Next week must-watch: Hynix is about to list in the US; SpaceX will be included in the Nasdaq 100 Index (July 6–12).

Key Highlights for Next Week

July 7

SpaceX to Join the Nasdaq 100 Index on July 7, 2026;

With the IPO quiet period drawing to an end, a wave of SpaceX research reports will affect market pricing;

July 9

The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting on July 9;

The U.S. will release “Initial Jobless Claims for the Week Ending July 4” on July 9;

July 10

SK Hynix has filed its prospectus with the SEC, and its ADR will be listed on Nasdaq on July 10;

July 11

U.S.-Iran negotiations will take place in Pakistan on July 11;

From July 6 to July 12, more industry events worth watching are detailed below.

July 6

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July 7

SpaceX to Join the Nasdaq 100 Index on July 7, 2026

Odaily Planet Daily News: Nasdaq exchange: SpaceX (SPCX.O) will join the Nasdaq 100 Index on July 7, 2026. (Jin10)

With the IPO Quiet Period Drawing to an End, a Wave of SpaceX Research Reports Will Affect Market Pricing

Odaily Planet Daily News: Since SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO last month, investors have largely been in a “feeling their way like the blind” situation—lacking sufficient financial forecast data to assess the stock’s reasonable value. This will change next week. At that time, the quiet period for bank analysts participating in SpaceX’s $8.6 billion IPO underwriting will end.

The IPO is led by Goldman Sachs Group, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase, with another 18 banks participating. Starting next Tuesday, investors will see a flood of new research reports, target price forecasts, and growth expectations—information that will help reveal SpaceX’s stock price trend in the short term and over the next few years.

B. Riley Wealth Chief Market Strategist Art Hogan said: “Everyone is talking about what this company could look like in 2030, not what it can do in the next 12 months... This is an investment looking toward a better future, but it still needs to focus on the next four years.” (Jin10)

Rumor: GPT-5.6 May Open to the Public as Early as July 7; Gemini 3.5 Pro Could Launch on July 17

Odaily Planet Daily News: Tech blogger Leo revealed that OpenAI may open GPT-5.6 to the public between July 7 and 9, with the earliest date possibly being July 7. The news says that the usage quota for the new model package will be more generous, and OpenAI is also taking further steps to strengthen its security measures ahead of launch.

In addition, according to sources, Google DeepMind has tentatively scheduled the release of Gemini 3.5 Pro for July 17. Another tech blogger, Astro Polo, said Gemini 3.5 Pro will support a 2 million token context window—double the 1 million token context currently supported by Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Opus 4.8, and Claude Fable 5—making it more suitable for handling large codebases, long documents, and long conversations.

Note: All the information above is market speculation and has not been officially confirmed by OpenAI or Google DeepMind.

Berachain to Undergo PoL Next Upgrade on July 7

Odaily Planet Daily News: Berachain will undergo the PoL Next upgrade on July 7, and the BGT token will be deprecated.

July 8

The Interfold to Auction FOLD Tokens via Uniswap CCA on July 8

Odaily Planet Daily News: The privacy infrastructure project The Interfold will auction FOLD tokens via Uniswap CCA. The pre-bidding and KYC verification window will open from July 6 to July 7; the auction will start at 22:00 on July 8; it will end at 22:00 on July 10. Successful participants can claim tokens through the Uniswap interface. After the auction ends, FOLD tokens have a 40-day cooling-off period during which they can only be used for Ciphernode staking and cannot be freely transferred.

Participants must complete KYC verification via Predicate. The auction uses a unified clearing price mechanism: bidders can set a maximum FDV and budget, and any portion exceeding the clearing price can be withdrawn and the bid can be placed again. Token transfer restrictions are expected to be lifted and the TGE completed around August 19.

July 9

The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting on July 9

Odaily Planet Daily News: At 02:00 Beijing Time on Thursday, July 9, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting.

The U.S. will release “Initial Jobless Claims for the Week Ending July 4” on July 9

Odaily Planet Daily News: At 20:30 Beijing Time on Thursday, July 9, the U.S. will release “Initial Jobless Claims for the Week Ending July 4.”

LayerZero to Upgrade Default DVN Configuration to 3-of-3 on July 9

Odaily Planet Daily News: LayerZero will upgrade the default DVN configuration to 3-of-3 on July 9 and plans to deprecate v1 relayers. This change only affects applications using default settings and is expected to cause a brief interruption of about 15 minutes.

Bitcoin L2 Network Botanix Announces Shutdown; Users Must Withdraw All Assets Before July 9

Odaily Planet Daily News: Bitcoin L2 network Botanix has decided to shut down the network. Botanix urges community users to withdraw Bitcoin and other assets before July 9, 2026. After July 9, the alliance will sweep the remaining Bitcoin, and any other assets or tokens on the network will be unrecoverable.

Botanix disclosed that it originally planned to eventually launch a token, but over the past year the overall performance of token issuance failed to meet the expected results of the model. At the same time, structural and economic factors—such as DeFi demand for Bitcoin, the shift of on-chain economics toward venues with user relationships, and network fee revenue being unable to cover infrastructure costs—collectively led to the termination of the experiment.

July 10

SK Hynix has filed its prospectus with the SEC; its ADR will be listed on Nasdaq on July 10

Odaily Planet Daily News: On June 30, SK Hynix submitted an F-1 prospectus to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It plans to list on Nasdaq by issuing “American Depositary Receipts” (ADRs). The planned fund-raising size is approximately 45.45 trillion Korean won (about $29.4 billion), and it is expected to become one of the largest ADR issuances in history. All proceeds from this fund-raising will be used for expansion of production capacity in South Korea, including the Yongin wafer fab, Cheongju advanced packaging production lines, and EUV and related equipment investments.

The transaction is jointly underwritten by Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase, with a total issuance of 17.79 million newly issued shares (2.5% of its total issued share capital). The stock ticker is SKHY. In terms of timing, the ADR is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq on July 10.

Adam Back’s BSTR and Cantor SPAC merger voting postponed to July 10

Odaily Planet Daily News: The shareholder vote on the merger of Adam Back’s Bitcoin Standard Treasury (BSTR) with Cantor Equity Partners I has been further postponed to July 10. After the merger is completed, BSTR may purchase more than 25,500 BTC.

Malta explores bringing some DeFi activities under regulation; discussion paper deadline is July 10

Odaily Planet Daily News: Malta’s financial regulator is exploring bringing some DeFi activities within its regulatory scope, with a discussion paper deadline of July 10.

July 11

U.S.-Iran negotiations to take place in Pakistan on July 11

Odaily Planet Daily News: According to reports from Saudi media Al-Hadath and Arabic satellite television Al Arabiya, U.S.-Iran negotiations will take place in Pakistan on July 11. (Jin10)

July 12

DeFi App Legend: Company to be shut down gradually; app to go offline on July 12

Odaily Planet Daily News: DeFi app Legend posted on X that, after two years of development, it has decided to shut down the company gradually. The team stated that the product failed to achieve the scale required for long-term sustainable development. The Legend app will remain operational for the next 60 days and will go offline on July 12. As of today, new user registrations have been stopped, and existing users are advised to withdraw funds before the app closes. Relevant documentation will remain available for 60 days after the app goes offline.

Others (specific timing not yet determined)

The U.S. government is in advanced talks with AI companies; voluntary standards for creating new models could be announced as early as next week

Odaily Planet Daily News: The U.S. government is in advanced talks with AI companies, planning to announce voluntary standards for creating new model releases as early as next week.

The standards will set benchmarks for models with cutting-edge network capabilities and establish a release schedule to simplify future model releases. This is intended to implement last month’s U.S. president’s executive order plan on AI. U.S. officials will also clarify access rights to advanced AI models domestically and internationally, which may lay the foundation for a global framework, including with U.S. allies.

Previously, the U.S. government intervened in the release of new tools from Anthropic and OpenAI. Anthropic’s latest model was subject to export controls on June 12 due to concerns such as cybersecurity risk; the restriction was lifted on Tuesday. Currently, AI lab technical teams meet regularly with government officials to reach consensus. (FT)