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According to Zambia's health ministry, on July 16, the country declared the end of its cholera outbreak after reporting no new confirmed cases for four consecutive weeks.

According to Odaily, on July 17, the crypto market declined across sectors, with the DeFi sector sliding 5.08% in 24 hours, according to SoSoValue data. Hyperliquid (HYPE) led losses with a 10.28% decline, followed by Aave (AAVE) down 6.12% and DeXe (DEXE) down 4.83%. Bitcoin fell 1.79% to break below $64,000, while Ethereum declined 3.53% below $1,900.

According to Dovey Wan, founder of Primitive Ventures, South Korea introduced single-stock leveraged products on May 27, which he views as a potential peak indicator for global risk assets. Dovey noted that the asset had already experienced near-vertical gains when the leverage product was introduced. He characterized South Korea as a clearer end-of-cycle signal than past "kimchi premium" episodes, driven by retail investors' extreme speculation and market structure that amplifies retail fervor.

According to Odaily, Meme coin issuance platform NOXA lost control of its original domain today. The platform's only available interface is now hosted on ENS. NOXA stated that after its domain was delisted, the domain registrar appears to have transferred or taken over the domain, though specific details remain unclear.

According to Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet on HyperliquidX was liquidated today after opening 23,200 SPCX long positions. The wallet deposited approximately 416,700 USDC and accumulated a $3.28 million position before being liquidated, resulting in a loss of $366,300.

According to Bitget market data, Zhipu's Hong Kong-listed shares fell over 15% intraday on July 17, down from an earlier drop exceeding 17%. Moonshot, a direct competitor, released Kimi K3, which outperformed Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5 in select coding and agent tests. Additionally, Anthropic publicly criticized Zhipu for the first time yesterday, accusing GLM-5.2 of distilling Claude and OpenAI models.

According to Deribit, approximately $1.45 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options will expire today (July 17) at 16:00 UTC. Bitcoin options account for $1.23 billion in notional value with a put-to-call ratio of 0.86 and a max pain level of $62,500. Ethereum options are valued at $218 million with a put-to-call ratio of 1.54 and a max pain of $1,750.

Gate News message, A new Hyperliquid wallet has been liquidated while trading SpaceX token. The wallet deposited approximately $416.7K USDC on Hyperliquid and opened a long position of 23.2K $SPCX valued at $3.28M. The position was liquidated, resulting in a $366.3K loss.

According to China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, foreign direct investment in the country increased by approximately $160 billion in the first five months of 2026, significantly outperforming the same period last year. The figure encompasses equity investments, securities investments, as well as foreign deposits and loans absorbed by China. Equity investment from foreign companies specifically increased by more than $50 billion during the same period, with newly added registered ca

China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) expects foreign investment inflows to maintain positive momentum, according to official remarks on July 17. SAFE official Zhao Yuchao attributed the outlook to China's expanding market openness, improving policies supporting foreign investment, and enhanced economic resilience amid volatile global conditions.

According to Beating, Kimi K3 by Moonshot AI topped Arena's front-end code leaderboard with 1679 points, surpassing Claude Fable 5's 1631 points and GPT-5.6 Sol's 1618 points. The model climbed from rank 18 compared to its predecessor Kimi K2.6. Kimi K3 secured first place in 6 out of 7 subcategories, covering brand marketing, design reference cloning, data analysis, consumer products, simulation, and content creation tools. It ranked second in game development, behind Claude Fable 5.

According to a government statement issued on July 16, the Netherlands escalated its water crisis level from "imminent" to "acute shortage" due to prolonged drought and high temperatures. The shortage has impacted inland shipping, with reduced cargo capacity and vessel throughput on canals amid low water levels. Industrial production faces constraints as some factories limit wastewater discharge to prevent rapid river temperature increases. Agricultural irrigation has been hampered by reduced ri

According to the European Commission, on July 16, the regulator issued two legally binding measures against Google under the Digital Markets Act, requiring the company to open Android AI features to competitors and share search data with third-party search engines. Under the first measure, third-party AI assistants will gain equal access to Android device functionalities as Google's Gemini and other services. The second measure mandates Google share search data with third-party search engines to

According to Xiao Sheng, director of the capital account management department at China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), the agency plans to roll out a package of new policies to enhance the convenience of cross-border investment and financing, as announced at a State Council press conference. The move follows SAFE's extensive research into the needs of banks and enterprises amid ongoing capital account liberalization efforts in 2026.

According to Jin10, on July 17 at 10:15 a.m., the CNEX market-wide RMB liquidity sentiment index fell 3 points to 53, down from 56 at 8:45 a.m. By institutional type, the sentiment index for large banks stood at 53 (down 2 points), mid-sized and small banks at 55 (down 3 points), and non-bank institutions at 50 (down 3 points).

According to Qatar's Interior Ministry, a child was wounded by shrapnel from intercepted missiles following Iran's attack on Qatar. The statement confirmed civilian casualties resulting from the military strike.

According to CoinGecko's Q2 2026 report, cryptocurrency market capitalization declined 12.6% to $2.1 trillion by end of June. CEX spot trading volume fell 27.9% to $1.95 trillion, with May recording a monthly low of $620 billion. In contrast, prediction market nominal trading volume grew 48.7% to $113.8 billion. Stablecoin market cap dropped 1.6% to $305.1 billion, marking the first decline since Q3 2023. CEX perpetual futures trading volume declined 10% to $12.7 trillion.

According to Reuters, on July 17, Trump Media announced it will sell paid access to real-time feeds of Trump's Truth Social posts starting next month for institutional clients, including high-frequency trading firms. The service allows traders and investors to receive posts faster than regular users. Trump Media confirmed some customers have already signed contracts ahead of the official launch, though it did not disclose specific pricing or the exact time advantage offered.

According to Bloomberg data, BlackRock's iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) attracted inflows of $1.1 billion on July 15, with the prior day also marking a record single-day inflow of $814 million. The surge reflects investors shifting from SK Hynix's newly listed U.S. ADR, which trades at a significant 27% premium to Korean-listed shares. With roughly one-quarter of EWY's holdings in SK Hynix, the ETF has become a key avenue for overseas investors to gain exposure to the memory chip maker while

CSI 300 Index Futures main contract fell over 2.00% intraday, now at 4544.0 points on July 17.