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According to Binance's official announcement, the exchange will launch U/USD spot trading pair on July 30 at 4 p.m. UTC+8, with spot algorithm orders simultaneously enabled.

Barclays reported a second-quarter net profit of 8.34 billion GBP, exceeding market expectations of 8.07 billion GBP. Net interest income for the quarter reached 3.92 billion GBP, also surpassing the forecast of 3.84 billion GBP. Equity business revenue came in at 1.26 billion GBP, beating the estimated 1 billion GBP.

According to Visible Alpha consensus, Apple will report its fiscal Q3 2026 earnings after market close on July 30, with projected revenue of $108.1 billion, flat compared to the prior quarter. iPhone sales are expected to reach $53 billion, up approximately 20% year-over-year, while the high-margin services business is forecast at $31.4 billion. The earnings report comes as Tim Cook holds his final earnings call as CEO before John Ternus takes over on September 1. Bank of America estimates Q3 re

Beijing-based HiDream.ai, which develops visual multimodal foundation models for creative work, raised 1.5 billion yuan (US$222 million) in a series C round on July 27, according to the company statement. The round was co-led by the National Social Security Fund Sichuan Revitalization Sci-Tech Innovation Fund, ICBC Capital, Hongyi Asset Management, and Dunhong Capital. The company plans to use the funds to develop native omni-modal world models and expand its product and commercial ecosystem. Fo

According to Al Jazeera, an Iraqi militant group on July 28 denied launching drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, following Riyadh's accusation that Iran-backed militias carried out the strike on Monday.

According to ICE Data Services data, Nvidia's 5-year credit default swap (CDS) price rose to 0.82% on Monday, marking the largest intraday move since the product became actively traded in November last year. The CDS increased by 0.14 percentage points amid market concerns over potential debt risks following reports that Nvidia is negotiating artificial intelligence infrastructure deals with a total value exceeding 750 billion dollars, per Bloomberg.

According to MSX.COM data, SK Hynix stock fell 14% on July 28, while Samsung Electronics declined 13% on the same day.

According to Cointelegraph, Binance founder CZ attended the ASEAN Tech Summit Manila 2026, marking his first public appearance in the Philippines.

According to Korea Exchange, Samsung Electronics fell 8.66% to 232,000 Korean won and SK Hynix declined 10.79% to 1.62 million won on July 26, marking their lowest levels this month. The selloff followed weakness in U.S. semiconductor stocks, with Nvidia down 4.99% and ASML dropping 5.80% as concerns mounted over chip sector peak valuations and China's advances in semiconductor equipment development.

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. brokers' margin debt reached a record $1.53 trillion as of June, rising approximately $86 billion in a single month and marking the third consecutive month of increases. Net credit balances in broker accounts plunged by about $70 billion month-over-month to negative $1.061 trillion, hitting a historic low. The deterioration signals that investors have reduced cash buffers and are increasingly reliant on borrowed funds to maintain equity positions.

According to Pulseews, Xiaomi's wholly-owned subsidiary Wuhan 181010 Enterprise Management participated in Long Xin Technology's strategic placement offering, securing 18.2448 million shares at RMB 8.66 per share and generating RMB 736 million in first-day gains. In response to speculation linking the gains to Chairman Lei Jun's personal wealth, Xiaomi's Deputy General Manager of Strategic Markets Xu Jieyun clarified that the investment is a corporate action and cannot be conflated with individu

According to BlockBeats, on July 28, the Federal Reserve faces increased pressure to tighten policy due to persistent inflation above target and continued economic and labor market resilience, according to Anthony Willis, senior economist at Tianleh Investment. Markets are currently pricing in a 38% probability of a rate hike on Wednesday and have fully priced in the possibility of a September increase.

According to Jin10, Brendan Murphy, head of North American fixed income at Insight Investment, recommended today (July 28) that investors consider increasing exposure to shorter-end U.S. Treasury duration. Murphy stated the firm expects the Federal Reserve to maintain rates for an extended period, with the next rate adjustment likely to be a rate cut. "Therefore, now may be a good time to consider fixed income allocations, including increased duration exposure along the front end of the curve,"

According to Token Terminal data cited by Cointelegraph, Robinhood Chain's application deposits have surpassed $600 million, up approximately 50% over the past week as of July 28.

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 4.2% to 5,688.574 points on June 4, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

According to Energy Secretary Sharon Garin, pump prices in the Philippines are set to increase starting July 28, driven by ongoing volatility in the Middle East. The announced maximum price increases for the week of July 28 to August 3 are: gasoline up P6.80 per liter, diesel up P7.32 per liter, and kerosene up P4.22 per liter. The adjustments take effect on Tuesday. This marks the second week of sharp fuel price hikes, following last week's rises of P3.65 per liter for gasoline and P10.68 per l

Nasdaq-100 Index Futures declined 1.1% in intraday trading on July 28.

Spot gold fell 1% intraday on July 28, trading at $4,035.67 per ounce according to market data.

According to 한국경제TV, South Korea's financial regulator announced on July 28 measures to curb volatility in single-stock leveraged ETFs. The Financial Services Commission will increase minimum deposit requirements from 10 million won to 30 million won effective July 31, accepting only cash. The move aims to reduce account holders from over 100,000 to approximately 10,000, thereby lowering trading volume and volatility. The measure follows sharply elevated market swings: KOSPI's July intraday vola

According to BlockBeats citing Bitget market data, on July 28, Southbound 2x Long SK Hynix (07709.HK) declined over 28%, while Southbound 2x Long Samsung Electronics (07747.HK) dropped over 25%.