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₿ $BTC ( ▲ 1.02% ) climbed around 0.9% to trade near $65,200, while $ETH ( ▲ 3.81% ) gained about 1.9% as easing geopolitical tensions encouraged investors to return to riskier assets.

Here’s what we got for you today:
👀 Earn with crypto for free (Part 2)
⭐ Uniswap opens DeFi to stocks
⭐ BitMart just also shuts down…
🔥 Burning hot takes for the road


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🦄 UNISWAP LAUNCHES PERMISSIONED POOLS TO BRING STOCKS & FUNDS TO DEFI
Uniswap just dropped a game-changer for big institutions. On July 26, the biggest DEX in crypto introduced Permissioned Pools on Uniswap v4.
This new feature lets regulated assets, like tokenized stocks, government bonds, and fund shares, trade on an AMM while staying completely legal and compliant.
1/ The $11 Trillion Problem Fixed 🏦
The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market is expected to hit $11 trillion by 2030. But big institutions haven't been able to trade stocks or funds on Uniswap because laws require them to know who they are trading with.

Projects tried blocking unapproved users on their website frontends. But anyone could bypass the website and interact directly with the smart contract anyway.
Now, Permissioned Pools check your wallet directly on the blockchain before any trade or liquidity deposit happens. The pool checks an "approved list" managed by the asset issuer. If your wallet is on the list, you trade normally. If not, the transaction fails automatically right on-chain.
2/ Big Partners & Technical Magic ⚙️
Uniswap didn't build this alone, they partnered with major RWA heavyweights to create this open-source standard:
Superstate: Helped design the format for tokenized equities and funds.
Securitize: Manages BlackRock’s BUIDL fund and brought their compliance tech to the pools.
Dowgo: Integrated the ERC-3643 standard and plans to launch pools under the EU’s DLT Pilot Regime.
Technically, it uses Uniswap v4’s virtual accounting and "hooks". This means the regulated assets stay safely inside their own compliant smart contracts, while Uniswap handles the pricing and trading logic under the hood.
Best of all? Uniswap stays free for everyone else. Regular, permissionless pools aren't changing. Issuers simply choose if they want a public pool or a permissioned one.
3/ Robinhood Chain & UNI Price Pop 📊
Uniswap is already seeing massive demand for tokenized stocks:
Uniswap remains the #1 DEX, processing $11.8 billion in trades over the last 7 days and $3.77 trillion total.

A surge of memecoins and stock tokens on Robinhood Chain has been bringing in over $500 million in daily volume since July 8.
Uniswap has already processed over $250 million in stock token trades on this Layer-2 alone.
Following the news, $UNI ( ▼ 0.31% ) popped over 6.6% in 24 hours to around $3.91, marking a 12% gain over the week.
🧠 My Analysis: The Bridge Between Wall Street & DeFi
This is a huge deal. Up until now, TradFi and DeFi were completely separate worlds. Wall Street wanted the fast, 24/7 liquidity of AMMs, but their lawyers wouldn't let them trade on open public pools.
By moving compliance from the website to the smart contract, Uniswap just built the official bridge. It lets institutions trade real stock tokens with the security they need, while retail users keep using open DeFi as usual.

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🚨 BITMART SHUTS DOWN: USERS STUCK AS WITHDRAWALS FREEZE UP
Another crypto exchange is biting the dust. On July 26, BitMart officially announced it is shutting down all operations due to bad market conditions and strategic shifts.
This marks the third major CEX to close in July alone, right after AscendEX and BitMEX announced their own exits. If you have funds on BitMart, you need to act fast.
1/ Timeline: Important Dates to Save 📅
BitMart isn't pulling a sudden "exit scam," but they are turning off features fast:
July 26, 2026 (Right Now): New sign-ups and deposits are totally blocked. Trading is set to "reduce-only," meaning you can only close open positions, no new orders.
August 26, 2026 (01:00 UTC): All spot, futures, copy trading, and earn services stop completely.
August 26, 2026 (05:00 UTC): This is the recommended deadline to submit your withdrawal request.
January 31, 2027: The entire BitMart website and system will shut down permanently.
2/ CEO Was Fired 2 Days Ago & Market Panics 📉
The shutdown was so sudden that even BitMart’s global CEO, Nenter Chow, posted that he received his termination notice just 2 days before the public announcement and hasn't been in charge since July 24.
The news hit the exchange token instantly. BitMart's native token $BMX ( ▼ 13.75% ) dropped over 47% in a single day, now down over 80% from its all-time high.

Daily trading volume jumped to $1.6 Billion, mostly driven by panicked users closing positions to get their cash out.
3/ Users Report Frozen Accounts & Stuck Funds ☠️
BitMart used to be the 73rd largest exchange in crypto, but it never fully recovered after losing $200 million in a massive hack back in December 2021.
On-chain tracker Lookonchain revealed that only 58 wallets managed to withdraw around $805,000 total over a 24-hour period. In the last 8 hours, virtually no withdrawal transactions were recorded leaving BitMart’s main wallets.
One user reported receiving an official email saying their USDT withdrawal was complete, but the tokens never arrived. Shortly after, their account status changed to "withdrawals frozen."
Another trader tried withdrawing just $30 as a test, only to have it sit in "pending" status for over 30 minutes with no progress.
To quiet the growing panic, BitMart issued a statement claiming that withdrawals are still working, but warned that requests are undergoing heavy compliance and security reviews.
🧠 How to Get Your Funds Out:
Close Your Trades Now: Don't wait until August 26. Close your futures and spot positions today.
Finish Your KYC: BitMart warned that withdrawals will go through extra safety, IP, and identity checks. Make sure your KYC is verified so your money isn't delayed.
Watch Out for Scammers: Scammers love exchange closures. BitMart will NEVER ask you for money or fees to speed up your withdrawal. If someone DMs you offering "fast withdrawals," it’s a scam.

🔥 BURNING HOT TAKES FOR THE ROAD
Another payment gateway drained! Singapore crypto payment firm Triple-A saw hot wallet exploit damages rise to $11.8M. Read more
Former top BTC mining pool Poolin filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, launching a $52M starting auction for its Texas assets. Read more
World Foundation is raising $525M via WLD token sales, enforcing a strict 1-year lockup period for institutional buyers. Read more
Storj Labs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure debts, though its network and STORJ token are still running. Read more
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