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CLARITY Act Hearing Lands on Wall Street: A Key Turning Point for Crypto Regulation—Shifting from “Enforcement-Driven” to “Rule-Driven”?

On July 17, 2026, the Digital Assets Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held an in-person hearing at Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, themed “Building the Financial Future: How the CLARITY Act Will Unleash Innovation.” Federal Hall is only a few steps from the New York Stock Exchange—rather than meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, the committee moved the hearing to Wall Street, and that choice alone is a kind of statement. This is not routine policy discuss

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$4,000 breaks below: what’s next for gold? Gate prediction market data, fully explained

On July 17, 2026, the gold market saw a landmark moment. According to Gate market data, gold XAU is currently quoted at $3,995, with the day’s low touching $3,970. This is the first time since November 2025 that gold has effectively closed below the $4,000 psychological level. Just half a year ago, gold was still hitting a historical peak of $5,598.75 on Jan. 29. From $5,600 down to below $4,000, a near 30% drawdown is uncommon in gold’s history. More importantly, this selloff occurred amid esca

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$4,000 breaks below: what’s next for gold? Gate prediction market data, fully explained

Seagate Technology (STX) plunges 10% in a single day: Why has the AI storage leader become one of the hardest-hit areas of the semiconductor selloff?

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AI Industry News

On July 17, US listed semiconductor stocks saw a sharp sell-off. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 4.3% in a single day, closing at 11,867.50. Compared with the mid-June peak, it had already pulled back by more than 22%, officially entering a technical bear market. Memory chips were the hardest hit. SanDisk (SNDK) plunged 12.63% to $1,411.08; Western Digital (WDC) tumbled 9.15% to $466.81; SK hynix ADR (SKHY) fell 13.69% to $152.31; Micron Technology (MU) dropped 5.65% to $853.20. Seagat

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Seagate Technology (STX) plunges 10% in a single day: Why has the AI storage leader become one of the hardest-hit areas of the semiconductor selloff?

From Argentina’s 2-1 last-gasp win over England to Spain’s 58% chance of winning, how do prediction markets price the championship outcome?

Prediction Market

In the early hours of July 16, 2026, Beijing time, the second semifinal of the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup wrapped up at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. After conceding first, defending champions Argentina leveled the match with a world-class strike by Enzo Fernández in the 85th minute, and then Lautaro Martínez scored a decisive header in stoppage time in the 92nd minute to overturn England 2-1 and advance to the final for two consecutive World Cups. Argentina will face Spain, who defeate

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From Argentina’s 2-1 last-gasp win over England to Spain’s 58% chance of winning, how do prediction markets price the championship outcome?

US CPI cools as oil prices surge: How could the US-Iran conflict change the Fed’s interest rate path?

Commodities

Forex

Indices

On July 14, the U.S. Bureau of Labor published June 2026 CPI data. June’s CPI year over year, not seasonally adjusted, rose 3.5%, below the market expectation of 3.8% and significantly down from the prior value of 4.2%. Core CPI rose 2.6% year over year, also below the expectation of 2.8% and the prior value of 2.9%. Seasonally adjusted CPI fell 0.4% month over month, the largest one-month drop since April 2020, and the first time in six years that CPI has shown negative month-over-month growth.

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07-16 09:57

US CPI cools as oil prices surge: How could the US-Iran conflict change the Fed’s interest rate path?

Can the 2026 Clarity Act still pass? Gate prediction market data shows the probability of passage is only 35%.

Prediction Market

On July 16, 2026, with only about 20 working days left until the U.S. Senate’s August 7 summer recess, Gate’s prediction market data shows the probability that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) will be officially signed into law in 2026 is only 35%—down from as high as 82% in February 2026. Over five months, nearly 50 percentage points of probability have evaporated. This is not the impact of a single event, but the result of a layered combination of institutional obstacles, pol

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Can the 2026 Clarity Act still pass? Gate prediction market data shows the probability of passage is only 35%.

BlackRock shares jump 6.63% in a single day: How Bitcoin spot ETFs and RWA are reshaping growth logic for asset-management giants?

On July 16, 2026 (Beijing time), shares of BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), the world’s largest asset manager, closed at $1,093.40. The stock rose by $67.96 on the day, a gain of 6.63%. Trading volume surged from 719,100 shares in the prior session to 1,416,515 shares. The jump turned BLK’s performance for the year from negative to positive, but its cumulative gain of 2.9% since the start of the year still trails the S&P 500’s 10.5% gain over the same period. A nearly 7% single-d

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BlackRock shares jump 6.63% in a single day: How Bitcoin spot ETFs and RWA are reshaping growth logic for asset-management giants?

World Cup semifinal: England vs. Argentina—once again a clash of old rivals; does the defending champion have a high chance of advancing?

On July 15, 2026, the second World Cup semifinal between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will kick off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, USA. England and Argentina—two teams carrying decades of mutual grudges—will battle for the final ticket to this edition’s championship match. Spain already defeated France 2-0 in the first semifinal, securing a spot in the final. For Argentina, looking to defend their title, and for England, eager to return to the final for the first time in 60 years, the outc

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World Cup semifinal: England vs. Argentina—once again a clash of old rivals; does the defending champion have a high chance of advancing?

Hormuz Strait crisis escalates: oil prices break $85—how far is global crude from $100?

Commodities

As the military conflict between the US and Iran continues to escalate, market concerns about the risk of disruption to crude oil supply have intensified further. Crude oil prices rebounded sharply intraday: WTI crude oil has regained the level of $80 per barrel, while Brent crude oil at one point approached $86 per barrel. On July 15, 2026, Gate data shows that as of the latest quote, WTI is $78.84 per barrel, down 1.04% over the past 24 hours, with an intraday trading range of $77.34 to $80.55

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CLARITY Act Hearing Lands on Wall Street: A Key Turning Point for Crypto Regulation—Shifting from “Enforcement-Driven” to “Rule-Driven”?

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$4,000 breaks below: what’s next for gold? Gate prediction market data, fully explained

Seagate Technology (STX) plunges 10% in a single day: Why has the AI storage leader become one of the hardest-hit areas of the semiconductor selloff?

From Argentina’s 2-1 last-gasp win over England to Spain’s 58% chance of winning, how do prediction markets price the championship outcome?

US CPI cools as oil prices surge: How could the US-Iran conflict change the Fed’s interest rate path?

Can the 2026 Clarity Act still pass? Gate prediction market data shows the probability of passage is only 35%.

BlackRock shares jump 6.63% in a single day: How Bitcoin spot ETFs and RWA are reshaping growth logic for asset-management giants?

World Cup semifinal: England vs. Argentina—once again a clash of old rivals; does the defending champion have a high chance of advancing?

Hormuz Strait crisis escalates: oil prices break $85—how far is global crude from $100?