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Metaplanet CEO Denies Bitcoin Sale After $322M Transfer

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
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EthanBrooks·30m ago
Metaplanet CEO Denies Bitcoin Sale After $322M Transfer

E-Mart Reports Q2 Operating Loss, Misses Analyst Forecasts

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
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LucasBennett·33m ago
E-Mart Reports Q2 Operating Loss, Misses Analyst Forecasts

KIC Holds $137M in SpaceX Stock After Record IPO Allocation

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
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LucasBennett·47m ago
KIC Holds $137M in SpaceX Stock After Record IPO Allocation

Georgia arrests manager of unregistered cryptocurrency service provider, seizes $79.6k in crypto assets

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
MarketWhisper·59m ago
格魯吉亞逮捕未登記加密貨幣服務商經理

Russian Central Bank Report: Bitcoin’s Return Denominated in Rubles Was 10.1%, Surpassing Gold and Foreign Currencies

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
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MarketWhisper·1h ago
俄羅斯央行報告比特幣以盧布計價收益率10.1%

Kobito’s “Bottom-Fishing for Korean Girls” Video Sparks Backlash: Comparing Taiwanese and Korean Women by Cost Outrages KOLs

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.
MarketWhisper·1h ago
科幣託以成本計算比較台灣與韓國女性引發KOL不滿

x402 Crypto Payment Protocol Settlement Volume Drops 93% as Actual AI Agent Usage Falls Short of Expectations

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
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MarketWhisper·1h ago
x402加密支付協議結算量跌93%

Quantum Fintech Group founder Ye Jun-de fell to his death from a building in Paraguay; he was from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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
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MarketWhisper·1h ago
Quantum Fintech Group創辦人葉俊德在巴拉圭墜樓身亡

Japan Holds $1 Trillion in Reserves for Yen Intervention, Goldman Says

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
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LucasBennett·1h ago
Japan Holds $1 Trillion in Reserves for Yen Intervention, Goldman Says