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Warren Buffett disclosed for the first time Berkshire Hathaway's investment background in Alphabet (Google's parent company) during a CNBC interview on the 18th (local time). Buffett reaffirmed that not investing in Google earlier was a 'mistake' because it was an 'asset-light' business, and

Bolivia's government is studying the integration of USDT into its financial system, Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza stated on Friday. Venezuela's Binance peer-to-peer market recorded USDT 1.389 billion in volumes between June 11 and July 13, according to estimates by economic consulting firm

Astoria Portfolio Advisors launched the ROE ETF (Astoria US Equal Weight Quality Kings ETF) focusing on high Return on Equity stocks amid growing demand for quality investments driven by extreme volatility in AI-related stocks. The ETF selects the top 100 US large- and mid-cap stocks based on qualit

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won recently advised shareholders to hold SK Hynix stocks long-term rather than trading them, describing the global memory semiconductor shortage as 'pandemonium' due to intense demand. Chey stated the company faces enormous lobbying and pressure from customers

Trump Media & Technology Group has discussed charging Wall Street traders and investment firms as much as $100,000 a month for faster access to posts on Truth Social, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has also pitched a discounted plan of $60,000 a month for firms that sign u

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) sent an inspection opinion letter to Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, regarding the $36 million hack from November 2025, local news outlet Yonhap News reported Sunday. The letter marks the formal start of a sanctions procedure by the

Senator Bill Hagerty delivered an endorsement of the CLARITY Act, declaring 'We will get it done because we have to get it done,' generating optimism across the XRP community. Hagerty identified timing as the primary challenge facing the legislation, not a lack of political support. The statement

Kim Sung-yeol, Director of Industrial Growth at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, was appointed as Economic Security Secretary at the Blue House. Kim started official duties on the 19th by attending a weekly meeting chaired by Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik. The appointment

Presidential Office policy director Kim Yong-beom rejected calls to delist single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during an appearance on KBS1's '일요진단 라이브' program on the 19th, stating such a move is 'hard to imagine' given the market's scale has exceeded 10 trillion won with existing i

South Korea's National Growth Fund completed the selection of fund managers for rounds 1 and 2 this year, with 18 private equity firms securing anchor investor status in a 200 trillion won policy fund over five years. Round 1 allocated 3.9 trillion won to 11 general partners from 81

Foundry Digital, AntPool, ViaBTC, and F2Pool held over 70% of Bitcoin hashrate on June 23, 2026, per miningpoolstats.stream data. The concentration is driving what coverage describes as a two-tier market, with the largest pools increasingly optimized for institutional clients while independent and m

Korean activist funds shifted their focus to independent board governance on the 19th, moving beyond dividend and share buyback demands. Align Partners requested independent board systems from JB Financial Group and BNK Financial Group on the

Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) CEO Jason Oxman indicated that members of his organization might start recognizing Bitcoin's disruptive potential, suggesting this might lead to more partnerships between traditional electronic payment providers and Bitcoin startups. On August 6, the ETA

SK Hynix registered 1.779 billion shares (25% of total) as the custodial limit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its American Depositary Receipts (ADR), but actual conversion from domestic shares is capped at 2.5% without additional approval procedures, according to industry s

Amorepacific sent a request for proposal to major advisory firms to select a lead manager for the sale of its health functional food factory in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province. The move is part of the company's capital efficiency strategy, which has included selling regional office buildings in major

Retail investors poured 7.34 trillion won into single-stock leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix from last month 16th to this month 15th, according to Korea Exchange and ETF CHECK. The massive inflows occurred despite sharp declines in both und

SK Hynix stock declined 43% over one month, prompting Hana Securities to publish a report on the 19th analyzing recovery conditions for domestic and international semiconductor stocks. The report titled 'Can Semiconductors Return: Recovery Condition Check' identified rising memory prices and

Eleven domestic Korean active ETFs incorporated SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) immediately following the Nasdaq listing, as of the 16th. The rapid adoption occurred because overseas stock ETFs investing in US markets can now directly hold SK Hynix shares listed on US exchanges,

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will release disclosure guidelines for pharmaceutical and biotech listed companies this month. The guidelines aim to address investor confusion caused by companies prioritizing press releases over official disclosures and emphasizing projected

Escalating military tensions between the United States and Iran have driven oil prices to their highest levels since mid-June and refocused financial markets on central bank monetary policy. As of the 17th, only 8 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz, down 92% from the pre-conflict daily