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BlockBeats news, on July 3, Strategy founder Michael Saylor posted that the future of Bitcoin is shaped by the dynamic consensus among nodes, miners, and holders. Influence is weighted by power: nodes rely on transactional power, miners rely on computing power, holders rely on economic power. He stated that only when consensus is reached on validation, security, and capital will protocol changes take precedence.

According to SolanaFloor data, Solana set new records for several key metrics in Q2 2026. Tokenized stock trading volume reached $4.84 billion, accounting for over 96% market share. Quarterly revenue from ecosystem applications was $257 million. The network processed approximately 9.8 billion non-voting transactions, and quarterly notional trading volume for perpetual futures rose to $183 billion. The proportion of staking delegated by the Solana Foundation dropped to 4.92%.

Foresight News reports, according to Decrypt, Labour MP Phil Brickell has filed a complaint with the parliamentary standards commissioner regarding Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's alleged lobbying of the Bank of England. The accusation claims that the cryptocurrency policies he promoted may benefit his largest donor, Tether's primary investor Christopher Harborne. The core of the complaint centers on a private meeting held last September, at which Farage allegedly urged Governor Andrew Bailey to abandon plans for issuing the central bank digital currency "Britcoin." Subsequently, the Bank of England did indeed revoke the previously proposed £20,000 personal stablecoin holding cap. The investigation is focused on whether there is a connection between this donation and his lobbying activities.