Spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Reopening the Strait of Hormuz requires the United States to lift its blockade and provide compensation.

BlockBeats today released its July 2026 exchange rankings. Statistics show that in July 2026, spot trading volume on major centralized exchanges (CEXs) decreased by 35.51% compared to June 2026, while perpetual contract trading volume fell 19.59% month-over-month. The decline in spot trading was significantly larger than that of derivatives, indicating a further cooling of the overall market, though demand for leveraged trading remained relatively resilient. Full details are available in the report: "July Exchange Rankings: Spot Market Down 35%, Derivatives Trading Remains Resilient"

South Korea's presidential office announced that it will establish a new fund worth 5 trillion won, focusing on investing in promising semiconductor materials, components and equipment.

Unitree Robotics officially launched online and offline IPO subscription today. Its offering price is 150.80 yuan per share, with a post-issue total market cap of around 60.993 billion yuan and total fundraising of nearly 6.1 billion yuan, while the offering P/E ratio hits 219.23 times. Notably, the firm received early investment from DJI, though the stake was ultimately exited via DJI’s capital reduction. It is understood that Unitree founder Wang Xingxing briefly worked at DJI before starting his venture, but resigned shortly after to launch his startup. In 2018, DJI acquired roughly 17% of Unitree’s shares for 10.1286 million yuan, valuing the company at approximately 60 million yuan at the time. DJI’s stake in Unitree was once registered with industrial and commercial authorities, making it Unitree’s largest external shareholder, but DJI reduced its capital in 2019 and exited the company’s shareholder roll. Estimates suggest that if DJI had held onto the stake until now, its value would likely reach billions of yuan. In response to the news, DJI said it would not comment. (Source: Sina Technology)

TUT surged 10x after listing on @Aster_DEX. Over the past 8 hours, a trader deposited $240K into #Aster and opened a 2x long on 968,742 $TUT($165K).

Affected by the "Chipflation" cost pressure stemming from the artificial intelligence investment boom, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is shifting its focus to domestic storage semiconductors. In response, a representative from Changxin Technology’s Securities Department stated: All major collaborations, production capacity progress and other information of the company are subject to the company’s announcements, prospectus, and subsequent interim reports. As for DDR6 production capacity planning, mass production progress and other details, due to information compliance management requirements, it is temporarily inconvenient to disclose externally. Regarding market rumors, the company will strictly abide by the information disclosure rules for listed companies and advance relevant information disclosure work in light of actual circumstances.

According to official announcements, the Cardano Foundation has announced that Chief Technology Officer Giorgio Zinetti will step down on August 31. Under the current roadmap, the Foundation’s board of directors and executive team will continue to work closely with the head of technology and senior business development, staying focused on enterprise adoption.