The U.S. Senate Banking Committee Advances the "Financial Transparency and Regulatory Compliance Act"

According to CCTV News, the China-led international standard titled "Technical Framework and Functional Requirements for Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) under Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies" has recently been successfully registered with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Delegates from Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, Uganda and other countries will participate in its development. The standard will specify technical requirements in three areas: First, infrastructure and network, standardizing the construction, operation and maintenance of underlying resources and blockchain networks; Second, service management and smart contracts, unifying platform service catalogs and the full lifecycle management process for smart contracts; Third, data interaction and security protection, defining on-chain data access rules, privacy protection and security compliance mechanisms.

According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, a whale wallet holding 16,400 BTC (valued at $1.04 billion) transferred all 16,400 Bitcoin to a new wallet one hour ago after lying dormant for seven months.

Robinhood’s prediction market revenue exceeded that of its crypto and stock trading segments in the second quarter, driving its total transaction-related revenue up 44% year-over-year to $776 million. The trading platform said event contracts generated $156 million in revenue, while crypto trading revenue stood at $100 million, down 38% year-over-year. Stock trading revenue came in at $129 million. “We delivered record revenue and set new highs in stock, options, and event contract trading volumes while continuing to gain market share,” Robinhood CFO Shiv Verma said in a statement. Robinhood reported its crypto notional trading volume hit $40 billion, including $22 billion from Bitstamp, which the firm acquired last year.

On-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) monitored that a whale deposited 1.448 million USDC as margin to Hyperliquid early this morning, then placed a total of $10 million in long buy orders for SKHX within the $991.22–$1016.6 price range. The whale will enter to "buy the dip" if SKHX falls further.

Goldman Sachs said in a research note that Samsung Electronics' second-quarter operating profit met expectations. The bank raised its earnings per share (EPS) forecasts for Samsung for 2026 to 2028 by around 2%, and lifted its 12-month target price for the stock from 480,000 won to 490,000 won. Goldman Sachs expects memory chip demand to significantly outpace supply, with the gap widening in 2027 and supply remaining tight in 2028. The bank noted that Samsung’s long-term agreements with major data center clients will provide better earnings visibility and downside protection. Additionally, Samsung aims to become a leader in the AI memory market; HBM4 is projected to account for over 60% of its HBM revenue in the second half of 2026, and the stock has significant upside potential for shareholder returns. The stock is currently trading at a 2027 forecast price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 3.1x and a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.2x, with a shareholder return yield approaching 50%.

Hyperinsight data shows CXMT’s current hourly funding rate has fallen to -0.2430%. Static calculation at the current rate gives a simple annualized yield of roughly 2129%. For a $10,000 position, short sellers pay ~$24.3 hourly, while long positions earn an equal amount; if the rate holds for 24 hours, total funding fees would hit ~$583.3. The largest CXMT long address starting with 0x9a8 is the key beneficiary of this round of negative rates. Records indicate the address has completed 183 CXMT funding fee settlements since the morning of July 15, generating cumulative net income of ~$991,400, a 45.9% return on its position principal. The whale currently holds a 5x isolated long position of 1.6332 million CXMT, worth ~$12.742 million, with an average entry price of $6.6156. CXMT trades at $7.80, delivering ~$1.938 million in unrealized profit (89.7%) on the position, and has a liquidation price of just $0.507. Based on the current position and static -0.2430% rate, the whale will earn ~$31,000 in funding fees in the next hour; if the rate stays for 24 consecutive hours, that would be ~$743,000. As of press time, CXMT is at $7.8020, up ~5.13% in 24 hours, with a trading volume of ~$17.277 million and open interest of ~$76.9 million. Its oracle price is ~$8.1941, with the contract still trading at a 4.79% discount, as short position demand continues to drive up funding fee income for longs. The whale has placed 7 non-reduce-only buy orders between $6.01 and $6.41, planning to buy an additional 98,000 CXMT (notional value ~$609,000) and has not yet opted to close its existing long position.