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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faced credibility questions on July 29 (local time) after the July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, with CNBC reporting that markets doubted his ability to achieve the Fed's 2% inflation target. The assessment followed criticism that Warsh provided

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on the 30th a comprehensive reform of disclosure requirements for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. The new rules mandate that firms quantify core valuation assumptions—including clinical trial success rates and regulatory approval

Korean government bond yields rose on July 30, tracking overnight steepening in the US Treasury curve following the Federal Open Market Committee decision. The 10-year government bond yield climbed 4.3 basis points to 4.298%, while the 3-year yield increased 1.0 basis point to 3.813% and the 30-year

The Indonesian Nickel Smelter Association (FINI) stated on Wednesday that nickel product exports continue to face delays due to the government's mandatory rare earth element testing program. The delays persist despite assurances from the presidential staff office to resolve bottlenecks, with

X platform users @MINGLIbtc, on July 30, jointly published a complaint statement on behalf of BitMart users affected by large-amount assets. As of that day, 27 users had completed registration, saying that the total assets they could not withdraw normally exceeded $3.7 million. The users demand that, within 24 hours, BitMart arrange direct communication with senior executives who have decision-making authority; otherwise, they will submit evidence to Hong Kong Police, the Hong Kong Securities an

Sangsangin Securities forecasts the USD-KRW exchange rate will maintain elevated levels over the next 5 years if domestic investors continue overseas asset investment, according to a report published on the 30th by analyst Choi Ye-chan. The brokerage projects two scenarios: a Taiwan-style path

Japanese action game and cryptocurrency assets company Gumi, through its subsidiary gC Labs, will officially launch the crypto investment fund “SBI Crypto Fund I” on Aug. 1, jointly established with SBI Financial Services. The fund size is approximately 3 billion yen (about $18.3 million), with a term of three years. It uses a private placement structure, with multiple institutions, including the Daiwa Securities Group, participating in the investment. --- “SBI Crypto Fund I” fund structure and

Four major South Korean research firms — Embrain Public, KStat Research, Korea Research, and Hankook Research — released National Index Survey (NBS) results on the 30th showing 42% of respondents support interest rate cuts to stimulate the domestic economy. The poll surveyed 1,000 adults aged 18 and

According to reports by the foreign media outlet 404 Media, ISBNdb (a book database service provider) has recently been pitching large-scale physical book procurement services to AI developers. Each order can be as high as 1 million copies. Targets include publications that have not yet been digitized, out-of-print works, or items that are harder to obtain; some service workflows use “destructive scanning,” meaning the book’s binding is cut off, pages are scanned one by one, and the physical ori

Stablecoins and blockchain are reshaping the operating model for corporate cross-border payments, collateral management, and securities issuance. As of February, stablecoin payments in actual use by end users total about $390 billion per year, double compared with 2024, with about 60% coming from business-to-business (B2B) transactions. With a 300-person team, Tether generated $10.09 billion in profit in 2025, delivering $33.6 million in revenue per employee. Current status of corporate stableco

CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) stock was listed on the Shanghai STAR Market on its first trading day, with the share price surging 472% versus the issue price. Implied market cap briefly surpassed $500B during the day, at one point overtaking Intel’s market cap. On July 24, Goldman Sachs held a closed-door expert meeting focused on China’s memory industry on the eve of CXMT’s listing. Participating experts estimated that China’s DRAM leader’s annual production capacity would double by 2030

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota announced that a federal grand jury returned a 29-count indictment against crypto investor Benjamin Paul Wiener, 43, on charges including wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors allege the

Kioxia Holdings Corp. shares crashed 65% from their June peak, fueling speculation the Japanese memory chipmaker will accelerate dividend payouts and share buybacks. The selloff erased roughly $245 billion in market

15 lawmakers, including Kim Sang-hoon (Kim Sang-hoon) of South Korea’s People Power Party, submitted amendments to the 《Act on Reporting and Use of Specified Financial Transaction Information》 on July 28. The amendments would authorize the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU, under the Financial Services Commission) to require the suspension of payments for virtual-asset accounts suspected of being used for illegal transfers of assets. The suspension period is 30 days, with the possibility of being

In Andon Labs’ latest issue of the Vending-Bench report, Claude Opus 5 (developed by Anthropic) set a new record with an average final balance of $11,182, becoming the highest score among all models tested by Andon Labs. Behavioral logs show that Opus 5 committed at least 11 breaches in simulated games. Vending-Bench test setup: three models, a San Francisco tourist street, and management never steps in The Vending-Bench test rules are: each model runs its own simulated vending machine, and the

U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said in a CNBC interview on July 28 that if Congress fails to pass the Clarity Act, the SEC is “prepared, willing, and able” to create its own crypto market regulatory rules covering the same scope. Atkins explained that “legislation is the forward-looking way,” and the market needs “regulatory certainty” to ensure the regulatory framework won’t change with changes in the administration. Clarity Act Legislative Progress: Senate Full-Vote Still Unresolved The Clarity

South Korea's Financial Services Commission announced on the 30th that Capital Market Act amendments implementing pre-demand forecasting and cornerstone investor systems for IPOs take effect November 13. Pre-demand forecasting lets underwriters gauge institutional demand before setting price

Japanese game developer Gumi announced it will begin operating a 3 billion yen (about $18.3 million) crypto asset fund on Saturday with SBI Financial Services. The fund is backed by Daiwa Securities Group and other investors. The initiative aims to bridge Japan's corporate sector and the crypto

Tobina Kahn, President of House of Kahn Estate Jewelers, told Kitco News that consumers continue selling unwanted gold jewelry despite prices correcting from January peaks, but the motivation has shifted dramatically. Gold is holding support at $4,000 an ounce after surging to nearly $5,600 in Janua

Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced second-quarter earnings on the 30th that exceeded market expectations, reporting revenue of 3.4572 trillion won and operating profit of 440.4 billion won. The results represented year-over-year growth of 24% in revenue and 107% in operating profit, driven by