On June 30, 2026, a consortium of over 140 companies including Visa, Mastercard, and BlackRock launched Open USD (OUSD), a stablecoin that shares reserve earnings with partners.
Argentina survived a massive scare against World Cup debutants Cape Verde, winning 3 2 after extra time thanks to a 111th minute own goal from Diney Borges off a Lionel Messi corner.
In early July 2026, the United States warned Poland that Russia is planning an armed 'provocation' on Polish soil to test NATO's collective defense commitment.
Italy and Bulgaria blocked the proposed EU visa ban on Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill—a close Putin ally—as part of the EU's 21st sanctions package, with Bulgaria calling the measure 'counterproductive' a...
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan wrote in a July 1, 2026 memo that Strategy's days as Bitcoin's dominant one way buyer are likely over, triggered by a new capital framework that authorizes up to $1.25 billion in Bitc...
On July 4 5, 2026, Ukraine launched a large scale drone attack on the St. Petersburg oil terminal and port infrastructure, also hitting military targets near Kronstadt.
On July 3, 2026, Tether Treasury sent 500 million USDT ( $499.5 million) to Binance on the Solana network with a recorded fee of zero, according to Whale Alert.
Central banks are maintaining elevated gold purchases despite a 25% correction from gold's January 2026 record high of $5,405/oz, because the buying is driven by structural strategic factors — de dollarizati...
Gulf crude exports surged more than 3 million bpd from May to exceed 10 million bpd in June, led by a record 3.7–3.8 million bpd from the UAE, though total flows remained roughly 40% below pre conflict levels.
During the late June 2026 memecoin frenzy, Solana posted dominant on chain metrics — 29.84 million weekly active addresses (up 55% week over week), 680 million transactions processed, and weekly fee revenue...
TRM Labs and Elliptic dispute A7A5's $205M daily volume claim. On chain evidence shows 34% of volume was wash trading, real daily volume is $75M, and post sanctions activity is down 96% from its peak, accord...
On July 4, 2026, President Donald Trump held separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin (85 minutes) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, just days before the NATO summit in Ankara.