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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

Intel will report Q2 earnings on July 23, with market consensus expecting revenue growth to mark the fastest pace in nearly six years, driven by surging demand for AI infrastructure and CPUs supporting AI agents. According to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG, Intel's Q2 revenue is forecast at $14.42 billion, up 12.1% year-over-year, with adjusted earnings per share of $0.21. The data center and AI segment is expected to see revenue surge 36.4% to $5.37 billion, marking the quarter's key highli

According to Russian satellite news agency Sputnik citing Iranian military sources, a senior Iranian military official warned that any U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would represent a dangerous escalation and trigger a new level of regional confrontation. The warning follows reports that Israel has informed the U.S. that Iran has relocated thousands of uranium enrichment centrifuges to an underground facility beneath Mount Kouh.

According to Kenya's Narok County Police Commander Patrick Lobolia, a gold mine in southwestern Narok County collapsed on July 22, killing at least 5 miners. Continuous heavy rainfall triggered the mine shaft collapse, and rescue operations are ongoing, though progress is slow due to lack of professional underground detection and rescue equipment. Several survivors have been rescued and are receiving treatment at nearby medical facilities.

Bluecore founder and CEO Kofi Asante announced earlier this week that the company has adapted nuclear reactor technology, which has safely operated power plants for seven decades, by scaling it down and installing it on barges. According to Asante, this approach creates a floating power plant capable of generating electricity.

According to i24News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is awaiting White House confirmation for his meeting with U.S. President Trump next week. The meeting may be canceled if Israeli-Iranian tensions significantly escalate before the scheduled visit.

According to CNBC, the Senate Commerce Committee advanced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday (July 21) aimed at tightening restrictions on Chinese automakers, though the bill's 15% Chinese ownership threshold could unintentionally bar Mercedes-Benz from the U.S. market. Committee Chairman Ted Cruz noted that two Chinese investors collectively own nearly 20% of Mercedes-Benz: state-owned automaker BAIC holds 9.98% and Geely founder Li Shufu holds 9.69%, exceeding the proposed limit. The Motor Ve

On July 22, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced a partnership to explore deploying underwater nuclear power stations in federal waters under U.S. government management. The agreement aims to assess the feasibility and conditions for implementing this technology responsibly. BOEM noted that no commercial nuclear power plants have been approved or are currently planned within federal waters, but the partnership will evaluate how a

Kalshi hired Jovalin "Jovy" Dedaj as head of litigation in July, strengthening its internal legal team amid growing regulatory scrutiny. Dedaj previously served as assistant general counsel at Interactive Brokers LLC. Other prediction market platforms including Polymarket, ProphetX, NoVig Betting, Underdog Sports Holdings, and OG.com have appointed new legal heads since last year.

According to EU antitrust regulators, on Wednesday the European Union cleared Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The merger approval comes as the deal faces legal challenges from U.S. state authorities.

According to an announcement on Wednesday, Kraken parent company Payward has partnered with fintech infrastructure provider GTN to expand its xStocks tokenization offering globally. The collaboration will begin by tokenizing equities from Hong Kong, then expand to the UK, Europe, South Korea, and other international markets. GTN will supply execution, custody, and record-keeping infrastructure across over 90 markets, enabling xStocks to scale globally subject to regulatory approvals. Once licens

According to CFO Raul Jacob at an earnings call, Southern Copper expects its copper output to remain flat in 2027, then rise to approximately 970,000 tons in 2028 as the Tia Maria project enters production. The company plans to invest over $20.5 billion in Peru and Mexico through the decade.

According to Ruga Research, Binance processed 9,030 BTC (approximately $589 million) in withdrawals during the last 24 hours, marking the largest daily Bitcoin outflow from the exchange in five months. Large BTC withdrawals from centralized exchanges typically indicate investors transferring assets to personal wallets for long-term storage.

According to Coinglass data on July 22, Bitcoin futures open interest across major exchanges reached $49.82 billion, with Binance holding the largest share at $9.24 billion. Deribit, the dominant options venue, showed pronounced bullish positioning: calls outnumbered puts 65.88% to 34.12%, with the largest single position being July 31 expiry $72,000 calls holding 26,265.5 BTC of open interest. Max pain analysis points to $72,000 by late September on Binance, the highest projection among major e

According to TRON's statement, the network has released GreatVoyage v4.8.2 (Pyrrho) on July 22, featuring enhanced Ethereum ecosystem compatibility and improved smart contract execution performance. The TRON Virtual Machine (TVM) now supports Ethereum's Pectra and Osaka upgrades, with new developer tools including the CLZ command and a precompiled secp256r1 digital signature verification function. The update includes major infrastructure changes: JSON processing migrated from Fastjson to Jackson

According to Axios, Israel's new Mossad director met with CIA Director in Washington approximately two weeks ago to discuss Iran issues, citing informed sources.

Worldcoin (WLD) trading became available on Robinhood on June 23, 2026, according to Robinhood's announcement. Simultaneously, Grayscale filed with the SEC to launch a spot Worldcoin ETF on Nasdaq under the ticker GWLD, which would track WLD via the CoinDesk Worldcoin Benchmark Rate. Following Grayscale's filing, WLD climbed 4.5% to $0.37, according to crypto.news.

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated that without security guarantees for Iran, no infrastructure can remain safe, and the security of the Strait of Hormuz depends on the absence of U.S. military presence in the region.