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According to BlockBeats, on July 20, Iran declared an end to compliance with the U.S. memorandum and warned of full-scale retaliation if American military operations continue. The U.S. has conducted airstrikes for nine consecutive nights and deployed additional F-16, F-35 aircraft, and tankers to th

According to Citi, the bank downgraded South Korean equities and upgraded Chinese equities, citing turmoil in the Korean market and potential for Chinese equities to benefit as this year's AI-driven gains broaden beyond a narrow group of

According to LSEG data, the KODEX SK Hynix 2x Leveraged ETF has plunged 70% from its June peak, while declining approximately 50% since its May 27 launch. South Korean retail investors have suffered significant losses from AI-driven leveraged bets, with net inflows of 14 trillion won (approximately

According to Odaily, Databricks is raising capital at a $188 billion valuation this summer, with Coatue leading the round alongside new and existing investors. The company has signed a term sheet and expects to complete the investment process by end of summer.
The funding will be directed toward st

According to LSEG data, Morgan Stanley's capital markets fees rose to $2.3 billion in the first half of 2026, up 64% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in the same period of 2025.

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 20, Blackstone, the world's largest asset manager, acquired South Korean actuator and motion control technology company Futronics through its private equity fund, according to an announcement. The company was valued at approximately 1 trillion Korean won

According to Guru Club, Singapore's benchmark equity index fell 1.2% on June 4, closing at 5,076.81 points.

According to the commander of Germany's Territorial Protection Command, the unit will expand from its current 6,500 personnel to over 10,000 by 2035. Established last year as part of the Bundeswehr, the force comprises both reserve and active-duty soldiers under the Army's command. Unlike Germany's

According to SoSoValue, HYPE spot ETFs experienced net outflows of $7.26 million during the trading week of July 13-17. Bitwise ETF BHYP led the outflows with $7.3 million in weekly net redemptions. As of the latest update, HYPE spot ETF total assets under management reached $306 million, with

According to Royal Bank of Canada, Japan's government is encouraging investors to rotate toward yen assets, with GPIF currently maintaining 26.9% allocation to domestic bonds against a maximum 31% allowed under existing targets. Senior officials including the Prime Minister and Finance Minister

According to SoSoValue, SOL spot ETFs saw net inflows of $948,200 during the week of July 13-17 (Eastern Time). Grayscale's SOL Trust (GSOL) led inflows with $493,100 for the week, while Fidelity's ETF (FSOL) followed with $455,100. As of July 20, the total assets under management for SOL spot ETFs

According to Beating, Hugging Face was infiltrated by autonomous AI agents using malicious datasets to execute code and steal credentials, generating over 17,000 records and performing tens of thousands of automated operations across multiple internal clusters.
Commercial frontier models declined t

According to Fortune, Apple filed a 41-page complaint last week alleging that OpenAI systematically stole trade secrets through multiple former Apple employees. The lawsuit names two defendants: Liu Chang, a former senior systems electrical engineer at Apple who joined OpenAI in January after

On July 20, Senqisen responded to investor inquiries regarding its Spain factory project, stating that the project has not made substantial progress. The company committed to timely disclosing any future developments through proper information disclosure

According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), on July 19, the bureau announced it will revise the methodology for calculating the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, a key inflation gauge used by the Federal Reserve, effective September 30, 2026. The changes will affect t

According to SoSoValue data cited by ChainCatcher, XRP spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $6.7847 million during the trading week of July 13-17 (U.S. Eastern Time). Bitwise ETF XRP led the inflows with $4.406 million for the week. As of the report date, XRP spot ETF total assets under management

According to SoSoValue, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $105 million during the week ending July 17. BlackRock's ETHA led all products with weekly inflows of $135 million, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $11.31 billion. BlackRock's ETHB added $3.9599 million, while Fidelity's

According to Guru Club, the Reserve Bank of India sold US dollars in both offshore and onshore markets today (July 20).

According to financial commentator Yuto Kanzaki, on Saturday a Bank of Japan insider claimed the central bank has decided to unwind the yen carry trade, a mechanism that allows investors to borrow cheap Japanese capital and deploy it in higher-yielding foreign markets. Kanzaki posted: "Japan's

According to ChainCatcher citing SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $75.67 million during the week of July 13–17 (U.S. Eastern Time). Blackrock's IBIT led with weekly inflows of $204 million, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $60.49 billion. Grayscale's Bitcoin Mini