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According to Jin10, on July 20, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally accepted the invitation to form a government and delivered his inaugural address at Downing Street. He pledged to introduce a new political and economic model, with plans to shift power from Westminster to regional areas and

According to the Shanghai Gold Exchange, on July 20 evening, Gold T+D rose 0.25% to 872.9 yuan/gram, while Silver T+D increased 1.04% to 13,866.0 yuan/kilogram.

From 11:30 to 11:45 (UTC) on July 20, 2026, BTC surged rapidly over the course of 15 minutes, briefly topping out at 64,935.1 USDT. It ultimately closed near 64,346.5 USDT, with the 15-minute Return % reaching 0.91% and an Ampl of 0.91%. The price jumped from around $64,300 to nearly $65,000, and short-term volatility noticeably increased as market attention quickly warmed up. The core driver behind this sudden move is the sharp escalation of the U.S.-Iran geopolitical conflict. The United State

July 20, 2026, 11:00–12:00 (UTC): BTC traded in a tight range of 64,272.0–64,444.4 USDT, with an Ampl of 0.27%. It ultimately closed up 0.12%. Due to limited price movement, market participation was low: the filled amount totaled only 148.48 BTC. Overall, trading sentiment was one of wait-and-see. The key driver behind this deviation was an escalation in geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran. The US carried out military strikes against Iran for the ninth consecutive night. Iran threatene

According to Ted Oakley, founder and managing partner of Oxbow Advisors, the S&P 500 index is trading approximately three standard deviations above its historical average and would need a 40-45% decline just to return to the mean. Speaking on July 16, Oakley warned that while markets could rally

LayerZero, Kaito, and Humanity will unlock a combined $704.5 million worth of tokens during the fourth week of July 2026, concentrated around July 20 and July 25. On July 20, LayerZero releases 25.71 million ZRO tokens valued at $20.3 million (4.6% of released supply), while Kaito releases 17.6 mill

According to Hyperliquid, the exchange will soon roll out permissionless prediction markets under its HIP-4 upgrade, allowing anyone to deploy a market by staking 500,000 HYPE (approximately $30 million). Validators can slash deposits if markets are poorly defined or settled incorrectly; in exchange

According to Bloomberg, South Korea's KOSPI index correlation with Nasdaq-100 has risen to 0.46 over the past 60 days, approaching a two-year high and roughly three times the five-year average of 0.16. The correlation reached its highest level since 1990 on July 7, signaling that global fund

According to UBS, AMD will hold its annual "Advancing AI 2026" conference on July 22-23 in San Francisco. The investment bank expects the event to focus on demonstrating technology rather than disclosing new customer or financial details. UBS anticipates AMD will present latest developments on

According to Polymarket data tracked by PPP, LeBron James's probability of joining the Miami Heat next season surged to 47% in recent days, climbing 28% over the past week and now ranking first, ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors.
NBA reporter Ary revealed that the league

According to Odaily, South Korea's credit card industry's joint proof-of-concept for won stablecoin payments will conclude by end of July, with no additional working groups planned. The test verified stablecoin functionality across QR and POS terminals, as well as conversion mechanisms for

From 11:30 to 11:45 (UTC) on July 20, 2026, ETH rose 0.71% within 15 minutes. The price range was 1,873.99 to 1,894.88 USDT, with an amplitude of 1.11%. Overall, the market showed low-volatility, narrow-range consolidation, with limited attention. The main driver of this move was short-term suppression of risk appetite in the crypto market due to geopolitical tensions. Heightened tensions between the US and Iran led to a modest pullback in crypto, and although the decline was less than 0.5%, it

Gate News bot message, according to Gate market data, BTC breaks above 65,000 USDT, with the current price at 65,000 USDT.

South Korea's KOSPI index fell 4% and the KOSDAQ index fell over 5% during the Constitutional Day holiday break, amid a sharp decline in U.S. semiconductor stocks. The KOSPI dropped to the 6,500 level. Market attention is now turning to U.S. tech giants' earnings reports expected later this

According to Herald Economy, South Korean retail investors have been shifting assets from domestic stocks to U.S. S&P 500 exchange-traded funds this year after losses in KOSDAQ and semiconductor leverage products. One investor in Seoul sold all domestic holdings and moved entirely to U.S.

According to Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry, the NELSA tanker came under overnight drone attack. No further details regarding casualties, damage assessment, or the origin of the strike were immediately disclosed.

According to Iran's presidential office on July 20, President Pezeshkian stated that Iran is currently in a "full-scale war." The statement was made during an official meeting.

According to Jin10, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on July 20 extending the visa-free entry policy for Chinese citizens through December 31, 2027.

According to LSEG data, S&P 500 semiconductor and equipment companies are projected to report Q2 earnings growth of 133% year-over-year, contributing nearly 44% of overall S&P 500 profit growth. However, the market has shifted focus from strong earnings reports to future outlook, with investors

According to The Block, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released a working demo of an anonymous message board on Aztec on Sunday (July 19), pairing fully private posting with an onchain moderation layer. The demo, shared via Farcaster and open-source on GitHub, allows users to deposit ETH on Eth