U.S. SEC pushes U.S. stock markets toward a 24-hour trading era, and will hold a roundtable on 24-hour trading

On-chain visualization analytics platform Bubblemaps noted that after BitMEX announced it would officially cease operations in September, its platform token BMEX plummeted by roughly 95% today. However, per the token economics model released in 2021, 92% of BMEX tokens are locked in vesting contracts, with only 8% allocated at launch — 5% via airdrop and 3% for product and liquidity purposes. On-chain data shows the only token withdrawal occurred on November 2, 2022, when the product and liquidity address received 63.75 million BMEX. Meanwhile, approximately 75% of tokens originally earmarked for employee incentives, ecosystem growth, and long-term reserves have never been withdrawn and have never entered circulation. Bubblemaps added that this is not necessarily a violation, but per the publicly disclosed allocation plan, these large portions of tokens have indeed never been actually distributed. BlockBeats previously reported that notably, the platform’s current handling of BMEX tokens is very limited, with no additional compensation or special arrangements. The only action explicitly mentioned in BitMEX’s official shutdown announcement today is that the platform has immediately unstaked all staked BMEX tokens and returned them directly to holders’ accounts. Per BitMEX’s earlier announcement, BMEX is a pure platform utility token, not equity, debt, or an asset with promised returns. The official disclaimer states that BMEX is only used for features such as trading fee discounts and staking rewards on the BitMEX platform, does not constitute an investment, and the platform assumes no refund or exchange liability.

The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has disclosed that since launching its special crypto tax compliance drive in November 2023, it has reached disclosure settlements with 502 crypto investors over the past two years, recovering more than ￡8 million in taxes, for an average settlement of roughly ￡16,600 per case. Of these, 280 settlements were recorded in the 2024/25 fiscal year involving ￡3.54 million, while 222 settlements in the 2025/26 fiscal year brought in around ￡4.78 million. Meanwhile, the number of "reminder letters" HMRC sent to crypto investors has surged sharply: 64,982 in the 2024/25 fiscal year, a 680% jump from three to four years earlier. As the UK joins the OECD’s Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), crypto service providers will be required to compulsorily collect and report user identity and transaction data to authorities starting January 2026, further limiting investors’ ability to conceal gains. Currently, around 8% of UK adults (approximately 4.5 million people) hold crypto assets.

U.S. Trade Representative Greer is set to release a tariff announcement today. Notably, the new tariff announcement is an extension of previous tariffs. Earlier, Trump said he would implement new tariffs on dozens of countries as soon as this week, and the current 10% global tariff is set to expire this week. The U.S. government is considering maintaining the 10% tariff rate for many countries, while exploring legal avenues to impose higher tariffs on others.

Elon Musk warned in a post on X last Friday that "institutions maintaining significant short positions in SpaceX over the long term have a very low survival probability." However, short sellers have not backed down. According to data from Ortex Technologies, investors shorting SpaceX have accumulated roughly $15.5 billion in paper profits since the company went public in mid-June. Per market data from BIT (bit.com), SpaceX’s stock price fell to a record low of $110.85 today, far below its $135 IPO price and nearly halved from its post-listing peak of $225.64. Ortex co-founder Peter Hillerberg noted, “There are no signs that short sellers are taking profits—if anything, they are adding to their positions.” As of Tuesday, approximately 360 million SpaceX shares (around 56% of freely tradable shares) have been lent out for short selling, with short positions highly concentrated.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is seriously considering restarting major military operations in Iran. (Axios)

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), U.S. space-themed stocks have declined collectively. SpaceX (SPCX) fell 2.7% to reach $110.85, hitting a new low since its IPO. SpaceX now plans to attempt another launch from 6:45 AM to 8:15 AM Beijing time on July 24 (tomorrow), with investors closely monitoring the outcome of this launch. Starship Flight 13 had automatically aborted about 1 second after igniting and leaving the launch pad on the morning of July 17. Virgin Galactic (SPCE) dropped 2.8%; AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) fell 6.1%; and Rocket Lab (RKLB) declined 3.6%.