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According to ChainCatcher, Gate disclosed details on July 9 regarding a security change event and customer funds loss claim. The platform confirmed that the applicant submitted materials highly matching the customer's account, including email, phone number, real-name identity, transaction records, and Alipay screenshots. Gate noted that accessing Alipay screenshots requires successful multi-factor authentication, indicating the applicant not only obtained account credentials but also acquired th

According to Herald Economy, major U.S. technology companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle raised a combined $296 billion for artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion in 2026 as of July 9. This amount exceeds five times the estimated annual free cash flow of approximately $57 billion for these four firms. Capital expenditure by five hyperscale data center operators is projected to expand nearly four times, from $243 billion in 2024 to $945 billion by 2028, with 2026 expect

Robinhood Chain launched on mainnet in July as an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 network built using Arbitrum Orbit. Originally designed to bring tokenized real-world assets onchain, the network quickly became a memecoin hotspot. Daily trading volume briefly topped $500 million as speculators rushed into newly launched tokens, with CASHCAT climbing beyond $100 million in market capitalization. CEO Vlad Tenev acknowledged the trend yesterday on X, stating that while Robinhood Chain was built for rea

According to Hermes Investment Management analyst Gallo, bond demand increased in 2026 as investors reallocated capital from equities to fixed income assets after years of strong stock performance. U.S. municipal bond demand remained robust in Q2, pushing municipal bond yields lower while U.S. Treasury yields rose.

According to Charles Hoskinson, Cardano's founder, Ethereum was adopting ideas from Cardano's Extended UTXO model without giving credit on July 9. The accusation followed a proposal by Ethereum researcher Toni Wahrstätter to add native UTXO-style payments to Ethereum, which would reduce permanent storage needs by up to 99.8%. Hoskinson's remarks revived the Cardano versus Ethereum rivalry.

According to Iraq's Prime Minister Media Office statement, on July 9, Prime Minister Al-Sudani announced that all weapons held by militia groups will be consolidated under full state control by the end of September. The government has been in dialogue with various militia organizations, whose operations will shift toward political and social spheres after the deadline.

According to Beating, Ryan Lopopolo, an OpenAI engineer and author of the Harness engineering methodology, has recently joined Google Cloud as Chief Engineer for Agentic Google Cloud Platform. Lopopolo's Harness engineering framework emphasizes providing AI agents with proper context, tools, permissions, evaluation metrics, and feedback loops to enable real participation in software development. During his time at OpenAI, he participated in an internal experiment where a team used Codex to build

According to Bernstein analysts, European beverage stocks including Carlsberg and Heineken rallied today as sales growth signals emerge. Cognac maker Rémy Cointreau also advanced on positive momentum from its turnaround plan, while spirits groups Diageo and Pernod Ricard lagged. Analysts favor beer stocks over spirits, citing continued weakness in the U.S. spirits market. Overall, the group trades at attractive valuations at current levels.

According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the military has established control over the Strait of Hormuz over the past two weeks and is now progressively reopening shipping lanes. The guard stated that it has maintained security in the waterway and is restoring transit capacity to approximately 50% of pre-crisis levels.

According to its official announcement on June 9, ASX-US (日月光投控) reported Q2 revenue of TWD 191.064 billion, up 10.02% quarter-over-quarter and 26.74% year-over-year, setting a new record for the period. June revenue reached TWD 65.783 billion, marking the second-highest monthly result on record, with a monthly increase of 4.4% and yearly increase of 32.9%. The company's packaging and testing segment delivered robust performance, benefiting from surging AI chip orders.

According to Michael Saylor on July 9, digital credit's transparency stems from Bitcoin serving as an observable and homogeneous asset, enabling analysts to continuously assess credit risk tied to BTC and allowing investors to build and apply statistical models for valuation and trading decisions of related credit products. Saylor also noted that his team has released a proprietary credit model allowing users to input parameters such as BTC price, volatility, and annualized yield to calculate th

According to Harry Woolman, global capital markets partner at Validus Risk Management, UK assets may experience heightened volatility in coming months due to uncertainty in government spending and revenue plans. Amid rising fiscal pressures, the UK's constrained public finances make it increasingly difficult for the new government to maintain fiscal prudence without sustained economic growth. Choosing between tax increases, spending cuts, or higher debt levels will become increasingly unavoidabl

According to Ebury analyst Matthew Ryan, sterling's prospects depend on whether UK's prospective Prime Minister Andy Burnham honors his fiscal rules commitment. If Burnham follows through, sterling is likely to remain stable. Any sign that these rules are abandoned or distorted could trigger disorderly selling of British assets. Market clarity is expected around July 17 when Burnham's leadership is confirmed.

According to Korea Herald, Samsung Electronics reported preliminary Q2 2026 operating profit of ₩89.4 trillion ($58.4 billion) on July 7, surpassing Nvidia's record $53.5 billion operating income and becoming the largest quarterly operating profit in technology industry history. The stock fell as much as 10% intraday and closed 6.9% lower at ₩291,500, despite the record earnings—a pullback analysts attributed to positioning exhaustion after a 150% year-to-date rally. Securities firms covering th

According to The Block, BitGo plans to launch quantum-resistant security tools for institutional Bitcoin wallets within weeks. The tools are designed to help institutions assess, manage, and reduce quantum-related risks to UTXO-type wallets. The new tools will extend BitGo's existing multi-signature security architecture and include features for wallet key risk management, UTXO optimization, and enhanced institutional wallet operations. BitGo has filed a provisional patent for a method to reduce

According to the Academy of Sciences breeding team led by Academician Huang Lusheng, Dekon Livestock (02419) and 27 other research institutions jointly completed the project "Huaxe Swine Breeding Technology and Core Germplasm Creation and Application," which was awarded the National Science and Technology Progress Award First Class Prize in 2025. This marks the first time China's pig breeding sector has clinched this honor and is the sole first-class award in agriculture this cycle. The team dev

According to Russian Presidential Spokesman Peskov, on July 9, President Putin and President Trump have established constructive dialogue. Peskov stated that Putin maintains an open attitude toward dialogue with the U.S. leadership.

According to the European Central Bank's meeting minutes, the ECB in June did not want to send a signal of either a series of rate hikes or a single one-off action.

According to ECB meeting minutes, inflation will rise further this summer and remain significantly above the central bank's target in the first half of 2027, even as forecasts already account for three consecutive 25 basis point rate increases.

According to Turkish Central Bank data, residents' foreign currency holdings fell to $217.69 billion as of the week of July 3, down from $218.41 billion the previous week.