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According to Jinshi reports, foreign investors net bought KOSPI stocks worth 7.2 trillion won on Friday, setting a historical record.

According to Gate market data, Apple's stock price fell by 6.3% on the Tradegate trading platform due to its forecast of current quarter sales growth being below market targets.

Jiang Yi, Director of the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated at a press conference on July 31 that in the first half of the year, China's pace of independent innovation in artificial intelligence has accelerated. Domestic companies such as Deep Exploration and Dark Side of the Moon have successively released open-source large models with parameter scales reaching "trillion" levels, and the global download volume of domestic large models has surpassed 10 billion times. The next step will focus on strengthening research and development in cutting-edge areas such as the basic theory of large models, training and inference efficiency, multimodality, and intelligent agents, and accelerating the layout and construction of national artificial intelligence application pilot bases, while vigorously cultivating intelligent derivative enterprises.Jiang Yi pointed out that there will be a coordinated approach to high-quality development and high-level security, accelerating the legislative process of the "Artificial Intelligence Law", constructing a "development---regulation---security" closed-loop system, establishing and improving technical monitoring, risk warning, and emergency response mechanisms, and adhering to the development concept of "human-led, for human use, and benevolent to humanity," actively responding to the impact of artificial intelligence on economic operation and employment distribution.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that since December of last year, the supply of Bitcoin held for over one year has continued to increase, with the recent monthly average reaching +217,000 coins, indicating that many holders who bought at higher prices are still holding on.However, he pointed out that while this builds a solid foundation for the market, it also reflects the current weak demand—during the strong bullish rebound, the supply held for over one year has consistently been negative, as short-term holders rushed in during the bull market while long-term holders took profits. The analyst believes that Bitcoin is building the necessary foundation for a healthy bullish recovery, but this will take time, and rebuilding real demand is a long-term process. Patience is needed at present, but the overall trend is positive.

According to Jinshi reports, the Iranian military announced that its suicide drones attacked the fighter jet hangars, satellite communication systems, and equipment warehouses at the Ahmed Jaber Air Base in Kuwait a few hours ago.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio stated that Bitcoin only accounts for 1% of his portfolio, and he still prefers gold. In a podcast on Thursday, Dalio described Bitcoin as a currency that cannot be printed infinitely, but it faces technological threats such as quantum computing and may be subject to government monitoring and taxation.Dalio had previously stated that he would not invest in Bitcoin, and although he now admits to holding some, he still insists that gold is the better choice, stating in the program, "I prefer gold." Last year, Dalio also acknowledged that Bitcoin only makes up 1% of his investment portfolio.

BIT Official released a weekly report stating that the trading volume in the cryptocurrency market has fallen by 80% from its peak, and has contracted by about 60% from the peak in the fourth quarter of 2025; the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has also dropped by 50%. The report points out that if the trading volume cannot effectively recover, the market will struggle to form a sustained rebound.Despite the market still digesting the hawkish stance of the Federal Reserve and the stalled progress of the CLARITY Act, Bitcoin is currently maintaining a range between $62,000 and $66,000, and BIT Official expects Bitcoin to eventually break upward. The report states that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh has recently adopted a "say less, do less" communication strategy, and the uncertainty of his policy stance is disturbing the market. Walsh has been known for his hawkish stance over the past twenty years, but the market had previously anticipated that he might push for a more dovish monetary policy under Trump's support; if this change materializes, it could be beneficial for Bitcoin.In addition, predictive market data shows that the probability of the CLARITY Act being signed into law before the end of 2026 is currently only 32%. Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that the Senate will prioritize other issues, and as the August recess approaches, the remaining legislative window for this bill is further narrowing.

According to official news, Gate's stock trading service has undergone an important upgrade, becoming the industry's first exchange to offer zero fees for trading U.S. stocks and ETFs. After the upgrade, buy and sell orders for eligible U.S. stocks and ETFs will not incur trading fees on the Gate platform, and there will be no minimum trading fees, account opening fees, or account maintenance fees, further reducing the cost for users to participate in the U.S. stock market.In addition to the platform trading fees, there may be third-party fees related to U.S. market settlement fees, regulatory fees, and ADR custody fees during the trading process. These fees will be executed according to the rules of regulatory agencies, clearing agencies, and custodial banks, and will be borne by users based on actual transaction conditions. Furthermore, after the zero-fee upgrade, U.S. stock trading will no longer count towards the total trading volume for VIPs.

According to Bloomberg, Thailand's True Internet Data Center is seeking approximately $2 billion in equivalent loans to build new data center facilities to help Thailand develop into a regional AI and cloud services hub.In terms of financing structure, the loan will be divided into three parts, with about $1.8 billion denominated in US dollars, and the other two parts denominated in Thai baht. Sources familiar with the matter requested anonymity as the details of the transaction have not yet been publicly disclosed.

Quantum Dynamics, a Physical AI platform company, recently completed a seed round financing of over 100 million yuan, jointly invested by Yunqi Capital and SenseTime. The company's founder was the CTO of Cainiao Group and also the technical leader of Alibaba's international digital business sector.The funds will primarily be used for the research and development of core Physical AI technologies, talent team building, and global market expansion, accelerating the full-link construction of intelligent systems aimed at the physical world from underlying models to scenario-based implementation. Quantum Dynamics was established in the first half of 2026, focusing on the deep integration of AI and the real physical world, developing its own underlying platform for Physical AI applicable across all industries.

According to The Defiant, Paris-based startup Kulipa suddenly ceased operations due to debt issues, leading to the simultaneous interruption of card projects for about 20 crypto wallets and fintech companies it served. Both the self-custody wallet Ready (formerly Argent) and the Solana wallet Solflare were affected, with user card services being immediately disabled.Since both wallets use a self-custody structure, funds are only deducted from the user’s wallet at the time of purchase, and user assets were not harmed. Notably, Kulipa had completed a $6.2 million seed round financing co-led by Flourish Ventures and 1kx in April of this year, just about 4 months before its collapse.

According to the official announcement, the Gate Direct IPO Phase II project Jersey Mike's (JMKE) has completed the stock allocation and distribution, with a final subscription price of $23 per share. The stocks successfully allocated to interested subscribers have been 100% distributed to users' stock accounts; the USDT and GUSD that were not successfully subscribed have been returned to users' spot accounts. Currently, Jersey Mike's (JMKE) is listed on Gate.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies disclosed the latest real announcements regarding adjustments in cryptocurrency assets and business payment applications, with the following core dynamics:Hyperscale Data monetizes 100 BTC to build an AI data center: U.S. listed company Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: $GPUS) announced the sale of 100 bitcoins to fund the construction of its AI data center located in Michigan. The company's CEO William Horne stated that this move is "converting one balance sheet asset into another," and clarified that the company's underlying belief in bitcoin has not changed.Quantum Solutions sells 1,000 ETH to inject into AIDC business: Japanese listed company Quantum Solutions announced that it sold 1,000 ETH through its merged subsidiary GPT Pals Studio Limited (GPT) for $1.9 million (approximately 311 million yen). The proceeds from the sale will be fully invested in the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure (AIDC) and data center business.Vida Global seamlessly accesses bitcoin payroll through the Lightning Network: U.S. listed company Vida Global (NYSE American: $VIDA) announced the adoption of Voltage Credit to pay its global team members in bitcoin via the Lightning Network. This mechanism utilizes a revolving credit line to instantly issue bitcoin and repays the balance in U.S. dollars at the end of each month, similar to processing standard vendor invoices, allowing the company to establish a cryptocurrency payroll settlement channel without directly holding a bitcoin wallet or reflecting cryptocurrency assets on its balance sheet.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $4.729 billion, with long positions totaling $2.32 billion, accounting for 49.06% of the holdings, and short positions totaling $2.409 billion, accounting for 50.94% of the holdings. The profit and loss for long positions is -$95.4175 million, while the profit and loss for short positions is $26.2738 million.Among them, the whale address 0xb83d..36 has shorted ETH with a 5x leverage at a price of $1869.42, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$2.3088 million.

According to The Defiant, Spain's Santander Bank disclosed for the first time in its 13F filing submitted to the SEC that it holds 129,615 shares of BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) (approximately $4.31 million) and 297,947 shares of iShares Ethereum Trust (approximately $3.54 million), as well as $1.51 million in iShares Gold Trust.No Bitcoin ETF holdings were reported in previous quarterly filings. The total amount of U.S. stock holdings disclosed by the bank is approximately $16.08 billion, with crypto ETF holdings accounting for about 0.05%. It is reported that Santander's digital bank Openbank has already provided crypto trading services to retail customers in Europe.

According to unfolded data, U.S. publicly traded companies hold a total of 1.24 million BTC, accounting for 92.7% of the total Bitcoin holdings of publicly traded companies worldwide.In the past 12 months, U.S. publicly traded companies have increased their holdings by 510,000 BTC, more than three times the Bitcoin mining output during the same period.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction event "WTI Crude Oil July 2026 Price Prediction" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "↑ $85" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 63.5% an hour ago to the current 33% (a fluctuation of 30.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to a report by Jinshi, data released by the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea on the 31st shows that in June, foreign investors net sold 49.336 trillion won of South Korean listed stocks, marking six consecutive months of net selling. Among them, the main board market saw a net sell of 50.979 trillion won, while the KOSDAQ market had a net buy of 1.643 trillion won. As of June this year, foreign investors have cumulatively net sold 116.3563 trillion won, exceeding last year's total net sell amount by ten times.Despite the large-scale sell-off, as of the end of last month, the total balance of listed stocks held by foreign investors amounted to 2908.639 trillion won, an increase of 56.3 trillion won from the previous month, accounting for 36.4% of the market value.

According to The Block, the Project Agorá led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has completed a real test of cross-border payments, with participation from five central banks and 28 commercial banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, UBS, Deutsche Bank, and Standard Chartered. The test utilized tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits, completing approximately $1 million in real transactions involving six currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, and KRW, with an average settlement time of about 80 seconds.The test used a shared ledger, allowing banks to complete transactions on a single record, and tested synchronized foreign exchange settlements to reduce counterparty risk. Project Agorá is one of several wholesale tokenization projects aimed at exploring how digital technology can modernize the infrastructure of global financial markets.