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According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on July 6, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) for the week was $10.57 million, a decrease of 27.85% compared to last week.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) sold 1,363 Bitcoins for approximately $80.8 million on June 30, at an average price of $59,256, reducing its holdings to 846,000 Bitcoins; on July 5, it sold another 2,225 Bitcoins for about $135 million, at an average price of $60,773, further reducing its holdings to 843,775 Bitcoins.Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced its first investment of $225 million in 10 weeks, purchasing 2,823 Bitcoins at a price of $79,664, bringing its total holdings to 40,177 Bitcoins.In addition, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. Brazilian Bitcoin company OrangeBTC announced on July 5 that it purchased 1 Bitcoin, with the specific amount undisclosed, bringing its total holdings to 3,897 Bitcoins; asset management company Strive announced on July 6 that it spent $1.68 million to purchase 17.76 Bitcoins at a price of $64,761, bringing its total holdings to 19,882 Bitcoins.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the listed companies worldwide (excluding mining companies) is 1,141,812 Bitcoins, a decrease of 0.04% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $70.3 billion, accounting for 5.7% of Bitcoin's circulating market value.

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in the negative premium range for 49 consecutive days (from May 19 to present), with the latest value at -0.1072%. Previously, this index was in the negative premium for 40 consecutive days from January 16 to February 24 this year, setting the longest "continuous negative" record since the launch of this indicator, surpassing the approximately 30 days of continuous negative premium during the "1011 crash."Historical data shows that prolonged negative premiums are often accompanied by the exit of institutional funds from the United States, and caution is needed regarding short-term pullback pressure.

According to Jinshi reports, SK Hynix officially launched its marketing process for its U.S. stock listing this Monday, aiming to leverage investors' continued enthusiasm for the memory chip sector to advance its trading on U.S. exchanges.According to the filing documents, SK Hynix plans to issue approximately 17.79 million shares of common stock corresponding to American Depositary Receipts. Based on last Friday's closing price in the Korean market, the scale of this issuance is approximately $28 billion. As a leading supplier of HBM chips, SK Hynix's listing in the U.S. opens up efficient financing channels for the company.According to previously disclosed regulatory documents, SK Hynix expects its American Depositary Receipts to officially begin trading on July 10 (this Friday). Based on the current proposed issuance scale, this ADR sale will rank among the top three largest IPOs in history (the specific amount depends on the exchange rate), potentially rivaling the $29.4 billion IPO scale set by Saudi Aramco in 2019.

According to CoinDesk, Coinbase mistakenly sent a "breaking news" alert to users, stating that the Norwegian football team defeated Brazil 3-2 in the World Cup knockout stage, while the match had not yet started. The alert also mentioned that Haaland scored twice in the match; however, Coinbase's own market prediction page still indicated that the match was delayed due to weather.Reports indicate that a user posted a screenshot of the notification on X on Sunday. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong subsequently replied that he was investigating the matter with the team. According to another post, the alert was sent at 10:26 AM Eastern Time, while the match did not start until 4 PM.Max Branzburg, Coinbase's head of consumer and business products, later stated that the erroneous report had been corrected, and the company had made updates to prevent similar inaccurate information in the future. He also mentioned that AI-driven 24/7 trading insights have potential but still require adjustments for such issues. In the actual match, Norway ultimately defeated Brazil 2-1, with Haaland scoring two goals.

According to Cointelegraph, the Bitcoin address "1KV47" recently completed its first transfer operation in nearly 15 years, moving 30 BTC (approximately $1.88 million) out of the wallet. This address originally received the aforementioned Bitcoin in August 2011. It is one of 39,069 listed addresses in a lawsuit in New York, where the plaintiff "Noah Doe" and two companies from Wyoming are attempting to claim ownership of these dormant Bitcoins under New York's lost property law.According to data from Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, 31 related addresses transferred 17,527 BTC in June, a significant increase from 4,834 BTC in February. Legal experts point out that address dormancy does not equate to abandonment of ownership, and in the absence of private key proof, the basis of the lawsuit is "extremely weak."

According to official social media news, the HTX Genesis Hackathon, hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI, and co-organized by OpenCSG, TinTinLand, and OpenCity, has successfully concluded its registration phase, with over 200 developer teams participating. The event has now entered the initial screening stage, where 40 teams will be selected for the online Demo Day preliminary round on July 11-12, competing for a spot in the finals to be held offline on July 19 during the W AI C World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai.It is reported that the total prize pool for the HTX Genesis Hackathon is 20,000 USDT, and over $100,000 in computing power support is provided. Participating teams will innovate around the application scenarios of $HTX, B.AI ecological applications and computing power services, AI Agent finance, on-chain asset management, trading infrastructure, DAO tools, and smart financial operating systems.

According to a recent article by npm co-founder Laurie Voss, research from Stanford University's Digital Economy Lab based on ADP payroll data shows that since the end of 2022, the number of employed junior software developers aged 22 to 25 has decreased by 19%, and entry-level software development positions have dropped by 28% from their peak, with the unemployment rate for computer science graduates rising to 6.1%. However, the total number of developers employed in the U.S. has still grown by 4.4% during the same period, with the employment of senior developers aged 41 to 49 increasing by 14%. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) further indicates that over the past year, the number of "computer programmer" positions primarily responsible for writing code on demand has decreased by 16%, while positions for data scientists and core software developers that require more architectural judgment have increased by 12% and 2%, respectively.At the same time, the proliferation of AI tools has led to an explosion in software creation. GitHub added a record 36 million accounts and 121 million code repositories last year, and the number of app submissions to the Apple App Store surged by 80% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026. Data from platforms like Vercel and Lovable indicates that over 60% of new users are "non-traditional developers" such as product managers and analysts. Industry analysts warn that as AI replaces basic coding tasks, the traditional "junior to senior" engineer apprenticeship promotion path has been disrupted, raising concerns about the safety of AI-generated code and challenging the future sources of senior developers. However, the latest hiring data from platforms like Indeed shows that the demand for related entry-level positions hit bottom in May 2025 and has begun to show signs of rebound.

Gate, as the exclusive platform supporting Korean stock trading services, continues to enrich the global stock asset layout. Recently, the volatility in the Korean semiconductor sector has intensified, and the market trading heat remains high. According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the semiconductor leader SK Hynix reached a high of $1654.1 and a low of $1509.9 during the day, currently reported at $1543.1, with a daily decline of 5.03%. According to CoinGlass data, the contract position for Gate SK Hynix (SKHYNIX) exceeds $24.5448 million, ranking among the industry leaders.

According to The Block, South Korean media regulators will give Polymarket an opportunity to respond before deciding whether to take corrective action against its prediction market platform.Regulators are reviewing whether Polymarket's services constitute illegal gambling activities prohibited by South Korean law.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $4.994 billion, with long positions of $2.448 billion, accounting for 49.03% of the total holdings, and short positions of $2.546 billion, accounting for 50.97%. The profit and loss for long positions is -$8.5191 million, and for short positions, it is -$93.0254 million.Among them, the whale address 0x082e..88 has taken a 5x leveraged long position on HYPE at a price of $38.6755, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of $44.4918 million.

The security analysis platform GoPlus tweeted regarding the incident where "a user exchanged approximately 1126 ETH (about 2.01 million USD) for 5776 LIT (about 14,000 USD) on Uniswap, resulting in a loss of nearly 2 million USD." The core reason for this incident was not a sandwich attack, but rather backrunner arbitrage within the same block. The routing contract injected a large amount of WETH into a liquidity-poor AVAIL/WETH trading pool, causing the user to buy AVAIL at a severely deviated market price (about 120 times the reasonable price). Subsequently, within the same block, the backrunner executed a reverse trade on the pool with a minimal amount of AVAIL at the real price, withdrawing approximately 1072 WETH, and paid most of it (about 1018 ETH) as builder payment to Titan Builder.

According to BBX data, last week the largest listed company in Asia, the BTC reserve party, announced record quarterly coin purchase data, and the world's largest RWA tokenization platform officially landed on the New York Stock Exchange. The core dynamics are as follows:Metaplanet Inc. (TSE: 3350) officially disclosed its Bitcoin accumulation data for Q2 2026 on July 1: throughout the quarter, it purchased 2,823 BTC at an average price of approximately $78,872 (35.4886 billion yen), totaling about $225 million. As of June 30, the total holding increased to 43,000 BTC, with a total cost of about $4.09 billion (overall average price of $95,209). The uniqueness lies in the fact that the company's specialized Bitcoin options trading business generated operating income of $10.95 million in Q2, which, when directly offset against the coin purchase cost, resulted in an effective net purchase average of approximately $75,032 per coin (although still at a discount compared to the current market price of about $61,000, it saves about 4.8% compared to the nominal average of $78,872); the total options income for H1 2026 was $29.2 million, with trailing 12-month options income of $70.7 million; Q2 BTC Yield (holding amount/effective diluted shares ratio) increased by 6.6% year-on-year; the source of funds for this quarter's coin purchases was credit lines, ordinary bond issuance, and options income, without using equity dilution methods. The company also disclosed that it has reached an agreement to acquire the licensed Japanese Type 1 securities firm Siiibo Securities, which will be included in the "Project Nova" strategic expansion plan.Securitize Corp. (NYSE: $SECZ) officially completed its SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II ($CEPT) at the beginning of July and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the world's first NYSE-listed company with tokenized asset infrastructure as its core business. According to CoinDesk, on its first day of listing on the NYSE, the company tokenized $295 million of its own $SECZ stock and simultaneously deployed it on the Solana and Avalanche blockchains, marking the largest issuer-led tokenized public stock release to date. Securitize uses its own stock as a tokenization case to counter third-party synthetic token solutions (i.e., derivative structures without direct ownership) offered by competitors. The company previously managed over $4 billion in tokenized assets and established deep partnerships with NYSE, BlackRock, Computershare, Jump Trading, etc., with Q1 2026 revenue of $19.5 million; after the listing of $SECZ, it will serve as a valuation benchmark anchor for the RWA tokenization track, forming a strong triad in the on-chain asset securitization field alongside Coinbase (Base chain) and Galaxy Digital (institutional RWA lending).

According to Digital Asset, the South Korean Supreme Court announced on July 2 the legislative preview of the "Partial Amendment to the Civil Execution Rules," establishing regulations for the civil enforcement of virtual assets, which will take effect on October 1 after gathering opinions. The amendments cover the enforcement and liquidation of the right to request the transfer of digital assets, as well as the enforcement and liquidation of the digital assets themselves.After the court's seizure order takes effect, third-party debtors are prohibited from transferring assets to the debtor, and the debtor is also prohibited from disposing of relevant rights. Seizing creditors can apply to the court to require third-party debtors to state whether they acknowledge the claim and its specific content. Seized assets can be liquidated through transfer orders or sale orders, with sales conducted through entrusting virtual asset businesses, selling after transferring to the executor's account, or exchanging for more liquid digital assets before selling. For digital assets with insufficient liquidity, they can be converted into other digital assets for liquidation. The Supreme Court's administrative office will gather opinions before August 11.

The Bank of Busan (BNK Busan Bank) has completed a pilot for the Korean won stablecoin infrastructure on Kaia Chain.This PoC (Proof of Concept) was jointly participated in by K-STAR Alliance partners AhnLab Blockchain Company, Lambda256, and Open Asset. The test results showed a transaction success rate of 100%, with processing times of less than 1 second.

According to CryptoQuant data, the capital efficiency of Bitcoin in each bull market cycle is significantly decreasing. In the 2011 cycle, approximately $2.8 billion in net inflows drove a rise of about 55,000%; in 2015, about $69 billion corresponded to nearly 10,000%; in 2018, about $365 billion corresponded to about 2,000%; and in this cycle since 2022, about $697 billion has only produced a 689% return.In 2011, about $5 million in new funds could double the price of Bitcoin, while this cycle requires about $101 billion. CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju stated that this means Bitcoin needs to become a core macro asset rather than just a retail-driven ETF trade. The next parabolic market needs to attract over $1 trillion in new funds, far exceeding the current level of institutional adoption. However, this argument faces real challenges: the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF has seen record outflows in the past month, Bitcoin ended the first half of the year at a loss, and retail funds are withdrawing rather than institutional funds accelerating inflows.

According to DefiLlama data, Kalshi's trading volume in June reached nearly $9.4 billion, setting a new historical high, a significant increase from about $5.3 billion in May. Polymarket International's trading volume during the same period also rose from about $3.5 billion to approximately $4.3 billion. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will kick off on June 11, expanding to 48 teams for the first time, and according to CNBC, it has become the biggest driving force behind June's prediction market trading. Trading activity during the knockout stage is particularly active; as of the time of writing, the Round of 16 match between Canada and Morocco generated over $48 million in trading volume on Kalshi, and over $26.8 million on Polymarket.Meanwhile, prediction markets in the United States face ongoing legal and regulatory disputes, with nearly a dozen states taking action against Kalshi and Polymarket. CFTC Chairman Selig has accused the states of illegal enforcement actions against federally regulated exchanges. In Europe, ESMA reminded companies last Friday that many event contracts may be subject to existing binary options restrictions.

According to CoinDesk, the Clarity Act failed to be signed into law on July 4 as White House advisor Patrick Witt had hoped, and the time window for passing it through Congress before the midterm elections is narrowing.Three individuals familiar with the process stated that they remain optimistic about the bill passing this year, as relevant staff are still coordinating between the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Banking Committee versions. The Senate may only need a few days for public debate and voting, but if the bill fails to pass before the midterm elections, the post-election outlook remains uncertain. The next key date is August 7, 2026, which is the last session day before the Senate's summer recess and the campaign season.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, an unusual transaction by a certain whale showed that 1,126.44 ETH (worth about 2.01 million USD) was exchanged for 5,776 LIT (worth about 14,000 USD), resulting in an on-paper loss of nearly 2 million USD.The transaction price deviated extremely from the market value, leading to significant slippage losses.

According to the forecast data released by The Kobeissi Letter, the investment boom in the AI sector is reshaping the structure of the U.S. economy. It is expected that by 2027, the capital expenditure of the five major tech giants—Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle—in the AI field will account for about 3.2% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP).If this forecast comes to fruition, it will mark the first time in U.S. history that annual AI capital expenditure exceeds national defense spending (which is expected to account for about 2.7% of GDP next year).Data shows that this year (2026), the AI capital expenditure of these five companies is expected to exceed $800 billion, with its share of GDP sharply rising from 1.5% in 2025 to around 2.5%, nearing the estimated 2.7% for defense spending. By 2027, this figure is expected to soar further, reaching a record $1.1 trillion.