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According to Jin10, on July 13, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) adjusted its offshore crude pricing mechanism to support deliveries outside the Strait of Hormuz, with prices tied to Dubai benchmark rates. For August deliveries via ship-to-ship (STS) transfers at Fujairah, ADNOC will price Upper Zakum and Das crude at a $0.80 premium per barrel to Dubai crude, while Umm Lulu crude will carry a $1.00 premium per barrel.

According to the Ethereum Foundation, its Protocol Security team deployed coordinated AI agents to hunt vulnerabilities in critical protocol code, uncovering a remotely triggerable panic in the libp2p gossipsub library that powers Ethereum's peer-to-peer communications. The vulnerability has been disclosed as CVE-2026-34219 and resolved. The team found that while AI effectively expands security coverage, the bottleneck shifted from bug discovery to rigorous triage—separating real issues from fal

According to PYMNTS, Cursor is developing a universal AI agent codenamed Sand, designed for non-developers to handle email and message replies, organize spreadsheets, and manage engineering-related tasks. The tool marks Cursor's expansion beyond coding assistance into general enterprise productivity. The development comes as SpaceX prepares to acquire Cursor in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $60 billion, with completion expected in the third quarter; however, Cursor has not yet

According to Mehr News Agency, explosions were reported near Iran's Abbas Port and Qeshm Island today (July 13).

According to SoftBank, the company and Yaskawa demonstrated a deformable object manipulation system using SoftBank's AI Data Center Graphics Processing Unit Cloud in collaboration with Nvidia on July 13. The platform covers robot motion data collection, AI training, evaluation, and deployment on physical robots, and is described as a physical AI development platform.

According to Lookonchain, a trader at the Aster platform made over $9 million in profit with an 806% return in less than one month. Starting June 18, the trader deposited 1 million USDT and opened a 1x short position on ESPORTS. The trader has realized $4.28 million in profit by closing part of the position and still holds 137.73 million ESPORTS short contracts worth $1.95 million, with $4.77 million in unrealized gains.

According to BlockBeats, Robinhood is rolling out AI Agent trading functionality to U.S. users on July 13, allowing eligible users to connect AI agents from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Grok to dedicated accounts for automated crypto trading. The feature includes real-time profit and loss tracking and push notifications. U.K. users will become the next rollout phase.

According to Zhu Tong Finance, Hang Seng Index July futures rose to 24,222 points as of 17:15 Beijing time on July 13, up 21 points or 0.087% with an 8-point premium. Trading volume stood at 46 contracts.

According to Yonhapinfomax, the U.S. dollar climbed to 1,503.40 Korean won on July 13, up 2.00 won (0.13%) from the previous day's close of 1,501.40 won. Foreign investors' stock sell-offs and strong dollar momentum drove the gain, while a $2 billion-plus forward forex sale by Hanwha Ocean in afternoon trading limited the upside. The escalation of armed conflict between the U.S. and Iran supported the dollar and lifted oil prices, with the dollar index reaching 101.22 in Asian trading and WTI cr

According to analysis by 247wallst, Nancy Pelosi's investment portfolio, managed by her husband Paul Pelosi, achieved a 65% return in 2023 and 70.9% in 2024, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's 24.8% and 24.9% respectively. Over the past decade, Pelosi's cumulative return reached 16,930% since entering Congress in 1987, compared to 2,300% for the benchmark index. Her estimated net assets grew from $615,000–$785,000 in 1987 to $647–$650 million by mid-2026. Pelosi's portfolio has concentrat

Webull Malaysia has launched an OpenAPI allowing retail investors to use artificial intelligence tools to trade directly through their brokerage accounts, making the platform one of the first Southeast Asian retail brokers to offer AI-assisted trading to everyday investors rather than only professionals. The Trading API enables investors to place, modify and cancel orders while viewing account balances and portfolio positions. The Market Data API provides real-time access to U.S. stocks and exch

According to crypto lawyer John E. Deaton, the participation of more than 75,000 XRP holders as amici curiae was instrumental in keeping Ripple alive during its years-long legal battle with the SEC, which concluded in August 2025. Deaton credited the unprecedented community support for strengthening Ripple's resolve to fight rather than settle, protecting hundreds of jobs and shaping U.S. crypto regulation. He also argued the SEC deliberately named Ripple executives in the lawsuit to increase se

According to Reuters, India's June merchandise trade deficit reached $30.43 billion, exceeding the market expectation of $26.63 billion.

According to BlockBeats, Lawson, Japan's major convenience store operator, plans to test yen-denominated stablecoin payments in August at its Takanawa Gateway City store in Tokyo. HashPort has signed agreements with Lawson and KDDI to pilot the service. Users will transact via HashPort's non-custodial wallet, with merchants processing payments through HashPort's point-of-sale system without managing crypto wallets. Japanese payment company Netstars also launched Stablecoin Pay for merchants acce

Recently, Elon Musk revealed that SpaceX plans to send initial supply shipments to the Moon and Mars by year-end 2026 to prepare for future permanent settlements. Musk aims to land humans on Mars within five years and establish a long-term lunar base within ten years, with plans to send tens of thousands of people to the Moon base as part of his broader vision for human space colonization.

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 13, Hanwha Galleria announced it would acquire land in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul from Hana Asset Trust for 236.7 billion Korean won. The contract is scheduled to be signed on July 14, with settlement and registration expected on September 11. The company stated the acquisition is aimed at diversifying its real estate development business and enhancing profitability.

According to Binance's official announcement, the exchange added SKHYB bStocks (SK Hynix) as eligible margin collateral on July 13 at 13:30 UTC across CrossMargin, PortfolioMargin, and PortfolioMarginPro. The feature is available to VIP3 and above users, and borrowing is not supported.

According to Jin10 Data, Japan's government is planning to increase domestic asset allocation for its state pension fund, potentially costing global asset managers like State Street and Voya Financial tens of millions in management fee revenue. On Friday, Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato stated the government aims to significantly boost national pension fund investments in domestic assets. As the world's largest pension fund, Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) manages $1.8

According to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Russian forces attacked a civilian merchant vessel off Gaidai on July 13, killing three crew members and wounding five others.

According to Yonhap Infomax, Hanwha Ocean sold over $2 billion in forward foreign exchange contracts on July 13, continuing a series of currency hedging operations. This follows a $2 billion forward sale on July 10. The company raised its hedging ratio to above 70% last month, marking a shift from its previous open currency position strategy. The sales activity exerted downward pressure on the USD/KRW exchange rate during Seoul trading hours.