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Claude Opus 5 launched July 24 at $5 per million input tokens—half the price of Fable 5 and equal to its predecessor Opus 4.8—while outperforming Fable 5 on major benchmarks. The model is now the default for Claude Max and strongest on Claude Pro, effectively replacing Fable 5 as the primary option for most subscribers. On Frontier-Bench v0.1, a coding task evaluation, Opus 5 scored 43.3% versus Fable 5's 33.7%. On ARC-AGI-3, a novel problem-solving benchmark, Opus 5 reached 30.2% against GPT-5.

According to Glassnode and CryptoQuant data, Bitcoin recovered above $64,150 over the weekend as President Trump paused U.S. military strikes on Iran, allowing diplomatic talks to continue. Trump said the U.S. remained positioned to respond but had halted strikes on Friday to maintain backchannel diplomacy with Tehran. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $465 million in net outflows on Thursday and Friday, with BlackRock's IBIT losing $212 million on Friday alone. Stablecoin transfers to exchan

According to The Economist, Elon Musk predicted in late July 2026 that money will cease to matter by 2036 as artificial intelligence and robots outproduce human demand. In an extended interview with Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes at Texas Gigafactory, Musk questioned the necessity of currency once goods become abundant enough to satisfy basic needs including food, housing, transport, and entertainment. Musk forecasted deflation rather than inflation, with robot and AI-driven prod

According to Arabia Television, Iraq's Prime Minister will visit Saudi Arabia next Thursday, July 30.

According to Jin10, Iran's senior leader Mujtaba Khamenei reaffirmed support for Lebanon's Hezbollah as a strategic policy on July 27. In a response to a letter from Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem, Khamenei stated that Iran will maintain Lebanon's territorial integrity and demand a complete and unconditional cessation of Israeli military operations against Lebanon as a precondition for any agreement with the U.S. to end regional conflict.

According to a German government spokesman, Chancellor Olaf Merz will nominate conservative politician Stefan Bilger to serve as transport minister today (July 26).

According to Jin10, the Lebanese military condemned on July 26 Israeli forces' continued military operations in southern Lebanon, stating these actions obstruct the deployment of Lebanese troops under a tripartite framework agreement reached last month with Israel and the U.S. The Lebanese military said Israeli Defense Forces continue launching attacks in violation of international law, systematically destroying homes and conducting bombardments across multiple areas in southern Lebanon. The mil

According to Jin10, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on July 27 during a meeting with Russian Navy personnel in St. Petersburg on Navy Day that the Arctic is a legitimate component of Russia's sovereign territory. He said that international law "completely stands on our side" regarding this position.

According to River, bitcoin financial services firm, 49.6 million Americans now hold BTC, with bitcoin overtaking gold as the preferred hard asset among U.S. investors. The milestone underscores broadening cryptocurrency adoption across the country, as bitcoin's accessibility via mobile and fractional ownership advantages over physical precious metals.

According to Onchain Lens, a Chainlink whale (0xF5B...9650) withdrew 467,180 LINK tokens worth approximately $3.94 million from Binance over the past 13 hours, with the latest transfer occurring 3 hours ago. The whale currently holds 2.05 million LINK tokens, valued at approximately $17.7 million.

According to Interfax, Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to launch cryptocurrency trading infrastructure including a digital depository no later than December 1 as the country integrates crypto into its regulated financial system. The digital depository will record client cryptocurrency ownership and process most transactions outside the main blockchain. Russia's parliament completed final readings on a comprehensive crypto market regulation bill earlier this month, with the framework set t

According to the latest poll by Nikkei and TV Tokyo, Prime Minister Takagí Sanae's cabinet support has dropped 10 percentage points to 58%. This marks the first time her approval rating has fallen below 60% since she took office in October 2025.

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSC), domestic market return accounts (RIA) reached 313,594 as of late June 2026, with total balances hitting 2.656 trillion won. The accounts surged approximately 3.8-fold in account count and 6.4-fold in assets from end-March, reflecting heightened investor interest in tax incentives for redirecting overseas stock proceeds into domestic equities. The FSC emphasized that investors must complete overseas stock sales by July 31 to qualify

According to DefiLlama CEX transparency data, BitMart's on-chain public reserves dropped significantly from approximately $12 million on July 12 to about $2.31 million on July 26, just days before the exchange announced its closure. The remaining reserves are distributed across multiple blockchain networks: Ethereum holds approximately $815,000, Solana $660,000, Binance Smart Chain $362,000, Starknet $37,000, and Bitcoin roughly $17,000.

According to Bitcoin News, Fidelity Investments has called on the U.S. Senate to pass the Clarity Act, emphasizing that clear regulatory frameworks are necessary to build investor confidence and establish America's leadership position in the digital asset industry.

According to Odaily, Bitcoin network completed its 15th mining difficulty adjustment of 2026 at block height 959,616, lowering difficulty by approximately 0.74%. Since the beginning of the year, mining difficulty has declined from 14.647 quadrillion to 12.623 quadrillion, a decrease of 13.82%. Over the same period, Bitcoin price fell 26% from January 1, while hashprice (estimated daily revenue per PH/s) dropped from $37.39 to $32.21.

According to Odaily, ZachXBT, a crypto fraud researcher, accused Telegram of allowing scam advertisements to appear on his channel, posing security risks to subscribers. In a recent post, he called on the platform to remove restrictions on the ad-blocking feature. Currently, channels must reach Level 50 through Telegram's Boost feature to unlock the option to disable ads. ZachXBT has long tracked crypto scams, hacking incidents, and on-chain fund movements, and has repeatedly exposed phishing at

According to BlockBeats, on July 26, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the conflict between Israel and Iran will only end when Iran's current regime collapses or is substantially weakened enough to abandon its nuclear program. He emphasized that Iran's nuclear ambitions must cease "regardless of any agreement." Regarding his planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Netanyahu clarified that the primary purpose is to discuss and understand Trump's position on the Iran

According to Iran's Foreign Ministry, Ukraine's President Zelensky attacked an Iranian commercial vessel, resulting in the death of one sailor. Iran's foreign minister characterized the incident as a violation of the UN Charter carried out under Israel's direction, with the stated aim of dragging Europe into the conflict.

According to Jin10, on July 26, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the conflict with Iran will only end if the Iranian government collapses or is severely weakened to abandon its nuclear program. Netanyahu emphasized that Iran's nuclear activities must cease "regardless of any deal." Discussing his planned meeting with U.S. President Trump, Netanyahu said the focus is not on sharing new intelligence but on discussing Trump's views on the Iran issue. He also endorsed Trump's po