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- Ethereum's 2025 rise stems from institutional adoption, regulatory clarity, and tech upgrades, not speculation. - U.S. CLARITY Act reclassified ETH as utility token, enabling 19 public companies to hold 2.7M ETH in treasuries. - Dencun/Pectra hard forks reduced gas fees by 90%, supporting 4,000+ dApps while ETF inflows hit $13.3B in 2025. - Deflationary mechanics and tokenized U.S. Treasuries drive scarcity, with 0.5% annual supply reduction and 29.6% staking participation. - Analysts project ETH could r
- PetroChina explores stablecoins for cross-border energy trade via Hong Kong’s new regulatory framework, aligning with China’s yuan internationalization goals. - Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance (effective Aug 1, 2025) mandates licensing and 100% reserve backing, attracting $1.5B in institutional investments for digital infrastructure. - PetroChina’s trials show stablecoins reduce exchange rate losses by 30% vs SWIFT, positioning it to bypass dollar-based systems and leverage CIPS for energy settlements.
- Hong Kong’s 2025 crypto strategy combines regulatory agility (e.g., 100% stablecoin reserves, LEAP framework) with tokenized assets (government bonds, RWAs) to attract global capital. - Tokenized RWA market is projected to grow from $25B to $600B by 2030, supported by tax incentives and institutional investments like LineKong’s $7.85M commitment. - Strategic advantages include proximity to China, Basel-aligned regulations, and initiatives like ASPIRe roadmap and Web3 Ideathon to build a skilled workforce
- Three 2025 crypto projects—Polygon, Shiba Inu, and MAGACOIN—stand out for institutional adoption, community resilience, and presale momentum. - Polygon's $1.23B TVL and partnerships with Starbucks/Meta solidify its role as an enterprise blockchain infrastructure leader. - Shiba Inu maintains $0.00001206-$0.00001301 stability despite 90.95% burn rate drop, with 540% rally potential if resistance breaks. - MAGACOIN's $13M presale (12% remaining) features 12% transaction burns and 35x ROI projections, contr
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- 03:32zkLend issues kSTRK redemption and withdrawal notice: 21-day unstaking process has been completedJinse Finance reported that zkLend, the Layer 2 native money market protocol based on Starknet, has released an announcement regarding kSTRK redemption and withdrawal. The announcement states: The 21-day unstaking process has been completed, and most kSTRK holders can now withdraw STRK from the zkLend staking portal: 1. For kSTRK that has not yet been claimed from the Recovery Portal, once claimed, users need to unstake and wait 21 days before exchanging for STRK. The Recovery Portal will remain open for the next six months. 2. For users who staked directly to the zkLend validator via Voyager or Endurfi, you must manually unstake or delegate to another validator; in this case, the exit queue does not apply.
- 03:17CryptoQuant Head of Research: If Bitcoin fails to quickly rebound above $112,000, the next support level will be around $100,000.According to ChainCatcher, CryptoQuant Head of Research Julio Moreno stated on social media that from a short-term valuation perspective, if bitcoin fails to quickly reclaim the $112,000 mark, the next downside support will be around $100,000.
- 03:07Project Hunt: Aptos liquidity strategy layer Goblin is the project with the most new Top influencer followers in the past 7 daysAccording to ChainCatcher, data tracked by the Web3 asset data platform RootData X shows that in the past 7 days, Aptos liquidity strategy layer Goblin was the project that gained the most new followers among X (Twitter) Top influencers. Influential figures who newly followed this project on X include 2Lambroz (@2lambro), crypto KOL Xueqiu (@xueqiu88), and Chinese Web3 KOL Calman (@CalmanBTC). In addition, other projects with the most new X Top influencer followers include Lombard.