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According to BlockBeats, on July 25, DeepSeek suspended its Series B funding round and notified some potential investors it would not proceed with planned investment agreements. The suspension was partly triggered by founder Liang Wenfeng's dissatisfaction with media coverage of statements he made to investors during the company's Series A. DeepSeek may resume the fundraising process later and has already begun preparations for an initial public offering, which could be filed as early as this ye

According to The Block, World Foundation raised $52.5 million through a strategic WLD token sale, with all tokens locked for one year. Pantera Capital led the round, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS), Selini Capital, and Susquehanna Crypto. The proceeds will fund World ID technology expansion across enterprises, individuals, and AI agents, with World ID now integrated into Zoom, DocuSign, Okta, Vercel, and Tinder. Over 39 million users have joined the n

According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, the Trump team allocation wallet transferred 10.84 million TRUMP ($16.91 million) to institutional custodian Bitgo on Saturday. This represents the latest in a series of custody moves; the team has cumulatively transferred 48.25 million TRUMP ($172.4 million) across three separate batches over the past five months since the token's January 2025 Solana launch. TRUMP is trading near $1.55, down approximately 96% from its peak, as ongoing tran

According to CoinDesk, institutional crypto trading platform LMAX Group is exploring strategic options including a sale, SPAC merger, or initial public offering on Nasdaq or European exchanges, with a potential valuation reaching up to $5 billion. The company has engaged Morgan Stanley and investment bank KBW to evaluate the alternatives and is not in a rush to proceed, sources said. LMAX received a $150 million strategic investment from Ripple in January to accelerate adoption of RLUSD stableco

According to Coinglass data reported by BlockBeats, Bitcoin's premium index on Coinbase has remained in negative territory for 67 consecutive days (from May 19 to July 25) with the latest reading at -0.0708%. The previous record for sustained negative premium lasted 40 consecutive days from January 16 to February 24, 2026. The current streak now exceeds the approximately 30-day negative premium period recorded during the 1011 market crash, making it the longest negative premium duration since th

France deployed 500 soldiers on July 25 to assist in wildfire suppression operations, according to French authorities.

According to Ned Davis Research, the Trump Trade Index—comprising over a dozen exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking stocks expected to benefit from White House policies on defense spending, domestic manufacturing, and infrastructure—has declined approximately 16% since May after outperforming the S&P 500 earlier this year. Multiple ETFs within the index are now reporting cumulative year-to-date losses.

According to Bitcoin News, Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel stated today that AI data centers have exceeded the profitability per unit of electricity compared to Bitcoin mining.

According to an Israel Defense Forces statement released on July 25, Israeli military, the National Security Agency (Shin Bet), and border police conducted a large-scale joint operation in the West Bank over the past 24 hours. The operation searched over 300 locations and resulted in the detention of more than 70 Palestinians, with approximately 130 others undergoing on-site questioning.

Bitcoin oscillated between $63,700 and $65,406 over the past 24 hours, settling near $64,000 on July 25. According to Bitcoin.com News, spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $225.18 million in net outflows on July 24, with Blackrock's IBIT fund accounting for $202.5 million of the redemptions, ending a seven-session inflow streak. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 27, indicating continued market hesitancy. Total crypto market capitalization declined 1.1% to $2.28 trillion, whi

According to PANews, on July 25, Michael Saylor released the 'Upgrade the World' reading curriculum featuring 38 books designed for leaders, with an estimated reading time of 755 to 953 hours. The list spans modules on history, economics, warfare, energy, and includes titles such as 'The Bitcoin Standard' and the Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto. Saylor noted that Bitcoin sits at the intersection of money and power, energy and information, property and trust, fixed rules and free markets,

According to The Block's analysis, Bitcoin spot ETF trading volume fell to $8.05 billion for the week ending Friday, marking the lowest full five-session week since October 2024. Despite net inflows of approximately $33.8 million, the funds experienced significant outflows in the final two sessions, with $225.2 million withdrawn Thursday and $240.1 million Friday, erasing nearly all earlier gains. Meanwhile, Ether ETFs outperformed Bitcoin funds for the second consecutive week, drawing approxima

According to Morningstar DBRS, Belgium's credit outlook was recently downgraded to negative due to weak fiscal prospects, though the agency maintained the country's AA credit rating. The rating remains eight notches above junk grade and higher than those of four competing institutions used by the European Central Bank for collateral assessment. Belgium is expected to continue running the eurozone's largest fiscal deficit within the forecast period.

According to Bloomberg, Indonesia's metal exports faced delays in July due to new inspections targeting rare earth and uranium elements. The customs checks affected shipments of alumina and ferronickel, disrupting supply chains for the major commodity producer. The duration of the disruption and the total volume of affected exports remain unclear.

According to ChainCatcher, citing Coinglass data, if Ethereum drops below $1,775, the cumulative liquidation value of long positions on mainstream CEXs will reach $552 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $1,945, the cumulative liquidation value of short positions will hit $535 million.

According to Bitcoin News, nine institutional investors established the Bitcoin Security Consortium and committed to investing $15 million over the next three years to fund Bitcoin security initiatives.

According to BlockBeats, on July 25, analyst PlanB opposed Bitcoin's BIP-110 proposal, arguing that fork supporters failed to understand decentralization principles. The temporary soft fork proposal aims to implement seven consensus restrictions to reduce arbitrary data like inscriptions and runes embedded in transactions. BIP-110 currently has approximately 1% miner support, far below the 55% threshold required for activation, making approval unlikely. The mandatory signaling window is expected

A bipartisan U.S. House bill requires AI models trained at costs exceeding $100 million to be equipped with a killswitch that developers can activate to halt inference and cut user access. Companies face daily fines of $2 million for non-compliance. If a system causes 10 deaths or $100 million in damages, the company must report within 15 days. The bill acknowledges that locally downloaded model weights cannot be remotely disabled.

According to Bloomberg, Trump's approximately $1.4 billion in crypto gains have become the primary obstacle to passing the Clarity Act, as a Senate Republican draft released on July 25 drew immediate criticism from Democrats and consumer advocacy groups over insufficient ethical provisions to prevent Trump and his family from profiting from crypto ventures. The bill requires at least seven Democratic Senate votes to advance; Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks called ethics safeguards "critical.

According to Foresight News citing INBi, François Garcin, an advisor who helped build MARA's French operations, sued MARA Holdings on July 22 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking over €11 million in unpaid compensation. Garcin claims the company failed to pay €2.4 million in advisory fees and approximately €5.92 million in success commissions (4% of EDF subsidiary Exaion's €148 million investment) after terminating his contract on March 6, 2026.