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Digital Asset, the developer behind the Canton blockchain, is preparing to pilot a blockchain-based welfare payment system across three U.S. states in the first quarter of 2027, according to reports. The initiative, developed with the American Idea Foundation founded by former U.S. House Speaker

UBS Global Wealth Management raised its S&P 500 year-end 2026 target to 8,100, implying approximately 6% gains from recent levels near 7,674, according to Reuters. The revision reflects stronger profit outlook driven by three key supports: steady economic expansion, accommodative monetary policy, an

The Texas government suspended existing power grid approval processes for new data centers early this month to conduct additional project verification. The move targets a backlog of approximately 474 gigawatts (GW) in power connection requests received by ERCOT, the state's grid operator—roughly

Cardano announced a two-phase scaling roadmap for its Dijkstra era, with Ouroboros Leios and throughput improvements central to the plan. Phase 1 targets Linear Leios and nested transactions code completion in Q4 2026, while Phase 2 involving Ouroboros Peras is planned for Q2 2027. The roadmap

Korean department store stocks have fallen approximately 40% from their peaks despite the sector experiencing its strongest performance in 20 years, driven by luxury goods sales and foreign tourist spending. Analyst Seo Jeong-yeon from Shin Young Securities noted in Q2 analysis that the decline

The United Kingdom's tax agency HM Revenue and Customs sent 81,000 crypto tax warning letters during the past 12 months, according to figures obtained Aug. 20 by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young through a Freedom of Information request. The total increased 25% from approximately 65,000 letters in

AI company Anthropic is pursuing an initial public offering with a target valuation of $2 trillion (approximately 2,780 trillion won), according to sources cited by The New York Times on the 21st local time. Underwriters for Anthropic recently discussed raising over $100 billion (approximately 139 t

The US imposed 50% tariffs on Canadian imports worth $20 billion on the 22nd (local time) after last-minute negotiations collapsed. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced immediate retaliatory tariffs of equal value, criticizing what he called unfair last-minute changes to US-proposed

NH Amundi Asset Management's HANARO Global Gold Mining ETF returned 30.78% over one month as of the 21st, leading all Korean-listed ETFs. The ETF invests in global gold mining company stocks and outperformed gold futures ETFs (11.77% and 11.48% returns) and gold spot ETFs (6.81% and 6.18% returns) d

Tether minted 1 billion USDT, valued at approximately $999.9 million, at its treasury on the Tron network in recent market activity, according to Whale Alert. The transaction represents one of the largest single additions of USDT supply and adds substantial stablecoin liquidity to the

DS Investment & Securities analyst Jang Ji-hye recommended Korean ramen stocks in a recent report titled 'K-Ramen is Back,' citing strong Q2 earnings driven by overseas sales growth. Samyang Foods recorded Q2 consolidated revenue of 770.3 billion won and operating profit of 176.2 billion won,

Yen carry trade positions approached 2024 crisis levels as non-commercial yen futures net short positions reached 163,000 contracts as of local time May 28, according to a Korea Financial Research Institute report. Japan raised its policy rate to 1% on June 16, the first time the rate reached that l

US spot Solana exchange-traded funds recorded $15 million in daily net inflows on August 20, marking the largest single-session inflow in three weeks. The figure represents daily flow data rather than cumulative totals, providing a measure of fresh institutional demand for SOL exposure through

NVIDIA is scheduled to release its fiscal second-quarter earnings on the 27th, with LS Securities forecasting record-breaking results of $91.9 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $2.08. Despite the anticipated strong performance, LS Securities analyst Hwang San-hae noted that NVIDIA's

Two Binance employees were detained at airports in the United Arab Emirates in recent weeks during a fraud investigation and later released, The New York Times reported Aug. 20. One mid-level employee was held overnight at a Sharjah police station this month after being stopped at the airport,

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, collectively referred to as '삼전닉스,' face projections of shareholder returns reaching up to 300 trillion won. The mechanism involves selling portions of dollar reserves earned overseas, converting them to won, and using the won for expanded shareholder returns.

AT&T implemented model routing technology through LiteLLM to redirect routine employee queries toward lower-cost open-source AI models, achieving a 56% reduction in AI coding costs with only a 2% decline in performance quality. The telecom giant processes roughly 45 billion tokens daily through

Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl identified Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain as potential beneficiaries of proposed U.S. fundraising rules in an Aug. 19 analysis. The assessment connects the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation Crypto Assets proposal with investor focus on

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate claims approximately 8500 North Korean troops are currently deployed in Russia, primarily stationed in the Kursk region, including 400 drone operators. Deputy Director Vadym Skibitskyi stated the deployed forces include 1000 engineers and mine clearance per

Korean banks reported renewed demand for gold investment products as of the 19th, following an international gold price rebound exceeding 12% over approximately one month. Three major South Korean banks recorded combined gold banking balances of 1.7822 trillion won as of the 19th, marking a