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He Xiaopeng, Chairman of XPeng Inc., stated at the 2026 semi-annual financial report meeting that the humanoid robot IRON plans to enter large-scale production by the end of this year and will implement commercial scenarios in XPeng stores and parks. In 2027, IRON will officially launch, targeting external customers in the retail and service industries, with large-scale deliveries in China and overseas, and monthly production capacity can quickly increase to several thousand units. He has also served as the CEO of the robotics business since June of this year, integrating resources such as the automotive supply chain, automotive-grade manufacturing, global layout, and Turing AI chips to promote mass production and commercialization.On the same day, XPeng announced that its humanoid robot business has secured over $900 million in its first round of financing, with a post-investment valuation exceeding $6.3 billion. IDG led the investment, with Gao Rong Venture Capital, Tencent, Alibaba, and others subscribing for $600 million, while XPeng Inc. and senior executives including He Xiaopeng subscribed for $300 million. He Xiaopeng believes that the technical threshold for advanced general-purpose robotics is at least 20 times that of smart cars, and the revenue and gross profit over the entire lifecycle of a single unit will be significantly higher than that of cars, expecting considerable gross profit after mass production to support physical AI research and development.The pre-installed mass-produced Robotaxi equipped with the second-generation VLA has completed over 2,000 internal test orders in Guangzhou, and XPeng has completed the development of the cloud takeover platform, aiming to achieve passenger operations without safety personnel next year. The automotive business generated total revenue of 32.78 billion yuan in the first half of the year, delivering 166,000 vehicles, with a gross margin of 20.6%; it is expected to deliver between 115,000 and 121,000 vehicles in the third quarter, with total revenue between 21.7 billion and 23.4 billion yuan.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $236,340.34 in the event "Dota 2: Iron Wings vs BoomBoys - International Invitational Playoffs," specifically on the "Match Winner." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this subject is 59%.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: Iron Wing vs BoomBoys - The International Playoffs," the win rate of the "Over" option in the sub-market "Total Kills Over/Under 50.5 in the First Game?" has experienced significant fluctuations, dropping from 72.5% an hour ago to the current 53.5% (a fluctuation of 19%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: Iron Wing vs Team Spirit - International Invitational Playoffs," the "Iron Wing" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced severe fluctuations in winning probability, dropping from 53.5% an hour ago to the current 33.5% (a fluctuation of 20%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

At the SALT conference held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, CZ discussed the previously mentioned "super cycle" of Bitcoin at the Davos Forum, stating that this claim has yet to materialize. From the data, the market still follows a relatively strict four-year cycle, currently in the bear market phase; however, as the total market capitalization continues to expand, the price volatility will tend to narrow, similar to the price fluctuation patterns of large companies like Amazon and Facebook.Regarding the regulatory environment in the United States, CZ stated that this is the friendliest industry environment he has seen in his 12 years of work, and he believes that the U.S. regulatory framework has a demonstrative effect globally, with many countries' securities laws and exchange regulatory structures referencing the U.S. At the same time, Hong Kong is accelerating its legislative efforts to align with U.S. regulatory thinking. Additionally, CZ discussed the allocation situation of his investment firm YZi Labs, stating that currently about 70% of the funds are directed towards the core tracks of crypto and blockchain, about 20% towards AI, and the remaining portion towards fields like biotechnology.YZi Labs uses its own funds and is not constrained by external LP return cycles, placing more emphasis on the positive impact of projects and the execution capability of founding teams rather than purely on financial return models. Regarding Hyperliquid, CZ mentioned that there is a misunderstanding in the industry, believing that as a shareholder of Binance, he would only maintain a CEX position, but his entry into this industry was precisely because he believes in decentralization. If platforms like Hyperliquid, which do not require KYC, can enter the U.S. market in a compliant manner, it will open the doors for the entire industry, allowing more Perp DEX and decentralized services to reach users in the U.S. and globally, thus providing American consumers with better liquidity and pricing. This will not only benefit Hyperliquid itself but also international centralized trading platforms, including Binance.

Well-known crypto KOL Ansem posted that institutional funds are shifting towards a bullish outlook on the crypto market, including billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller buying HYPE, Robinhood launching its own L2, and hedge fund giant Paul Tudor Jones increasing his Bitcoin position.He also pointed out that the regulatory environment in the crypto industry is significantly improving, while crypto-native investors still generally maintain a strong bearish and pessimistic sentiment. Ansem believes that the combination of institutional funds turning bullish, the improving regulatory environment, and the still extremely pessimistic internal market sentiment constitutes a typical condition for the market to form a bottom.

Payward (the parent company of Kraken) stated that in the coming weeks, it will use Claude Mythos 5 to scan for vulnerabilities in all Payward environments, and the findings will be directly incorporated into its existing security program.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: Iron Wing vs. GamerLegion - The International Elimination Match," the sub-market "Ends During the Day" saw the "Yes" option's win rate fluctuate dramatically, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Dota 2: Iron Wing vs Team Yandex - The International Group Stage" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Iron Wing" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, dropping sharply from 69% an hour ago to the current 52.5% (a fluctuation of 16.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "Dota 2: Iron Wing vs Team Falcons - International Invitational Group Stage," the "Iron Wing" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced significant fluctuations in win probability, dropping from 63.5% an hour ago to the current 40% (a fluctuation of 23.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Dota 2: BoomBoys vs Iron Wing - International Invitational Group Stage" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "BoomBoys" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced severe fluctuations in win probability, dropping from 74.5% an hour ago to the current 52.5% (a fluctuation of 22%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Bitfinex's latest report indicates that Bitcoin buying is returning, but the current rebound still mainly relies on improvements in the macroeconomic environment rather than catalysts from the cryptocurrency market itself.

ZEC financial company Cypherpunk disclosed on platform X that Ironwood has surpassed Orchard to become the largest shielded pool on Zcash.The latest data shows that the Ironwood shielded pool has locked a total of 1,976,378 ZEC, worth over 1 billion dollars.

According to official news, a total of 129,396 ZEC have been migrated to the Ironwood shielded pool, valued at over 60 million dollars at current prices.The official statement said that Ironwood, as the latest shielded pool for Zcash, has completed formal verification, supports independent audits, and is currently carrying an increasing proportion of shielded funds in the network.

Zcash activated the Ironwood NU6.3 network upgrade at block height 3,428,143, launching a new shielded pool to enhance network security and allow for the independent verification of ZEC circulating supply.After the upgrade, the original Orchard pool was restricted, and new funds are not allowed to enter. Existing funds must be migrated out through a turnstile before re-entering Ironwood, ensuring at the protocol level that pool expenditures do not exceed verifiable income. Ironwood is based on a revised protocol that has been formally verified and independently audited, aimed at preventing similar risks to the previous Orchard declarative vulnerabilities. Wallets supporting Ironwood (such as Zodl 3.8.0) have provided migration paths, allowing users to transfer funds from Orchard to the new pool without changing addresses.

Zcash core developer Sean Bowe posted on the X platform that the block height for the Zcash Ironwood mainnet activation has been determined and marked. All major organizations have committed to activating the NU6.3 upgrade at block height 3,428,143, expected to occur at 8 PM Beijing time on July 28.According to previous news, this upgrade stems from the earlier Orchard pool vulnerability—this vulnerability could allow attackers to mint an unlimited amount of counterfeit ZEC, and due to the privacy attributes of the Orchard pool, the team could not determine whether any counterfeit ZEC was minted before the vulnerability was patched. The Ironwood upgrade will implement two core measures: first, it will introduce a new privacy pool using the Orchard protocol, while the old pool will be gradually phased out; second, it will add a control flag in the zero-knowledge proof circuit, which, when enabled, can disable the function of transferring to other users in the pool while retaining the change feature.

The Zcash development team announced plans to introduce formal verification through the upcoming new privacy pool Ironwood, using mathematical proofs to eliminate the risk of "undetectable inflation vulnerabilities."According to previous news, although the vulnerabilities in the Orchard shielded pool have been fixed and there is no evidence of exploitation, the community decided to launch a brand new Ironwood shielded pool and conduct comprehensive formal verification of its protocol, as it is theoretically impossible to confirm whether hidden inflation has occurred through on-chain history.

According to Zcash developer Sean Bowe (@ebfull), the Zcash Ironwood network upgrade has made significant progress: all consensus rule changes have been implemented and have entered the audit phase, and the related specifications (ZIPs) have been released and are nearing final status; the testnet activation is scheduled for July 4, and the mainnet activation is expected to be completed around July 21.The team is simultaneously conducting formal verification work to eliminate potential risks regarding supply integrity, and the relevant results will be announced before the mainnet activation. The only impact on users after the upgrade will be the migration process of the old funding pool. There is already sufficient hashing power expressing support for the mainnet upgrade, although some wallets may not be able to complete adaptation in time, but the team has stated that this will not delay the activation, and ample alternative solutions and testnet time will be provided.