BlackRock Bitcoin Spot ETF holdings approaching 700,000 coins, worth approximately $76.314 billion

On July 8th, according to official channels, the Nasdaq-listed company DeFi Development Corp. (with the Nasdaq code: DFDV) declared that it has augmented its holdings by 47,272 SOL, which is approximately worth $7.19 million.

On July 8th, according to official information, the cryptocurrency payment platform MoonPay announced that users in the regions of the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom can now top up their MoonPay balances through Apple Pay with zero fees in order to purchase cryptocurrency.

On July 8th, as reported by Cointelegraph, following the launch of Robinhood's stock token platform in the European Union last week, it has garnered significant interest from a large number of private companies that are seeking to tokenize their equities. Robinhood's CEO, Vlad Tenev, indicated that the company has received a plethora of requests from private enterprises desiring to enable retail investors to participate in their equity trading via blockchain-based tokens. The platform is currently accessible only within the European Union and supports tokenized trading of more than 200 US stocks, with trading operations occurring five days a week. Furthermore, the platform has carried out a promotional activity, offering away non-tradable tokens representing private companies like OpenAI and SpaceX for free.

On July 8th, as per official channels, Binance Alpha has now initiated Space Nation (OIK). Users possessing at least 140 Binance Alpha Points are eligible to claim a 750 OIK token airdrop. The first come, first served principle applies until the airdrop pool is depleted or the event concludes. The act of claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha Points. Users are required to confirm the claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours; otherwise, it will be regarded as forgoing the airdrop. Furthermore, Binance will launch the OIK Trading Competition and distribute a reward of 5,000,000 OIK.

On July 8th, based on market data, Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) witnessed a 1.5% increase in premarket trading. The company is in the process of seeking approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a blue-chip cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund.

On July 8th, based on market data, the US stock BTCS is currently trading at $2.94 in the pre-market session, with a 5% increase. It was previously announced that it plans to raise $100 million in order to acquire ETH.