- Web3 infrastructure company RISC Zero raised $40 million in funding.
- Manta Network developer p0x labs completed a $25 million funding round at a valuation of $500 million.
- Gitcoin Grants Round 18 will take place from August 15 to 29, with applications opening on August 1.
- Apple is building a large language model and has developed a chatbot called “Apple GPT.”
- Sequoia Capital restructured its venture capital team, including the dismissal of two partners involved in crypto investments.
- SEC Chairman applied for an additional budget of $72 million to strengthen regulation in the crypto industry and other areas.
- Tesla did not sell or buy any Bitcoin in the second quarter, maintaining its holdings for four consecutive quarters.
- Solana Labs launched the Solang compiler, which supports writing contracts using Solidity.
- As of the end of June, the trading volume of digital yuan reached 1.8 trillion, with a circulation of about 16.5 billion yuan.
- Nasdaq suspended plans to launch its digital asset custody business.