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According to Foresight News, Category Labs launched Cadence, a new consensus protocol featuring a multi-concurrent proposer (MCP) mechanism that enables multiple block proposers to participate concurrently without sacrificing latency. Simulation tests on a 200-node global network showed average final confirmation time of 219 milliseconds and 167 milliseconds for speculative confirmation. The team stated that Cadence, combined with the encrypted mempool design BTX, represents a significant step t

According to Jin10, on July 7, China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Netherlands' Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Scholzma co-chaired the 18th meeting of the China-Netherlands Joint Economic and Trade Committee in Beijing. Wang expressed that the China-EU Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism held its inaugural meeting last week, with both sides confirming a new positioning as stable and balanced key trading partners. He called for the Dutch government to play

According to Hankyung, Kakao's stock price fell 41% since the start of 2026 through July 7, sharply underperforming the KOSPI index which gained 81.68% over the same period. As of July 8 afternoon, the stock traded at 33,450 won, down 5.51% on the day, and has slid from its October 2025 peak of 69,700 won. Securities firms including KB Securities, DB Securities, and Hana Investment Securities have lowered their price targets this month. Analysts note that while second-quarter earnings are expect

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed today that he expects allies to reaffirm that Iran should completely reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Two U.S. House Committees launched a joint investigation in April into the growing adoption of Chinese artificial intelligence models by American companies. The House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Select Committee on China cited concerns that cheaper Chinese AI models—which are closing the performance gap with U.S. alternatives—pose cybersecurity and national security risks. Companies including Cursor, Airbnb, and crypto platform Coinbase have been identified as using or evaluatin

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's single-stock leveraged ETF products have become a focal point of market volatility and regulatory scrutiny in recent weeks. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and Financial Services Commission face criticism over unclear responsibility divisions in overseeing the products, with FSS Governor Lee Chan-jin's recent statement that authorities "should have stopped it at all costs" intensifying questions about the policy approval process. The products, wh

After Project Tachyon developers said they are close to formally proving Zcash's incoming Ironwood shielded pool carries no undetectable counterfeiting bug, ZEC token rose about 12%. The network's new shielded pool, set to activate in late July, includes a turnstile mechanism that lets wallets migrate funds from the older vulnerable Orchard pool and helps demonstrate that no counterfeiting occurred. Developers believe no exploitation of the Orchard flaw took place.

According to Foresight News, Secret Network announced on July 8 that it will migrate SCRT to Arbitrum. A one-time snapshot of SCRT holdings will be conducted on September 1, 2026. After the snapshot, a new ERC-20 version of SCRT will be issued on Arbitrum, which holders can claim via Merkle proof with no assets required upfront and no deadline. The snapshot includes native SCRT and staked SCRT (including unbonding portions), but excludes sSCRT, SCRT stored in contracts or liquidity pools, and cr

Japan's Economic Watchers forward-looking sentiment index rose to 45.7 in June, up from 40.7 in the previous month, indicating improved near-term economic expectations among businesses and consumers.

Japan's economic sentiment index rose to 44 in June from 43.6 in May, according to official data released in early July.

According to Bank of America data shared by Barchart on X, hedge funds increased their technology stock purchases last week to the highest level since October 2024. The buying activity marks a significant shift in fund positioning within the tech sector over the past nine months.

According to the Korea Development Institute, South Korea's exports surged to $102.25 billion in June, marking a 70.9% year-on-year increase and hitting the $100 billion milestone for the first time. Semiconductor exports reached $44.82 billion, nearly tripling and exceeding $40 billion in monthly exports for the first time, driven by strong artificial intelligence-related demand and rising chip prices. The KDI noted that while semiconductor export growth has moderated, the chip sector's boom is

According to Barchart, hedge funds' tech stock purchases last week reached their highest level since October 2025, based on Bank of America data.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, SK Hynix (SKHX) opened up 11% today (July 8) but retreated sharply to $1,423, giving back most of its intraday gains. Over the past 30 minutes on Hyperliquid, two whales who entered long positions overnight closed their positions, liquidating approximately $4.95 million combined. A wallet starting with 0x1cb exited 2,362 SKHX longs at an average price of $1,438, totaling roughly $3.4 million. The address has since flipped to short, currently holding $1.63 mi

According to Jin10, South Korea's KOSPI index broke below 7,200 today, falling over 6% intraday.

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 4.2% to 5,688.574 points on June 4, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

According to OpenAI's social media post, the company will release three new AI models—GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna—on Thursday (July 10), while expanding preview access globally. The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved OpenAI's advanced GPT-5.6 model for broad distribution following additional testing under the U.S. government's new regulatory framework for frontier AI, according to media reports citing a source familiar with the matter.

Vanguard has opened a search for a Head of Digital Assets, its first dedicated crypto strategy role, positioned within its Personal Wealth division in Dallas. The executive will build a multi-year digital asset roadmap and assess tokenization, stablecoins, custody, digital wallets and blockchain-enabled settlement. The firm manages approximately US$10 trillion in assets. Vanguard has stated it has no plans to launch its own crypto investment products. Since December 2025, the firm has permitted

The Hashgraph Group and String Metaverse launched BillsOnChain on July 7, a Hedera-based platform designed to convert purchase receipts into tokenized digital assets. The platform has already attracted more than 31,000 users with integrated wallets and processed over 830,000 receipts on-chain, facilitating the minting of 430,000 non-fungible tokens. BillsOnChain records invoices on Hedera's blockchain to enable immutable storage, transparent auditing, and invoice tokenization for financing. The

According to Yonhap Infomax, Samsung Asset Management and KB Asset Management opened offices in Jeonju on July 8, as major Korean asset managers compete for selection advantages from the National Pension Service (NPS). NPS, which oversees 1,670 trillion Korean won in assets with 866 trillion won delegated to external managers, added a 1-point bonus in its criteria for selecting domestic stock and bond mandate managers if they maintain local facilities. The policy change has triggered a rush amon