SBI Holdings and the Solana Foundation have announced a strategic partnership focused on developing Japan’s domestic on-chain finance market, according to a Techub News item citing a post from @WuBlockchain. As part of the arrangement, the Solana Foundation will join SBI R3 Japan, which is set to be renamed SBI Solana Global, with the initiative moving forward alongside Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. The partnership is set to focus on several areas tied to institutional and regulated blockchain-based finance in Japan. These include yen-denominated stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets such as bonds and real estate, cross-border payments, and on-chain financial services for institutions. SBI said the move is intended to connect Japan’s regulated financial market with global blockchain liquidity. The company also framed the effort as part of a broader push to position Japan as an Asian hub for on-chain finance.

ChainCatcher reported in a brief news update that, according to monitoring by Hyperliquid News, more than $3.33 billion in positions have already been liquidated on tradexyz. The update did not specify the time frame over which the liquidations occurred, nor did it include additional market data or trading context. The report was published as a 7x24 newsflash.

A whale on Hyperliquid is holding nearly $58 million in positions, with 93.2% of that exposure on the net short side, according to monitoring data from Onchain Lens. The account’s largest positions include a $13.31 million short on XYZ100, an $11.32 million short on USOIL, a $10.03 million short on UKOIL, a $3.77 million short on SP500, and a $3.68 million short on NGAS. A few hours earlier, the same whale also opened a $3.43 million long position in SKHX. Historical profit and loss for the account shows a cumulative gain of $4.77 million. The data offers a snapshot of the trader’s current exposure on Hyperliquid.

According to Jin10, CME FedWatch data shows the Federal Reserve is seen holding rates steady in July with a 58.3% probability, while the odds of a cumulative 25-basis-point hike stand at 41.7%. Looking ahead to September, the probability of no rate change drops to 24.9%. At the same time, the market-implied odds of a cumulative 25-basis-point increase rise to 51.2%, and the probability of a cumulative 50-basis-point hike is 23.9%. The update reflects the current rate path priced into CME FedWatch for the Federal Reserve’s upcoming meetings.

Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 market has expanded quickly, with its share of the platform’s total perpetual futures trading volume rising from about 2% at the start of the year to nearly 50%, according to Odaily. HIP-3 is Hyperliquid’s permissionless framework that lets developers deploy perpetual contract markets. The increase has coincided with rising retail interest in on-chain stock trading. At present, the HIP-3 segment is led mainly by TradeXYZ, which has rolled out markets including XYZ100, a contract tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index, as well as single-stock related contracts tied to names such as Nvidia and Tesla. The figures point to a sharp shift in where activity is occurring inside Hyperliquid’s perp ecosystem, with developer-launched markets taking a much larger share than they did earlier this year.

Gondor, a DeFi startup built around Polymarket, said it is launching Gondor v1, which it describes as the first margin account product for Polymarket. The release is expected to go live publicly in September. Under the new version, users will be able to manage cross-margin across their full Polymarket holdings, borrow against the entire portfolio as collateral, and use that credit to buy additional prediction market shares. Gondor said the change expands on its beta product launched seven months ago, which mainly allowed borrowing against a single Polymarket position. By extending collateral treatment from one position to a whole portfolio, the company is aiming to improve capital efficiency for prediction market participants. Polymarket and Kalshi typically use a fully collateralized model, where users must post the full amount of risk up front and keep funds locked until an event settles. Gondor said its portfolio margin and lending structure is designed to unlock that capital, giving users extra liquidity without requiring them to immediately sell existing positions.

Jupiter, the Solana-based decentralized exchange, has rolled out a test version of Jupiter Gacha that lets collectors buy authenticated, professionally graded Pokémon and One Piece cards and trade them onchain. According to Jupiter, each "gacha" purchase corresponds to a real physical card that has been authenticated and sealed in a plastic grading case, while a token is minted onchain so the item can be traded freely on the platform. The setup ties physical collectibles to blockchain-based liquidity: the card remains a real graded collectible, and the token serves as its ownership representation or trading certificate. The model is designed to reduce friction in the circulation and settlement of collectible card transactions. The update was reported by Odaily, citing The Block.

Trump said in an interview that the United States will strike Iran’s “Gaoshan” underground nuclear facility and continue heavy air attacks on Iran tonight and tomorrow, according to Odaily, citing Jinshi. He said Washington has been closely monitoring the site and claimed there is currently no activity there. Trump also said Iran’s nuclear program is "not going very well" and added that the U.S. would bomb related targets whenever it detects relevant activity. He said a strike on “Gaoshan” could come soon. The report said the facility is located near Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment site and includes two deeply buried tunnel complexes. It is regarded as one of Iran’s most fortified underground nuclear facilities and may even be able to withstand attacks from the most powerful bunker-busting bomb currently in U.S. service. Trump also repeated that the U.S. would continue intense strikes on Iran tonight and tomorrow, saying Iran could do nothing about it.