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According to Bloomberg, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde pledged on July 23 to remain in office until 2027, setting the stage for a formal leadership succession contest within the next five months. The commitment marks her clearest forward guidance on a potential departure and preserves the timeline for her term to conclude as scheduled in October 2027. Economists identify Pablo Hernández de Cos, Klaas Knot, Joachim Nagel, and Isabel Schnabel as the leading candidates to succeed

According to Daum, Bithumb introduced video call-based identity verification for elderly users on July 24 to prevent account impersonation, account rental, and cryptocurrency investment fraud. If verification detects unauthorized account usage, login will be restricted immediately. Should users fail to answer the video call, the system will attempt contact up to four times; if verification remains incomplete, withdrawal and asset transfer functions will be temporarily disabled until identity con

According to CNBC, Microsoft's Xbox division announced Thursday it will test an advertising-supported cloud gaming service, aiming to lower access costs for players. The test is available to Xbox Insider Program members with one-hour session limits. Meanwhile, Amazon announced plans to integrate its Luna cloud gaming service into Prime Video, bundled with Prime subscriptions at $14.99 per month. The move gives Luna greater visibility on Amazon's website, previously accessible only through a dedi

According to Guru Club, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) hit 20.03 on July 23, rising 3.39 points to reach its highest level in approximately one month.

According to U.S. media, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang backed Chinese open-source AI models on July 24, stating that DeepSeek and Kimi are excellent and should be widely adopted. Huang said the market had previously misunderstood the impact of these models and that outstanding open-source AI models should not be feared by the United States. He believes their broader application will drive significant growth across the industry.

The U.S. State Department warned American citizens in the Middle East today that regional tensions could escalate and may result in airspace closures in affected countries. The advisory, issued by the State Department, alerts U.S. nationals to monitor local developments and consider contingency plans for travel.

According to its 2025–2026 Advancing Blockchain Research with Real-World Impact report released today, Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) has expanded to more than 60 leading universities worldwide. The report highlights three key research frontiers: AI-powered financial infrastructure for automating payments and enabling autonomous agents, tokenized assets and digital markets to improve settlement times and broaden investment access, and post-quantum cryptography to secur

According to PRNewswire, Nasdaq-listed Canton Strategic Holdings completed the sale of its biotech research unit Gravitas Life Sciences to Gravitas Collective Corp on July 17, 2026. The transaction was unanimously approved by the company's board. Following the divestment, Canton Strategic will focus on its Canton Network platform to advance asset tokenization, financial market digitalization, and financial infrastructure services.

According to Fortune, MoonPay announced the launch of Paybox, an AI shopping wallet, on July 24. The platform integrates with ChatGPT and Claude, enabling AI assistants to search products, compare prices, and complete transactions including payments, restaurant reservations, flight purchases, and Amazon shopping. Paybox is built on the open x402 protocol with a decentralized design that does not require platform permission. Users can fund the wallet via bank accounts or crypto assets, with custo

Truist Securities upgraded CoreWeave to Buy from Hold on Wednesday while lowering its price target to $126 from $131, according to analyst Arvind Ramnani. The stock's 35% three-month decline outpaced Truist's estimate of the company's underlying value, making the risk-reward attractive. At $81.83 on Thursday, the reduced target still implied about 54% upside. Truist based the upgrade on enterprise adoption of open AI models, sovereign AI demand, and CoreWeave's scale advantage over other neoclou

According to BlockBeats and GMGN, on July 24, the White House official account posted about raccoon Jimothy, causing the Solana-based Meme coin to surge past $40 million market cap. The token gained 60% in 24 hours with $44 million in trading volume.

According to a BeInCrypto audit released on July 23, investigators found no public evidence of widespread crypto financing linked to India's Cockroach Janta Party protests during the movement's May 15 to July 22 escalation period. Google searches for crypto-buying activity fell about 18% nationally during the escalation, while protest-related searches surged approximately 1,350%. Estimated USDT/INR turnover on major Indian exchanges dropped roughly 30%, and the USDT premium narrowed by about 44%

According to Israel's Channel 12, on Friday afternoon, the Prime Minister's Office will hold a limited-scope security consultations meeting.

According to Arkham intelligence, one or multiple Revolut users have sent Bitcoin worth over $5,000 to Satoshi Nakamoto's address over the past two days.

According to on-chain security analyst Specter, a PancakeSwap liquidity provider lost approximately $2.96 million yesterday after signing a malicious EIP-7702 authorization. The attacker removed about $1.48 million in BSC-USD and $1.48 million in BUSD liquidity provided by the victim, then exchanged the BUSD for ETH. The attacker has deposited approximately $1.46 million into Tornado Cash, with the remaining $1.48 million in USDT held at the attacker's address.

According to Honda's announcement on July 23, 2026, the automaker confirmed that the next-generation Ridgeline pickup truck will be produced in the U.S. following a temporary production stoppage later this year at its Alabama facility. Assembly is expected to resume within two years, likely in 2028. The production pause comes as the current Ridgeline has faced challenges meeting California emissions regulations. Honda aims to enhance the vehicle's ruggedness and capability in the redesigned mode

According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, an explosion occurred in Kuwait today. Details regarding the location, casualties, and cause of the blast were not immediately disclosed.

According to Thursday's announcement by Coinbase Business, the exchange launched a payments system enabling AI agents to transact directly with businesses using the x402 open internet payments standard. Since its official launch in June 2025, Coinbase Business has signed up approximately 5,000 customers with about $1 billion in combined payments and trading volume. Head of Coinbase Business Siddharth Coelho-Prabhu told The Block the solution allows business owners to accept payments from AI bots

According to CoinMarketCap, top 100 cryptocurrencies saw mixed performance today (July 23), with BNB jumping 13.31% to $0.6743 and Filecoin dropping 5.35% to $0.7275. Other gainers include Audiera up 10.74% at $2.90, World Liberty Financial up 5.84% at $0.05997, and Midnight up 2.22% at $0.02071. Among decliners, Arbitrum fell 4.86% to $0.08638, Dogecoin dropped 4.84% to $0.06953, and Lighter declined 4.83% to $2.24.

According to Freddie Mac, U.S. 30-year mortgage rates rose to 6.58% last week, up from 6.55% the prior week.