U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on July 16, 2026, asked President Donald Trump to release a full financial disclosure through July 15, covering his cryptocurrency income. The Senate is currently reviewing the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill. 

The U.S. Office of Government Ethics released Trump's 2025 annual public financial disclosure on June 30, 2026. Warren stated the report shows Trump's crypto-related revenue at approximately $1.4 billion, more than double his total income in 2024, with crypto businesses accounting for the vast majority of his disclosed income. 

The disclosure documents show that Trump family members hold a 30% ownership stake in DT Marks Defi LLC, an entity whose assets include a Coinbase account valued at over $100 million, as well as a 38.25% interest in WLF Holdco LLC. DT Marks Defi LLC generated over $590 million in revenue in 2025. Trump stated on July 2 that the related income "is not illegal in any way, nor is there any problem," adding that his involvement in cryptocurrency predates his second term. He said he does not personally track profit details and noted that large institutions manage his investments.

1. South Korea plans to introduce an AI-based virtual asset regulatory system, reporting over 30 crypto-related cases in two years to combat market manipulation;

2. Profit of $547,000 realized, Hyperliquid TOP1 CASHCAT short position closed and took profit;

3. To boost the Korean won, South Korea plans to expand foreign investment in Korean bond trading and collateral scope;

4. Holding 1,660 BTC, a whale continues to go long on BTC, valued at $107 million;

5. Serenity: SK Hynix ADR trades at a 25% premium over its Korean stock, conversion starting July 29 may depress US stock prices;

6. No data or fund losses caused, MetaMask reveals North Korean hacker Tyler Knapp infiltrated as an outsourced contractor to participate in fiat on-ramp/off-ramp development;

7. Unrealized loss of $8.31 million, the largest ETH short seller pension-usdt.eth shorts 50,000 ETH.

Odaily News On July 19, England secured the third place in this tournament with a 6-4 victory over France; meanwhile, Spain and Argentina will face off in the ultimate showdown on July 20 at 03:00 (UTC+8), competing for the World Cup trophy. Currently, prediction markets for the final are open on Gate, allowing users to participate in predictions for the key match and share a 50,000 USDT prize pool.

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Odaily Odaily reports that the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea today announced the outcomes of its virtual asset market supervision. The regulatory body stated its focus is on cracking down on market-disrupting activities such as short-term manipulation and "pump and dump" schemes. Among the cases reported, price manipulation cases account for the majority. The FSC noted that in the two years since the implementation of the "Virtual Asset User Protection Act," it has completed investigations into approximately 40 cases of unfair trading in virtual assets, and has reported or referred over 30 cases to judicial authorities, with the majority involving price manipulation.

Furthermore, regulators have also investigated cases involving short-term manipulation through borrowed API keys, price manipulation coordinated by project issuers, and large-scale "whale" manipulation utilizing linked trading on overseas exchanges. Some fraudulent trading cases involved project teams spreading false information via social media to lure investors into buying, as well as arbitrage manipulation leveraging the price linkage between USDT and BTC on exchanges.

To date, South Korean regulators have transferred 25 suspects to judicial authorities, with the average illegal profit per case amounting to approximately 1.4 billion Korean Won. Among these, there were 8 cases involving illegal gains between 500 million and 5 billion Won, and 1 case involving gains exceeding 5 billion Won. Due to the characteristic short-term nature of the manipulation, the involved virtual assets in each case spanned an average of approximately 8 different coins.

In terms of recovering illegal proceeds, the South Korean financial regulator has imposed fines in 2 cases, including one fraudulent trading case and one price manipulation case, with fines ranging from 125% to 165% of the illegal profits obtained.

The FSC stated that it will further strengthen market monitoring capabilities in the future by introducing an AI-based virtual asset supervision system. This system is expected to include features such as real-time market monitoring, second-level price manipulation analysis, and automatic identification of suspicious accounts and trading ranges, to enhance the early detection of abnormal transactions. Additionally, South Korean regulators plan to introduce mechanisms for freezing accounts related to illegal proceeds, as well as a reporting and reward system for unfair trading, in subsequent digital asset-related legislation, aiming to further improve the regulatory framework for the virtual asset market. (KBS)

Odaily reported that US Central Command stated it completed another round of strikes against Iran on July 18 at 11:30 PM (Eastern Time) under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief. In the eighth consecutive night of airstrikes, Central Command forces successfully struck Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime operational capabilities, as well as missile and drone storage sites, to continue degrading Iran's military capabilities. US forces also targeted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, following its attack on US service members on July 17 in Jordan. Currently, over 50,000 US service members are deployed in the Middle East, maintaining high vigilance, focus, lethality, and readiness. (Jinshi)

Odaily reported that the South Korean Ministry of Finance stated on Sunday that it plans to allow foreign financial institutions to borrow Korean Won through temporary overdrafts and permit them to use Korean Won-denominated bonds as collateral in financial transactions. These measures are part of incentive policies introduced to encourage the use of the Korean Won, aiming to transform it from a restricted local currency into a more global one. Starting July 6th, South Korea has extended the trading hours of the Dollar/Korean Won market to a 24-hour trading system, marking the opening up of the country's long-closed currency. (Golden Ten)

Odaily reported that, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, an address (0xc36…e105B) opened a short position at $0.11899 on July 14th. It added to the position when the market cap fell below $100 million. Early this morning, it closed the entire position at $0.05848, netting a profit of $547,000 in four days (including funding fee gains), achieving a return rate of 35.5%.