Gold miner Alkane reported FY26 net profit after tax of A$228.7 million, up 592% year on year. The result was driven by a 140% jump in gold production to 168,337 ounces from the Tomingley, Costerfield and Björkdal mines, alongside an average realised gold price of A$5,664 per ounce. Revenue rose 257% from a year earlier. The company ended the year with A$454 million in cash, bullion and listed investments.

HKEX gold futures recorded physical delivery of 145kg on Wednesday, more than double the previous 63kg record set in December 2018, marking the contract’s highest single-day tally since its 2018 launch. The contract was relaunched on July 6 with a market-wide waiver of the US$1 per-contract trading fee, and it has averaged 9,974 contracts a day with total trading value of US$1.35 billion. On the same day, the US Treasury said it would at least double the size of its liquidity-support buyback operations for long-dated bonds, and gold rose to about US$4,540 per ounce on Friday.

BTC rose 6.60% to USD 74,492 as USD 59.46B in turnover met USD 402.66M of BTC short liquidations and a broad market rebound.

HYPE gained 7.0% in 24 hours as USD 1.35B turnover topped BTC and ETH performance; revenue, TVL and perp OI show the venue remains active.

Niu Lai gained 60.0% in 24 hours as USD 39.05 million volume reached 63.09% of its USD 61.90 million market cap. Intraday momentum has cooled below USD 0.063.

ENA rose 34.1% in 24 hours as USD 424.15M turnover and a USD 1B USDe credit facility met a broad short-covering crypto rally.

PUMP gained 17.7% in 24 hours as USD 287.95M turnover and a broad risk-on tape drove a high-turnover rally. Daily levels frame the risk.

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