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Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor preferred stocks demonstrated stronger defensive performance than their common shares during the recent market decline from July 13 to August 10, according to Korea Exchange data released on August 11. The resilience stems from the preferred shares' lower

Hankook Tire & Technology announced on the 11th that its Q2 operating profit surged 58.09% year-over-year to 559.1 billion won, exceeding market consensus of 527.7 billion won. The performance was driven by increased sales of high-value products including 18-inch and above high-inch tires and

Seoul forex market participants are focusing on foreign dividend payment schedules as supply-demand factors drive currency movements. This month, listed Korean companies will pay a total of 2.3 trillion won in quarterly dividends to foreign investors, equivalent to

Decta announced Tuesday it will use USDC stablecoins to settle its own funds internationally through OpenPayd's financial infrastructure, bringing stablecoins into its back-end treasury operations. The payments platform will convert company funds into USDC via OpenPayd's over-the-counter

Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation reported Q2 2026 results revealing divergent strategies in the electric air taxi sector. Archer reported $5 million in Q2 revenue, up 213% from the previous quarter, alongside a $263.2 million net loss, while announcing an agreement to acquire three Boeing

South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) announced on the 11th that an amended enforcement decree under the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information passed the cabinet meeting, imposing anti-money laundering (AML) obligations on virtual asset service providers fo

AUSTRAC suspended Cryptolink's Virtual Asset Service Provider registration for three months from 9 August, forcing the shutdown of 96 cryptocurrency ATMs across Australia. The suspension followed the company's failure to submit

Shinsegae recorded Q2 2026 consolidated operating profit of 167.1 billion won, exceeding market expectations, the company disclosed on August 11. The result represented a 121.84% year-over-year increase, while consolidated net sales reached 1.7804 trillion won, up 5.11% from the prior year period. T

Hyundai Motor issued internal guidance recently analyzing the impact of ongoing strikes amid labor-management negotiations over wages and collective agreements. The company cited concerns over prolonged work stoppages damaging financial performance and reducing employee compensation. Three partial s

BlackRock head of digital assets Robbie Mitchnick said this week that Bitcoin is beginning to pull away from equity markets, as US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded US$853.5 million in inflows for the week to 7 August. The weekly total marked the strongest performance since mid-April,

Korea Exchange will announce management stock designations after market close on the 12th for approximately 108 Korean stocks that fell below new delisting thresholds. Companies with market capitalization below 200 billion won or stock prices below 1,000 won for 30 consecutive trading days from

Wharf Holdings (00004) announced interim results for the period ending June, reporting shareholder attributable profit of HK$48 million, a 91.03% year-on-year decline, with earnings per share of HK$0.02. The company maintained its first interim dividend at HK$0.2 per share and declared a special int

Retail investors in South Korea sold leveraged products and purchased inverse products from the end of last month through the 10th as KOSDAQ surged. During this period, individuals net sold 324.1 billion won in 'KODEX KOSDAQ150 Leverage' while net purchasing 64.8 billion won in 'KODEX KOSDAQ150

iM Securities announced on August 11 that it is issuing 50 billion won in hybrid capital securities to further strengthen its capital base. The issuance is scheduled for August 14 and will be fully acquired by iM Financial Group. Including the 150 billion won issued in July, the total capital

Kang Hee-chang, Chief Strategy Officer of Populus, spoke at the Injective Institutional Lunch Forum held at Conrad Seoul in Yeouido on the 11th, stating that blockchain is rapidly establishing itself as financial infrastructure supporting asset issuance, movement, and trading beyond technology for d

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on 10 August comparing his 2023 roadmap diagram with the Ethereum Foundation's current planning document and noted new elements absent from his original. The document, called a strawmap, is maintained by four people including Buterin and published by the Fo

OpenAI released GPT-5.6-Cyber, a cybersecurity-specific model designed for approved defenders to conduct exploit development and vulnerability research. The company positioned the release around what it describes as a shrinking window for defense, arguing that threat actors will increasingly use AI

Twelve Nasdaq 100 stocks more than doubled in 2026, with none belonging to the Magnificent Seven group. SanDisk led with a 406% gain, followed by Micron at 207% and Intel at 175%. The outperformance stems from investor rotation into AI infrastructure hardware suppliers over software platforms. Ed

Cardano has been associated with 21 of 42 blockchain use cases highlighted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), positioning the network across financial services, digital identity, public-sector infrastructure, sustainability and development programs. The network's involvement in

Kim Jung-kwan, South Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, announced at a Cabinet meeting on the 11th a target to complete the Honam semiconductor cluster by 2029, with the first semiconductor fab scheduled for completion that year. The minister stated the goal is to accelerate cluster