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According to Yonhapnews, South Korea's per capita GDP is expected to reach $39,164 this year on July 20, up $2,750 year-over-year, marking a 7.6% increase. The data, released by South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance, the central bank, and the statistics office, represents the strongest

According to Hyperinsight, on July 20, the largest Bitcoin long holder began reducing a $107 million BTC position for profit-taking and placed a stop loss order near its entry cost on the remaining holdings.

According to NHK, a fire broke out at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Asaka base spanning Saitama's Asaka and Tokyo's Nerima ward on July 20 at around 11:30 AM JST (10:30 AM Beijing time). Initial reports indicate the fire started at a waste disposal area within the base and subsequently spread to a

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, USDTHB (United States Dollar vs Thai Baht) has surged by 1.5% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

According to financial industry sources, South Korea's Financial Services Commission completed field inspections of securities companies' ETF liquidity provider (LP) departments on July 20, the findings revealing questionable stock-lending practices. The inspections, which began in mid-April and

According to Ethereum Korea's ETH Letter published this week, Robinhood Chain's launch has reignited debate over whether Ethereum is providing security to Layer 2 networks too cheaply. Arbitrum co-founder Stephen Goldfield argued that successful L2s should pay a premium to Ethereum in exchange for s

According to Foresight News, OKX released its 45th Proof of Reserves report on July 20. Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and USDC reserve ratios reached 105%, 103%, 112%, and 101% respectively, with combined reserves valued at $23.12 billion. All 22 major cryptocurrency holdings reported by OKX maintained a

According to BlockBeats, on July 20, Iran declared an end to compliance with the U.S. memorandum and warned of full-scale retaliation if American military operations continue. The U.S. has conducted airstrikes for nine consecutive nights and deployed additional F-16, F-35 aircraft, and tankers to th

According to Citi, the bank downgraded South Korean equities and upgraded Chinese equities, citing turmoil in the Korean market and potential for Chinese equities to benefit as this year's AI-driven gains broaden beyond a narrow group of

According to LSEG data, the KODEX SK Hynix 2x Leveraged ETF has plunged 70% from its June peak, while declining approximately 50% since its May 27 launch. South Korean retail investors have suffered significant losses from AI-driven leveraged bets, with net inflows of 14 trillion won (approximately

According to Odaily, Databricks is raising capital at a $188 billion valuation this summer, with Coatue leading the round alongside new and existing investors. The company has signed a term sheet and expects to complete the investment process by end of summer.
The funding will be directed toward st

According to LSEG data, Morgan Stanley's capital markets fees rose to $2.3 billion in the first half of 2026, up 64% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in the same period of 2025.

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 20, Blackstone, the world's largest asset manager, acquired South Korean actuator and motion control technology company Futronics through its private equity fund, according to an announcement. The company was valued at approximately 1 trillion Korean won

According to Guru Club, Singapore's benchmark equity index fell 1.2% on June 4, closing at 5,076.81 points.

According to the commander of Germany's Territorial Protection Command, the unit will expand from its current 6,500 personnel to over 10,000 by 2035. Established last year as part of the Bundeswehr, the force comprises both reserve and active-duty soldiers under the Army's command. Unlike Germany's

According to SoSoValue, HYPE spot ETFs experienced net outflows of $7.26 million during the trading week of July 13-17. Bitwise ETF BHYP led the outflows with $7.3 million in weekly net redemptions. As of the latest update, HYPE spot ETF total assets under management reached $306 million, with

According to Royal Bank of Canada, Japan's government is encouraging investors to rotate toward yen assets, with GPIF currently maintaining 26.9% allocation to domestic bonds against a maximum 31% allowed under existing targets. Senior officials including the Prime Minister and Finance Minister

According to SoSoValue, SOL spot ETFs saw net inflows of $948,200 during the week of July 13-17 (Eastern Time). Grayscale's SOL Trust (GSOL) led inflows with $493,100 for the week, while Fidelity's ETF (FSOL) followed with $455,100. As of July 20, the total assets under management for SOL spot ETFs

According to Beating, Hugging Face was infiltrated by autonomous AI agents using malicious datasets to execute code and steal credentials, generating over 17,000 records and performing tens of thousands of automated operations across multiple internal clusters.
Commercial frontier models declined t

According to Fortune, Apple filed a 41-page complaint last week alleging that OpenAI systematically stole trade secrets through multiple former Apple employees. The lawsuit names two defendants: Liu Chang, a former senior systems electrical engineer at Apple who joined OpenAI in January after