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According to BlockBeats citing Hyperinsight monitoring, CXMT (Changxin Storage) Pre-IPO contract price on Hyperliquid fell to $6.81 on July 19, down over 5% in 24 hours. The price corresponds to 46.15 RMB per share. Based on post-IPO total shares of 6.688 billion, the implied on-chain market value is approximately $455.4 billion or about 3.08 trillion RMB.

According to BankXRP, Ripple President Monica Long earned double recognition on Stablecon's Most Influential 2026 list, being honored in both the Issuer & Protocol Leaders and Top Women in Stablecoins categories. Stablecon's annual rankings celebrate leaders driving innovation and impact across the stablecoin ecosystem.

According to Goldman Sachs analysis, the recent severe tech stock selloff is a structural rather than fundamental decline. The momentum factor tracking technology, media and telecom stocks crashed 40% in just 17 trading days, marking the fastest and deepest pullback on record. Goldman Sachs hedge fund executive Mark Wilson attributed the historic sell-off to overcrowded positions and concentrated leverage rather than deteriorating corporate earnings or economic conditions. The selloff's scale is

Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik recently announced he has turned bullish on Apple, citing five supporting reasons including improved Siri capabilities, on-device AI inference, new CEO John Ternus's hardware background, strong free cash flow, and brand leadership. Svanevik noted that Siri's experience in iOS 27 Beta has improved noticeably with progress in search functionality. Small AI models will benefit Apple significantly, enabling high-quality on-device AI inference directly on users' devices while

According to PANews and on-chain analyst Yuejin, whale geministar.eth transferred 19,235 ETH (approximately $35.34 million) to Binance on July 18. The transfer marks the whale's return of these assets to the exchange after withdrawing them about one month prior, realizing gains of roughly $1.4 million from the price increase.

According to IRIB, explosion sounds were reported in Iran's Abadan region today (July 19). The Iranian state media did not immediately provide additional details on the incident.

According to Iran's military, the country's air defense forces shot down a Loitering-type reconnaissance drone in the southern region on July 19.

According to Jin10 data, a Mali military convoy was ambushed on July 18 in northern Mali by extremist and separatist armed groups while traveling from Anefis to Gao, killing over 50 service members. The military described the attack as an assault by "terrorist armed gangs."

During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, prediction markets surged to account for 27% of sports betting activity, significantly outpacing traditional sports betting operators. Kalshi, the largest participant, repeatedly broke its own trading records during the tournament, with trading volume more than doubling the previous peak set one week before the event began and reaching roughly 10 times the levels seen at many points earlier this year.

According to Coinglass data via ChainCatcher, the crypto market saw $83.95 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $26.71 million and short positions $57.24 million. A total of 50,348 traders were liquidated during the period. The largest single liquidation order occurred on Binance's ETH USD perpetual contract, worth $1.764 million.

According to reports, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service sent an inspection opinion letter to Dunamu, operator of crypto exchange Upbit, over a $36 million hack that occurred in November 2025, formally initiating the sanctions process. The letter gives Dunamu an opportunity to respond to inspection findings before the regulator issues proposed penalties or corrective measures. The hack occurred at 4:42 a.m. Korea Standard Time on November 27 and lasted approximately 54 minutes. Upbit di

According to Odaily, Kraken launched dollar-settled BTC and ETH options on Kraken Pro today, initially available through request-for-quote (RFQ) trading, with European markets coming later. The exchange plans to expand the offering through order books, broader geographic coverage, and additional assets.

According to PPP prediction market tool, DK's probability of defeating KC in the League of Legends EWC final on July 19 stands at 68%. The BO5 match will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the winner claiming the EWC championship title.

According to HyperliquidNews monitoring, CoinMarketMan Hypertracker has added a perpetual contract page for CXMT (Changxin Memory Technologies), displaying the associated address 0x9a80...3CF2.

David Sacks, chair of the U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, recently criticized OpenAI strategist Dean W. Ball for suggesting the U.S. government deliberately create regulatory uncertainty to discourage adoption of models like Kimi K3 from Moon-focused competitors. Sacks stated: "Weaponizing regulatory uncertainty as a competitive tool is completely unacceptable. Regulatory decisions must be grounded in facts, logic, and evidence, not designed to create fear and unc

According to Peru's National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci), a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Junin region in central Peru on Saturday, killing 4 people and injuring 20 others.

According to Iran, recent U.S. strikes have killed over 50 people and wounded 517, the country said in a statement.

According to recent remarks, U.S. Energy Secretary Wright stated that the United States will ensure oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz regardless of Iranian assistance. The seven-day rolling average of oil flow through the strategic waterway currently stands below 7 million barrels per day.

According to PANews, event prediction platform Kalshi added 3 million users during the World Cup period as of July 19.

According to Hyperliquid News, a whale wallet has closed the majority of its $3.8 million short position in SOLANA (solana:5u8PrRBuWvVLEJrjNRNSinhH3Rsxmtx1hjUynTZP pump), realizing profits of $197,800. The wallet has reduced its remaining short position to approximately $300,000 (44,168 tokens). Meanwhile, the wallet has deposited $30 million to HyperCore and currently holds a $3.25 million long position with an unrealized loss of $123,000.