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🔧 WEEX launches Multi-Market Mode: track 6 crypto pairs simultaneously

WEEX, a global cryptocurrency exchange with 6.2 million users, has introduced Multi-Market Mode, a new screen layout that allows traders to monitor multiple trading pairs in real time without switching tabs.

The feature splits a trader's screen into 2, 3, 4, or 6 independent chart windows, each functioning as a fully independent workspace. Every window supports drawing tools, independent timeframe selection, and asset switching — all without affecting other charts. The layout automatically saves, so traders return to their exact setup on the next session.

Multi-Market Mode is designed for swing traders, arbitrage traders, and anyone tracking correlated pairs or portfolio positions simultaneously. To access it, traders log into WEEX, open any futures page, click "Layout," and select their preferred grid size under "Multi-market."

📰 Source: BeInCrypto

#WEEX #CryptoTrading #Trading #Bitcoin #Crypto
🚀 Alibaba surges 5.4% on flagship Qwen3.8-Max AI model launch

Alibaba unveiled Qwen3.8-Max, its latest flagship AI model featuring 2.4 trillion parameters, positioning it as one of the world's most powerful systems. The preview launched Sunday through Alibaba's Token Plan subscription and developer tools Qoder and QoderWork.

The Hong Kong-listed shares climbed 5.4% on Monday, marking the company's second major stock jump this week. The surge follows Apple's approval to deploy Alibaba's Qwen AI on iPhones in China, a market with 1.4 billion smartphone users.

China's AI competition intensifies as startups target multi-trillion-parameter models. Moonshot AI this week launched Kimi K3 with 2.8 trillion parameters, claiming the largest open-source system globally. However, Alibaba faces scrutiny: the Pentagon listed it as tied to China's military, and Anthropic accused the company of "distillation attacks" on Claude—a claim Alibaba disputes.

📰 Source: Cryptopolitan

#Alibaba #AI #Qwen #China #Tech
📊 KAITO Core Contributors unlock 6.94M tokens on July 20

KAITO's next token unlock arrives July 20, 2026, releasing roughly 17.8 million tokens—about 1.8% of total supply. Within that batch, approximately 6.94 million KAITO is earmarked for Core Contributors, valued near $6.67 million at snapshot pricing.

The unlock matters because contributor token release is a market-watched event. Timing, destination (exchange vs. OTC vs. staking), and pace of sales shape order-book depth and short-term price action. With circulating supply around 241 million KAITO (24.1% of 1 billion total), even a 1–2% unlock can pressure liquidity if concentrated into thin order books.

Trackers show consistent figures: Tokenomics.com lists 17,802,405 KAITO; CoinGecko reports ~17.6 million. The gap reflects snapshot timing and price drift. …
💰 Bezos backs $450M funding round for AI materials startup CuspAI

Jeff Bezos has backed a $450M funding round for CuspAI, a Cambridge-based AI startup focused on materials discovery for clean technology. The round values the company at $2.6B.

CuspAI uses generative AI to accelerate materials research, positioning itself in the growing intersection of artificial intelligence and real-world industrial applications. The investment reflects broader interest from major tech figures in AI startups solving tangible problems beyond software.

📰 Source: Crypto Briefing

#AI #Funding #MaterialsScience #CuspAI #Bezos
🤝 Andrew Cuomo joins OKX board, pushes 24/7 tokenized stock trading

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has joined the board of crypto exchange OKX, formalizing his advisory role since 2023. The move signals OKX's continued push into traditional finance infrastructure as it expands in the US market.

Cuomo appeared on Fox Business to advocate for round-the-clock tokenized stock trading, arguing it could unlock fractional ownership and near-instant settlement. He co-chairs OKX's joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange (parent of NYSE), focused on tokenizing equities.

The board appointment underscores OKX's strategy of recruiting regulatory and traditional-finance talent. The exchange, which serves ~120 million customers globally, reentered the US market last year after years offshore. It secured a $25 billion valuation in March via strategic investment from ICE. …
🚀 Elon Musk: SpaceX engineering data to train Grok's next model

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX will contribute its engineering data to train Grok's next model, a 2-trillion-parameter system. The data will exclude material restricted under U.S. arms-export law (ITAR), keeping the project compliant while still feeding rocket and satellite knowledge into the AI.

The 2-trillion-parameter model nearly doubles the 1.5 trillion parameters powering Grok 4.5. Musk framed the move as a direct boost to Grok's engineering capabilities, leveraging SpaceX's data trove built during its rapid expansion as a public company, including its record IPO earlier this year.

Separately, xAI launched Grok for Excel, enabling users to build financial models, analyze market data, and generate charts with Grok 4.5. The expansion underscores xAI's strategy of layering new products onto the same foundation model that SpaceX's engineering data will soon help train.

📰 Source: BeInCrypto

#Grok #SpaceX #AI #ElonMusk #xAI
🏦 CoinShares launches UCITS platform for European institutions

CoinShares has entered Europe's $30 trillion UCITS ecosystem with a new platform launch. The move includes a Bitcoin Mining ETF designed to attract institutional investors across the continent.

UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) regulation enables fund managers to distribute investment products across EU and EEA member states, significantly broadening CoinShares' reach into institutional capital.

At the time of announcement, BTC trades at $66,173 (+3.45% in 24h), with 24h volume at $30.4B.

📰 Source: The Block

#Bitcoin #CoinShares #UCITS #Crypto #Institutions
💰 Strategy raises $263.5M, pauses Bitcoin buying for second week

Michael Saylor's Strategy has raised $263.5 million through a share sale but directed all proceeds to cash reserves rather than Bitcoin purchases. The move marks the second consecutive week without BTC acquisitions, leaving holdings flat at 843,775 BTC.

The company's dollar reserve climbed to $3.225 billion as of July 19, more than doubling since late June. Strategy adopted a new capital framework last month requiring at least 12 months of dividend coverage on preferred stock. The shift signals a departure from the aggressive Bitcoin-buying strategy that once defined the company.

Strategy remains the largest corporate Bitcoin holder but acquired its position at an average price of $75,476 per coin—significantly above current market levels. The company's stock has fallen over 40% this year.

💰 BTC $66,278 (+3.31% in 24h)
📰 Source: Unchained

#Bitcoin #BTC #Strategy #MichaelSaylor #Crypto
🏆 HyroTrader wins Best Prop Trading Firm at CoinGape Web3 Awards

HyroTrader, a crypto proprietary trading firm based in Prague, has been named Best Prop Trading Firm at the CoinGape Web3 Innovation Awards 2026. The independent judging panel included representatives from Polygon Labs, Visa, Beldex, Shirplink, and Liminal Custody.

The award recognizes HyroTrader's direct exchange execution model, which routes trades to real exchange infrastructure via Bybit rather than relying on internal pricing systems—an approach the firm pioneered in 2023. Traders receive funded accounts of up to $200,000 for USDT perpetual contracts across 700+ cryptocurrencies and retain up to 90% of profits.

HyroTrader has funded over 1,700 traders and paid out more than $5 million since its 2022 launch. The firm now serves 35,000+ members. Simultaneously, HyroTrader unveiled Hyro Protocol, an on-chain prop trading protocol built on Solana that settles in USDC. …
🔧 Cardano Van Rossum Hard Fork: Version 11 Upgrade Explained

Cardano is preparing the Van Rossum hard fork tied to node version 11. For most ADA holders, the upgrade is automatic—funds, staking positions, and rewards persist through the transition via Cardano's Hard Fork Combinator protocol.

End users only need to update wallet software when prompted from official sources. Stake pool operators, exchanges, and dApp developers must upgrade to v11 and retest infrastructure on preview and preprod networks beforehand. No token swap, no "upgrade addresses"—only regular operational updates.

The fork will trigger once a supermajority of stake-producing pools run v11 and core teams confirm readiness. IOG and the Cardano Foundation will announce the exact epoch and date in advance. Watch official GitHub releases, the IOG blog, and Cardano Foundation channels—ignore upgrade claims from other sources.

💰 ADA $0.1746 (+7.64% in 24h)
📰 Source: Crypto Daily

#Cardano #ADA #HardFork #Crypto
💰 BlackRock acquires $116M in Bitcoin

BlackRock has acquired $116 million in Bitcoin, underscoring institutional appetite for digital assets. The purchase reflects growing confidence from traditional finance in cryptocurrency.

The move signals BlackRock's continued expansion into crypto markets. At the time of this news, BTC trades at $65,472 (+2.02% in 24h), with a 24h volume of $31.6B.

💰 BTC $65,472.00 (+2.02% in 24h)
📰 Source: Crypto Briefing

#Bitcoin #BTC #BlackRock #Crypto #Institutional
📊 Gate Q2 2026: User base hits 58M, spot volume ranks top 3 globally

Gate has released its Q2 2026 report, showcasing continued expansion across crypto and traditional finance. The platform's registered user base surpassed 58 million, with trading coverage spanning 4,800+ digital assets and 12,500+ stock assets and ETFs.

Key highlights: Gate launched 24/7 stock trading covering U.S., Hong Kong, and Korean markets. SpaceX Pre-IPOs attracted over $396 million in subscriptions, while Gate ETF recorded $60 billion in quarterly volume (+40% QoQ). The platform reported $8.182 billion in total reserves with a 115% reserve ratio. CryptoQuant ranked Gate No. 1 for institutional BTC and ETH trading metrics, and third globally in spot trading volume.

Gate also launched Gate Wealth, integrating digital assets with equities, ETFs, and real-world assets into a unified wealth management solution. The company burned 2.57 million GT tokens during Q2, bringing cumulative burns to 190 million. …
📊 Solana DEX volumes surge past NYSE American on tokenized equity boom

Solana has solidified its position as the leading DEX venue, capturing around 20% of total spot trading volumes across all blockchains. Weekly DEX volumes on Solana reached $10.29B, outpacing NYSE American's $6B and surpassing both Ethereum ($6.7B) and BNB Chain ($5.8B).

The surge is fueled by two main drivers: PumpSwap token activity and rapid growth in tokenized equities. Solana's tokenized assets reached $5.77B in Q2 2026—up 114% quarter-over-quarter. As of late June, tokenized equity trading flipped meme tokens to become the primary use case on the network.

Accessibility improvements are also boosting adoption. MetaMask now covers gas fees for Solana swaps above $200, while average DEX fees remain at $0.19. Failed transactions stand at 23%, making Solana more reliable for retail traders than competing ecosystems.

💰 SOL $77.36 (-1.33% in 24h) | ETH $1,919 (-1.08%) | BNB $569 (-1.69%)
📰 Source: Cryptopolitan …
🔧 Synthesia launches AI Roleplay Sessions for enterprise training

Synthesia has unveiled AI Roleplay Sessions, an interactive training platform that moves beyond pre-recorded videos into live coaching. Employees practice workplace conversations with AI avatars in real-time scenarios.

The platform provides instant feedback, scoring, and analytics to help companies measure training effectiveness and employee performance. This positions Synthesia as a key player in the enterprise AI training space, where hands-on practice meets measurable outcomes.

📰 Source: TechCrunch

#AI #Training #Enterprise #EdTech #Synthesia
🤝 Google, Nvidia partner with Microagi on European robotics compute

Google and Nvidia are deepening their European robotics strategy through a new partnership with German startup Microagi. The deal grants Microagi access to Nvidia GPUs and Google's AI models and cloud platforms to train and deploy humanoid robots in factories across the continent.

Microagi, fresh off a $55 million seed funding round, collects real-world training footage in over a dozen countries and advises companies on factory robot deployments. Google Cloud VP Marianne Janik framed the partnership as an "ecosystem play," positioning it within broader competition for European tech leadership as Chinese firms like Alibaba and U.S. hyperscalers expand their presence in the region.

The partnership reflects the massive compute requirements needed for global robotics scaling. …
🤝 Google Cloud and NVIDIA back microagi's embodied AI platform

Robotics deployment company microagi announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud and NVIDIA to accelerate development of embodied AI systems. The Munich-based startup will leverage Google Cloud's infrastructure and NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to scale model training for task-specific industrial robotics.

microagi's Atlas platform fine-tunes AI models using customer operational data, creating hardware-agnostic robotic systems tailored to specific industrial tasks. The collaboration comes one week after the company raised $55 million in seed funding — the largest seed round in German history, led by Hummingbird Ventures.

CEO Bercan Kilic emphasized the partnership's significance for European AI infrastructure. "Google's engineers have helped us achieve roughly twice the computational efficiency while using substantially less energy per unit of work," he stated. …
🚀 Coinbase launches Everything Exchange in Canada

Coinbase is expanding its "Everything Exchange" strategy to Canada, bringing tokenized stocks and traditional financial products onto a single blockchain-based platform. The expansion marks a significant step in integrating crypto services with mainstream financial instruments for Canadian users.

The platform will consolidate blockchain-based services, tokenized equities, and conventional financial products, positioning Coinbase as a comprehensive financial exchange in the Canadian market.

📰 Source: Crypto.News (via BNN Bloomberg)

#Coinbase #Canada #TokenizedStocks #Crypto #Exchange
📉 Satsuma liquidates Bitcoin treasury, LSE delisting confirmed

Bitcoin treasury firm Satsuma Technology's shareholders have voted to liquidate the company and cancel its London Stock Exchange listing. The move reflects mounting pressure on digital asset treasury firms as falling Bitcoin prices force strategic retreats.

Shareholders voted 90.63% in favor of returning capital and 90.59% to delist. Satsuma holds 668 BTC worth approximately $43.5 million at current prices—the UK's second-largest public Bitcoin treasury. The company expects to cancel its listing on September 14 and return proceeds to shareholders by late September.

Satsuma joins a wave of treasury liquidations. Sequans sold 970 BTC in November to reduce debt, while Empery Digital cut holdings by roughly 48%. Even Strategy, the largest holder, launched a framework in June allowing periodic BTC sales to raise up to $1.25 billion. The sector boom of 2025 has reversed sharply in 2026.

💰 BTC $66,004 (−0.21% in 24h)
📰 Source: BeInCrypto …
🚀 Ex-Bitcoin Miner Keel Infrastructure Draws Hedge Fund Bet and Analyst Coverage

Keel Infrastructure (KEEL), the rebranded successor to Bitcoin miner Bitfarms, is attracting institutional attention as it pivots to AI data center development. Jim Cramer highlighted the company on his July 22 Mad Money episode, citing a notable stake by Situational Awareness LP, the fund run by AI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner.

Regulatory filings show the hedge fund grew its position by 188% in Q1 2026, now holding nearly 20 million shares. On the same day, BTIG initiated KEEL at Buy with an $8 price target, implying 72% upside from the $4.65 close. The firm pointed to Keel's 2.2-gigawatt power pipeline across Pennsylvania, Washington, and Quebec as the key asset.

Keel has yet to land its first hyperscale colocation contract—a critical catalyst for analysts. The company also carries debt-to-equity above 140% and negative free cash flow. Still, the stock is up nearly 100% in 2026.

📰 Source: BeInCrypto …
🤝 GTN and Payward expand xStocks beyond U.S. equities globally

Payward and GTN have partnered to scale xStocks, the tokenised equities framework, into international markets. The expansion will begin with Hong Kong-listed equities, followed by UK, European, and South Korean assets.

xStocks launched in June 2025 with U.S. stocks and ETFs. It now powers over $35 billion in transaction volume across multiple blockchains and serves nearly 200,000 holders globally. The framework currently offers 500+ tokenised assets.

GTN provides execution, custody, and infrastructure across 90+ markets and 8 asset classes. The partnership also opens pathways to tokenise new asset classes beyond equities, subject to regulatory approvals. Tokenised assets will remain tradeable 24/7 across 100+ exchanges, wallets, and DeFi applications.

📰 Source: CryptoDaily

#xStocks #Tokenization #Kraken #GTN #DigitalAssets
💰 Berlin AI startup telli raises $15M seed for customer ops automation

Berlin-based AI startup telli has closed a $15 million seed round to scale its platform for automating customer-facing operations. The funding was led by redalpine, with backing from Mutschler, Cherry Ventures, Y Combinator and angel investors, bringing total funding to over $18.5 million.

Founded in 2024 by Seb Hapte-Selassie, Philipp Baumanns and Finn zur Muehlen, telli develops AI agents that handle customer interactions across voice, chat, SMS, WhatsApp and email. The platform's core product, Charlie, is an AI coworker that helps teams build and optimize agents, connect systems, analyze conversations and improve customer communications.

The capital will expand telli's engineering and go-to-market teams while enhancing its multi-channel AI agent capabilities. …