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The United States and Japan conducted a coordinated currency market intervention on the 31st (local time) to defend the yen's value, marking the first such joint action in approximately 30 years. The dollar-yen exchange rate, which had risen to the mid-160 yen range early in the New York session, re

UNI, the native token of decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap, rose 18.26% in one week to $4.43 (₩6,350) as of 31st 9:30 AM Korean time according to CoinMarketCap. The increase followed Uniswap governance's activation of protocol fees across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB Chain, Polygon, an

XRP exhibits a chart pattern nearly identical to its May mid-month trajectory, according to technical analysis published July 31. The cryptocurrency traded at $1.08 as of July 31 9am, with the current 30-minute candlestick chart showing an error score of 3.75 when compared to the May 16-24 period—in

Apple lost its position as the world's largest company by market capitalization to NVIDIA on the 31st (local time) after its stock plunged over 7% amid concerns about supply chain constraints and semiconductor shortages related to artificial intelligence. The decline followed Apple's earnings

Gold prices remain below $4,100 an ounce, but analysts identify a shift in market sentiment with the $4,000 level increasingly recognized as an attractive support point despite the Federal Reserve maintaining a tightening bias. The shift follows weaker-than-expected U.S. economic activity during the

South Korea and Argentina signed their first official government cooperation document on critical minerals on May 31 (local time), as Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan formalized the 'Korea-Argentina Critical Minerals Cooperation MOU' with Argentina's Ministry of Economy during

Uniswap rolled out a Launches beta tab in its web app, creating a unified interface for discovering new tokens across supported launchpads including Bankr, Pons, and Long. The feature addresses fragmented token discovery after more than 340,000 tokens launched on Robinhood Chain in July. Users

LS Securities issued a report on the 1st stating that investors should consider alternative sectors as semiconductor stocks experience volatility. The brokerage firm noted that KOSPI has declined approximately 40% from its peak, recording a drop comparable to past financial crisis periods,

Ethereum rose 11.8% in July on domestic exchanges while Bitcoin and XRP reversed their monthly gains amid Middle East tensions and interest rate concerns. Ethereum traded at 2.38 million won on July 1 and reached 2.68 million won by July 31, according

Insurance exchange-traded funds outperformed other defensive sector funds in July as investors rotated capital away from artificial intelligence and mega-cap technology stocks. The tactical shift occurred amid growing anxiety over escalating AI infrastructure spending by technology giants

HD Hyundai Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries reported Q2 2024 earnings that exceeded market expectations, with operating profit margins rising over 5 percentage points year-over-year, according to Shinhan Investment & Securities. The strong performance was

South Korea's exports reached $98.89 billion in July, a 62.8% year-over-year surge that marks the second-highest monthly total on record, driven by continued semiconductor demand. The figure exceeded the market consensus of $97.83 billion and extended a 14-month streak of record-breaking

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) faces a proposed class action in Seattle federal court over alleged greenwashing of seafood sustainability labels. Consumers allege the retailer misrepresented the environmental benefits of seafood sold on its platform, misleading shoppers about the environmental impact of its

Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) announced its support for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on July 31, adding the world's largest corporate bitcoin holder to the legislative campaign. Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, separately endorsed the bipartisan Senate proposal that divides

The USD/KRW exchange rate climbed to the mid-1,430 won range on the morning of the 1st, reversing sharp gains in the Korean won that followed coordinated foreign exchange market interventions by South Korea and Japan. The won weakened broadly as CBS reported that the United States and Israel could s

A Chainlink whale moved 800,000 LINK tokens from Coinbase to custody on July 30, according to on-chain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence. The transfer, valued at approximately $6.8 million, brought the receiving wallet's total holdings to 5.315 million LINK worth more than $44 million. The

Hong Kong stocks delivered their strongest July performance on record as the Hang Seng Index surged 13.13% to 25884 points during the month. The rally followed a severe 9.14% decline in June, which marked the worst monthly performance in 29 months. The recovery was driven by extreme oversold

SpaceX will release its second-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Tuesday, August 4, accompanied by a public Q&A portal powered by its AI chatbot Grok at questiontime.ir.spacex.com that accepts submissions until Monday. The portal launch marks the company's first earnings event

Retail investors in Korean stocks shared viral satirical content on social media starting May 28, mocking their own contradictory psychology during the recent KOSPI crash. A post titled 'SK Hynix Fairy Tale' began with 'There was a day when Hynix hit 2.987 million won,' satirizing investors who