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According to Bloomberg, Samsung Electronics started mass production of its PM1763 enterprise SSD on July 8 for Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin AI data center platform. The PCIe Gen6 drive offers more than 2x speed improvement over its previous PM1753 model. Samsung held a 35% share of the enterprise SSD market in Q1 2026, leading SK hynix Group.

According to on-chain analyst Ember, 18 wallets dumped TacBuild (TAC) tokens early this morning, causing the token's price to plummet from $0.05 to $0.0045, a decline of 91 percent.

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 8, foreign exchange dealers in Seoul forecasted the USD-KRW exchange rate to center around 1,520 won as geopolitical risks strengthened safe-haven demand for the dollar. A ship attack in the Middle East's Strait of Hormuz pushed the dollar index above 101, while the USD-JPY exchange rate climbed above 162 yen, exerting upward pressure on USD-KRW. The overnight rate in the non-deliverable forwards market settled at 1,513.60 won (MID). Dealers predicted an intra

According to ING Bank, on July 7, the Bank of England's financial stability report may include changes to bank capital requirements that could increase demand for UK government bonds (gilts). ING noted that leverage ratio regulations, which currently constrain gilt repurchase transactions, may be eased or gilts could be excluded from leverage ratio calculations, making them significantly more attractive assets for banks and driving substantial demand growth.

Crude oil futures contracts surged today on July 8. SC crude oil rose 4.44% to 458.9 yuan per barrel, while low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) gained 5.25% to 3,970 yuan per ton. Fuel oil climbed 4.82% to 3,065 yuan per ton. Asphalt was the sole decliner with losses narrowing to 1.30% at 3,795 yuan per ton.

According to Iranian media on July 8, multiple explosions were reported in Bahrain. The reports provided no further details, and Bahrain has not issued any official statement. This comes after the U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian military facilities, which Iranian authorities have indicated would trigger retaliatory attacks on American military installations across Gulf nations including Bahrain.

According to Coinglass data, Coinbase's Bitcoin premium index has remained in negative territory for 50 consecutive days as of July 8, marking the longest stretch on record, with the latest reading at -0.0696%. The index measures the price differential between Bitcoin on Coinbase, a major U.S. trading platform, and the global market average, with negative readings typically indicating increased selling pressure in the U.S. market.

Hong Kong stocks opened higher today, with the Hang Seng Index gaining 44 points or 0.2% to 23,541. The National Index rose 33 points or 0.4% to 7,803, while the Science and Technology Index increased 18 points or 0.4% to 4,525. Tech stocks showed mixed performance, with Alibaba up 1.2% at 96.95 yuan and Meituan down 0.6% at 77.85 yuan. Lenovo Group emerged as the best-performing blue chip, surging 4.4% to 21.8 yuan.

According to Guru Club, concerns over memory semiconductor market peaking are weighing on South Korean equities. Some market participants cite slowing memory chip price growth, declining profit expansion at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, and reduced investment appetite from U.S. tech giants as signs of a potential downturn. Countering this view, others point to expected memory supply shortages extending into next year, anticipated earnings improvements at chipmakers, and prospects for large-s

According to Hyperinsight, on July 8, whale address 0x1cb opened a 10x leveraged long position on SK Hynix (SKHX) over the past hour, with 2,362 SKHX tokens worth approximately $357.6 million notional value at an average entry price of $1,496.49. The position recorded an unrealized gain of about $40,700, representing a return of approximately 11.5%. The address executed 653 trades across a price range of $1,486.90 to $1,520.00, rolling positions throughout the rally. This marks the whale's 25th

According to Vanguard's job posting on July 6, the $12 trillion asset manager is hiring a Head of Digital Assets to lead strategy and execution within its Personal Wealth division. The role covers tokenization, stablecoins, custody, settlement, governance, and client-facing capabilities across Dallas, Scottsdale, Charlotte, and Malvern in a hybrid model. The hire follows Vanguard's December 2025 decision to allow clients to trade third-party cryptocurrency ETFs tracking Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, and

According to Yonhapinfomax, USD/KRW dropped 14.50 won to 1,515.80 on July 8, retreating from the previous day's close of 1,530.30 won, amid signals of Korea-Japan foreign exchange coordination and suspected smoothing operations by authorities. The pair briefly fell to 1,510.60 won intraday, marking its lowest level since June 17. Japanese Finance Vice Minister Atsushi Mimura emphasized "close communication" with Korean FX authorities on recent market trends, while South Korea's Finance Ministry

According to Decrypt, Kenya's Capital Markets Authority launched a tender today (July 8) for blockchain monitoring tools to track fraud, money laundering, and sanctions evasion across more than 20 public blockchains. The platform will automatically alert on high-risk wallets, large transfers, mixing services, darknet-linked addresses, and sanctioned entities, while screening transactions against United Nations and U.S. Treasury sanctions lists to support enforcement under Kenya's new crypto regu

According to staffing consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas and the Layoffs.fyi database, global technology companies laid off approximately 120,000 employees through May 2026, reaching near-record levels despite rising revenues and profits. Meta cut about 8,000 employees (10% of workforce) in May, Cisco trimmed 4,000 (5%), Oracle disclosed 21,000 layoffs in its fiscal year ending June 22, and Amazon slashed 30,000 office workers across two rounds since October 2025. IBM reduced U.S. engineer

According to Wedbush, United Microelectronics (UMC) reported June revenue of 231.2 billion New Taiwan dollars (TWD) on Monday, representing a year-over-year increase of 22.85% and beating market expectations. Analyst Matt Bryson noted that the strong performance reflects improving core operations, with benefits from rising data center demand and softer-than-expected consumer electronics declines. First-half cumulative revenue reached 1,297 billion TWD, up 11.28% from the prior year. Wedbush main

According to Decrypt, trading firm Wintermute stated recently that Bitcoin's nearly 10% rebound is a textbook corrective rally rather than a structural market shift. The firm cited three factors driving the bounce: macroeconomic easing, a dovish Federal Reserve tone, and positive developments around Ethereum adoption by institutions. Wintermute remains cautious, noting that sustained capital inflows are needed to confirm a true market structure change.

According to Smart Finance, Baokai New Materials Ltd. (08090) listed on the Hong Kong stock market today at an IPO price of HK$6.22 per share, raising a net amount of approximately HK$84.3 million from the issuance of 14.47 million shares. As of the report, the stock traded flat at HK$6.22 with a turnover of HK$11.3 million. According to prospectus filings, Baokai holds the number one market share in China's cable trench cover and composite cable trench cover segments as of 2025, and ranks third

According to Smart Finance, semiconductor company Basic Semiconductor (09971) listed on Hong Kong stock exchange today, pricing at HK$31.62 per share. The company issued 27.39 million shares and raised approximately HK$766 million in net proceeds. By market close, the stock traded at HK$34.12, up 7.91%, with HK$204 million in trading volume. According to Frost & Sullivan, Basic Semiconductor ranked sixth in China's silicon carbide (SiC) power module market by 2024 revenue with 2.9% market share,