the Hong Kong Monetary Authority responded to the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, stating that the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates unchanged is in line with market expectations. Currently, the Hong Kong-US interest rate differential still makes carry trade attractive, hence keeping the Hong Kong dollar close to the 7.85 level. However, at the same time, there has been strong demand for Hong Kong dollar funds related to stocks recently, providing some support for the Hong Kong dollar. Depending on changes in the supply and demand of Hong Kong dollar funds in the future, as well as other uncertainties including the Federal Reserve's monetary policy and interest rate trends, the sentiment in the stock investment market, external financial markets, and global capital flows, the "weak-side exchange rate guarantee" may be triggered again.

 according to rockflow market data, Ethereum reserve concept stocks in the US stock market continued to rise in the night session, including:

according to the Stablecoin Regulations issued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, licensed stablecoin issuers are required to "ensure that stablecoins are not issued or offered in jurisdictions where trading is prohibited" and that "licensees should implement control measures to mitigate risks of remote customer identification processes and location masking during daily operations (such as using a Virtual Private Network, VPN)".

according to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend token deposits and withdrawals for the Injective (INJ) network at 21:00 on July 31, 2025 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade and hard fork.

according to on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa), a certain whale address has withdrawn a total of 113,028.97 ETH from FalconX in the past 6 days, worth $424 million, with an average withdrawal price of $3,752. Currently, there is a floating profit of $12.044 million.

 the Bank of Japan kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5%, staying put for the fourth consecutive meeting, in line with market expectations. 

according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), a whale address sold 1000 ETH at a price of $3853 in the past half hour, making a profit of $56,000. The address then placed a limit order to sell 1000 ETH at $3878 on Cowswap, potentially making an additional profit of $81,000 if sold.

 according to an official announcement, Web3 role-playing game Aria (ARIA) announced that it has successfully raised $5 million in its latest round of financing. This round of financing was led by Folius Ventures, The Spartan Group, and Beam FDN, with participation from Animoca Brands, Galaxy, and others.

according to The Block, as of now, the total market value of listed companies holding cryptocurrencies has soared to $160 billion, a significant increase from about $90 billion at the beginning of 2024, marking a new trend for investors to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies through stocks.

 according to TraderT monitoring, the net inflow of US spot Ethereum ETF was $6.2 million yesterday.

 according to Cointelegraph, after the prosecution and defense completed their closing arguments on Wednesday, the jury will decide the fate of Roman Storm, co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash. Closing arguments are the final stage of a trial, where both the prosecution and defense summarize the case before the judge or jury, present their positions, and make a final effort to persuade the decision maker to rule in their favor.

payment service provider Due completed a $7.3 million seed round of financing, led by Speedinvest, with participation from Semantic Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Strobe Ventures, Polymorphic Capital, and others. Due is integrating local payment channels, liquidity markets, and blockchain networks into a unified infrastructure.

according to the on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), three new wallet addresses have accumulated a total purchase of 73,821 Ethereum in the past 8 hours, equivalent to approximately $283 million. In addition, since July 9th, a total of 11 new wallet addresses have purchased 722,152 Ethereum, with a total value of approximately $2.77 billion.

 according to Decrypt, the two co-founders of the cryptocurrency mixing service Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, admitted on Wednesday to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and face up to 5 years in prison.

Jean Boivin, head of research at BlackRock Investment Institute, released a weekly commentary, pointing out that recent US laws such as the "Genius Act" have solidified the position of stablecoins as the future digital payment method in the financial sector. BlackRock believes that Bitcoin is expected to become a tool for diversified investment returns and a unique risk and return driver, and sees stablecoins as a new component of the future financial system. BlackRock also added that the core investment reason for Bitcoin is the current wave of mainstreaming digital assets through regulatory frameworks and US government support, indicating that the adoption rate of digital assets will further increase.

 according to Jinshi data citing Politico news, Trump plans to sign a new executive order on Thursday to impose higher tariffs on several countries that fail to reach a trade agreement before the Friday deadline.

 Rajapakse, head of interest rate strategy at BNP Paribas in the United States: The possibility of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September still exists.

according to Cointelegraph, 21Shares has submitted a revised version of the Solana spot ETF S-1 document to the US SEC.

Federal Reserve will keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.25%-4.50%, in line with market expectations, and will stand pat for the fifth consecutive meeting.

according to official sources, Ether Machine (NASDAQ code: DYNX) Reserve Fund announced today that it has purchased nearly 15,000 ETH as part of its long-term holding strategy. Currently, a total of 334,757 ETH has been purchased, with up to $4.07 billion available for further ETH purchases.