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According to official news, Websea has completed a major upgrade of the contract insurance airdrop rules on July 30, 2026. After the upgrade, the insurance α pool will airdrop a fixed amount of 1 USDT for new nodes each period, and the insurance β pool will airdrop a fixed amount of 0.7 USDT for new nodes each period, with a maximum of 100 airdrops for both pools, and the total amount is fixed and transparent.Websea's contract insurance aims to provide an additional risk buffer for every opening position, helping users reduce risk concerns amid fluctuations in the derivatives market. This upgrade focuses on simplifying the rules and enhancing transparency, allowing users to calculate the amount for each period, the number of airdrops, and the total cumulative amount in advance, without facing fluctuating variables.

According to Binance spot market data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. LPT has dropped by 22.01% in 24 hours, while both ATM and DODO have shown a "high surge followed by a drop" status, with declines of 10.78% and 10.63% respectively.At the same time, NOKB has increased by 6.32% in 24 hours, showing a "bottoming out and rebound" status. Among other tokens, HOLO and OGN have also shown a "high surge followed by a drop" status, with declines of 10.14% and 11.75% respectively.

According to the information released by the SEC, Robinhood (HOOD) director Bhatt Baiju sold 49,223 shares of the company's stock on July 24 at an average price of $95.09 per share, for a total value of approximately $4.68 million. After the transaction, his direct holdings decreased to 3,703 shares.

The PPP prediction market tool monitoring shows that in the Polymarket prediction event "Will BTC fall to $45,000 within 26 years," a new account (0x42d150e0171590b28332a61b3f4cfca0a34cdab6) purchased $90,000 worth of BTC not falling to $45,000 within 26 years, with an opening price of 73¢.This event will be settled between November 24, 2025, 14:00 and December 31, 2026, 23:59 (Eastern Time), based on the lowest price of the 1-minute K-line for the Binance BTC/USDT trading pair. If during the specified time frame, the final Low price of any 1-minute K-line for Binance BTC/USDT is less than or equal to the price specified in the title, the event will be immediately settled as "Yes"; otherwise, it will be settled as "No." The settlement data only refers to the 1-minute K-line Low price on the Binance BTC/USDT trading pair page, and prices from other exchanges, other trading pairs, or spot market prices are not included.

According to Gate market data, the Hong Kong Hang Seng Tech Index quickly fell at the beginning of trading, with a decline of over 1%, after previously rising nearly 1%. The Hang Seng Index fell by 0.31%, Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) fell nearly 7%, Zhizhu (02513.HK) fell over 6%, Sunny Optical Technology (02382.HK) fell over 5%, and SMIC (00981.HK) fell over 4%.

Meta released its Q2 2026 financial report, with revenue of $60.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 28%, slightly above the market expectation of $60.3 billion; net profit of $15.85 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 14%; earnings per share of $6.18, a year-on-year decrease of 13%. Advertising revenue was $59.36 billion, a year-on-year increase of 27%, with ad impressions increasing by 14% and average price rising by 12%. Operating profit decreased by 8% year-on-year to $18.78 billion, and the operating profit margin fell from 43% to 31%. Total costs and expenses surged by 55% year-on-year to $42 billion, which includes $2.4 billion in legal litigation expenses and $1.18 billion in layoff costs.The revenue guidance for Q3 is $61 billion to $64 billion, with a midpoint of $62.5 billion, below the market expectation of $63.2 billion. The full-year capital expenditure guidance has been adjusted from $125 billion to $145 billion to $130 billion to $145 billion. Free cash flow was only $784 million, significantly shrinking year-on-year, reaching a nearly four-year low. Meta also narrowed its full-year expense guidance for 2026 to $165 billion to $169 billion, maintaining the expectation of "operating profit above 2025." Zuckerberg stated, "AI is accelerating our core business, and the results are beginning to show." After the financial report was released, Meta's after-hours stock price briefly fell over 10%.

According to Jinshi reports, Musk stated that if Starship can achieve instant and complete reusability, and local production of liquid oxygen and liquid methane, its launch cost will drop to far below $100 per kilogram.

According to Jinshi reports, CME's "Fed Watch" shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates unchanged until September is 36.8%, the probability of a cumulative rate hike of 25 basis points is 63.2%, and the probability of a cumulative rate hike of 50 basis points is 0% (before the Federal Reserve's decision, these were 17.8%, 60.2%, and 22% respectively).By October, the probability of maintaining interest rates unchanged is 26.2%, the probability of a cumulative rate hike of 25 basis points is 55.6%, the probability of a cumulative rate hike of 50 basis points is 18.2%, and the probability of a cumulative rate hike of 75 basis points is 0% (before the Federal Reserve's decision, these were 11.9%, 46.1%, 34.7%, and 7.3% respectively).

Dan Bin stated on social media, "You must dare to buy during a big drop; I just spent all my remaining bullets."Previously, he posted, "The 2x long SK Hynix ETF is currently down 25.72%. Leveraged tools can amplify gains, but they also multiply risks. When the tide (TDW) goes out, the brutal fluctuations of the market become clearer. Therefore, it is evident that these types of leveraged products require extra caution."Dan Bin believes that SK Hynix has also become one of the companies that symbolize this round of the AI market. Given the current adjustment pace, the short-term direction will likely become clear very soon. Of course, when looking at a longer time frame, only companies with continuously optimized supply and demand patterns and steadily improving profitability have the chance to navigate through cycles.

According to Gate market data, SK Hynix fell over 17%, setting a record for the largest single-day drop.

According to official news, Base Build announced the launch of Base Verify Onchain to address the issue of witch attacks in the blockchain ecosystem. This feature has been launched on the Base Sepolia test network, allowing developers to implement the "one real user, one claim" rule in smart contracts. Base Build stated that traditional airdrop mechanisms are easily manipulated by bulk wallets, and a large number of rewards are often obtained by professional airdrop farmers, while users who genuinely participate in product development can only receive limited benefits.Base Verify Onchain helps project teams identify multiple wallets controlled by the same user by generating a stable identity hash for each real user, without needing to obtain users' names, account information, or other private data. Users can complete verification through existing accounts such as Coinbase, Instagram, X, and TikTok. The system then returns a verified identity credential to the smart contract, which automatically enforces rules such as claim limits, voting restrictions, or quota controls. Currently, Base Verify has been used over 300,000 times and serves collaborative projects such as Base App, Cody, Scratch, and Bracket. Base Build stated that Verify Onchain will provide fairer airdrops, token distributions, governance voting, and user incentive mechanisms for decentralized applications. Developers can use this technology to limit the number of claims per real user, allocate rewards based on real identities, or convert real-world signals into on-chain credibility, thereby reducing the impact of bots and multi-wallet manipulation on the fairness of Web3 applications.

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 index fell by 0.3%, and the Nasdaq index dropped by more than 1%.

According to the latest ranking of stock derivatives exchanges released by RootData, Binance, Hyperliquid, and OKX are in the top three. The list is based on comprehensive scoring of exchanges supporting stock derivatives trading, considering dimensions such as trading volume, open interest, spreads, depth, trading costs, and data collectability. Among them:Binance scored 95.7, with a position size of approximately $2.844 billion, a 24h trading volume of approximately $19.879 billion, and a market share of 48.46%.Hyperliquid scored 94.9, with a position size of approximately $1.708 billion, a 24h trading volume of approximately $5.668 billion, and a market share of 13.82%.OKX scored 92.6, with a position size of approximately $528 million, a 24h trading volume of approximately $4.752 billion, and a market share of 11.58%.Compared to the same period last week, Hyperliquid rose from seventh to second place; OKX rose from sixth to third place; Gate rose from eighth to sixth place. MEXC fell from second to fifth place, and Bybit fell from third to seventh place.

According to Gate market data, the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index turned negative during the session, having previously risen nearly 1%. The Hang Seng Tech Index's gains quickly narrowed to 0.1%. Lao Pu Gold (06181.HK) fell over 20%, Zhi Pu (02513.HK) fell over 18.5%, MiniMax (00100.HK) fell over 11.3%, and Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) fell nearly 7%.

According to Gate market data, U.S. chip stocks have declined, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index currently down about 5%. Among them, AMD fell over 8%, NVIDIA dropped over 7%, and Intel decreased nearly 4%.

According to data from RootData's stock perpetual contract exchange rankings, nearly 30 exchanges that have launched stock perpetual contracts still significantly adhere to the trading rhythm of traditional stock markets: trading volume drops sharply on weekends, and the morning session on Monday warms up as the traditional market approaches recovery, but has not yet returned to the intensity of a full trading day.Comparing trading days with non-trading days, the 24h trading volume of stock perpetual contracts dropped from approximately $39.078 billion to $4.896 billion, a decrease of about 87.5%. However, during the same period, the open interest slightly increased from $10.139 billion to $10.262 billion, indicating that positions have not been withdrawn on a large scale; what has truly decreased is active trading and turnover. A snapshot taken on the morning of Monday, July 27, shows that the 24h trading volume rebounded to $10.617 billion, an increase of about 116.8% compared to Sunday, indicating that market activity is recovering.In terms of liquidity, the weighted market depth (±2%) decreased from approximately $58.92 million to about $47.83 million, a decline of about 18.8%; it rebounded to around $55.68 million on Monday morning, nearing trading day levels. This indicates that the speed of order book recovery is faster than that of actual trading recovery, and market depth has not plummeted as sharply as trading volume.From the performance of exchanges, leading platforms such as Binance, OKX, and Bitget maintained relatively narrow spreads and strong depth on Monday morning; Hyperliquid performed well in rankings, but its trading volume was still below trading day levels; some long-tail platforms still face issues with excessively wide spreads, making it temporarily impossible to assess true liquidity.RootData Research believes that the most prominent value of these stock perpetual contract exchanges is to allow stock risks to be traded, priced, and hedged even on non-trading days of the traditional stock market. The traditional stock market is closed on weekends, with official prices remaining at the previous trading day's closing price, while stock perpetual contract exchanges still have trading, open interest, order books, and spreads on Sundays, indicating that crypto exchanges have broken through the "trading time" limitations of stocks.However, from the current data, they are participating in expected pricing rather than official pricing, making them more suitable for expressing events, emotions, macroeconomic changes, and risk preference shifts on non-trading days. Due to decreased trading volume over the weekend, widened spreads, and some platforms having abnormal data metrics, they currently resemble a "stock pre-opening price discovery layer," having participated in stock pricing but not yet obtaining the primary pricing power of the traditional stock market, nor have they surpassed the liquidity of the traditional stock market.

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. posted on the X platform that the Bitcoin MVRV Z-Score has dropped to about 0.42, which is approximately four times lower than the historical average of 1.7, indicating that Bitcoin is currently in an undervalued range. However, this indicator has not yet fallen into negative territory, which means that the market has not yet experienced the "capitulation" typically associated with cycle bottoms.Meanwhile, the Bitcoin 7-day realized profit and loss (Realized P/L) has turned positive from negative, currently at about $239 million, showing that on-chain selling pressure has eased. Analysts believe that the market is currently in a phase of undervaluation and short-term stabilization, but there are no signs of capitulation needed to confirm a cycle bottom, nor is there a clear new round of demand-driven momentum.

According to unfolded citing ARK data, the one-year actual volatility of Bitcoin was close to 42% at the end of the second quarter. Despite the weak price, it is still near multi-year lows.This indicates that the asset is maturing or that volatility is being suppressed; low volatility typically signals a surge in volatility after a catalyst appears.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, DEXE reached an all-time high of $49.432 on July 12, began to decline on July 13, and on July 21, the maximum single-day drop reached 88%, with the price falling from $46.93 to $5.648; within 11 days, the decline reached 96.8%, with the price dropping from $49.423 to $1.56.Ai Yi stated that the large capital flows on-chain are primarily from CEX hot wallets, and no anomalies were found except for Ceffu. The custody platform Ceffu has cumulatively transferred 797,900 DEXE to Binance since July 13, divided into 6 transactions, with a total value of $6.15 million, making it the only entity outside of exchanges to transfer over a million dollars in this token.Ai Yi mentioned that due to the Ceffu MirrorX mechanism, DEXE held in Ceffu will generate a 1:1 mirrored position on the exchange, and on-chain asset transfers will be automatically settled afterward; if this mechanism is used for pre-trading, the 797,900 DEXE would correspond to an actual value of $39.44 million. Ai Yi further stated that public information does not show that the DEXE project party has entrusted the tokens to Ceffu, with most tokens stored in the DAO treasury and team-related lock-up contracts; in the official DEXE partnership list, Falcon has supported DEXE as collateral assets for the platform, and Falcon's asset custody institution includes Ceffu, and Falcon Finance is associated with DWF Labs, which is also on the DEXE partner list. Ai Yi stated that the above conclusions are drawn based on on-chain data and public clues, and does not rule out the possibility of related situations involving the project party or other market makers.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that the fund flow of spot Bitcoin ETFs over the past 30 days has seen a net outflow of approximately $2.1 billion, and the new demand from Strategy and other Bitcoin treasury companies has been close to zero for several weeks.He estimates that the monthly demand from treasury companies reached about $6.6 billion in August 2025, when BTC was around $115,000, while the current BTC is about $65,000, and the related demand has basically disappeared.