The four-week average of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending July 5.

The article analyzes the dynamics of the Web3 market and hot projects, mentioning Goldman Sachs' downgrade of the Fed's interest rate cut expectations, as well as the United States' delay in implementing crypto assets tax policies. It emphasizes Syria's use of Bitcoin to boost the economy and the impact of well-known entrepreneurs' social media behavior on the crypto market. At the same time, it introduces the T3AI project, which aims to solve loan collateral issues through AI-driven Decentralized Finance protocols. Overall, it reflects market changes and project innovations.

Encryption payment development trend: the key to breaking through the "last mile" Encryption payments are gradually entering the practical application stage, with payment methods centered around stablecoins quietly emerging. According to a 2024 report from a certain data platform, the platform processed over 1.6 million encryption payment transactions, of which 35.5% were completed using stablecoins. At the same time, many traditional payment giants are also entering this field. However, although encryption payments technically have the ability to function as payment methods in real life, widespread adoption still faces the "last mile" challenge. A research institution predicts that between 2024 and 2026, the number of encryption payment users in the United States will increase by 82%, but the usage rate will only increase by about 20%, reaching 39.1%. Globally, it is estimated that by 2026, only 2.6% of users will utilize encryption payments. The formation of this situation has multiple reasons. Let's delve into encryption.

New Direction under the Wave of Encryption Regulation: How Polkadot Skillfully Avoids the Regulatory Storm Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has significantly strengthened its regulation of the cryptocurrency industry, largely influenced by last year's FTX incident. The SEC has not only filed lawsuits against certain trading platforms and their executives but has also classified the tokens of several well-known public chain projects as securities. However, amid this regulatory storm, Polkadot's native token DOT has successfully avoided this classification and is viewed as "software" rather than a security. This achievement is attributed to the Polkadot team's years of proactive communication and strategic adjustments with regulators. SEC's regulatory actions The SEC recently filed lawsuits against certain trading platforms and their CEOs, accusing them of providing unregistered securities trading services and concealing important information from investors. These allegations involve multiple aspects, including the illegal offering and sale of unregistered securities, and fraud.

The core impact of the Bitcoin Halving event on the market lies in the rise in costs due to reduced output, driving prices up. At the same time, macroeconomic factors such as Fed policies and Money Supply also have a significant influence on the Bitcoin bull run. The next bull run may occur in 2026, but investors need to cautiously follow changes in the economic situation.

Bitcoin recently fell below the $56,000 support level, causing increased panic in the market. Long-term buying is driven by favourable information from interest rate cuts and the regulatory environment, while selling pressure mainly comes from Bitcoin seized by the German government and Mt.Gox compensation. Investors need to follow the ETF trading situation and may look for buy the dip opportunities soon, with expectations that the sentiment from this decline will gradually be digested within two months.