📡 Hourly News Brief | 16:00-17:00

1. Bitcoin breaks through $71,000; the 24-hour increase reaches 10.48%. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index rises to 62. Total liquidation across the entire network over the past 24 hours exceeds $4 billion.

2. US spot Bitcoin ETFs see net inflows of $517 million. BlackRock’s IBIT contributes $285 million, and a “whale” address withdraws 30,000 ETH from Binance.

3. Huawei releases AITO M9 (Qi Jiel G9), priced from 429,800 to 549,800 yuan. It features an 800V platform and Huawei’s Star River Communications 3.0, while AITO RX (Zhijie RX) begins pre-sales.

4. From January to July 2026, AI-related layoffs are about 70,000—far exceeding the level for all of 2025. Samsung’s foundry business raises quotes for 4nm, 5nm, and 8nm nodes.

5. The CEO of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing says that, as of this year to date, more than 100 companies have listed, raising over $40 billion—surpassing the full year of last year. The Hang Seng Index closed up 0.8%.

6. China Jushi’s 1H 2026 attributable net profit increases 73.87% year over year. Hengyuan Coal & Electricity records 1H revenue of RMB 3.443 billion, up 44.82%.

7. OPEC forecasts that global natural gas demand will rise to more than 91 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2050, an increase of over 19 million barrels compared with 2025.

8. South Korea reiterates that income from digital asset holdings in self-custody wallets and overseas exchanges is subject to taxation, with plans to introduce the levy in 2027.