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According to KOSCOM ETF data, Korean investors shifted funds to U.S. dividend-focused ETFs in the past month amid rising interest rates and market volatility. Four domestic-listed ETF products tracking the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index attracted 323.6 billion Korean won ($248 million) in net

According to Chosun Daily, Kakao, KakaoPay, and KakaoBank signed a strategic business agreement with Circle Internet Group on July 23 to explore won-pegged digital assets and blockchain payment services. The companies said they will review the feasibility of won-linked digital assets and discuss usi

According to Mitsubishi UFJ analyst Lee Hardman, on July 23, the Japanese yen hit a 40-year low and the Swiss franc touched an 11-month low against the U.S. dollar. Since the U.S.-Iran conflict escalated in late February, both low-yielding

Binance launched Spot Trading Tournament Round II on July 23, 2026, offering traders a seven-day window to compete for a share of 200,000 USDC in token vouchers. The competition runs through July 30, 2026 (UTC) on two eligible pairs: BTC/USDT and ETH/USDT. Participants must accumulate at least 500 U

According to Yonhap Infomax, on July 23, FX swap points in South Korea rose across all maturities, driven by increased demand for won-denominated funding. The 1-year maturity swap point closed at -13.60 won, up 0.10 won from the opening; the

According to South Korea's stock exchange, on July 23, single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix recorded trading volume of 7.16 trillion won, accounting for 26.9% of KOSPI's total daily turnover of 26.67 trillion won. The combined assets under

According to Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the country is currently cooperating with Saudi Arabia, various Yemeni parties, and the UN special envoy to resume political dialogue aimed at achieving security and stability in the

According to Smart Finance, Hong Kong's main stock indices recovered on July 23, with power grid equipment stocks rallying sharply. Grid Equipment ETF Huaxia (159326.SZ) gained 5.2% to 1.659 yuan, Grid Equipment ETF GTJA (561380.SH) rose 5.14% to 0.736 yuan, and Grid Equipment ETF GF (159320.SZ)

Short-selling activity has resumed in South Korea recently as the domestic stock market enters a correction phase, according to market reports. Short-selling in blue-chip stocks like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which had remained minimal during the prior uptrend, has increased significantly.

According to Yonhapinfomax, SK Telecom established a new subsidiary, SK Hyper, on July 23 to accelerate its AI data center business. The company's board approved a plan to invest 750 billion Korean won through 2030 to develop the subsidiary.
SK Hyper will focus on securing land, building and

On July 22, spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $69.1 million in net inflows, marking the seventh consecutive trading day of positive flows. Spot Ethereum ETFs also posted strong flows of $72.7 million, extending their winning streak to four consecutive trading days. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust

According to DeepSeek founder Liang Wenifeng in an investor call on July 23, the company has partnered with Huawei and received 16,000 Huawei 950 chips for ecosystem validation. Liang stated that Huawei's 950 supernode can fully replace Nvidia's GB200 and GB300 in both performance and

According to PPP prediction market tool, a smart money wallet (0xe405483ff60ab58ce973479d3317045549fec67e) with $470K in profits purchased over $30,000 worth of JDG victory at an average entry price of 44.8¢ on Polymarket today. The LPL third-stage match between JDG and AL will begin at 5 p.m.

According to PPP prediction market tool, the predict.fun prediction market for "LPL third split: BLG vs TT" shows a 89% win probability for BLG as of tonight. The BO3 match is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight. BLG will field an adjusted roster, with top laner Wenbo starting in place of

According to Jin10, China Man Petroleum's stock surged with cumulative gains exceeding 20% on July 22-23, driven by operational impacts from Middle East geopolitical conflict. The company announced that 9 of its 14 drilling rig crews deployed in Iraq remain suspended due to the regional tensions,

According to research by the London School of Economics' Grantham Institute and the Euro-Mediterranean Climate Change Center, the June heatwave that swept Western and Central Europe reduced working hours and cost the UK economy £1.15 billion (approximately $1.5 billion). The survey of 1,950 UK

According to Beating, Tencent Hunyuan multimodal understanding lead Hu Han has resigned to start a venture. Former OpenAI researcher Tian Yonglong will take over visual language model (VLM) research, continuing to report to Yao Shunyu. Hu Han joined Tencent from Microsoft Research Asia in

The onshore yuan closed at 6.7706 against the US dollar at 4:30 p.m. Beijing time on July 23, up 34 points from the previous trading day's official close and 44 points from the prior evening session close.

According to an official announcement on July 23, 2026, BitMEX will permanently cease operations on September 23, 2026. The decision was made by HDR Global Trading Limited, the exchange's owner. Users are advised to close all open positions and withdraw funds before the shutdown date, with roughly t

According to blockchain security firm Blockaid, the Verus-Ethereum Bridge was exploited on Wednesday, with attackers draining approximately $7.54 million in crypto assets through the same vulnerability class used in the protocol's May breach. The attacker abused the bridge's import path to trigger u