Chung Daily Note - 2026/7/9

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Recap

Chung l 仲@cchungccc

Chung Daily Note - 2026/7/8 Happy Wednesday! Some highlights from today's note 🔸U.S. military strikes 80 targets across Iran, including air defenses, radar systems, missiles, and IRGC boats 🔸Robinhood CEO says its crypto blockchain is "great for memes" Read More Below 👇

Chung l 仲 @cchungccc

Chung Daily Note - 2026/7/7 Happy Tuesday! Some highlights from today's note 🔸White House says it's working to structure the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and crypto stockpile 🔸BonkDAO treasury drained of $20M via an unnoticed governance proposal Read More Below 👇 --- https://t.co/hmoH8LgJ5U

5:47 PM · Jul 8, 2026 · 106 Views

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📰 News

•Fed says a few officials back raising interest rates

Watcher.Guru@WatcherGuru

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Federal Reserve says a few officials support raising interest rates.

6:29 PM · Jul 8, 2026 · 521K Views

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•Sony Bank wins OCC approval to issue a dollar-backed stablecoin in the US

crypto.news@cryptodotnews

NEW: Sony Bank gets OCC approval to issue dollar-backed stablecoin in US

2:16 PM · Jul 9, 2026 · 1.33K Views

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•Russia's Alfa Bank plans to offer crypto services and become a digital depository

crypto.news@cryptodotnews

NEW: Russia's Alfa Bank plans to offer crypto services and become digital depository

1:31 PM · Jul 9, 2026 · 1.12K Views

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•10% of fees from Robinhood chain and other Arbitrum L2s go to Arbitrum ecosystem

Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchain

Offchain Labs Co-Founder: 10% of Fees From Robinhood Chain and Other Arbitrum L2s Will Go to Arbitrum Ecosystem Arbitrum developer Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder said 10% of fees collected on Robinhood Chain and other Arbitrum L2s will go to the Arbitrum ecosystem,

3:12 AM · Jul 9, 2026 · 28.7K Views

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•Beijing weighs tighter control over its domestic AI labs

Coin Bureau@coinbureau

🇨🇳JUST IN: China considers tightening controls on its native AI models over fears that adversaries could weaponize the technology against Beijing, per WSJ. Measures under discussion include: - Stricter reviews before public releases - Restricting access for foreign users if a

Coin Bureau @coinbureau

🇨🇳BREAKING: CHINA CONSIDERS RESTRICTING FOREIGN ACCESS TO ITS TOP AI MODELS Alibaba, ByteDance and https://t.co/i5Dz9faYLf attended meetings with Chinese authorities about possible controls on overseas access to top-tier AI systems, per Reuters. Sources said the rules are still

9:47 AM · Jul 9, 2026 · 35.5K Views

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•Meta to start making its own AI chip, Iris, in September

Kalshi Finance@Kalshi_Finance

JUST IN: Meta will reportedly start manufacturing its 'Iris' AI chip in September

12:37 PM · Jul 9, 2026 · 4.23K Views

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📖 Good Reads

•@GuarEmperor - B20 Base

GE@GuarEmperor

Finds this play on B20 Base Today im screening today and got more raw project @B20RWA - RWA & Compliance Tools @B20_NOW - Launcpad & Infrastructure @IntentB20 - Privacy @PlayPebble - GameFI @B20NFT - NFT Collection @IncorporateB20 - NFT Collection @B20Factory - Launcpad &

Base Build @buildonbase

The B20 Native Token Standard is scheduled to go live on July 8, 2026 at 18:00 UTC

2:07 PM · Jul 8, 2026 · 52.4K Views

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•@insights4vc @rebeccakaden - Data At The Edge

Rebecca Kaden@rebeccakaden

https://t.co/eFbRXtKO8M

2:25 PM · Jul 8, 2026 · 162K Views

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🎉 New Protocols

•@trasiaxyz

•@loadoutprotocol

Loadout@loadoutprotocol

Successfully funded on Kickstarter & 22,000+ Steam wishlists. There's already an audience waiting for this one. Coming to Loadout soon.

2:02 AM · Jul 9, 2026 · 3.05K Views

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💰 Crypto Fundraising

•@PrimeIntellect (AI) - 130m Series A led by @radicalvcfund

Prime Intellect@PrimeIntellect

Announcing our $130M Series A to build the Open Superintelligence Stack Led by Radical Ventures, with NVIDIA, Intel Capital, Dell Capital, and existing investors Train, deploy, and continuously improve your own models using our stack. Own your intelligence.

4:52 PM · Jul 8, 2026 · 648K Views

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💵 Airdrops

•@hibachi_xyz Open is live on Arbital, 7 days to climb for up to $8,000 in prizes with a 50% point boost on all pairs

Arbital@arbital_xyz

Hibachi Open is live 🔥 Arbital x @hibachi_xyz , 7 days to climb -> up to $8,000 prize pool -> 50% point boost on all pairs, only on Arbital -> rewards scale with community volume 🗓️ 30 Jun → 14 Jul, 7AM UTC arbital.xyz/competitions/h…

7:19 PM · Jun 30, 2026 · 10.8K Views

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📺 Videos & Podcasts

•@notthreadguy - MARKET OPEN: Memory stocks are back. ChatGPT bottomed the market. Robinhood chain & Crypto.

•@ycombinator - Solving the Blank Canvas Problem: Gusto's AI Co-Founder

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