Mizuho：Clarity Act长期或加剧稳定币竞争，对Circle构成负面影响
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Coinbase launches perpetual contract trading competition in India with a top prize pool of 350,000 USDC.
PANews reported on July 8th that Coinbase has launched the "Coinbase Champions Cup: India" perpetual contract trading competition in India, with a total prize pool of up to approximately 350,000 USDC (approximately 330 million rupees). The prize pool will be unlocked in tiers based on the cumulative perpetual contract trading volume of all participating users; the current prize pool is 50,000 USDC. Participants must be legal residents of India, at least 18 years old, have opened a Coinbase Advanced perpetual contract account, and complete at least 100 USDC of trading volume in the designated competition account.
After ongoing discussions on Section 604, the MCSA has shifted to a neutral stance on the Clarity Act.
According to an article published on the X platform by a Fox Business Odaily reporter, the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) has shifted to a "neutral" stance on the Clarity Act after recent ongoing discussions surrounding Section 604, the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act. In a letter to the Senate Banking Committee leadership, the MCSA stated that, based on its ongoing review of the bill, there remains an opportunity to further strengthen the legislation in a way that supports responsible innovation and addresses the practical needs of state and local enforcement.
Hinkal's privacy protocol has suspended affected smart contracts due to abnormal USDC transactions on the Ethereum blockchain.
Odaily Odaily reports that decentralized privacy protocol Hinkal Protocol has announced it has noticed unusual activity involving USDC on the Ethereum network within its system. Currently, this only affects the Ethereum blockchain; other chains are unaffected. As a precaution, affected smart contracts have been suspended, and a comprehensive investigation and analysis of related on-chain transactions and activities is underway. The investigation is ongoing, and updates will be released as information becomes available. Previously, it was reported that Hinkal suffered a loss of $800,000 due to a suspicious USDC transaction.
SanDisk's stock price plummeted 10% due to industry factors, while Gate SNDK contract trading volume and open interest ranked among the top across the entire network.
According to Odaily Odaily, SanDisk (SNDK) shares plummeted over 10% today, impacted by industry panic triggered by Meta's plan to sell excess computing power and market capital outflows from the AI sector. Data from the Gate platform shows SanDisk (SNDK) currently trading at $1743.00 (-14.35%), having touched a 24-hour low of $1693.79. Despite the sharp short-term decline, SNDK's long-term fundamentals remain optimistic, and trading in related contracts remains high. According to Coinglass data, Gate SNDK contracts saw a 24-hour trading volume of $82.131 million and open interest of $22.3788 million, both ranking among the top in the network. Gate.com has established a 24/7 trading service system covering three core markets: US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks. It supports over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, over 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 Korean stocks, totaling over 12,500 stocks and ETFs globally. Users can participate in global stock investment through their Gate.com unified account using USDT, supporting fractional share transactions starting from as low as 0.01 shares, and enjoying stock dividend rights. The platform also supports cross-brokerage transfers for US and Hong Kong stocks, as well as corporate actions such as stock splits and consolidations, further optimizing the stock investment service experience.
Circle minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana chain, bringing its total minting this year to approximately 66.76 billion.
PANews reported on July 8th that, according to Onchain Lens, stablecoin issuer Circle has just minted an additional $250 million worth of USDC on the Solana blockchain. Data shows that Circle has minted approximately $66.76 billion worth of USDC on Solana so far this year.
Flutterwave receives investment from Circle Ventures to expand its USDC payment and settlement business in Africa.
According to Foresight News , African fintech company Flutterwave announced it has received investment from Circle Ventures, with the specific investment amount undisclosed. This investment aims to expand Flutterwave's USDC payment and settlement business in Africa. Flutterwave stated that stablecoins are becoming core financial infrastructure, and the company is committed to building faster and more flexible cross-border fund transfer methods to help businesses achieve cash flow. According to a previous report by Foresight News , Ripple acquired a stake in African fintech company Flutterwave in June of this year for a valuation of $3.3 billion.