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Samsung announced it will pay 30 trillion won (approximately $22.9 billion) in cash dividends during the third quarter. The payment represents a significant return to shareholders as the company continues its capital allocation strategy.

According to Reuters, Nvidia denied reports by The Information on Friday that it plans to ship a language processing unit (LPU) tailored for Chinese customers by year-end. "We have no LPU sales in the China market today, and no China-specific LPU product in our roadmap," a company spokesperson said. NVDA shares rose 0.5% in early premarket trading, recovering from a 4% decline over the past five days. BMO Capital initiated coverage with an 'Outperform' rating and a $340 price target, implying 57

According to a Form 144 filing submitted on Thursday, Cerebras co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Sean Lie plans to sell 710,247 common shares worth over $153 million. The shares were acquired through vested performance stock units in June, tied to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in May. Lie has already sold $6.43 million in shares over the past three months, including transactions on August 18 and June 25. Chief Operating Officer Dhiraj Mallick sold 38,889 shares for approximately $8.64 mill

According to a New York Times report cited by Reuters, two Binance employees were detained at airports in the United Arab Emirates in recent weeks as authorities examined potential financial crimes involving activity on the cryptocurrency exchange. Binance confirmed that the employees were subsequently released and had not been targets of the investigation. The company characterized the inquiry as routine questioning concerning third-party fund flows passing through a Binance client money accoun

Hong Kong stocks closed higher today, with the Hang Seng Index rising 1.21% and the Tech Index gaining 1.4%. Gold stocks and AI model concept shares led gains, with Chihfeng Gold (06693.HK) surging 12.4%, MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) climbing nearly 12%, and Zhipu AI (02513.HK) rising over 10%.

According to blockchain analytics platform Onchain Lens, the Royal Government of Bhutan transferred 490.87 BTC worth approximately $32.74 million to new wallets in the past 24 hours. A single transaction of 485 BTC, valued at roughly $32.31 million, accounted for nearly the entire amount, with smaller transactions making up the remainder.

ANZ, one of Australia's largest lenders, has launched one of the first bank-issued stablecoins in the country as part of the Reserve Bank of Australia's Project Acacia pilot program. The stablecoin is designed to enable real-time settlement of tokenized deposits using blockchain-based infrastructure. Security provider Fireblocks, which secures over $14 trillion in global transfers, provides the technical backbone for the initiative. Fireblocks serves approximately 2,400 customers worldwide, with

On August 20, Binance launched Agent OS, a developer platform that connects AI assistants to the exchange's trading engine, wallet system and market data feeds. Supported applications include Claude, Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code. Users can authorize agents to trade across spot markets, margin trading, Convert and derivatives, though AI agents cannot withdraw funds to external addresses. Binance set daily spending limits for Agentic Wallet transactions: regular swaps are capped

According to BlockBeats, MicroStrategy's Bitcoin holdings surged in value by approximately $100 billion this week as BTC rebounded over 20% since August 14. The company holds 840,447 BTC currently valued at $641.9 billion, with an average cost basis of $75,385 per coin and total acquisition cost of $633.6 billion. At the current price of $76,378 per BTC, the holdings show unrealized gains of approximately $8.3 billion.

According to KB Securities, Samsung Electronics stock recovered to 281,500 won on August 21 after a sharp decline of 49.5% from its June 19 high of 374,500 won to a July 29 low of 189,200 won. The stock has risen 48.8% from its recent trough. KB Securities analyst Kim Dong-won said the company could stabilize at the 300,000-won level in the near term if special dividends and earnings growth materialize.

According to Reuters, South Korea plans to submit legislation next month for a proposed Future Response Fund to accompany its 2027 budget proposal. The fund, estimated at more than 100 trillion won (approximately $72.28 billion), would use excess tax revenue to finance youth employment, housing, asset-building, marriage, and childbirth programs, alongside investments in AI, regional development, education, and talent development. The proposal comes as South Korea's youth unemployment rate reache

According to Upbit on August 21, South Korea's largest crypto exchange suspended deposits and withdrawals for MANTRA and listed it as a trading caution asset. The exchange cited unresolved or unrepaired security incidents affecting MANTRA's virtual asset wallets and distributed ledgers. Upbit determined the incidents posed potential user losses and designated MANTRA as a caution asset to protect investors.

According to Korea Exchange, Kakao submitted a preliminary review application for a split and re-listing on the securities market on August 21. The company plans to separate its Kakao Talk-based AI and advertising business through a corporate spin-off. Following the split, the remaining entity will focus on fintech, content, and mobility operations.

According to the London Metal Exchange, copper inventory decreased by 1,350 tonnes and zinc inventory fell by 1,275 tonnes today. Nickel inventory increased by 294 tonnes, while tin declined by 45 tonnes and lead dropped by 250 tonnes. Aluminum inventory remained unchanged.

According to Bank of America, $29 billion flowed into U.S. equity funds in the week ended August 19, marking the largest weekly inflow in three weeks. Global equity funds attracted $40.1 billion during the same period.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 4 PM on Aug 21, the CNEX market-wide sentiment index stood at 49, down 4 points from 2:30 PM. By institution type, the index for large banks fell 4 points to 48, mid-sized banks dropped 5 points to 50, and non-bank institutions declined 3 points to 48. The index uses a 0–100 scale where 50 represents equilibrium and readings above 50 signal fund market tightness.

The European Central Bank lowered its revenue growth forecast for the coming year to 1% from 1.1%.

The European Central Bank's three-year inflation expectations for the eurozone in July came in at 2.7%, down from the previous expectation of 2.80%.

According to Yonhapnews, on August 18, Mikhaylo Fedorov, Ukraine's former Defense Minister, released a video criticizing the government's democratic governance and anti-corruption policies. "Democracy must not become a hostage to Russia," he stated, calling for wartime elections and highlighting structural governance crises. Fedorov was dismissed from his position last month following conflicts with the existing military command over defense procurement system reforms. He is credited as a key ar

According to an announcement by South Korea's Democratic Party on Aug 21, two-term lawmaker Min Byung-deok was appointed as deputy chief of the party's policy committee for economic affairs. The position gives Min oversight of legislative planning and cryptocurrency-related policymaking. Min is known for supporting the introduction of a Korean won-backed stablecoin with open issuance standards for both banks and non-banks, and for advocating against restrictions on major shareholders of digital