Stablecoin newcomer Open USD (OUSD) said at launch on July 3, 2026 that 149 companies had “signed up” to use it, but multiple listed firms named as partners said they had not signed any agreement. Samsung Electronics, Shinhan Financial Group, Dunamu and KBank said they were approached but only agreed to review the project, according to Chosun Biz. OpenAssets founder Gabor Gurbacs said several of his clients listed as OUSD partners also told him they never signed or agreed to anything. Circle shares fell 17% after OUSD’s announcement, even though the episode did not affect USDC’s reserves or regulatory status.

XPL rose 21% in a single day after Plasma introduced a Platinum card airline rewards program offering up to $600 in annual value back. The plan also includes 10% back on eligible flights, capped at $300 every six months. On-chain daily transaction volume on Plasma climbed from 155,000 to 808,000 over the past six months, a more than fivefold increase. XPL has rebounded from an early-June low near $0.060 and is approaching the $0.120 resistance level, with upside targets cited at $0.144–$0.213 if it breaks higher.

China’s quadruped robot maker Unitree Robotics has received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market later this month. The company plans to raise about 4.2 billion yuan (around $619 million) in the offering. The move is a routine regulatory clearance rather than a development tied to policy shifts, major order wins or a technology milestone.

Binance burned 604.27 million Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) tokens on July 1, 2026, bringing its cumulative burns to 87.14 billion. The tokens were destroyed using 50% of fees collected from LUNC-linked trading pairs during July 2026. The exchange has carried out the burn on the first day of each month as part of an ongoing deflationary effort. The latest burn was in line with recent typical volumes, with no rule changes or outsized execution.

Blockchain analytics firm BubbleMaps warned that LAB is approaching a cliff unlock for early investors that it expects could bring heavy selling pressure. The firm estimated that roughly $1 billion in unrealized gains may face profit-taking, while full presale allocations remain locked until 2027. The unlock is a known, scheduled on-chain supply event, but its size and concentrated release could weigh on LAB’s price and sentiment in the near term.

Injective (INJ) rose more than 7% in a day and moved back above $5 after Binance said on July 2, 2026 it will fully support the project’s upcoming mainnet upgrade, keeping trading as well as deposits and withdrawals running during the process. The upgrade is focused on network performance optimizations. On the charts, $5.10 is a key resistance level, while derivatives data show heavy short positioning between $5.00 and $5.20 that could fuel a short squeeze. Price is holding above the $4.30–$4.60 support band, with the next target zone at the prior supply area of $7.00–$7.50.

K Wave Media (NASDAQ: KWM) said it sold all 88 bitcoin it held on May 6 for aggregate proceeds of $64.2 million. The company used part of the proceeds to repay $6 million of outstanding notes and said it would redirect capital toward AI infrastructure, ending a bitcoin treasury effort that lasted less than a year. K Wave said it has not abandoned its longer-term treasury strategy but has determined to halt it amid debt pressure tied to Anson Funds notes and a Nasdaq compliance risk tied to its publicly held share value.

On July 3, 2026, Solana officially activated an on-chain governance system that requires 100,000 SOL staked to submit proposals and sets passing thresholds of 15% initial support and a two-thirds supermajority, with results recorded on-chain. Over the same period, SOL gained 15% over seven days, while RWA TVL exceeded $3 billion and spot Solana ETF cumulative net inflows reached $1.14 billion. LiquidChain (LIQUID) said its Layer 3 cross-chain network presale has raised $882,000 toward a $991,000 target. The project aims to unify BTC, ETH, and SOL liquidity and enable native assets to interact directly across chains.