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According to Lebanon's national news agency, Israeli forces fired a controversial shock-concussion weapon at the southern town of Haris today, July 19. Multiple surrounding towns including Shama'a, Maghdaloune, and Biyad Sayyad were also subjected to artillery strikes.

According to Glassnode data via ChainCatcher, the Bitcoin options market sentiment is showing signs of improvement. The Put/Call ratio has fallen to approximately 0.59, marking a 6-month low, as traders reduce downside hedges and rebuild bullish positions. Additionally, Bitcoin's implied volatility index DVOL has declined from 48 to 40, indicating that some of the panic premium accumulated in June is easing, though market uncertainty remains elevated compared to May lows.

According to Financial Times, UK Prime Minister-in-waiting Keir Starmer will maintain Labour's controversial ban on new North Sea oil and gas exploration licenses. The decision dashes hopes within the energy sector that the incoming government might significantly reverse fossil fuel policies.

According to CoinMarketCap, the top five gainers among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap today (July 19) were: Pi (PI) up 13.54% to $0.0957; Pepe (PEPE) up 4.43% to $0.052852; Ondo (ONDO) up 2.96% to $0.3485; Sun [New] (SUN) up 2.72% to $0.01867; and Hyperliquid (HYPE) up 2.68% to $60.90.

According to Binance's official announcement, AERO will be listed on SimpleEarn flexible products, Spot Buy, Convert, Margin (both isolated and cross), and VIP Lending on July 17, 2026, at 16:00 UTC. Users can purchase AERO via VISA and Mastercard, with all services opening within one hour after AERO's spot trading launch.

Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that the country attributes a recent explosion in Abadan to Iranian military operations, denying it was a U.S.-launched attack.

According to PANews, 84 million BANK tokens were transferred from BANK Foundation Wallet to Aster deposit address on July 19, based on on-chain data analysis. BANK token price has surged over 300% in recent days, currently trading around $0.16.

According to Securities Times, the China Securities Regulatory Commission will hold a meeting tomorrow, July 20, with multiple listed companies and market institutions to discuss promoting stable and healthy market development, PANews reported on July 19.

According to Iran's Farsnews Agency, on July 19, the Strait of Hormuz transit volume has dropped to zero, with no ships currently passing through the waterway. Iran declared it will keep the strait closed as long as the U.S. continues provocative actions, and warned that any attempt to transit will be met with military response.

According to SolanaFloor, a Solana trader turned $3,080 into $264,000 on July 18 by trading the Meme coin Jimothy, generating a net profit of $261,000 with a return rate of 8,474%. The token's market cap surged from $600,000 to $22 million in 24 hours.

According to the Israeli Defense Forces, Iran fired missiles today toward Aqaba near Israel. The IDF deployed multiple interceptor missiles to intercept the incoming projectiles and prevent debris from falling into Israeli territory. No casualties or property damage has been reported, and no civil defense sirens were activated. The incident has ended.

According to the U.S. State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Sunday.

According to BlockBeats, on July 19, Changxin Technology (CXMT) plans to list on Shanghai Stock Exchange's Sci-Tech board on July 27 with an initial valuation of approximately 580 billion yuan. The company aims to become the world's third-largest DRAM supplier. UBS noted that DRAM market supply shortages will persist at least through Q2 2028, supporting valuations reaching trillions of yuan. Multiple analysts project post-IPO valuations of 2–3 trillion yuan, with Reuters estimating valuations co

According to FactNews, South Korea's financial regulator suspended new listings of single-stock leverage exchange-traded funds on July 16, raising minimum deposit requirements to 3 million won from 1 million won, as market risk intensified. SK Hynix plunged 11.53 percent domestically on the day, while its U.S.-listed ADR gained 12.75 percent, highlighting diverging market sentiment. The regulator also strengthened liquidity management requirements and increased pre-investment education from 2 ho

According to The Fact, as of 2025 year-end, Musinsa's RCPS-related financial costs of 129.5 billion won—comprising interest accretion of 87 billion won and derivative valuation losses of 42.5 billion won—exceeded the company's operating profit and significantly reduced net income to only 7.7 billion won, down from operating profit of 140.5 billion won. Musinsa classified total RCPS-related current liabilities of 824.3 billion won on its balance sheet, with 494.5 billion won of contractually rede

According to ChainCatcher, Rep. Bryan Steil, chair of the House Administration Committee, said on Fox News that the CLARITY Act is expected to pass the Senate next week. Steil, who also leads the Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence, emphasized the need for clear regulatory standards in the digital assets sector.

According to Bitcoin News, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis stated that truly decentralized assets should not be regulated like banks. Lummis emphasized that correctly distinguishing between decentralized and centralized systems took years of work, and the opportunity now exists to codify this principle into law. She called for passage of the Clarity Act to enshrine this regulatory distinction.

According to Kimi.ai official announcement, Kimi K3 paused new subscriptions on July 19 due to surging demand over the past 48 hours pushing GPU computing capacity near its current limit. The service prioritizes allocating computing resources to existing subscription members, with no impact to their service. Kimi said it is accelerating capacity expansion and will reopen subscription slots in batches. The company is also splitting its membership system into two tiers: Kimi Membership for Web, Ap

According to PANews, on July 19, China State-owned Assets Super Fund Management (国新控股) deployed over 500 billion yuan through stock buyback and special refinancing loans to maintain market stability, with plans to continue leveraging policy tools and company funds to increase holdings in state-owned enterprise stocks. Meanwhile, China Citic Guotong and its affiliates bought approximately 100 billion yuan worth of state-owned and technology enterprise stocks and ETFs, committing to further increa

According to German media, a knife attack occurred in a village in Bavaria on the morning of July 19, leaving 8 people injured. The attacker remains at large.