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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

Tesla expanded its Robotaxi service to Orlando and Tampa on Tuesday, marking the company's third launch in Florida after debuting the autonomous ride-hailing service in Miami earlier this month. Unsupervised Model Y Robotaxi rides are now available in both cities. The expansion comes as investors

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

Peter Brandt, a market analyst with over 50 years of experience, predicted in a recent interview that Bitcoin's bear market has not yet reached its bottom. The veteran analyst stated that BTC could fall below $50,000 or as low as $40,000, with a specific bottom date of October 4, 2026. Brandt

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced on local time that Section 301 measures related to forced labor are expected 'soon.' Speaking in a CNBC interview, Greer addressed questions about additional tariffs by referencing the ongoing Section 301 investigation into forced labor practices.

CoinShares PLC launched a UCITS platform on Tuesday to access Europe's institutional investors, listing its first fund and entering a regulated market that held €26.3 trillion in net assets as of April 2026. The Jersey-based asset manager built the platform to complement its exchange-traded

XRP broke above a 66-day descending trendline that had capped rallies since late May, delivering a technical breakout that market analyst Ash Crypto says signals bulls may be regaining control. The breakout ended a prolonged corrective phase as selling pressure weakened and market sentiment began to

The Solana network's total stablecoin market cap crossed $15Bn for the first time, according to Token Terminal data. The milestone was driven by the non-USDC/USDT stablecoin segment hitting an all-time high of $4.81Bn, now accounting for nearly one-third of Solana's total stablecoin supply, per Sola

United Stables appointed Chainlink as the official oracle and cross-chain infrastructure provider for its U Stablecoin on July 20, 2026, following the token's milestone of surpassing $1 billion in circulating supply and recording more than $2.5 billion in average daily trading volume. The

Korean ETF investors shifted from covered call funds to high-dividend ETFs on the 22nd, according to KOSCOM CHECK data. The PLUS High Dividend Weekly Covered Call ETF posted a 24.51% annual dividend rate but suffered a -27% one-year return, prompting investors to seek stocks offering both

Nvidia released detailed specifications and benchmarks for its Vera data center CPU on Tuesday, entering competition with Advanced Micro Devices and Intel in the AI server processor market. The chip giant delivered Vera processors to clients including OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX in June,