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Mirae Asset Asset Management corrected an error in its SEC 13F filing on August 12 (local time), changing the reported Berkshire Hathaway holdings from Class A to Class B shares. The correction addressed a clerical

Hysan Development (00014) announced interim results for the period ending June 30, reporting shareholder profit of HK$73 million, down 2.67% year-on-year. The Hong Kong property developer maintained its first interim dividend at 27 cents per share despite the profit decline. The decrease in net prof

The South Korean government announced a dual-track housing finance strategy that significantly expands supply-side financing while tightening speculative lending controls, addressing simultaneous pressures from housing supply shortages and price increases. The policy raises housing supply

South Korean financial authorities expanded the household loan quota by approximately 30 trillion won, but banks indicate the measure falls short of resolving 'open run' situations at general mortgage loan counters. Authorities instructed banks to prioritize allocation to interim payment loans,

Japan and the United States plan to develop deep-sea rare earth resources near Minamitorishima to build a supply chain independent of China. Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae discussed the cooperation with US President Trump during her March White House visit; the summit statement noted that so

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich denied on Thursday that the Japanese Bitcoin treasury company was selling its holdings after transferring 5,014 BTC ($322 million) over a 24-hour period starting Wednesday. Gerovich stated the transaction was a routine custody operation with no Bitcoin sold, and the com

E-Mart reported an operating loss of 43 billion won for Q2 on August 13, missing analyst expectations. The South Korean retailer disclosed consolidated revenue of 6.915 trillion won, down 1.8% from the prior-year period, while operating income swung from a 21.6 billion won profit in Q2 of the

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), South Korea's sovereign wealth fund, held $137 million worth of SpaceX stock as of June 30, following the company's record-breaking initial public offering in June. KIC held 802,182 SpaceX shares, which were allocated during the IPO process. The disclosure came

GSR, a crypto market maker, reduced Bitcoin's weighting in its Core3 model portfolio to 16.9% in a rebalance on August 12, 2026, marking Bitcoin's lowest allocation among the three assets tracked. The firm raised Solana's position to 43.6%, making it the model's largest holding, while Ether's weight

On August 12, the Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance announced the arrest of a manager at a cryptocurrency service provider that was not registered with the National Bank of Georgia. The manager, whose name was not disclosed, was suspected of facilitating uncontrolled international transactions through virtual asset transactions worth tens of millions of dollars. Authorities seized $83,903 and €300 in cash, cryptocurrency worth $79,600, computer equipment, dozens of bank card

The Bank of Russia’s Financial Market Risk Assessment Report, released in August 2026, recorded the July monthly returns of various assets denominated in rubles. Bitcoin, with a 10.1% return, ranked highest among all tracked financial instruments, significantly outperforming gold (3.1%), the foreign currency basket (2.6%), and deposits (average 1.5%), while the Russian stock market fell 0.8% during the same period. Ruble-Denominated Returns of Various Assets Tracked by the Bank of Russia: Bitcoi

SK Hynix reduced its credit bond purchases to 200 billion won this week, a sharp decline from the multi-trillion won weekly purchases the company maintained since early June. The semiconductor manufacturer purchased Korea Railroad Corporation 3-year bonds at 4.107% issued on the 12th. Bond market

Crypto YouTuber “Ko Bi Tuo” released an interview video with influencer Sun Xuantong on Aug. 6. The full version, titled “Become a Playboy Who Has Dated Countless Women? Land Top Influencers!”, was available exclusively to YouTube paid members. In the video, Sun Xuantong compared women in Taiwan and South Korea using a cost-calculation framework and used “buy the dip,” a common investment term in the crypto market. Related clips quickly sparked controversy on Threads and other social platforms.

Kevin Warsh, Chair of the Federal Reserve, decided to abolish forward guidance, drawing attention to past academic papers by Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong. The policy shift has sparked market concerns, yet Rhee's research provides theoretical support for Warsh's approach. Rhee's 2003 paper

Market analyst Jamie Coutts released an assessment report on August 12, citing data tracked by Helios Analytics from October 2025 through July 2026 and noting that the daily settlement volume of the x402 cryptocurrency payment protocol had fallen 93% year to date and 55% over the past three months. Actual payment activity remains far below market expectations for the AI agent economy. Key x402 Settlement Volume Data The following are the key x402 settlement volume figures cited in Jamie Coutts’s

Quantum Fintech Group founder Harry Chun Tak Yeh died after falling from a luxury apartment building in the Trinidad district of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, on Aug. 7. He was approximately 40 years old. His friend Poseidon Ho, CEO of Outliers Fund, revealed that Yeh came from an ordinary family in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Incident Overview: Fell from the 30th Floor; Body Found Naked and Covered with a Black Plastic Bag (Source: Harry Yeh’s Facebook) According to Paraguayan media outlet La Tribu

Japan holds close to $1 trillion in dollar reserves available for currency market intervention, according to Goldman Sachs estimates released this week, with approximately $200 billion held in cash or cash equivalents. The reserve capacity assessment comes as the yen slipped back toward 160 per doll

SpaceX (SPCX) stock jumped nearly 10% on Wednesday to $146.15, eyeing another winning week after rebounding sharply from its post-earnings slump. The stock is trading about 8% above its $135 IPO price and 39% above its Aug. 3 low, with gains of 10% so far this week following a 23% rally last week.

SM Investments Corporation reported a 6% revenue increase to P339.2 billion and an 8% net income rise to P45.9 billion in the first half of 2026, as Filipino consumers maintained spending despite inflation reaching 6.2% in July. The retailer's checkout data reveal shoppers are becoming more