Whale Alert monitoring shows that 109 million USDC were transferred from an unknown wallet to Deribit.

Upbit announces the launch of the HODLer airdrop event, introducing the GAS (GAS) token. Airdrop reward tokens will be distributed to NEO holders, with the airdrop scheduled for 2026-08-08 05:00 (UTC+8). Notes: - The GAS airdrop will be distributed sequentially within 24 hours. - Airdrops will only be issued to members who have completed Customer Verification (KYC). - Airdrop quantities will not be reflected in balances until Customer Verification is completed.

According to Digital Asset, Lynn Martin, President of the New York Stock Exchange, stated that she is developing an on chain payment platform for tokenized securities and participated in DTC's tokenization pilot project in July.

[Empery Digital Sells 1,635 BTC, Freely Usable Holdings Drop to 325 BTC] According to CryptoSlate, Empery Digital sold 1,635 BTC between July 1 and August 6, 2026, cashing out $102.2 million. Its current holdings have dropped to 1,279 BTC, of which 954 BTC are pledged as collateral for $35 million in debt, leaving 325 BTC freely usable—a decrease from 1,375 BTC on June 30. Empery Digital faces a $62.1 million commitment for the acquisition of data center properties. As of June 30, its cash balance stood at $3.7 million, with a working capital shortfall of $5.7 million.

According to the Congressional Hill News, Joe Grotes, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, predicts that the Republican Party will maintain control of both houses of Congress after this fall's midterm elections. The House of Representatives has 212 Republican leaning seats and 18 swing seats, with the Republican Party needing to win 6 seats and Joe Grotes expected to win 10 seats.