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According to South Korean media Daum, data from the Korea Exchange shows that from July 20 to 23, foreign investors net purchased the South Korean stock market for four consecutive trading days, with a total net purchase of 55.74 trillion won, marking the first consecutive four-day net inflow since April. Among them, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix became the main recipients of funds, with net purchases of 17.3 trillion won and 27.6 trillion won, respectively, totaling 44.8 trillion won, accounting for over 80% of the total net purchases by foreign investors during the same period. The market believes that tech giants like Google continue to raise their AI capital expenditure expectations, improving the demand outlook for HBM and server DRAM, coupled with the increased attractiveness of the two companies after prior valuation adjustments, driving foreign investment to focus on leading South Korean memory chip manufacturers.

According to Jinshi reports, Kristoffer Kjaer Lomholt, head of fixed income and foreign exchange research at Danske Bank, pointed out in a report that the market's attention to the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield is increasing, and this yield has now risen above 5%. He mentioned that the escalation of conflict in the Middle East has caused Brent crude oil prices to approach $100 per barrel, which puts pressure on inflation ahead of next week's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.As of the time of writing, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield has risen by 0.3 basis points to 5.15%, close to a two-month high.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "LoL JD Gaming vs Anyone's Legend LPL Group Stage" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both Teams Destroying the Inhibitor" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 28% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 22%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Artemis data, Robinhood Chain recorded 323,969 daily active users on July 21, surpassing Base's 274,520, marking the second time it has exceeded Base since the mainnet launch on July 1. On the same day, TVL reached a new high of $588.9 million, a daily increase of 14%, while this metric was still below $5 million at the end of June. Morpho accounted for $260.6 million, or 44% of TVL, while Ethena accounted for 26%.The on-chain stablecoin supply reached $438.8 million, a weekly increase of 30%. The 24-hour trading volume of the spot DEX also exceeded Base at $624 million compared to Base's $603 million. However, the main driver of activity was meme coin trading rather than the tokenized stocks that the chain focuses on, with the market value of tokenized stocks only at $19.3 million. Base still significantly leads in most metrics: DeFi TVL of approximately $4.64 billion is 15 times that of Robinhood Chain, stablecoin supply of $4.84 billion is 11 times that of Robinhood Chain, and perpetual contract trading volume of $255.5 million far exceeds its $13.5 million. Robinhood Markets' stock price rose over 8% on the launch day, closing at $107.55 on July 21.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays," the win probability for the option "Tampa Bay Rays" in the sub-market "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays" has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 36.5% an hour ago to the current 66.5% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Gate market data, Tesla's stock price fell by 5% in after-hours trading. Musk stated that expanding the production capacity of the Optimus robot will face difficulties.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Estoril Open: Nuno Borges vs. Roman Andres Bruchaga," the option "Nuno Borges" in the sub-market "Estoril Open: Nuno Borges vs. Roman Andres Bruchaga" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 36% an hour ago to the current 58.5% (a fluctuation of 22.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Decrypt, the U.S. Department of Justice's District of Columbia Attorney's Office, in conjunction with the Secret Service, has filed five civil forfeiture lawsuits in court regarding investment fraud and "pig butchering" scams, seizing over $25 million in cryptocurrency assets, with victims spread across the U.S. and Canada.The largest case involves approximately $12.1 million, with over 200 victims; the amount marked by Canada is about $10.4 million, involving over 270 suspicious transactions; the remaining three cases range from $285,000 to $2.4 million, one of which involves scammers posing as "fund recovery intermediaries" to carry out secondary fraud. Investigations show that money launderers are primarily located in Southeast Asia, with involved IP addresses coming from China, Malaysia, and Cambodia. This operation is part of the "Fraud Center Task Force" established in November 2025, which has cumulatively recovered over $800 million, and the five cases are still under ongoing investigation.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones down 0.07%, the S&P 500 index down 0.19%, and the Nasdaq down 0.54%.The storage and AI chip sectors fell broadly, with SK Hynix (SKHY) down over 5%, Western Digital (WDC) and Seagate Technology (STX) down about 4%, SanDisk (SNDK) and Micron Technology (MU) down over 3%; Intel (INTC) down over 3%, TSMC (TSM) down over 2%, and AMD (AMD) down 1.6%.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: EYEBALLERS vs FaZe (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Qualifier," the win rate of the "FaZe" option in the sub-market "Map Handicap: FaZe (-1.5) vs EYEBALLERS (+1.5)" has experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 41.5% an hour ago to the current 77% (a fluctuation of 35.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: LGD Gaming vs EDward Gaming - LPL Group Stage," the option "LGD Gaming" in the sub-market "Game 2 Winner" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 49.5% an hour ago to the current 79.5% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Jinshi reports, World Bank Chief Economist Gill stated that the global economy is only "a few months" away from the worst-case scenario, at which point global growth will slow to 1.3%, and inflation is expected to rise to 4.5%.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Elon Musk's number of tweets from July 20 to July 22, 2026" on the prediction market Polymarket, the win rate of the "Yes" option in the sub-market "40-64" has experienced severe fluctuations, plummeting from 91% an hour ago to the current 68.5% (a fluctuation of 22.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, influenced by the escalation of geopolitical risks and changes in the AI competitive landscape, all three major U.S. stock indices fell last week, energy prices rose significantly, and the trends of safe-haven assets like gold and U.S. Treasuries diverged. The cryptocurrency market continued its structural trend, with Bitcoin and Ethereum rising by 1.5% and 3.6%, respectively, while both spot BTC and ETH ETFs maintained net inflows.In terms of industry development, regulation and real-world applications continued to be the focus this week. Japanese convenience store giant Lawson, in collaboration with Netstars, is advancing a stablecoin payment pilot, further promoting the use of stablecoins in everyday consumption scenarios; South Korea plans to officially incorporate digital assets into its national asset management framework and explore the tokenization of government bonds and state-owned assets, with the construction of RWA infrastructure continuing to accelerate. In Europe, after the transition period of MiCA ended, the total number of licensed institutions increased to 294, although the number of new licenses has slowed down, institutional participation remains strong.In terms of investment and financing, the cryptocurrency industry recorded a total of 16 financing events last week, highly concentrated in the infrastructure sector: among them, Alpaca completed a $135 million financing to enhance tokenized securities and AI financial infrastructure; Flex completed a $70 million financing to further expand its stablecoin cross-border payment network, continuously confirming the capital market's long-term optimism towards digital financial infrastructure. Gate Ventures believes that as the global regulatory framework gradually improves and the integration of traditional finance and blockchain deepens, the digital asset ecosystem is expected to enter a more mature and diverse development stage.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Cincinnati Reds vs. Seattle Mariners" on Polymarket, the "Seattle Mariners" option in the sub-market "1st 5 Innings Spread -1.5" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 25% an hour ago to the current 51.5% (a fluctuation of 26.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket event "Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox," the option "Boston Red Sox" in the sub-market "First Five Innings Spread -1.5" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 27.5% an hour ago to the current 54.5% (a fluctuation of 27%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: T1 vs Kiwoom DRX - KeSPA Cup Group Stage," the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Both teams kill a dragon" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, the probability of the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Any player gets a Quadra Kill" for the event "LoL Hanwha Life Esports vs Nongshim Red Force KeSPA Cup Group Stage" on the prediction market Polymarket has experienced a sharp fluctuation, rising from 50.5% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 39.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The Korean stock market's semiconductor concept stocks are actively traded, and the market's attention to related assets continues to rise. According to data from the Gate platform, Samsung Electronics (005930) is currently priced at $175.14, with a 24-hour increase of 6.14%; SK Hynix (000660) is currently priced at $1241.59, with a 24-hour increase of 4.08%.CoinGlass data shows that trading in Gate-related stock derivatives is active, with the Gate SKHX contract's open interest reaching $37.73 million and a 24-hour trading volume of $88.09 million; the Gate SAMSUNG contract's open interest is $2.63 million, with a 24-hour trading volume of $7.75 million, both ranking among the industry's top.Gate stocks have established a 7×24 hour trading service system covering the three core markets of US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, supporting over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 Korean stocks, totaling coverage of more than 12,500 stocks and ETF assets globally.Users can participate in global stock investments through Gate's unified account using USDT, supporting fractional share trading starting from a minimum of 0.01 shares, and enjoying stock dividend rights. The platform also supports cross-brokerage transfer of US and Hong Kong stocks and company actions such as stock splits and consolidations, further optimizing the stock investment service experience.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "LoL: KT Rolster vs Dplus KIA - KeSPA Cup Group Stage" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Both sides kill a dragon" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90% (a fluctuation of 40%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.