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According to Korean Investment Trust Management, the ACE High Dividend Stock Plus Covered Call Active ETF saw cumulative individual net purchases surpass 1.026 trillion won on August 20, approximately 2.5 months after its June 2 listing. The monthly distribution product combines domestic high-dividend stocks with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, addressing traditional dividend ETFs' concentration risk in sectors like financials and telecommunications. SK Hynix, which recently decided to acquire

According to The Energy Mag, Bitcoin miner-turned-AI infrastructure provider Ionic Digital reported Q2 revenue of $48.6 million, up 31% year-over-year, with AI infrastructure rentals contributing $43.8 million (90% of total). Bitcoin mining revenue declined to $4.8 million from $37.2 million in the prior-year period. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $37.6 million from $3.8 million. The company holds $415.7 million in cash and 2,882 BTC (valued at $168.7 million), with no outstanding debt. Ionic completed

According to Trader T, Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of $189.1 million on August 19, marking the highest single-day total in nine months. BlackRock's ETHA led inflows with $122.1 million, followed by Fidelity's FETH at $36.54 million and Grayscale Mini's ETH at $16.04 million. BlackRock Staked, Morgan Stanley, Grayscale, and Franklin's products contributed smaller amounts. Bitwise, 21Shares, Invesco, and VanEck products recorded zero net inflows.

According to Trader T, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of $517.2 million yesterday (August 19), marking the highest single-day inflow in three months. BlackRock's IBIT led with $284.7 million, followed by Ark's ARKB with $77.71 million and Fidelity's FBTC with $62.41 million.

According to HTX, Solana (SOL) broke through $85 on August 20, up 10.48% in 24 hours, trading at $85.00.

According to RootData data, Bitget's perpetual stock contracts saw a 24-hour open order book volume of approximately $3.009 billion, up 24.62% as of August 20. The exchange currently supports 293 stock perpetual contract instruments.

According to Korea Exchange, on Aug 20, the exchange issued a warning to TimePortfolio Asset Management regarding its explanation of an exchange-traded fund delisting due to insufficient correlation coefficient. The exchange required the company to correct its statement, noting that outperformance relative to a benchmark index is separate from compliance with listing maintenance requirements. The delisting came after the company's ETF fell short of regulatory standards.

According to Yonhap News, on August 20, SK Hynix and its union reached a preliminary agreement on 2026 salary and collective bargaining terms. The package includes a 6.3% base pay increase and a significant restructuring of profit-sharing (PS) bonuses: 40% will be paid in cash, while 60% will be converted to company stock.

According to ChainCatcher, Blueprint Finance, an institutional on-chain finance infrastructure developer, announced strategic funding led by Polychain Capital on August 20, with participation from Bullish, Keyrock, BitGo, FalconX, G-20, Flowdesk, JPEG Trading, Sentient Capital, Andes, and 2Square. Blueprint Finance developed Concrete, a full-stack treasury infrastructure enabling institutions, protocols, and asset managers to launch, manage, and configure capital through complex on-chain strateg

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russia conducted a large-scale overnight strike on the Chernihiv region in Ukraine, targeting gas infrastructure.

According to BlockBeats, on August 20, the Pimco 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Bond Index ETF (ZROZ) received $123 million in net inflows, marking an all-time high for the fund. Trading volume hit 5.2 million shares, nearly double the previous record from 2024. The fund rose 3.2% on August 21, posting its largest single-day gain since November 2024.

SK Hynix and researchers from the University of Virginia published a paper in Nature Electronics on August 20, detailing a roadmap for chiplet photonics (CPO) technology in AI and high-performance computing. The study highlighted that computing power grows 3x every two years while interconnect bandwidth increases only 1.4x, creating a critical bandwidth bottleneck for AI scaling. CPO was identified as a key solution, with the longer-term vision of extending CPO to memory interfaces to allow mult

According to EDaily and BBC, SpaceX's Starship upper stage (Ship 40) was fully recovered off Christmas Island, Australia, on August 19, following its July 24 launch from Texas. The 52-meter rocket drifted intact in the Indian Ocean for 24 days after completing its 13th test flight, which successfully deployed 20 next-generation Starlink satellites and restarted a Raptor engine in orbit. This marks the first time a Starship upper stage has been recovered without damage, with the vehicle remaining

According to Russia's Defense Ministry, on August 20, the Pacific Fleet conducted missile strike drills targeting waters near the Southern Kuril Islands. The exercise involved strikes against targets simulating enemy vessels located over 300 kilometers away. The guided-missile cruiser Varyag fired missiles, while the nuclear-powered submarine Omsk launched cruise missiles. Coastal defense systems from the Kuril Islands also participated in the drills.

Swiss gold exports fell 11% month-over-month to 155 tons in July, according to official trade data.

According to Jin10, on Aug 20 at 10 p.m. Beijing time, foreign exchange options including EUR/USD, USD/CHF, and GBP/USD pairs will see significant expirations. Six strike prices with notional values exceeding $1 billion each are set to expire, prompting risk management advisories.

According to BlockBeats, on August 20, three tokens listed on Binance—STORJ, ICX, and SCRT—saw sharp declines following the exchange's delisting announcement. STORJ dropped over 9% in one hour to $0.0375, ICX fell 11%, and SCRT declined 16% over 24 hours, according to HTX market data.

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance on August 20, the South Korean government announced plans to expand risky asset investments—including equities and alternative investments—within the state asset management fund from the current 28.9% to over 40% by 2030. The initiative aims to generate long-term capital for strategic industries including artificial intelligence and semiconductors. The government also plans to supply approximately 2,000 youth dormitory units utilizing state-owned

According to Japan's Ministry of Finance, on August 20, the 20-year JGB auction saw a subscription ratio of 3.98x, down from 4.52x in the previous auction but above the 12-month average of 3.66x. The tail—the difference between the average and lowest accepted prices—widened to 0.17 yen from the previous 0 yen. Following the auction, the 20-year yield declined 8.45 basis points to 3.6975%.

The Norwegian Oil Directorate released preliminary production figures for July, with crude oil output at 1.775 million barrels per day and natural gas production at 10.9 billion cubic meters.