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According to Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) with technical support from Europol, on July 2, CAB cracked a third wallet belonging to Clifton Collins, a Dublin cannabis grower convicted in 2017, recovering 500 BTC worth approximately $31 million. Combined with recoveries in March and May, CAB's 2026 total from the case now stands at 1,500 BTC. Nine of Collins' 12 wallets, holding an estimated 4,500 BTC worth over $275 million, remain locked. CAB accessed the funds using decryption resource

According to DeFiLlama, Solana-based decentralized perpetual swap trading volume reached a record $147 billion in Q2 2026. The surge reflects growing activity among retail traders and automated market makers on the Solana network.

According to Jin10, on July 3, Federated Hermes senior fixed income portfolio manager Karen Manna identified inflation expectations returning as the most significant change in the fixed income market during the first half of 2026. Following the Iran conflict, inflation concerns dominated the market and pushed up yields, particularly in the shorter end of the yield curve. This marked a sharp shift in market expectations: instead of pricing in multiple rate cuts as previously anticipated, markets

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 14:30 on July 3, the CFETS-NEX yuan liquidity sentiment index reported 45, up 1 point from the 10:15 reading. By institution type, large banks, small and mid-size banks, and non-bank institutions reported indices of 44, 47, and 44 respectively, each rising 1 point. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 indicating equilibrium; readings above 50 reflect liquidity tightness.

France's industrial output on a monthly basis for May will be released in 10 minutes.

According to Greeks.live, 31,000 Bitcoin options and 135,000 Ethereum options expired today (July 3) with a combined notional value of $21.3 billion. The Bitcoin options had a Put/Call Ratio of 0.7 with a maximum pain point of $61,000, while the Ethereum options had a Put/Call Ratio of 1.29 with a maximum pain point of $1,650.

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., Bitcoin's Net UTXO Supply Ratio entered buy territory for the first time since November 2022 as of early July. The metric historically signals proximity to cycle lows. Concurrently, loss supply indicators show the fast-moving average crossed 50% by late June, meaning over half of Bitcoin's circulating supply is underwater.

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) recorded a 16% return for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026.

According to Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the fund posted investment returns of 41.4 trillion yen for the fiscal year ending March.

According to Smart Finance, on April 8, 2026, Golden Rock Kaolin New Materials (02693) and Jiangsu China Building Materials Non-metallic Minerals Industrial Design Research Institute signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement. The partnership will focus on kaolin development and utilization, green and intelligent factory construction, mineral material product development, and research and innovation platforms. Golden Rock Kaolin, established in 2012 and headquartered in Huaibei, Anhu

According to Jin10 data, the U.S. added 57,000 non-farm jobs in June, falling short of market expectations of 110,000 and marking a significant slowdown. The unemployment rate declined to 4.2%, the lowest level since June 2025 and better than the forecast of 4.3%. Prior data for April and May were revised down by a combined 74,000 positions.

According to Odaily Daily and Jin10, China's A-share semiconductor equipment sector rebounded this afternoon on July 3, with Yiduan Semiconductor surging over 8%. Other major players including Huafeng Testing, Micro-Electronics, Changjin Technology, Pioneer Precision, and Shengmei Shanghai also gained.

According to Jin10, on July 3 at 10 PM Beijing time, four major EUR/USD options will expire, with notional values exceeding 1 billion each across different strike prices. Market participants are advised to manage their positions accordingly.

Hanwha Group announced plans to invest 55 trillion won (approximately $40.5 billion USD) in South Korea to build satellites, space launch vehicles, and defense-focused AI data centers. The investment demonstrates the conglomerate's expansion into aerospace and advanced defense technology sectors.

According to BlockBeats, Spiko, a tokenized fund platform, launched on Solana today (July 3). The platform's tokenized funds can now be natively minted, transferred, and redeemed on Solana, with subscriptions and redemptions settled directly in USDC.

According to official announcements, Fhenix acquired cryptography startup Sunscreen on July 2, 2026, to strengthen its fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) capabilities and accelerate privacy technology development for blockchain applications. Sunscreen founder Ravital Solomon will lead research in advanced cryptography fields including TFHE, BFV, encrypted computation, and post-quantum security. Sunscreen, launched publicly in 2022, developed open-source FHE compiler tools and expanded into zero-

According to Onchain Lens, on July 3, a newly created address withdrew 733 Bitcoin from Binance, valued at approximately $45.18 million. The transfer was detected through on-chain monitoring systems.

According to market sources and traders, Russia exported a record 3 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude through western ports in June, while Saudi Aramco's exports reached 6.3 million bpd over six days ending Wednesday, approaching prewar levels. Kuwait's crude production averaged 1.65 million bpd in June, surging from 578,000 bpd in May, with output peaking at 1.9 million bpd in the month's final ten days. Meanwhile, investment banks adjusted oil price forecasts downward on July 3. UBS lower

According to Beating intelligence, Alibaba announced today that it will prohibit all use of Anthropic products, requiring employees to uninstall Claude Sonnet, Claude Opus, Claude Code, and other related tools, with the ban set to take effect on July 10. The move follows Anthropic's recent submission to the U.S. Senate in June, in which the company accused Alibaba of conducting "industrial-scale model distillation attacks" by using multiple accounts for high-frequency interactions with Claude. S

According to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, a large-scale Russian strike on Kyiv on July 2 has killed 30 people, as confirmed by the agency's update on July 3.