Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

US stocks have repeatedly hit new highs driven by the AI tech wave, with tech stocks surging sharply; Bitcoin hovered around $64,000 on July 7, down nearly 50% from its all-time high in October last year, sparking investor concerns over the "decoupling of stocks and crypto." Jim Ferraioli, Director of Digital Asset Research and Strategy at Charles Schwab, stated in a report that this divergence is a temporary phenomenon, and the current recovery phase is highly consistent with Bitcoin's historic

According to ChainCatcher, William Wood and Thomas Bush have sued Polymarket entities and CEO Shayne Coplan over a market settlement dispute. The lawsuit claims that Polymarket incorrectly resolved a market asking whether

Tiger Research, a South Korean Web3 research firm, announced on the 7th a strategic partnership with Hong Kong-based RWA tokenization fintech Finloop. The collaboration targets RWA tokenization research and investor ecosystem development. Finloop is incubated by Fosun Wealth Holdings under Hong Kong

The SEC has closed its investigation into MetaMask swap and staking services, according to Consensys, removing a direct enforcement threat against one of Ethereum's most widely used retail wallets. The decision provides regulatory relief for wallet developers who integrate DeFi functionality into

From 02:15 to 02:30 UTC on July 7, 2026, ETH dropped 0.66% within 15 minutes, with price touching the 1779.35-1793.19 USDT range, showing a 0.77% volatility/price range amplitude. Market volatility intensified during this period, with traders' focus concentrated on Bitcoin's breakout, while ETH exhibited a clear weak consolidation pattern. The primary driver of this anomaly was a macro linkage effect. Bitcoin rose from approximately $58,250 to near $64,000 in the first week of July, a gain of 10

On July 7, Tiger Research, a South Korean Web3 research firm, signed a strategic partnership with FinLoop, a Hong Kong-based real-world asset (RWA) tokenization fintech company incubated by Fosen Wealth Holdings, to jointly develop RWA tokenization research and investor ecosystems across Korea and H

According to Consensys, the SEC has closed its investigation into MetaMask's swap and staking services, removing direct enforcement risk for Ethereum wallet infrastructure. The decision signals regulatory relief for non-custodial wallet developers, though broader legal questions around DeFi front-en

According to prediction market data from Polymarket, the probability of Tesla and SpaceX announcing a merger by September 30, 2026 has dropped to 10% in the past 24 hours, declining 30% from previous levels. The likelihood of a merger announcement by year-end 2026 fell to 25%, down 18% over the

Gate News消息，7 月 7 日，据 Gate 行情显示，截至发稿时，ZEUS（Zeus Network）现报 0.00337美元，24 小时内上涨 41.37%，最高触及 0.00465美元，最低回落至 0.00212美元，24 小时交易量达 513.62万美元。当前市值约为 314.16万美元。 Zeus Network 是 SVM 上实现的跨链通信层，致力于通过引入比特币流动性来扩展 Solana 生态。Zeus 的核心是 zBTC，一种与比特币 1:1 挂钩的代币，让比特币持有者无需放弃托管权即可获得收益、借入流动性并驱动 DeFi 应用。平台通过无需许可、可验证的基础设施，将约 2 万亿美元闲置在冷钱包中的比特币释放到链上经济中。同时，Zeus 提供 BitcoinKit 等开发者工具，支持构建下一代 BTC 金融应用。zBTC 已在 Solana、Ethereum、Base 和 Sonic 等多条区块链上线，接入 Loopscale、Drift、Kamino 等 16 余个 DeFi 协议的收益来源。 此消息不作为投资建议，投资需注意市场波动风险。Gate News,

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) co-founder Alex Van de Sande proposed a new plan on July 7: delegate 5 million idle ENS tokens from the ENS DAO treasury to community participants, thereby diluting the voting dominance of a single large holder and driving DAO governance reform. Van de Sande emphasized that the delegated tokens still belong to the DAO, and participants only receive voting rights. ENS DAO Voting Structure Problem: One Delegate Exceeds the Combined Voting Power of the Next 50 Delegates

According to Hyperinsight data, as of July 7, a 0xebe whale address holds 10x leveraged short positions on SK Hynix (SKHX) totaling $17.502 million, accounting for 53.8% of its total portfolio. Following South Korea's market decline this morning, unrealized gains on this position expanded to $2.887

According to BlockBeats, trader Killa said on July 7 that Bitcoin could rise to $65,600 if it holds last week's close around $59,000. Regarding Strategy's recent sale of 3,588 BTC, Killa noted the transaction was conducted through over-the-counter (OTC) institutional trading rather than public

President Trump's latest financial disclosure document shows that his income from cryptocurrency-related businesses in 2025 exceeded $1.4 billion, with the $TRUMP meme coin alone generating approximately $636 million, making it one of Trump's largest sources of income. Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand immediately called for legislation to prohibit the president, members of Congress, and other elected officials and their spouses from issuing or sponsoring any digital assets (including meme c

Gate News message, despite Strategy selling $BTC, whales remain bullish on the market. Three major whale addresses have opened significant leveraged positions: 0x15a4 opened a 40x long position on 1,000 $BTC valued at $63.8M; 0x7fba opened a 10x long position on 30,627 $ETH valued at $54.9M;

According to PANews, Anastasia Golovina, formerly of Chainlink's communications team, joined Hyperliquid as Chief Communications Officer on July 7. Golovina has over eight years of experience in the crypto

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives endorsed the CLARITY Act on July 1, marking the bill's first major public law enforcement backing, while Major County Sheriffs of America shifted to neutral on July 3 after continued discussions on Section 604. NOBLE, representing more th

According to Stand With Crypto announced on July 6, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) formally endorsed the CLARITY Act on July 1, marking the first major public law enforcement endorsement of the bill. NOBLE, which represents more than 3,000 law enforcement

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $143 million in net inflows, according to data from Farside Investors, marking a recovery in institutional demand after recent market pressure. The positive flow suggests institutional buyers have not exited the market despite volatility from

According to Farside Investors, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $143 million in positive inflows, marking a recovery after recent market volatility. The rebound indicates institutional demand for regulated Bitcoin investment products remains resilient despite ongoing supply pressures from

According to ChainCatcher citing Coinglass data, Hyperliquid whales currently hold $5.249 billion in positions, with long positions at $2.577 billion (49.09%) and short positions at $2.673 billion (50.91%). Long positions are up $11.02 million unrealized, while short positions face an $114 million l