Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Stock trading startup Robinhood announced on July 2 that its Layer 2 public chain, Robinhood Chain, has officially launched its mainnet. The chain is built on Arbitrum. The company also introduced a DeFi deposit product called Robinhood Earn, allowing users to lend the USD-pegged stablecoin USDG through self-custodial wallets. Robinhood Chain Mainnet: Built on Arbitrum, Testnet Launched in February 2026 According to Robinhood's official press release, Robinhood Chain is a Layer 2 public chain bu

Ethereum Institutional officially launched on July 1, positioned as an independent organization focused on improving Ethereum's interaction with institutional investors through education, advocacy, and strategic communication, complementing the work of existing organizations in the ecosystem rather than serving as a new centralized management structure. Standard Chartered Bank issued a public statement of support on the same day, calling this an important step in accelerating institutional adopt

Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD) launched the Public Mainnet of Robinhood Chain at a London keynote, positioning the blockchain platform as central to its global expansion strategy. The company described the initiative as its most ambitious global expansion and product vision to date, designed to

Robinhood Markets announced the public mainnet launch of Robinhood Chain, built on Arbitrum and designed to bridge traditional finance and decentralized finance. The platform connects to on-chain users through partnerships with Uniswap, Pleiades, Alchemy, BitGo, and Chainlink, supporting

According to official announcement, Binance Alpha 2.0 will support Story's rebranding to Data Network (DATAIP). Starting July 2 at 10:00 UTC+8, IP trading will be suspended for token redemption at a 1:1 exchange rate. Data Network (DATAIP) trading is expected to resume on July 2 at 16:00 UTC+8.

According to Odaily, Lighter has been integrated into Robinhood Wallet, enabling users to trade perpetual futures and tokenized stocks directly within the wallet using USDG as the base quote asset. The integration provides native in-app access to Lighter-powered trading

According to Foresight News, Grass Foundation launched its Phase 2 rewards portal on July 22, 21:00 Beijing time, allowing users to check estimated reward amounts. The rewards cover participants who shared bandwidth during Epochs 1-19 (October 14, 2024 to June 8, 2026), with payouts issued in

According to on-chain analyst Ember Monitor, a whale liquidated 1,000 PAXG (Paxos Gold) for $404 million on July 2, realizing a $1.06 million loss (-21%). The whale had withdrawn the tokens from Binance in February-March at an average price of $5,103 per token, when the position was worth $510 milli

Gate News, July 2 - According to Gate data, as of press time, M (Mantis) is currently at $1.24, up 58.92% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $1.39 and a low of $0.71. The 24-hour trading volume is $2.67 million, and the current market cap is approximately $2.088 billion. MemeCore is the first Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for the Meme 2.0 era — under this new paradigm, meme coins will transform from short-term speculative tools into community-driven long-term cultural and economic vehi

According to Coin Bureau, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated on July 2 that the company declined to apply for EU MiCA stablecoin approval, citing the regulation as 'very dangerous.' Ardoino said MiCA could force stablecoin issuers to hold 60% of reserves in uninsured cash deposits at small European

According to PANews, on July 2, Binance Futures launched a trading fee discount campaign for United Stables perpetual contracts, with BTCU and ETHU as the inaugural trading pairs. During the promotional period, all users from standard tier to

ENS community member Christoph Jentzsch proposed on X on July 2 that the ENS DAO dissolve itself, stating "ENS DAO is broken," suggesting burning the ENSv2 Universal Router key (set to 0x00) and distributing remaining funds to formally transition ENS into public infrastructure. EP 6.45 Vote Failed: Johnson Controls ~80% of Voting Share, On-chain Result 82% Against EP 6.45 was an on-chain proposal to update the ENS DAO Security Council's operations; the Security Council consists of 4 out of 8 mem

According to ChainCatcher and BBX data, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched an investigation into Polymarket yesterday (July 1), examining its social media activity and suspected wash trading behavior. Simultaneously, a Michigan court banned Kalshi from offering sports

Gate News, July 2 – As of press time, Gate行情 shows TAIKO (Taiko) currently trading at $0.5376, up 595.76% in 24 hours, with a high of $0.7272 and a low of $0.0766. The 24-hour trading volume reaches $3.0199 million, and the current market cap is approximately $107 million. Taiko is an Ethereum L2 scaling solution, a general-purpose Type-1 zk-rollup built on Ethereum, featuring no central sequencer. Taiko aims to become an Ethereum-based scaling solution that provides developers and users with a

On July 1, 2026, Eastern Daylight Time, according to Google Finance data, Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) closed at $61.95, down 1.09%. Just on the previous trading day (June 30), CRCL experienced a more severe single-day plunge of 17.55%, closing at $62.63. On a cross-month basis, CRCL has accumulated a decline of over 40% in the past 30 trading days. From its April high (around $104) to the end of June, the market value of this "first stablecoin stock" has evaporated by over 40%. A sharp st

The final transition period of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially ended on July 1, with the regulation fully taking effect. All crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) operating in the EU must now uniformly comply with a single EU rulebook. Currently, only 244 crypto companies have successfully obtained MiCA authorization, with a survival rate of less than 8%. Binance, having not obtained a license, has withdrawn its applications in Greece and other locations, facing a

Gate News message, Trader 0x50b3 currently faces losses exceeding $5.5M on his $ETH short and $BTC long positions. Over the past month, the trader executed more than 100 trades with a 90% win rate, accumulating $4.96M in profits. However, this single trade has eliminated all his monthly

According to Coinglass data, Binance saw net inflows of 42.54 million USDT in the past hour.

According to ChainCatcher, TRON Nile testnet has launched a post-quantum resistant upgrade, rolling out the mandatory update GreatVoyage-v4.8.2-PQ1-build1. The version introduces post-quantum signature capability for the first time, supporting Falcon-512 and ML-DSA-44 signature algorithms. The