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According to Dunamu's half-year report released August 14, the Upbit operator posted 173.5 billion won in Q2 revenue and 23.5 billion won in operating profit, down 26% and 73% respectively from Q1's 234.6 billion won revenue and 88 billion won operating profit. The decline was primarily driven by a sharp drop in trading fee revenue, which fell nearly 50% year-over-year.

According to PANews, citing Ai monitoring, a whale shorting Bitcoin added 258 BTC two minutes ago on August 14, bringing its total position to 1,900 BTC. The position, opened at an average price of $63,582, is currently up $1.794 million.

According to its announcement, SINC Wenge (01956) expects net loss of RMB 87-89 million for H1 2026, narrowing 23-25% year-over-year, with revenue of RMB 170-175 million, up 44-48% from RMB 118.29 million in the same period last year. The company also forecasts that Q2 2026 will achieve adjusted net profit of RMB 1.4-3.4 million, marking the return to profitability on a quarterly basis after Q1 losses, driven by improved platform margins, operating leverage effects, and optimized cost structures

According to HSBC announcement, on August 13, 2026, the company repurchased 1.65 million shares for £25.285 million and 340,000 shares for HK$55.208 million.

Global Digital Holdings Ltd (00339) disclosed on July 31 that the unaudited consolidated net asset value per share of the company stands at approximately 0.0166 Hong Kong dollars, based on a par value of 0.02 Hong Kong dollars per share.

According to its disclosure, China HK Technology Investment Limited reported an unaudited net asset value per share of approximately HK$1.104 as of July 31, 2026.

According to the People's Bank of China, released on August 14, July lending rates in China remained at low levels, continuing a downward trend seen earlier this year. The weighted average rate for newly issued enterprise loans in July stood slightly below 3%, down approximately 0.2 percentage points compared to July last year. The weighted average rate for new personal housing loans reached about 3.1%, remaining essentially flat year-over-year.

According to China's central bank, reported by Jin10 on August 14, cross-border RMB settlement under current account items reached 1.75 trillion yuan in July, with goods trade accounting for 1.32 trillion yuan and services trade for 0.43 trillion yuan. Direct investment cross-border RMB settlement totaled 0.63 trillion yuan, comprising 0.22 trillion yuan in outbound direct investment and 0.41 trillion yuan in foreign direct investment.

According to Elon Musk's statement on SpaceX's August 4 earnings call, the space company will exclusively use Nvidia's Vera Rubin architecture for AI infrastructure both on Earth and in orbit. Musk emphasized the decision stems from believing Vera Rubin is "the best AI computer" and highlighted SpaceX's close partnership with Nvidia across multiple levels. SpaceX plans to expand computing capacity to over 2 gigawatts by the end of 2026 and approaching 10 gigawatts in 2027. The company is also co

According to SK Hynix's semi-annual report filed on August 14, the company's small shareholder count reached 3.46 million as of June end 2026, surging over 5x from 0.68 million a year earlier. Small shareholders now hold 67.98% of total outstanding shares. The surge reflects heightened retail investor interest driven by stock market momentum, semiconductor sector strength, and the company's rising share price throughout 2026.

According to on-chain analyst Murphy cited by ChainCatcher, Bitcoin purchased in 2025 remains underwater to date, with the cohort declining to approximately 4.77 million BTC, down 41.5% from its December 2024 peak. The decline exhibited two phases: sharp drops through February, followed by a gradual slowdown in the pace of portfolio reduction. Murphy noted that this 2025 cohort currently represents the largest supply group in the market. Historical comparison shows that older profitable Bitcoin

South Korea's key seven benchmark stocks, known as S7, are reaching record-high medium to long-term earnings forecasts while broker target prices remain sharply divided on the outlook. The divergence reflects competing views between optimism that S7 could open upside potential for the Kospi, similar to the U.S. Magnificent 7, and concerns over near-term business headwinds and governance uncertainties. Analysts warn the conflicting signals could amplify market concentration risk and heighten stoc

China's social financing aggregate increased to 222.5 trillion yuan in the first seven months of 2026, up 14.1 trillion yuan from the prior period's 208.4 trillion yuan.

According to its official announcement, LONG Investment Group (02312) on August 14 issued a profit warning, expecting a loss attributable to shareholders of approximately HKD 50-60 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with a profit of approximately HKD 1.8 million for the same period last year. The expected loss was primarily driven by net fair value losses on financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss (reflecting market price changes in listed equity secu

According to a company announcement, China Zhuchen 81 (00810) disclosed on July 31, 2026 that its unaudited net asset value per share stood at approximately 0.12 Hong Kong dollars, based on 712,751,154 issued ordinary shares.

According to its official announcement, Capital Creation Limited (02324) reported an unaudited net asset value per share of approximately 0.6417 Hong Kong dollars as of July 31, 2026.

China's new yuan-denominated loans in July totaled 103.8 trillion yuan, falling short of the 106.2 trillion yuan forecast and declining from 107.2 trillion yuan in the prior period. Year-to-date, new yuan loans reached 1.038 quadrillion yuan.

According to Jin10 citing PBOC data, China's social financing stock reached 463.27 trillion yuan at the end of July 2026, up 7.4% year-over-year. Among the components, RMB loans extended to the real economy totaled 278.57 trillion yuan, growing 5.2% YoY, while government bonds outstanding increased to 102.68 trillion yuan, up 14.1% YoY.

According to Jin10, citing central bank data, China's interbank borrowing weighted average rate in July was 1.4%, down 0.01 percentage points month-over-month and 0.05 percentage points year-over-year. The secured repo weighted average rate stood at 1.42%, also declining 0.01 percentage points from June and 0.04 percentage points from the same period last year.

China's newly increased yuan-denominated loans reached 1.038 trillion yuan from January to July, compared to 1.072 trillion yuan in the same period of the previous year.