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MEXC Ventures has announced its support for Alpha Arena’s expansion into APAC, serving as Main Sponsor of Alpha Arena S03 alongside Co host TRIV. Following successful editions in Amsterdam and Berlin, the global esports-inspired live trading tournament will make its APAC debut with the Bali Grand Final on August 20, 2026, during Coinfest week. More than 50 traders from three participating markets are expected to compete for a $100,000 prize pool. Through live trading competition, community engagement, and ecosystem collaboration, Alpha Arena S03 aims to bring together traders, creators, and Web3 communities across the region.

According to Jinshi reports, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated that the Israeli military will not withdraw from the occupied areas in southern Lebanon before ensuring Israel's security. Zamir made the remarks during an inspection of the occupied areas in southern Lebanon, mentioning that the Israeli military has controlled certain areas and is working to eliminate terrorist infrastructure. If necessary, they will expand the scope of operations to include more areas. He emphasized that there will be no withdrawal from the controlled areas before ensuring long-term security.

The "China Business Journal" issued a statement saying: "Recently, our company discovered that illegal individuals are impersonating 'China Business Journal' and sending emails to some companies through non-official company email accounts, falsely claiming to have obtained significant negative information about the companies through so-called 'undercover investigations,' and threatening that if financial compensation (in Bitcoin) is not paid, the related 'undercover articles' will be published."The "China Business Journal" stated that all its news reports strictly comply with national laws and regulations, and interviews and communications are conducted through official channels. Such behavior is suspected of fraud and has been closely monitored, with evidence collected, and all rights to pursue legal responsibility are reserved. The statement reminds relevant companies to remain vigilant; if they receive such impersonated emails, they should not pay any financial compensation, and should immediately preserve all evidence and report to the local public security authorities.

According to BBX data, the listed entities in the global capital markets (NASDAQ and Japanese stocks) disclosed the latest developments in digital asset investment and treasury expansion yesterday and in recent days. The core information is as follows:Core Scientific (NASDAQ: $CORZ) resumes accumulation in Q2, increasing holdings to 848 BTC: The latest financial report from NASDAQ-listed mining company Core Scientific shows that its Bitcoin holdings have increased from 547 to 848 BTC, with a net addition of 301 BTC. Previously, the company had sold a large amount of Bitcoin to facilitate its transformation towards the AI and high-performance computing (HPC) industries, but it reestablished its accumulation strategy in Q2. The financial report indicates that its Q2 revenue surged to $164.2 million (over 100% year-on-year growth), and gross profit skyrocketed to $70 million. At the same time, the company decisively terminated its BTC mining chip procurement contract with Block (under Jack Dorsey) at a cost of $41.9 million in losses.Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company Iole announces allocation of HYPE as a strategic asset: Iole, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's startup board, officially announced that in addition to Bitcoin, it has formally established HYPE as a strategic treasury asset for the company. The company plans to gradually increase its total HYPE purchase plan to 100 million yen (approximately $610,000) by the end of August. Currently, the company completed its first batch of purchases worth approximately 10 million yen on July 28, holding about 1,078.25 HYPE.gumi and SB I launch a 3 billion yen cryptocurrency investment fund: Japanese listed gaming company gumi announced that its subsidiary gC Labs, in collaboration with SB I Financial Services, will officially operate the cryptocurrency investment fund "SB I Crypto Fund I" starting August 1. The total scale of the fund is approximately 3 billion yen (about $18.32 million), and it has received funding from leading institutions such as Daiwa Securities Group, with its investment targets strictly focusing on Bitcoin (BTC) listed on exchanges and major high-liquidity altcoins.HeartSciences advances merger with DCG's mining company: NASDAQ-listed company HeartSciences (NASDAQ: $HSCS) announced that it has formally submitted a preliminary proxy statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the previously announced proposed business merger plan with Fortitude Mining Holdings (a wholly-owned subsidiary of DCG), accelerating the process of going public in the mainstream capital market.

According to official news, Japanese gaming giant Gumi, through its subsidiary gC Labs, will launch the "SBI Crypto Fund I" cryptocurrency investment fund in collaboration with SBI Financial Services on August 1. The fund has a scale of approximately 3 billion yen (about 18.3 million USD), with a duration of three years, adopting a private placement structure, and several institutions including Daiwa Securities Group are participating in the investment.The fund will primarily invest in Bitcoin and mainstream altcoins, utilizing a combination of staking, rebalancing, and hedging strategies. The fund aims to serve as a bridge between the cryptocurrency asset market and Japanese enterprises, accumulating performance for the future development of financial products such as cryptocurrency ETFs. Currently, Japan has not yet approved cryptocurrency ETFs, and the launch of this fund is seen as an attempt to integrate traditional finance with digital assets.

According to Russian media bits.media, Igor Runets, the founder of Russia's largest mining company BitRiver, has been transferred from house arrest to detention pending trial by the Zamoskvoretsky Court in Moscow due to allegations of fraud amounting to 100 million rubles. He will be held in custody for at least two months. The charges are based on Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation—"particularly large-scale fraud committed by an organized group."The investigation claims the case involves the supply of mining equipment, causing nearly 100 million rubles in losses to the metallurgical and energy companies under the En+ Group. Investigators requested the detention of Runets on the grounds that he might influence witnesses, and the court approved this request. Representatives of BitRiver and Runets' lawyer have not yet commented on the court's ruling, and the progress of the case will depend on the equipment appraisal and witness testimonies from En+. In February of this year, Russian law enforcement suspected Runets of concealing assets to evade taxes, leading to his arrest and house arrest on charges of tax evasion. BitRiver is facing bankruptcy and ownership risks, with its owner Fox Group having debts of approximately 9.2 million dollars, and assets insufficient to repay the debts, prompting a bankruptcy application.

According to Jinshi, the Japanese government on Thursday lowered its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year due to rising oil prices caused by tensions in the Middle East, which are squeezing household spending and corporate profits. The inflation-adjusted GDP growth rate is expected to be 0.9% for the fiscal year ending March 2027, down from the 1.3% forecast in January. However, the economic growth rate for the next fiscal year is expected to accelerate to 1.1%.

The Japanese listed company eole (Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth: 2334) purchased approximately 10.08 million yen (about 61,600 USD) for 1,078.2547 HYPE, with an average cost of about 9,352.77 yen (about 57.1 USD), becoming the first listed company in Japan to purchase HYPE.The company plans to make additional purchases in batches before the end of August, bringing the total investment in HYPE to 100 million yen (about 610,500 USD), and will incorporate it into the digital asset reserves under the "Neo Crypto Bank" concept to support on-chain finance and Web3 business.

According to Jinshi, foreign investment in Japanese stocks reached 912.1 billion yen for the week ending July 24, with the previous value revised from -79.6 billion yen to -81.9 billion yen.

According to Jinshi reports, Microsoft announced a series of financial guidance, causing the after-hours increase in US stocks to expand to 8%.

According to Gate market data, Arm's decline in after-hours trading has expanded to 8%.

According to Jinshi reports, the CEO of Meta Platforms stated that thanks to artificial intelligence, the company is creating a brand new experience, and the speed of product delivery has increased.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve reiterated in the FOMC statement that economic activity is expanding at a robust pace.

According to Techcrunch, New York AI detection startup Pangram announced the completion of a $9 million financing round, led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Haystack, ScOp, Script Capital, and Cadenza.Pangram also released the next-generation AI text detection model Pangram 4 and the AI image detection model Pangram Image, with the text detection accuracy exceeding 99%, capable of identifying AI-assisted writing, mixed human-machine content, and text generated by AI impersonation programs; the image detection model is currently in research preview stage, based on pixel-level distribution analysis, capable of identifying AI-generated images across models and detecting AI images present in real photographs.

According to TNW, enterprise AI infrastructure company Modus announced the completion of a $10 million seed round of financing, led by Insight Partners, with participation from Soma Capital, Bullet Ventures, and several tech founders.Modus simultaneously launched the "Context Warehouse" product, positioned as the contextual foundation layer for enterprise AI, which provides precise context for AI Agents by learning the actual usage patterns of business data (rather than merely storing data), potentially reducing unnecessary retrieval and token consumption by up to 10 times.

According to Gate market data, the stock price of Musk's company fell by 11.5% in pre-market trading, mainly due to second-quarter sales not meeting market expectations.

According to Jinshi reports, T. Rowe Price portfolio manager Vincent Chung stated that the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain interest rates on Friday but may signal a faster pace of rate hikes. He pointed out that if the Bank of Japan accelerates the normalization of its policy, there could be two more rate hikes this year. For the yen to achieve a significant and sustained appreciation, a combination of faster tightening of monetary policy, a decline in energy prices, and more coordinated exchange rate intervention measures is needed.

According to Techcrunch, AI data security company Cyera announced on Tuesday that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Oasis Security for approximately $1 billion, with the transaction expected to be primarily in cash, and the remainder paid in Cyera shares. Cyera recently completed a $600 million financing round at a valuation of $12 billion.Oasis focuses on non-human identity security, such as AI agents, and was founded in 2022, having raised approximately $195 million in total funding, with investors including Accel, Craft Ventures, and Cyberstarts. Cyera shares some investors with Oasis and has recently acquired Ryft and Genie Security. After the acquisition, Cyera plans to integrate Oasis's technology into a unified identity and data security platform. Cyera has an annual recurring revenue of over $150 million but is far from profitable, having raised approximately $2.3 billion in total funding over five years.

According to Gate market data, the South Korean KOSPI index opened up 1.2%, with SK Hynix rising 2%, following the announcement of a surge in second-quarter operating profit, although it was below expectations; Samsung Electronics rose 3%. The Nikkei 225 index opened up 0.18%.

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that SharpLink SBET obtained 420 ETH this week through staking rewards, currently holding a total of 888,521 ETH, making it the second largest ETH treasury company in the world.