Four missiles hit an area near the southern Iranian port city of Konarak, Iranian media reported. According to Jin10, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said a U.S. aircraft was flying over Konarak.

Multiple “violating” vessels in the Strait of Hormuz were hit. According to Jin10, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported the strikes but did not provide further details.

The Federal Trade Commission urged a judge to block Henkel AG’s $725 million purchase of part of Pittsburgh Paint Co., saying the deal would harm competition in the liquid-adhesive market by combining two of its biggest players, according to Bloomberg. The agency compared the tie-up to merging “Coke and Pepsi” of adhesives.

Iran's air defense system in Bandar Abbas has been activated. According to Jin10, the report was cited from Iran's Tasnim News Agency.

According to CNBC, Jefferies analyst Desh Peramunetilleke said volatility in the AI theme has jumped on concerns about hyperscaler ROI versus potential overcapacity, elevated expectations, large fund-raisings and extreme positioning, and he expects those factors could unwind AI-led momentum. He said he prefers low-volatility stocks with high dividends or free-cash-flow yields as a hedge against a sharp correction, screening U.S. companies with market caps above $10 billion in the bottom quintile of volatility, a 12-month forward dividend yield above 3% or a free cash flow yield above 3% over the last 12 months, and positive or flat 2026 estimated EPS revisions over the last three months. Names highlighted included Procter & Gamble with a 3% 12-month forward dividend yield and fiscal fourth-quarter earnings due July 29; Pfizer with a 6.9% forward dividend yield and results expected Aug. 4, after the FDA approved its Padcev and Keytruda combination for muscle-invasive bladder cancer and after an experimental lung cancer drug missed a late-stage trial endpoint; Simon Property Group with a 4.30% forward dividend yield, up 18% in 2026, after raising full-year guidance and its quarterly dividend; and KeyCorp with a 3.8% forward dividend yield, up about 12% year to date, with second-quarter earnings due July 21.

Stocks and bonds fell as oil prices jumped after clashes over the Strait of Hormuz raised concerns about a disruption in energy supplies that could fuel inflation, according to Bloomberg. A standoff between the US and Iran helped lift crude, adding to worries that higher energy costs could keep inflation elevated and bolster expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes.

Tokenized assets became the most-listed category across major centralized exchanges in the first half of 2026, according to CryptoRank data. According to NS3.AI, exchange data shows real-world asset (RWA) perpetual futures volume rose 57% in June to a record $311 billion. Separately, RWA.xyz data indicates the tokenized stock market grew more than 470% in the past year to around $1.87 billion.

China is actively appropriating intellectual property developed by US-based artificial intelligence and life-science startups, 8VC founder Joe Lonsdale said on Bloomberg TV Monday, according to Bloomberg. Lonsdale suggested companies consider forgoing patents as a way to avoid China taking their intellectual property.

Compared to the film's plot, controversies, and return to Stephen Chow's classic nonsensical style, the capital lineup behind this project has attracted more attention in the crypto community.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on AI, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

The crypto market allows money to flow at internet speed. Golden Finance: Tokenization stitches together two vastly different worlds.

BTC has fallen back to around 63k. After a long period of sideways trading, even the slightest news can cause a stir.

South Korea, leveraged trading, South Korea is once again standing at a height from which it can jump. Golden Finance: South Korea will not repeat the crisis of 1997-98.

Saying goodbye to the old "coin issuance" model, physical giants like Robinhood are betting on Ethereum's L1+L2 architecture, and the real on-chain business landscape is rapidly reshaping the new crypto landscape.

Japan's bet on Web3 is not a personal choice of any particular politician, but rather a long-term agenda written into the system.

Rewind the clock two years, and Apple had just officially incorporated ChatGPT into the iPhone at WWDC (Apple Worldwide Developers Conference).

Japan’s SBI Group is expanding its stablecoin ambitions with the launch of a lending service for its newly introduced JPYSC token, adding another piece to the country’s rapidly evolving onchain financial ecosystem.

The Meme coin's price continues to rise, constantly igniting the ecosystem's enthusiasm within Robinhood Chain.