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The Hong Kong Office responded by considering extending the time of the stock exchange

In response to a market rumor on 20 July that “Hong Kong Exchanges are considering extending the time of stock exchanges to cancel the lunch break,” Hong Kong government reported that Hong Kong Exchanges have been working to improve Hong Kong's competitiveness as an international financial centre and are currently studying a number of market facilitation measures, including extending the time of trade, but that the first priority is to study proposals to extend the time of trade in derivatives markets rather than stock trading. (New latitude)

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Aliyun adjusts the price of selected AgentOne commodities

On 20 July, Ariyun issued price adjustment notices for selected AgentOne commodities: As of 30 July 2026, the smart-outer Agent package specifications will be adjusted, and the smart-out-outer-Agent will no longer provide a 5,000-minute, 10,000-minute package and the minimum specifications for new purchase and renewal costs will be harmonized to 100,000 minutes. The original 5000/10000-minute specification no longer supports the continuation fee; the 5,000/10000-minute package, which can be used normally until the end of the course, is not affected by this adjustment。

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Murphy: Bitcoin options are at a low level, presages large market fluctuations

According to the early issuance of In-A, analyst Murphy indicated that Bitcoin options implied volatility was currently very low, with an implied volatility of 33 per cent for a week and 34 per cent for January, both below 40 per cent of historical ranges. Murphy statistics indicate that there have been two similar cases in the past year: 15 days after the implicit volatility of less than 40 per cent at the beginning of the month, 14 days after the BTC fell from $97,000 to $62,000 at the end of April, and from $82,000 to $60,000 after 15 June. Murphy noted that low implied volatility associated with market consensus, the accumulation of volatile arbitrage and the short-gamma mechanism for market traders could magnify the impact of over-expected events and alert contract traders to preparedness。

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Analyst: TD Cowen lowers the Smart Web Company ' s target price and discloses its second-quarter increase in bitcoin

According to The Block, TD Cowen reduced the target share price of The Smarter Web Company from Pound1 to Pound0.64 to maintain the buy-in rating. The analyst cited the revised price projections for Bitcoin, recent Treasury activity and the diluted scenario update, noting that the Smarter Web Company held Bitcoin from 2,699 BTC to 2,878 BTC in the second quarter. The Unit recorded a 2 per cent increase last Friday, reporting Pound0.29。

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Iraqi Militia Armed: If the United States expands its “aggression against Iran” it will participate directly in the war

On 20 July, the Iraqi militia, the Islamic Resistance, issued a statement on 20 July that, if the United States further expands its “aggression against Iran”, it would be directly involved in the fight against the United States and would resolutely attack all United States interests in Iraq and the Middle East and military bases. In the statement, the organization clarified, inter alia, that no military attacks had been launched in the past few days against United States military bases in Iraq and the Middle East. Xinhua International

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Blackstone will invest in Korean robot supplier Futronic

The private equity fund under Blackstone's banner will make a “significant investment” in Futronic, a Korean robot supplier, without disclosing the exact amount. The founder of Futronic, Gao Jin Ho, will continue to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and will work with Blackstone to accelerate the globalization of the company. “The Black Stone, like us, is committed to providing the most advanced integrated solutions for electromechanical power to our distinguished clients and partners. Their unique size and global platform will help to drive our expansion and to consolidate our leadership in the area of driving and campaigning for solutions, “Gorge Township. Futronic was established in 1993 to produce high-precision implementers for automobiles and industrial robots. In recent years, the company has expanded its operations to new and emerging areas of the market, including human-shaped and general-purpose robots. Eugene Cook, head of Blackstone private equity in Korea, stated that Futronic ' s research and development and engineering capabilities had made it a good place in the rapid growth of the automobile and robot markets. As AI entered the physical world, Blackstone argued that Futronic expertise in executive and movement control would be an important driving force. Kim Xian

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