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According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction event on Polymarket for "WTI Crude Oil July 2026 Price Prediction," the "Will fall below $80" option in the sub-market has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 42.5% an hour ago to the current 57.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Gate market data, SK Hynix is currently priced at 1,816,000 KRW, approximately 1,243.86 USD, with an increase of 3.24%. Gate has launched SK Hynix related Korean stock products, and users can view real-time market data and participate in trading on the Gate platform.

According to Bitcoin.com, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis is pushing for the CLARITY Act to complete Senate voting before Congress goes into recess. Article 303 of the bill grants the Treasury Department the authority to impose targeted sanctions on digital assets in foreign jurisdictions, while Article 305 allows exchanges to freeze suspicious transactions for up to 180 days.On-chain data shows that North Korea's Lazarus Group stole approximately $643 million in the first half of 2026, accounting for two-thirds of the total amount stolen in cryptocurrency globally during the same period ($972 million), which includes a $285 million attack on Drift Protocol in April and a $292 million attack on the KelpDAO cross-chain bridge. The organization has accumulated a total theft of $6.75 billion since 2019.Currently, Galaxy Research has lowered the probability of the CLARITY Act passing in 2026 to 30%. The bill still requires 60 votes to advance, meaning at least 7 Democratic senators need to cross party lines to support it.

KB Financial Group announced the establishment of the "KB National Growth Unicorn Scale-up Fund," with a scale of 150 billion Korean won (approximately 108 million USD), fully funded by the group's subsidiaries' own capital, and managed by the KB Securities PE Growth Investment Division. The fund will focus on investing in companies in fields such as AI, semiconductors, secondary batteries, aerospace, mobile transportation, robotics, and biotechnology, aiming to cultivate unicorn companies in cutting-edge strategic industries.This decision was finalized at the "4th Productive Financial Consultation Meeting" held on July 24. KB Financial also formulated a financial support plan in line with the government's "three major super projects," covering support for semiconductors, power infrastructure investment, and physical AI companies and AI data centers. KB Financial plans to focus on discovering local innovative small and medium-sized enterprises through the CIB center and promote a shift in corporate evaluation culture from traditional financial statements and historical performance orientation to a evaluation system based on technological strength and future growth potential.

According to Tencent News "Frontline," a 26-year-old male employee of Hong Kong Central Wealth Management Services Limited misappropriated 50 million Hong Kong dollars as margin without authorization, using it to finance the purchase of a double long position in the Southern Eastern Ying Hynix ETF (07709.HK), resulting in a paper loss of up to 150 million Hong Kong dollars. The trader was arrested by the police on July 20 on suspicion of "theft," with the incident occurring from January 9 to July 20.Financial analysts in Hong Kong stated that the reason the 50 million principal turned into a 150 million loss was due to the combination of margin financing and the double leverage of the long ETF. This ETF surged to a historical high of 193.65 Hong Kong dollars at the end of June, driven by the storage chip concept, but then the semiconductor sector sharply corrected, falling to 52.58 Hong Kong dollars by July 20, a decline of over 72%. The police revealed that the relevant positions had not yet been forcibly liquidated, and the final loss would still fluctuate with the stock price. The incident was discovered during a recent audit of the company, which reported it to the police. Central Wealth Management is not a licensed company by the Securities and Futures Commission, and Central Wealth Securities stated that the involved personnel are not their employees and are unrelated to the incident, but after the event, some clients exhibited risk-averse withdrawals.

Bitget launches a welcome gift event for new users, which runs from July 27 to August 3. During the event, new users can receive USDT rewards by completing tasks such as KYC. In addition, if the cumulative contract trading volume reaches the specified threshold, corresponding USDT rewards can also be obtained. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

Recently, the gold and silver markets have continued their upward trend, with high trading activity in the metals sector. According to market data from the Gate platform, gold (XAU) reached a 24-hour high of $4116.37, currently reported at $4096.54, with a 24-hour increase of 0.89%; silver (XAG) reached a 24-hour high of $60.16, currently reported at $59.51, with a 24-hour increase of 1.74%. According to CoinGlass data, the open interest for Gate XAU contracts reached $219 million, and the open interest for Gate XAG contracts reached $58.7915 million, both ranking among the top two in the industry.

According to Jinshi reports, Goldman Sachs analysts pointed out in a report that the Federal Reserve is expected to maintain the federal funds rate unchanged at this week's meeting. The impact of this decision will depend on how Federal Reserve Chairman Waller explains this decision and the future policy path.Analysts stated that if the Federal Reserve fails to provide sufficient economic outlook or policy response guidance, it may lead to volatility risks for the currently stable long-term U.S. Treasury yield curve and inflation risk premium. Currently, the money market pricing shows a 31.5% probability of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve this week, but the mainstream market expectation remains that interest rates will stay unchanged.

According to Bloomberg, CME Group will launch single stock futures covering over 50 U.S. companies, including Nvidia and SpaceX, on July 27. The contracts will be cash-settled based on the closing price of the underlying stocks, trading 5 days a week for 23 hours each day. CME has partnered with over 35 retail brokers and plans to promote the product to institutional investors.

Lighter tweeted that a trading bot malfunctioned on July 25, briefly affecting the HYPE and ZEC markets. During the incident, the HYPE price reached $60.96 and $56.31 within half a minute, while the external trading price was around $58 at the same time, and then the price recovered within a minute. There were no forced liquidations across the market, and losses were limited to the accounts that triggered the issue.The bot was launched with $500,000 in funds and traded $27 million back and forth on HYPE within 5 minutes, accounting for 74.2% of the market trading volume; it generated $220.8 million in order volume on ZEC, accounting for 86.7%, causing the ZEC price to briefly rise to $521. Lighter stated that the risk engine marked positions with fair prices to resist manipulation and rejected 801 orders when margin was insufficient. Ultimately, the bot incurred a loss of about $482,000, all from its own funds. Lighter's liquidity pool (LLP) earned about $143,000, and 40 independent accounts each made over $1,000 in profit.

According to Jinshi reports, the Korea Customs Service stated on Monday that it seized illegal foreign exchange transactions worth 72 trillion won (approximately 4.92 billion USD) in the first half of the year. The service reported that from January to June this year, a total of 792 cases of illegal foreign exchange transactions were detected, involving illegal transfers of foreign exchange abroad, concealment of overseas assets, and other illegal activities. Some cases involved export companies receiving export payments in cryptocurrencies instead of legal currencies like the US dollar.Customs Service Commissioner Lee Jong-wook stated that they will strengthen cooperation with relevant departments such as the Ministry of Strategy and Finance to address the risks posed by fluctuations in the foreign exchange market.

Changxin Technology in the A-share market rose over 467.78%, with a transaction amount of 98.6 billion yuan, setting a record for the single-day stock transaction amount in the A-share market; surpassing the previous record of 90.038 billion yuan set by East Money on October 9, 2024.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $5.474 billion, with long positions of $2.676 billion, accounting for 48.89% of the holdings, and short positions of $2.798 billion, accounting for 51.11%. The profit and loss for long positions is -$32.441 million, and for short positions, it is -$47.2785 million.Among them, the whale address 0xb83d..36 has shorted ETH with a 5x leverage at a price of $1860.26, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$5.2169 million.

According to Cointelegraph, Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, plans to establish cryptocurrency trading infrastructure by December 1 at the latest, which includes a digital repository.Previously, Russia was incorporating cryptocurrency trading, custody, and settlement into its regulated financial system. The digital repository will record the ownership of cryptocurrencies and handle most transactions outside the main blockchain. Sberbank will operate active wallets for customers to make deposits, withdrawals, and transfers.

Storj Labs voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in the Northern District of West Virginia on July 26 to address historical debt issues while maintaining ongoing operations. Storj stated that services would not be affected during the reorganization, and customer obligations would continue to be fulfilled. The parent company Inveniam supports this reorganization, believing it is the right path to achieve sustainable development.Kaloyan Raev, the Director of Software Engineering at Storj, stated that the company's fundamentals are strong, and the constraints on growth are due to early legacy debts. After the reorganization, a "clean foundation" will be established, and there are plans for management, the token community, and investors to participate in the post-reorganization ownership distribution. Storj has previously focused its business on the core distributed storage field and is disposing of prior acquisitions and non-core businesses. This reorganization follows a significant governance adjustment faced by the company in the decentralized storage sector after Inveniam's acquisition of Storj in 2024.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, stated that Bill No. 1194918-8 distinguishes between qualified and non-qualified investors, and it is not only applicable to the cryptocurrency sector but is a common arrangement in regulation. Elvira Nabiullina mentioned that the scope for non-qualified investors is more limited because the government protects them through legislation to avoid risks they do not understand.She pointed out that the relevant measures also cover the crypto ecosystem, due to reasons including the volatility of the crypto market and the possibility that foreign digital assets may be seized due to their association with Russia. Bill No. 1194918-8 is expected to take effect on September 1 and will be implemented simultaneously with the launch of the digital ruble. The bill stipulates that the purchase limit for non-qualified investors in cryptocurrencies is 300,000 rubles, approximately $3,800, while the limit for qualified investors is ten times that amount.Elvira Nabiullina stated that the Russian crypto ecosystem remains open, and the repatriation and transfer of digital assets abroad are not restricted. She noted that investors will not be protected by Russian law after receiving relevant assets abroad, and any issues must be resolved within foreign jurisdictions.

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has informed prediction market companies that they often exceed the regulatory boundaries when establishing a large number of event contracts.The CFTC warned that the agency needs more specific information in order to evaluate contract submissions on a case-by-case basis.

Crypto KOL Phyrex posted on platform X, stating, "BitMart and BitMex did not close due to a collapse; it is very different from the sacrifice of FTX. These two primarily faced business issues."According to him, in 2023, BitMart had approached his associates about an acquisition, and they had done a lot of data analysis at the time, but it ultimately came to nothing. In fact, part of the decline of many third-tier exchanges is due to the impact from Binance Alpha.Small exchanges are essentially the stronghold of various altcoins, pump coins, Ponzi coins, and community coins, but the emergence of Alpha has provided better sources for these coins, which has also led to a significant reduction in listing fees for third-tier exchanges and a decrease in profits from joint market-making.Another reason is the signal teachers. In fact, the total number of signal teachers is not very large, but they have waves of associates. These teachers generally move between various exchanges, and once a new exchange offers better profits, these teachers quickly lead their followers to switch. The recent well-known cases of exchanges running away generally follow this pattern.