Planet Noon News | July 31
1. BlackRock ETHA holds $11.32 billion worth of ETH, representing 2.46% of the ETH supply. 2. Analysis: With the imminent implementation of the Hong Kong Stablecoin Ordinance, money changers remain largely unaffected. 3. The cumulative market capitalization of crypto treasury companies soared to $160 billion; 4. Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Stablecoin issuers must "identify and prevent" customers from using VPNs; 5. "Big Brother Maji" began to close out his long PUMP positions, still holding a position worth $13.3 million, with a floating loss of $4.47 million; 6. Blockchain gaming project ARIA completed a $5 million financing round, led by Folius Ventures and others; 7. The two founders of Samourai Wallet pleaded guilty and may face up to 5 years in prison; 8. Payment service provider Due completed a $7.3 million seed round of financing, led by Speedinvest; 9. Hong Kong-listed Industrial Securities International rose by about 15%. Industrial Bank previously revealed that it would research stablecoins. 10. Justin Sun will fly into space on August 3rd on the Blue Origin NS-34; 11. Tornado Cash co-founder faces jury verdict, potentially facing up to 40 years in prison; 12. OpenSea launches Creator Studio 2.0, supporting creation and publishing on 20 chains; 13. A 22-year-old Canadian hacker was sentenced to one year in prison for stealing $794,000 in crypto assets; 14. Bolivia and El Salvador sign cryptocurrency cooperation agreement; 15. Ethereum treasury company The Ether Machine increased its holdings by approximately 15,000 ETH, equivalent to approximately $57 million; 16. A newly created address received 39,652 ETH from Galaxy Digital, approximately $152 million.