Ireland has released a new anti money laundering strategy, which includes strengthened scrutiny of private cryptocurrency wallets. （Decrypt）

[Market Pricing Indicates Decreased Probability of More Than One Fed Rate Hike Before Mid-2027] According to Jin10 reports, market pricing indicates that the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates more than once before mid-2027 has decreased.

According to Vetle Lunde, head of research at K33, as of the end of the first half of 2026, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund indirectly holds 11549 BTC worth approximately $725 million by holding stocks of companies such as Strategy, Metaplanet, MARA, Coinbase, Block, Tesla, etc. Among them, Strategy accounts for 9914 BTC, Metaplanet accounts for 671 BTC, MARA accounts for 421 BTC, Coinbase, Block, and Tesla account for 183 BTC, 120 BTC, and 97 BTC, respectively. The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund holds approximately 1.17% of Strategy's shares, valued at $357.3 million. The fund obtained indirect ETH exposure through BitMine for the first time, holding 6.15 million shares of BitMine worth $88.3 million, corresponding to 67340 ETH.

Michael Saylor criticized the MSCI index rules, stating that MSCI should measure the market rather than prohibit assets, and argued that MSCI is disconnected from regulatory agencies. （Bitcoin Archive）

[U.S. July Retail Sales Month-on-Month Recorded -0.6%, Below Expectations and Previous Value] According to Jinshi reports, U.S. July retail sales month-on-month recorded -0.6%, with expectations at 0.1% and the previous value at 0.20%.