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According to Hyperinsight, on July 27, a whale holding 2.6 million long Xin Technology (CXG) tokens in short positions faced unrealized losses of $1.7 million. The whale's total short position was valued at approximately $18.36 million. The whale has set take-profit limit orders in the price range of $2 to $4.5, with a liquidation price of $16.91.

According to Onchain Lens, Fidelity-linked wallets transferred 260,000 ETH (approximately $500 million) to three wallets today, with funds split into 95,000 ETH ($183 million), 87,000 ETH ($167 million), and 78,000 ETH ($150 million). These wallets were first funded by Fidelity six months ago.

According to Yonhapnews, South Korea's Financial Services Commission announced emergency measures for single-stock leveraged ETFs on August 2, including the authority to adjust leverage ratios from 2x during market volatility. The regulator also raised the minimum deposit requirement to 30 million Korean won from 10 million won to curb excessive trading. Trading volume for the 16 single-stock leveraged products fell to approximately 3 trillion Korean won on the first day of implementation, down

According to on-chain analyst Ai, a suspected LAB insider address transferred 5.8 million LAB tokens (approximately $834,000) to KuCoin 9 hours ago at an average price of $0.1439. Within 90 minutes, LAB's price declined to $0.1273, a drop of 11.5%. The same address conducted a similar operation on July 12, when it transferred 9.15 million LAB tokens, followed by a 42.5% price decline. The entity currently holds 70.7 million LAB tokens valued at approximately $10.11 million.

According to Korea Securities Depository, South Korean retail investors (known locally as Western Ants) suffered estimated losses near 50 trillion won over the past two months, with leverage products identified as the primary driver. In July alone, net purchases of U.S. stocks reached $46.69 billion (approximately 6.74 trillion won), marking the highest monthly inflow since January.

According to Financial News, South Korea's financial authorities are reviewing emergency measures on single-stock leveraged ETF and ETN products, with a focus on reducing leverage ratios from 2x to 1.5x. The adjustment is aimed at stabilizing the volatile trading activity in the stock market.

According to BlockBeats, renowned trader Doctor Profit announced on August 2 that he will continue executing his buying plan by accumulating Bitcoin in batches when BTC trades between $54,000 and $64,000, allocating 5% of his planned capital for each purchase. The trader has already deployed 35% of his intended Bitcoin purchasing cash.

According to Odaily, SBI Crypto, a major Bitcoin mining pool in Japan, halted its mining pool service on July 31. The pool's 7-day average hashrate declined 64% over the month, falling from 16.222 EH/s on June 30 to 5.817 EH/s on July 30. Meanwhile, data from Hashrate Index showed that Foundry USA, AntPool, and F2Pool collectively controlled approximately 60.01% of Bitcoin block share on July 31.

According to River's announcement on August 2, the platform will migrate its cold storage to a new address before publishing its August reserve proof. The new address is for River's internal use only; customers will not directly send or receive funds through it. Customers will continue using River's standard transaction processes. River will publish a new reserve proof once the migration is complete.

In his latest statement, U.S. President Donald Trump said he has agreed to cancel attacks on Iran on the condition that a swift agreement can be reached.

This week, the Trump administration announced equity agreements with seven semiconductor companies under the Chips and Science Act, pledging up to $874 million to develop artificial intelligence, advanced packaging, optical interconnects, and semiconductor security technologies. Six of the companies will exchange minority, non-controlling equity stakes for government funding, while GlobalFoundries (GFS-US) secures a second-round investment following a quantum computing agreement in May. Once fin

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, whale addresses on Hyperliquid hold $4.66 billion in positions as of August 2, with a long-to-short ratio of 0.95. Long positions total $2.27 billion while short positions reach $2.39 billion. One major whale address shorted ETH with 3x leverage at $1,700.06 per token, currently facing an unrealized loss of $7.79 million.

According to Yonhapnews on August 2, South Korea's stock market experienced unprecedented volatility from July 28–31, with daily swings of -10.84%, -5.98%, -1.23%, and a record +17.91% surge, triggering a surge in mental health clinic visits. Patient visits for depression, insomnia, panic attacks, and family conflicts nearly doubled in July compared to June, according to Park Jong-seok, director of Yonsei Spring Psychiatric Clinic. The clinic saw an average of 5 patients daily in June but around

According to GMGN data, BSC meme coin Asteroid's market cap dropped below $3 million today, with a decline of 23.86% within the trading day.

According to Coin Bureau, Goldman Sachs forecasts the Federal Reserve will maintain current interest rate levels throughout 2026. The investment bank believes disinflation trends will outweigh hawkish signals and market expectations for a September rate hike.

According to securities analysts, South Korea's stock market experienced its worst monthly decline since the global financial crisis in July, with 1,859 of 2,645 listed companies (70.3%) reporting declining share prices as of July 31. The KOSPI index fell 22.2% while the KOSDAQ dropped 21.4% during the month, marking the largest monthly decline since October 2008. The selloff was driven by weakening semiconductor outlooks, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and profit-taking after a sharp

According to Jin10 on August 2, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a Fox News interview this weekend that Iran is facing a fundamentally different American president under Trump's leadership, and that Tehran can no longer expect to negotiate without consequences. Rubio stated that the Iranian regime has never faced a president like Trump—"a president who actually takes action"—and noted that Iran has grown accustomed over the past decades to operating without accountability. The White H

According to Korea Herald citing data from South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service, South Korean crypto exchanges recorded net stablecoin outflows of 560.3 billion won in June 2026, with 2.7625 trillion won transferred overseas versus 2.2022 trillion won incoming. This marks the 18th consecutive month of net capital outflows, with cumulative outflows of 1.6872 trillion won in Q2 2026. Stablecoins are primarily used to access overseas derivatives trading and emerging products unavailable on d

According to CoinDesk Data, tokenized stock and ETF trading volumes surged 288% in July, reaching a record $11.3 billion. Binance's bStocks accounted for $9.41 billion or 83.3% of total trading. QQQB, which tracks the Invesco QQQ ETF, generated $9.27 billion in trading volume, representing approximately 82% of all tokenized stock trading. The dramatic growth was driven by Binance's zero-maker-fee policy launched in August and its VIP trading volume boost program introduced on July 23.

Market participants estimate Japan intervened in currency markets on July 30 with an operation of approximately $53 billion to support the yen, which surged 3.3% against the U.S. dollar. The intervention appears to have triggered a significant rally in U.S. Treasury yields. The 10-year Treasury yield rose above 4.73%, while the 30-year yield climbed to 5.265%, reaching its highest level since the 2007 financial crisis. According to Brookings Institution senior fellow Robin Brooks, Japan likely s