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Ashton Kutcher has left Sound Ventures to co-found a new venture capital fund with the former head of Meta Libra.
According to a report by TechCrunch, prominent investor Ashton Kutcher will be leaving his co-founded venture capital firm, Sound Ventures, to co-found a new venture capital fund with former NFX partner Morgan Beller (who co-led Meta's Libra crypto project and served as a partner at a16z). The departure is reportedly due to differing investment stage preferences. Sound Ventures tends to support more established, leading AI companies (such as OpenAI and Anthropic), while Kutcher's new fund will strategically shift its focus to underlying technologies, concentrating on early-stage startup investments in AI infrastructure, energy, and deep technologies. This is considered an amicable split, and Kutcher will continue to serve as an advisor to Sound Ventures.
The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has recorded a negative premium for 50 consecutive days, setting a new record for the longest streak in history.
PANews reported on July 8th that, according to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has been in negative premium territory for 50 consecutive days, setting a new record for the longest such streak, with the latest value at -0.0696%. The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index measures the difference between the price of Bitcoin on Coinbase (a major US trading platform) and the average price in the global market. A negative premium typically reflects significant selling pressure in the US market, decreased investor risk appetite, increased market risk aversion, or capital outflows.
Analysis: SpaceX's inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 index presents Bitcoin investment opportunities for passive index investors.
PANews reported on July 8th that, according to Bitcoin Magazine, SpaceX officially joined the Nasdaq 100 index on July 7th, after disclosing that its balance sheet held 18,712 bitcoins. JPMorgan Chase estimates that this index rebalancing will drive approximately $4.3 billion in passive inflows into funds and ETFs tracking the Nasdaq 100. This means that institutional capital has gained structural exposure to Bitcoin through corporate treasury channels. With SpaceX's addition, the number of companies holding Bitcoin treasuries in the Nasdaq 100 has increased to three (SpaceX, Tesla, and Strategy). Analysts point out that index inclusion creates demand driven by rules rather than active allocation, and Bitcoin holdings combined with strong fundamentals can improve a company's market visibility and liquidity.
AI-powered legal services company Norm has raised $120 million in funding, led by Khosla Ventures.
PANews reported on July 7th that, according to Bloomberg, AI legal startup Norm has completed a new funding round of $120 million, valuing the company at approximately $1.2 billion post-money. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Blackstone, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue Management, and others, bringing its total funding to over $260 million. Founded in 2023, Norm differs from traditional software vendors by operating its own Norm Law firm, providing clients directly with legal services delivered by lawyers and AI engineers, charging based on results rather than hourly rates. The company is also developing "AI-driven regulatory AI" compliance agents for regulated industries such as finance and healthcare, and plans to use the new funding to expand its engineering and legal teams and strengthen its systems.
Prediction market index provider Adjacent has raised $2.5 million in Pre-Seed funding, with VanEck and others participating.
PANews reported on July 1st that Adjacent, a provider of prediction market indices, announced the completion of a $2.5 million Pre-Seed funding round. Investors include Night Capital, VanEck, UFO Holdings, Maven11, and DCG. Adjacent is an independent third-party event contract and prediction market indices provider, and this week launched its US election index series RED and BLUE. Adjacent stated that it is rapidly expanding its index products to cover global elections, finance, and economics.
Analysts: Stablecoin market capitalization shrinks by over $3 billion per month, Bitcoin's rebound lacks "fuel" support.
PANews reported on July 8th that CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated that since mid-May, the stablecoin market has shifted from a source of liquidity to a source of liquidity depletion. The 30-day average inflow into stablecoin exchanges has fallen from $3.2 billion to $2.65 billion, 31% lower than the annual average of $3.86 billion; the combined market capitalization of USDT and USDC is shrinking at a rate exceeding $3 billion per month. The analyst points out that Bitcoin's 21% drop since mid-May is a direct consequence of this "fuel" shortage. Currently, the market is losing liquidity on two levels simultaneously: fewer new stablecoins are flowing into exchanges, and the dollar base itself is contracting. Improvement requires a reversal of both indicators—the 30-day average inflow returning above the annual average, and the monthly change in market capitalization returning to positive territory.