Odaily Planet Daily News: Jeff, founder of Bitcoin Layer2 project Merlin Chain, said in an exclusive interview with Odaily Planet Daily that the Merlin 2.0 upgrade plan has been officially released. This version will focus on "BTC's interest-bearing ability and cross-chain transaction capabilities", and is committed to upgrading Bitcoin from a single value storage asset to a profitable and liquid on-chain currency. Jeff pointed out that the core goals of Merlin Chain in the future will revolve around two directions: one is to enhance the practicality of BTC so that it can be used for multi-chain interaction, DeFi investment and asset trading; the second is to lower the threshold for retail investors and institutions to enter the BTC ecosystem, so that BTC can not only outperform the market, but also participate in new narratives and new projects to capture higher potential returns. He also revealed that Merlin will continue to optimize the BTCfi ecosystem, expand AI-driven chain abstraction technology, and launch a series of user-friendly products in the next stage to promote BTC to become a true "universal currency" on the chain. Click to read the original interview: "Odaily interview with Merlin founder Jeff: I want to give up every day, but I still look forward to crossing the cycle"

According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch PENGU/USDC, CVX/USDT and SLP/USDT perpetual contracts on July 23, 2025, supporting up to 75 times leverage. The PENGU/USDC contract will be launched at 7:30 (UTC), and the CVX/USDT and SLP/USDT contracts will be launched at 11:30 and 11:45 (UTC) respectively. (This newsletter is generated by AI)

Odaily Planet Daily News Bitget Wallet's sixth "FOMO Thursday" event will officially start at 21:00 on July 23. This time, in cooperation with Maple Finance, a total of about 228,000 SYRUP will be issued, and 120,000 places will be open for participation. This event has a special "Super Koi Award", and one person can win SYRUP worth $6,666. "FOMO Thursday" is a brand airdrop event launched by Bitget Wallet. Users only need to pledge $10 to participate, and the pledged amount will be 100% returned later. Users can participate in the event through the Bitget Wallet App, explore the on-chain staking gameplay and receive airdrops.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to Polymarket platform data, the probability of predicting that "Polymarket US version will be launched in 2025" has reached 67%, and the total prize of the prediction pool is currently over 129,000 US dollars. Earlier news, Polymarket spent 112 million US dollars to acquire the US compliant exchange QCX and will legally return to the US market.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to official news, Binance is the platform that will launch Alliance Games (COA) at 17:00 (UTC+8) on July 23, 2025. After the transaction begins, users who hold at least 200 Binance Alpha points can apply for 1,500 COA tokens airdrop. First come, first served. If the event is not over, the score threshold will automatically decrease by 10 points every hour. Please note that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm the claim within 24 hours on the Alpha event page, otherwise it will be deemed to have given up the airdrop.

According to PANews, Goldman Sachs' chief U.S. economist, David Mericle, anticipates an increase in the base 'reciprocal' tariff rate from 10% to 15%, with tariffs on copper and key minerals reaching 50%. This move is expected to intensify inflationary pressures and hinder economic growth. In response to these new tariff assumptions and their impact on imports, Goldman Sachs has revised its forecasts for U.S. inflation and GDP growth. The firm has adjusted its core inflation forecast for 2025 from 3.4% to 3.3%, while increasing the 2026 forecast from 2.6% to 2.7%, and the 2027 forecast from 2.0% to 2.4%. Mericle noted that tariffs are projected to cumulatively raise core prices by 1.7% over the next two to three years. Additionally, he stated that tariffs will reduce GDP growth by one percentage point this year, 0.4 percentage points in 2026, and 0.3 percentage points in 2027. Consequently, Goldman Sachs has lowered its GDP growth forecast for 2025 to 1%.

David Mericle, Goldman Sachs’ chief U.S. economist, expects the U.S. base “reciprocal” tariff rate to rise to 15% from 10%, with copper and critical minerals set to hit 50% — a move that could fuel inflationary pressures and curb growth. Goldman has adjusted its forecasts for U.S. inflation and GDP growth to reflect the new tariff assumptions and incorporate “early observations” about the impact of import duties. Goldman lowered its core inflation forecast to 3.3% from 3.4% for 2025, raised its forecast to 2.7% from 2.6% for 2026 and to 2.4% from 2.0% for 2027. Mericle said the tariffs are expected to cumulatively push up core prices by 1.7% over two to three years. He added that the tariffs would reduce GDP growth by 1 percentage point this year, 0.4 percentage point in 2026 and 0.3 percentage point in 2027. Goldman has accordingly lowered its 2025 GDP growth forecast to 1%. (Golden Ten)

According to validatorqueue.com data, there are currently more than 35.67 million ETH in pledge, worth about $132.5 billion, accounting for 29.5% of Ethereum's circulation. The chart shows that although the amount of ETH pledged has declined recently, it is still at a historical high level.

علاوة على ذلك، استقرت أسعار النفط في بداية تعاملات الأربعاء بعد ثلاثة أيام من التراجع المتواصل. وفي هذا السياق، ساهم الاتفاق التجاري بين الولايات المتحدة واليابان في تعزيز التفاؤل في الأسواق العالمية. إضافة إلى ذلك، أظهرت استطلاعات حديثة تراجعًا في مخزونات النفط الأمريكية، مما يشير إلى زيادة في الطلب. وبناء على ذلك، ارتفعت العقود الآجلة لخام برنت بنسبة 0 source: https://www.twsiat.com/%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%aa-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%81%d8%b7-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a9/

Ethereum has been on a tear recently, and its price will continue to rise due to a demand shock, according to industry experts. source: https://cryptopotato.com/ethereum-demand-shock-could-send-eth-to-10k-this-year/

Telegram has launched a built-in crypto wallet for users in the US, allowing them to send, receive, and manage digital money inside the app. The wallet, called TON Wallet, works without extra apps and gives users full control of their funds.

Ethereum’s price has been rising recently. Here are the reasons why its price may continue to rise.

Capital market infrastructure is migrating on-chain. We are witnessing a large-scale migration: assets, issuers, and investors are turning to a new generation of infrastructure for the circulation, settlement, and valuation of capital assets.

If the Trump administration can create a favorable regulatory environment for traditional finance (TradFi) to participate in crypto investment, the total market value of cryptocurrencies will surge.

Tether has just taken on the role of a law enforcer and frozen the $85,877 USDt tied to stolen funds. While Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has seen it own company as a crypto compliance enforcer, but the crypto community wasn't impressed, stating that Tether's might have over-stepped the line.

Polymarket is thinking about launching its own stablecoin or cutting a deal with Circle to earn interest from the funds users keep on the platform. This would give Polymarket more control over its money system as it grows and prepares to reenter the US market.

Dalio said the dispute between U.S. President Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell is essentially a fight for control over the value of currency.

Golden Finance launches the 2763rd issue of "Golden Morning 8" - a morning report on the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

The biggest harm of "compliance theater" is not how much budget and manpower it consumes, but the fatal and false "sense of security" it brings.

Golden Finance launches "Golden Web3.0 Daily" to provide you with the latest and fastest MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT and Metaverse industry news.