📢 NVIDIA and more than 35 tech companies have launched the Open Secure AI Alliance to strengthen security across open-source AI.

📢 The Japanese yen fell to a 40-year low against the U.S. dollar this month as investors await the Bank of Japan's interest rate decision on July 31.

📢 According to Binance Research, Gen Z makes up 47% of new Binance TradFi users and has generated $80 billion in trading volume year-to-date.

📢 According to CryptoRank, the tokenized assets market has grown to $7.5 billion, more than tripling in size over the past year.

📢 Markets are currently pricing in a 38% probability of a Fed rate hike this week.

📢 Apple has regained its position as the world's most valuable company, reaching a $4.95 trillion market capitalization and surpassing Nvidia.

📢 Nvidia's five-year CDS widened following reports of new AI deals linked to its reported $750 billion AI infrastructure expansion.

📢 New York Attorney General Letitia James warned that the CLARITY Act could weaken state oversight of the crypto industry, urging Congress to strengthen the bill with additional consumer protections instead.

📢 According to Grayscale, $HYPE ETF inflows are outperforming those of $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, and $XRP at the same stage of their lifecycle on a market-cap-adjusted basis.

📢 According to PeckShield, the exploiter behind the Across Protocol attack has returned 331.8 $ETH, valued at roughly $624,000, following the $3.6 million Solana exploit.

📢 According to CryptoRank, RWA tokens outperformed all major crypto narratives in July, posting a median return of 10%.

📢 Coinbase says Federal Reserve payment accounts should broaden financial access while allowing participants to earn interest, with regulation based on actual risk levels.

📢 According to a CryptoQuant analyst, TradFi perpetual open interest has more than doubled to over $2 billion since May, with Binance accounting for roughly 35% of open interest across both crypto and TradFi perpetual markets.

📢 Uniswap founder Hayden Adams dismissed concerns over the v4 fee switch, saying liquidity provider earnings remain unchanged because protocol fees are additive rather than deducted from LP rewards.

📢 Trade.xyz says it will reimburse liquidation losses caused by the SKHYNIX price anomaly on July 27, despite maintaining that its oracle system functioned as intended.

📢 A Bitcoin miner mined an empty block at block height 960,017.

📢 According to CryptoQuant, TradFi perpetual open interest has surged to more than $2 billion since May, with Binance capturing roughly 35% of the market.

📢 The U.S. Treasury repurchased $2 billion in long-term government debt.

📢 Ethereum Institutional has completed its initial ecosystem funding round, securing backing from more than 100 participants across the Ethereum ecosystem.

📢 Digital Currency Group (DCG) has urged U.S. Senate leaders to approve the CLARITY Act, calling for clear crypto regulations instead of regulation through enforcement.