1. **France and Russia’s diplomatic tussle**: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned France not to take political action in the case of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, saying the charges against Durov could be seen as “zz persecution”. French President Macron stressed that the case will be handled independently by the French judicial system.

2. **Trump’s crypto project and vision of a global crypto capital**: Former US President Trump launched a crypto project called “World Liberty Financial” and declared that he would make the United States the global “crypto capital”. He also launched his fourth NFT series.

3. **El Salvador’s Bitcoin policy**: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said that although Bitcoin has not been widely adopted in the country, it has indeed brought more foreign investment and tourism development.

4. **US Congressional Crypto Hearing**: The House Financial Services Committee plans to hold a series of hearings on cryptocurrencies in September, covering topics such as DeFi, SEC regulation and the “pig killing” scam.

5. **Ethereum DApp transaction volume rises**: Ethereum's decentralized application (DApp) transaction volume increased by 36% in the past week, but ETH prices failed to keep up, and market sentiment was mixed.

6. **Global fiat currency entrance for Sony's blockchain project**: Sony's blockchain project Soneium has partnered with Transak to provide a global fiat currency entrance, which is expected to promote NFT transactions within the gaming community.

7. **Crypto.com and Standard Chartered Bank cooperate**: Crypto.com has partnered with Standard Chartered Bank to launch a global retail service. Next month, customers in the UAE will be able to easily buy and sell cryptocurrencies through Crypto.com.