Sources say Pakistan is still mediating, and the window for US-Iran talks may reopen.

According to Securities Times, Alibaba has cumulatively invested around 7.6 billion yuan in Changxin Technology, making it the industry investor with the highest shareholding ratio. Per Changxin Technology’s prospectus and public information, the Alibaba group first took a stake in Changxin Technology in December 2021. After dilution from multiple rounds of financing, the stake from this initial investment stood at around 1%. Three and a half years later, in June 2025, the Alibaba group made a large additional investment, raising its pre-IPO stake to around 5%: Alibaba Cloud holds 3.85% and Alibaba Network holds 1.12%. As a result, the Alibaba group’s total cumulative investment in Changxin Technology amounts to approximately 7.6 billion yuan. It is understood that Alibaba Cloud was also one of the largest single investors in the final round of capital increase before Changxin Technology’s listing.

According to EmberCN’s monitoring, a whale address has been consistently going long on XYZ100 (Nasdaq 100 Index) over the past three hours. Its current position size has swelled to approximately $61.5 million, and it has not halted adding to its position. The address is still continuously purchasing via TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) orders, signaling that it is further expanding its Nasdaq 100 long position through batch execution.

According to market sources, the CFTC has blocked CME’s plan to offer 24/7 oil futures trading.

According to official announcements, Circle Ventures has invested in blockchain analytics and compliance firm Elliptic, with the specific investment amount undisclosed. Earlier this year, Elliptic completed a $120 million Series D funding round in May, led by One Peak, with participation from institutions including Nasdaq Ventures, Deutsche Bank, and British commercial banks. Elliptic also announced that Circle has joined its "Agentic Design Partner Program"—an initiative bringing together infrastructure providers, compliance leaders, and technical teams to co-develop compliance solutions for AI agent scenarios. Elliptic noted that Circle has been a client of Elliptic for years and has expanded its compliance capabilities across a range of digital asset projects.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that there are many inaccuracies in reports about the U.S. government holding shares in OpenAI. BlockBeats previously reported that the Financial Times said in a July 2 report that OpenAI had discussed transferring a 5% stake to the U.S. government. Under the proposed arrangement, other U.S. AI companies would also transfer similar proportions of shares, though it remains unclear whether other AI labs are willing to do so.

According to official announcements, Trade.xyz has announced the launch of US stock SK Hynix (ticker: xyz:SKHY), with trading now open 24/7/365. SKHY tracks the value of one American Depositary Share (ADS) of SK Hynix. The ADS is listed on Nasdaq, with each ADS representing one-tenth of a SK Hynix common share held by a depositary bank. SKHY is launched as a pre-listing contract, and will convert to a standard XYZ perpetual contract once the ADS begins trading on Nasdaq.