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Actress Ji Ye-eun revealed a -47% loss on her stock investments during the SBS variety show 'Running Man' broadcast on the 23rd. Ji explained she entered the market influenced by frequent stock discussions among peers, stating 'everyone around me was talking about stocks, so I thought, why not me?'

In an interview with CoinDesk, Joris Delanoue, CEO of on-chain securities infrastructure provider Fairmint, warned that the global tokenized stock market has grown from less than $500 million at the end of Q1 2026 to approximately $2 billion, while ownership records such as shareholder registers have failed to keep pace—potentially repeating the 1968 Wall Street “paper certificate crisis” in digital form. The 1960s Wall Street Paper Certificate Crisis In the late 1960s, U.S. stock trading volume

Korean ETF investors faced unexpected losses this month as the won-dollar rate fell to the 1380s, with currency-hedged products outperforming non-hedged versions. The gap emerged because won appreciation offset underlying asset gains in non-hedged ETFs, while hedged versions eliminated currency

Kakao announced on the 21st a spin-off plan to divide the company into Kakao AI and Kakao X, one day after disclosing on the 20th that Kakao Mobility's ADR listing in the U.S. was under review. The spin-off, structured as a spin-off rather than a carve-out, will allocate approximately 36.5% of net a

ING Bank stated on the 23rd (local time) that the US Treasury's expanded bond buyback measures represent a market signal that will lead to dollar weakness. The bank explained through its publication that while questions arise about the buyback's effectiveness, the core message is that rising long-te

Seoul foreign exchange market dealers forecast on the 24th that the USD-KRW exchange rate will move around the 1,380 won level. Downward pressure on the dollar-won pair continues due to negotiation volumes from semiconductor exporters and offshore selling. However, foreign dividend remittances

Park Jung-sung, South Korea's newly appointed Trade Minister, stated on the 24th that implementing strategic investment with the United States represents the greatest challenge and opportunity in bilateral relations. He emphasized this cooperation framework would rival the significance of the Korea-

Individual and foreign investors in Korean stocks recorded sharply different returns during the recent market volatility period from July 28 to August 21, according to Korea Exchange (KRX) transaction data analyzed on August 24. Foreign investors achieved an average return of 15.4% on their top

On Aug. 22, the X account WhaleScan claimed that Trump was about to launch a new coin. A token named WWW, also known as Truth Coin, subsequently appeared on Robinhood Chain, claiming a total supply of 1 billion tokens. Eric Trump immediately denied the claim, saying, “This is absolutely not true. If someone says that, they’re a fraud.” Five Warning Signs of the WWW Token’s Appearance The WWW token displayed multiple high-risk characteristics when it emerged, and community members had flagged the

US stock index futures traded slightly higher in Asian markets on the morning of the 24th, showing a modest rebound following recent market corrections, while US Treasury yields declined. The technical recovery came after major US indices recorded consecutive weekly declines last week, pressured

Bitcoin rebounded sharply during the week ended August 21, rising from a low of approximately $62,700 to a three-month high of $79,500, for a weekly gain of about 23%. Although prices fell back to the $77,000 range over the weekend, Gate market data showed that, as of August 24, 比特币报价$77,220.6, down slightly by 0.04% over 24 hours, while its cumulative seven-day gain remained at 16.99%. Meanwhile, 以太坊报价$2,438.43, up 0.50% over 24 hours but down 1.40% over seven days, diverging from Bitcoin's per

E-Mart chairman Jeong Yong-jin received a 28% higher performance bonus in the first half despite poor Q2 results linked to Starbucks Korea controversy. The Economic Reform Research Institute criticized the bonus increase as inappropriate, stating that Jeong should bear responsibility for the Tank

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) stock plunged over 10% in overnight trading late Sunday after the optical-networking firm announced a $600 million at-the-market equity offering in a regulatory filing submitted after market close on Friday. The offering triggered dilution concerns among investors,

Bitcoin jumped to around $77,400 this week while altcoins posted dramatic gains, with PUMP and ENA nearly doubling in value. The rally occurred as hundreds of billions flowed back into the crypto market. Despite the surge, most altcoins remain far below their all-time highs, and Google's search

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang quietly arrived in Taiwan on August 23, making a surprise appearance in Taipei’s Da’an District to line up for steamed buns. Images of him warmly interacting and taking photos with passersby were quickly shared on Threads. This was his third trip to Taiwan this year, and the timing coincided with the key point when Rubin chips began being delivered in the third quarter to cloud technology companies such as AWS and Google Cloud. Complete Record of Jensen Huang’s Three Visi

The cybersecurity firm PeckShield posted an alert on X on August 22, reporting that an address labeled Bofur Capital had lost $2 million in an “Address Poisoning” attack. The stolen funds were fully swapped from USDC into DAI and are currently sitting in the attacker-controlled address 0xe2eB…1816a. The attack occurred 20 hours after the dust transaction was planted. Technical Details of the Attack: Vanity Addresses Hide the Flaw in the Middle (Source: PeckShield) The core technology used in thi

Super Micro (SMCI) published an independent investigation report this week, conducted by the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, with AlixPartners responsible for the forensic accounting. The investigation took approximately five months and concluded that there was “no evidence that current senior executives knowingly participated in the transfer of products implicated in the case.” While SMCI stock faces pressure from compliance disputes, net cash outflow from operating activities in FY2026 reache