Blue Origin completes $10 billion financing, valuation reaches $130 billion.

Bank of America provides a $520 million credit line to OpenAI to support its preparation for an initial public offering.

US President Donald Trump stated during the NATO summit: "Iran once asked me not to launch an attack against it during Khamenei’s funeral, and we agreed. But they attacked three ships belonging to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. To be honest, we could have killed all of Iran’s leaders during Khamenei’s funeral, and Defense Secretary Hegseth also expressed approval of this idea." (Jinshi)

The World Gold Council’s report shows that global listed gold funds saw outflows of $8.9 billion across all regions in June. However, driven by strong performance in Asian markets, global gold ETFs as a whole recorded a net inflow of $8 billion in the first half of the year. As of the end of June, the total assets under management (AUM) of global gold ETFs stood at $526 billion, down 6% in the first half, mainly due to lower gold prices. Total holdings rose by 18 tons year-to-date to 4,047 tons. Gold market trading volume declined in June, but the average daily turnover in the first half still hit a record high of $488 billion.

Wall Street’s leading market-making firm Citadel Securities has dropped its trade secret lawsuit against U.S.-based Portofino Technologies and is seeking to push for bankruptcy proceedings against the company’s founder in the U.K. Earlier, Citadel obtained a roughly ￡6 million damages award in a London arbitration. Citadel stated that continuing with the U.S. lawsuit would make it difficult to actually recover the compensation, so it decided to abandon the U.S. case and turn to U.K. legal processes. The dispute involves trade secret conflicts between Citadel and Portofino Technologies. Founded by billionaire Ken Griffin, Citadel Securities is one of the world’s major market makers, with significant influence in both traditional financial markets and crypto markets.

An advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader has stated that Iran will respond immediately to any "adventurous acts" targeting the country, warning that any threats will be met with strong countermeasures. (Jinshi)

According to official announcements, Google Chrome’s Web Store has updated its Developer Program Policies to further strengthen user privacy protection, data transparency requirements, and platform security management. The new policies will take effect on August 1, 2026. Per the updates, Chrome Web Store will expand its prohibited products list, explicitly banning extensions that support or facilitate real-money trading on prediction market outcomes. This means Chrome extensions offering real-money trading features for prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi will no longer be available on the store. Additionally, Google is tightening rules on extension data collection: user data collected by developers must be strictly used only for the single purpose disclosed in the extension, and cannot be repurposed for any unstated goals. All data collection activities must be clearly disclosed to users, even if the data relates to the extension’s core functionality. If developers change their data handling practices after installation, they must proactively inform users. Google has also added a new "Malicious and Prohibited Products Policy" that explicitly bans extensions that bypass AI service security protections, usage limits, or other safeguard mechanisms. Google stated that this policy adjustment aims to enhance the credibility of the Chrome extension ecosystem and establish clearer regulatory boundaries in emerging areas such as prediction markets, AI security, and data privacy. Developers must complete compliance adjustments by August 1, 2026; otherwise, the Chrome Web Store may take measures including removing their extensions.