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On July 16, the U.S. 4-week Treasury bill auction saw yield allocation jump to 44.46%, compared to 26.29% in the previous auction, according to Treasury Department data.

According to a Wednesday statement from the Department of Justice, Nicholas Aguilar and Jessica Marcolina have been indicted on charges of darknet drug trafficking and money laundering. Prosecutors allege the pair operated vendor accounts under the name "HotGirlzClub" across multiple darknet

According to crypto.news reporting, Vlad.fun, a memecoin launchpad built on Robinhood Chain, went offline on July 15 after discovering what it called a "serious internal integrity issue" involving members of its own team. The project posted on X that it paused operations to conduct a full

The U.S. 4-week Treasury auction on July 16 yielded 3.66%, up from 3.63% in the prior auction, marking a 3 basis point increase.

According to MetaversePost, Anton Bukov, co-founder of decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch and architect of its Router, Fusion, and Cross-chain Swap systems, announced today (July 16) the launch of Second Tier, a new DeFi infrastructure project. Bukov disclosed that he was dismissed from 1inch i

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, COCOA (Cocoa) has dropped by 8% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

Europe's major stock indices closed with mixed performance on July 16. Germany's DAX 30 index fell 0.58% to 24,853.61 points, while France's index declined 0.32% and Italy's benchmark retreated 0.44%.
Italy's banking index bucked the trend, rising 0.56%. The UK's FTSE index edged higher,

Europe's STOXX 600 index closed down 0.08% at 642.19 today, while the STOXX 50 (eurozone benchmark) fell 0.03% to 6,263.39 and the FTSE Eurofirst 300 declined 0.11% to 2,567.69.

According to Odaily, Robinhood Launchpad Noxa announced on X that it has lost control of its domain following a delisting, with the registrar apparently having resold or taken control of it. The platform stated that the registrar's actions remain unclear. The project has now migrated its interface t

According to Odaily, Micron Technology signed a long-term memory supply agreement with Qualcomm today. Following the announcement, Micron's stock declined 5.37% despite the strategic partnership securing future demand in the AI infrastructure

According to analyst Serenity's analysis shared by Odaily, Sivers could generate $205 million to $307 million in annual gross profit with a 10% wafer capacity allocation from Win Semi, assuming 65% yield and $50-$75 average selling price. This corresponds to a valuation multiple of 3.6 to 5.4

According to CNBC, OpenAI Chairman Bret Taylor said recently the company has no new updates on its initial public offering timeline. Taylor made the remarks during an interview focused on OpenAI's latest AI agent

According to the U.S. Commerce Department, U.S. retail sales in June rose 0.2% month-over-month to $768.55 billion and increased 6.7% year-over-year, matching market forecasts. The month-over-month gain represented a slowdown from May's upwardly revised 1.0% increase.

According to BlockBeats, on July 16, David Hoffman, co-founder of Bankless, stated that Bitcoin is likely entering a consolidation phase with the bottom essentially in place. Hoffman identified two possible paths for Bitcoin's near-term trajectory: either further consolidation or one final panic

According to PANews, X's product head Nikita Bier announced today an update to the creator monetization program, removing nearly 4,000 accounts for repeated violations including 'reply then follow' solicitations. The upgraded Grok detection system, now three times more accurate at identifying

According to a joint report this week, Visa and Artemis argue that card networks and stablecoins should specialize in different payment types rather than compete. The report, "Agentic Payments from the Ground Up," divides AI-driven commerce into macro-commerce—everyday purchases like travel

According to blockchain intelligence platform Lookonchain, on July 15 at 7:15 p.m. ET, a Bitcoin wallet dormant since December 2017 transferred 5,908 BTC worth approximately $383 million to a fresh SegWit address. The wallet acquired the coins when Bitcoin traded near $16,800, giving it a cost

According to Bloomberg on July 16, Tether has invested $20 million in Argentine neobank Ualá as part of a $197 million equity funding round led by insurer Allianz X. The stablecoin issuer's contribution size had not been previously disclosed when Ualá announced the round in

Celestia Labs acquired Sovereign Labs on July 15, 2026, bringing together engineering talent and technology to expand blockchain infrastructure capabilities across the full stack. Six members of Sovereign Labs' engineering team joined Celestia Labs, with co-founder Preston Evans appointed as Chief

According to BlockBeats, KOL Ansem stated on July 16 that if Pump.fun fulfills its promised user airdrop and improves community relations, PUMP could surge 10 to 15 times from its current fully diluted valuation of approximately $1.4 billion. Ansem attributed the valuation gap between PUMP and