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Kenya's Ministry of Health announced a regulatory framework requiring imported pharmaceutical products to carry unique serialized digital identifiers, unveiled during the Kenya Health Summit in Nairobi. The system uses blockchain-backed track-and-trace technology and will begin implementation in

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes announced on August 18 that he is leading Flop Labs, a crypto project targeting the economy of autonomous artificial-intelligence agents, with a token airdrop planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. The announcement describes FLOP as a currency for AI agents to pay for

E-Land World, a BBB-rated company, failed to secure its target募集額 in a bond demand forecast conducted on the 19th, receiving orders totaling 180 billion won against a募集額 of 200 billion won. The shortfall reflects weakened investor sentiment toward BBB-grade bonds following the default of

Bitcoin.com has integrated USDU, a UAE-registered dollar-backed stablecoin, into its self-custody wallets. The integration pairs a global wallet provider used by millions with a token issued by Universal Digital Intl. Limited, which maintains 1:1 dollar backing through liquid reserves at regulated U

The Japanese government's fiscal expansion policies under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae are raising concerns about further increases in Japanese government bond yields, which recently approached 3% for 10-year maturities. Last month, the government approved the removal of budget request caps for

Bank of America identified the New Zealand dollar (NZD) as the most effective investment hedge against global food supply shocks driven by severe El Niño conditions, according to a report cited by CNBC on the 19th. The bank's analysis projects that El Niño-triggered food crises would significantly i

SUI is trading near $0.64 after declines of 4.19% in the past 24 hours, 6% over 7 days, and 13.53% over 30 days, according to CoinMarketCap data. A crypto analyst has identified this price level as an ideal accumulation zone, outlining two potential scenarios: a bullish breakout toward $0.745 if a h

Securitize Corp. and Neuberger Berman launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (ticker: HINC), a multi-chain tokenized bond fund operating on Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Sui. The fund primarily invests in high-yield corporate bonds, collateralized loan obligations, and

Bybit released a security report showing the exchange prevented more than $700 million in potential losses during the first half of 2026, covering the period from January 1 through June 15. The report, disclosed roughly a year and a half after hackers drained $1.46 billion from its Ethereum cold

National Pension Service (NPS) Chairman Kim Seong-ju stated on the 19th at a National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee meeting that he has never discussed housing investment with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the government, or the National Assembly, distancing himself from a proposal

Korea Exchange implemented a mandatory 5-day simulated trading requirement for new single-stock leveraged ETF investors starting on the 19th, according to financial authorities and the financial investment industry. The measure applies to domestic individual investors making initial purchases of sin

Korean retail investors purchased $4.5 billion worth of US stocks in July, with $840 million directed to SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR), according to data from the Korea Securities Depository cited by CNBC on the 17th (local time). The SK Hynix ADR investment represented

Hanwha Aerospace shares closed 2.71% higher at 1,177,000 won on May 19, even as South Korea's KOSPI index plummeted 5.80% to 6,471.17. The US Army announced on May 18 (local time) a prototype development contract with Hanwha Defense USA for the Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC) program, valued at $100.3

Coinbase's x402 protocol handled 14 million AI-agent transfers over the past 30 days, with Base leading at 7.3 million transfers and Polygon processing 5.6 million, according to data from Token Terminal. USDC was used for virtually all 14 million transactions, as autonomous agents gravitate toward a

Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds listed in the U.S. extended their recovery on Tuesday, August 18, with the two categories drawing a combined approximately $369 million in net inflows as institutional demand concentrated heavily in BlackRock and Fidelity products. Spot Bitcoin ETFs

Korea Investment & Securities and Samsung Securities avoided sanctions for naked short-selling violations after South Korea's Financial Services Commission ruled in June that erroneous stock purchases corrected within the prescribed deadline do not constitute illegal short-selling. The ruling

The USD/KRW exchange rate fell to 1,397.7 won at 3:30 PM on the 19th, marking an 11-month low since September 24 last year. The decline was driven by export companies selling dollars and market expectations that the US Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates next month. The rate dropped 14.1 w

VanEck reported that eight of 12 signals in its Bitcoin capitulation dashboard were firing as of 12 August, according to analysts Patrick Bush, Matthew Sigel, and Griffin MacMaster in the firm's Mid-August 2026 Bitcoin ChainCheck. All 12 signals had reached their capitulation zone at some point in t

Netmarble increased its stake in Coway to 26.96% after purchasing 138,500 ordinary shares on the market, the company disclosed on the 19th. The acquisition occurred over five consecutive trading days from the 12th to the 19th, with 27,700 shares purchased daily at an average price of ₩96,616 per sha

TruGolf Holdings has agreed to acquire Polymath Research Inc. through the amalgamation of its Canadian subsidiary with the blockchain technology company, announced August 18, 2026. The transaction, unanimously approved by both companies' boards, is designed to combine TruGolf's public-market