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According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 26, down 1 point from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 28, and the average over the past 30 days is 22.

According to Jinshi, citing a report from the Korean News Agency, SK Group will supply chips worth $750 billion to American technology companies, including Nvidia.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox" on Polymarket, the win probability for the "Houston Astros" option in the sub-market "Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox" has experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 17.5% an hour ago to the current 69.55% (a fluctuation of 52.05%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates" on Polymarket, the option "Pittsburgh Pirates" in the sub-market "Spread -1.5" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 31% an hour ago to the current 10.5% (a fluctuation of 20.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

World announced that the project has entered the Phase 3 stage of its third year, focusing on advancing "proof of human" with World ID in more scenarios, including real-name participation in Zoom meetings, preventing bots in Tinder matches, and combating scalpers for concert tickets. Currently, the World ID network covers over 390 million users globally.World stated that the next phase will further expand proof of human to consumer platforms, enterprise client identity verification, and human identities linked to AI agents, with plans to launch a new version of the World ID app and introduce new developments this fall.

According to former Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, one of the largest police unions in the United States, the National Fraternal Order of Police, has shifted its support to the latest version of the Clarity Act, stating that the revised provisions of the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) address its previous concerns and preserve law enforcement's ability to investigate cryptocurrency crimes.The report notes that the text of the latest version of the BRCA, released on Wednesday, has not changed, and it is currently unclear what specific revisions the union is referring to.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Liquid vs Vitality (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Qualifier," the "Map 3 Round Spread: Vitality (-6.5) vs Liquid (+6.5)" sub-market's "Vitality" option has experienced a sharp fluctuation in win probability, dropping from 44% an hour ago to the current 26% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Gate market data, American Express (AXP.N) pre-market decline has widened to 5%.

According to market news, American defense technology company Anduril is in talks for financing, with a valuation of approximately $100 billion. No decisions have been made regarding future financing yet.It is reported that the company may ask investors to commit to participating in the subsequent second round of financing at a higher valuation.

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 Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 27, down 3 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 28, and the average over the past 30 days is 22.

According to BBX data, yesterday and in recent days, global companies listed on the US stock market have disclosed the latest real announcements regarding digital asset transformation and ecological strategic investments. The core dynamics are as follows:Canton sells traditional business to fully transition to blockchain clearing: Canton Strategic Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: $ CNTN) officially announced that it has sold its biotechnology R&D department Gravitas Life Sciences, LLC to Gravitas Collective Corp. The transaction was completed on July 17, 2026. The company clearly stated that this divestiture is an important milestone in its transformation into an operating company, and in the future, it will support the Canton Network through Canton Coin and promote the on-chain digital transformation of traditional financial markets as a strategic investor.Empery Digital invests $20 million in cross-industry computing power electricity park: The US-listed company Empery Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: $ EMPD), which adopts a Bitcoin fund management strategy, announced that it has completed a $20 million preferred stock investment (holding approximately 8%) in Cardinal Data Power, Inc. (CDP) on July 20, 2026. CDP focuses on building electricity-driven data center parks, and this round of financing will support its construction of the first gigawatt-level data center park covering over 3,000 acres in West Texas (Phase I is planned to be operational in 2027, with a long-term plan exceeding 5GW) to meet the next generation of AI and computing power energy demands.

According to the analysis by the crypto venture capital firm 1kx (@1kxnetwork), on-chain fees in the second quarter of this year decreased by 33% year-on-year, with DEX fees dropping by $625 million (-57%), mainly dragged down by Meteora, Raydium, and PancakeSwap, which together generated $1.5 billion in fees in the first half of last year; blockchain and MEV fees decreased by $362 million (-40%); launch platform fees fell by 57%, with Pump.fun contributing nearly half of the decline.Some sectors achieved counter-cyclical growth: perpetual contract and prediction market fees increased by 22% year-on-year, led by edgeX and Hyperliquid, with Polymarket contributing nearly $100 million in a single quarter; the lending and asset management sectors continued to grow, with Morpho, USDai, and Maple Finance each increasing by $9 million to $19 million; Canton Network added $179 million in L1 fees, but most of this was driven by incentives. Despite the overall decline in industry fees, token holder distribution returns remained stable, with Binance burn still accounting for a significant share, and protocols like Hyperliquid have incorporated buybacks and burns into their regular policies.

According to South Korean media outlet Chosun Ilbo, Morgan Stanley was not selected as the sole lead underwriter for SK Hynix's American Depositary Receipts (ADR) listing. The transaction size is approximately $26.5 billion (about 40 trillion Korean won), making it the largest IPO for foreign capital in the U.S. The commission, calculated at a 0.5% underwriting fee rate, is about $130 million. The final underwriting syndicate consists of Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase. Industry insiders generally believe that Morgan Stanley's exclusion is related to its repeated issuance of bearish reports on South Korean semiconductors.The report's author is Korean-American Managing Director Shawn Kim, who has repeatedly downgraded the stock ratings of memory stocks such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron in research reports published in 2017, 2021, 2024, and on June 6 of this year, with the 2021 report titled "Memory, Winter is Coming." Additionally, Morgan Stanley has recently faced setbacks in South Korea: as a co-underwriter for the SpaceX IPO, Korea's Mirae Asset applied for $1.14 billion in subscriptions but received zero allocation; the sale of IGIS Asset Management, promoted in conjunction with Goldman Sachs, also ended in failure. Morgan Stanley's largest shareholder is Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), which holds approximately 24% of the shares.

According to a report by businesswire, Empery Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: EMPD), a publicly traded company in the U.S. that adopts a Bitcoin fund management strategy, announced that it has completed a $20 million preferred stock investment in Cardinal Data Power, Inc. (referred to as "CDP") on July 20, 2026, holding approximately 8% of its equity.CDP is a subsidiary of Hunt Properties, focusing on the construction of power-driven data center parks, dedicated to providing power and construction for next-generation gigawatt-level data center parks in West Texas and West Virginia.This investment is part of CDP's approximately $70 million Series A financing, aimed at supporting its first park project located in West Texas, which covers over 3,500 acres. The first phase of the project is scheduled to go into production in 2027, with a total installed capacity expected to reach about 1 gigawatt by 2029, and future plans to expand to over 5 gigawatts. The Series A financing is led by Hood River Capital Management.