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SK Hynix announced a 40 trillion won share buyback and cancellation plan on May 19, with the stock closing at 1.5 million won that day before recovering to 1.624 million won in after-hours trading. The buyback follows the stock surpassing 1.7 million won per share, prompting speculation about a

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on local time that Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs against the United States starting September 8, responding to US tariffs of 50% on $20 billion worth of Canadian products taking effect the same date. Carney stated Canada will match the US

The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation filed a lawsuit on Aug. 21 in Sangamon County Circuit Court challenging Illinois' 0.2% digital asset tax scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. The complaint targets Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris, Attorney General Kwame

The Sandbox suspended SAND bridging on Base and BNB Smart Chain after an attacker exploited its cross-chain infrastructure to mint unbacked tokens. The project isolated SAND on both networks as it investigates the breach. The underlying SAND locked on Ethereum remains secure and continues to back

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated on the 22nd (local time) that no new negotiations with Canada are scheduled, announcing the US is pursuing countermeasures against Canadian retaliation. Greer explained that Canada is one of two countries—alongside China—that retaliated against US

Crypto exchange BitMart is considering a restructuring plan that could combine creditor distributions with a phased restart of some operations, less than four weeks after announcing its shutdown. The exchange appointed White & Case as restructuring counsel and expects to provide a roadmap by

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted $307.45 million on Friday, completing a five-day streak that brought total inflows to $1.92 billion and pushed combined assets to $96.07 billion. Blackrock's IBIT supplied $239.28 million of Friday's total, representing approximately 77% of the daily inflow ac

Solana saw a mainnet upgrade on Friday morning that reduced the network's target slot time to 350 milliseconds, down 50 milliseconds from its former target of 400 milliseconds. The change implements the first step under SIMD-0525, a Solana upgrade proposal merged on May 14, which outlines a path to

Bitcoin Red Team, a volunteer group of approximately 20 to 25 security researchers, has proactively scanned much of Bitcoin's significant open-source ecosystem to identify AI-assisted security threats, according to pseudonymous member and Bitcoin software developer Calle in an interview with

Macro investor Jordi Visser stated that wealthy investors should hold Bitcoin as an "anti-decay" hedge against AI-driven growth compression across traditional assets. In a conversation with Anthony Pompliano on Saturday, Visser argued that AI-driven competition was compressing multiples across

Major US stock indices ended their three-week winning streaks this week as rising bond yields and oil prices pressured equities. The S&P 500 fell 1.43%, the Nasdaq Composite declined 2.05%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.85%. Long-term Treasury yields surged to levels not seen in

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said Bitcoin could finish 2026 broadly around current levels despite its recent rally, forecasting the cryptocurrency could end the year $10,000 to $20,000 above or below its current price. Chen cited interest rates and macroeconomic conditions as factors limiting Bitcoin's

Bitcoin rose to $79,500 this week after the US Treasury doubled bond buyback operations from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation. The Treasury decision pulled the 10-year Treasury yield down roughly six basis points to about 4.647%, while the 30-year yield slid nine basis points to 5.196%. The

Galaxy Research published analysis identifying Bitcoin's 50-week moving average as a key technical threshold. Bitcoin currently trades at $78,114, representing a 32% gain above the June 30th low. The 50-week moving average stands at $82,470, approximately 6.4% above current prices. The research

Jeff Amico, chief operating officer at GensynAI, warns that users of real-world asset credit vaults may lack enforceable claims against borrowers despite receiving yield-bearing tokens. The structure common across RWA lending platforms creates a gap between the returns investors receive and the

Zcash surged past $800 on Saturday, marking the privacy-focused cryptocurrency's highest price level since 2018 following a 38% rally. Grayscale filed its fifth amended registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, seeking to convert its

Factblock CEO Andrew Park is driving South Korea's transition from retail-dominated cryptocurrency trading to institutional digital finance infrastructure. Policy frameworks now provide approximately 3,500 corporate entities with legal account access to trade digital assets in South Korea,

Bitcoin.com Wallet has introduced native support for the TRON network, allowing users to manage TRX and USDT based on the TRC20 standard directly within the wallet application. The integration is designed to simplify access to the TRON ecosystem by bringing key network functions into the existing wa

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the 61-year-old chief judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, is presiding over week two of a trial against Meta led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of state attorneys general. The case, described as social

Binance launched Binance Agent OS on Aug. 20, 2026, a developer platform connecting artificial intelligence applications with its financial infrastructure. The platform provides AI agents standardized access to Binance trading systems, market data, wallets, payment services, and on-chain tools. The