万事达卡已完成以18亿美元收购BVNK的交易，以拓展其稳定币支付服务。该交易通过万事达卡的网络，将传统银行业与区块链支付相连接。

路透社的一项调查称，至少有6.76亿美元的加密货币与一家未获许可的迪拜交易所有关联，而该交易所据称与伊朗金融网络存在联系，这些加密货币曾流经全球最大加密货币交易所的账户。此后，币安再次因其合规控制措施的有效性受到质疑。

周一晚间，Telegram在全球范围内的苹果应用商店中消失，引发了关于审查和政治因素的猜测。但真正的原因要严重得多——而Telegram的迅速应对使其在数小时内便恢复上架。

一名联邦调查局（FBI）雇员被指控利用其对FBI系统的访问权限，从与一项涉及俄罗斯的调查相关的钱包中盗取了约92.5万美元的加密货币。他随后供认不讳，被逮捕并遭解雇，目前正面临联邦刑事指控。

由于未能吸引足够的投资者资金，以在日益呈现“赢家通吃”态势的比特币ETF市场中竞争，Hashdex将于本月清算其在美国上市的比特币现货交易所交易基金。

账户被盗和诈骗每年给全球经济造成1万亿美元的损失——而人工智能正使情况雪上加霜。Visa刚刚斥资24亿美元收购了一款工具，该公司认为该工具能在欺诈行为影响支付交易之前将其扼杀在萌芽状态。

由特朗普家族支持、Hut 8控股的比特币矿业公司American Bitcoin在第二季度产出了创纪录数量的比特币，并继续扩大其储备规模，但与加密货币持仓相关的账面亏损仍使该公司深陷亏损。

由于人工智能辅助的网络攻击激增，导致其规模较小的团队无法及时修复安全漏洞，Boltz 已无限期暂停其比特币兑换服务。该公司表示，由于其非托管系统确保用户对自己的比特币拥有完全控制权，因此用户资金并未面临风险。

Shiba Inu 借其成立六周年之机宣告迎来新起点，在经历了数年发展不均衡之后，生态系统领导者们正制定计划，旨在重构核心产品并巩固该项目的技术基础。

OpenAI 捣毁了一个与柬埔寨有关联的诈骗网络，该网络利用 ChatGPT 实施恋爱诈骗、投资诈骗、赌博诈骗和冒充诈骗。该人工智能系统协助创建虚假身份、伪造文件，并支持该团伙的日常运营。

U.S. stocks gave back part of their gains, and the Nasdaq 100 Index briefly turned lower. According to Jin10, the Nasdaq 100 Index once fell into negative territory.

According to Jin10, Baker Hughes said the impact of the Iran conflict on some projects and supply chains is expected to be offset by strong performance in other regions.

Anthropic nearly tripled its federal lobbying spend to $3.53 million, outpacing OpenAI by more than $1 million in the first half of 2026. According to BeInCrypto, federal disclosures show Anthropic added the Treasury Department to its list of lobbied agencies for the first time this quarter, while OpenAI nearly doubled spending to a record $2.22 million. Issue One counted $41 million in combined spending from January to June across 11 major technology, social media and AI companies and their trade associations, with Kalshi also spending $990,000 on lobbying in the first half of 2026.

Lido has started consolidating 8 million ETH in staked ether and will cut its validator count by a third as part of a broader node-operator overhaul. According to CoinDesk, the liquid staking protocol is also requiring its professional node operators to post bonds for the first time.

According to Jin10, Baker Hughes said regional facilities are expected to face higher logistics and inflation pressure due to the Middle East conflict.

Blueway Photoelectric said on July 27 that it is planning to issue shares and pay cash to buy assets while raising matching funds, with Suzhou Lancan Technology Co. as the target. The company's shares were suspended from the start of trading on July 27, 2026, because the transaction remains uncertain, and Blueway Photoelectric expects to disclose the deal plan within no more than 10 trading days, according to Jiemian News.