Grayscale official data shows that as of July 2, Grayscale GBTC held 275,259.5021 BTC, a decrease of 11.2816 from the previous trading day. In addition, GBTC's asset management scale (non-GAAP) is US$17,012,127,256.74, and the circulating shares are 310,000,100.

1. President of The ETF Store: Ethereum spot ETF may be launched in the week of July 15; 2. Insider: Ethereum spot ETF will still start trading in late July; 3. Vitalik: Prediction market and Community Notes are actually very complementary; 4. PolkaWorld: Polkadot should not spend money on ineffective advertising and exposure; 5. Blast announced the points distribution details for the second phase of airdrops, and will distribute 10 billion BLAST; 6. Marginfi will launch mrgnswap, allowing users to leverage long/short any Meme token; 7. ZKsync announced the launch of Elastic Chain; 8. Bittensor is investigating the wallet attack and suspending on-chain transactions for 24 hours; 9. Gitcoin released Gitcoin Grants 2024 strategy and update: GG22 is scheduled to start at the end of October; 10. Celsius Network took legal action to recover funds withdrawn before bankruptcy; 11. Mining company Genesis Digital Assets is considering an IPO in the United States and may seek pre-IPO financing in the coming weeks; 12. Open source AI platform Sentient completed $85 million in seed round financing, led by Founders Fund and others; 13. Bitcoin re-pledge agreement Lombard completed $16 million in seed round financing, led by Polychain Capital; 14. Blockchain oracle service RedStone completed $15 million in Series A financing, led by Arrington Capital; 15. Distributed GPU network Prodia completed $15 million in financing, led by Dragonfly Capital; 16. ZK technology verification company Pi Squared completed $12.5 million in seed round financing, led by Polychain Capital; 17. Robinhood spokesperson: There is no plan to launch crypto derivatives; 18. Telegram introduced the function of channel owners posting paid photos and videos, which users can purchase with Stars.

Blast published a post announcing the points distribution details for the second phase of the airdrop. In the second phase, Blast will distribute 10 billion BLAST airdrops, of which 50% will be allocated to ordinary points (Point). Users can earn Points by holding ETH, WETH, USDB and BLAST, and the Point accumulation rate of each asset is the same; 50% will be allocated to gold points (Gold). Dapps can earn Gold (and then distribute it to users) based on their comprehensive appeal on the Blast mainnet and in future Big Bang competitions. Gold will be distributed in the first week of each month, and the first phase will be announced on July 8. In addition, users who have installed the Blast App will receive a "Golden Ticket" based on their ETH, WETH, USDB and BLAST balances. The Golden Ticket gives users the opportunity to earn more Points and Gold. The mechanisms that existed in the first phase, such as Jackpot, points multiplier, and invitation points return, will continue to exist, but invitations in the second phase will be calculated independently.

Binance US is preparing for a legal battle against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the District Court for the District of Columbia determined the SEC’s lawsuit would continue. The exchange remains confident in its case after Judge Amy Berman Jackson dismissed several “key claims” in the lawsuit. Related Reading: Germany Shakes Up Crypto […] source: https://bitcoinist.com/binance-confident-in-legal-battle-against-sec-judge-rejects-main-claims/

Genesis Digital Assets (GDA) is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States as the cryptocurrency industry's recovery gathers pace, and the company is currently working with advisers on potential listing plans, according to people familiar with the matter. One of the people familiar with the matter said Genesis Digital Assets plans to launch a pre-IPO round of financing in the coming weeks. People familiar with the matter pointed out that the relevant discussions are still ongoing and the details of the financing plan may change. Genesis Digital Assets can be traced back to one of the earliest cryptocurrency mining companies. Before FTX's collapse, the company had received more than $1 billion in investment from Alameda Research's venture capital arm. Genesis Digital Assets has 20 data centers in North America, Europe, Central Asia and South America, with a total power capacity of more than 500 megawatts. According to its website, the company has offices in Houston and Dubai. Genesis Digital Assets was valued at $5.5 billion in a round of financing in April 2022. (Bloomberg)

Solana lending protocol marginfi posted on the X platform that it will launch mrgnswap, allowing users to leverage long/short any Meme token. The official introduction page shows that leveraged long and short transactions are allowed even if the token has just been created, and will be traded immediately. Currently, it is the early test qualification stage to fill in the email address.

ドイツ政府機関によるビットコイン売り続く ドイツ連邦刑事警察庁（BKA）が、先日に続き、832.7BTC（5200万ドル相当：約84億円相当）のビットコイン（BTC）を7月2日に売却したようだ。オンチェーン情報の追跡プラ […] source: https://www.neweconomy.jp/posts/400937

The market shows that due to the theft of the on-chain wallet, Bittensor (TAO) is now reported at 232.5 USDT, with a 24-hour drop of 15.91%. Earlier news, Bittensor posted on Discord: "We are investigating and have recently been very cautious to completely stop transactions on the chain until we have more information about the nature of this attack. The chain is now in safe mode for at least 24 hours. During the investigation of the root cause of this attack, all transactions (including transfers) have been suspended. We will not release any regular software updates for Bittensor software or any chain updates on the mainnet or testnet until we fully restore the chain online."

Regarding the theft of the on-chain wallet, Bittensor posted on Discord: “We are investigating and have recently been very cautious to completely stop transactions on the chain until we have more information about the nature of this attack. The chain is now in safe mode for at least 24 hours. All transactions (including transfers) have been suspended during the investigation of the root cause of this attack. We will not release any regular software updates for Bittensor software or any chain updates on the mainnet or testnet until we fully restore the chain online.”

우블록체인이 X를 통해 "비트텐서(TAO) 재단이 지난 몇 시간 동안 다수의 비트텐서 지갑에 대한 공격 행위를 조사하고 있다고 밝혔다. 이에 따라 온체인 거래가 일시 중단됐으며 TAO는 지난 24시간 동안 14% 이상 하락했다"고 전했다.

Metallica's official X account was hacked to promote the Solana token METAL, making them the latest victim of celebrity meme coin scams. Rapper 50 Cent and wrestler Hulk Logan also joined the growing list of victims this month.

Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho recently endorsed crypto, claiming it has gone mainstream. However, blockchain detective ZachXBT highlighted Ronaldinho's questionable history in the crypto space.

Andrew Tate's meme coin, Daddy Tate ($DADDY), surged on Solana with his massive online following but faced steep price drops amid controversy and insider trading allegations, posing high risk for investors due to its dependency on Tate's influence and volatile market nature.

Within a week of its launch, Iggy Azalea's MOTHER token achieved a market cap exceeding $200M. However, the recent trend of celeb meme coin releases has drawn criticism from Vitalik Buterin. Will MOTHER’s momentum last?