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According to iNews24, Alphabet, Google's parent company, is set to report Q2 2026 earnings overnight on July 23 (Korea time). South Korean investors are closely monitoring the earnings release, as Big Tech financial results and investment plans are expected to influence the direction of domestic semiconductor stocks. On July 23, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix opened higher but closed flat after giving back gains through the afternoon session.

Foundry USA launched a voting initiative for its mining customers on Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP-110), a soft fork proposal designed to limit non-monetary data storage in Bitcoin transactions, such as Ordinals. The voting window will close at Bitcoin block 961,632, expected in early August. Foundry, the world's largest mining pool by hashrate, represents approximately 23.8% of the Bitcoin network's total hashrate, according to Hashrate Index.

According to BlockBeats, on July 22, Payward announced expanding its tokenized stock platform xStocks beyond U.S. markets to Hong Kong, the UK, and South Korea. The company is partnering with investment infrastructure provider GTN to launch Hong Kong-listed stocks on xStocks, with UK, European, and Korean stock support pending regulatory approval. xStocks currently supports over 500 tokenized securities with cumulative trading volumes exceeding $35 billion and approximately 200,000 holders. The

According to TASS, the Russian military has taken control of Artemivna in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.

China's Ministry of Commerce has expressed serious concerns over a recently enacted French law restricting ultra-fast fashion, noting that the legislation targets Chinese cross-border e-commerce platforms including Shein, Temu, and AliExpress with discriminatory restrictions. Beijing argues the law violates WTO non-discrimination principles by adopting environmental and sustainability standards as a pretext for exclusionary measures, constituting a trade barrier against China. The ministry state

According to ChainCatcher, AT&T shares gained 5.1% in pre-market trading on July 22 following the release of its earnings report, as shown on Gate's market data platform.

According to ChainCatcher, Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI is accelerating its capital raise with plans to launch final pre-IPO fundraising negotiations in August, targeting a pre-money valuation of $50 billion. The company expects to complete an interim funding round with a valuation of approximately $31.5 billion in the near term, followed by another round before potential Hong Kong listing. The valuation push comes after the company released Kimi K3, a generative AI model with 28 trillion para

According to the People's Bank of China, PBoC Vice Governor Xuan Changneng met with John Graham, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, on July 22. The two discussed global economic and financial conditions, China's macroeconomic policies, and CPP Investment's business operations in China.

GE Vernova reported second-quarter revenue of $11.1 billion, beating analyst expectations of $10.82 billion. Earnings per share came in at $2.47, up 32.8% from $1.86 a year earlier. The company significantly raised its full-year adjusted free cash flow guidance to $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion, from a prior range of $6.5 billion to $7.5 billion. The company also reported a backlog of $176 billion. However, GE Vernova expects low double-digit percentage declines in wind power revenue for 2026 an

According to Hyperinsight, a tracked whale opened a long position in Sandisk (SNDK) today from 1:29 PM to 4:50 PM ET, buying 22,910.2 shares at an average price of $1,548.2. The whale plans to invest a total of $90 million, holding the position with 6x leverage. Current position value is approximately $35.6 million with unrealized gains of about $141,800; liquidation price stands at $1,357.4. The whale has also placed additional buy orders totaling 35,312.2 shares at prices between $1,520 and $1

According to Hyperinsight, a whale built a $1.041 million long position in GOOGL by purchasing 2,978.2 shares in the premarket on July 22, with an average entry price of $349.5. The purchase marks the only seven-figure new long position tracked for GOOGL today. The whale is holding the position with 10x leverage, facing a liquidation price of $82, which provides a 76.5% downside buffer from the current price of $349.6.

According to Odaily, Web3 security providers GoPlus and Salus today became official Provider Agents on TermiX, BNB Chain's commercial settlement layer for AI agents. GoPlus launched DeepScan, a token contract security scanning service that detects rug pulls, contract abuse, and trading restrictions, generating structured audit reports. Salus offers smart contract auditing and penetration testing, covering formal verification, fuzzing, and machine learning-based vulnerability detection for risks

According to Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal, the U.S. SEC will pay Coinbase $150,000 to settle a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and revise its recordkeeping policies.

According to Jin10, Wells Fargo raised SanDisk (SNDK.O) price target from $1,250 to $1,620, representing a 29.6% increase.

According to Iraqi government spokesman, Iraq's Prime Minister will visit Iran on Thursday. The visit marks the latest diplomatic engagement between the two neighboring countries.

XRP is trading at $1.13, up roughly 2% over the past 24 hours, with a Senate deadline this Thursday poised to determine near-term price direction. The legislative decision could either provide regulatory clarity that attracts institutional demand or trigger disappointment, leaving traders on edge. XRP has consolidated between $1.12 and $1.16 daily, with technical support at $1.05 and resistance at $1.15–$1.20. A favorable regulatory outcome could push XRP above $1.20 toward $1.30–$1.40, while un

According to an Iraqi government spokesperson, the Iraqi Prime Minister will visit Turkey and Syria by the end of July, though the exact dates have not yet been confirmed.

According to its interim results announcement, Hong Kong-listed San Miguel Brewery (00236) posted net profit of approximately 11.4 million HKD for the six months ended June 2026, down 77.69% from 51.1 million HKD in the same period of 2025. The company attributed the decline to adverse impacts from the Iran conflict and resulting regional geopolitical tensions, which dampened export sales and increased operating costs during the period.

According to BlockBeats, Russia has reduced its gold reserves for six consecutive months through early July 2026, reversing over 20 years of continuous accumulation. Current reserves stand at approximately 2,282 metric tons (73.4 million troy ounces) valued at roughly $299 billion. The cuts coincide with mounting fiscal pressure; Russia's international reserves fell from $747.4 billion in May to $720.4 billion in June, with the decline attributed primarily to gold sales. Analysts attribute the s

Salesforce announced today that Hyperforce, its cloud infrastructure platform, is now generally available in South Africa through a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The deployment in the AWS South Africa (Cape Town) Region allows local organizations to store data domestically, helping them comply with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and other regulatory requirements. Hyperforce delivers enhanced security, compliance, availability, and scalabilit