Golden Web3.0 Daily Report | Tether plans to return to the Bitcoin network via RGB

DeFi data

1. Total market value of DeFi tokens: 72.183 billion US dollars

DeFi Total Market Cap Data Source: coingecko

2. Trading volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours: $35.58

Trading volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours. Data source: coingecko

3. Assets locked in DeFi: $738.11 billion$1.5 billion

Top 10 DeFi Projects by Locked Assets and Total Value Locked. Data Source: defillama

NFT Data

1. Total Market Value of NFTs: $6.155 billion

2.24 hours NFT transaction volume 1.345 billion USD

Headline

Tether Plans to Return to the Bitcoin Network via RGB

On July 7th, according to Bitcoin Magazine, Tether plans to natively issue USDT on Bitcoin via the RGB protocol v0.11.1, with UTEXO driving commercialization. This means that USDT may return to the Bitcoin network, where it was first issued in 2014 through Omni-Mastercoin. RGB will allow users to send and receive USDT between Bitcoin addresses and compatible wallets. UTEXO stated that the relevant functions are expected to be launched as early as July, with wallets such as TetherWallet and multiple exchanges gradually supporting it.

2. Nvidia-backed Nscale secures $900 million revolving credit facility to accelerate global AI data center deployment

On July 7th, Nscale, the UK-based AI infrastructure startup backed by Nvidia, announced on Tuesday that it had secured a $900 million revolving credit facility to accelerate its data center construction in Europe, the US, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company completed a $2 billion funding round earlier this year, valuing the company at $14.6 billion.

3. Bank of England Governor: Welcomes Anthropic's Resumption of Visit to Mythos

On July 7, Bank of England Governor Bailey welcomed Anthropic's resumption of visit to Mythos and expressed hope to discuss with Anthropic how the mechanism could be applied to the Bank of England. We take a different approach from the ECB on artificial intelligence and cyber risk, working with banks rather than issuing orders.

4. ING: Tech Investors Reassess AI Investments

On July 7, ING's Jan Frederik Slijkerman wrote in a report that tech investors are reassessing their investments in artificial intelligence, despite the technology being a positive long-term driver. He stated that while tech companies' revenue and EBITDA are expected to rise, investors remain nervous.

DeFi Hot Topics

1. NEAR Protocol's Dynamic Sharding Feature Launched on Testnet, Automatically Splitting Shards Without Manual Intervention

On July 7th, NEAR Protocol tweeted that its Dynamic Resharding feature was launched on the testnet last week in the 2.13 upgrade. Testnet shards can now automatically split when they reach a state size threshold, completing the scaling without manual intervention or coordinated upgrades. This upgrade also includes upgrading the signature scheme to a post-quantum-secure version.

2. Base to Activate B20 Token Standard on July 9th

Base announced that it plans to officially activate the B20 token standard on the mainnet at 2:00 AM Beijing time on July 9th.

The upgrade, originally scheduled for June 27th, was postponed due to stability concerns. B20 is the native token standard for Base, designed to improve user experience through a faster, lower-cost, and more standardized settlement mechanism, enabling global financial assets to be deployed on the Base network as programmable capital and achieving on-chain composability.

3. Jupiter Strategic Reserve Trust Increases Holdings by Approximately 255,800 JUP Yesterday

On July 7th, the Jupiter Litterbox Trust, a strategic reserve trust fund, increased its holdings by 255,836 JUP, bringing its total holdings this month to 1,928,798 JUP. As of now, the Litterbox Trust holds a total of 145,730,908 JUP.

4. Data: RWA deposits in DeFi grew by approximately 200% year-on-year in Q2 2026, despite a roughly 15% decrease in DeFi TVL during the same period

On July 7th, according to data from Token Terminal, RWA deposits in DeFi grew by approximately 200% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2), reaching $7.44 billion, despite a roughly 15% decrease in the total value locked (TVL) of the entire DeFi sector during the same period.

5A trader shorted 3,753.56 shares of SNDK on Aster with 10x leverage, and has currently realized a floating profit of approximately $116,000

On July 7th, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader shorted 3,753.56 shares of SNDK on Aster with 10x leverage, with a position value of approximately $6.27 million. Currently, this position has realized a floating profit of approximately $116,000, with a return on investment (ROI) of approximately +18.53%.

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