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CLARITY Act Deadlocked: The "Vacuum Enforcement" Trick of the Moral Clause

The CLARITY bill faces a stalemate over its ethics clause, specifically the enforcement mechanism. While former President Trump's endorsement and a compromise on a clause banning top federal officials from holding personal crypto interests moved the bill forward, a critical divide remains: Republicans want enforcement by the Justice Department, whose Attorney General candidate is Trump's former private lawyer. Democrats argue this creates a conflict of interest and insist on state attorney general enforcement. This deadlock cooled the initial market rally spurred by the bill's increased passage probability. The updated text also includes other key provisions: exempting non-custodial developers, protecting self-custody rights, regulating stablecoin rewards, and establishing a cybersecurity center. With less than three weeks until a potential Senate vote, market probability for enactment remains below 50%. The article also briefly covers Helium's Q2 report, highlighting a shift in its tokenomics, and Ramp's integration of stablecoin payments for businesses.

marsbit07/24 07:40

CLARITY Act Deadlocked: The "Vacuum Enforcement" Trick of the Moral Clause

marsbit07/24 07:40

The Perfect Founder-Market Fit: Bear Markets Are the Ultimate Test

"Founder-Market Fit in a Bear Market: The Ultimate Test" While AI captures the vast majority of venture capital and attention, the current crypto bear market is revealing the strongest cohort of founders in four cycles. These operators, hailing from institutions like Goldman Sachs, Citadel, and Stripe, are not chasing narratives. They are converging on the now-compelling "hard problem" of institutional-grade financial infrastructure. Founder-market fit—the alignment between a specific founder's unique capabilities and a specific market's needs—is the most durable signal in venture. Products, markets, and regulations change, but this fit compounds even when prices don't. The bear market is the best environment to identify it. Talent is now concentrated on two serious verticals: AI and fintech. The quality of founders choosing blockchain for finance is unprecedented. Evidence is in who's building: founders from elite traditional finance backgrounds are tackling on-chain institutional infrastructure (e.g., Ondo's Nathan Allman, Offchain Labs' Ed Felten). Market data supports this shift, with tokenized real-world assets and stablecoins growing significantly and major banks launching products. The author evaluates founders on four traits: 1) Deep domain expertise (lived experience, not just theory), 2) High agency (ability to sell a vision based on deep market understanding), 3) Unfair network advantage (relationships that accelerate execution), and 4) Obsession (long-term commitment rooted in belief, not hype). In a bull market, momentum does the work. A bear market strips that away, leaving only belief—the observable output of true founder-market fit—as fuel. This period filters out tourists, leaving builders who see the long-term opportunity. For serious operators considering the space, the bear market is not a risk but a proving ground and the cleanest environment to build compounding advantage. The commitment is to back such founders at the intersection of market and conviction, as in every prior cycle.

marsbit07/24 07:35

The Perfect Founder-Market Fit: Bear Markets Are the Ultimate Test

marsbit07/24 07:35

Uniswap Token Jar: Unlocking Protocol Revenue Through Burning, New Gameplay Live on 11 Chains

Uniswap’s "Token Jar" mechanism links protocol revenue directly to UNI token burns. The smart contract accumulates a share of fees from Uniswap transactions across 11 chains, and funds can only be withdrawn by permanently burning UNI. This system, enacted after the UNIfication governance vote in December 2025, turns token destruction into a core requirement for accessing protocol income. The recent launch of Robinhood Chain, where Uniswap serves as the native exchange, has dramatically boosted volumes—reaching $3.75B in daily trades—pushing daily UNI burns to a record 186,000 tokens. New proposals aim to extend the fee model to Robinhood Chain and activate v4 fees on seven major chains, potentially accelerating the burn cycle. This creates a reinforcing loop: more chain adoption drives more fees into the Jar, requiring more UNI burns to unlock them. While concerns remain about liquidity provider margins, the design aligns incentives across the ecosystem and transforms UNI from a pure governance token into one with a direct claim on protocol revenue.

marsbit07/24 07:34

Uniswap Token Jar: Unlocking Protocol Revenue Through Burning, New Gameplay Live on 11 Chains

marsbit07/24 07:34

Hackers’ Day | July 23: $35.5M Lost. A Reminder That Security Is a Shared Responsibility

On July 23, a series of major DeFi security incidents resulted in combined losses of approximately $35.5 million within six hours. The attacks primarily exploited vulnerabilities in cross-chain bridge infrastructure and supporting systems, rather than the underlying blockchains themselves. These events underscore that security is a shared responsibility across the crypto industry, extending far beyond smart contracts to include infrastructure resilience and operational safeguards. The report highlights the need for continuous industry-wide improvements in areas such as independent audits, proof of reserves, protection funds, and transparent risk management. It also provides safety tips for users, emphasizing the importance of evaluating a platform’s security measures and transparency before depositing funds. Finally, the article outlines WEEX exchange’s security framework, which includes a 1,000 BTC Protection Fund, 1:1 Proof of Reserves, and enterprise-grade infrastructure, developed over eight years of operation. The core message is that effective security is built proactively, through long-term commitment and industry-wide collaboration, not merely in response to incidents.

TheNewsCrypto07/24 07:29

Hackers’ Day | July 23: $35.5M Lost. A Reminder That Security Is a Shared Responsibility

TheNewsCrypto07/24 07:29

Shing-Tung Yau Invites Wang Hong and Deng Yu to Teach Back Home, After 20 Years of Rivalry, Tsinghua and Peking University Realize the Opponent Isn't Each Other

On July 23, the Fields Medal, the highest global mathematics award, was awarded to two Chinese mathematicians, Wang Hong and Deng Yu, both undergraduate classmates from Peking University's class of 2007. This marks the first time mathematicians who completed their undergraduate studies in mainland China have won the prize, with two laureates in the same year. Following the announcement, renowned mathematician Shing-Tung Yau publicly invited Wang and Deng to return to China to teach at Tsinghua University's Qiuzhen College. This invitation is the latest episode in a decades-long rivalry between Tsinghua and Peking University (PKU) for supremacy in Chinese mathematics. The competition traces back to a 1952 national university restructuring that transferred Tsinghua's entire mathematics department to PKU, leaving Tsinghua without a math program for nearly 30 years until its reinstatement in 1979. The rivalry intensified in 2005 with a public falling-out between Yau and his former student, PKU professor Gang Tian. Subsequently, Yau shifted his efforts to building Tsinghua's mathematics program from the ground up. He established the Yau Mathematical Sciences Center in 2009 and founded the Qiuzhen College in 2021, implementing an elite, accelerated "Math Leadership Program" to recruit prodigies as young as middle school students. The competition spans multiple fronts: recruiting top junior high and high school students from math olympiads, luring renowned scholars from overseas, and securing research funding. A new and fierce battleground has emerged in AI and mathematical reasoning. Both universities are heavily investing in AI research to enhance large language models' mathematical capabilities, with Tsinghua collaborating on projects like the STARE algorithm and PKU developing specialized models for geometry. Despite the intense competition, this rivalry has arguably elevated China's overall standing in mathematics. Chinese mathematicians now frequently publish in top journals and win major international awards. At the recent 17th Yau College Students Mathematics Contests, PKU students swept the top individual awards. Yau, presenting the awards, emphasized the need for inter-university collaboration to advance Chinese mathematics. The landscape is now shifting with the rise of AI in mathematical research. As AI begins to generate proofs at an unprecedented rate, the traditional metrics of competition between institutions may become less relevant. The future for mathematicians, as noted by Terence Tao, is navigating an era of "proof surplus" driven by AI, presenting a new common challenge that transcends university rivalries.

marsbit07/24 07:28

Shing-Tung Yau Invites Wang Hong and Deng Yu to Teach Back Home, After 20 Years of Rivalry, Tsinghua and Peking University Realize the Opponent Isn't Each Other

marsbit07/24 07:28

Is crypto a good investment? Why risk tolerance and dollar-cost averaging matter

The article examines whether cryptocurrency is a good investment, emphasizing the critical roles of risk tolerance and dollar-cost averaging (DCA). While crypto's popularity has surged significantly—evidenced by search trends and growing institutional adoption through ETFs and tokenization—it remains a volatile, high-risk asset class. Survey data shows many investors see crypto as attractive yet risky, with it comprising about 10% of average portfolios alongside more traditional assets. Since July 2017, the total crypto market cap has grown substantially, but the potential for high rewards is accompanied by significant dangers like scams, hacks, and market downturns. The key for investors is to assess their financial goals, time horizon, and risk appetite. Recommendations include investing only what one can afford to lose (with suggested allocations as low as 1-2%), using DCA strategies during bear markets, and maintaining consistency and risk management whether investing directly in crypto assets or through ETFs.

ambcrypto07/24 07:26

Is crypto a good investment? Why risk tolerance and dollar-cost averaging matter

ambcrypto07/24 07:26

Bears tighten grip on AVAX as open interest rises alongside falling prices

Avalanche's AVAX token price dropped 4.91% in 24 hours, marking one of the largest declines among top cryptocurrencies. This decline occurred alongside a rise in Open Interest, a noticeable drop in spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD), and funding rates turning negative, indicating strong bearish sentiment and heightened short-selling activity. The price fell below the crucial $6.50 local support zone, threatening to accelerate the downtrend toward $6.00 or lower. Despite a recent surge in on-chain transactions, AVAX has struggled to break the $7.08 resistance, solidifying a bearish market structure. With Bitcoin also trading below key support levels, overall market pressure is contributing to AVAX's weakness. A cluster of potential short liquidations in the $6.70-$6.85 zone presents a risk for a brief price rebound or short squeeze. Traders are advised to maintain a bearish outlook while remaining cautious of this potential volatility.

ambcrypto07/24 07:24

Bears tighten grip on AVAX as open interest rises alongside falling prices

ambcrypto07/24 07:24

UBS Interpretation: Public Funds' Tech Holdings Hit Record High, Electronics Becomes Core Increase in Q2

According to UBS's latest China equity strategy report, in Q2 2026, mutual funds' allocations to A-share "hard tech" reached a historical high. The electronics and telecommunications sectors, along with the STAR and ChiNext boards, were the primary focus of increased holdings. The standout figure is the mutual fund allocation to the major technology sector (encompassing electronics, telecom, computers, and defense), which rose to 57.3%, with an overweight position of 18.5%—both setting new records. UBS calculations show the electronics sector alone saw a 20.2 percentage point increase in allocation for the quarter, making it the strongest area of buying. Telecom and machinery allocations also rose. This trend was reinforced by foreign capital inflows. Estimates from major securities firms indicate northbound capital turned to a net inflow of over 2.1 trillion yuan in Q2, a sharp reversal from Q1 outflows. According to UBS's sector classification, industrials and IT were the main destinations for these inflows. The shift wasn't broad-based but concentrated in specific tech areas. Concurrently, holdings in traditional sectors like consumer staples and certain cyclicals declined. The allocation to the STAR and ChiNext boards also hit record highs, indicating a broader exposure to high-growth tech assets beyond just leading industries. Furthermore, the expansion of actively managed technology-themed funds—now constituting 27.5% of total active mutual fund AUM—suggests this is a structural shift in fund focus, not merely short-term portfolio rotation. While this concentration of institutional capital can provide valuation support and liquidity for the hard tech sector, the report cautions that historically high positioning also increases susceptibility to short-term volatility, profit-taking, and external market shocks. The sustainability of the trend will depend on the concurrent realization of upward earnings revisions, stabilization of leverage, and continued foreign capital inflows, all against a backdrop of supportive policies for AI, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing.

marsbit07/24 07:20

UBS Interpretation: Public Funds' Tech Holdings Hit Record High, Electronics Becomes Core Increase in Q2

marsbit07/24 07:20

Fields Medalist Hong Wang Has Also Published in NeurIPS

A new recipient of the Fields Medal, mathematician Hong Wang, has also authored a NeurIPS paper. This research, presented at NeurIPS 2019, is a prime example of mathematics meeting machine learning. The work tackles the fundamental problem of low-rank matrix approximation, specifically analyzing the Column Subset Selection (CSS) algorithm. The key contribution was tightening the theoretical approximation bounds for CSS. The paper established new, sharper bounds dependent on the parameter *p* of the ℓ<sub>*p*</sub> norm: approximately *(k+1)<sup>1/p</sup>* for 1 ≤ *p* ≤ 2 and *(k+1)<sup>1-1/p</sup>* for *p* ≥ 2, improving upon the previous general *O(k+1)* bound. A crucial technical innovation was the application of the classical Riesz–Thorin interpolation theorem from harmonic analysis, a tool not commonly used in theoretical computer science at the time, to elegantly derive results across all *p*. Notably, this theoretical paper aligns with NeurIPS 2026's updated review guidelines, which explicitly value mathematical rigor and the introduction of tools from other disciplines. It demonstrates that NeurIPS contributions extend beyond novel neural architectures, encompassing deeper theoretical understanding. The paper underscores how foundational mathematical insights can provide elegant solutions to core problems in artificial intelligence.

marsbit07/24 07:20

Fields Medalist Hong Wang Has Also Published in NeurIPS

marsbit07/24 07:20

AFX Bizarre Theft Case: Audit Report Full of Holes, Suspected Parent Company is Crypto Exchange Phemex

The decentralized perpetual exchange AFX suffered a hack on its cross-chain bridge, resulting in the theft of over $24 million, effectively draining the protocol's TVL. Following the incident, scrutiny fell on a security audit report released in early June by firm Zellic. The report itself raised significant red flags, stating it only covered part of the bridge's components, lacked testing of critical security paths, and was conducted without access to a live or local environment for proper validation. Prominent figures, including MetaMask's Taylor Monahan, criticized the report as alarming, noting numerous confirmed issues were left unaddressed and suggesting the team exhibited negligent security practices, potentially with a single point of control. Further investigation reveals strong ties between AFX and the centralized exchange Phemex. Key evidence includes a core AFX team member's previous role as Phemex's Head of Listing, overlapping social connections, Phemex's now-deleted blog posts actively promoting AFX, and nearly identical brand aesthetics. Notably, Phemex itself experienced a major $70+ million hack in January 2025, attributed at the time to North Korean hackers. The close association between the two entities, coupled with AFX's deeply flawed audit and subsequent major breach, raises serious questions about security standards and potential internal risks, leaving the true nature of the incident—whether another external attack or an internal scheme—unclear.

链捕手07/24 07:14

AFX Bizarre Theft Case: Audit Report Full of Holes, Suspected Parent Company is Crypto Exchange Phemex

链捕手07/24 07:14

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