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The U.S. military concluded operations against Iran after conducting strikes for seven consecutive nights, according to statements from the Department of Defense.

According to CCTV News, Bahrain's air defense sirens sounded twice in early morning on July 18 (local time).

According to ChainCatcher, T. Rowe Price launched actively managed multi-asset spot ETF TKNZ on NYSE Arca following SEC approval on June 12, 2026. The fund provides exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and other digital assets, with T. Rowe Price managing $1.89 trillion in client assets.
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According to CNBC, the White House has established the Gold Eagle Plan to coordinate software vulnerabilities discovered by AI systems and facilitate verification, patching, and distribution. The initiative may also oversee approvals for which enterprises and institutions gain early access to

According to NHK, Kioxia Holdings was ordered to pay $229 million in damages on July 16 after losing a patent infringement lawsuit brought by U.S. satellite communications company ViaSat. A Texas federal jury found that some of Kioxia's flash memory products infringed ViaSat's patent related to

According to Guru Club, Oriental Computing unveiled the world's first software-defined near-data-computing 3D AI chip DF1000 at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC, July 17-20) in Shanghai and received the SAIL Artificial Intelligence Leader of Excellence Award. The chip, built o

According to the CFTC product database, Underdog's exchange entity Aristotle Exchange DCM Inc. (operating as UDX) self-certified seven sports event-contract templates on July 15. The filings target first contract listings no later than July 17. The certifications cover three baseball and three

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and China Meteorological Administration, on July 18 an orange-level geological disaster meteorological risk alert was issued for the period from 08:00 on July 18 to 08:00 on July 19, 2026. Southeast Chongqing faces high risk (orange alert), while

Apple reclaimed the top spot for global market capitalization today, overtaking Nvidia as the AI chip sector faces selling pressure. On the New York Stock Exchange, Nvidia shares fell 3.7% at market open, reducing its market cap to $480 billion, while Apple rose 0.4% to $490 billion, taking the

According to Odaily, USDC transfer volume on the Hyperliquid platform doubled in June, reaching $455.8 billion.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, four addresses opened 1x leveraged long positions totaling 3.48 billion AKE on Aster DEX, worth $4.95 million, with unrealized gains of $1.42 million.

According to Artemis, USDC's monthly transfer volume on Hyperliquid reached $45.58 billion in June, more than doubling from the previous month.

According to BlockBeats, on July 18, South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced a tightening of leverage ETF regulations, suspending new single-stock leverage ETF listings and raising the minimum investment requirement from 10 million won to 30 million won. The FSC also increased mi

Morgan Stanley's ETRADE platform now offers direct spot trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana to eligible U.S. clients. The service features a flat 0.50% commission with no spreads or markups, a minimum trade of $10 and maximum of $500,000 per transaction, and 24/7 availability on web and

According to Beating, OpenRouter is in discussions with major tech companies regarding a potential acquisition at a valuation potentially reaching several billion dollars. The potential buyers have not been disclosed, and OpenRouter's founding team has not responded to inquiries.
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According to Iranian state television, Iran's military attacked U.S. military bases located in Kuwait and Jordan on July 18, citing military sources.

According to the financial sector, on July 17, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 406.55 points, or 0.77 percent. Major semiconductor companies saw sharp losses, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down for a third consecutive trading day. The selloff came as investors reacted to

According to Hayden on X, Uniswap submitted two governance proposals for final on-chain voting to enable protocol fees for v2 and v3 on Robinhood Chain, and v4 fees on Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Robinhood, BNB Chain, Polygon, and Optimism. All new protocol fee revenue will be directed to the

According to ICE Data Services, Oracle's credit default swap (CDS) premium hit a record high of 198.23 basis points on Friday (July 17), rising about 10 basis points. The surge reflects investor concerns over the company's massive artificial intelligence infrastructure investments and their

According to BlockBeats and FBI documents, on July 18, the U.S. Attorney's Office indicted 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins from Florida for distributing malware through at least eight Steam games between May 2024 and February 2026. The scheme infected approximately 8,000 devices, compromised around 80