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The Fed's probability of maintaining interest rates in July is close to 90 per cent

ON 16 JULY, ACCORDING TO THE CME FEDERAL RESERVE WATCH: THE FED'S PROBABILITY OF MAINTAINING INTEREST RATES IN JULY WAS 88.8 PER CENT, AND THE PROBABILITY OF A CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF 25 BASIS POINTS WAS 11.2 PER CENT. THE FED HAD A PROBABILITY OF MAINTAINING INTEREST RATES CONSTANT BY 51.2 PER CENT BY SEPTEMBER, WITH A PROBABILITY OF A CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF 44 PER CENT FOR 25 BASIS POINTS AND 4.7 PER CENT FOR 50 BASIS POINTS。

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The U.S. House vetoes the proposed cuts in Israeli military support

On 16 July, the United States House of Representatives rejected a proposal to reduce military assistance to Israel by 314 votes in favour and 104 against, but this vote highlighted the growing division within the Democratic Party over support in the United States. The amendment, which was supported by 103 Democrat and 1 Republican parliamentarian, would cut off security aid from billions of dollars a year, although the outside world had previously considered that the amendment had little chance of becoming a law。

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Polygon executive: Stripe-PayPal transactions will drive 4 million subscribers to pay in chains

According to executive director Polygon, a trade between Stripe and PayPal could introduce 400 million PYUSD and Venmo users into block-chain payment systems. He noted that "in the coming years, most of the money will live and flow on the block chain. Such initiatives have only accelerated this shift. After the news was released, PayPal ' s share price increased by 17 per cent。

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 20 YEARS, THE PENTAGON OF THE UNITED STATES BANNED THE RELEASE OF F-35 AIRCRAFT REPORTS

ON 16 JULY, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS, THE PENTAGON BANNED THE PUBLICATION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE F-35 FIGHTER JET PROJECT, WHICH HAD BEEN PREPARED AT THE REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND PUBLISHED ANNUALLY SINCE 2005. THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WAS DISCOVERED THAT SHOULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC. THE F-35 PROJECT WAS REPORTEDLY CRITICIZED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION FOR BUDGET OVERRUNS, DELAYS IN THE DELIVERY OF ENGINES, DELAYS IN THE UPDATING OF SOFTWARE AND PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR OF SPARE PARTS。

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Kraken launched the Customized Encrypted Treasury

On 16 July, Kraken Institutional announced that it would work with Upshift, the chain-based revenue platform, to allow eligible agency clients to earn income directly from idle bitcoin, Taifung, stabilization currency and other encrypted assets within Kraken ' s compliance hosting system. Unlike the traditional pooled treasury, Upshift will construct a customized and customized treasury for each client, designed to fit the client ' s investment strategy, risk parameters, liquidity requirements and portfolio. The assets will be allocated to these non-trusted vaults and subsequently deployed to selected chain contracts, and the client-segregated Kraken hosting account will receive a receipt token。

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