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US President Donald Trump stated on the 21st (local time) that Iran 'desperately wants to meet' to end the current situation, but the US has no interest until Iran is ready for meaningful engagement. Trump warned at the White House during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that Iran

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) stocks gained nearly 4% on Tuesday after Mizuho Securities reiterated its 'Outperform' rating and maintained a $320 price target, implying nearly 164% upside from Monday's close. The affirmation came despite Oracle's sharp decline of approximately 38% year-to-date and over 48% in

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) received a price target increase to $640 from $511 by GF Securities ahead of its Advancing AI 2026 conference beginning July 22. The brokerage reiterated its 'Buy' rating and raised full-year revenue estimates to $52.3 billion for 2026 and $82.2 billion for 2027, ci

The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), a multinational maritime surveillance organization led by the US Central Command, stated on the 21st (local time) that Houthi rebels have completed preparations for ship attacks near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, citing sources close to the Houthis. JMIC rep

Brent crude oil climbed above $91 per barrel on July 21 as military escalation between the United States and Iran raised fears of supply disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. Goldman Sachs warned in a July 20 note that Brent could exceed $120 per barrel in the fourth quarter if disruptions

Augustus raised $180 million in Series B financing at a $1 billion valuation, led by Tiger Global, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The U.S. fintech is building a federally chartered national bank designed to give international fintechs and banks direct access to USD accounts and payment rai

The UK Parliament's Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group launched a formal inquiry on Tuesday into why banks refuse to open accounts and block payments for crypto businesses. The inquiry, announced by co-chairs Lord Vaizey of Didcot and Labor MP Gurinder Singh Josan CBE, will

DCENT S and Tangem represent two competing approaches in the card-shaped hardware crypto wallet market, both utilizing EAL6+ certified secure elements but differing fundamentally in backup and recovery systems. DCENT S launched in July 2026 from South Korean company IOTRUST, while

US President Donald Trump's net worth increased 183% in the two years since the start of his second presidential term, according to research presented by Wall Street figure Steve Rattner. Rattner attributed approximately 74% of Trump's wealth increase to new business ventures launched during his pre

Apple plans to launch a new device leasing program called Apple Upgrade on July 28 with Klarna serving as the financing partner, according to a Bloomberg report. Klarna (KLAR) stocks rose as much as 3% in midday trade Tuesday to just under $20 following the report, while Apple (AAPL) stocks

OpenAI and Anthropic increased their federal lobbying spending to record levels in the second quarter of 2026, according to federal lobbying disclosures. The two AI developers spent $3.17 million combined during the quarter, up 23% from the first three months of the year, as they sought to

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen announced the crypto exchange will enter the United States market, stating in a Tuesday interview that the decision is final. Chen told The Starting Block podcast the expansion will proceed regardless of whether Congress passes the Clarity Act. The offshore exchange,

Bank for International Settlements researchers found that dollar-backed stablecoins are creating a new form of digital dollarization that appears largely unaffected by capital controls in emerging markets, according to a new study. The study suggests stablecoins operate outside the regulatory

Iran proposed a 10-day ceasefire to the United States, The Jerusalem Post reported on the 21st (local time). The proposal came as US airstrikes continue to escalate and President Donald Trump considers resuming full-scale military operations against Iran. The United States and Iran have been

Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC launched staking support for Bittensor's native TAO token on Tuesday, as announced by Bittensor validator Yuma. The integration allows MEXC's reported 40 million users to earn rewards by staking TAO tokens to help secure the decentralized artificial intelligence

Bae Jae-kyu, CEO of Korea Investment & Trust Management, urged investors on the 20th to stop investing in single-stock leveraged ETFs, citing structural losses during volatility. Will Rhind, CEO of GraniteShares, countered the same day that excessive liquidity restrictions could amplify volatility.

Human.tech launched the Clean SDK on July 21, 2026, a developer toolkit designed to integrate privacy-preserving identity verification and sanctions screening into Web3 applications. The release coincided with Aztec's v5 network upgrade and the debut of Shield, the first live application built

US Treasury bond prices declined slightly on July 21 (US Eastern Time) at 9:03 AM, with the 10-year yield rising 0.60 basis points to 4.604%. The price movement occurred as the US-Iran military conflict entered its tenth day with no clear signs of de-escalation. The yield increase reflects ongoing g

Coinbase experienced a 50-minute platform-wide outage on July 14 from 12:37 PM ET to approximately 1:25 PM ET that disrupted retail and institutional trading, deposits, withdrawals, Coinbase Card transactions, and onchain swaps on Base and Solana integrations. The disruption was caused by an