According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, an industry source invited to the conference call revealed that crypto industry stakeholders will hold a conference call with Republican leadership later this morning local time to learn about the latest developments in the text of the CLARITY Act.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Wanchain's cross-chain bridge suffered a vulnerability attack on Monday, resulting in the outflow of 290 million NIGHT tokens. The price of NIGHT initially plummeted by approximately 43% to an all-time low before recovering nearly 19% within 24 hours. Charles Hoskinson stated that the issue stemmed from an older cross-chain bridge architecture built by a third party. He believes that AI-driven vulnerability discovery is accelerating the exposure of vulnerabilities in all software, not just in the crypto space. He argues that zero-knowledge systems like Midnight are a long-term solution, replacing trust in cross-chain bridge operators and multi-signature mechanisms with cryptographic proofs.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Bitcoin News reported on the X platform that Foundry USA, which accounts for 33% of the global Bitcoin hashrate, has initiated a hashrate-weighted vote, asking its clients whether the mining pool should support BIP-110.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Polymarket posted on the X platform expressing disappointment with the French gambling regulator's unilateral decision to block the website and intends to challenge the ruling through French legal proceedings.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bulgarian lawmakers have approved a US request to deploy refueling aircraft and military personnel to an airport in the country to support military operations in the Middle East. According to a measure passed by the Bulgarian parliament on Wednesday, up to eight US KC-135 refueling aircraft with crews and 250 soldiers carrying weapons and ammunition can be deployed to the Bezmer military base from July 24 to early October. (Jinshi)