South Korea plans to adopt the National Asset Basic Act to replace the outdated State Property Act of 1950, modernizing the management of national assets. According to Cointelegraph, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) announced during a briefing at the President's Blue House that the reform explicitly includes digital assets and intellectual property, broadening the definition of state assets. As part of the update, the ministry reiterated plans to tokenize government bonds on a blockchain to reduce transaction costs, with a 2027 pilot project scheduled. It also plans to explore the tokenization of state-owned real estate to encourage retail participation and share generated returns with the public. The move represents a significant regulatory development for South Korea, which has one of the world's most active retail crypto markets. The framework aims to shift state property management from a legacy, real estate-focused model to a new value-creation approach. On Tuesday, South Korea's government unveiled its 2026 Economic Growth Strategy for the Second Half, which includes a 2027 pilot linking tokenized government bonds to its central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure. The plan requires authorities to study interoperability between the Bank of Korea's (BOK) CBDC infrastructure and other blockchains, an idea first outlined publicly on July 1 by BOK Governor Hyun Song Shin at the European Central Bank Forum on Central Banking. Authorities plan to introduce measures later this year and said the pilot would form part of a broader effort to create a "blockchain economy." On April 16, the MOEF announced a pilot project using tokenized deposits for government operational spending, with a full rollout set for the fourth quarter of 2026. Changes to South Korea's Capital Markets Act and Electronic Securities Act, the country's first tokenized securities framework, are scheduled to take full effect on Feb. 4, 2027. The framework will legally recognize blockchain-ledgers as valid securities registries, bringing tokenized assets under the Financial Services Commission's jurisdiction out of their experimental stage.

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) plans to update the national asset management system under the 1950 State Property Act through the Basic National Assets Act, explicitly including digital assets and intellectual property in the definition of national assets. According to Odaily, the MOEF also reiterated its plan to tokenize government bonds via blockchain in a 2027 pilot program to lower transaction costs, while exploring tokenization of state-owned real estate to facilitate retail participation and share some returns with the public. The South Korean government this week announced its economic growth strategy for the second half of 2026, planning to pilot the connection of tokenized government bonds to the central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure in 2027 and study the interoperability of the Bank of Korea (BOK) CBDC infrastructure with other blockchains. On April 16, the MOEF announced it would use tokenized deposits to execute government operational expenditures, with a full rollout planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. Revisions to South Korea's Capital Markets Act and Electronic Securities Act will take effect on February 4, 2027, legally recognizing blockchain ledgers as valid securities registries.

The BNB Foundation has completed its 36th quarterly token burn, destroying 1.62 million BNB. According to Foresight News, the burn reduces the total circulating supply to approximately 133.2 million BNB.

According to CNBC, mortgage rates rose last week to the highest level since August 2025, causing homebuyer demand for loans to pull back while refinance demand moved higher. Total mortgage application volume dropped 2.7% last week compared with the previous week, based on the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances of $832,750 or less increased to 6.65% from 6.58%, with points rising to 0.67 from 0.64 for loans with a 20% down payment. Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home fell 7% from the previous week and were 2% lower than the same week one year ago, as buyers contend with high home prices and lean supply of affordable homes. Applications to refinance a home loan increased 4% for the week and were 7% higher than the same week one year ago, though rates were just 17 basis points higher than last year. Joel Kan, MBA's vice president and deputy chief economist, said in a release that despite higher mortgage rates, refinance applications increased, led by FHA and VA refinance applications rising 9% and 10%, respectively. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 43.2% of total applications from 40.6% the previous week. Mortgage rates jumped higher to start this week, according to a separate survey from Mortgage News Daily. Matthew Graham, chief operating officer at Mortgage News Daily, wrote that the key contributor to the recent spike has been the uptick in fuel prices in July combined with rates never making it lower than 6.52% over the past two months, adding that the uptick in fuel prices gave rates a push. Rates recovered a little Tuesday after a read on inflation came in much lower than expected.

According to the announcement from Binance, Binance Wallet is set to launch the Bluwhale Trading Competition on Binance Alpha, offering participants the opportunity to earn exclusive token rewards by trading Bluwhale (BLUAI). The competition is divided into two promotion periods: the first runs from 2026-07-15 13:00 (UTC) to 2026-07-22 13:00 (UTC), and the second from 2026-07-22 13:00 (UTC) to 2026-07-29 13:00 (UTC). Any user eligible to trade Binance Alpha tokens can participate. The competition will rank participants based on their total purchase volume of BLUAI during each promotion period. The top 3,000 users by purchase volume will equally share 8,970,000 BLUAI tokens, equating to 2,990 BLUAI per user. To encourage early and consistent trading, Binance Wallet is introducing two multipliers: the Early Bird Boost Multiplier and the Rising Trader Boost Multiplier. The Early Bird Boost Multiplier applies higher multipliers to trades made earlier in each promotion period, ranging from 2.0x on Day 1 to 1.0x on Day 7. The Rising Trader Boost Multiplier offers a 1.2x boost to users who have won rewards in fewer than three previous Binance Wallet Alpha trading competitions, subject to a cap. Only trades executed via Binance Wallet (Keyless) or Binance Alpha on Binance Wallet will qualify. Cumulative purchases count as trading volume, while selling and token bridging transactions are excluded. Effective from 2025-06-17 00:00 (UTC), trading volume from Alpha-to-Alpha token pairs will not count toward the competition. Rewards will be claimable in BLUAI tokens before 2026-08-12 13:00:00 (UTC), and eligible users must claim within 14 days after rewards become available.

According to CNBC, escalating hostilities between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz have pushed oil prices higher, casting uncertainty over the European Central Bank's interest rate decision on July 22. Bundesbank President and ECB rate setter Joachim Nagel told Reuters that the renewed outbreak of military conflict and the fresh rise in oil prices underscore that the situation remains extremely volatile and the uncertainty is similarly high, advising caution but acting decisively if necessary, and that monetary policy will maintain its vigilant stance. The ECB last month reversed course, hiking by 25 basis points to 2.25% after four rate cuts earlier in 2025 that took the deposit rate from 3% to 2% by mid-June. Headline eurozone inflation eased to an estimated 2.8% in June from a peak of 3.2% in May, despite an 8.7% year-on-year increase in energy costs, as core inflation held at 2.4%. Brent crude September futures traded above $85 per barrel on Wednesday, up sharply from around $70 last week. Policymakers are also conscious that an overly restrictive stance could tip the eurozone into recession after a 0.2% year-on-year contraction in the first quarter of 2026. Market pricing implies roughly a 20% chance of a rate hike next week, with expectations of two more 25 basis point increases by next spring, taking the deposit rate to 2.75%. Austrian central bank chief Martin Kocher told German newspaper Börsen-Zeitung that the bank is paying particular attention to indirect price effects of the war and possible second-round effects, noting that none are visible yet but policy must align with inflation expectations. ING rates strategists wrote that eurozone inflation data will be pivotal for challenging hawkish market positioning, but the peak for European inflation might not be in sight yet, especially if energy prices continue to rise.

The "Over" win probability for the Iasi Open match between Ilinca Amariei and Elsa Jacquemot on the Polymarket prediction market surged 19.5% in the past hour, rising from 6.15% to 25.65%. According to ChainCatcher, the sub-market "Iasi Open: Ilinca Amariei vs Elsa Jacquemot Match O/U 23.5" saw the sudden fluctuation, indicating possible influence from related breaking news.

According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, on July 15, Galaxy Digital research head Alex Thorn stated that a significant amount of long-dormant Bitcoin was reactivated and moved on-chain during 2024 and 2025, a scale second only to 2017. He noted that the "Great Distribution" phase driven by the awakening of old BTC is now largely complete, and the amount of Bitcoin expected to be reactivated in 2026 will be less than half of that in 2025.

코인베이스(Coinbase)의 브라이언 암스트롱 CEO는 회사가 콘텐츠 코인에 주력하고 암호화폐 소셜 앱 ‘조라(Zora)’를 홍보한 뒤, 이후 AI 제품으로 방향을 전환한 것이 실수였다고 놀랍게도 인정했다.

서클은 시장 조작 의혹을 이유로 테더가 지원하는 헤카 펀드를 자사의 USDC 플랫폼에서 차단한 후 중재 소송에서 승소했으며, 4,900만 달러의 손해배상 청구 지급을 면했다. 이번 판결은 또한 헤카 측에 약 16만 6천 달러의 소송 비용을 부담하도록 명령했으며, 이 분쟁은 2026년 7월 법원 제출 서류를 통해 공개되었다.

L2 네트워크와 관련하여, Robinhood Chain은 이더리움에 환원하는 가치가 미미하다는 사실을 다시 한번 입증했다.

스트라이프(Stripe)와 어드벤트 인터내셔널(Advent International)은 530억 달러 이상의 금액으로 페이팔(PayPal)을 인수하겠다고 제안했으며, 500억 달러 규모의 자금 조달을 바탕으로 주당 60.50달러를 제시했다. 이 제안이 받아들여지면 양사가 페이팔을 공동 소유하게 되지만, 인수가 실제로 성사될 것이라는 보장은 없다.

왜 토큰화된 주식(밈 코인이 아닌)이 로빈후드가 2030년에 100억 달러 이상의 매출을 달성하는 데 도움이 될 것인가.

보도에 따르면 스트라이프(Stripe)와 사모펀드 회사 어드벤트 인터내셔널(Advent International)이 530억 달러 규모의 거래로 페이팔 홀딩스(PayPal Holdings)를 인수하겠다고 제안한 것으로 알려졌다. 이는 디지털 금융 분야 전반에 걸쳐 경쟁이 심화되는 가운데, 결제 업계의 두 대형 스테이블코인 사업을 하나로 통합하는 계기가 될 전망이다.

창신 스토리지(Changxin Storage)는 어떤 회사인가? CMXT의 프리미엄 수준이 스페이스X(SpaceX)보다 훨씬 더 높은 이유는 무엇인가? 6배가 넘는 프리미엄은 합리적인가?

7월 14일, 코인베이스(Coinbase)는 중국 본토 거주자에 대한 실명 인증 규정을 실질적으로 완화했다.

2026년 5월, 스테이블코인의 총 시가총액이 3,200억 달러를 돌파했다. USDC의 유통량은 781억 달러까지 치솟으며, IPO 이전보다 한 단계 더 도약했다.

딥시크(DeepSeek)는 2026년 말이나 2027년 초에 중국 본토에서 기업공개(IPO)를 신청할 수 있도록 준비를 시작했으며, 동시에 약 710억 달러의 기업 가치를 바탕으로 또 다른 자금 조달 라운드를 모색하고 있다.