The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated the temporary MiCA registration list, adding 15 Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASPs), bringing the total list to 309. The newly added institutions include BNY SA/NV, a Belgian subsidiary of BNY Mellon, and four banking institutions. Among them, Germany and Denmark each added 3 CASPs, Bulgaria and Latvia each added 2 CASPs, and Belgium, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands each added 1 CASP. ESMA's second update added 14 new CASPs.

[Vanguard's VTSAX Increases Holdings by 529,100 Shares of Strategy Stock] According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Vanguard Group's Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSAX), which manages $12 trillion in assets, has increased its holdings by 529,100 shares of Strategy stock, corresponding to a market value of approximately $50 million. The fund's total holdings in Strategy have now risen to 10.5 million shares, with a market value of approximately $993.5 million.

EPIK creator Mando responded to community questions, stating that he has repurchased over 50% of EPIK tokens through personal funds in the past three years and plans to airdrop them to long-term supporters.

Armstrong said blockchain technology acts as a general-purpose infrastructure that will underpin future automation rather than competing with it.

According to Reuters, the Japanese yen has recently fallen to its lowest level in about 40 years. Japanese Prime Minister Hayao Takashi stated that enhancing economic growth potential and promoting economic strength will help restore market confidence in the yen. The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 1% at its policy meeting ending on July 31, but may signal a rate hike to address the weak yen and inflationary pressures. According to a Reuters survey, most economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to 1.25% by the end of the year.