9.05 million in borrowed USDC and wrapped HBAR in eight seconds.

Bonzo Lend, a lending protocol on the Hedera network, lost approximately $9.05 million after an attacker exploited a verification flaw in a third-party Supra oracle contract on July 11.

The attacker deposited 250 SAUCE tokens worth a few dollars as collateral, then submitted a manipulated price update that inflated the token's HBAR-denominated value, according to a preliminary incident report Bonzo published. The account subsequently borrowed 6.63 million USDC and 34.52 million wrapped HBAR, worth roughly $9.05 million at the report's reference HBAR price.

Fake Price, Fast ExitA second wallet borrowed roughly $1 million more while the abnormal price persisted, then contacted Bonzo through Discord, identified itself as a white-hat responder and said it would return the funds. That put total abnormal borrowing at about $10.06 million before the return.

Bonzo's own X account said the lend protocol had been temporarily paused while its team investigated volatile markets, and later confirmed it remains paused pending recovery work. Supra Labs, whose oracle contract processed the bad price, published its own incident report attributing the failure to a degenerate BLS signature and zero-valued public key that its Hedera verifier wrongly accepted for a single SAUCE/wHBAR feed, while saying its core aggregation and other feeds were unaffected.

Ecosystem FalloutHedera's total value locked fell nearly 40% in 24 hours after the exploit, and Bonzo's own TVL plunged 77% in the same window. DefiLlama now shows Bonzo's TVL at $3.06 million.

A security researcher's technical writeup said more than $5.25 million of the stolen funds was bridged to Ethereum via LayerZero and swapped into ETH within hours.

DFINITY Goes Live with Community Stress Test@Dfinity has activated MULTI/DEX in Play Mode on multidex.ai, kicking off a structured community evaluation phase for what the project describes as a "DeFi 3.0" protocol built entirely on Internet Computer ($ICP).

The exchange went live on July 11, and simulated trading volume crossed $243 million within 24 hours by July 13, according to the platform's public dashboard. All balances during this phase are dummy assets, meaning no real capital is at risk. Each participant starts with $100,000 in simulated funds and competes on a public leaderboard.

The exchange recorded over $162 million in volume and more than $129,000 in simulated fees on its first day alone.

How MULTI/DEX WorksMULTI/DEX runs 100% on-chain and lists Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), Solana ($SOL), and $ICP against an ICPUSD quote asset. It combines a central limit order book with an automated market maker (AMM), and supports both spot trading and margin positions with up to 10x leverage. An insurance fund built from 5% liquidation penalties is designed to absorb bad debt and keep the exchange solvent.

The infrastructure sits under the governance of the Network Nervous System (NNS), Internet Computer's on-chain algorithmic governance mechanism, which directly orchestrates and updates the network. NNS proposal 142,743 created a dedicated SEV-enabled subnet with confidential computing to host the exchange, spanning seven nodes across seven independent providers and seven jurisdictions. A follow-up proposal on July 9 authorized deployment of the exchange canisters on that subnet.

The Play Mode phase is not just a product demonstration. DFINITY is using it as a formal community evaluation ahead of an official GitHub release. Developers are actively encouraged to probe the protocol for vulnerabilities, with bugs and exploits directed to a dedicated bounty email address. The broader goal is to gather enough community confidence to submit MULTI/DEX to an NNS vote for permanent, autonomous, ownerless execution.

DFINITY founder Dominic Williams framed the launch as a direct challenge to centralized exchanges, describing the project as "true DeFi that mimics CEXs." The play-mode period will determine whether the community endorses handing full control of the platform to the NNS.

Sources:
BeInCrypto via Yahoo Finance: ICP Traders Pile $243 Million Into Multi/DEX
DFINITY Developer Forum: MULTI/DEX Thread
DFINITY: The Network Nervous System, Governing the Internet Computer

THE BLOCK: Japan's largest security token platform moves nearly $3 billion to Avalanche blockchain

WTI and Brent crude oil both rose more than 6% intraday, as Houthi militants in Yemen attacked a Saudi airport.

According to Bitget market data, both WTI and Brent crude oil prices rose more than 6% intraday. Reports say Yemen’s Houthi forces attacked a Saudi airport.

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The three major U.S. stock indexes fell across the board, with the Nasdaq Composite once dropping more than 1.3% and SanDisk’s stock plummeting over 12%.

According to Bit.com market data, U.S. stock markets continue to slump, with all three major indexes falling. The Nasdaq once dropped over 1.3%, led by tech stocks: SanDisk fell 12.28%, Western Digital and Seagate Technology both dropped more than 6%, Micron fell 5.53%, SK Hynix fell 7.6%, Intel fell over 6%, and SpaceX fell 4.36%. On the news front, Trump said he would immediately reimpose a blockade on Iran and impose a 20% fee on cargo shipments. Later, Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated that if the core inflation data released this week remains high, the Federal Reserve will need to consider raising interest rates in the near term. Waller noted that the recent rise in core inflation is a cause for concern, with tariffs, rising energy prices, and demand for AI investment being the main factors driving up inflation.

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Waller sets tone on Tuesday's CPI: Hot inflation will support near-term interest rate hikes.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday that the U.S. Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates in the near term if future data shows inflation remains well above the 2% target, describing current monetary policy as being at a crossroads. Waller noted that the path forward will be determined by new data such as the CPI report to be released Tuesday, adding that if data trends turn unfavorable, the Fed is currently in a phase where it should not slack off. Waller stated: "At the current policy level, inflation still has a chance to gradually fall back to the 2% target. But I am equally concerned about the opposite scenario: data in the coming weeks will show inflation remaining at high levels or even continuing to rise, which would require tighter monetary policy in the near term." He specifically noted that he is concerned recent inflation reports show price pressures appear to be broadening across the economy, beyond the impacts of last year’s import tariff hikes or recent energy cost increases, which may reflect broader systemic inflation and would require tighter monetary policy. Waller added: "If this week’s core inflation rate comes in hot again, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will have to consider tightening monetary policy in the near term. It will take months of sustained lower inflation data to confirm that inflation is moving in the right direction." (Jinshi)

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Mizuho: Circle’s Approval by U.S. National Trust Bank Fails to Alter Its Fundamentals, USDC Still Faces Growth and Competitive Pressures

Japanese investment bank Mizuho stated that Circle’s final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish the First National Digital Currency Bank is a positive development, but it does not address the firm’s core current challenges. Mizuho maintains a "neutral" rating on Circle, warning that the market’s reaction to this positive news may be overly optimistic. The firm notes that since March this year, USDC’s circulating market capitalization has fallen by roughly $70 billion to around $740 billion, a sign of slowing growth momentum that could weigh on Circle’s transaction revenue and reserve earnings. Additionally, Mizuho highlights that Open USD (OUSD), a stablecoin complying with the GENIUS Act and launched by over 140 financial and tech firms including Mastercard, Stripe, and Coinbase, is intensifying market competition. As more consortium-based stablecoins emerge, the stablecoin sector may become more homogeneous, making it increasingly difficult for Circle to retain its competitive advantage.

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Brent crude oil breaks through $80 per barrel, rising 5.35% on the day.

According to Bitget market data, Brent crude oil has broken through $80 per barrel, rising 5.35% intraday; WTI crude oil is up more than 5.7% on the day, currently trading at $75.45.

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Waller: If the AI bubble bursts or sees a sharp correction, financial conditions will undergo significant changes.

Fed Governor Christopher Waller said that if an AI-related asset bubble bursts or the market experiences a sharp correction, financial conditions will undergo "considerable changes." Waller noted he does not want the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates prematurely to avoid triggering a recession, but also emphasized that the Fed must not repeat the mistake of being slow to respond to inflation in 2021. He believes the current labor market remains stable, and there are "credible reasons" to expect inflation to continue falling without further policy tightening. However, Waller warned that relying solely on market expectations of inflation declining is insufficient to justify the Fed holding pat. If the Fed waits until market confidence fades to act, it may have to raise interest rates more aggressively to catch up with inflation. "We cannot afford to turn a blind eye to inflation until it is completely gone," he said.

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