Odaily News On July 31 local time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent stated during a cabinet meeting held at Camp David in Maryland that, following President Trump's directives, the Treasury Department continues to carry out an economic offensive against Iran and is actively tracking down Iranian assets worldwide. He also specifically presented what he called "economic achievements" against Iran in front of Trump: after advancing related actions in March 2025, Iran's largest private bank declared bankruptcy by the end of that year, forcing the Central Bank of Iran to print money extensively, continuously driving up inflation. Bessent claimed that Iran is now even unable to pay military salaries. These remarks immediately drew skepticism and criticism from netizens. (Jin Shi)

Odaily News According to the Washington Post, multiple officials stated that US European Command Commander Alexus Grynkewich privately warned the Pentagon this week that he lacks sufficient naval forces to continue protecting Israel from ballistic missile attacks, highlighting the resource strain on US forces caused by the ongoing war with Iran. The commander said that if he cannot obtain another naval destroyer, he will be forced to choose between defending the US "homeland" and defending Israel. A US defense official said that Grynkewich's warning is consistent with previous notifications made by senior US military leaders to the Pentagon when they perceived risks that required consideration at the US level. The official stated that such situations can occur when theater commanders compete for limited resources and weapons. (Jin Shi)

Odaily News: CZ posted on X platform, stating that the market may be in a bear phase, but there is still a significant amount of capital looking for investment opportunities.

1. Arthur Hayes sells 6.16 million SYN and buys 3.05 million ENA;

2. Sued but may earn millions, Binance clarifies TST token deployment incident;

3. CZ reposts TST-related content and calls the dev a scammer;

4. Coinbase Bitcoin premium index posts 75 consecutive days of negative premium, extending its longest streak on record;

5. Amazon completes full $50 billion investment in OpenAI;

6. Behind the "AI stock guru" Leopold fund's liquidation: giving up on selling Anthropic equity, shifting to discounted sales of public stocks;

7. Reshaping Korea's exchange landscape: Upbit's share rises to 67%, smaller platforms bet on financial integration for transformation.

Odaily News: CZ retweeted BNB Chain content on X, stating, "This guy is basically a scammer. Stay SAFU!"

Previously, BNB Chain stated that the TST address was created by a former employee and used to generate tokens in a video tutorial. That individual is no longer employed by the company due to this incident. After leaving, the former employee retained unauthorized access to the associated mnemonic phrase and used it to generate new private keys. BNB Chain learned that the same address is being independently used for a new Meme token. BNB Chain did not create, authorize, promote, or participate in the creation of this token, nor can it control the token or wallet address, both of which are unrelated to BNB Chain and not endorsed by it. BNB Chain is taking legal action against the former employee and is cooperating with relevant authorities on this matter.