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SK Biopharm reported Q2 operating profit of 97.1 billion won, exceeding market expectations, driven by strong US sales of epilepsy drug Xcopri. The South Korean pharmaceutical company announced on the 5th that Q2 revenue reached 247.4 billion won, up 40.3% year-over-year, while operating profit

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a comprehensive law regulating the digital asset market on the 4th local time, according to Russian state news agency TASS. The legislation establishes a legal framework for digital asset exchanges, depositories, mining operations, and the issuance and

Bitcoin developer James O'Beirne published an analysis on August 4 stating that Coinkite co-founder and CTO Peter Gray was linked to the code behind the hack that resulted in $114 million in losses for Coldcard. O'Beirne discovered and reported the vulnerability while auditing Coldcard firmware in 2025, but Gray dismissed the report. 58 Switck Commits Contain Valid Signatures Made with Peter Gray's Personal Key In an analysis published by James O'Beirne on August 4, 2026, he presented cryptograp

U.S. job openings fell to 7.36 million in June, down from May's downwardly revised 7.54 million, according to the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The decline exceeded economist forecasts of 7.44 million openings. Spot gold rose 0.75% to $4,085.80 per ounce

APR announced on the 5th that its Q2 consolidated revenue reached 767.5 billion won and operating profit hit 190.6 billion won, representing year-over-year increases of 134.2% and 134.5% respectively. The results exceeded market consensus estimates of 742.9 billion won in revenue and 180.9 billion w

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service held a meeting on August 5 with the Korea Financial Investment Association and 10 major securities firms to finalize regulatory reforms for derivative-linked securities. The reforms aim to strengthen investor protection by tightening product

On Aug. 4, Apple briefly delisted Telegram from the App Store worldwide after a review found that Telegram contained content violating its guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Telegram founder Pavel Durov explained that the attacker was an extortionist who had bypassed the app’s security measures. Telegram criticized Apple for disrupting the communications of one billion people over the actions of a single user. App Store Delisting Incident: How CSAM Content Triggered the M

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is forecast to report lower operating profit for the second quarter of this year, with seven major securities firms estimating 1.8755 trillion won, down 12.19% year-over-year. Revenue is expected to remain flat at 21.9518 trillion won. The decline stems

Bitcoin edged up to $64,000 on August 5 after closing below $63,000 for two consecutive trading days. The CoinGlass liquidation heatmap shows leveraged positions highly concentrated at $62,000. A recent Bitfinex report noted that approximately 155,000 BTC flowed into the $62,000–$65,000 cost basis range during the latest pullback. Bitfinex On-Chain Analysis: Buyers Absorb Selling Pressure as Long- and Short-Term Holder Behavior Diverges According to a recent Bitfinex report, key findings from on

Korean financial holding companies are establishing cross-subsidiary task forces to prepare for the potential introduction of fund-type retirement pensions in the 550 trillion won retirement pension market, according to financial sector sources on the 5th. KB Financial Group's fund-type retirement p

South Korean stocks surged on August 5, with the KOSPI index jumping 4.54% to 6,647.68 and the KOSDAQ rising 2.52% to 800.37 as of 9:32 AM. The rally was driven by strong overnight gains in US equities following reports of progress in US-Iran negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign

Seoul's bond market on August 5th saw 3-year Korean government bond yields break below 3.75% as foreign investors purchased over 105,000 contracts of 3-year bond futures over nine trading days. The buying surge included 17,000 contracts on the 3rd and 15,000 on the 4th. Brent crude spot prices

Lee Chan-jin, Governor of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), will mark his first anniversary in office on the 13th. Lee made multiple controversial public statements regarding corporate governance reform timelines and single-stock leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) policy,

Lockheed Martin is negotiating long-term supply agreements with multiple mining and materials companies to secure US-produced scandium and germanium, reflecting a direct move by major defense contractors into upstream resource procurement to reduce reliance on Chinese critical mineral supply

South Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy announced a 2026 tax reform plan on the 3rd that applies a minimum 30% premium to inheritance and gift valuations of listed stocks. The reform targets a structural loophole in existing inheritance tax law, which based taxation on 2-month average stock pr

NH Investment & Securities recently published its 2026 Sustainability Report, marking a strategic shift from social value and ESG activities to AI and digital innovation as core themes. The report expanded its cover story from two parts to three, dedicating the new third section to AI and Digital st

Multi-home owners and non-resident single-home owners in Seoul's Gangnam district responded to a tax reform announcement on the 5th by inquiring about property sales, according to local real estate agents. The reform significantly increases tax burdens on ultra-high-value homes and multi-home owners