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Korean ETF investors redirected capital toward broad market index products during the week of May 10-14, despite the semiconductor sector delivering the strongest performance gains. According to financial data provider FnGuide, the semiconductor industry rose 17.7% during this period, outpacing the

Korean penny stock companies are implementing stock consolidations to avoid delisting under new Korea Exchange rules requiring share prices above 1,000 won. As of the 19th, 42 stocks were designated for management monitoring, with 31 classified as penny stocks trading below 1,000 won. The

Metaplanet will inject 2,100 BTC, valued at approximately $132.1 million, and $2.5 million in cash into Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise under a definitive agreement, forming a new U.S. subsidiary called Superplanet Inc. The Japanese bitcoin treasury company will receive 44.86 million Super Lea

Chinese stock indices rose on the 20th, driven by a sharp rally in biotech stocks. The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,903.72, up 9.30 points or 0.24% from the previous session, rebounding after intraday weakness. The Shenzhen Composite Index gained 19.90 points or 0.79% to finish at 2,527.16,

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange with more than 300 million registered users, on Thursday launched Agent OS, a platform that lets AI agents analyze markets and execute trades on users' behalf. The platform connects AI applications to Binance's financial infrastructure, including APIs, Bi

Webull reported second-quarter revenue of $198.8 million, up 51% from a year earlier and 24% from the first quarter, according to the company's August 19 results. The increase was driven by customer assets and trading volumes reaching records. The shares closed at $8.64 after gaining 8.95% in

Ha Geon-hyeong, team leader at Shinhan Investment & Securities, stated at a Maeil Business Newspaper financial seminar that current exchange rates reflect market supply and demand rather than economic fundamentals. Ha advised investors not to use exchange rates as a primary decision variable,

Kakao Mobility is reviewing a plan to list American Depositary Receipts (ADR) in the United States based solely on the equity stake held by its second-largest shareholder, private equity firm TPG. The company disclosed this on August 20 in response to a Korea Exchange inquiry regarding reports of a

XRP holders withdrew approximately 240 million XRP from Binance, Upbit, and Bithumb between late May and early June, according to CryptoQuant data. The withdrawals reduced combined reserves on the three exchanges to roughly 10.84 billion XRP, a 2.2% decline. This movement reshaped the distribution o

CME Group lists E-nano equity index futures on Monday, August 24, offering retail traders its smallest contracts for the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. The launch remains subject to regulatory review according to the CME Group announcement. Tim McCourt, Global

Hanwha Asset Management formed a three-party alliance with Ripple and U.S. asset manager Canary Capital to preempt the digital asset market. The partnership combines Hanwha's financial product management capabilities, Canary Capital's U.S. market access and global investor network, and Ripple's

Japan's Nikkei 225 and Topix indices rose on August 20, gaining 1.36% and 1.18% respectively to close at 66,216.79 and 4,059.73. The rally followed the US Treasury's announcement of expanded mid- and long-term bond buybacks, which drove down Japanese and US long-term bond yields and redirected

BitGo Korea, the South Korean subsidiary of global digital asset infrastructure firm BitGo, received Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration approval from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Financial Services Commission on the 18th, Hana Financial Group announced on the 20th.

GnosisDAO approved Gnosis Chain's transition to an Ethereum Economic Zone rollup through proposal GIP-153. The vote received 123,158 GNO in support versus 115 against across 54 voters, exceeding the 75,000 quorum. The transition addresses Ethereum layer-2 fragmentation by enabling smart contracts ac

South Korean financial authorities decided not to abolish correlation coefficient regulations for active exchange-traded funds (ETFs), despite recent cases where multiple ETFs were delisted after outperforming their benchmark indexes. The decision stems from concerns that removing the regulation

On August 20, SK Hynix announced a 40 trillion won shareholder return plan, driving the KOSPI index up 5.89% to 6852.58. The memory chipmaker committed to buying back and cancelling 40 trillion won of shares within three months and returning over 50% of 2025-2027 cumulative free cash flow. The

Broadcom shares rose 1% in premarket trading on Thursday, recovering from a selloff the previous day triggered by Google announcing a chip deal with Marvell Technology. Investors grew concerned that Google's partnership with Marvell risks Broadcom's position as Google's primary TPU partner,