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Earlier today, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) disclosed that H&H International Investment, managed by Duan Yongping, reduced its long position in Pop Mart International Group Limited from 7.65% to 5.55% on July 30, 2026. A detailed interpretation of the announcement shows that the reduction was triggered by the exercise of call options sold by Duan Yongping. Duan holds Pop Mart’s underlying shares via H&H International Investment, while selling call options to earn option premiums. After some of these call options expired and were exercised on July 30, Duan was required to deliver shares at the agreed price, leading to a reduction in his physical share holdings and the disclosed long position ratio dropping from 7.65% to 5.55%. The exercise of these expiring call options required Duan to deliver a portion of his shares at a combined settlement price of approximately HKD 162.50, resulting in a net reduction of around 8.9328 million physical shares. Combined with the expiry or conversion of other option positions, this overall led to the decline in the disclosed total long position ratio. Duan Yongping is accustomed to selling options to boost returns or build positions, and has engaged in similar operations with stocks like Apple in the past. He previously publicly stated, “I’ve just started buying Pop Mart, and I’m unlikely to sell within the next 10 years.” This reduction in the ratio is mainly a passive share reduction due to option settlement, rather than an active sell-off in the market. The actual scale of physical share reduction is not as large as the disclosed ratio might suggest, as the disclosed long ratio also includes the impact of derivative-related positions.

According to BIT (bit.com) market data, Shopify (SHOP.N), the US cross-border e-commerce platform, saw its pre-market gains expand to over 30% after the company’s Q2 results topped expectations. Shopify’s Q2 financial report shows revenue reached $3.583 billion, up 34% year-over-year; GMV hit $115.567 billion, growing 32%; gross profit was $1.708 billion; operating profit stood at $488 million; free cash flow totaled $654 million; net income came in at $1.502 billion; monthly recurring revenue reached $221 million. The company called this a "monster quarter", with GMV, revenue, gross profit and free cash flow all growing by over 30%. It also guided third-quarter revenue to rise in the low 30% range year-over-year.

According to Bloomberg, Binance-affiliated entities Nest Trading, Distributed Technologies, and Chaintecs Consulting Singapore have jointly filed a lawsuit in Hong Kong against RedotPay co-founders Gao Zhangpeng, Chan Wa Choi, and Yao Chao, accusing the trio of breaching agreements by diverting over 470,000 users from Binance Card to RedotPay and claiming $472.8 million in damages. Separately, Binance-related entity Chaintecs has also initiated a lawsuit against a RedotPay affiliate in Singapore, with a hearing scheduled for Friday. RedotPay previously sought an initial public offering (IPO) at a valuation of around $4 billion; the company states it currently has $14 billion in annualized payment volume, $180 million in annualized revenue, and over 8 million users.

Unitree announced that its application for initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market has been approved by the exchange’s Listing Review Committee and registered with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The offering will combine strategic placement, offline issuance, and online issuance, with 40,446,400 new shares to be issued publicly, accounting for 10.00% of the total share capital post-offering. The issuer and its sponsor (lead underwriter) CITIC Securities will host an online roadshow from 14:00 to 17:00 on Friday, August 7, 2026, attended by key members of the issuer’s management and relevant personnel from the sponsor. Unitree is set to launch its IPO and list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market, with the offline subscription date set for August 10, 2026.

According to BIT (Bit.com) market data, driven by the release of its Q2 2026 financial results, Circle (CRCL) saw its pre-market trading gain expand to nearly 6%, trading at $66.97. As of the end of the second quarter, USDC’s circulating supply reached $73.3 billion, up 19% year-over-year; the quarter’s total revenue and reserve income stood at $701 million, up 7% YoY, with adjusted EBITDA of $143 million, rising 8% YoY. Additionally, Circle announced that its Arc mainnet will launch on September 16, and it has received approval for a U.S. federal trust bank charter.

Circle Releases Q2 2026 Financial Results: USDC Circulation Hits $73.3B, Up 19% YoY; On-Chain Volume Surges 151% Circle announced its Q2 2026 financial results, showing that as of the end of the second quarter, USDC’s circulating supply reached $73.3 billion, a 19% year-over-year (YoY) increase; USDC on-chain transaction volume for the quarter stood at $14.8 trillion, up 151% YoY. The company’s Q2 total revenue and reserve income amounted to $701 million, rising 7% YoY; adjusted EBITDA was $143 million, an 8% YoY growth; net profit from continuing operations reached $48 million, a YoY increase of $530 million. In business developments, Circle announced that the Arc public blockchain will launch its mainnet on September 16, with institutions including BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy, Mastercard, Visa, and Standard Chartered serving as network validators. BlackRock plans to deploy its BUIDL fund on Arc, while DTCC will support the tokenization of DTC-custodied assets on the network. Additionally, Circle has obtained final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Circle National Trust, a national trust bank, making it one of the first stablecoin issuers to secure a U.S. federal banking license. It also received approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to set up Circle New York Trust. Circle Payments Network (CPN) saw its annualized transaction volume rise to $14.7 billion over the past 30 days, a 76% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) increase, while the number of connected financial institutions grew to 175, up 29% QoQ.