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HashKey Holdings Limited's latest announcement states that its wholly-owned subsidiary HKDAG SG has entered into a non-binding framework agreement with the major shareholders of the Singapore Derivatives Exchange APEX regarding a potential acquisition of all its equity. The acquisition price and payment arrangements have yet to be determined.According to HashKey, APEX holds a recognized exchange license issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and its member company Asia Pacific Clear holds a recognized clearing house license, possessing comprehensive issuance and clearing capabilities. HashKey indicated that if the acquisition is completed, it will help establish a more scalable regulated presence in Singapore.The announcement also emphasizes that the proposed acquisition is subject to the execution of final documents and obtaining approval from MAS before it can be finalized. As of the announcement date, neither party has executed any final documents, nor has MAS approval been obtained, and the transaction may or may not proceed.

According to reports from China News Service, multiple South Korean media outlets believe that the recent sharp decline in the stock market is interpreted as a shock from the listing of China's largest semiconductor company, Changxin Technology. The market is worried that Changxin Technology will use the funds raised from its stock market listing to catch up with semiconductor companies like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, and this concern has spread, leading to a setback in investor sentiment.According to a previous report by CNBC, Z-Ben Advisors analyst Peter Alexander believes that, referencing the development paths of the steel and new energy vehicle industries, Changxin Technology will quickly seize market share in the low-end memory chip market and ultimately shake the monopoly positions of Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology in the global memory industry.

According to the WSJ, Robinhood is in talks with the cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com to further expand its prediction market business.Insiders revealed that both parties plan to integrate Crypto.com's prediction market business into the Robinhood platform, allowing users to participate in the "yes/no" prediction contracts offered by Crypto.com directly through the Robinhood trading interface.

According to on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), "Machibigbrother" (@machibigbrother) has once again faced liquidation. To raise funds to maintain an ETH long position, he sold Bored Ape #6801 for 8.61 ETH two hours ago, while the purchase price of the NFT three years ago was 23.5 ETH. This sale resulted in a loss of approximately 14.89 ETH (about $28,000).

Recently, market risk appetite has cooled, and high-valuation technology chip sectors are under significant pressure; in contrast, supported by expectations in infrastructure, manufacturing, and cyclical demand, industrial machinery-related assets have shown relative resilience. According to Gate platform data, ARM/USDT (Arm) is currently priced at $284.29, down 1.13% in the last 24 hours; CATG/USDT (Caterpillar) is currently priced at $892.11, up 0.16% in the last 24 hours; GEG/USDT (General Electric) is currently priced at $341.55, down 0.61% in the last 24 hours. In terms of performance, Caterpillar-related trading pairs have slightly strengthened, while Arm and General Electric-related trading pairs have fluctuated downwards, overall still showing a divergent pattern.

On July 17, Interlace and BlockSec jointly held the summit "The Next Decade of Payments: Digital Currency, AI Agents, and the New Global Financial Order." The event brought together industry guests from AI, Web3, security, and payments to discuss the development trends of stablecoin payments, security compliance, AI agents, and global payment infrastructure.BlockSec co-founder Zhou Yajin and Interlace founder and CEO Michael Wu delivered keynote speeches on "Security and Compliance in Crypto Payments" and "Agentic Payment and the New Infrastructure of Global Finance," respectively, sharing their latest observations on the development trends of digital asset payments. As the scenarios for stablecoin payments continue to expand, the security compliance system and the construction of a new generation of payment infrastructure are becoming key supports for driving industry development. In the future, payment infrastructure will not only serve the function of capital flow but will also further evolve into a programmable, trusted, and verifiable value transfer system, providing underlying support for the connection between digital assets and real-world commerce.At the event, Interlace also officially released the white paper "The Value Transmission Layer of the AI Economy: From Concept to Implementation." The white paper was jointly initiated with ecosystem partners such as Bitget, BlockSec, Cobo, Conflux, Stable, Xagent, and Hetu, systematically defining the architecture, standards, and implementation paths of Agentic Payment infrastructure, providing a reference for value transfer in the era of the AI economy.

Binance is transforming from a cryptocurrency exchange into a payment-oriented super app, with stablecoins becoming its new growth engine and emerging market users as the core driving force.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Machi (@machibigbrother, 0x020...872) just lost 6.99 ETH (about $12,400) selling Bored Ape 251, thinking that his ETH long position would raise more funds.He currently holds 5,264 ETH (about $9.38 million) in long positions, with a liquidation price of $1,756.76.

The AI Agent no-code operating platform X-Agent, based on the Web3 social network, officially releases its core "Litepaper V1" to the world. The white paper details how it reconstructs the decentralized AI agent ecosystem and commercialization path through no-code deployment and secure sandbox technology.The core technologies and solutions are as follows: 1) Speak to Build (no-code deployment): Allows users to create and deploy professional-grade AI agents to Telegram, WhatsApp, or the web in minutes using pure natural language. 2) SRE Cryptographic Sandbox (physically isolated security): A unique physically isolated operating environment that perfectly protects user private keys and sensitive credentials while enabling agents to have enterprise-level autonomous asset changes and on-chain collaboration capabilities.Market performance and latest data: X-Agent has surpassed 1,000,000+ cumulative global users, and the AI agents have autonomously completed over 1,100,000 actual business tasks, consuming/destroying over 8.4 billion model tokens. The project has previously raised $1.8 million in funding and has a highly cohesive localized community in Japan and South Korea. The native token $XAGT serves as the network's settlement hard currency, directly used for SRE computing Gas fee settlement, transaction commission payment, and staking endorsement. The team and investors have a strict 12-month Cliff lock-up. The community quota is completely non-inflationary and can only be unlocked through actual sandbox task consumption algorithms, ensuring that each token is supported by real business demand. According to the latest roadmap, X-Agent will open a new no-code public portal in Q3 2026 and launch a decentralized Agent Store in Q1 2027.

The legal team of the Bank of Korea released a research paper titled "Regulatory Framework for Foreign Remittance Transactions Involving Stablecoins," proposing regulatory recommendations for large stablecoin transactions. The paper references South Korea's current foreign exchange management regulations and outlines constraints for stablecoin transfers exceeding $10,000 between individuals, requiring such transactions to be conducted only between officially certified wallets, along with a prior declaration mechanism.Institutions admit that comprehensive control over unregistered wallets faces technical obstacles, but due to anti-money laundering compliance requirements, it is necessary to strengthen restrictions on large cross-border stablecoin fund flows. South Korean regulatory authorities have previously stated the need to improve the monitoring system for cross-border cryptocurrency transactions involving non-custodial wallets, and this paper further refines the control approach.

According to Gate market data, the South Korean stock market performed actively today, with the beauty stock Manyo Factory reporting $11.60 during trading, an increase of 18.43%; Hanjoo Oil reported $6.88, an increase of 14.72%; IT'S HANBUL reported $7.25, an increase of 13.51%, with several popular South Korean stocks leading the market.Gate has established a 7×24 hour trading service system covering the three core markets of US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and South Korean stocks, supporting over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 South Korean stocks, totaling coverage of more than 12,500 stocks and ETF assets globally.Users can participate in global stock investment through Gate's unified account using USDT, supporting fractional share trading starting from a minimum of 0.01 shares, and enjoying stock dividend rights. The platform also supports cross-brokerage transfer of US and Hong Kong stocks, as well as corporate actions such as stock splits and consolidations, further optimizing the stock investment service experience.