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The Korean government announced the creation of a 'Productive Finance Individual Savings Account (ISA)' that provides full tax exemption on interest and dividend income from long-term investments in domestic stocks and the National Growth Fund. The announcement was made on the 3rd at the Tax

SpaceX and the state of Louisiana are close to finalizing a deal for the launch company to acquire about 130,000 acres along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to announce the agreement later this month, according to The Times-Picayune | The New

Binance announced on August 17, 2026, at 06:00, it will delist six altcoin trading pairs from spot trading: Across Protocol (ACX), Hashflow (HFT), PIVX (PIVX), Vulcan Forged PYR (PYR), Vanar (VANRY), and Viction (VIC). The exchange stated the decision follows routine comprehensive reviews of all lis

RaonSecure, an artificial intelligence security and digital identity authentication company, is developing a blockchain-based pedigree management system for the Jindo dog, a native South Korean breed recognized as a national natural monument. The project, implemented in partnership with Jindo

Platinum emerged as the best-performing precious metal this week with a 3.49% gain, while silver declined 1.60%, according to market data. BMO estimates China has accumulated approximately 30,000 tonnes of above-ground gold and now accounts for roughly one-third of global gold demand, with the

Institutional investors accounted for 72% of OTC spot trading volume during the first half of 2026, according to Wintermute. This represents an increase from 61% in the prior six months. The growing institutional presence has coincided with lower market volatility and nearly 50% growth in

Bitmine Immersion Technologies increased its ether treasury to 5,797,813 ETH, giving it control of 4.8% of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, the company said Monday. The latest figure marks an increase of 10,399 ETH over the prior week. At $1,880 per ETH, the Ethereum treasury is worth

Visa announced Monday it is acquiring fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, according to a company press release. The payment giant is purchasing BioCatch from London-based private equity firm Permira and other investors to expand its cybersecurity capabilities as banks face a s

The International Organization for Standardization has approved a China-led project to develop a global technical standard for Blockchain as a Service. Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, and Uganda have confirmed their participation in the international standard-setting

Palantir (PLTR) and Mercury Systems (MRCY) announced a strategic partnership aimed at improving manufacturing efficiency for U.S. defense programs, with shares of both companies rising in Monday morning trade. PLTR stock rose over 2% at market open, while MRCY stock gained over 6%. The partnership w

Micron Technology closed at $823 per share on Friday, July 31, down 5.90% on the day and 39% below its yearly high, as SK Hynix and Samsung's combined spending plans of up to $1.3 trillion on new capacity added pressure across the

The US stock market posted weekly gains despite sharp divergence among individual stocks. Amazon rose approximately 17% for the week after reporting strong earnings, while Apple fell 7.24% following a weaker outlook. Bitcoin declined about 2% over the same period. The mixed performance highlighted a

American Bitcoin, the bitcoin mining and treasury firm co-founded by Eric Trump and a majority-owned subsidiary of Hut 8, expanded its bitcoin holdings to 8,002 BTC in the second quarter. The company mined a record 932 BTC during the quarter, marking a 14% increase from the 7,021 BTC held as of

FIFA President Gianni Infantino arranged a call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to request Trump administration help in keeping his position, the New York Post reported Monday. Polymarket traders price his exit by December 31 at 36.5%, up from roughly 19% a week ago, with almost all of the

Starchild introduced x402 payment functionality to its agent marketplace, allowing AI agents to publish services, receive payments, and conduct transactions directly through Starchild wallets. The integration enables agents to operate as both buyers and sellers, monetizing services and processing on

Three semiconductor ETFs — VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), and Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL) — recorded the largest weekly inflows of any exchange-traded funds last week, marking a first for the semiconductor sector, according to Bloomberg

Korean retail investors purchased a net $4.64 billion in US stocks during July, the highest monthly total since January, according to Korea Securities Depository data released on August 3. The surge followed months of net selling triggered by the Return to Domestic Investment Account (RIA) system, a

Bitcoin gained approximately 4% on July 2, moving close to $62,000 and extending to $64,000 over the weekend, following the release of June's U.S. nonfarm payrolls report that showed only 57,000 jobs added versus forecasts of roughly 115,000. The weak labor-market data strengthened expectations that

XRP secured the top position in Google Search results for the term 'world bridge currency', according to RippleXity. The ranking reflects XRP's growing association with cross-border value transfers, a narrative the Ripple ecosystem has promoted through its On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) infrastructure.