Token Events

On July 8, the Wormhole interoperability platform announced on X that the Moonbeam network will officially shut down on July 31; the transition period (during which the parachain remains operational) will end on that day, after which the chain will begin a gradual shutdown. Portal and Wormhole contributors will not be able to assist in retrieving stuck assets after July 31. Wormhole urges users to complete bridge transfers before the deadline. Wormhole: After July 31, Portal and contributors can

Strategy's STRC perpetual preferred stock reached $8.5 billion in market capitalization within nine months of its July 2025 launch, making it the largest preferred stock by market cap globally, according to the company's Q1 2026 earnings release. By late June 2026, STRC dropped 25% below its $100 st

In May 2026, Hyperliquid's fully diluted valuation briefly overtook Solana's, reaching $56 billion compared to $50 billion. The event marked the first time a single-application blockchain outvalued a general-purpose ecosystem, forcing market reassessment of crypto infrastructure pricing. Hyperliquid

KOR Protocol raised a $7.5 million Series A funding round at a $100 million valuation with participation from 1kx, Blockchain Capital, Republic Crypto, Sfermion, Alumni Ventures, SevenX, and others, according to an announcement shared with The Block. The entertainment-focused protocol will use the f

According to Castle Labs, Lighter's native token LIT surged over 80% during the past 30 days as of July 7. On June 30, Lighter announced a token economic update, including the destruction of approximately 15.5 million LIT tokens (6.3% of total supply) acquired through protocol revenue buybacks,

According to BlockBeats, OKX's Flash Earn Lite will launch AI (Gensyn) from July 10–14, 2026 (UTC+8), allowing users to stake BTC, OKSOL, OKB, or AI to share 8 million AI tokens in rewards. Users can start participating immediately, with rewards calculated after the official launch.

MERGE Madrid 2026, an institutional blockchain and Web3 conference, will convene major European banks including BBVA, Cecabank, BNP Paribas, Banca Sella, Raiffeisen Bank, and Piraeus Bank from October 27 to 29, 2026, in the Spanish capital to discuss regional digital asset strategies. The event will

Bitget PoolX launched a staking pool for Arcium (ARX) on July 7, offering 1 million ARX tokens to participants who lock Bitcoin. The individual lock-up limit is set at 50 BTC per user. The staking channel opens from July 7 at 18:00 to July 14 at 18:00

Strategy (MSTR), the publicly listed company with the largest Bitcoin holdings globally, has sold a portion of its Bitcoin holdings for the first time: selling 3,588 Bitcoins, cashing out approximately $216 million. Long-time Bitcoin critic economist Peter Schiff commented on X, stating that once Strategy begins selling Bitcoin, the market will find it hard to believe it is just a one-time adjustment, and he sees this as the start of a larger sell-off. Strategy Sells 3,588 Bitcoins: Use of $216

According to Ripple, the company is preparing beta tests for RLUSD, a dollar-backed stablecoin designed for both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum. The stablecoin is intended to complement Ripple's existing settlement products and provide institutions with a dollar-denominated instrument for payments and

According to ChainCatcher, USDD released its June transparency report, showing total collateral assets of $2.03 billion and monthly circulation peak of $1.42 billion as of month-end, with an over-collateralization ratio of 149.35%. The Smart Allocator generated new gains of $2.16 million in June,

According to pump.fun co-founder Sapijiju's official weekly report, the protocol generated $7.2 million in fees from Bonding Curve, PumpSwap, and Terminal for the week ending July 5. Of this, 50% was used to buy back and burn PUMP tokens, with approximately $3.7 million in PUMP burned over the

According to Open Standard's website announcement on June 30, a new stablecoin called OUSD was introduced with participation from 149 global companies, including payments firms Visa and Mastercard, financial institutions BlackRock and Standard Chartered, tech companies Samsung, Google, and IBM, as w

According to Odaily, Asseto's blockchain platform has launched NGI+, a tokenized product backed by private infrastructure fund strategies managed by Partners Group, which oversees more than $185 billion in assets. The underlying strategy invests in data centers, energy infrastructure, power grids, a

According to BlockBeats, on July 7, Bankr enabled direct token issuance on Robinhood Chain. Token creators receive 95% of trading fees, with 15% of token supply vesting linearly over two years to the fee recipient address following a 90-day cliff unlock. Users can deploy tokens via X replies or dire

According to Ansem's announcement on X, ANSEM will inject creator fees into its liquidity pool to increase depth and launch SOL airdrops for community contributors. Rewards will be distributed in phases at higher valuations, with priority given to top-performing "Bagholders" on social media, plus

Gate News, according to the official announcement from Gate on July 7, 2026, Gate GUSD now supports minting with USD1. Users can stake USDT, USDC, or USD1 to mint GUSD at a 1:1 ratio, and holding GUSD entitles them to an annualized yield of 3.8%. GUSD is a principal-protected demand financial product. It is supported for trading and collateralization, and users can earn an annualized yield every day. Interest starts accruing from the second day after subscription and is distributed in GUSD befor

Bitcoin (BTC) buying volume surged sharply, temporarily reported at around $64,015 on July 7. U.S. President Trump hinted that Bitcoin could eventually be included in the Trump Account, a new tax-advantaged account designed for children. BonkDAO was attacked via a malicious governance proposal, resulting in the theft of $20 million worth of BONK tokens. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights According to BeInCrypto, President Donald Trump stated that Bitcoin (BTC) could ultimately be included in the T

Gate News message, Circle has minted another 250 million USDC on Solana. According to the data, Circle has minted a total of $64.78 billion USDC on Solana in 2026.

Fully diluted valuation emerged as a critical metric reshaping how investors evaluate new cryptocurrency token launches in 2026, following a structural market collapse of high-FDV tokens in 2025. FDV multiplies a token's current price by its maximum total supply, revealing potential market value