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According to Seoul Economic Daily, on August 12, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are studying shareholder reward plans that could exceed 200 trillion Korean won (approximately $141.2 billion combined), with potential announcements by month-end. The plans may include special dividends, share buybacks, and cancellations. Samsung expects its 2026 shareholder returns could reach 100-125 trillion won as free cash flow surges amid AI-driven demand for memory chips. SK Hynix estimates potential specia

According to Smart Finance China, Changhong Jiahua (03991) reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of HK$206 million for the first half of 2026 ended June 30, up 13.52% year-over-year. Revenue rose 31.24% to HK$27.782 billion. Earnings per share reached 8 Hong Kong cents.

According to Financial News, Korean Colmar's operating profit reached 110.3 billion won in Q2 today (Aug 12), up 50.2% year-over-year and 16% above market consensus of 94.9 billion won. The stock surged 24,600 won to 132,500 won, gaining 22.8% in trading volume of 329.4 billion won. Revenue climbed 17.9% to 861.3 billion won. The company's core cosmetics contract manufacturing (ODM) division drove growth, with standalone operating profit rising 44.3% to 70.8 billion won, marking the second conse

According to Binance, on August 12, Binance Wallet launched Stocks Hub, a dedicated page that consolidates third-party tokenized stock products and opportunities for on-chain trading. The new hub allows users to discover, compare, and review available tokenized stocks in one centralized location, addressing previous fragmentation where different versions of the same company's tokenized shares were scattered across multiple sections of the wallet.

According to the Washington Post, the Trump administration will spend at least $900 million on a White House renovation project.

According to CryptoQuant analysts BorisD and theophiluspep, as of August 9, major exchange trading volumes dropped significantly year-over-year. Binance turnover fell from $2.55 trillion in July 2025 to $1.4 trillion in July 2026, a decline of roughly 45 percent. OKX experienced a steeper contraction, with volume falling from $1.055 trillion to approximately $447 billion, a decline of nearly 58 percent. Despite the decline in overall market activity, Bitcoin's largest holders showed opposite beh

On Aug. 12, Harmony investigated a suspected Layer 1 exploit that resulted in roughly 4 billion ONE tokens being created without authorization, with billions quickly routed to cryptocurrency exchanges. According to on-chain analyst Juiceberg, approximately 2.8 billion ONE were sent to exchanges, while only about 115 million ONE remained available to sell on-chain. The project worked with exchanges to freeze funds, paused its bridge, and instructed validators to install an emergency software upda

According to ChainCatcher, Bitget announced the launch of Project Archimedes, a $300 million fund designed to support quantitative trading firms, asset management institutions, and market makers. The initiative comprises two sub-programs: a $100 million capital support plan targeting emerging and growth-stage quant institutions employing market-neutral strategies, and a $200 million interest-free lending program for mature institutions meeting specified trading volume or position requirements. B

According to Smart Finance, Nautilus Automotive (01316) reported H1 2026 interim results with revenue of $2.329 billion, up 3.86% year-over-year. The company's profit attributable to equity holders reached $85.806 million, surging 35.17% year-over-year, with earnings per share of $0.034.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's IRS rates declined across most tenors on August 12, with 1-year IRS falling 1.75bp to 3.45% at 4:30 PM KST, 5-year dropping 2.25bp to 3.95%, and 10-year declining 0.75bp to 4.085%. CRS (SOFR) rates showed mixed movement, with 1-year rising 3.50bp to 3.205% while 5-year and 10-year segments fell 1.00bp each to 3.525% and 3.465% respectively. Market participants characterized the session as relatively quiet with stable trading flows.

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korean government bond yields declined on August 12, with the 3-year yield falling 1.7 basis points to 3.791% and the 10-year yield dropping 0.7 basis points to 4.294%. The 30-year rate rose 1.9 basis points to 4.685% following an intraday surge. Market participants remained cautious ahead of the U.S. July consumer price index release scheduled for later that evening, as expectations for a potential Federal Reserve rate decision in September hinge on inflation d

CoreWeave surged 18% in premarket trading on Wednesday after reporting that its second-quarter revenue doubled to $2.6 billion, up 112% from $1.2 billion in the same period last year, driven by strong demand from hyperscalers for AI compute capacity. The company guided for third-quarter revenue between $3.4 billion and $3.6 billion, with a full-year revenue forecast of $12.4 billion to $13.2 billion. Operating expenses also more than doubled year-on-year to $2.6 billion, resulting in a $49 milli

Zhu Rongji, former Premier of China and a senior leader of the Communist Party, died on August 12 at 11:06 a.m. Beijing time at age 98, according to an official notice from Xinhua News Agency. Zhu served as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and held key positions during China's economic reforms.

According to filings by AI hedge fund Situational Awareness, the fund purchased shares of Japan-based server component manufacturer Soluna in late June and raised its stake to 16.61%, later reducing its position. Soluna stock surged 7.5% on Wednesday following the disclosure.

Gate News message, as Bitcoin price increased, gambler 0xff84's short position of 1,793 BTC (valued at $114.4 million) approached liquidation. The gambler closed part of the position early to avoid liquidation. The current position stands at 1,543 BTC ($98.97 million) with a new liquidation price of $64,225.35. According to Lookonchain, four BTC bears now hold a combined short position of 5,375 BTC ($343 million) with liquidation prices at $64,101.12, $64,576.56, $66,006.80, and $66,030.04.

BNB Chain has introduced BEP-675, a draft proposal aimed at reducing block re-execution time from 125 milliseconds to 15 milliseconds on its validator process. The proposal uses blind signing for validator blocks, allowing builders to submit executed blocks directly. According to testnet environments, the change could potentially double network throughput without requiring higher gas limits or shorter block times. BEP-675 remains in Draft status under the Pasteur network hard fork timeline and h

According to RootData, Binance has listed 220 tokenized traditional finance contract assets. In the past 24 hours, XAU (gold) led trading volume at $1.79 billion, followed by SK Hynix at $1.61 billion and SpaceX at $1.17 billion. For ±2% bid-ask spread depth, XAG (silver) ranks first at $12.66 million, with SpaceX at $9.47 million and WTI crude oil at $8.41 million.

According to Bloomberg, Pimco's chief investment officer Marc Seidner expects the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady this year, despite market pricing in a 50% probability of a 25 basis point rate hike at the next meeting. Seidner stated that market concerns over the Fed's inflation-fighting credibility are overblown, and current U.S. Treasury yields appear attractive. He noted that inflation and economic growth momentum are slowing with weakening fundamental data, though fiscal press

According to Jin10, on August 12, Pakistan stated that the deadline for the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding can be extended.

According to MEXC, in July the exchange's individual stock futures volume surged 111% from June, while tokenized US stocks accounted for 62% of TradFi spot trading volume. Robinhood Chain, launched July 1 as an Ethereum Layer 2 built on Arbitrum for tokenized stocks and real-world assets, contributed six of MEXC's ten most-traded new listings that month, with memecoins, a token launch service, and a lending protocol accepting tokenized stocks as collateral among the ecosystem's breakout assets.