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According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "LoL: Anyone's Legend vs. LGD Gaming - LPL Group Stage" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option win rate for the sub-market "Both teams kill a dragon" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to CoinDesk, the European Union (EU) has expanded the scope of sanctions against Russia, targeting the A7 cross-border payment network and its newly established African affiliate, as well as the A7A5 stablecoin used to evade sanctions.The latest sanctions package expands the trading ban to 14 crypto-related platforms in countries such as Georgia, the UAE, and Panama, and introduces a tool that can be used to comprehensively prohibit crypto asset services used by Russia.In addition to digital asset measures, the EU has also implemented asset freezes and trading bans on 94 banks and major financial institutions, and expanded the trading ban to an additional 33 Russian credit and financial institutions.

Gate US officially announced that Gate AI and Alpaca will collaborate on the development vision of Agentic Trading, promoting the integration of AI infrastructure and trading system capabilities to provide underlying support for the next generation of intelligent trading applications.Alpaca has built a trading API that is developer and AI Agent friendly, with its community continuously transforming trading ideas into actual projects, covering research processes, simulated trading systems, and Agentic workflows that connect market data, analysis, and execution logic. Gate AI focuses on building an infrastructure layer for AI Agents and developers, where the GateRouter unified API helps developers quickly access over 25 mainstream AI models and balances cost and performance through intelligent routing.Both Gate AI and Alpaca agree that AI trading Agent developers should not have to choose between high-quality trading execution infrastructure and AI infrastructure, but should be able to obtain support for both in a smoother manner. Next, Gate AI will explore how its model routing and Agent infrastructure can connect to trading workflows built on APIs like Alpaca, supporting developers in integrating market data, AI reasoning, and trading execution into Agentic systems.Gate AI and Alpaca also plan to promote knowledge sharing and best practice exchanges between their developer communities, continuously lowering the development threshold and complexity of AI-native trading applications. Gate AI and Alpaca will continue to explore collaborative efforts around the construction of the Agentic Trading ecosystem, providing foundational support for developers to build more efficient and scalable next-generation intelligent trading applications.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: Team WE vs JD Gaming - LPL Group Stage," the "Team WE" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 59.5% an hour ago to the current 34.5% (a fluctuation of 25%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: magic vs 3DMAX - BLAST Bounty Qualifier," the "magic" option in the sub-market "Map 2 Winner" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 67.5% an hour ago to the current 38.5% (a fluctuation of 29%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Web3 asset data platform RootData announced the completion of the stock perpetual contract leaderboard feature upgrade. This upgrade significantly enhances the weight ratio of trading volume and position amount, and adds dimensions of leverage multiples and market share for each exchange, aiming to provide more refined data references for the market.The latest data shows that Binance, Hyperliquid, OKX, MEXC, and Bitget rank among the top five exchanges in the stock perpetual contract market share, collectively accounting for 74.8%. RootData stated that the leaderboard currently includes data from nearly 30 exchanges, welcoming listed exchanges to supplement and完善 information, and also inviting unlisted exchanges to proactively submit data for inclusion in the ranking system.

Recently, the silver market has experienced increased volatility, with prices undergoing a pullback adjustment. According to market data from the Gate platform, silver (XAG) reached a high of $60 in the past 24 hours and is currently reported at $57.37, with a 24-hour decline of 4.29%. According to CoinGlass data, the open interest for Gate XAG contracts has reached $60.6241 million, firmly ranking among the top two in the industry.

According to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Victory Securities Limited has been reprimanded and fined HKD 1.7 million for violating regulatory requirements, and its responsible personnel's licenses have been temporarily revoked.Previously, Hong Kong Victory Securities announced in February this year that it would close all virtual currency trading functions for users with mainland Chinese identities, retaining only withdrawal permissions and no longer supporting deposits and new transactions. The platform's gradual tightening of services for mainland users includes previous measures such as prohibiting purchases and suspending new address verification, aimed at complying with the regulatory requirements of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and relevant policies in the mainland.

The European Union has further tightened restrictions on cryptocurrency assets related to Belarus, prohibiting Belarusian citizens and residents from owning, controlling, or managing cryptocurrency service providers regulated by the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). According to the Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1847 passed by the EU Council, this measure is an extension of the EU's sanctions framework against Belarus's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.The new regulations will officially take effect on July 24, with the expanded restrictions on the cryptocurrency industry set to be implemented from August 25. According to MiCA, the affected services include operating cryptocurrency trading platforms, cryptocurrency exchanges, executing and transmitting customer orders, cryptocurrency issuance services, asset transfer services, investment consulting, and portfolio management.This restriction comes as the MiCA transition period ends on July 1. The EU had previously required unauthorized cryptocurrency businesses to cease related operations, or face regulatory enforcement. The EU stated that this expansion of restrictions is part of its efforts to combat the use of cryptocurrency platforms to evade sanctions against Russia. Previously, in the 21st round of sanctions against Russia, the EU had expanded the trading ban to 14 cryptocurrency-related service platforms outside the EU and established a mechanism to prohibit future transactions with any foreign cryptocurrency service providers identified as helping Russia evade sanctions. Market participants noted that as the MiCA regulatory framework is fully implemented, the EU is further strengthening its regulatory control over the cryptocurrency industry through licensing systems and sanction mechanisms.

According to Mlm monitoring, a certain HYPE whale staked 2.785 million HYPE through 20 wallets in the past 11 hours, worth approximately 164 million USD.This whale accumulated a total of 2.94 million HYPE from September to October last year, currently valued at about 172 million USD, making it one of the largest holders of HYPE. This whale may be related to a16z, but this has not yet been confirmed.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event of "Bitcoin breaking through on July 24" in the prediction market Polymarket, the winning probability of the sub-market "66,000" for the "Yes" option has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 18.5% an hour ago to the current 33.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "WTI Crude Oil July 2026 Price Prediction" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Below $90" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 78% an hour ago to the current 94% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to the official announcement, the second phase of Gate IPO Access for Jersey Mike's (JMKE) will open for intention subscription on July 27, 2026, at 10:00 (UTC+8). Users can participate using USDT or GUSD, with the opportunity to obtain corresponding stock shares and trade them through the Gate stock section after the listing.This subscription period will last until July 29, 2026, at 10:00 (UTC+8), with a reference subscription price of $21-25 per share, a minimum investment of 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, and a maximum investment of 500,000 USDT or 500,000 GUSD, with no additional fees required. In terms of subscription quotas, the USDT and GUSD subscription pools each account for 50%, and the platform will calculate the allocation ratio based on the average locked amount per hour during the user subscription period.This subscription is classified as "intention subscription," and the final allocation results will be determined based on the actual IPO issuance situation, the allocation amount obtained by the platform, and user participation. Stocks successfully allocated are expected to be issued to users' Gate stock accounts on July 30, 2026, and will be traded through the Gate stock section after the listing. There is no lock-up period for this stock, supporting 100% unlocking.

On-chain data shows that cryptocurrency theft suspect Dritan Kapllani Jr laundered 126.7 ETH again on July 22, worth approximately $239,000.Previously, on-chain detective ZachXBT revealed that Dritan Kapllani Jr is suspected of stealing assets from cryptocurrency holders through social engineering techniques, with a total amount involved reaching $19 million. Dritan Kapllani Jr has long showcased a lifestyle featuring luxury cars, high-end watches, and private jets on social media, and publicly displayed assets worth $3.68 million in his Exodus wallet during a Discord call on April 23, 2026.

According to TheMinerMag, the former largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world, Poolin, has applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, planning to sell its Texas Bitcoin mining assets for $52 million and cease operations. Poolin and its two U.S. affiliates submitted a voluntary application to the bankruptcy court in New Jersey on July 22, with liabilities of approximately $173 million, of which about $163.7 million is unsecured IOUs issued to Poolin wallet users after withdrawals were suspended during the downturn of the crypto market in 2022.Approximately 11,700 wallet users hold balances of over $100. Its two Texas mining sites ceased mining and hosting operations on July 10. Poolin has reached an asset purchase agreement with Thor CALAP LLC, with the Pyote site valued at $15 million and the Tarbush site’s power rights and equipment valued at $37 million, making a total bid of $52 million as the starting bid. Poolin stated that demand for AI infrastructure may increase the value of the mining site’s power and equipment. The final recovery amount from the court auction will depend on bids, fees, and court approval.

On the day BitMEX announced its shutdown, BKX Services Inc. and David Namdar filed a class action lawsuit in the Southern District of New York Federal Court, accusing the platform of manipulating user forced liquidations and stealing Bitcoin collateral by using insider trading privileges and server freezing tactics. The plaintiffs claim a total loss of approximately 623 BTC, with BKX losing at least 305.81 BTC and Namdar losing over 316.85 BTC, seeking the return of Bitcoin and damages.The complaint states that BitMEX allowed clients to use up to 100 times leverage, while forcibly liquidating positions when the collateral value was still about twice the loss, with the remaining Bitcoin being included in the platform's insurance fund, allowing BitMEX to profit from it. This lawsuit traces back to relevant transactions starting from July 23, 2018, while a similar case from 2020 was voluntarily withdrawn on June 30, 2025.

PPP prediction market tool monitoring shows that the probability of Polymarket's SpaceX Starship conducting its 13th test flight on July 24 has risen to 77%, up 16% in 24 hours; the probability for the 13th test flight on July 25 has risen to 83%, up 35% in 24 hours.SpaceX previously announced that due to weather reasons, the 13th test flight of the SpaceX Starship was postponed to July 24, but it is still uncertain whether the weather reasons still exist. SpaceX attempted the first test flight of the Starship on July 17, but due to some Raptor engines failing to start as expected, the automatic launch abort procedure was triggered, resulting in the failure of the first test flight. It is reported that SpaceX is currently fully "betting" on the Starship and has begun to refuse commercial Falcon rocket launch orders after 2028.