According to BlockBeats, on July 23, Tencent Cloud released its first cloud-based intelligent agent, CodeBuddy NPC, designed for the R&D process. This is a key upgrade to Tencent Cloud's CodeBuddy code assistant, which is built around Harness (the runtime governance layer of cloud-based intelligent agents). Primarily aimed at developer teams, it can autonomously obtain context, complete tasks in a closed loop, and deliver results.

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According to BlockBeats, on July 23, the Singapore-based trading platform reached a new agreement with MSCI to further deepen their partnership, marking a significant step in the platform's expansion of its derivatives offerings.

According to executives at the Singapore Exchange, the exchange will partner with MSCI to add up to 100 new futures and options contracts to its indices. These contracts will cover developed and emerging markets, as well as major sector indices including utilities, industrials, energy, and financials.

According to BlockBeats, on July 23, based on BIT (bit.com) market data, US stocks saw slight gains in the semiconductor, memory, and optical communication sectors in pre-market trading on Thursday.

Semiconductor stocks generally rose, with Lam Research (LRCX) up 1.31%, Intel (INTC) up 2.63%, Applied Materials (AMAT) up 1.98%, and Arm (ARM) up 0.56%.

The storage sector led the gains, with SK Hynix (SKHY) up 6.91%, Micron Technology (MU) up 3.07%, Western Digital (WDC) up 2.5%, SanDisk (SNDK) up 1.85%, and Seagate Technology (STX) up 2.6%.

Optical communication concept stocks rose in tandem, with Astera Labs (ALAB) up 1.39%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) up 4.06%, Coherent (COHR) up 2.33%, Credo (CRDO) up 2.52%, and Lumentum (LITE) up 3.13%.

According to BlockBeats, on July 23, renowned investor Duan Yongping, in response to a community user's question about whether he would reduce his holdings in Pop Mart and instead purchase SpaceX shares, stated, "I've only just started buying Pop Mart! I guess I probably won't sell it within the next 10 years. AI cannot be ignored; I'm trying to understand it."

According to a Bloomberg report on July 23, sources familiar with the matter revealed that Galaxy Digital Inc. plans to issue approximately $3.5 billion in high-yield bonds for the first time to fund data center projects related to CoreWeave Inc. This also signifies that financing for artificial intelligence infrastructure is further pushing the US credit market towards riskier sectors.

Sources familiar with the matter said Galaxy Digital is pitching the bond offering to investors at a yield of approximately 9%. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are the underwriters for the offering, which is expected to be priced on Thursday. The sources requested anonymity as the information is not yet public.

According to BlockBeats, BitMEX was officially founded in 2014 by legendary trader Arthur Hayes and co-founders Ben Delo and Samuel Reed. In the cryptocurrency trading field, BitMEX was once the most influential player, especially in the derivatives trading market, where it was once an industry leader. It rapidly rose to prominence by pioneering 100x leverage perpetual contracts, becoming the world's largest cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform at one point, with daily trading volume reaching tens of billions of dollars, and profoundly driving the development of the perpetual contract market. However, its high-leverage model, offshore operations, and lax KYC/AML policies have also been accompanied by long-term regulatory controversies.

"312" Market-Saving Moment: Starting at 6:30 PM on March 12, 2020, cryptocurrencies, led by Bitcoin, suddenly plummeted, catching everyone off guard. Price charts on trading software flashed incessantly as Bitcoin's price, starting at $7,000, fell without resistance, shattering all hopes and plummeting nearly 50% within 24 hours. BitMEX, the trading platform with the largest short positions at the time, suspended its trading function on the morning of the 13th, a move commonly known as "pulling the plug." In a sense, this saved Bitcoin. During the relentless decline, there were no buy orders on BitMEX; without the plug, Bitcoin's price on that platform would have reached zero. Meanwhile, other trading platforms were also in chaos, with arbitrage bots exceeding their operational limits, and price differences between platforms reaching as high as $1,000.

In 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) indicted Hayes and other co-founders of BitMEX on charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act and failing to establish an effective anti-money laundering system, alleging that BitMEX illegally provided services to U.S. users. On April 7, 2021, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes surrendered to U.S. authorities in Hawaii. Hayes was tried by a federal judge in Hawaii and released on $10 million bail, flying out of the United States after serving a six-month house arrest sentence. Subsequently, BitMEX completed a comprehensive KYC reform, the founding team members resigned or pleaded guilty, and the platform's market share continued to shrink as competitors such as Binance, Bybit, and OKX rose, gradually replacing its leading position in the industry.

In early 2025, sources reported that BitMEX was seeking a sale and had hired investment bank Broadhaven Capital Partners to assist with the sale in late 2024.

In 2026, BitMEX announced that it would officially shut down its trading platform on September 23, ending its 12-year operation. As the pioneer of perpetual contracts, BitMEX propelled the crypto derivatives market into a phase of rapid development and became an important microcosm of the crypto industry's transition from a regulatory vacuum to a compliant era. Its rise and fall reflects the development trajectory of the entire industry.

According to BlockBeats, on July 23, based on BIT (bit.com) market data, Alphabet (GOOG.O) fell more than 3% in pre-market trading after the company released its Q2 results and raised its fiscal year capital expenditure forecast.

According to BlockBeats, Tesla (TSLA.O) shares fell nearly 5% in pre-market trading on July 23, as quarterly profits missed expectations and free cash flow turned negative for the first time in over two years.

BlockBeats reported on July 23 that BitMEX announced it will officially shut down its trading platform on September 23, 2026 at 04:00 (UTC). Effective immediately, the platform has stopped accepting all new user registrations. BitMEX stated that after a strategic review of the company's business and the entire crypto industry, the board of directors of its parent company, HDR Global Trading Limited, decided to close the trading platform.

BitMEX strongly advises all users to close their positions and withdraw funds as soon as possible. The trading platform will continue to operate normally before the closing time, but from 04:00 (UTC) on August 26, 2026, risk restrictions will be implemented, preventing users from opening new positions and allowing only the reduction of existing ones. Afterwards, BitMEX will gradually force-close existing positions to ensure an orderly market exit; positions not closed by the closing time will be immediately forced to close. The platform states that it will not be responsible for any trading losses incurred by users failing to close their positions in a timely manner. Furthermore, contracts with insufficient liquidity will be settled early, and the platform will, as is customary, notify relevant users in advance.

After the trading session closes, BitMEX will no longer provide any trading services, retaining only asset custody functionality. Users can still log in to their accounts to view their wallet balances and transaction history, and continue to withdraw assets. All BMEX staking has been released, and the relevant tokens have now been returned to user accounts. For users who have completed KYC but have not withdrawn before the closing time, BitMEX will begin charging an account management fee, calculated monthly based on the account balance at $50 USD or 1% annualized (whichever is higher). If users continue to fail to withdraw for an extended period, the platform may further increase the fee in the future, with advance notice provided.