> BLUE ORIGIN RAISING OUTSIDE CAPITAL FOR FIRST TIME - $10 BLN AT A $130 BLN VALUATION EXCLUDING NEW FUNDS - NYT DEALBOOK
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> JEFF BEZOS IS SET TO CONTRIBUTE AN ADDITIONAL $2 BILLION TO THE BLUE ORIGIN ROUND- NYT DEALBOOK
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> HORMUZ TRAFFIC HOLDS FIRM
TRAFFIC THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS STEADY DESPITE RENEWED ATTACKS ON COMMERCIAL SHIPS AND RISING MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS.
SHIP-TRACKING FIRM KPLER RECORDED 36 VESSEL CROSSINGS ON MONDAY AND 41 ON TUESDAY—ROUGHLY IN LINE WITH LAST WEEK'S DAILY AVERAGE OF ABOUT 40 CROSSINGS.
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TRAFFIC THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS STEADY DESPITE RENEWED ATTACKS ON COMMERCIAL SHIPS AND RISING MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS.
SHIP-TRACKING FIRM KPLER RECORDED 36 VESSEL CROSSINGS ON MONDAY AND 41 ON TUESDAY—ROUGHLY IN LINE WITH LAST WEEK'S DAILY AVERAGE OF ABOUT 40 CROSSINGS.
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> $AMZN - *TD COWEN CUTS AMAZON TARGET TO $340 FROM $350
*TD COWEN MAINTAINS BUY ON AMAZON
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*TD COWEN MAINTAINS BUY ON AMAZON
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> CHEVRON TANKER HIT BY DRONE
A CHEVRON TANKER WAS STRUCK BY A DRONE NEAR THE CASPIAN PIPELINE CONSORTIUM TERMINAL AT NOVOROSSIYSK ON MONDAY, OPERATOR YASA TANKER SAID.
THE VESSEL, YASA POLARIS, LATER DEPARTED THE AREA. YASA TANKER REPORTED NO VISIBLE HULL DAMAGE AND NO POLLUTION OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
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A CHEVRON TANKER WAS STRUCK BY A DRONE NEAR THE CASPIAN PIPELINE CONSORTIUM TERMINAL AT NOVOROSSIYSK ON MONDAY, OPERATOR YASA TANKER SAID.
THE VESSEL, YASA POLARIS, LATER DEPARTED THE AREA. YASA TANKER REPORTED NO VISIBLE HULL DAMAGE AND NO POLLUTION OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
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> BNB CHAIN PLANS NEW LAYER 1 FOR AGENTIC TRADING, TARGETS 2027 MAINNET
ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION, BNB CHAIN IS BUILDING A NEW LAYER 1 BLOCKCHAIN DESIGNED FOR AGENTIC TRADING, WITH A TESTNET PLANNED FOR LATE 2026 AND MAINNET DEPLOYMENT IN EARLY 2027. THE CHAIN WILL RUN ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING BNB CHAIN STACK AND TARGETS SUB-50MS TRANSACTION PRECONFIRMATION, NO PUBLIC MEMPOOL, OVER 100,000 TPS AND SUB-ONE-SECOND FINALITY TO HELP MITIGATE FRONT-RUNNING AND SANDWICH ATTACKS. BNB CHAIN CTO DAVID Z SAID THE NEW CHAIN AIMS TO OFFER A CEX-LIKE EXECUTION EXPERIENCE WHILE PRESERVING SELF-CUSTODY AND ONCHAIN TRANSPARENCY. — LINK
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ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION, BNB CHAIN IS BUILDING A NEW LAYER 1 BLOCKCHAIN DESIGNED FOR AGENTIC TRADING, WITH A TESTNET PLANNED FOR LATE 2026 AND MAINNET DEPLOYMENT IN EARLY 2027. THE CHAIN WILL RUN ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING BNB CHAIN STACK AND TARGETS SUB-50MS TRANSACTION PRECONFIRMATION, NO PUBLIC MEMPOOL, OVER 100,000 TPS AND SUB-ONE-SECOND FINALITY TO HELP MITIGATE FRONT-RUNNING AND SANDWICH ATTACKS. BNB CHAIN CTO DAVID Z SAID THE NEW CHAIN AIMS TO OFFER A CEX-LIKE EXECUTION EXPERIENCE WHILE PRESERVING SELF-CUSTODY AND ONCHAIN TRANSPARENCY. — LINK
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> WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 – PRESIDENT TRUMP SCHEDULE
🔸 03:50 AM ET – OFFICIAL WELCOME & NATO FAMILY PHOTO
🔸 04:15 AM ET – NATO LEADERS' WORKING SESSION
🔸 07:30 AM ET – BILATERAL MEETING WITH UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT
🔸 08:30 AM ET – BILATERAL MEETING WITH SYRIA'S PRESIDENT
🔸 11:15 AM ET – PRESS CONFERENCE
🔸 TBD – DEPARTS ANKARA FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
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🔸 03:50 AM ET – OFFICIAL WELCOME & NATO FAMILY PHOTO
🔸 04:15 AM ET – NATO LEADERS' WORKING SESSION
🔸 07:30 AM ET – BILATERAL MEETING WITH UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT
🔸 08:30 AM ET – BILATERAL MEETING WITH SYRIA'S PRESIDENT
🔸 11:15 AM ET – PRESS CONFERENCE
🔸 TBD – DEPARTS ANKARA FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
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> NATO ALLIES IN SUMMIT DECLARATION REAFFIRM 'IRONCLAD COMMITMENT' TO COLLECTIVE DEFENCE UNDER ARTICLE 5
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> NATO ALLIES IN ANKARA ANNOUNCE NORE THAN $50 BILLION IN NEW PROCUREMENTS -SUMMIT DECLARATION
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> $BNB CHAIN TO LAUNCH NEW LAYER 1 BLOCKCHAIN DESIGNED FOR AGENTIC TRADING WITH SUB-50 MILLISECOND TRANSACTIONS.
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> GOOGLE BANS PREDICTION MARKET EXTENSIONS FROM CHROME WEB STORE UNDER UPDATED POLICIES
GOOGLE HAS UPDATED ITS CHROME WEB STORE DEVELOPER PROGRAM POLICIES TO CLASSIFY PREDICTION MARKETS AS PROHIBITED PRODUCTS. UNDER THE NEW RULES, CHROME EXTENSIONS THAT FACILITATE OR SUPPORT REAL-MONEY TRADING BASED ON PREDICTION OUTCOMES WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED ON THE CHROME WEB STORE. THE POLICY UPDATE ALSO INTRODUCES STRICTER PRIVACY AND DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS AND WILL TAKE EFFECT ON AUGUST 1, 2026. — LINK
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GOOGLE HAS UPDATED ITS CHROME WEB STORE DEVELOPER PROGRAM POLICIES TO CLASSIFY PREDICTION MARKETS AS PROHIBITED PRODUCTS. UNDER THE NEW RULES, CHROME EXTENSIONS THAT FACILITATE OR SUPPORT REAL-MONEY TRADING BASED ON PREDICTION OUTCOMES WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED ON THE CHROME WEB STORE. THE POLICY UPDATE ALSO INTRODUCES STRICTER PRIVACY AND DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS AND WILL TAKE EFFECT ON AUGUST 1, 2026. — LINK
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> TRUMP SAYS THE US WILL PROBABLY STRIKE IRAN AGAIN TONIGHT, ADDING THAT THE ISSUE IS NUCLEAR WEAPONS RATHER THAN REGIME CHANGE
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> ZACHXBT WARNING FOLLOWED BY ASCENDEX SHUTDOWN ANNOUNCEMENT
CENTRALIZED CRYPTO EXCHANGE ASCENDEX SAID IT CEASED OPERATIONS ON JULY 1, 2026, WITH ACCOUNTS REMAINING AVAILABLE ONLY FOR LIMITED EXIT PURPOSES. ALL WITHDRAWAL REQUESTS NOW REQUIRE MANUAL REVIEW AND MAY BE DELAYED, REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OR FAIL TO BE PROCESSED. ZACHXBT HAD PREVIOUSLY WARNED THAT ASCENDEX WAS FACING MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DELAYED OR UNPROCESSED WITHDRAWALS, AND SAID ITS PUBLIC HOT WALLETS APPEARED TO LACK MAJOR ASSETS SUCH AS ETH, USDT AND SOL.
ONCE A TOP-10 CEX BACKED BY POLYCHAIN AND HACK VC
FORMERLY KNOWN AS BITMAX, ASCENDEX WAS FOUNDED IN 2018 BY GEORGE CAO AND ARIEL LING, AND WAS ONCE A TOP-10 CENTRALIZED EXCHANGE BY TRADING VOLUME. PUBLIC INFORMATION SHOWS CAO HOLDS A PHD IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. ASCENDEX RAISED A $50 MILLION SERIES B ROUND IN 2021 LED BY POLYCHAIN CAPITAL AND HACK VC, AND WAS ALSO REPORTED TO HAVE SUFFERED A $78 MILLION LAZARUS GROUP-LINKED HACK IN DECEMBER 2021. — LINK
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CENTRALIZED CRYPTO EXCHANGE ASCENDEX SAID IT CEASED OPERATIONS ON JULY 1, 2026, WITH ACCOUNTS REMAINING AVAILABLE ONLY FOR LIMITED EXIT PURPOSES. ALL WITHDRAWAL REQUESTS NOW REQUIRE MANUAL REVIEW AND MAY BE DELAYED, REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OR FAIL TO BE PROCESSED. ZACHXBT HAD PREVIOUSLY WARNED THAT ASCENDEX WAS FACING MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DELAYED OR UNPROCESSED WITHDRAWALS, AND SAID ITS PUBLIC HOT WALLETS APPEARED TO LACK MAJOR ASSETS SUCH AS ETH, USDT AND SOL.
ONCE A TOP-10 CEX BACKED BY POLYCHAIN AND HACK VC
FORMERLY KNOWN AS BITMAX, ASCENDEX WAS FOUNDED IN 2018 BY GEORGE CAO AND ARIEL LING, AND WAS ONCE A TOP-10 CENTRALIZED EXCHANGE BY TRADING VOLUME. PUBLIC INFORMATION SHOWS CAO HOLDS A PHD IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. ASCENDEX RAISED A $50 MILLION SERIES B ROUND IN 2021 LED BY POLYCHAIN CAPITAL AND HACK VC, AND WAS ALSO REPORTED TO HAVE SUFFERED A $78 MILLION LAZARUS GROUP-LINKED HACK IN DECEMBER 2021. — LINK
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> TRUMP SAYS THE US MAY IMPOSE A BLOCKADE ON IRAN, STRIKE MORE IRANIAN BOATS TONIGHT AND TAKE OVER KHARG ISLAND
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> JUST IN: ESMA LAUNCHES FIRST COORDINATED CRYPTO CUSTODY REVIEW AFTER MICA ENTERS FULL ENFORCEMENT
THE EUROPEAN SECURITIES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY (ESMA) HAS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST COMMON SUPERVISORY ACTION (CSA) ON CRYPTO-ASSET SERVICE PROVIDERS (CASPS) SINCE MICA ENTERED FULL ENFORCEMENT, FOCUSING ON THE DIGITAL OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE OF CRYPTO CUSTODY SERVICES. NATIONAL REGULATORS WILL ASSESS GOVERNANCE, KEY MANAGEMENT, TRANSACTION CONTROLS, INCIDENT RESPONSE, SMART CONTRACT RISKS, AND THIRD-PARTY DEPENDENCIES THROUGH RISK-BASED REVIEWS RUNNING INTO 2027. — LINK
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THE EUROPEAN SECURITIES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY (ESMA) HAS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST COMMON SUPERVISORY ACTION (CSA) ON CRYPTO-ASSET SERVICE PROVIDERS (CASPS) SINCE MICA ENTERED FULL ENFORCEMENT, FOCUSING ON THE DIGITAL OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE OF CRYPTO CUSTODY SERVICES. NATIONAL REGULATORS WILL ASSESS GOVERNANCE, KEY MANAGEMENT, TRANSACTION CONTROLS, INCIDENT RESPONSE, SMART CONTRACT RISKS, AND THIRD-PARTY DEPENDENCIES THROUGH RISK-BASED REVIEWS RUNNING INTO 2027. — LINK
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