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According to BlockBeats, on August 6, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams responded to community concerns about token launchpad fee structures, noting that 1% liquidity pool fees effectively equate to 2% bid-ask spreads and are the primary revenue extraction tool that increases trader costs and reduces liquidity pool efficiency as token scale grows. Adams argued that Uniswap's pools.trade platform's 0.25% fee rate with auto-compounded fees offers better long-term liquidity provision compared to launchp

According to LH President Lee Sung-hoon at a press briefing today, South Korea's Korea Land and Housing Organization (LH) projects its debt ratio to reach 239% this year, up from 226.1% in 2025, as a government halt on land sales narrows revenue streams. The organization expects further increases to 250% next year and 262% thereafter. To accelerate housing supply and offset funding constraints, LH plans to significantly expand compensation staff through temporary hires. Lee stated that compensat

According to Japan's Meteorological Agency, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture's Amakusa and Ashikita areas on August 6 at 4:18 p.m. local time. The maximum seismic intensity reached level 3, with a depth of 10 kilometers.

According to Reuters on August 5, Meta's chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan apologized to India's electronics minister for the company's limitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post in July.

Shanghai Gold Exchange's Gold T+D rose 3.38% to close at 925.5 yuan per gram on August 6 (Thursday), while Silver T+D gained 2.32% to 15,070 yuan per kilogram on the same day.

According to ChainCatcher citing Coinglass data, whales on Hyperliquid platform currently hold $4.852 billion in positions, with a long-to-short ratio of 0.98. Long positions account for $2.406 billion (49.59%) while short positions stand at $2.446 billion (50.41%). Among major positions, a mega-whale address 0x0ddf..02 is shorting ETH at $1,700 with 3x full leverage, currently facing unrealized losses of $10.59 million.

According to data submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service to South Korea's National Assembly on August 6, individual investors in single-stock leveraged ETFs recorded substantial losses between May 27 and July 28, while asset managers collected approximately 3.665 billion Korean won in management fees. KODEX Samsung Electronics Single-Stock Leveraged and KODEX SK Hynix Single-Stock Leveraged products posted losses of -53.94% and -62.72% respectively as of end of July. Samsung Asset Manage

According to Edaily, on August 5, South Korea's Democratic Party Rep. Lee Hun-gi reintroduced an amended inheritance and gift tax law on August 5, restoring the core structure of the earlier 'PBR 0.8x bill' proposed by Rep. Lee So-young. The revised bill uses net asset value—rather than stock price—as the baseline for evaluating listed stocks held by major shareholders, with an 80% floor on net asset valuation. This contrasts sharply with the government's tax reform package announced on August 3

According to President Zelenskyy, Ukrainian forces struck two Russian military patrol boats and vessels of the shadow fleet in the Black Sea today. The strikes represent another successful counteroffensive operation by Ukrainian forces in the region.

Germany's construction sector Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) dropped to 42.1 in July, down from 44.8 in the previous month.

According to Financial News, trading volume for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix leveraged and inverse ETFs (16 products) fell below 1 trillion Korean won for the first time on August 5, with daily turnover reaching 919.8 billion won. The decline follows regulatory tightening measures implemented on July 31, including increased minimum deposit requirements from 10 million won to 30 million won. Prior to the regulatory overhaul on July 30, these 16 products recorded 12.4 trillion won in daily tra

According to TASS, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister recently proposed that Russia should consider constructing a railway line to the Indian Ocean as an alternative route in case of risks to the Bosporus Strait or the Strait of Hormuz.

According to a CNBC interview yesterday (August 5), JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned that leverage levels across financial markets remain dangerously high, citing borrowing through prime brokerage, hedge funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Dimon stated that margin balances have reached record levels, while additional hidden leverage exists outside standard margin accounting. He cautioned that elevated leverage increases the risk of individual investors or specific funds triggering broader ma

According to Yonhap News, South Korean tobacco company KT&G reported on August 6 that Q2 operating profit reached 414.5 billion won, up 18.5% year-over-year and exceeding analyst estimates of 399.5 billion won. For the first half of 2026, the company achieved record-high revenue of 3.41 trillion won and operating profit of 779 billion won, up 12.0% and 22.6% respectively. On the back of stronger-than-expected performance, KT&G raised its full-year operating profit guidance from 6-8% to 10-13% an

According to official pricing documents, Saudi Arabia set its official selling price for Arab Light crude oil sold to Asia in September at a $2 per barrel discount to the Oman/Dubai average.

According to the KITE Foundation, its security monitoring system detected anomalous KITE token transfer activity on Ethereum mainnet on August 6. The team activated incident response and suspended all KITE token transfers on Ethereum mainnet, including cross-chain functionality. Affected tokens have been frozen and will not enter the secondary market, with no user funds lost.

According to Jin10, Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) pulp futures warehouse inventory increased by 4,003 tons to 367,365 tons on August 6. Pulp futures factory-stored inventory held steady at 20,000 tons. Most other energy and chemical commodities tracked by SHFE, including coated paper, fuel oil, petroleum asphalt, medium-sour crude oil, and low-sulfur fuel oil, showed no change in warehouse or factory-stored inventory levels compared to the previous trading day.

According to Jin10, ten large options contracts on EUR/USD and USD/JPY currency pairs, each worth over 1 billion, are set to expire on August 6 at 10 PM Beijing time. Risk management is advised.

According to Jin10, on August 6 (Thursday), Shanghai gold afternoon fixing price settled at 923.43 yuan per gram, trading 1.34 yuan lower than the international spot price of 924.77 yuan per gram.

According to Bitcoin Treasuries.NET data cited by ChainCatcher, Block Inc recently increased its Bitcoin holdings by 85 BTC, bringing its total position to 9,117 BTC. The company, founded by Jack Dorsey, now ranks 15th on the Bitcoin 100 list of largest corporate and institutional Bitcoin holders.