Huang Renxun has left Beijing, and NVIDIA has not disclosed whether Huang Renxun met with the DeepSeek founder.

According to official data, OKX’s World Cup prediction campaign officially concluded on July 19 alongside the final match, drawing a total of 433,590 participants, with a prize pool of approximately $4.2 million and covering 104 matches. As of July 20, the total number of transactions in OKX’s X Layer ecosystem over the past 30 days reached 136,048,079, with on-chain latency and block settlement frequency both under 100 milliseconds. It is reported that OKX’s World Cup prediction campaign launched on June 3, and was the first self-operated application of Exchange OS, the trading infrastructure built by OKX based on X Layer. Leveraging match prediction as its use case, the campaign further demonstrates X Layer’s capabilities in high-frequency interaction, low-latency settlement, and on-chain trading infrastructure.

Blockchain security firm Hacken has released a report stating that crypto institutions are re-evaluating project security standards, as traditional smart contract audits and operational histories are no longer sufficient as trust benchmarks. Investors are now focusing on continuous monitoring, signature permission management, and incident response capabilities. According to Hacken’s Q2 2026 Security & Compliance Report, among the 1,427 projects it tracks, only 9% have deployed third-party continuous monitoring mechanisms, and just 4% have all three elements: monitoring, bug bounty programs, and security audits. The report shows that of the approximately $764 million in crypto asset losses recorded in Q2 2026, 88.3% came from private key leaks, signature permission issues, and infrastructure security problems, rather than smart contract vulnerabilities. Hacken noted that institutional investors are increasingly adding assessments of signer changes, collateral support, third-party dependencies, incident response capabilities, and audit scope and timeliness to their due diligence processes. The report points out that the 14 projects attacked in Q2 had all undergone audits before, but most losses stemmed from areas outside the coverage of traditional audits, including signature devices, cross-chain bridge validation nodes, backend infrastructure, administrator keys, and old contracts still in operation. Hacken stated that as institutional capital enters the crypto market, projects lacking continuous security proof may face higher risk premiums, fewer investment opportunities, and greater difficulty obtaining insurance and partner support. Federico Bagiotti, Head of Risk Management at Abraxas Capital, said that whether a project’s security level matches its funding scale has become a key criterion for institutional investment, surpassing project potential.

The total accounts on #Tron has surpassed 394M. Active accounts reached 4,646,026, up 4.64% in the past 24 hours.

A crypto whale using the handle "先定 10 个大目标" posted on X, stating that his recent Bitcoin trades have all been short-term long positions—he hasn’t taken any short trades because shorting at this point offers poor cost-effectiveness. He added that Bitcoin is currently at a relative temporary bottom, and he anticipates the asset is about to break out and enter a new upward trend. Worried about missing the breakout signal, the long position of 69.4 BTC he opened on the 18th could be treated as a medium-to-long term trade, though he may adjust it based on market conditions and doesn’t rule out locking in short-term gains from fluctuations. He also noted a major correction in U.S. AI-related tech stocks is possible over the next six months.

According to data from @defioasis, among more than 194,000 unique trading addresses in Polymarket’s World Cup winner prediction market, nearly 130,000 addresses made incorrect predictions and suffered losses, accounting for 66.7% of the total. Of these losing addresses, 114,000 lost less than $100, with an average loss of under $10. A total of 43 addresses incurred losses exceeding $100,000, combining for over $15 million in total losses. On the profit front, most gains were under $100, with an average profit of less than $5. Large profits were concentrated among a small group of traders: 54 addresses successfully earned more than $100,000 each, totaling over $22 million in profits.

Zilliqa’s official statement notes that the project has learned of a security incident involving one of its centralized exchange (CEX) partners, resulting in the theft of some ZIL tokens from cold wallets. The incident remains under investigation, and the team is collaborating with relevant parties to identify the root cause and scope of impact. As a preventive step, Zilliqa has notified all CEXs to temporarily suspend ZIL deposits and withdrawals, to block stolen funds from being transferred or sold via centralized platforms. The project added that it will release further updates after verifying details, and reminded the community to only follow information published through official channels.