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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Enforcement Division Deputy Director Osman Walden will depart on July 31, with Osman Nawaz set to assume the position.

According to reports, shipping giant Maersk suspended services to Ukraine's Chornomorsk Fishing Port on Tuesday due to intensified Russian attacks on Ukrainian sea export routes. The company stated that a vessel originally scheduled to offload cargo at the port will now dock at Romania's Constanta Port, with all future imports destined for Chornomorsk also being rerouted there. Ukraine's grain export capacity via Black Sea ports has declined by approximately one-third due to recent Russian strik

According to CoinGlass, the cryptocurrency market saw $153 million in total liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $73.18 million and short positions $80.16 million. Bitcoin liquidations reached $26.65 million, while Ethereum saw $34.32 million liquidated. The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance's ETHUSDC trading pair, worth $4.485 million. A total of 61,532 traders were liquidated during the period.

According to Jin10, Amazon cut positions within its general AI division on Wednesday. The company's spokesman stated the move reflects a strategic shift to concentrate resources on projects most important to customers and accelerate progress in key areas. The layoffs are part of a series of smaller workforce reductions following a major cut in January.

Samsung Electronics launched three Galaxy Z foldable phones on Wednesday, July 22, in London, pricing the Galaxy Z Fold8 at $1,899, the Fold8 Ultra at $2,099, and the Flip8 at $1,199. The Fold8 Ultra and Flip8 each increased by $100 compared to their predecessors, reflecting rising memory chip production costs. Pre-orders opened immediately, with shipments set to begin on August 7. The move aims to consolidate Samsung's market position before Apple's anticipated September launch of its first fol

Europe's major stock indices gained ground today (July 22). The STOXX 600 index closed up 0.64% at 647.32 points. The Stoxx 50 (eurozone blue-chip index) rose 0.52% to 6,318.56 points, while the FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 0.62% to 2,588.25 points.

According to a16z crypto, the tokenized equities market capitalization reached approximately $1.7 billion as of end of June, surging over 5-fold from $329 million a year ago, marking one of the fastest-growing tokenized asset categories. More than half of current market value stems from assets that were not on-chain a year prior, indicating growth is primarily driven by new issuance rather than underlying stock price appreciation. The market composition shifted significantly, with AI and semicon

U.S. Trade Representative Grier stated that negotiations on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) may extend into next year, indicating the ongoing discussions may not conclude by the end of 2026.

According to ChainCatcher, B.AI API launched Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite today (July 22). Gemini 3.6 Flash, an upgraded version of 3.5 Flash, maintains the same pricing while significantly improving output quality, reducing token consumption by an average of 17% and up to 65% in complex DeepSWE scenarios. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite delivers ultra-fast output at 350 tokens/s, optimized for high-concurrency tasks like document batch processing and agentic retrieval. Both models are now a

According to ChainCatcher, Grok 4.5, the flagship AI model developed by SpaceX, launched on B.AI API's marketplace today (July 22). Users can now access Grok 4.5 through B.AI's marketplace mode with a 40% discount offer, enabling developers and enterprises to leverage its advanced reasoning and automation capabilities at lower cost.

According to Devere Group, war-risk insurance premiums for tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz surged nearly 1,900% on July 22 following continued U.S. Central Command strikes against Iran, far outpacing crude oil's 4% gain. For a $100 million tanker, the insurance cost for a single transit climbed from approximately $250,000 to about $5 million, according to Lloyd's Market Association figures cited by Devere Group. The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 20.9 million barrels of oil per day, repr

According to DefiLlama data reported by Foresight News, Robinhood Chain's 24-hour DEX trading volume reached $572.57 million in the past 24 hours, ranking 5th among all chains after Solana ($1.501 billion), Ethereum ($1.129 billion), BNB Chain ($826.3 million), and Base ($710.08 million). Robinhood Chain's total value locked (TVL) stands at $308.81 million, up 12.64% in the past 24 hours, with stablecoin market value at $438.8 million, up 29.99% over seven days. Morpho holds approximately $200 m

According to Bybit data, NVIDIA (NVDA.O) continued rising on July 22, with gains expanding to 3%.

According to BlockBeats citing on-chain analyst Remnant, a whale opened a long position worth $10.66 million in Alphabet (GOOGL) stock over the past 30 minutes on July 22, with an average entry price of $349.7. The move comes ahead of Alphabet's earnings report, scheduled for 4 a.m. Beijing time (after U.S. market close).

According to BlockBeats, on July 22, market data from BIT (bit.com) showed major U.S. stock indices turned positive. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 rallied, while the Nasdaq narrowed declines to 0.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) gained over 1%. Nvidia jumped 3%, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) surged over 2%. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) extended gains to 24%, and Micron turned positive after earlier losses.

Youjia Innovation (02431) announced today that it will issue a maximum of 20.13 million new H shares at HK$6.23 per share, raising approximately HK$125 million. The placement price represents a 15% discount to today's closing price of HK$7.33, with the new shares accounting for 4.63% of the enlarged issued share capital. Proceeds will primarily fund the development of autonomous vehicle and physical AI business operations, as well as upgrades to the company's foundational research and developmen

According to Decrypt, the U.S. Department of Justice's District of Columbia office and the Secret Service recently filed five civil forfeiture lawsuits seizing over $25 million in cryptocurrency linked to investment fraud and romance scams targeting victims across the United States and Canada. The largest case involved approximately $12.1 million from over 200 victims, while a separate Canadian investigation marked roughly $10.4 million in suspected transactions across more than 270 transfers. T

Philip Morris International (PMI) stock hit a record high on July 22, with intraday gains of 6.2%, buoyed by strong demand for its smokeless product portfolio. The company reported Q2 smokeless product shipment growth of 7.5%, primarily driven by its IQOS heated tobacco device, while organic net revenue grew 7.6%, exceeding analyst expectations. The stock closed Tuesday near session highs and has gained 17% year-to-date, despite PMI's downward revision to full-year profit guidance due to unfavor

According to U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social on July 22, Trump warned that the United States will bomb and destroy bridges or power plants near or within Tehran if Iran launches any missiles, rockets, drones, or other weapons at ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The statement was posted directly to Trump's Truth Social account.

According to PANews citing GameGrape, former Mihoyo international president Wei Yi (金雯怡) confirmed joining Moonshot AI about a month ago to lead Kimi's international expansion and global strategy. Today, Moonshot AI launched K399, a web-based gaming platform featuring dozens of games created with its K3 AI model. The platform offers titles across multiple genres including shooters, rhythm games, side-scrolling action, palace strategy AVG, 3D puzzle games, and open-world experiences, with some fe