Chainlink (LINK) continues its upward trend, reporting at 16.50 USD in the Asian afternoon session today (17). Westpac Institutional Bank and Imperium Markets are implementing Chainlink in Project Acacia. Technical outlook indicates that the upward momentum will persist, with a target price of 18.81 USD.

Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) has surged nearly 10 times from a low of about $0.0037, attracting the interest of traders, and today (17th) it is reported at $0.0303 during the Asian afternoon session. Analysts state that PENGU is approaching a key breakout area, but confirming a close above $0.045 before getting on board would be safer.

RippleX's proposal aims to make Multipurpose Tokens (MPTs) easier to discover, rank, and integrate within the XRP Ledger.
The new metadata standard is optional but could significantly improve visibility and discoverability for

U.S. Congressman French Hill announces that the GENIUS Act has bipartisan support and is likely to pass in the House, amid concerns about CBDCs. Trump's recent backing boosted GOP support, positively impacting the crypto market.

Dogecoin – the famous meme coin – is attracting strong attention from investors again after successfully breaking through the important resistance level of $0.20. At the time of writing, DOGE is trading around $0.203, up over 5% in the past 24 hours and nearly 17% over the week. This development has sparked

According to SoSoValue data, the total net inflow of Bitcoin Spot ETF on July 16 was $799 million, with BlackRock ETF IBIT seeing a single-day inflow of $764 million, bringing the total net inflow to $55.980 billion. The total net asset value of Bitcoin Spot ETF is $153.762 billion, with a historical cumulative net inflow of $53.865 billion.

The European Commission has suspended its investigation into Musk's X platform for violating the Digital Services Act, as it hopes to wait for the outcome of trade negotiations with the United States. The investigation was originally planned to be completed before the summer recess, but due to the sensitivity of the negotiations, the relevant decision will be postponed.

The Russian Duma has passed a bill on the digital ruble, requiring businesses and banks to support digital ruble payments starting in 2026, in order to enhance financial autonomy and respond to Western sanctions. The bill aims to improve payment speed and transparency, but banks have expressed concerns about fee income and system costs. The digital ruble may also become a financial tool to bypass the SWIFT system, and its future impact remains to be observed.

The "GENIUS Act" aims to regulate the $260 billion stablecoin market, considering the establishment of clearing institutions to manage risks. Major financial institutions are exploring the issuance of stablecoins, leveraging clearing advantages to combine clearing models with Crypto Assets, in order to ensure financial stability and drop systemic risks.

Author: Zhang Feng
The wave of Real World Assets (RWA) is sweeping through the financial sector. According to BlackRock's prediction, by 2030, the market size of tokenized assets will reach as high as $16 trillion. However, the gap between the physical world and the digital world still exists, with issues such as asset information distortion, unreliable data sources, and blind spots in process monitoring haunting the development of RWA like a ghost, eroding market confidence.
How to achieve a solid and trustworthy representation of off-chain assets on-chain, or how to provide reliable support for on-chain assets from off-chain? AI technology, with its powerful data analysis, pattern recognition, and automated decision-making capabilities, is becoming the core engine for building a trust foundation for RWA assets and establishing a solid bridge between on-chain and off-chain data.
In AI-enabled RWA, metadata anchoring, oracle enhancement, and anomaly monitoring are the three guardians of trust. Metadata anchoring is the "foundation", ensuring that the starting point expressed on the RWA chain is authentic; pre

The SEC's delays in approving the spot XRP ETF reflect a complex regulatory process rather than outright rejection, according to Commissioner Hester Peirce. She emphasizes the need for clear guidelines and thorough assessments of all crypto proposals, indicating that investor hopes for approval remain viable.

According to Mars Finance, as reported by CryptoSlate, French lawmakers have submitted a bill proposing to utilize excess nuclear energy for Bitcoin mining, which is expected to generate up to $150 million in revenue annually. The bill proposes a five-year pilot program allowing power producers to direct excess electricity to Bitcoin mining operations.