Odaily News: According to Al Jazeera, US officials said that Trump has instructed his team not to negotiate with Iran until Iran is ready to sign an agreement.
The official said that previously, the US and Iran had held positive discussions, but Trump ultimately decided to wait for now. (Jin Shi)
Odaily News: World Liberty stated that it does not own or operate the AI platform WorldClaw, nor does it control the models offered on the platform, but declined to clarify whether it holds a stake in WorldClaw, participates in financing, or shares revenue. WorldClaw integrates over 300 AI models from China and the U.S., and lists USD1 as one of its payment methods, yet its terms of service prohibit users in the United States and China from using the platform.
Odaily News, according to the latest data from Gate, spot gold briefly dropped about $20, with intraday losses widening to over 1%, falling below $4,370 per ounce.
Odaily News BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on X platform stating that the Royal Bank of Canada, which holds $1.8 trillion in assets, has increased its stake in Bitcoin treasury company Strategy by 46,001 shares, with a transaction value of $4.45 million. Currently, the Royal Bank of Canada holds a total of 385,002 shares in Strategy, valued at $37.2 million, representing a 13.5% increase in its stake.
Odaily News: According to MSX.COM data, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has expanded its decline to 5%, with the semiconductor sector collectively trending lower. Among the stocks, Marvell Technology dropped over 7%, Arm and Intel fell nearly 7%, Micron Technology declined 5.7%, and NVIDIA fell more than 2%.
Odaily News: With the 60-day interim memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran technically expiring, Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Washington meets the relevant conditions, adding that it has shifted to a "fully offensive" strategic posture. Iran's chief negotiator, Qalibaf, stated that the U.S. must lift the blockade on Iranian ports and oil sanctions, release Iran's frozen assets, and fully cease military operations and threats across all fronts before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran will continue fighting until its conditions are accepted before agreeing to a ceasefire, and claimed that "Iran has won both the war and diplomacy." Trump, meanwhile, said the U.S. and Iran currently have no negotiations or dialogues underway or scheduled, the naval blockade remains fully in effect, and stated that the Strait of Hormuz is open and functioning normally, with all mines having been removed or detonated. At the same time, Iran is holding bilateral talks with Oman over the management of the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iranian media reports, the Iranian military is screening commercial shipping networks providing logistical support to U.S. forces, and has warned that companies or ship managers transporting supplies for U.S. military operations against Iran could face economic, legal, and retaliatory countermeasures.
Odaily News Arthur Hayes announced on the X platform that he will end his retirement and lead @flop_labs. FLOP is the "food" for AI agents. The project has no presale, no venture capital participation, and adopts a 100% fair launch model. Arthur Hayes stated that he hopes to build the currency of the agent economy and achieve wealth growth together with the community. More details will be announced; FLOP is expected to conduct a large-scale airdrop in Q4 and release its genesis block in Q1 2027.
