According to Odaily Planet Daily, BNY Mellon, which manages $62.6 trillion in assets, plans to launch a 24/7 tokenized U.S. Treasury bond settlement service in 2027 and will begin a private blockchain pilot program before the end of this year.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that with 100 days to go until the 2026 midterm elections, cryptocurrency advocacy group Stand With Crypto posted on X on July 26th that nearly 70% of surveyed cryptocurrency holders believe candidates' cryptocurrency stances will influence their votes, and nearly 80% said they are almost certain to vote. Stand With Crypto stated that 73% of surveyed cryptocurrency holders are closely monitoring which cryptocurrency policies lawmakers support, and 59% do not consistently support any particular party. The organization claims that cryptocurrency supporters have contacted Congress over 1 million times regarding related legislation. Market attention is focused on the CLARITY Act, the 2025 Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. This act aims to clarify the division of responsibilities between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in regulating digital assets and will affect the classification of certain digital assets as securities or commodities under federal regulation. Supporters of the act argue that the window of opportunity to advance legislation before the election year's tighter agenda is limited; opponents argue that the new framework needs to maintain protections against fraud, market manipulation, and investor losses. The discussions covered exchange access, investment products, taxation, and the role of federal regulators in digital finance.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that U.S. senators have released a new draft of the "Clarity Act for Digital Asset Markets," merging two versions previously pushed forward by the Senate Banking Committee and Agriculture Committee, and adding ethics provisions for the first time. The new draft's ethics provisions aim to prohibit senior government officials from sponsoring or issuing their personal cryptocurrencies. The bill is not yet finalized, and it remains uncertain whether its key provisions will receive bipartisan support.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a Chainlink whale (0xF5B...9650) received 467,180 LINK tokens from Binance in the past 13 hours, worth approximately $3.94 million. This includes 253,920 LINK tokens, worth approximately $2.14 million, and 213,260 LINK tokens, worth approximately $1.8 million. The most recent transfer occurred 3 hours ago. This whale currently holds 2.05 million LINK tokens, worth approximately $17.7 million.

In the past hour, total liquidations across the network reached $11.68 million, with $1.02 million from long positions, with $10.66 million from short positions. BTC liquidation $3.24 million, ETH liquidation $9.78 million.