Morgan Stanley debuts ether, solana exchange-traded products after bitcoin fund success
The asset manager is offering lowcost ETH and SOL exchangetraded products after its bitcoin fund topped $381 million in assets. Source：CoinDesk
The real reason DeFi projects that survived 2022 crash are shutting down now
DeFi projects that survived the fallout from the Terra and FTX collapses in 2022 are dying out in 2026. But analysts say it’s not a case of industry…
Ethereum, Solana led crypto hack losses in H1 2026: Blockaid
Blockaid found Ethereum remained the hardesthit blockchain in H1 2026, while Solana replaced Arbitrum as the network with the secondhighest losses, driven…
‘Picks and shovels’ trade comes unstuck as AI hardware stocks plunge on competitive threat from China
Asian stocks sold off sharply on Tuesday amid reports that China is now capable of manufacturing DUV lithography machines. Source：MarketWatch
Lido upgrade aims to slash Ethereum’s validator count by one-third
Lido launched Curated Module v2, an upgrade that could reduce Ethereum’s validator count by onethird by consolidating validators and introducing new operator…
Lido begins moving $16.5 billion in staked ether to cut validator count by a third
The liquid staking protocol is consolidating 8 million ETH and requiring its professional node operators to post bonds for the first time. Source：CoinDesk
Garden Finance disables app as Blockaid reports $450,000 exploit
Garden Finance said no user funds or smart contracts were affected after an attacker compromised an independent solver’s offchain database and inserted…
CLARITY hopes fade, BitMEX shuts as lawsuit looms: Hodler’s Digest, July 26
Despite support from Goldman Sachs, Fidelity and law enforcement bodies, the Clarity Act’s chances dim. BitMEX to close as crypto consolidates into five big…
House passes bill on lawmakers using insider information for stock trading
According to Senator Elizabeth Warren, the House bill “won’t solve the problem“ of insider trading in Congress as lawmakers will still be allowed to own and…
World Foundation raises $52.5M in Pantera-led funding to expand World ID infrastructure
The organization sold locked WLD tokens to strategic investors as it seeks to grow its biometric identity network amid rising demand for human verification…
Pay raises keep shrinking. Here’s how much smaller they’ll be next year.
One solution is getting a different job — but that’s not so simple. Source：MarketWatch
‘I’m still confused’: I sold $80,000 in shares on June 30, so why didn’t I receive my dividend?
“To my surprise, the proceeds from the sale were credited to my moneymarket settlement fund.” Source：MarketWatch