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According to iM Securities analyst Park Sang-hyun, the Korean won-dollar exchange rate is expected to fall to 1,350 won as a dollar supply surplus persists through the second half of 2026. As of Aug 20, the rate had already dropped below 1,400 won for the first time since Sept 29, 2025. The analyst attributes the won's strength to multiple factors including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shareholder buyback programs, expanded trade surplus—which is projected to reach $360 billion for 2026, com

According to New York Times reporting, Polish crypto exchange Zondacrypto saw its parent company's license revoked by Estonia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on June 29, 2022. The exchange's founder, Sylwester Suszek, disappeared in March 2022. His successor, attorney Przemyslaw Kral, subsequently went missing four months before the license revocation. The company holds an estimated $330 million in Bitcoin, but the private keys to access these funds were known only to Suszek.

According to Cointelegraph, on May 20, 2026, the European Union Commission launched a targeted consultation to assess whether to include crypto lending—specifically DeFi vaults—under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Feedback is due by September 30, 2026. MiCA previously excluded crypto lending and certain fully decentralized activities. The primary regulatory challenge is classification. As explained by EU digital assets lawyer Yuriy Brisov, EU law lacks a "vault" category. Vaults

According to Financial News on August 23, Samsung Electronics announced a record shareholder return of 90 to 110 trillion won for 2026, roughly five times the 20.3 trillion won returned in 2020. The company confirmed approximately 30 trillion won in cash dividends for the third and fourth quarters, with detailed dividend amounts to be finalized by end of October. Meanwhile, SK Hynix has already committed to a distinct approach: investing 40 trillion won to repurchase and cancel up to 24.07 milli

According to Hyperbot data cited by Odaily, crypto trader Kevin Huang's 40x leveraged BTC long position on Hyperliquid has expanded its unrealized loss to approximately $1.1415 million, with a current holding of 1,245 BTC valued at around $95.52 million and an average entry price of $77,637.80. Huang's 10x leveraged HYPE long position shows an unrealized loss of approximately $551,300, while his 25x leveraged ETH long position remains in unrealized profit of about $751,300. The combined unrealiz

According to Odaily, Alibaba (09988.HK) announced plans to issue new shares in Hong Kong, with a total offering size of HK$80 billion.

According to CoinDesk, Fairmint CEO Joris Delanoue warned that the boom in tokenized stocks may recreate a digital version of the 1960s paper crisis that once overwhelmed Wall Street's back-office operations. Global tokenized stock market value has grown from less than $500 million in Q1 to approximately $20 billion in recent months. Delanoue noted that fragmented ownership records across exchanges, special purpose vehicles, tokenization wrappers, and proprietary ledgers pose systemic risks, as

According to Coinglass data, on August 23, if Bitcoin drops below $75,000, cumulative long position liquidations on major centralized exchanges could reach $1.085 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $78,000, cumulative short position liquidations could total $609 million.

According to Financial Times and Kpler data, India's imports of Russian crude oil reached historic highs in June and July, with daily purchases exceeding 2.6 million barrels—more than 50% of the country's total crude imports. This marks a sharp increase from February's low of 1 million barrels per day. Kpler's chief analyst Sumit Ritolia attributed the surge to the Gulf conflict straining global oil supplies and Washington's approval of sanctions waivers allowing Indian purchases of Russian crud

According to BlockBeats, Ethereum fell below $2,400 on August 23, down 4.9% in 24 hours based on HTX exchange data.

According to Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee, on Thursday (Aug 21), AI trading focus is shifting from upstream infrastructure to downstream applications. The first phase concentrated on semiconductors, memory, and infrastructure has cooled; market attention is now turning to software, applications, and Ethereum. Lee noted that Ethereum's fundamentals are strengthening across stablecoins, asset tokenization, institutional adoption, and future on-chain AI agent activity. He suggested capital is trans

According to Foresight News, crypto trading app fomo launched a creator rewards feature today. The feature allows users to earn without requiring additional actions, according to co-founder Paul. Further details will be disclosed later.

According to Reuters on August 23, South Korea's KOSPI index has fallen 30% from its June 19 peak, as euphoria driven by AI enthusiasm and leveraged retail trading swiftly reversed into pessimism. The downturn highlighted risks in a deregulation push designed to address the "Korea discount." After regulators approved single-stock leveraged ETFs in May, requiring only one hour of training and a minimum deposit of 10 million Korean won, retail investors aggressively borrowed to chase AI-related st

According to Coinglass data, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index currently stands at 67, down 3 points from yesterday. The index's 7-day average is 55, while its 30-day average is 34.

On August 21 (Friday), more than 190,000 crypto traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with total liquidation losses reaching $1.575 billion, according to liquidation data. Short positions accounted for approximately $1.27 billion of the liquidations, while long positions represented about $310 million. U.S. stock markets closed higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 517.80 points, or 0.98%, to 53,277.01. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each gained 0.43%. Bitcoin

According to New York Post, on August 23, U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib's financial disclosure revealed she holds up to $15,000 in Grayscale Ethereum ETF and up to $15,000 in Bitcoin ETF within her approximately $1.2 million retirement account. Tlaib previously voted against the CLARITY Act, which aims to support the crypto industry.

According to London Metal Exchange data, three-month copper futures prices reached $14,215.50 per ton on August 21, climbing 3.08% this month and approaching January's record high of $14,527.50 per ton. The surge stems from structural supply-demand imbalances driven by rapidly growing copper consumption in AI data centers, power infrastructure, and defense sectors. Supply constraints are widening as Chile's Lundin Mining cut its 2026 copper production guidance following severe winter storms in t

According to BlockBeats, on August 23, TradingBeats monitoring showed that 「Maji」 trader's long position reached $160 million with an unrealized loss of approximately $276,000 and cumulative funding fees of roughly $247,400. The position consists of 1,225 BTC (worth approximately $94.05 million, entry price $77,660, unrealized loss $1.08 million), 19,000 ETH (worth approximately $45.68 million, entry price $2,337.48, unrealized gain $1.27 million), and 256,500 HYPE (worth approximately $19.93 mi

According to Jin10, on August 22, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will implement retaliatory tariffs equivalent to U.S. duties on $20 billion in Canadian goods, effective September 8. The move comes in response to the U.S. imposing 50% tariffs on the same value of Canadian products. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, British Columbia Premier David Eby, and Quebec Premier François Legault voiced support for the retaliation. Ford called for Canadian provinces to unite as a "Te

According to Bloomberg, QTS Realty Trust issued $3.9 billion in investment-grade bonds this week to fund data center construction for Microsoft-related projects, with a coupon yield of approximately 7.23%, exceeding typical yields offered by some mid-tier junk-rated debt. The offering reflects growing investor appetite for AI infrastructure assets amid rising data center development demand. Separately, BlackRock issued similarly rated bonds in July for its Texas data center project at a 7.53% yi