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Platinum futures contracts rose 4% intraday on July 22, trading at 415.55 yuan per gram.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated that the United States is committed to addressing Middle East and Iran issues through diplomatic channels. The U.S. remains open to negotiation, according to his statement.

According to Coinglass data, liquidations across derivatives markets hit $207 million in the past 24 hours. Short positions liquidated $160 million while long positions accounted for $46.89 million, with Bitcoin shorts liquidating $64.99 million and longs $7.55 million. A total of 71,718 traders were liquidated during the period, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance BTCUSDT worth $4.27 million.

According to BlockBeats, on July 22, Hong Kong storage stocks opened higher across the board. Southern 2x Long Hynix (leveraged ETF tracking SK Hynix) jumped nearly 15%, while Southern 2x Long Samsung Electronics surged over 10%. Other semiconductor stocks also gained, with GigaDevice up more than 3% and Langchao Technology up nearly 2%, according to Bitget market data.

According to the Korea Exchange, South Korea's National Pension Service bought a net 28.3 billion won in stocks from July 1–21, reversing market concerns about massive selloffs triggered by its rebalancing program restart. Between July 14–21, the fund made net purchases across five consecutive trading days totaling 301.5 billion won, with KOSPI plunging 20.4% from 8,470 to 6,740 during the period. The fund's largest single purchase was SK Hynix at 445.8 billion won, as the chip maker fell 25.1%.

According to CoinDesk, Galaxy Digital launched a $5 million fund on July 21 to support Bitcoin developers working on quantum-resistant protections. The fund is accepting grant applications focused on quantum-resistant signature schemes, wallet migration tools, and security audits.

According to Odaily, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital jointly launched the S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index, targeting institutional investors seeking systematic digital asset allocation. The index excludes Bitcoin and meme coins, focusing solely on tokens with real utility and actual revenue streams, weighted by float-adjusted market capitalization. The inaugural portfolio includes 18 holdings, with combined annual revenue exceeding $3 billion over the past two quarters, including Hyper

Deming Li fell 5.51% on July 22, as the company indicated during institutional investor meetings that it strengthened strategic inventory reserves in the second quarter. Management stated that current inventory levels can support business operations for at least the next six months.

According to S3 Partners, SpaceX short positions reached 206 million shares, representing 32% of the company's public float, as of July 22, with an estimated notional value of approximately $25 billion. The spike marks a significant increase from one month prior, when short positions stood at around 40 million shares, or 5-7% of the float. SpaceX is set to release its first quarterly earnings report following its listing on August 4 after U.S. market close.

According to MSX.COM data, U.S. stock indices closed higher on July 22, with the Nasdaq rising 1.29%, the S&P 500 up 0.89%, and the Dow Jones up 0.74%. The VIX fear index fell 8.58%. AI stocks rallied broadly, with Micron leading gains at 12.17%, followed by Teradyne up 12.07%, CoreWeave up 8.92%, Ambarella up 8.52%, and AMD up 8.11%.

According to Odaily, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, and Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin will meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Silicon Valley this week, with July 24 as a likely date. The roundtable session will also potentially include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, covering AI market sectors including storage, GPU, and generative AI services. The meeting precedes the supply of Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin AI platform. Discussio

According to Lookonchain, an address sold 1,862.3 ETH at $1,923 after holding for 5 months, resulting in a $1.42 million loss representing a 28% decline. The address had originally purchased the ETH in January at $2,685 per coin, when prices dropped during that period.

According to Yahoo Finance, Alphabet will release its second-quarter earnings report on July 22 (U.S. time), with Wall Street expecting revenue of $116.98 billion and earnings per share of $2.95. Google Cloud Platform (GCP) revenue is forecast at $22.4 billion, marking a 64% increase compared to $13.6 billion in the same quarter last year. Remaining performance obligations (RPO) are projected to exceed $488.1 billion, up 351% year-over-year. Investors are closely watching whether major hyperscal

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 22, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yoon-chul announced the government would maintain heightened vigilance against external uncertainties, particularly Middle East developments, while securing stable energy supplies and supply chains. Exports through July 20 showed strong momentum with semiconductor shipments up 180.6% and computer exports up 231.9% compared to the same period last year, according to the official statement from the

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 22, AlignPartners Asset Management, which owns 14.29% of Gabia shares as the third-largest shareholder, sent an open letter to the board demanding procedural fairness in the company's public acquisition. The shareholder called for excluding conflict-of-interest directors from voting, establishing an independent special committee, and launching a market check to identify alternative bidders. AlignPartners also requested that an independent external financial ad

According to CNBC on July 21, global investment bank Mizuho maintained an Outperform rating on Oracle (NYS:ORCL) and reaffirmed a $320 price target, citing the stock's attractive risk-reward profile despite recent declines. Oracle has dropped approximately 38% since the start of 2026 amid debt concerns and credit rating downgrade. Mizuho analyst Panigrahi noted that Oracle trades at a discount to comparable infrastructure peers despite outpacing their growth, and currently trades at 14x 2027 Non

According to BlockBeats, Trade.xyz officially launched perpetual futures trading for GigaDevice (GIGADEV) on July 22, supporting up to 10x leverage.

According to Guru Club, Brent crude surged past $92 per barrel on July 22, with intraday gains of 1.8%. WTI crude rose to $85.68 per barrel, gaining 1.59% during the same session.

According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, the city of Abadan in Iran's Ilam Province came under attack today, with no reported casualties.

According to Zhitong Finance, Shanghai Zhizhi Industrial Co., Ltd.'s Hong Kong IPO prospectus expired on July 22, after the document reached its six-month validity period from the original filing date of January 22. China Securities International served as the sole sponsor.