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Trump: No one should charge a fee for the Strait

On 15 July, the President of the United States, Trump, stated on Tuesday that he believed that no one should charge a fee for vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz. “I believe that no one should charge a fee. I do not like the concept of user fees, but at the same time it is unfair for us to protect the Strait for the world.” He said to journalists. Trump had indicated on Monday that the United States would charge 20 per cent。

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The UK abolished the encryption-lending tax: capital gains tax delayed until it was sold

The British Revenue and Customs Administration (HMRC) announced that the capital gains tax would be levied only on the sale of encrypted assets by the holder and not on transfer to a smart contract. The agency will levy income tax on currency received by users through casting, mining, dropping, pledge and interest. This is a demonstration of British efforts to balance deregulation and penalties for non-compliance. HMRC formally introduced the NGNL rule to reform the tax policy of the Decentralised Financial (DeFi) Agreement. The legislation introduced a comprehensive reform of the much-criticized “dry tax” model of 2022, which triggers tax liability every time a token is transferred. The new model, which will take effect on 6 April 2027, is expected to benefit some 700,000 DeFi users。

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Despite the fact that the difficulty of mining has fallen by more than 10 per cent, the production of bitcoin in June is still at a level of comparison between CleanSpark, BitFufu and Canaan. Slide

On 15 July, the June operating data disclosed by the listed Bitcoin mining companies CleanSpark, BitFuFu and Canaan showed that the production of bitcoin by all three companies was lower than in May. Of these, CleanSpark produced 614 BTCs in June, down from 671 in May; BitFuFuu produced 125, down from 177 in the previous month; and Canaan produced 64, down from 90 in the previous month. Reports indicate that the reasons for the fall in production of the three companies are not the same. CleanSpark ' s average operating power decreased from 46 ETH/s to approximately 43 ETH/s; BitFuFu ' s total capacity decreased from 19.5 ETH/s to 15 ETH/s, mainly affected by a decline in hosting power, although its own capacity increased to 3.5 ETH/s; and Canaan attributed the decline in production to part of the maintenance of the mine grid. It is worth noting that the fall occurred after the difficulty of mining bitcoin was reduced by more than 10 per cent in mid-June, to a new low in 2026。

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The House of Representatives of the U.S. has passed the Summer Act for permanent application

On 15 July, at local time, on 14 July, the House of Representatives of the United States Congress voted for the passage of the summer-time bill, which was permanently enforced, and submitted to the Senate for consideration. In May this year, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce passed the Sunshine Protection Bill by 48 to 1, which is designed to permanently eliminate the United States practice of adjusting time twice a year and to make summer-time permanent. (In Russian)

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Apple claims that the technology was stolen

On 15 July, in a commercial confidential suit against Apple, OpenAI stated that the company “did not find any evidence to justify the allegations” and emphasized respect for fair competition, support for the free movement of talent and the current focus on the autonomous development of innovative technologies. The Apple Promulgation stated that OpenAI had been used by former Apple employees to obtain business secrets of the company in order to build the AI hardware product, and that the OpenAi hardware team had induced candidates to carry inside Apple information and helped circumvent company security clearances. A former iPhone engineer who left the service to OpenAI this year was also accused of illegally obtaining internal documents such as a project presentation. According to Apple, the OpenAI hardware team was “established on an unstable basis” and even “done from the roots”。

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Federal Reserve Board member Bowman: The Fed should not interfere too much with banks on new technologies such as artificial intelligence

On 15 July, Federal Reserve Commissioner Bowman stated that lending institutions were better aware of the risks of innovation and should be allowed to decide when new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, would be adopted. In a meeting on financial inclusion, Bowman said: “When and how to innovate depend on each bank and its management. They know their clients, their communities and their risk tolerance better than we do.” Bowman also stated that the Fed should “set clear expectations, be transparent and not interfere with individual business decisions related to innovation”. Bowman's remarks coincided with the assessment by senior officials of the impact of the rapid development of artificial intelligence platforms, including the new Mythos AI model launched by Anthropic. Earlier on Tuesday, at the same meeting, the Fed Bar stated that, while he was pleased with the emergence of innovation, it was not clear whether artificial intelligence would reduce or exacerbate income and wealth inequalities。

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Fuda strategist: The long-term value of the fund to the organization lies in balance sheet management rather than 24/7 liquidity

On July 15, Giselle Lai, Director and Digital Asset Strategyner of the Fidelity International Asia-Pacific Region, stated that the Fund ' s most attractive long-term use for large global institutions was not 24/7 liquidity, but balance sheet management. Lai noted that global institutions often had to hold cash in multiple jurisdictions, manage exchange-rate exposures and meet regulatory requirements, and that these bank deposits often did not generate revenue. Compared to the traditional system of accounts, the monetization tool provides 24/7 interest-bearing, more efficient transfer of funds, and better serves institutional liquidity and collateral management needs. At the same time, he said that the current monetization product had been mainly applied to the investment landscape, most popular of which was the monetized monetization fund, where the United States Treasury debt was the principal asset. The real concern of institutional investors is not the “coin” itself, but its ability to help manage assets faster and cheaper。

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OpenAI proposes to introduce AI hardware to the Apple Market

OpenAI began its journey into the Apple's “comfort zone” with the introduction of a first-rate consumer AI hardware, which is expected to be released as soon as this year and listed in 2027. The device is a mobile, screen-free smart soundbox with a more advanced GPT-live voice system that allows for natural dialogue, proactive information and continuous learning of user habits in connection with data such as mail, environmental awareness, and serves as an “AI partner” to support smart home control, media play, response, etc. OpenAI wants it to be a physicalized vehicle for ChatGPT and plans to launch an AI terminal, wearable equipment and domestic robots that can replace smart phones in the future. At the same time, Apple is suing OpenAI for commercial confidentiality, and the litigation documents show that OpenAI has dug up more than 400 employees from the apple and that competition between the parties in the field of AI hardware has increased。

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Morgan Stanley's application for the upgrade of the Ether and Solana ETF at 0.14 per cent

According to James Seyffart, a Bloomberg ETF analyst, Morgan Stanley has updated his application for the Ether and Solana ETF with product codes MSSE and MSOL, respectively, at a rate of 0.14 per cent, which may be approaching the launch date. In addition, Eric Balchunas disclosed that T. Rowe Price's active management encryption, ETF TKNZ, was ready to go online and could be launched on Thursday。

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The EU sanctions, "Most active software extortion operator in history," Stern, involved over $300 million in ransom inflows

On 15 July, the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom jointly announced the imposition of sanctions against a group of State-level hacker organizations, cybercrime gangs and their infrastructure providers, targeted for the cumulative loss of billions of dollars in global business, critical infrastructure and government institutions. Of particular concern is the EU sanctions against Russian cybercriminals, Vitally Nikolayevich Kovalev (alias “Stern”). The EU concludes that Stern is one of the infamous core managers of the Trickbot Group extortion software group, which includes a number of high-risk extortion software variations, including Conti ransomware and Ryuk. The chain analysis shows that Stern-related wallet addresses have accumulated more than $300 million in ransom payments, making them the “most widely blackmailed software operator” identified so far. According to the analysis, $300 million represents only the proceeds received by Stern individuals, and the Trickbot group as a whole may be much larger in illicit revenues. The flow of money along the chain shows that Stern had a trade-off with a number of extortion software ecology, including Ryuk, Conti, Diavol, Karakurt, Royal and Quantum. According to the survey, Stern plays a similar role within the Trickbot organization as the CEO, which is responsible for budget management, staff recruitment, infrastructure procurement and planning of attacks。

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