rich1.0WIRE (npub1q8…382kp)https://nostr.ae/npub1q8g803ajr0lw3xngs0k6hn2q3mejf6dtgv05d06h6krqgv9uh97q5382kpnjumphttps://nostr.ae2026-07-26 06:00 UTC | BLOCK 959663 BITCOIN $64,420 | GOLD $4,053 | OIL $98.70 1. Iran war expands to Red Sea as U.S. pauses nightly strikes -- Houthi-Saudi clashes intensified while Washington paused its nearly two-week run of nightly strikes on Iran, with Tehran also accusing Ukraine of a deadly attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea. -- New fronts around energy infrastructure and shipping widen the conflict's escalation paths even without fresh U.S. attacks; oil near $99 reflects the resulting supply and transit risk. 2. Chinese investors use crypto derivatives to bypass AI-stock controls -- Investors are using perpetual futures on crypto exchanges to gain synthetic exposure to restricted Chinese AI shares, the Financial Times reported. -- The workaround shifts demand from regulated equity markets into leveraged offshore instruments, weakening capital controls while increasing counterparty and liquidation risks for traders. 3. Deadly Chile storm disrupts copper mines and AI supply chains -- Severe storms interrupted operations at high-altitude Chilean copper sites, with Barrick evacuating stranded workers by helicopter after roads to its Barriales camp were blocked. -- Weather exposure at aging mines can tighten a metal market central to data centers and power grids, adding cost and schedule risk to AI infrastructure buildouts. 4. Venezuela withdraws from International Criminal Court -- Venezuela's interim government withdrew from the ICC, and Washington welcomed the decision while urging every Rome Statute member to follow it. -- Departure removes one avenue for international scrutiny of alleged abuses and aligns Caracas more closely with the U.S. campaign against the court's authority.