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: According to official announcements, Bitget has launched Quanto perpetual contracts for three stocks: Tencent (TENCENT), Zhipu AI (ZHIPU), and Xiaomi (XIAOMI). These contracts support up to 20x leverage and 7×24-hour trading.The TradFi Quanto perpetual contract allows users to trade Hong Kong stocks and other non-USD-denominated overseas stocks directly using USDT, eliminating the need for currency exchange. The contract itself is quoted in Hong Kong dollars, while margin deposits and profit/loss settlements are conducted in USDT. This simplifies the trading process while effectively avoiding additional risks associated with exchange rate fluctuations.
Galaxy Digital 宣布设立 500 万美元“比特币量子准备倡议”基金，资助开发者研究和部署应对未来量子计算风险的防护方案，重点包括抗量子签名机制、钱包迁移工具和安全审计。
Odaily Odaily, digital asset trading platform Gate has released its Q2 2026 report. According to data from multiple authoritative institutions, Gate's spot liquidity and trading volume rank second globally, its derivatives market is firmly among the top three in the industry, and its open interest (OI) market share ranks among the global top three. In terms of asset class diversification this quarter, Gate advanced its integration of crypto assets and TradFi, accelerating the development of stock trading, Pre-IPOs, CFDs, wealth management, and other businesses, further enhancing its global asset allocation capabilities. The platform has officially launched stock trading, building a 7×24 trading system covering three major markets: U.S. stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and South Korean stocks. It supports fractional share trading, stock dividends, cross-broker position transfers, as well as stock splits and reverse stock splits. As of the end of the second quarter, Gate's global registered users exceeded 58 million, supporting the trading of over 4,800 digital assets and more than 12,500 stock assets, continuously attracting global users to participate in trading across a diverse asset system.Meanwhile, Gate has completed a full asset service chain from pre-listing investment to public market trading. The cumulative subscription funds for the SpaceX (SPCX) Pre-IPOs project exceeded $396 million, and cumulative subscription funds for direct IPOs surpassed $143 million. Gate CFD has listed 663 trading assets, with quarterly ETF trading volume approaching $60 billion, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of over 40%. Additionally, Gate has launched a global wealth management brand, Gate Wealth, offering global users more efficient asset allocation and long-term value growth opportunities. Gate.AI has completed an architecture upgrade and brand refresh, supporting access to over 200 mainstream large language models worldwide, and continues to expand its presence in AI Agents, RWAs, prediction markets, and on-chain infrastructure. In the second quarter of 2026, Gate continuously integrated its asset allocation capabilities across digital assets, stocks, ETFs, RWAs, foreign exchange, and commodities, accelerating its evolution into a global one-stop financial service platform.
According to TechFlow Research, Morgan Stanley released a weekly US stock strategy report on July 20. The report pointed out that the trend of market breadth expansion continues, and the momentum trading risks in the semiconductor sector have not yet been fully released. The silver stock price analogy model shows that semiconductors may have about 15% downside potential in the short term, and earnings revision breadth has retreated from historical extremes. Over the past two months, the consumer durables and transportation sectors outperformed the S&P 500 by approximately 12 percentage points respectively, and the equal-weight index continues to outperform the market-cap weighted index. In terms of allocation, Morgan Stanley continues to recommend overweighting cloud providers (Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon) and underweighting semiconductors within the technology sector. The equal-weighted P/E ratio of the four major giants has fallen back to 21 times. Consumer durables and transportation are the clearest directions for capital inflows, with the earnings revision breadth of the transportation sector reaching the strongest level since 2021. Market style is gradually shifting towards quality factors, with earnings revision breadth for high gross margin and high sales stability factors continuing to strengthen. The S&P 500 year-end target is 8,000 points, with 7,000 points being a key technical support level.
Flash.Trade announced that its temporary instance detected an unauthorized withdrawal of $98,000. As a precautionary measure, the platform has suspended trading, deposits, and withdrawals, and will launch an investigation within the next few hours.
: Binance has announced adjustments to its VIP Program. Effective from July 21, 2026, at 04:00 AM EST, the wallet asset requirement for VIP 3 will be reduced from $3 million to $1 million. Eligible users will gain access to benefits such as preferential fee rates, increased account limits, market information, and event invitations. Concurrently, Binance is modifying how OTC spot trading volume is counted towards VIP eligibility. Under the new rules, OTC spot trading volume will be multiplied by a factor of 4 and added to the total spot trading volume. For example, Binance states that $1 million in OTC spot volume will be counted as $4 million towards the applicable threshold. Previously, OTC-related eligibility was capped at VIP 4. Binance stated that by incorporating this broader spot volume metric, users who meet the BNB balance and other requirements can now advance up to VIP 9 within the full VIP framework. VIP trading fee rates will remain unchanged, and the system will automatically handle tier upgrades on a daily basis.
Odaily U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate whether Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG)'s upcoming Truth API violates federal securities law, and to evaluate whether it involves issues of market manipulation, investor protection, and conflicts of interest.Previously, it was reported that the Truth API will launch on August 1, providing paid clients with real-time data access to public posts from popular Truth Social accounts, with licensing fees reaching up to $100,000 per month. (Axios)
According to an official announcement, Binance will conduct wallet maintenance on the Tron network (TRX) on July 23, 2026, at 14:00 (UTC+8). To support this maintenance, Binance will suspend deposit and withdrawal services for the Tron network (TRX) on July 23, 2026, at 13:55 (UTC+8).
BIT US stock options trading will officially launch on July 24. Following its margin trading (securities lending and borrowing) service, BIT is further expanding its derivatives matrix to provide users with lower-cost, risk-controllable tools for US stock trading and hedging.In terms of fees, BIT US stock options charge $0 commission for both buying and selling, with platform usage fees as low as $0.30 per contract—only half the fee charged by similar platforms. The minimum fee per transaction is $0.99, consistent with US stock trading, and options trading incurs no additional markup, helping users enter the market with a lower threshold.The initial launch will cover approximately 2,000 highly liquid US stock underlying assets, and will prioritize opening options buyer trading (Long Call / Long Put), while not yet supporting seller (Short) opening positions. The maximum loss for buyers is locked in as the premium paid at the time of order placement, effectively avoiding liquidation risks in extreme market conditions. The product's coverage scope and trading methods will be gradually expanded based on risk control system validation and market demand.Early bird exclusive offers and experience benefits are now available. By completing your first option trade or inviting a friend to participate, you can receive multiple early bird rewards, including 30 days of free real-time options quotes and popular stocks. For event details, please refer to the BIT US Stock Channel.Risk Warning: Options trading involves risk, which may result in the total loss of the premium paid. Please use investment and financing tools reasonably based on your own investment objectives and risk tolerance.
SlowMist issued a security warning stating that 42DAO suffered an attack, with losses of approximately $912,000. The attack was caused by the attacker exploiting the abnormally low price of BTCB provided by Median Oracle, completing the exploitation through the poke mechanism of the Spotter contract and the bark mechanism of the Dog contract.
According to TechFlow Research, Bernstein recently released the third report in its Memory LTA series, suggesting that the market's concern that LTAs might once again become "worthless paper" may be misguided. The new generation of LTAs adopts a back-end weighted margin structure, where customer default costs increase as the contract progresses, with core protection value concentrated in the latter half of the contract, coinciding precisely with the industry's downward cycle.
GoPlus Security issued a security alert stating that a user signed a malicious Permit transaction 183 days ago, resulting in approximately $1,625 worth of USDC being transferred by phishing attackers. Since the user did not revoke the relevant authorization thereafter, attackers exploited this authorization again to transfer approximately $75,780 worth of USDC.
According to Bitcoin Magazine, the head of Coinbase Canada stated that the company is pushing to expand its business footprint in Canada, with the goal of building an "all-in-one exchange" covering crypto assets, tokenized stocks, and prediction markets. The plan aims to leverage blockchain technology to provide a more efficient, 24/7 trading experience. Currently, Coinbase is coordinating with Canadian regulators regarding the launch of related products.
According to Protos, AI shopping agent developer ORO stated that an employee was tricked by an attacker disguised as a meeting contact into installing a Microsoft Teams extension containing malicious code, ultimately resulting in the theft of approximately $630,000 worth of crypto assets. ORO stated that the attackers likely originated from the North Korea-backed hacker group Sapphire Sleet.
According to CryptoSlate, U.S. Federal Election Commission documents show that Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss donated a total of Bitcoin worth $10.018 million to the pro-Trump super political action committee MAGA Inc. on June 19, 2026. Relevant records also show that this batch of Bitcoin was subsequently sold through Gemini; the appearance of the Gemini name in the documents does not mean Gemini made a separate donation.
Google releases next-generation Gemini Flash series models, including Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber for cybersecurity scenarios.
Balaji, former CTO of Coinbase and general partner at A16z, stated on the X platform that Network School has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Kazakhstan. The new campus will provide support such as accelerated visas, streamlined corporate re-registration processes, and global talent recruitment.
Shareholders of UK Bitcoin treasury listed company Satsuma Technology passed the proposal with 90% support, approving the company to sell all 668 Bitcoins, return capital to investors, and delist from the London Stock Exchange. According to the arrangement, the company expects to complete the delisting on September 14, 2026, and complete payment and CREST transfer on September 28.
The Polygon Foundation stated that the Ithaca hard fork has been successfully deployed to the Amoy testnet and is scheduled to activate on the Polygon mainnet at block height 50,185,000 around 14:00 (UTC) on July 29.
According to The Block, US President Trump has agreed to a new crypto ethics clause proposing to prohibit federal officials such as the President, Vice President, and members of Congress from issuing digital assets, with the US Department of Justice responsible for primary enforcement rather than state attorneys general.