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Zach Pandl, the head of research at Grayscale, stated that there are currently two main viewpoints in the market regarding when the Bitcoin bear market will end: one follows the "four-year cycle," and the other views Bitcoin as a mature asset driven by macro factors. The "four-year cycle" viewpoint holds that the halving event remains the core driving factor of the Bitcoin price cycle. Historically, Bitcoin typically bottoms about a year after the cycle peak and approximately 2.5 years after the halving, with an average cumulative drawdown of about 80%. According to this pattern, Bitcoin may still decline further this time and form a bottom in September or October.The other viewpoint suggests that Bitcoin prices will be influenced more by economic growth, real interest rates, and changes in Federal Reserve policy, similar to other major assets. In past Bitcoin bear markets, there has usually been a slowdown in economic growth or an increase in real interest rates, and this decline is also occurring against a backdrop of rising interest rate expectations and increasing real rates. Pandl indicated that he aligns more with the macro-driven perspective. If the Federal Reserve stops raising interest rates and economic growth remains stable, Bitcoin prices may have already bottomed.

The digital asset trading platform Gate released its Q2 2026 report. According to data from several authoritative institutions, Gate ranks second globally in spot liquidity and trading volume, maintains a top three position in the derivatives market, and holds a top three market share in open interest (OI). This quarter, in terms of asset class diversification, Gate has advanced its integration of crypto assets and TradFi, accelerating the development of businesses such as stock trading, Pre-IPOs, CFDs, and wealth management, further enhancing global asset allocation capabilities. The platform has officially launched stock trading, establishing a 24/7 trading system covering the U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korean markets, supporting fractional share trading, stock dividends, inter-broker transfer, and stock splits and consolidations. By the end of Q2, Gate's global registered users exceeded 58 million, supporting trading of over 4,800 digital assets and more than 12,500 stock assets, continuously attracting global users to participate in the trading of a diversified asset system through the platform.At the same time, Gate has perfected the complete asset service chain from pre-IPO investment to public market trading. The SpaceX (SPCX) Pre-IPO project has accumulated subscription funds exceeding $396 million, with direct IPO subscription funds exceeding $143 million. Gate CFD has launched 663 trading assets, and the quarterly trading volume of ETFs approached $60 billion, with a month-on-month growth of over 40%. In addition, Gate has launched a global wealth management brand, Gate Wealth, providing global users with more efficient asset allocation and long-term value growth opportunities. Gate.AI has completed its architecture upgrade and brand renewal, supporting access to over 200 mainstream large models globally, and continues to lay out around AI Agents, RWA, prediction markets, and on-chain infrastructure. In Q2 2026, Gate continues to integrate asset allocation capabilities across digital assets, stocks, ETFs, RWA, foreign exchange, and commodities, accelerating its evolution into a global one-stop financial service platform.

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.

Bit-Play, a one-stop decentralized aggregation ecological platform, has officially launched comprehensively. Relying on the trend of Web3 technological innovation, the platform is built on the core principles of transparency, autonomy, security, and inclusiveness, creating a new generation of decentralized comprehensive ecological system. It covers four core areas: on-chain interaction, lightweight creation, decentralized social networking, and ecological co-construction incubation, redefining the service standards of the blockchain ecosystem in the new era.Bit-Play, based on the core technological advantages of decentralization, has established a brand new on-chain interaction system, fundamentally breaking the barriers of traditional platforms. It realizes a new model of data openness and transparency, user autonomy in rights confirmation, and fair co-construction of the ecosystem, promoting the true implementation of Web3 technology for civilian use and community service.

Binance will stop supporting deposits and withdrawals for the Moonriver (MOVR) and Moonbeam (GLMR) mainnets on July 21, 2026, at 19:00, and will enable deposits and withdrawals for the above tokens through the Base network. Users are advised to ensure they allow sufficient time before this deadline to ensure successful deposits.

Anton Bukov, co-founder of 1inch, stated on the X platform that he has ceased participation in the company's operations in late November 2025 due to strategic direction and leadership disagreements, and will no longer be involved in any work related to product architecture or security, nor will he supervise either of these areas. He mentioned that he is still a co-founder and a 50% shareholder. Anton Bukov co-founded 1inch in May 2019 and was responsible for designing the core architecture of 1inch Router, Fusion, and cross-chain Swap.

According to Jinshi reports, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz until the United States stops its interference in the region.The statement pointed out that a vessel attempted to cross the strait along an unauthorized route, and the Iranian military had to take action against it to prevent its passage.

According to Gate market data, today in the Hong Kong stock market, the chip design stock Guo Wei Holdings reached an intraday increase of 66.66%; Paig Bio-pharmaceuticals-B rose by 41.04%; and Zhaogangwang-W increased by 29.54%. Popular sectors such as chip design, industrial internet, and innovative drugs are performing actively, and market attention continues to heat up.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a trader address that switched to shorting 22,000 ETH after four consecutive losses in long positions has cut losses one and a half hours ago, with an average opening price of $1613 and an average exit price of $1772, resulting in a loss of $3.5 million over three days.

PumpFun announced that, based on community feedback, the various issuance options recently added to the platform have led to user distraction and unnecessary competition. Therefore, it has decided to stop providing the Tokenized Agent issuance feature effective immediately.This feature will no longer support new token issuances, but existing tokens that have enabled this feature will not be affected. PumpFun stated that it will focus on issuance models that can significantly improve the retail trading experience in the future.

According to Reuters, GameStop (GME) stated that despite eBay (EBAY) rejecting its acquisition offer of approximately $56 billion in cash and stock in May, the company will continue to push forward with the acquisition plan and will soon release detailed strategic logic and operational integration plans. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen previously argued that the reason for acquiring eBay is that the merged company would become a stronger competitor to Amazon.Meanwhile, GameStop disclosed that the adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year 2026 is expected to exceed $600 million, a significant increase from $345.4 million in the fiscal year 2025.

According to the Financial Times, due to the failure to obtain a license under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, Binance will stop providing services to certain customers in the EU starting next week and has notified customers in Poland, Italy, Spain, and France to withdraw their funds.

Jiang Zhuoer, the founder of the Liebit mining pool, stated that MicroStrategy's preferred stock STRC has significantly decoupled, dropping to a low of 73, reflecting the panic sentiment in the U.S. stock market towards Bitcoin.He pointed out that MSTR has raised funds through the issuance of common stock for three consecutive weeks, with half of the funds raised in the first two weeks used to purchase 1,500 BTC, while in the third week, the amount of shares sold doubled, but the amount of BTC purchased decreased to 520 BTC, and most of the funds were retained for paying STRC dividends. He believes this is a clear signal of the company's pessimistic attitude towards the subsequent market.Jiang Zhuoer indicated that the amount of BTC purchased by MSTR is expected to decline significantly in the coming months, and it may even stop purchasing BTC altogether, instead using the funds to pay STRC dividends. He also emphasized that STRC is a preferred stock rather than debt, meaning the company only needs to pay dividends without repaying the principal. Currently, MSTR's debt ratio is only about 10%, and unless the Bitcoin bear market lasts for ten years, there is no "explosion" risk for MSTR.

UU Wallet officially announced today a comprehensive upgrade to its agency system, fully delegating reward eligibility to every user. After users meet the corresponding conditions, the system will automatically upgrade their status, which will remain valid long-term and will not be downgraded. The higher the level, the higher the corresponding reward ratio, with all rules being open and transparent, allowing users to check at any time within the app.According to the introduction, UU Wallet is a one-stop stablecoin wallet dedicated to providing global users with secure and convenient digital asset management and payment services.

Bitget announced an upgrade to its CFD copy trading feature, adding two new position following modes and independent risk control settings, upgrading copy trading from "simple strategy copying" to "personalized risk management." Users can establish a foundational defense that aligns with their own risk preferences while referencing professional strategies.In terms of position management, two new modes have been added: "fixed ratio copy trading" and "fixed lot copy trading." In the fixed ratio mode, the system intelligently calculates positions based on the user's capital ratio with the lead trader, achieving synchronized risk ratios; in the fixed lot mode, users can set a fixed opening amount for each trade (e.g., 0.01 lots).Regarding risk control, this upgrade introduces independent take profit and stop loss settings. Users can set take profit and stop loss amounts separately for their accounts while following any trader. Even if the lead trader is still holding the position, the system automatically executes the stop loss. Additionally, a "maximum copy trading lot limit per trade" has been added to prevent excessively large positions from being opened due to high account net worth.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $67,200 in the option "No" regarding the event "Iran Stops Uranium Enrichment Agreement." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding win rate for this option is 96%.