Whale Alert: 2,044 BTC transferred from unknown wallet to Kraken
According to Whale Alert, 2,044 BTC (approximately $126,146,974) was transferred from an unknown wallet to crypto exchange Kraken.
While inflows to exchanges are sometimes interpreted as a potential sign of selling activity, the specific purpose of this transfer has not been confirmed.
Riot Platforms deposits 500 BTC into NYDIG custody
According to Odaily, Onchain Lens reported that Riot Platforms deposited 500 BTC into NYDIG custody.
The amount is worth approximately $30.72 million. Onchain Lens analyzed that Riot Platforms appears to be selling BTC.
Riot Platforms is one of the major Bitcoin mining companies in the United States. Movements of BTC holdings by mining firms can be interpreted as a variable contributing to selling pressure in the market.
SoSoValue: U.S. spot XRP ETFs record $6.5451 million in daily net inflows
According to SoSoValue data, total daily net inflows into U.S. spot XRP ETFs came to $6,545,100 on July 2, Eastern Time.
The day’s inflows occurred only in the Bitwise XRP ETF, whose cumulative net inflows reached $501 million.
As of the time of reporting, total net assets of spot XRP ETFs stood at $988 million, with the XRP net asset ratio at 1.47%. Cumulative net inflows were recorded at $1.487 billion.
CertiK: Suspicious transaction detected on Hinkal, about 800,000 USDC stolen
According to CertiK Alert monitoring, a suspicious transaction occurred on decentralized privacy protocol Hinkal, resulting in the theft of approximately 800,000 USDC.
CertiK Alert analyzed that externally owned account address 0xbB3f01a1b1C68F3DEB36C55342b5F5706c32fc20 completed a 'Proofless Deposit' operation and then executed multiple 'Transact' transactions to extract assets from the Hinkal contract.
Onchain Lens: Two wallets believed to be linked to Paradigm stake 1 million HYPE
According to Odaily, Onchain Lens reported that two wallets believed to be associated with Paradigm (0x149...652 and 0xfe7...b) staked 1 million HYPE.
The staked amount was valued at approximately $66.75 million.
Whale Alert: 652 million USDC transferred between anonymous wallets on Solana
According to Whale Alert, 652 million USDC, worth approximately $652.12 million, was transferred from one anonymous wallet to another.
The transaction was identified on the Solana network, and neither the parties involved nor the purpose of the transfer has been disclosed.
JPMorgan: Strategy is a new risk factor in the Bitcoin market
JPMorgan warned that Michael Saylor’s Strategy has become a new risk factor for the Bitcoin market.
According to Watcher.Guru, JPMorgan, which manages $4.7 trillion in assets, said that the Bitcoin-centric strategy led by Saylor could increase market risk.
Strategy is known for its large-scale Bitcoin accumulation and holding strategy, and related moves have long been viewed as a major factor affecting Bitcoin investment sentiment.
Cointelegraph: Russia’s digital ruble to launch as scheduled on Sept. 1
According to Cointelegraph, Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina said the digital ruble will launch as scheduled on Sept. 1 and preparations have been completed.
The digital ruble is a central bank digital currency (CBDC) designed to complement Russia’s fiat ruble and will initially be used by financial and credit institutions. Development began in 2021, and in April 2025 the European Union preemptively included the digital ruble in its sanctions framework as part of measures related to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Vladimir Chistyukhin, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia, said the digital ruble legislation will take effect on Sept. 1, with a transition period lasting until July 2027.
Humanity Protocol founder: Strategic shift toward enterprise AI after hack and H token plunge
According to Odaily, Humanity Protocol founder Terence Kwok said the company is adjusting its business strategy after a hack worth about $36 million and a sharp drop in the H token.
Humanity Protocol now plans to focus less on the narrative of 'decentralized identity verification + blockchain' and more on developing enterprise AI products and services.
THEA raises $8 million
According to PANews, predictive behavioral AI network THEA has raised $8 million in funding.
The round was co-led by Maven 11 Capital, Spartan Group, Manifold Trading, Hashed VC, and F8 Capital.
THEA plans to use the funds to build a Solana-based coordination layer and expand its AI infrastructure. The coordination layer is designed to route inference requests and settle transactions on Solana, while large-scale data processing remains off-chain.
Founded in 2024, THEA said it has trained AI models on more than 35 billion real-world decision data points. It also plans to introduce a utility token that tokenizes access rights to its proprietary system.
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