- Bitcoin continues its rebound and is already above $21k.

- The number of ETH on the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract hit an all-time high of over 12,954,000 (Etherscan/address/0x00000000219ab540356cbb839cbe05303d7705fa)

- USDD momentarily traded at $0.84 USDT on Huobi exchange.

- The VeChain foundation has successfully deployed its Proof-of-Authority 2.0 upgrade on a testnet.

- Solana has announced the launch of its own Web3 smartphone, Solana Mobile. The devices will cost around $1,000 and start shipping in early 2023.

- To comply with local regulations, Binance will no longer allow leveraged trading for all French citizens starting August 2. Also end of futures and dual investment.

- The giant eBay has bought the KnownOrigin marketplace, a further step in Web3? (blockworks.co)

- Mastercard reported that 51% of consumers in Latin America have already made a transaction with cryptocurrencies.

- Chinese social network WeChat has updated its rules and will ban accounts that provide crypto-related services or content. (finbold.com)

- The President of El Salvador said, "Stop staring at the chart and enjoy life. If you have invested in BTC, your investment is safe and its value will increase significantly after the bear market." (news.coincu.com)