Sources: Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz if the US launches an attack.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has broken through $66,000, with a 24-hour gain of 3.17%.

According to official announcements, OKX Wallet has launched "Social Login", enabling users to create a wallet in seconds via email, Apple, or Google accounts—no need to record or back up mnemonics throughout the process. Wallets created via this feature remain self-custodial: their mnemonics and private keys are generated, stored, and signed in a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). OKX cannot access or export users’ private keys, so users always retain full control of their assets, and can export private keys or convert to a regular mnemonic-based wallet at any time. It is understood that OKX Wallet’s "Social Login" uses a unified account system, with one account accessible across four platforms: App, browser extension, web, and Agent, which automatically restores the same wallet after login. The feature initially supports 19 chains including X Layer and Solana, and natively supports trading scenarios such as Swap, cross-chain operations, limit orders, copy trading, and Real-World Assets (RWA).

Ant International announced it has completed its Series A financing round. Participants in the round include Ant Group, several existing shareholders such as Alibaba, and multiple renowned international investment institutions, with total funding amounting to approximately $1.2 billion. The funds will be used to expand global operations, accelerate investment in cutting-edge technologies like AI, and broaden inclusive fintech services including cross-border payments and global accounts, to help global merchants drive growth. On March 19, 2024, Jing Xiandong released an all-staff letter announcing that Ant International, OceanBase, and Ant Digital Technology—all under Ant Group—have each established their own boards of directors, operating independently in the market. Currently, Jing Xiandong serves as Chairman of Ant International, Yang Peng as Chief Executive Officer, and Douglas Feagin as President. Ant International’s business covers major markets including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America, connecting over 150 million global merchants and more than 2 billion consumer accounts. It has innovation, settlement, and operation centers in locations such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. Currently, Ant International has four core business segments: Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst, and Bettr. These segments focus respectively on enhancing global payment interoperability, developing AI and other tech-driven merchant payment, treasury management, and fintech solutions, and building extensive cooperation networks with financial institutions, tech enterprises, and merchants both domestically and internationally.

According to an official announcement, Binance will update the collateral rates and tiered collateral rates for Portfolio Margin (PM) and PMPro at 06:00 UTC on July 24, 2026 (14:00 Beijing Time), covering assets including ALGO, PUMP, WLD, JTO, TRUMP, and others. On the same day at 06:30 UTC (14:30 Beijing Time), Binance Futures will adjust the leverage and margin tiers for multiple USDT-margined perpetual contracts, including C98USDT, CHRUSDT, LQTYUSDT, NILUSDT, USUALUSDT, SPELLUSDT, ONEUSDT, AEVOUSDT, CGPTUSDT, BANKUSDT, GUNUSDT, LAUSDT, OPNUSDT, KATUSDT, STARUSDT, and ZILUSDT.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a Bitcoin OG whale address sold its final 1,000 BTC two hours ago, valued at $65.56 million. The address purchased 5,000 BTC at $332 per coin 12 years ago, with a total cost of $1.66 million. It began liquidating its Bitcoin holdings on November 26, 2024, and ultimately offloaded all 5,000 BTC at an average price of approximately $87,151, totaling $435.75 million, delivering a 262-fold return on investment.

According to Bitget market data, the Nikkei 225 index closed up 2091.07 points, or 3.26%, to 66232.19 points. South Korea’s KOSPI index rose 231.68 points, a 3.56% gain, ending at 6747.95 points. SK Hynix closed up 4%, while Samsung Electronics gained 6.1%.