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According to media reports, U.S. intelligence analysts are investigating whether Russia assisted Iran in targeting CIA facilities in the Gulf region during recent drone attacks, on July 23. The investigation examines whether Moscow provided targeting intelligence or advanced drone technology. The Iranian attacks struck multiple CIA sites, including a CIA workstation within the U.S. embassy in Riyadh and a facility in eastern Iraq. Some officials believe Russia may have upgraded Iran's Shahed dro

According to Jin10 Data, on July 22, Hamas's new Political Bureau Chief Khalil al-Hayya delivered his first video address since taking office, emphasizing the immediate priority of achieving a complete halt to Israel's military operations in Gaza. This includes cessation of aggression and killings, full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and restoration of humanitarian aid delivery and reconstruction efforts.

According to S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital, the companies recently launched the S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index, comprising 18 digital assets designed to provide institutional investors with a structured approach to evaluate cryptocurrencies. Unlike existing indexes that rely on price momentum or market popularity, the new index applies a rule-based methodology similar to traditional finance standards. To qualify, assets must have a minimum market capitalization of $500 million and m

WTI September crude futures rose $2.49, or 2.95%, today (July 22) to close at $86.83 per barrel, and climbed to $88.61 during Asian session trading as of 17:52 Beijing time. Abu Dhabi Murban crude surged 4.31% to $89.47 per barrel, having touched $91.30 at 16:29. NYMEX August natural gas closed at $2.9250 per million British thermal units, while August gasoline futures settled at $3.4147 per gallon and August heating oil at $4.1488 per gallon.

On July 22 evening, gold futures (T+D) on the Shanghai Gold Exchange closed up 0.71% at 903.69 yuan per gram, while silver futures closed up 1.15% at 14,660 yuan per kilogram.

According to on-chain analytics provider BankXRP, Ripple Prime has secured four nominations at the Hedgeweek US Awards 2026. The nominations include Prime Broker of the Year across Client Service, Technology, Specialist Markets, and Start-up & Emerging categories, recognizing the platform's institutional-grade infrastructure for hedge funds, asset managers, family offices, and professional trading firms in the digital asset economy.

Shanghai crude oil futures (2609 contract) closed up 2.74% overnight at 565.30 yuan per barrel, while gold futures rose 1.16% and silver futures climbed 1.69%.

According to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Command, on July 22, the Strait of Hormuz entry and exit routes are fully under Iranian control, with any alternative routes posing severe and irreversible dangers to vessels. The warning follows an incident on July 18, when two tankers reported explosions and fires in a mined area south of the strait. The U.S. Central Command contested Iran's account. The tankers used the southern route near Oman's coast, which the U.S. encourages as sa

On July 22, diplomats from EU member states convened for talks but once again failed to reach consensus on the 21st round of sanctions against Russia.

According to Hyundai, the company denied on July 22 that its humanoid robot deployment plan is part of current labor negotiations with striking autoworkers at its South Korean facility. The automaker stated that the union's demands focus on compensation-related issues such as wage increases, bonuses, and workers' retirement age extensions, not robot deployment concerns. Hyundai's current Atlas humanoid robot deployment plan is limited to Metaplant America, an electric vehicle factory near Savann

According to Tasnim News Agency, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force commander threatened to cut electricity supplies to U.S. regional allies if Iranian bridges or power plants are attacked. The statement represents an escalation in rhetoric amid ongoing regional tensions.

According to Tasnim News Agency, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Aerospace Force commander stated today that Iran would cut power supplies to U.S. regional allies if Iranian bridges or power plants are attacked.

According to Mizuho analysts led by Dan Dolev, the Clarity Act could negatively impact Circle over the long term by attracting increased competition in the stablecoin market. Mizuho argues that regulatory certainty from the Clarity Act will commoditize USDC, eroding Circle's revenues as competitors enter the space. The analysts cited Open USD, backed by over 140 companies including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Coinbase, as a significant threat. Unlike Circle, which retains approximately 38% of U

According to Benchmark Equity Research, on Wednesday the firm raised its price target for Hut 8 Mining (HUT) to $195 from $165, an 18% increase, following the full commercialization of the company's Beacon Point AI campus in Texas. This marks Benchmark's second target hike for HUT this month, as analyst Mark Palmer previously raised the target to $165 from $85 last week after incorporating the first phase of Beacon Point into his valuation. Hut 8 announced Monday that it signed a second 15-year

On July 22, Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of layoff decisions by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Warren, a senior Democratic member of the U.S. Senate, directed the GAO to examine the circumstances and impact of the CFTC workforce reductions.

According to ChainCatcher, the latest version of Libbitcoin Server completes a full Bitcoin node initial block download in 55 minutes with GPU-based signature verification. Developer @evoskuil stated the acceleration comes from a new system that processes ECDSA and Schnorr signatures in parallel with standard script verification, rather than as a separate step. The system captures signatures during validation, batches them, and processes through GPU while other verification continues, achieving

On Wednesday, Anthropic joined the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) second Supercharged Sandbox cohort, providing its Claude AI models to participating financial firms. The second cohort includes 21 organizations, among them Scottish Widows, Money Advice Trust and TrueLayer. Participants will access Claude to develop applications spanning fraud detection, compliance automation, and AI governance. The FCA received 199 applications for the latest group, up 51% from the first round, reflectin

The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will hold a press conference on July 29 at 2:30 AM Eastern Time.

According to market reports, Greece's highest national security council is set to approve a $3.42 billion purchase of Israeli air defense hardware to establish a multi-layered defense network called 'Shield of Achilles' as of July 22, 2026.

According to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Wednesday, crypto vaults and onchain lending products may fall under U.S. securities laws if they involve discretionary asset management, such as allocating assets, selecting yield strategies, setting lending terms, or determining liquidation thresholds. Peirce stated in an official statement that some vaults could be treated as securities offerings or investment companies, while parties managing vault allocations or lending parameters could trigger