Overview of Important Midday Developments on August 2

7:00-12:00 Keywords: Vitalik, Ark Invest, Santiment, Harris

1. The market is beginning to anticipate a 50BP rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September; 

2. Vitalik: The low point of cryptocurrency utility has passed; 

3. Ark Invest sold $14.68 million worth of Coinbase stock yesterday; 

4. Fantom has been renamed Sonic Labs, and the EVM chain Sonic will be launched in Q4; 

5. FBI: Beware of scammers posing as employees of cryptocurrency exchanges to illegally steal funds; 

6. Santiment: Traders were generally optimistic about major cryptocurrencies in August; 

7. 37,000 BTC options and 180,000 ETH options will expire today, with a total nominal value of $3 billion; 8. Forbes reporter: Harris's campaign team and cryptocurrency industry leaders will attend a meeting in Washington next Monday.