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Ark Invest purchased 191,671 shares of Block Inc. across its Ark Innovation ETF and Ark Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF on Monday, following a 3.2% decline in Block's stock to $80.2. The acquisition totaled approximately $15.4 million. Block's stock dipped after recent market activity,

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on August 20 at the Blue House, the presidential office announced on August 18. The two leaders will discuss the development of South Korea-China relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. The meeting follows P

Compound Foundation announced a new leadership team and a $52 million DAO-approved development program on August 17. The two-year initiative aims to reposition the decentralized finance lending protocol as infrastructure for institutional credit. Aaron Schnarch will serve as executive director,

Retail investors in South Korea net sold 1.6719 trillion won worth of single-stock leveraged ETFs from January 31 despite the products posting average gains of 54.44% for Samsung Electronics and 42.43% for SK Hynix during the same period, according to Korea Exchange data. The selling occurred as inv

India's government opened the door to merchant fees on Unified Payments Interface transactions after six years of zero-fee operations, potentially ending an experiment where the country's dominant digital payment rail was effectively free for consumers and merchants. The policy shift does not

Cardano laid out a detailed roadmap for its Dijkstra upgrade through an Intersect update on August 14, as ADA slipped 1.03% to $0.175. The two-phase hard fork plan spans Q4 2026 through Q2 2027, introducing Ouroboros Linear Leios and Ouroboros Peras. The announcement coincided with heavy selling

BitMart exchange and its founder Sheldon Xia are facing an ultimatum from users and employees demanding transparency by Aug. 19, following the exchange's announcement weeks ago that it would wind down entirely. Users and staff are demanding proof of reserve funds, an independent audit, and a

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix saw their combined market capitalization briefly exceed 50% of South Korea's KOSPI index during trading on the 18th, marking the first time since the 31st of last month, according to Korea Exchange data. The recovery followed recent share price increases after both s

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $137.3 million in net inflows on August 17, reversing three consecutive trading sessions of withdrawals that totaled $248.4 million. Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund attracted $111.9 million of the total, according to finalized data from Farside

Jane Street disclosed approximately $1 billion in long positions across U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds as of June 30, according to its latest Form 13F holdings disclosure filed with the SEC. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust accounted for roughly $828 million of the reported exposure, with

Korea Exchange (KRX) recorded 1,459 investor caution notices for small-account trading concentration on KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets year-to-date through the previous trading day, a 404.8% increase from the same period last year. The surge coincides with enforcement of revised listing rules targeting st

Lotte Engineering & Construction and E-Land World will conduct demand forecasting on the 19th for corporate bond offerings, testing investor appetite in South Korea's sub-A grade bond market. Lotte E&C, rated A (stable), plans to raise 50 billion won through 1-year and 1.5-year bonds, while E-Land W

South Korean financial regulators are monitoring approximately five listed companies suspected of artificially inflating stock prices to avoid delisting under new market rules. The Financial Supervisory Service and Korea Exchange initiated focused surveillance following the implementation of

KOSPI closed down 108.11 points (1.55%) at 6,869.83 on the 18th, reversing from a strong opening as bond yield concerns swept Asian markets. The index had opened 2% higher at 7,127.77 and reached an intraday peak of 7,216.62 before plunging to 6,788.78 by afternoon close. Market participants

KOSPI 200 companies recorded their highest operating profit in Q2, driven by strong performance from semiconductor leaders Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The record results reflect robust earnings across the semiconductor sector, which served as the primary growth engine. Beyond semiconductors, c

KOSPI fell to the 6000-point range after briefly recovering above 7200 during intraday trading. The index closed at 6869.83, down 108.11 points or 1.55%, as foreign investors sharply reduced their buying activity from over 1.5 trillion won in early trading to just 46.7 billion won by market close. T

Binance shared customer identity and transaction data with Russian investigators despite exiting the Russian market in September 2023, according to a Reuters report. Russian authorities used the information to charge Yuri Belenkiy, a 49-year-old IT specialist, with terrorism financing for donating o

Tokyo bond market participants are treating a Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike next month as a foregone conclusion, driven by yen weakness and Middle East instability fueling inflation. Asahi Shimbun reported on the 17th that market sentiment reflects a belief that US Treasury Secretary

Wall Street billionaire investors restructured their Chinese tech stock portfolios in Q2, shifting focus toward AI-driven companies. Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office purchased 88,200 Baidu ADR shares worth approximately $10.1 million, marking the fund's first China tech investment

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) released a report on August 18 forecasting that rising US Treasury yields will have limited impact on Asian foreign exchange and bond markets. The Japanese financial group attributed this resilience to the fact that yield increases reflect improved economic