AI startup Deepgram announced layoffs of 20 employees due to funding difficulties and increased market competition, marking the second round of layoffs this year. The CEO stated that the high Intrerest Rate environment has affected fundraising, while tech giants launching Open Source products have increased pressure. Despite Deepgram's superior product quality, it still faces industry challenges.

[Coin World] According to monitoring data, about 35 minutes ago, the address marked as the 1inch Team Investment Fund withdrew 6,334,000 1INCH Tokens from a certain trading platform, worth 2.17 million USD.

Despite Ethereum's recent poor performance, the Ether.fi protocol offers ETH holders a stable yield opportunity of up to 5.8%. This decentralized staking protocol features liquid staking and automatic compounding, allowing users to operate flexibly in DeFi and earn multiple yields, attracting a large number of investors to follow.

According to data, if Bitcoin breaks through $119,000, the short order liquidation intensity on mainstream trading platforms will reach $765 million; if it falls below $116,000, the long order liquidation intensity will be $979 million. The liquidation chart shows the impact of price changes on liquidation intensity, with the height of the bars representing the degree of reaction.

The article discusses the complexity in DeFi and its potential solution, the "intention system." By declaring goals, it simplifies the trading process using a powerful routing algorithm, reducing the hassle of multiple transactions. The article points out that there is currently no unified definition of "intention," and there are certain risks involved, while also mentioning some new systems under development that herald revolutionary changes in this field.

On July 13, a certain strategist stated that a series of tariff announcements may reignite market concerns. "Trump's protectionist agenda has not yet been adequately reflected in the foreign exchange market, asset prices, or fluctuation indicators. At some point in the near future, this will become quite apparent. The moment of capitulation is approaching, whether in the financial markets or in the White House."

The outlook for the cryptocurrency industry in 2025 includes nine major predictions such as the promotion of Web3 user growth through chain abstraction technology, the continued openness of Decentralized Finance, the widespread application of stablecoins, the tokenization of physical assets, the mainstreaming of GameFi, and the popularization of DAO, painting a future of technological innovation and financial integration.

Reborn from the Ruins: The Rise of AI Agent Issuance Platform
In June 2025, the crypto world witnessed a massive wealth migration. A new project named IRIS made its debut on a certain platform with an initial market value of $200,000, and after going live on the exchange, its market value skyrocketed to $80 million, setting a new industry record with a 400-fold increase. This performance far surpassed the previous record for price increases and made the results of other ecosystems look insignificant. As a booster of this myth, the platform token achieved a 400% surge within six months, with a peak market value exceeding $5 billion. Now, the platform has firmly established itself as the largest AI agent launch platform on a certain network. However, behind this nationwide celebration lies an experiment in wealth distribution based on points rules, quietly reshaping the speculative logic and value order of the crypto market.
From the remnants of chain games to AI intelligent agent issuance platform
A certain protocol is deployed on the Ethereum Layer-2 network.