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Blackrock endorsed the CLARITY Act as Congress faces a narrowing legislative window to advance the cryptocurrency bill. Senior Managing Director Samara Cohen described the legislation as an important step toward a regulatory framework that puts investors first, according to a statement provided to

Korean retail investors net purchased $675.54 million in SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) from May 10 to May 24 following the Nasdaq listing on May 10. The buying surge is driven by expectations of sustained premium and smaller investment accessibility. Despite a 22% capital gains tax on

Nic Carter, a venture capitalist at Castle Island Ventures, reportedly declined an advisor role with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family crypto venture, following a 2024 Miami meeting. Carter walked away after cofounder Steve Witkoff mispronounced 'memecoin' as 'me-me' coins and

Google parent company Alphabet disclosed in a recent Q2 filing that it holds a 6% stake in SpaceX, comprising $80 billion in locked shares and $14.1 billion in shares restricted from sale until Q3 2027. The disclosure comes as SpaceX stocks recently corrected to the low $100s after peaking at $200 l

Korean stock market investors experienced broad-based declines through July 24 as 96% of listed companies underperformed the KOSPI index according to financial data provider F&N Guide. The KOSPI fell 26.59% from its June 22 peak of 9114.55 through July 24, with 1,770 stocks declining during this per

Securities firms including NH Investment and Daol Investment diagnosed on the 28th that single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix amplified volatility and trading concentration in Korean stocks. The assessment followed KOSPI closing at 6755.75 on the 27

Apple passed Nvidia on Monday for the title of world's most valuable company, with the iPhone maker topping the artificial intelligence chip firm at market close for the first time since April 2025. Shares of Nvidia fell 5% on Monday, giving the chipmaker a valuation of $4.77 trillion, while Apple s

Korean retail investors holding Tesla and SpaceX stocks suffered significant losses as both companies' share prices declined sharply, according to data from the Korea Securities Depository as of the 23rd. Tesla holdings totaled approximately $18.5 billion (about 27 trillion won), while SpaceX holdin

Hana Asset Management will launch the '1Q NVIDIA Alphabet US Treasury Mixed 50' ETF on May 28, according to industry sources on the 27th. The product allocates 25% to NVIDIA, 25% to Alphabet (Google), and 50% to US Treasury bonds with remaining maturity of one year or less, rebalancing to maintain e

SK Hynix is scheduled to release its second-quarter earnings on July 29, but retail investor A (age 41) expressed anxiety rather than anticipation, stating that earnings announcements now feel like negative news. This sentiment emerges despite consensus estimates from 14 securities firms surveyed

DS KOSDAQ Active ETF recorded a return of -8.92% over 5 trading days from July 21-27, ranking as the third-worst performer among all ETFs excluding leveraged and inverse products, according to ETF Check data released July 28. TIGER KOSDAQ Active fell -7.17% (5th worst) and MIDAS KOSDAQ Active

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced House Bill 2711 on July 22, legislation that would prohibit gambling companies from serving as liquidity providers or market makers on prediction platforms operating in the state. Rep. Tarik Khan introduced the bipartisan bill, which carries 24 sponsors

The New York City Department of Finance published a searchable database built from the city's FY2027 property assessment roll, drawing criticism from crypto industry executives who argue the tool increases security risks for wealthy property owners. Uniswap founder Hayden Adams called the database "

Korea's major corporations reported business sentiment falling to an 89.9 index reading for August, according to a Korea Employers Federation survey of the country's top 600 companies by revenue announced on the 28th. The Business Survey Index (BSI) dropped 8.1 points from the previous month,

South Korea's consumer sentiment index rose to 106.8 in July, up 0.2 points from the previous month, marking the third consecutive monthly improvement. The Bank of Korea attributed the increase to continued strong semiconductor-centered exports and investment, along with growing wage increase

Foreign investors rebalanced their Korean semiconductor portfolios this month (July), selling ₩10.9 trillion combined in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix while buying ₩785.9 billion in LG Innotek and smaller amounts in DB HiTek, Reno Industrial, and ISC during the same period, according to Korea

SK Hynix ADR closed at $143.02 on May 27 (local time), marking a 7.47% decline and falling below its $149 IPO price for the first time since listing on May 10. The drop occurred as investor sentiment toward Nvidia, a key customer, deteriorated sharply. SK Group had announced a $500 billion

Prediction market traders sharply raised the odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike one day before the central bank's two-day July meeting begins. On Polymarket, the probability of "no change" fell 8.9 percentage points to 73.25% in the last 24 hours, while the odds of a 25-basis-point increase

JP Morgan's tactical positioning monitor signaled a buy opportunity for the S&P 500 on May 27 (local time), according to Bloomberg. Andrew Tyler, who leads JP Morgan's Global Market Intelligence team, stated in a report that the indicator—historically used as a leading signal for S&P 500