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Alibaba releases the real-time speech model Qwen-Audio-3.0-Realtime, with millisecond-level response times, and it can proactively call external tools in conversations such as maps, APIs, MCP, and knowledge bases. Users don’t need to explicitly “call tools”; they can continuously search and remember the results from the previous query. The model supports speaking while listening and can be interrupted at any time. In noisy or multi-person scenarios, it can identify the primary speaker and reduce interference, while adjusting tone, pacing, and emotion according to the context. The official also provides a Plus version with stronger reasoning and a faster Flash version, both of which have been launched on Alibaba Cloud Bailian.

BlockBeats message, July 15—according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale has just cashed out $2.85 million on CASHCAT, with a return on investment of as much as 952 times.


He spent 1.6 ETH (3000 USD) to buy 16.3 million CASHCAT, then sold all 16.3 million CASHCAT for 1527 ETH (2.86M USD), locking in a profit of $2.85 million.

BlockBeats news, July 15, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), a whale liquidated the short position on Longxin Storage (CXMT) in an ultra-fast 28 minutes, incurring a loss of $44,000 on a $220,000 trade.


Earlier reports said that an address with account assets over $75 million was building up a long position.

BlockBeats message. July 15. Three insiders revealed that on Tuesday, Trump, the U.S. president, held a meeting in the White House Situation Room to discuss a large-scale offensive against Iran; the operation’s scope would be broader than the strikes currently carried out around the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump appears to be aiming to escalate the conflict, intending to cause severe enough destruction to force the Iranian regime to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept the demands he has put forward on the nuclear issue.

At his first appearance at a congressional hearing, Wosh did not provide a specific signal on an interest-rate path. Instead, he emphasized that price stability would be the top priority, that there would be zero tolerance for high inflation, and that balance-sheet reform would be communicated in advance. He also said that monetary policy independence would continue to be maintained, and that the 2% inflation target would not be changed. The core of his message is that policy decisions will be driven by data: employment and inflation are not a matter of choosing one over the other. Going forward, he plans to manage market expectations through more transparent communication and leave room for governance reforms.

BlockBeats: trade.xyz listed CXMT stock futures for ChangXin Technology this morning. It is currently at $7.2, about 6x higher than the IPO issuance price of 8.66 yuan per share. CXMT contract open interest is about $1.74 million, and trading volume is about $983k. On July 14, ChangXin Technology announced an IPO issuance price of 8.66 yuan per share and will begin online and offline subscriptions on July 16.

BlockBeats news, ZEC continues to strengthen. Hyperliquid’s 24h gain is about 11.1%, with a current price of about $553.1 and a rise of about 37.8% from the start of the month. The on-chain biggest winner is trader Loracle, holding about 49,564 ZEC, with a notional position of about $27.41 million. Its average entry price is $362.28, with an unrealized profit of about $9.46M and a return rate of about 526.7%. Its position was accumulated and scaled up from late May, and after building into a main position, it caught the rally since July. The HyperInsight Bot has been launched and can automatically sync on-chain news in TG groups.

BlockBeats message, July 15. According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the suspected Bitmine address has just received another 6,000 ETH (worth approximately $11.2 million) again from FalconX.


Just 5 days ago, after the same wallet received 20,000 ETH from FalconX, it staked 19,032 ETH (approximately $33.2 million) into the Ethereum Beacon Chain contract.

According to monitoring by Dongcha, Bloomberg says OpenAI’s first screenless AI speaker will come with a built-in battery, camera, and sensors. It can move and sense the environment, is positioned as an AI companion, and can control smart home devices, play content, answer questions, and gradually access personal information to understand users. It features a mechanical structure and GPT-Live voice, and supports simultaneous listening and speaking. It plans to be unveiled this year, with sales in 2027; it is still under development, and details may change. Apple has accused it of stealing trade secrets and is seeking an injunction, which may affect the listing timeline.

BlockBeats message: On July 15, according to Mlm monitoring, a whale address has accumulated about 75 million USDC units purchased over the past few weeks. It previously carried out multiple test trades on Hyperliquid and has now started participating in CXMT asset auctions.

BlockBeats message. July 15, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Circle again minted 750 million USDC on the Solana network.

Data shows that since 2026, Circle has cumulatively minted about 69.01 billion USDC on the Solana network.

BlockBeats message, July 15, according to The Chosun Ilbo, a stock-investing YouTuber in Busan, South Korea, in his 40s, was repeatedly stabbed by a man in his 20s with a knife.


The report said the suspect was a subscriber to the channel. Some local media claim that the motive was that, after believing the stocks recommended by the YouTuber and investing, he suffered major losses; harboring resentment, he carried out the attack. The case is currently under further investigation.

Bitmine’s latest 10-Q shows that for the previous quarter ended May 31, Ethereum staking and validation revenue was about $45.7 million, accounting for approximately 98% of total revenue; its self-operated Bitcoin mining generated about $4.9M, and consulting revenue was about $45.7M. The company said about 85% of its ETH holdings have been staked, about 4.9 million ETH. The chairman said that after MAVAN is fully operational, ETH staking annualized rewards could reach $284 million; since Robinhood Chain went live on July 1, on-chain transaction volume has exceeded $1 billion, indicating Ethereum’s usefulness as a settlement layer network.

> Original title: The New American Dream: Democratising Investing
> Original source: Master Investor
> Original compilation: Azuma, Odaily Planet Daily
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Editor’s note: Robinhood recently launched Robinhood Chain. A new wave of Meme hype on the network has reignited the long-dormant crypto market, and it has even been viewed by some proactive investors as the start of the industry’s next cycle.

Last week, Robinhood’s founder and CEO Vlad

On July 6, Vlad Tenev said on The Master Investor that retail investors may become real “smart money.” He believes institutions over-focus on macro indicators, even selling off companies with strong fundamentals to rebalance; meanwhile, retail investors focus on operational improvement, excellent products, and growth in revenue and profits, making them better able to withstand short-term volatility and seize opportunities when the market panic causes otherwise sound companies to be wrongly sold off.

BlockBeats says the conflict between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz has entered a phase of attritional warfare. Trump is seeking to end it before the midterm elections and suppress oil prices, while Iran is buying time by continuously threatening shipping lanes and avoiding a full-scale war. The US has resumed port and maritime blockade against Iran and struck targets deemed threats, while Iran carries out raids on shipping lanes with missiles and drones, disrupting global energy transport. Analysts say that without a full-scale escalation, the conflict could evolve into a long-term war of attrition.

The Korea Financial Investment Association said that CEOs of 10 major asset management companies discussed taking investor protection measures for leveraged single-stock ETFs, including raising the minimum deposit threshold and dispersing the timing of rebalancing trades. The current threshold is 10 million won (about $6,714), and it emphasized strengthening the stabilizing role of liquidity providers. The trading volume needed for daily rebalancing of leveraged ETFs is about 700 billion to 2.1 trillion won.