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TradFi & Fintech
HSBC Issues First Digitally Native Structured Product in Hong Kong
The bank placed USD-denominated notes issued directly on a blockchain, with Marketnode acting as tokenization agent and digital paying agent.

Regulation & Politics
Hyperliquid, Phantom Ask CFTC to Exempt DeFi From Broker Rules
The joint filing asks regulators to turn Phantom's March no-action relief into a formal rule covering all non-custodial wallet providers.

DeFi
Gauntlet Raises $125M Series C From SBI Holdings
SBI Holdings was the sole investor in the round, which Gauntlet says will fund expansion into stablecoins, tokenization and traditional capital markets infrastructure.

Security
Interpol Ties $122.5M Crypto Wallet to Romance Scam Ring
Thai police made two arrests as Interpol's 97-country sweep logged 5,811 arrests and $293 million in intercepted assets.

Hacks
Summer.fi Hacker Moves $1.35M Into Tornado Cash
Summer.fi's own post-mortem confirms the attacker began laundering the $6M haul through the mixer, calling it a sign of "limited intent to return the funds voluntarily."

Tokens
Arbitrum to Capture 10% of Fees From Robinhood Chain
Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder says every Arbitrum-based Layer 2, not just Arbitrum One, will now route a fee cut back to the ARB treasury.

DeFi
Aave Labs Launches Stable Vaults for Fintech Stablecoin Yield
The vaults convert Aave's variable lending rates into fixed yields that wallets, exchanges and payment apps can offer their own users.

TradFi & Fintech
MARA Buys Texas Site From HIF in $600M Bitcoin, AI Deal
The 1,200-acre Matagorda County site was previously slated for a $7 billion HIF Global e-fuels plant backed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott before HIF pivoted to power computing instead.

DeFi
Zapper to Shut Down Aug. 3 After Nearly Seven Years
The DeFi portfolio tracker once handled $13 billion in transaction volume and 2 million monthly users before deciding an orderly wind-down was its best option.
Blockchains
Robinhood Chain Metrics Surge as the Network Leans Into Memecoins
Pump.fun added trading for Robinhood Chain tokens and prediction market World said it will migrate from Solana, as CEO Vlad Tenev reversed course to call the RWA-focused chain 'great for memes.' The biggest jump in value locked, though, came from an Ethena stablecoin deposit.





