The United States has relaxed export restrictions on the United Arab Emirates, opening the door to sales of AI chips.

According to EmberCN’s monitoring, an early whale address for "Binance Life" that once delivered roughly 5000x returns sold another 2.5 million tokens approximately 5 hours ago, valued at around $1.7 million. Data indicates the address now holds only its remaining 2.5 million tokens, and at the current pace, full liquidation is expected to be completed by tomorrow morning. The whale initially spent just about $2,480 to acquire 18.5 million "Binance Life" tokens, and has cumulatively sold 16 million tokens to date, netting approximately $11.12 million in total proceeds.

Serenity issued a statement addressing recent discussions about OpenAI’s MRC network architecture optimization and Amazon (AMZN)’s RNG architecture potentially leading to a drop in optical module demand. The firm maintains that even if the number of optical modules needed per XPU decreases, the rapid expansion of AI computing power will continue to drive sustained growth in overall optical communications demand. Serenity notes that with a significant increase in XPU deployments, total optical module demand is still projected to rise. On CPO (Co-packaged Optics) laser solutions, it holds that VCSELs are better suited as a transitional technology for NPO (Near-packaged Optics) and short-range interconnection stages, while long-term, ultra-high-power continuous wave (UHP CW) lasers will be the superior choice for CPO—a view aligned with Broadcom’s prior public remarks.

According to monitoring by EmberCN, Tether allocates 15% of its quarterly profits to its Bitcoin reserve address. Approximately 5 hours ago, this address made a test transfer of 4 BTC to Binance, valued at roughly $250,000. EmberCN stated that this same address previously transferred 204.3 BTC to Bitfinex a month ago, worth approximately $14.36 million at the time, when Bitcoin’s price stood at around $70,000. It remains unclear whether these assets have been sold. Additionally, Tether appears to have not yet completed the on-chain withdrawal of new Bitcoin for Q2 2026. Per its usual practice, Tether typically transfers BTC purchased in the quarter to its reserve address on the last day of each quarter. However, more than 10 days have elapsed since the end of Q2, and no new Bitcoin deposits to this reserve address have been observed on-chain, sparking market concerns over whether it has adjusted its Bitcoin accumulation pace.

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury firm Empery Digital has sold a total of 1,400 BTC since May 7, at an average price of roughly $62,200, netting approximately $87.1 million in proceeds, cutting its Bitcoin reserve by nearly half. According to announcements, $10 million of the proceeds was used to repay debt on July 7, while the remaining funds will be allocated to previously announced real estate acquisitions for an AI data center, legal fees related to shareholder litigation, and daily operational expenses. The company had earlier announced it would invest $65 million to acquire a 25% stake in an entity developing an AI data center project in the U.S. Midwest. As of July 10, Empery Digital still holds 1,514 BTC, worth around $96.5 million at current prices, plus approximately $73.9 million in cash, with an outstanding debt balance of $45 million. Reports note that an increasing number of public companies holding Bitcoin reserves are starting to use BTC as a liquidity source rather than solely as a long-term holding asset, selling part of their reserves to meet traditional financing needs such as debt repayment, capital expenditures, and corporate operations.

According to CBS, senior U.S. officials disclosed that Iranian officials privately informed Trump administration advisors that Iran’s firing on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz was a "mistake", with the attacks attributed to a "hardline rogue faction" seeking to derail negotiations. Iran reportedly stated its willingness to continue talks. The White House demands Iran publicly acknowledge the error. The Trump administration considers the attacks on commercial vessels a violation of the bilateral ceasefire arrangement. U.S. officials said Trump has tasked a team including Vice President Vance, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to advance negotiations, which will take place in Oman. U.S. officials noted that if Iran persists in hostile actions, the U.S. will respond with military and economic measures.

According to Axios, the Trump administration has demanded that Iran issue a public statement by Saturday at the latest, confirming the Strait of Hormuz remains open and pledging to stop firing at commercial vessels. U.S. officials said the demand was conveyed to Iran via direct channels and regional mediators. The U.S. argues that recent attacks on commercial ships by Iran in and around the Strait of Hormuz violate the memorandum of understanding signed by both sides weeks ago, putting the fragile ceasefire agreement at risk of collapse. The report adds that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi are set to meet in Muscat, Oman’s capital, on Saturday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz situation. The U.S. wants Iran to release a public statement after the meeting, pledging to halt attacks and confirming the strait’s waterways are open and toll-free. U.S. officials noted that while recent U.S.-Iran nuclear talks have made some progress, the Hormuz crisis has sparked U.S. concerns over Iran’s ability to fulfill more complex agreements. The U.S. has warned that if Iran rejects the demands, it will take further action.