Glassnode: Bitcoin options market is firmly rebuilding bullish exposure

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a crypto whale has just deposited $17 million into Hyperliquid to go long on Bitcoin and Samsung with 10x leverage. Its current positions are: 20 BTC (valued at approximately $1.26 million) and 7,600 SMSN shares (valued at roughly $1.2 million).

Per an official announcement, Bitget has rolled out an exclusive ETH wealth management campaign for its VIP users, running from 18:00 on July 17 to 18:00 on July 22 (UTC+8). The campaign is open to VIP users who participated in NES PoolX between 18:00 on July 8 and 18:00 on July 17 (UTC+8). Eligible users who subscribe to the ETH Simple Earn current product can enjoy an APR of up to 4%. For more details, please refer to Bitget’s official platform.

Cloud company Nebius has secured its first senior secured debt financing of approximately $775 million to expand its AI cloud platform. The financing is backed by deployed GPU infrastructure and investment-grade client contract cash flows. Deal terms include a 2030 maturity and an interest rate of SOFR plus 2.50%. The financing, paired with client cash flows, covers over 100% of the company’s relevant capital expenditure needs. Nebius currently boasts over $40 billion in contract revenue from clients such as Microsoft and Meta.

ARK Invest released its Q2 2026 Bitcoin report, stating that Bitcoin fell approximately 14% in the second quarter, breaking below the short-term holder realized price, 200-day moving average, and on-chain average, with a still bearish technical outlook. However, the proportion of loss-making supply rose to around 54%, and the supply held by long-term holders hit a record high of roughly 14.85 million BTC, which ARK considers a potential signal of seller exhaustion. The report also pointed out that Bitcoin has not yet fallen back to its on-chain cost range of approximately $49,000 to $53,000, meaning downside risks have not been fully released. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of around 71,000 BTC in Q2, while Strategy’s STRC preferred shares dropped to a low of $74.57.

CNBC’s latest “All-American Economic Survey” reveals that U.S. public economic confidence has plummeted to its lowest level since the post-pandemic era, with a deep sense of frustration spreading among voters. The data shows that as many as 61% of respondents hold a pessimistic outlook on current and future economic conditions, marking the highest such share since late 2023. In comparison, only 25% remain optimistic. This sentiment is driven by a widespread “lifestyle downgrade” being experienced by ordinary citizens. Furthermore, Trump’s overall approval rating stands at just 40%, while his disapproval rate hits 59%. For economic governance, his disapproval rate reaches 60%, pushing his net approval rating to -22%—the worst performance of his entire political career.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has once again released a statement: In response to the US military's aggressive acts, we struck the special operations command center of the US military's Tanf military base in Syria, destroyed a radar system, multiple special operations helicopters, and caused US military casualties. Iran still fully controls the Strait of Hormuz; as long as US aggressive acts continue, not a single drop of oil or natural gas will be exported through this region.