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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%.

The 2026 Fortune Global 500 list was released on July 28, with the total revenue of the listed companies amounting to approximately $43.1 trillion, exceeding one-third of the global GDP, with a year-on-year growth of about 3.2%. Amazon topped the list for the first time, ending Walmart's twelve-year streak; State Grid ranked third. Alphabet took the title of "most profitable company in the world" from Saudi Aramco with a net profit of $132.17 billion. NVIDIA ranked second in profits, and TSMC was the only Chinese company to enter the top ten in profits.A total of 141 companies from the United States made the list, 122 from China (including Taiwan), and 40 from Japan. The total revenue of Chinese listed companies is approximately $10.4 trillion, with an average profit of $4.5 billion, about 40% of the average profit of U.S. companies ($11.24 billion). JD.com (41st) ranked first among private companies in mainland China, while Alibaba (56th), Tencent (97th, entering the top 100 for the first time), Pinduoduo (255th), and Meituan (311th) all saw improvements in their rankings.In the high-tech sector, 38 listed companies had an average profit of $21.98 billion. NVIDIA jumped 38 places to rank 28th, TSMC rose 44 places to rank 82nd, SK Hynix ranked 210th, and Micron Technology and Advanced Micro Devices returned to the list after many years. The automotive industry saw increased differentiation, with BYD ranking 91st, CATL significantly rising 43 places to rank 260th, and Chery Automobile making the list for the first time as a publicly listed company. The company with the largest increase in ranking was Wistron, which surged 298 places to rank 198th.

According to Jinshi reports, SK Hynix will announce its second-quarter results on the 29th. Following Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix is expected to achieve a record high in profits for the second quarter of this year.Based on reports from 14 brokerages compiled by the Korean financial information agency Yonhap Infomax over the past month, SK Hynix's second-quarter revenue and operating profit are expected to be 84.0597 trillion won and 64.0899 trillion won, respectively. The expected operating profit for the second quarter is about 17 trillion won higher than the annual operating profit of 47.2 trillion won last year.Adding the operating profit of 37.6103 trillion won from the first quarter of this year, SK Hynix's operating profit for just the first half of the year will exceed 100 trillion won. Earlier this month, Samsung Electronics also released a preliminary performance report, showing strong performance in its DS division, with an operating profit of 89.4 trillion won. If SK Hynix's performance meets market expectations, the combined operating profit of the two companies for the second quarter will exceed 150 trillion won.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost pointed out that the proportion of unrealized profits in Bitcoin has dropped to 65.8%, below the historical average of 81%, while the proportion of unrealized losses is about 34.2%. The current market is still supported by profitable positions rather than dominated by losses, but the profit proportion continues to decline.Darkfost stated that in past bear markets, the market always reaches a stage where unrealized losses exceed the proportion of profits, and it is currently uncertain whether this cycle will be an exception. This indicator reflects the overall profit and loss situation of market positions and is an important reference for assessing market sentiment and potential selling pressure.

The core oracle project of the TRON ecosystem, WINkLink, officially announced the launch of a long-term WIN token buyback plan. According to the official announcement, starting from the third quarter of 2026, 100% of the actual business revenue generated by the WINkLink oracle service will be used quarterly to buy back WIN tokens. The buyback portion will be destroyed quarterly as planned, and on-chain destruction data will be published in the following quarter to ensure full transparency. This move establishes a value support mechanism for the WIN token driven by real business revenue, enhancing liquidity and market confidence while providing a more solid value anchor for long-term holders.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the whale address "FU76ac" has deposited approximately $2.76 million worth of USDC into the Kamino Finance lending pool.The funds were routed to the Kamino Lending Program through the Invest function of the Kvault Program for the purpose of participating in lending and earning returns.

According to Bloomberg, the latest annual financial disclosure document released by U.S. President Trump shows that he made at least $1.4 billion in profits from cryptocurrency and meme coin-related businesses in 2025.Among them, over $594 million in sales revenue came from the cryptocurrency company World Liberty Financial, which he co-founded with his son and government official Steven Witkoff; his meme coin business CIC Digital LLC earned $636 million in royalty income through licensing agreements, and the company holds at least $60 million in cryptocurrency assets in its digital wallet; additionally, Trump profited nearly $197 million from the sale of equity in Stablecoin Holdco.The 927-page disclosure document also lists the earnings from his extensive business portfolio, including $77 million in revenue from Mar-a-Lago, as well as trading records for stocks such as Nvidia, Microsoft, and Netflix. Critics have pointed out that Trump has not divested his assets or transferred them into an independently managed blind trust, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest due to the overlap between his family-managed business empire and presidential policy areas.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, a newly created address on Aster has doubled its long position on 3.46 million SYN (worth 1.69 million USD). In less than 2 days, this position has increased by approximately 662,000 USD.

According to CoinDesk, major lobbying organizations in the U.S. cryptocurrency industry jointly sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee, urging the advancement of the "Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act," advocating for tax treatment options for cryptocurrency miners and staking income recipients. The bill was introduced by Republican Congressman Mike Carey, and its core content allows taxpayers to choose the timing of taxation when they receive new mining or staking assets—either paying taxes at the time the assets are generated or deferring taxes until the final sale.Industry associations, including the Blockchain Association, Digital Chamber, and Crypto Council for Innovation, have expressed support, arguing that the current tax system may force users participating in network security maintenance to bear tax burdens before they have realized the assets. Supporters claim that the proposal does not provide "indefinite deferral," but rather avoids immediate taxation on income that has not yet realized liquidity, thereby alleviating cash flow pressure on miners and validators.However, Democratic lawmakers and some external critics are concerned that this mechanism could be exploited by large mining companies for long-term tax deferral, especially in the context of some publicly listed or politically connected companies participating in mining operations, raising potential policy arbitrage disputes. Meanwhile, the industry's focus remains on the broader "Digital Asset Market Structure Act" (Clarity Act), but tax issues have become the second key battleground, expected to continue advancing in tandem with regulatory framework legislation in the coming weeks.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, a whale that shorted $147.6 million worth of the S&P 500 has begun to take profits.It has closed out a short position worth $52.45 million in the S&P 500, realizing a profit of $561,000; it currently still holds a short position worth $94.07 million in the S&P 500, with an unrealized profit of $1.49 million.

According to The Wall Street Journal, SpaceX's upcoming IPO is expected to bring substantial paper gains to the endowment funds of several universities in the United States. About 10% of the University of North Carolina system's endowment fund is invested in SpaceX, primarily stemming from early investments in Peter Thiel's Founders Fund. The University of Washington in St. Louis has a holding in SpaceX that exceeds 15%, with the fund having invested in SpaceX in 2018 alongside Vy Capital. Stanford University also holds a significant stake in SpaceX, indirectly through institutions such as Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, and Darsana.SpaceX has transformed from an initial rocket launch company into an internet provider, social media platform, and AI company, with its valuation soaring from $140 billion in December 2022 to approximately $1.77 trillion at this week's IPO pricing. Some schools have reduced their positions in the secondary market to lock in profits, such as the University of Washington, which has sold off part of its holdings to secure gains. Although the paper gains are considerable, the use of endowment funds is legally restricted, and schools may not be able to allocate them freely.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, James Wynn closed his long positions in ETH and BTC for profit and then switched to shorting BTC, subsequently getting liquidated and losing all profits from the past 6 days.

According to official disclosures from Binance, Alpaca is not only the clearing broker for its U.S. stock business, but Binance also holds a minority stake in Alpaca. According to the agreement, Binance will receive 50% of Alpaca's payment for order flow (PFOF) and 65% of the remaining profits from user stock lending, after deducting user interest.Binance's recently launched U.S. stock business adopts a "introducing broker + clearing broker" model, with Nest Trading responsible for order referrals and Alpaca responsible for trade execution, clearing, settlement, and asset custody. Alpaca Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is also a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), holding approximately 94% of the tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs market share.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain long position that previously profited $44.61 million from ETH has now given back all its profits.Four addresses belonging to the same entity have accumulated a long position of 120,000 ETH, with a position value of $225 million, and are currently facing an unrealized loss of $46.01 million. The liquidation range is between $1355.8 and $1573.9, with the most dangerous position approximately $300 away from the liquidation price. Two of these addresses added $4.9 million in margin this morning.

According to Yu Jin monitoring, after Binance Life rose 40% today, a certain address transferred 3.5 million Binance Life to Binance 30 minutes ago, worth 2.38 million USD.This address purchased 18.5 million Binance Life for 2.14 BNB within half an hour after Binance Life was deployed and launched last October, worth 2,480 USD, with an average price of 0.00013 USD. Currently, this address still holds 15 million Binance Life on-chain, worth 10 million USD.

According to OnchainLens monitoring, a Hyperliquid genesis distribution whale has begun to take profits, with its cumulative profits on HYPE expected to exceed $94 million.• Previously obtained 819,335 HYPE from the HyperLiquid genesis distribution;• Subsequently spent $2.9 million to buy 676,798 HYPE at an average price of $4.29;• Withdrawn 500,000 HYPE (approximately $33 million) from HyperLiquid 8 hours ago;• Deposited 211,001 HYPE (approximately $13.82 million) to Coinbase;• Currently still holding 1,284,955 HYPE, worth approximately $82.62 million.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a whale address withdrew 2,872 ZEC (approximately $1.66 million) from Binance. Currently, this address holds a total of 14,495 ZEC (approximately $8.35 million), with an unrealized profit of $3.367 million.