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According to Bitcoin.com, Russia's Central Bank unveiled new draft rules on August 18 requiring brokers, trust companies, forex dealers, and crypto exchanges to include crypto asset holdings in their capital calculations, with crypto holdings capped at no more than 25% of total capital. The holdings must be registered with crypto custodians for state verification of authenticity. The regulator stated the measure aims to assess credit and market risks while ensuring financial resilience of interm

According to financial sources, KB Financial received approval from Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) on August 5 to establish a financial holding company for its local subsidiaries. The approval comes approximately eight months after the company submitted an amended proposal in late 2025. KB Bank Indonesia, which recorded its first annual profit in local accounting standards last year after five years of cumulative losses, is expected to benefit from improved operational synergies

According to Asia Economy citing a financial supervisory filing on August 18, Sungho Electronics achieved first-half 2026 consolidated operating profit of 10.096 billion Korean won, surpassing its full-year 2025 operating profit of 7.551 billion won by 33.7%. H1 revenue reached 151.244 billion won, while operating margin improved to 6.68% from 3.26% year-over-year. The earnings improvement was driven by three semiconductor and optical communications acquisitions completed since late 2025. The th

According to Security Times, Huawei and iSoftStone unveiled a joint AI platform for Guangxi's industrial clusters on Aug. 17 during the Huawei China Tour 2026 Guangxi AI-Empowered New Industrialization Summit in Nanning. The platform provides AI support for digital transformation across key sectors including metallurgy, non-ferrous metals, automobile manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, and new materials.

According to South Korea's financial investment industry on August 18, TimePolio Asset Management faces the delisting of its exchange-traded fund due to failing to meet correlation coefficient requirements. The delisting decision may also impact the company's future approval for new product listings. Additionally, another active ETF from TimePolio has fallen below the 0.7 correlation threshold for approximately nine months.

Intraday today (August 18), the main LPG futures contract rose 200 yuan, trading at 5,617 yuan per ton, up 3.69%.

According to Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet withdrew 57,000 HYPE (approximately $3.36 million) from Coinbase on August 18.

On Aug 18 morning, Shanghai Gold Exchange's gold T+D (spot gold futures) rose 0.94% to 960.5 yuan per gram, while silver T+D climbed 1.18% to 16,190 yuan per kilogram.

According to China Maritime Safety Administration, Yingkou Maritime Bureau issued a navigation warning on August 18 for military exercises in parts of the Bohai Bay. All vessels are prohibited from entering the designated area from 8 a.m. on August 19 through 6 p.m. on August 21.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Jane Street disclosed holdings of approximately $990 million in bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds per SEC filings on August 18. The position, equivalent to roughly 15,394 BTC at current prices, includes $828 million invested in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust. The holdings were acquired through ETFs rather than direct digital asset ownership.

According to Decrypt, security firm Bitdefender warned that pirated downloads of the Hollywood film 'Odyssey' have been injected with Lumma Stealer malware, which can steal cryptocurrency wallets, passwords, and browser data from users. The malicious files began spreading days after the movie's release, with attackers disguising them as high-definition or Blu-ray versions using names similar to legitimate torrents to lure downloads.

According to Morgan Stanley, South Korea's KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) has recovered to around 7,000 points by mid-August, with gains broadening beyond chip stocks and market risks easing. However, the index remains below the bank's 9,000-point target. Morgan Stanley expects the index to recover gradually rather than experience a sharp V-shaped rebound, though short-term volatility remains possible.

According to Hong Kong Stock Exchange latest data, on August 17, Yi Jun Group Holdings (02442) saw a position transfer totaling HK$6.993 billion, representing 25.02% of total shareholdings. The company transferred 102 million shares from Phillip Securities to Haitao Securities.

According to Michael Saylor on Monday (August 18), Strategy may initiate stock buybacks if MSTR trades at a significant discount to its net asset value (NAV). Currently, buybacks are not a priority; the company plans to maintain substantial cash reserves for greater flexibility, which can be deployed to purchase Bitcoin, repurchase MSTR stock, issue preferred shares, or repay debt. Michael Saylor explained how Bitcoin prices will influence Strategy's future purchasing plans. When BTC trades well

According to Hong Kong Stock Exchange data, on August 17, shareholders of Rongji Wantong (08125) deposited 20.92 million shares into Hontai Securities, with the deposited shares valued at HK$13.65 million, representing 10.55% of the company's total shares. The company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 saw revenues decline 28.21% to HK$112 million, while net losses widened 56.26% to HK$33.87 million, with a loss per share of HK$0.19.

According to FOMO founder Seyong on podcast show Maurits Markets, global users are shifting from desktop to mobile trading platforms, with apps like Robinhood fundamentally changing investment habits. Seyong highlighted the information gap challenge: during the 2024 Meme coin boom, retail investors made profits on their first trades but later lost gains because they didn't know what top traders were buying or where capital was flowing. He believes trading platforms should integrate trading logic

According to Hong Kong Stock Exchange filings, shareholders of Medinol Heart Technology-B (02160) pledged 343 million shares to China Construction Asia on August 17, with a total pledged value of HK$440 million, representing 26.97% of the company's total shares outstanding. Separately, the company announced that following the completion of its acquisition of the cardiac rhythm management business on December 19, 2025, the acquired business was fully consolidated into the group's financial statem

According to Santiment Intelligence on August 17, approximately 28,000 bitcoins flowed back to exchanges, lifting balances to six-week highs. Exchange BTC holdings rose from about 1.304 million on July 28 to approximately 1.332 million on August 16, reversing 84% of prior outflows. During the first full week of August, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $853.54 million across five consecutive trading days, with BlackRock's IBIT leading at $693.5 million in inflows. On August 12, related E

According to Reuters, AI voice-to-text startup Wispr Flow completed a $280 million Series B funding round on August 18, achieving a $2 billion valuation. Menlo Ventures led the round, with participation from Notable Capital, NEA, and Neo Ventures. The company, which provides AI voice-dictation tools for writing and office applications, had previously raised $25 million in an extended Series A round at a $700 million valuation in November 2025. Total cumulative funding now stands at $361 million.

According to Yonhapinfomax, the USD/KRW exchange rate weakened to 1,415.60 won on August 18 as U.S. retail sales fell 0.6% in July, marking the largest monthly decline since May 2025 and defying market expectations for a 0.1% gain. The data undermined expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate increases, with CME FedWatch futures showing a 65.4% probability the central bank will hold rates steady in September. Meanwhile, geopolitical risks limited the dollar's downside. With the U.S.-Iran Me