DeFi Data

1. Total market value of DeFi tokens: 69.659 million US dollars

DeFi total market capitalization data source: coincko

2. The trading volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours was $29.32

Trading volume of decentralized exchanges in the past 24 hours Data source: coingecko

3. Assets locked in DeFi: 73.495USD

DeFi projects’ top ten rankings of locked assets and locked positions data source: defillama

NFT data

1.NFT total market value: US$5.846 billion

The top ten projects in NFT total market value and market capitalization. Data source: Coinmarketcap

2.24-hour NFT trading volume 853 millionUSD

The top ten projects in NFT total market value and market capitalization. Data source: Coinmarketcap

Headlines

Korea Exchange has activated the circuit breaker mechanism for the seventh time this year

On Monday, July 13, affected by renewed tensions in the Middle East, the South Korean stock market fell sharply, and the Korean Exchange immediately activated a circuit breaker mechanism for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI). Trading in KOSPI index constituent stocks was suspended for 20 minutes. At around 1:28 pm that day (12:28 Beijing time), as the KOSPI index fell more than 8% from the previous trading day's closing price, the Korean Exchange triggered a market-wide circuit breaker mechanism. Previously, a new round of fighting broke out between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, which led to cautious investor sentiment and put the benchmark index under heavy selling pressure. This is the seventh time this year that a Korean exchange has activated a circuit breaker mechanism.

AI hot spots

1.Cursor plans to launch a universal work agent "Sand" to benchmark Claude Cowork and ChatGPT Work

On July 13, PYMNTS reported that Cursor, an AI coding tool company, is developing a universal AI agent internally codenamed Sand. Its functions include replying to emails and text messages, organizing forms, and handling engineering-related work. It is positioned as an office and corporate assistant for non-developers. According to reports, Cursor’s move is aimed at enriching the product line and is expected to provide support for SpaceX’s AI enterprise business; SpaceX previously announced that it will acquire Cursor in an all-share transaction for approximately US$60 billion, and the delivery is expected to be completed in the third quarter. However, Cursor has not yet made a final decision on whether to launch the agent, and the product route may be affected by the merger and acquisition process.

2. Robinhood will launch crypto AI Agent trading function to US users

On July 13, Robinhood will launch crypto AI Agent trading functionality to U.S. users. Eligible U.S. users will soon be able to connect their AI Agent to a dedicated Robinhood account, where the AI ​​Agent will trade crypto on the user’s behalf, with support for real-time profit and loss tracking and push notifications. This feature will support agents from third-party AI companies such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Grok, and UK users will be the next batch of open targets.

3. The Bank of Korea expects the AI-driven chip “super cycle” to continue, refuting concerns about peaking

On July 13, the Bank of Korea issued a report on Monday saying that the global semiconductor market is still in short supply and the current "super cycle" driven by artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to continue for some time; the bank used this to refute investors' concerns that the chip cycle has peaked. "Despite a sharp surge in semiconductor demand driven by investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, the pace of supply expansion has been relatively slow," the Bank of Korea noted in the report, adding that the semiconductor cycle has yet to show signs of slowing down.

4. OpenAI hardware device release and IPO plans face uncertainty due to Apple lawsuit

According to The Information, the rift between OpenAI and Apple is deepening, and Apple’s lawsuit may cast a shadow on OpenAI’s upcoming first hardware device, which may be released as early as February next year. Analysts believe that this legal dispute may also affect OpenAI's listing plan and increase the uncertainty of potential investors. It is reported that OpenAI has secretly submitted IPO application documents to regulatory agencies, but the specific listing time has not yet been determined.

5. Four departments: Carry out innovative technological research on the integration of artificial intelligence, blockchain, distributed identification and other technologies with basic Internet resources

On July 13, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the National Data Administration issued guidance on promoting the high-quality development of basic Internet resources. It pointed out that breakthroughs in key core technologies should be made. Strengthen Internet science and technology innovation planning, promote the implementation of relevant national key research and development plans and major national science and technology projects, strengthen original technology innovation, carry out innovative technological research on the integration of artificial intelligence, blockchain, distributed identification and other technologies with basic Internet resources, and break through key technologies such as network dynamic optimization, intelligent resource scheduling, and data security interaction. Strengthen IPv6 technology system innovation and solve key issues such as protocol compatibility and high-performance transmission. Breakthroughs in key technologies such as satellite Internet mega-constellation networking, rapid routing switching, and reliable transmission and anti-interference. Break through the large-scale deployment and application of key technologies for resource public key infrastructure.

DeFi Hotspot

1.Kalshi officially launches Kalshi Pro terminal for high-frequency traders

On July 13, the prediction market platform Kalshi officially launched the Kalshi Pro terminal for high-frequency and multi-market traders. The product provides a unified interface for users who trade multiple contracts and need to place orders quickly in real-time events. It supports pending order management, viewing of all public transactions, in-depth viewing of individual contract order books, and simplified combination trading of multi-leg contracts. Kalshi Pro is currently open to the public but is still in the testing phase, and the charging model has not yet been determined. The terminal also provides professional-grade charting and risk management tools for Kalshi’s perpetual futures (perpetual contracts), helping active traders to uniformly manage positions and risks in prediction markets and perpetual products.

2. Circle’s public chain Arc is suspected to be online and has not yet been publicly tested

According to crypto KOL @amathxbt and other sources, Circle’s public chain Arc may have been launched privately. Cross-chain protocols LayerZero and LI.FI have been deployed to the Arc network, but are not open to community testing. According to public information, Arc is a public Layer 1 blockchain, positioned as the "Economic OS of the Internet", providing shared and composable infrastructure to support economic contracts, stable coins, tokenized assets and global market operations. In May this year, Circle officially released the ARC white paper, explaining the design framework of ARC as the native coordination asset of the Arc blockchain network. The Arc public testnet will be launched in October 2025. The mainnet is expected to go online in the summer of 2026.

3.Solana bought a stake in the SBI Japanese joint venture and changed its name to SBI Solana Global

On July 13, according to SBI’s official website, SBI and the Solana Foundation issued a joint announcement. The two parties announced the launch of strategic cooperation on July 13 to jointly promote the construction of Japan’s on-chain financial market. According to the cooperation agreement, the Solana Foundation will take a stake in SBI R3 Japan and jointly promote a new growth strategy with existing shareholders SBI and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). The company plans to change its name to "SBI Solana Global Co., Ltd. (tentative name)". SBI Solana Global will promote five major business directions around the Solana network: the issuance and circulation support of stable coins such as the Japanese yen stable currency JPYSC, the composition and circulation support of social bonds and tokenized RWA, the construction of cross-border payment infrastructure, on-chain financial services for institutional investors, and the development of next-generation payment infrastructure for the AI ​​Agent era. Both parties stated that they will use the Japanese market as a starting point to promote connectivity with Asian and global markets.

4.Hyperliquid RWA open interest hit a record high, reaching $3.6 billion

On July 13, according to Hyperliquid official news, the open interest (OI) of real world assets (RWA) on the Hyperliquid platform has reached a record high, reaching 3.6 billion U.S. dollars; the total open interest on the platform also simultaneously refreshed the 2026 high, rising to 11 billion U.S. dollars.

5.Uniswap founder: The protocol fee has been activated, and the UNI destruction mechanism has officially taken effect

On July 13, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said that the Uniswap protocol fee has been officially activated and the UNI destruction mechanism has also taken effect. Currently, three governance proposals are in the voting stage, respectively targeting Robinhood chain fees, V4 version fees, and cross-chain fee channels for XLayer, Avalanche, MegaETH, and Soneium chains.

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