Must-Watch Next Week: SK Hynix to List in the US; SpaceX to Join the Nasdaq 100 Index (7.6-7.12)

Key Highlights for Next Week

July 7

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

IPO Quiet Period Ends Soon, SpaceX Research Report Wave to Affect Market Pricing;

July 9

Federal Reserve to Release Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes on July 9;

U.S. to Release "Initial Jobless Claims for Week Ending July 4" on July 9;

July 10

SK Hynix Has Submitted Prospectus to SEC, ADR to List on Nasdaq on July 10;

July 11

U.S.-Iran Talks to Be Held in Pakistan on July 11;

From July 6 to July 12, details of more notable industry events are as follows.

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. (Jin Shi)

IPO Quiet Period Ends Soon, SpaceX Research Report Wave to Affect Market Pricing

Odaily Planet Daily News Since SpaceX's record-breaking IPO last month, investors have largely been "blind men feeling the elephant," lacking sufficient financial forecast data to judge the reasonable value of the company's stock. This situation will change next week. At that time, the quiet period for bank analysts involved in underwriting SpaceX's $86 billion IPO will end.

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

Art Hogan, Chief Market Strategist at B. Riley Wealth, said: "Everyone is talking about what this company might 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." (Jin Shi)

Rumor: GPT-5.6 Could Open to the Public as Early as July 7, Gemini 3.5 Pro May 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 possible date being July 7. Sources say the new model's plan usage limits will be more relaxed, and OpenAI is further strengthening security strategies before launch.

Additionally, according to sources, Google DeepMind has tentatively scheduled the release of Gemini 3.5 Pro for July 17. Another tech blogger, Astro Polo, indicated that Gemini 3.5 Pro will support a 2 million token context window, doubling 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: The above information is market rumor and has not been officially confirmed by OpenAI or Google DeepMind.

Berachain to Perform PoL Next Upgrade on July 7

Odaily Planet Daily News Berachain will perform 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 Privacy infrastructure project The Interfold will auction FOLD tokens via Uniswap CCA. Pre-bidding and KYC verification window will be open from July 6 to 7; auction begins at 22:00 on July 8; auction ends at 22:00 on July 10; successful participants can claim tokens via the Uniswap interface. FOLD tokens have a 40-day cooling period after the auction, 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 uniform clearing price mechanism; bidders can set a maximum FDV and budget, and amounts exceeding the clearing price can be withdrawn and rebid. The token is expected to have transfer restrictions lifted and TGE completed around August 19.

July 9

Federal Reserve to Release Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes on July 9

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

U.S. to Release "Initial Jobless Claims for Week Ending July 4" on July 9

Odaily Planet Daily News At 20:30 Beijing time on July 9 (Thursday), the U.S. will release "Initial Jobless Claims for Week Ending July 4."

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

Odaily Planet Daily News LayerZero will upgrade its 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 outage of about 15 minutes.

Bitcoin L2 Network Botanix Announces Shutdown, Users Must Withdraw All Assets by July 9

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

Botanix revealed that it had originally planned to eventually launch a token, but the overall performance of token issuance over the past year failed to meet the expected model results. Meanwhile, structural and economic factors, including DeFi demand for Bitcoin, the shift of on-chain economics to venues with user relationships, and network fee income failing to cover infrastructure costs, jointly led to the cessation of the experiment.

July 10

SK Hynix Has Submitted Prospectus to SEC, ADR to List 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), planning to list on Nasdaq via American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) with a target fundraising of approximately 45.45 trillion Korean won (about $29.4 billion), potentially one of the largest ADR issuances in history. All proceeds will be used for domestic capacity expansion in South Korea, including the Yongin wafer fab, Cheongju advanced packaging lines, and EUV and related equipment investments.

The transaction is jointly underwritten by Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase, issuing a total of 17.79 million new shares (2.5% of its total issued shares), under the ticker SKHY. The ADR is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq on July 10.

Adam Back's BSTR and Cantor SPAC Merger Vote Delayed to July 10

Odaily Planet Daily News The shareholder vote on the merger between Adam Back's Bitcoin Standard Treasury (BSTR) and Cantor Equity Partners I has been further delayed to July 10. Upon completion of the merger, BSTR may purchase over 25,500 BTC.

Malta Explores Bringing Some DeFi Activities Under Regulation, Discussion Paper Deadline July 10

Odaily Planet Daily News Malta's financial regulator is exploring bringing some DeFi activities under its regulatory scope, with the discussion paper deadline set for July 10.

July 11

U.S.-Iran Talks to Be Held in Pakistan on July 11

Odaily Planet Daily News According to Saudi media Al-Hadath and Al Arabiya, U.S.-Iran talks will be held on July 11 in Pakistan. (Jin Shi)

July 12

DeFi App Legend: Gradually Shutting Down Company, App to Go Offline on July 12

Odaily Planet Daily News DeFi app Legend posted on X platform that after two years of development, it has decided to gradually shut down the company. The team noted that the product failed to reach the scale needed for long-term sustainability. The Legend app will remain operational for the next 60 days and go offline on July 12. New user registration has been suspended as of today, and existing users are advised to withdraw funds before the app closes. Relevant documentation will be retained for 60 days after the app goes offline.

Others (Specific Date Not Yet Determined)

U.S. Government in High-Level Talks with AI Companies, Could Announce Voluntary Standards for Creating New Models as Early as Next Week

Odaily Planet Daily News The U.S. government is in high-level talks with AI companies and plans to announce voluntary standards for publishing new models as early as next week.

The standards will set benchmarks for models with cutting-edge cyber capabilities and establish a release timeline to streamline future model releases. This move aims to implement the U.S. President's executive order on AI from last month. U.S. officials will also clarify access rights to advanced AI models both domestically and internationally, potentially laying the groundwork for a global framework that includes U.S. allies.

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