Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a US base in Jordan, destroying multiple missile defense systems.

According to Bitget market data, South Korea’s KOSPI index closed up 299.12 points on Thursday, July 23, with a 4.4% gain, ending at 7096.82 points. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 307.00 points to close at 66422.60 points on the same day, marking a 0.46% increase.

According to CCTV News, a special meeting on promoting the application of the national standard series *Artificial Intelligence Agent Interconnection* was recently convened at the Zhongguancun Exhibition Center in Beijing. Seven guiding national standards under GB/Z185-2026 were unveiled at the event. This marks China’s first interconnection standard system covering the entire lifecycle of AI agents, laying unified underlying rules for global AI collaboration. The agent identity code serves as the core implementation carrier among the seven key links. A ceremony for the first batch of agent identity code issuances was held on site, with over 2,000 identity codes issued to key industry AI agents, endowing each agent with a unique, traceable “digital ID” to build a trusted underlying trust framework for interconnection. This system is currently the world’s first systematic interconnection standard system for AI agents.

UBS Gold Strategist Joni Teves remains optimistic about gold's medium- and long-term outlook. She noted that gold prices have continued to rise since the start of this week, with gold stocks in mainland China and Hong Kong surging around 20% cumulatively over three days, a positive signal. "We believe market confidence in gold is starting to improve, and we continue to expect gold prices to rebound from current levels by the end of the year," she said. The UBS global team remains upbeat on gold's medium-term outlook, forecasting gold prices will reach $4,675 per ounce by the end of 2026 and $4,800 per ounce by the end of 2027. Key events to watch next include the Federal Reserve's policy stance at its July FOMC meeting and further developments in the Middle East. (Jin10)

Tesla's Frankfurt-listed shares fell nearly 5% as the company's latest earnings missed market expectations. (Jinshi)

According to an official announcement, Binance will support the network upgrade and hard fork of Polygon (POL). Binance is scheduled to suspend POL network token deposits and withdrawals at 21:00 (UTC+8) on July 29, 2026. The Polygon core team plans to carry out the network upgrade and hard fork at block height 50,185,000, which is expected to occur at 22:00 Beijing time on July 29. After the upgrade is completed and the network stabilizes, Binance will resume the relevant deposit and withdrawal services, with the specific resumption time to be announced separately.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost noted in a post that Bitcoin’s short-term holders—defined as those holding coins for no more than 155 days—have been in a state of realized loss for roughly nine consecutive months, a characteristic typically aligned with bear market environments. Estimates put the average cost basis of these short-term holders at around $68,800, leaving the group under notable pressure. As Bitcoin attempts to establish a foothold above $65,000, short-term holders are projected to continue selling at a loss of approximately 4%.