according to DappRadar data, the NFT trading volume in July surged by 96% to reach $530 million. However, the total number of transactions decreased by 4%, with only 5 million NFTs changing hands that month.

 Tabit Insurance, a global (re)insurance company that supports Bitcoin reserves founded by former Bittrex executives, announced today that it has joined the Texas Blockchain Council (TBC), an industry association dedicated to promoting blockchain innovation and policy development in Texas. Tabit will work with TBC to provide investors in the region with knowledge in the intersection of digital assets and insurance, as well as how BTC holders can obtain regulated income through insurance structures.

Musk: Grok 5 will be launched before the end of this year, and the effect will be very good.

according to @BTC_Archive, Trump: "For a long time, our government has been violating the fundamental principle that every Bitcoin holder should always remember: never sell your Bitcoin."

on the evening of the 7th local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated in a video speech that the initiative to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict is in Russia's hands. He emphasized that Russia should take the lead in ceasefire and promote peace through practical diplomatic means. Zelensky also stated that Europe's position is crucial in this process. Therefore, Ukraine has engaged in dialogue and meetings with European leaders on their positions and reached a consensus. At the same time, cooperation with other leaders is also steadily advancing, aiming to jointly uphold Europe's overall position. Currently, Ukraine is preparing to host a series of meetings in Europe and promote the peace process.

on-chain analyst Yu Jin posted on social media that the story of insider trader qwatio may have come to an end. 40 minutes ago, he also blew up his short position on ETH with the last $475,000 on GMX.

the blockchain data analysis company CryptoQuant pointed out that after Bitcoin hit a historical high of $123,000 last month, there are signs of short-term consolidation or mild downside risks.

Boston Fed President said, I still think there will be a rate cut this year.

 according to @BitcoinMagazine, the US gas station giant Sheetz announced that customers can enjoy a 50% discount when paying with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and this offer is "valid every day".

Binance announced that it will launch two perpetual contracts on August 8, 2025: YALAUSDT (0:30 AM Beijing time on August 8) and CARVUSDT (0:45 AM Beijing time on August 8), both supporting up to 50x leverage.

according to Arkham monitoring data, about 1 hour ago, BlackRock transferred 9077 ETH from its hot wallet address on Coinbase Prime to its Ethereum exchange-traded fund ETHA, and transferred 363.364 BTC to its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund IBIT, with a total value of 77.3 million dollars.

Musk tweeted that Grok Imagine has launched the Android Grok application, opening up AI video and image creation capabilities.

according to official sources, trading of TaleX (X) on Binance Alpha will open on August 7, 2025 at 11:00 (UTC).

"Debt King" Bill Gross, who made millions of dollars by shorting GameStop and AMC in 2021, said that the current market performance of GameStop is no longer like a "meme stock", but instead the trend is becoming more and more similar to Bitcoin. From early January to early April this year, the price of Bitcoin fell, and at that time the GameStop stock price also declined. However, Bitcoin has now rebounded to above $110,000. GameStop announced at the end of May this year that it had made its first purchase of Bitcoin, currently holding about 4,710 Bitcoins, worth approximately $537 million.

according to NLNico, Union Jack Oil and Reabold Resources plan to use idle natural gas at West Newton through 360 Energy for Bitcoin mining. Union Jack Oil sees this as part of its future Bitcoin reserve strategy. Reabold Resources believes that mining can achieve a higher return on investment compared to directly buying Bitcoin.

according to Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will start charging a fee of 0.1% for converting USDC to USD for net exchange amounts exceeding $5 million within 30 days starting from August 13th.

the cybersecurity company SentinelLABS announced that it has discovered a series of cryptocurrency scams, in which hackers spread malicious smart contracts disguised as trading robots to steal funds from cryptocurrency wallets.

 spot gold broke through $3390 per ounce, rising 0.63% intraday. (Jinshi)

according to the announcement of the UK listed company ECR Minerals plc (LON: ECR), the board of directors of the company has approved a Bitcoin and digital asset financial management policy. According to this policy, ECR will hold a portion of digital asset reserves through its wholly-owned subsidiary ECR Digital Limited.

according to the official announcement, Binance Alpha and contracts will launch INFINIT (IN): Alpha trading opens: August 7, 2025 17:00 (UTC+8). Contract trading opens: August 7, 2025 18:30 (UTC+8).