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According to Guru Club, spot silver rose 2% intraday on July 21, reaching $57.64 per ounce.

According to analysts, the European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates unchanged this week but hike 25 basis points in September, supported by elevated Middle East tensions and rising energy prices. Market pricing shows the ECB may deliver two more rate hikes before year-end. U.S.

According to ChainCatcher, MicroStrategy disclosed that its Bitcoin reserves can cover 31 years of dividend obligations, while its $3.225 billion in cash reserves cover 1.8 years of near-term dividend and debt obligations. The company holds 843,775 BTC with an average purchase price of $75,476 and c

According to iM Securities researcher Yang Hyun-kyung, the U.S. Depository Trust Company (DTC) conducted a pilot tokenization trade on July 15, converting stocks and Treasury bonds into digital tokens with participation from 30+ traditional finance and digital asset firms including BlackRock,

According to ChainCatcher, OKX Wallet launched OKX social login wallet today (July 21), supporting Google, Apple, and Email sign-ups with up to 50 derived accounts. The wallet covers multiple mainstream

Japan's Prime Minister Takayama Sanae pledged today to achieve real economic growth exceeding 1% and nominal growth above 3% in the near term, with plans to pursue higher growth rates in the future.

According to Shanghai Steel United, MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate fell to 144,700 yuan/ton today (July 21), down 5,350 yuan/ton from yesterday's 4:30 p.m. close.

According to Asia Economy, South Korea's KOSPI index plummeted 28% in just one month, collapsing from 9,300 on June 19 to 6,516 on July 20. The sharp decline far outpaced other major markets; the U.S. S&P 500 fell 0.6%, Taiwan's index dropped 8.2%, and Japan's Nikkei 225 declined 10% over the same p

According to Bloomberg, on July 21, Kioxia stock fell 50% in one month amid concerns over AI investment sustainability and memory chip price pressures, yet Japanese analysts maintained optimistic outlooks. Analysts' average price target stands at approximately 121,959 yen (about $840),

According to Odaily, Base co-founder Jesse Pollak recently announced plans to expand developer support from batch funding to the Base Ecosystem Fund (BEF) and large-scale distribution, prioritizing products that achieve natural market adoption. The initiative aims to support Base's focus on

According to Ostium Labs, the RWA trading platform on Arbitrum plans to restart this week following audits and security reviews. The team will compensate affected liquidity providers through a recovery plan combining resources from its own balance sheet and support from existing and new partners.

According to Yonhapinfomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 339.67 points (+0.53%) to 64,480.79 during morning trading on July 21, rebounding after a sharp decline driven by U.S. semiconductor sector recovery overnight. The TOPIX index gained 25.97 points (+0.66%) to 3,945.18, with SoftBank Group

According to BlackRock, the asset manager maintained its preference for U.S. equities over long-term bonds on July 20, despite escalating Middle East tensions. BlackRock assessed that while recent geopolitical conflict has intensified, crude oil price movements suggest investors view the

According to UBS, Nomura, Bank of America Securities, and Citi reported by BlockBeats on July 21, Kimi K3's release has strengthened rather than weakened demand for AI infrastructure. The model features 2.8 trillion parameters, a 1-million-token context window, and supports continuous inference

According to reports, BHP resumed negotiations with unions representing workers at Port Hedland, the world's largest iron ore export hub, on Tuesday. Electricians maintaining BHP's high-voltage power grid in Western Australia's Pilbara region voted overwhelmingly to strike last week, escalating

According to Jin10 Futures, China's CFETS-NEX funding sentiment index fell 2 points to 47 as of 10:15 AM on July 21. The index for large banks, small and medium-sized banks, and non-bank institutions stood at 46, 48, and 46 respectively, each down 2 points. (Index scale: 0-100, with 50 as neutral; r

According to Bloomberg, BlackRock's iShares MSCI Korea ETF (EWY) received $2.8 billion in net inflows last week as of July 20, marking the highest weekly total on record. The inflow more than doubled the previous record of $1.2 billion set in February, with $800 million and $1.1 billion flowing in o

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's 3-year government bond futures rose 2 ticks to 102.78, while 10-year futures fell 2 ticks to 105.02, as of 9:05 a.m. on July 21. Foreign investors net-bought 366 contracts of 3-year futures but net-sold 166 contracts of 10-year futures.
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According to BlockBeats, chip stocks rebounded overnight on July 21, with the semiconductor ETF rising approximately 1.3%. Nvidia, AMD, and Micron posted gains, though the Nasdaq remained near flat. The rebound followed earlier concentrated selloffs and eased leverage rebalancing

According to Herald Economics, Hyundai Motor's stock fell to 399,000 KRW today (July 21), marking a 49.61% decline from its all-time high of 783,000 KRW set six months earlier. The sharp selloff was triggered by massive foreign investor outflows, with international holdings slumping from 35.95% to 2