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Global stock market capitalization hit a record $166T, up $32T (+23.6%) yearly.

The Dow Jones rises while the S&P 500 stalls as investors shift to defensive sectors amid AI return doubts, potentially directing liquidity to crypto next. U.S. markets closed for Independence Day.

Bitcoin shows a bullish RSI divergence, signaling fading selling pressure and a potential rebound to $64K–66K.

Ethereum displays relative strength; breaking $1,700 could lead to $1,800.


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Anthropic to Shut Loopholes That Give Chinese Tech Giants Access to Claude AI

Anthropic is tightening its detection systems to block firms like Ant Financial and ByteDance, which have used VPNs and overseas subsidiaries to access its advanced AI models.


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Amazon Positioned to Launch Starlink Internet Rival After Reaching 396-Satellite Milestone.

Amazon is closing in on the commercial rollout of its satellite broadband network, recently rebranded as Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper).

With 396 low-Earth orbit satellites now successfully deployed, the company has established the minimum infrastructure required to initiate beta services later this year.

The tech giant has committed over $10 billion to the program, aiming to scale the fleet past 3,200 satellites by 2029.

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The Biggest Wealth Gap Is Not Always Income

Two people can earn the same salary and end up in completely different financial positions.

Why?
Because money is not only about how much you make.
It is also about:

How much you keep
How much you invest
How much debt you carry
How fast your lifestyle grows
How emotionally you react to markets

Most people focus only on income.

But real wealth is built through habits repeated for years:
Saving before spending.
Investing before showing off.
Avoiding bad debt.
Staying patient when markets get noisy.
Letting time do the heavy lifting.

The rich do not only buy assets because they have money.

They often have money because they kept buying assets.

Small decisions compound.
So do bad habits.


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Over 100 countries are expected to attend the state funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB.

Iranian media also report that Iran's current Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, will not attend due to security concerns following recent Israeli threats against him. Meanwhile, an Iranian military commander warned the United States and Israel against launching any attack on Iran during the funeral ceremonies.

Confirmed countries and delegations attending the funeral as of now:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan – Taliban leadership delegation
🇦🇲 Armenia – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – Speaker of Parliament
🇧🇩 Bangladesh – Speaker of Parliament
🇧🇾 Belarus – Official delegation
🇨🇳 China – Senior parliamentary delegation
🇬🇪 Georgia – President Mikheil Kavelashvili
🇮🇳 India – High-level government delegation
🇮🇶 Iraq – President Abdul Latif Rashid and Iraqi resistance delegations
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan – Presidential delegation
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan – Presidential delegation
🇱🇧 Lebanon – Defence Minister, Amal Movement, Hezbollah representatives, and the family of Hassan Nasrallah
🇳🇦 Namibia – Official delegation
🇰🇵 North Korea – Official delegation
🇴🇲 Oman – Official delegation
🇵🇰 Pakistan – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
🇵🇸 Palestine – Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) delegation
🇶🇦 Qatar – Speaker of Parliament
🇷🇺 Russia – Senior government delegation
🇰🇷 South Korea – Official delegation
🇹🇯 Tajikistan – President Emomali Rahmon
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan – National delegation
🇹🇷 Türkiye – Vice President and delegation
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan – Presidential delegation
🇾🇪 Yemen – Official delegation

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🇮🇳 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) backs crypto ‘containment’ and keeps ban on table - Economic Times.


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OpenAI Offered US Government 5% Stake

OpenAI reportedly offered Trump's administration a 5% stake in the company to reduce political risks and "share AI benefits with society," according to Financial Times.

The stake was intended to be placed in a special fund similar to the Alaska Permanent Fund. With OpenAI valued at $852 billion, this share would be worth about $42.6 billion.


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🇺🇦 NATO allies to pledge $80 billion in military aid to Ukraine.


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🇺🇸 SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the agency is taking "historic steps" to move U.S. markets onchain.


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🇺🇸 Markets are pricing in an 82.4% probability that the Fed keeps rates unchanged at its July meeting.


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Retail traders trying to trade against smart money.


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🇺🇸 US national debt hits a record $39.4 trillion.


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Major US sheriffs have dropped their opposition to the CLARITY Act.


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Gold has surpassed U.S. government bonds to become the world’s largest reserve asset.


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Gold has surpassed U.S. government bonds to become the world’s largest reserve asset.


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🇺🇸🇮🇱 President Trump says Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu "knows who the boss is.".


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🇬🇧🇾🇪 UK says a cargo ship issued distress signal after being attacked by unknown militants in near Yemen.


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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz surged fourfold last week.

During the US-Israeli-Iran war, only one or two vessels daily entered or left the Gulf. By July 1, this rose to eight, testing the fragile 60-day US-Iran ceasefire.

Hapag-Lloyd confirmed four trapped vessels exited (WorldCargo news), and two Maersk vessels cleared the strait last week. "Dark voyages"—ships disabling GPS to avoid tracking—rose sharply. Lloyd’s List Intelligence reports 258 such transits by June 28, up from 41 in early March.

The waterway remains insecure; the International Maritime Organization states roughly 80 mines must be cleared for normal navigation. Vessels currently use alternative routes: a corridor controlled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or a southern passage hugging Oman's coastline.

Recent traffic includes oil tankers carrying pre-war cargo. Over 60 Iranian-flagged vessels benefited from a US sanctions waiver for pre-loaded oil. Exports from other Gulf producers are recovering; UAE’s ADNOC recently crossed in convoy, while Qatar and Saudi Arabia ramped up energy exports.

Shipping costs are easing: Spot charter rates dropped from $500,000 daily in late June to around $294,000. Insurance premiums fell from 7% to about 2% of a ship's value.


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Europe's heatwave has caused a surge in air conditioner demand, exhausting stocks in countries like France and Germany.

They are urgently asking Turkish manufacturers to ship as many AC units as possible.

Turkish companies say exports are booming, and demand could reach 100,000+ units.


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