Bitcoin holds July gain as 'forced-selling fuel was already spent,' analysts say
The largest crypto shrugged off a barrage of bad news this month, but traders remain cautious as rate hike fears and jobs data loom. Source：CoinDesk
Did China build a top-tier AI model by itself? A new report suggests Nvidia chips played a role.
Alibaba has an agreement for Moonshot to use its Nvidia H200s, according to Bloomberg — but the Chinese tech giant pushed back against the report.…
Bank of Italy finds no consistent cost advantage for stablecoin remittances
Researchers found that fiat conversion costs and payment infrastructure, rather than blockchain fees, accounted for most of the differences in stablecoin…
Pump.fun laid off workers before they received millions in PUMP tokens: Report
Pump.fun cofounder Noah Tweedale reportedly attributed the layoffs to said the company growing too quickly. Source：Cointelegraph
Supply-chain legend Tim Cook finally meets his match with Apple’s memory crunch
Apple has found itself dealing with component shortages exacerbated by the AI boom, and the company is scrambling for solutions. Source：MarketWatch
AI stocks may have bottomed out. What investors should watch for next.
Microsoft earnings provided optimism for the AI trade, as did the trading activity surrounding a hedge fund’s fire sale. Source：MarketWatch
The good and the bad of perps, according to crypto traders
Both retail and institutional traders worry about the funding rate. Source：CoinDesk
Warsh’s Fed is failing to stick to its own principles for good monetary policy
Bond investors don’t understand how Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s pledge to restore stable prices squares with inaction on interest rates. Source：MarketWatch
Coldcard's $38 million (so far) exploit shakes faith in self-custody, may push investors to ETFs
A software bug in popular hardware wallet Coldcard that led to the theft to this point of nearly 600 bitcoin worth roughly $38 million is prompting questions…
Bybit adds tokenized Nvidia, Apple, Tesla stocks as loan collateral
Eligible retail and institutional users can use tokenized shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla and three other US companies across Bybit’s trading and lending…
Bitcoin price sinks to 2-week lows as US stocks fail to copy Asia rebound
Bitcoin saw fresh downside pressure as US stocks tracked sideways into the end of the month, diverging from the relief bounce seen in Asia. Source：Cointelegraph
Quantum computing nears commercial breakthrough, IBM CEO says
Arvind Krishna said quantum computing will begin generating meaningful revenue before the decade ends as investment in the sector accelerates, in an interview…