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Hong Kong, July 23, 2026 - PhotonPay, a next-generation global financial operating system built on a stablecoin-native architecture, has been recognized in the CNBC 2026 World's Top Fintech Companies rankings, Payments category. The list, compiled jointly by CNBC and Statista, covers 500 leading fintech companies worldwide. PhotonPay supports unified fiat and stablecoin transactions with real-time settlement, serving tens of thousands of enterprises globally. Customers have reduced fund transfer costs by over 75% and improved finance team efficiency by 60% (as of December 2025).

As the trading heat of the gold market continues to rise, the activity in the related derivatives market has further increased. According to CoinGlass data, the total open interest for gold (XAU) contracts across the network reached 880 million USD, with the Gate platform's open interest at approximately 238 million USD, ranking second among global exchanges. Meanwhile, the total open interest for Tether Gold (XAUT) contracts across the network reached 528 million USD, with the Gate platform's open interest at approximately 118 million USD, ranking third among global exchanges.

Artificial intelligence company World Labs, founded by Fei-Fei Li, announced the acquisition of robotics company SceniX, with the specific acquisition amount not disclosed. World Labs stated that robots are an important carrier for the implementation of spatial intelligence in the real world, and future robotic systems need to possess environmental perception, spatial understanding, behavioral reasoning, and reliable execution capabilities.After this acquisition, SceniX will be integrated into the World Labs team, and both parties plan to combine their respective strengths in spatial modeling and robotics technology to promote more application scenarios.

According to Protos, Grayscale's SEC filing for the Worldcoin ETF reveals that about 90% of the circulating WLD tokens are concentrated in 100 wallets, contrasting with the project's vision of "fairly distributing to as many people around the world as possible."The document also acknowledges that the World Chain's sequencer operates in a centralized manner, with upgrade functions coordinated and controlled by a few participants from the World Foundation, Tools for Humanity, and Optimism, and governance "is still primarily guided by the World Foundation."

In response to the accusations from Michael Kratsios, the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, regarding Moonshot AI (Kimi) referencing Anthropic's Fable while developing the K3 model and building a large-scale distillation platform, Moonshot AI team member Randy Xia stated that Fable was released on July 1 and K3 went live on July 15, which means that the model research, distillation, training, and release were completed in just 15 days. He joked, "We trained a brand new cutting-edge model in just 15 days; this is practically a Guinness World Record."Kratsios had previously stated that Moonshot AI established an internal platform capable of large-scale distillation for U.S. models, switching between various access methods to evade detection, and had procured GB300 servers and accessed related equipment in Thailand for training. The U.S. side expressed support for legitimate distillation but opposed the theft of technology through secret industrial distillation methods.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated in a post on his personal channel that this summer will see "the largest deployment of non-custodial crypto wallets in human history." Telegram plans to integrate a native non-custodial Gram wallet into all its applications.Pavel Durov mentioned that the wallet will provide over 1 billion Telegram users with an instant, zero-fee cryptocurrency trading experience, further popularizing on-chain payments. He stated, "We are bringing the native non-custodial Gram wallet to every Telegram application."

According to data from The Block, in the days leading up to the World Cup final, the total open interest (OI) of Kalshi and Polymarket combined has decreased by 20% from a peak of about $2 billion in early July. When smoothed weekly, the total OI rose from about $1.2 billion at the end of May to nearly $1.8 billion in the week of July 5, before falling back to about $1.5 billion in the week of July 19.The decline in trading volume was even more severe: Kalshi's sports trading volume dropped from a peak of about $9 billion in the week of July 5 to about $4 billion (a decrease of about 55%), while Polymarket fell from about $2.3 billion to $740 million (a decrease of nearly 70%). During the event, sports-related trading accounted for about 80% of the total trading volume on both platforms. On July 19, Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup.According to statistics from DeFiOasis, approximately 194,000 addresses participated in Polymarket's World Cup champion market trading, of which about two-thirds incurred losses, with 54 addresses making over $100,000 (including 5 over $1 million), and 43 addresses losing over $100,000. It is expected that the activity in the prediction market will remain low until the next major catalytic event (the U.S. midterm elections in the fall).

The 2026 World Cup has concluded, and Gate Prediction Market's World Cup section has simultaneously completed its event cycle services. As a one-stop prediction experience portal built around the World Cup, during this event, Gate Prediction Market recorded a total participation of 501,190 users, with a total trading volume exceeding 528 million USD and a total of 2,630,280 transactions, continuously demonstrating user engagement in the sports event prediction scenario. According to data from Polymarket Builders, Gate Prediction Market's trading performance continues to lead, with a single-day trading volume on July 19 ranking first in the Polymarket channel, and the cumulative trading volume for the past week and this month also ranking first in the Polymarket channel.Gate continues to expand its sports prediction scenarios, launching the "E-sports Peak Trading Season" event from July 20, 16:00 to August 10, 16:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 200,000 USDT. During the event, users can sign up and participate in designated event prediction trading in the Gate Polymarket e-sports section to enjoy newcomer benefits, weekly trading tasks, and prediction trading leaderboards, sharing in generous rewards.As the first centralized trading platform to integrate with Polymarket, Gate has become an important entry point for users to participate in the prediction market. Users can directly access the prediction market through the Gate App, entering the Polymarket page from the homepage Alpha section, and conveniently participate in various event predictions using USDT in their accounts. Users can also utilize the "Smart Money" feature to track high-win-rate traders' positions and market judgments, gaining more reference for event predictions. Gate is continuously expanding the application scenarios of the prediction market, providing users with a diversified experience from event judgment to trading participation.

According to The Block, Grayscale has submitted a registration statement for the Grayscale Worldcoin ETF to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund will hold the native token WLD of the World Network as a passive investment tool, aiming to make the value per share reflect the value of the held WLD minus fees and liabilities.If approved, the ETF will be listed on Nasdaq, with BNY Mellon serving as the transfer agent and BitGo Bank & Trust serving as the custodian.

According to official data from NeoSoul, during the 2026 World Cup, the platform had approximately 28,000 AI Agents participating in predictions, completing a total of 294,000 predictions, with an overall prediction accuracy rate of 82%. Among them, 1,111 Agents maintained a perfect record after completing at least 10 predictions.It is reported that NeoSoul is the largest AI Agent cluster infrastructure on the BNB Chain and 0G ecosystem, dedicated to supporting Agents' autonomous decision-making, participating in real transactions, and promoting the development of the AI Economy network.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, the probability of the "Yes" option in the sub-market "Argentina" for the event "World Cup Top Scorer (Country)" on the prediction market Polymarket has experienced significant fluctuations, dropping from 68.35% an hour ago to the current 44.85% (a fluctuation of 23.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: BetBoom Team vs PARIVISION - Esports World Cup Playoffs," the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 3.5 matches" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 73% an hour ago to the current 94.5% (a fluctuation of 21.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to on-chain detective Specter, an unknown entity withdrew 31 BTC from Wasabi Mixer a few minutes ago, worth 1.98 million dollars, and then cross-chained the funds to Ethereum, exchanging them for 1059 ETH.The wallet then created a new Polymarket account named "yamal19" and deposited the funds into the platform. As of now, the account has purchased YES shares worth 1.16 million dollars on "Spain will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup."

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: Karmine Corp vs Dplus KIA - Esports World Cup Playoffs," the option "Dplus KIA" in the sub-market "Game Spread: DK (-1.5) vs Karmine Corp (+1.5)" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 49.5% an hour ago to the current 68.5% (a fluctuation of 19%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Jinshi reports, the event prediction platform Kalshi added 3 million users during the World Cup.

ForeGate, in collaboration with partners such as OneBullEx, OKX, WEEX, Interlace, HTX Live, and Billion Live, is currently hosting the "Final Battle 48 Hours · Predictions Never Stop" special event for the World Cup.The total prize pool for the event is as high as 8 million USDT, with benefits including goal airdrops, penalty shootout doubles, late-night subsidies, and lotteries. Among them, OneBullEx will provide a 100 USDT experience bonus and whitelist rewards for the OneBullEx Card, further enriching user participation rights.The event revolves around "AI vs Mysticism vs Human Judgment," covering the third-place match and the finals of the World Cup. ForeGate AI will provide match result judgments, championship probabilities, and post-match hit reviews, while entertainment predictions such as Tarot, astrology, Bazi, and I Ching will also participate, bringing users a richer event interaction experience. Users can participate through the event prediction market, live interactions, red envelope rains, and lucky bags.On the evening of July 20, partners will also hold a wrap-up review through X Space to discuss the final performance of different prediction methods and announce the lottery results. This event also extends to the EWC esports prediction scene, connecting sports and esports prediction markets through AI predictions, event interactions, and multi-platform collaboration.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "LoL: T1 vs Gen.G - Esports World Cup Playoffs" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "T1" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced severe fluctuations in win rate, plummeting from 43.5% an hour ago to the current 21.5% (a fluctuation of 22%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

ForeGate, in collaboration with ecological partners such as OKX, HTX, WEEX, Interlace, OneBullEx, and Billion Live, jointly launches the "48-Hour Showdown · Predictions Never Sleep" special event for the World Cup finale. The event features multiple activities centered around the World Cup final, including AI predictions, match odds, live interactions, and X Space AMA, along with benefits such as red envelope rain, live broadcast lucky bags, and goal airdrops, with a total prize pool of 8 million USDT.The event will run until July 20 at 21:30 (UTC+8). During the event, users can watch the live broadcast of the World Cup final on Billion Live, obtain AI pre-match predictions on ForeGate, participate in match predictions and odds interactions, and engage in review sharing, AMA discussions, and prize announcements through X Space.This event is themed "AI vs. Mysticism vs. Human Judgment." ForeGate AI will provide match outcome predictions, championship probability analysis, and post-match reviews for the World Cup final, comparing various prediction methods such as Tarot and astrology, exploring the performance of different prediction systems in major events, and offering users a World Cup viewing experience that is both entertaining and interactive.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "World Cup Golden Boot Winner" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Lionel Messi" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 52.05% an hour ago to the current 67.3% (a fluctuation of 15.25%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: Team Yandex vs PARIVISION - Esports World Cup Playoffs," the option "Team Yandex" in the sub-market "Game 2 Winner" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 53.5% an hour ago to the current 73.5% (a fluctuation of 20%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.