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Korean retail investors purchasing U.S. stocks saw net inflows reach $4.6 billion in July, marking the highest level in six months, according to market data. The surge follows a slowdown in April and May amid the introduction of domestic investment accounts. Recent volatility in South Korea's stock market has prompted investors to shift focus toward overseas equities, driving increased purchases of U.S. stocks.

According to financial regulators and the Financial Supervisory Service, KOSDAQ market liquidity has sharply contracted in July 2026 as single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) redirected investor capital to large-cap KOSPI stocks like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, even as the Financial Services Commission strengthened delisting standards. As of July 29, the number of penny stocks trading below 1,000 won surged to 221 across KOSPI and KOSDAQ (up from 202 on June 29), while compani

Asian semiconductor stocks fell sharply on August 3 morning. As of 10:40 AM, Samsung Electronics declined 7.62% to 242,500 Korean won, while SK Hynix dropped 7.57% to 1,588,000 Korean won. Taiwan's TSMC fell 2.27% to 237 New Taiwan dollars. Japan's Kioxia bucked the trend, rising 9%, standing alone against the sector decline.

According to the Financial Supervisory Service disclosure system, 195 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exceeded their premium-discount ratio limits on July 31 as the KOSPI index surged 17.8%. The affected ETFs accounted for 16.8% of all 1,155 listed ETFs, with single-leverage funds among those most impacted by the sharp market movement.

According to an official announcement, Binance Futures will launch GIGADEVUSDT perpetual futures on August 3 at 13:30 (UTC+8).

According to Jin10, as of August 3, 10:30 a.m., precious metal bars from major Chinese banks and brands rose in price, with China Gold posting the largest gain at 6 yuan per gram compared to the previous day.

According to Wall Street analysts, Palantir Technologies' second-quarter revenue is projected to rise 81% year-over-year to $1.81 billion ahead of Monday's earnings report, while adjusted earnings are expected to surge 116% to $0.35 per share. Despite the strong financial outlook, PLTR stock has declined 41% from its peak last November. Analysts remain mixed on the outlook: 20 of 32 analysts rate the stock 'Buy' or higher with an average price target of $182.20, implying 40% upside, while retail

Japan's Finance Minister Kamiyu Katayama stated on Monday he is ready to implement foreign exchange intervention measures without hesitation if needed. He declined to comment on speculation regarding intervention actions conducted on Monday.

According to Shanghai Steelhome data released today (August 3), MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate midpoint price dropped to 139,350 yuan per ton, down 3,250 yuan per ton from the previous day's 16:30 price.

Japanese Finance Minister Koji Katayama declined to comment today (Aug 3) on whether Japan conducted forex intervention.

According to The Block, prediction market platforms Polymarket, Polymarket US and Kalshi combined for $50.6 billion in trading volume in July, marking an all-time high. Polymarket US led the surge with a 54% increase to $5 billion, while Polymarket's volume declined 26% to $7.9 billion.

According to BlockBeats, on Aug. 3, 2026 at 13:30 (UTC+8), Binance Futures launched GIGADEVUSDT U-margined perpetual contracts with a maximum leverage of 20x.

According to Guru Club, on August 3, Cooler Technology officially announced that Shanghai Jiao Tong University professor Yang Xue will serve as the company's chief scientist, and the Embodied AI Joint Laboratory co-established with the university was formally established. Yang Xue, who specializes in autonomous driving and embodied AI research, will lead the development of Cooler Technology's general-purpose embodied large model COOWAM and oversee the laboratory's construction, integrating real-

According to Tether's disclosure, the stablecoin issuer added 14 metric tons of gold in Q2 (ended June 30), bringing total holdings to 146 tons valued at approximately $18.8 billion. This marks an acceleration in purchases compared to 6 tons added in Q1. Tether is now the third-largest known gold holder globally after central banks and sovereign wealth funds.

According to Guru Club, Alibaba released the Qwen 3.8-MAX artificial intelligence model today with 2.4 trillion parameters. The company said the model has performance comparable to Anthropic's FABLE model.

According to Odaily, Arthur Hayes called for monitoring the Federal Reserve's H.4.1 report this week to confirm whether Japan's Ministry of Finance is using U.S. Treasury holdings for repo operations to obtain dollars, which it then sells to buy yen. If Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent increases counterparty limits, the Fed could use Japanese Treasury holdings as collateral to create money. Bessent previously stated that the U.S. and Japan have coordinated foreign exchange actions to address "di

According to Lookonchain monitoring, two addresses hold a combined 1,364 BTC long positions valued at $86.2 million as of August 3. The positions have liquidation prices of $61,079.4 and $61,096.7 respectively.

According to Taiwan Economic Daily, TSMC is expected to achieve its 180,000 monthly 3nm wafer production target in early Q4 2026, ahead of the originally planned year-end deadline, driven by strong demand from major customers including NVIDIA, AMD, and Broadcom. Meanwhile, TSMC's 2nm process orders are also accelerating, with monthly wafer shipments expected to approach 100,000 units by year-end as planned.

According to BlockBeats, citing Hyperinsight monitoring, a whale at address 0xc278 was liquidated in Brent crude oil trading on August 3, exiting its position after 61 total rounds of trading. The latest liquidation closed 47,600 BRENTOIL long contracts with a settlement value of approximately $4.046 million and a weighted liquidation price around $84.99 per barrel, resulting in a loss of approximately $275,000. The whale has held no Brent position since the liquidation. Across all 61 trading ro

According to BlockBeats, on August 3, STONKBROKER, a native project on Robinhood chain, reached a peak market cap of $48 million after rolling out a launchpad for ecosystem project incubation and Broker Box, a card-drawing feature wrapping stock tokens. The token currently trades at a $42.8 million valuation, up over 20% in the past 24 hours, making it the second-largest asset on Robinhood after CASHCAT ($43.32M). STONKBROKER NFT floor price stands at 6.3 ETH.