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Hong Kong stocks closed with divergent performance on July 21, as the Hang Seng Index fell 10.76 points or 0.04% to 25,132.29 points while the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 62.68 points or 1.32% to 4,814.83 points. The divergence reflected stronger performance in technology stocks compared to

Samsung Electronics executives received treasury stock grants as long-term incentive compensation, according to a July 21 disclosure on the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic filing system. The company distributed 1,132,477 common shares to 928 executives and employees as Long-Term

Veteran crypto analyst EGRAG CRYPTO argues XRP is forming a rare third higher macro bottom in his latest macro analysis. The analyst believes XRP could eventually target $9.28, $15.35, and even $31.65 if the pattern completes and major resistance levels are broken. EGRAG's analysis centers on XRP's

Polymarket traders this week raised the odds of Bitcoin reaching $67,500 in July from approximately 56% to 70%, according to the platform's 'What price will Bitcoin hit in July' prediction market. Bitcoin has traded roughly between $65,000 and $66,000 since Monday, with traders assigning an 82%

US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded five consecutive days of net inflows, with Monday's $226.9 million marking the strongest single-day figure since July 6, according to SoSoValue data. The streak, the longest since a six-session period from April 30 to May 5, brought total inflows over five days t

Arthur Hayes purchased 1,332.5 ETH worth $2.53 million in a recent transaction, following an earlier July accumulation of approximately 1,939 ETH through two OTC-style transactions. The purchases totaled over $5 million and reversed Hayes's June sale of 6,000 ETH, which resulted in an

Humanoid robot commercialization faces critical barriers in patent restrictions, rare earth material supply, and application development, according to analysis from National Cheng Kung University Professor Li Zusheng and Institute for Information Industry MIC analyst Lu Guanyun featured on

iGaming operators are integrating blockchain technology into land-based betting infrastructure to enable shared settlement, verification, and data parity across retail and online systems. The shift follows global blockchain investment exceeding $19 billion in 2024, according to Statista Market

South Korean government bond yields fell on the 21st, led by short- and medium-term maturities, while long-term yields showed mixed movements and ultra-long yields rose, steepening the yield curve. Bond buying dominated from a supply-demand perspective, driven by execution funds following the Bank o

IRS rates in the Seoul bond market fell across all tenors at 4:27pm, driven by strong foreign investor receive demand and a decline in the dollar-KRW exchange rate. The 1-year IRS rate dropped 1.50 basis points to 3.4200%, while the 5-year tenor fell

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved Linqto’s sale of approximately $130M worth of Ripple Labs common shares to four institutional buyers, with Galaxy Digital anchoring the transaction at $60M, followed by Arrington Capital at $50M, the Private Shares Fund at $16M, and GAM Alternatives Lux at $4M, p

Nvidia disclosed a 9.3% stake in Nebius on Tuesday, sending the Amsterdam-based neocloud company's stock up 7% in premarket trading. The stake disclosure comes as Nebius has emerged as one of Europe's leading neoclouds providing AI compute infrastructure. Nebius stock has gained nearly 250% in the p

Crypto exchange Bitget launched what it describes as the industry's first quanto perpetual futures contracts tied to non-US-dollar stocks on July 21. The debut product, MINIMAXHKDUSDT, tracks Hong Kong-listed artificial intelligence company MiniMax and offers 24/7 trading with leverage up to 20x,

The Derivatives Service Bureau postponed an immediate overhaul of its user fee structure after industry feedback, opting instead for a broader review of how costs for maintaining the global OTC derivatives identifier system should be shared. The move follows the DSB's revelation that roughly three

As of July 21, 2026, the intensity of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran continues to escalate. U.S. Central Command completed its latest round of strikes against Iran at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the 20th, and the operation lasted about 5 hours. This was the 10th consecutive night that the U.S. military carried out airstrikes on Iran. The U.S. said the operation targeted Iran’s military command centers, maritime combat capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air defense systems, a

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget entered into a collaboration with Siebly.io, a firm that supplies professional-grade API SDKs for algorithmic traders and software developers. The partnership is designed to streamline integration with Bitget's V3 Unified Trading Account and V2 Classic APIs, granting d

Scope Prime introduced a dynamic margin framework and raised Net Open Position limits to improve capital efficiency for brokers, hedge funds, and professional trading firms. The new model replaces fixed margin rates with a blended structure that adjusts according to aggregate exposure, with

The White House sent CLARITY Act ethics language to GOP senators on July 21, targeting conflicts tied to Trump's $1.4 billion 2025 crypto income disclosure. The provision resolves a months-long deadlock that stalled the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, with Sens. Ruben Gallego and Angela

Mintos launched commission-free ETF investing, allowing clients to invest in more than 1,000 UCITS-compliant ETFs with no transaction fees, no custody charges and a minimum investment of €1. The European investment platform introduced the service to remove cost barriers that can discourage smaller o

Memory chip stocks advanced sharply in premarket trading on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session. Micron stock gained 6.4%, while SanDisk shares rose nearly 9%, Western Digital climbed 6.6%, Seagate advanced 5.5%, and SK Hynix's U.S.-listed shares jumped 7.3%. The Roundhill Memory