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Korean securities firms are actively acquiring stakes in cryptocurrency exchanges, with discussions between Bithumb and Kiwoom Securities bringing all five major Korean won-based exchanges into equity relationships with securities firms or overseas crypto exchanges. Coinone recently secured 160

Woori Financial Group filed a revised securities registration statement on '6일', one business day after its previous submission, to voluntarily disclose a customer data breach at its wholly owned subsidiary Woori Bank as an investment risk. The breach involved 17,551 customer records improperly

Ondo Finance launched a pre-alpha version of its perpetual futures platform that allows users to trade with tokenized stocks as collateral. The platform, Ondo Perps, lets eligible traders use tokenized stocks to access perpetual futures tied to commodities such as oil and gold, as well as equities i

New Hampshire's Business Finance Authority is advancing procedures for a revenue bond issuance of up to $100 million to support Bitcoin acquisition, according to a Governor and Executive Council meeting agenda published by the state's Secretary of State office on the 8th (local time). The bond

Foreign investors have intensified selling pressure on Korean semiconductor stocks since Q2, with consistent daily net selling since the 19th of last month, according to IBK Investment & Securities analyst Byun Jun-ho on the 8th. Samsung Electronics shares fell sharply on the previous day despite re

Paradise casino reported June revenue of 632 billion won, down 21.2% from the prior year, as the hold rate declined to 9.0% from 13.0% in the same period last year. The company attributed the revenue decrease partly to the lower hold rate, which measures the percentage of chip purchases retained

Hong Kong listed companies executed a record 1911 share buybacks in June, the highest monthly total since tracking began in 2005, as the Hang Seng Index rebounded approximately 1000 points from its June low of 22518 points. The surge in buyback activity, involving over 30 billion HKD in June alone—t

The World Bank reclassified the Philippines to upper-middle-income status effective July 1, elevating the country from lower-middle-income after nearly four decades. Within days of the announcement, impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte formally commenced and plunder

South Korea's insurance industry reported 3.664 billion won in financial misconduct losses in 2025, a 10.6% decrease from 40.29 billion won in 2024, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on the 8th. Life insurers accounted for 895 million won across 8 cases, while property insurers re

Samsung Electronics announced on the 8th the start of mass production for its PCIe 6.0-based enterprise solid-state drive (eSSD) 'PM1763', optimized for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The move responds to surging data volumes required for AI training and inference, which demand stable and r

Multiple candidates are being discussed for the Korea Federation of Banks chairmanship ahead of current chairman Cho Yong-byung's term expiration on November 30. Yoon Jong-kyu, former KB Financial Group chairman, is considered the leading candidate, while three former IBK Industrial Bank of Korea ex

South Korean insurance companies will face higher capital requirements for mortgage lending as financial authorities raise the risk coefficient for home-backed loans with loan-to-value ratios between 60% and 80% from 3.5% to 4%, effective end of September. The regulatory change aims to redirect capi

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong departed for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, drawing global IT industry attention to the annual gathering. The invitation-only event, which runs July 7-11, brings together major Big Tech CEOs, media moguls, and global

Kumho Construction and other Honam-based companies saw sharp stock increases following the government's designation of the Gwangju military airport site for the Honam semiconductor mega-project. Kumho Construction closed 13.36% higher at 14,000 won on the 7th, triggering a trading halt on the 8th, w

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell sharply to 1,515.80 won as of 6 AM on the 8th, down 14.50 won from the prior trading day close of 1,530.30 won on the 6th, marking the first time the rate dropped below the 1,510 won level since June 18. The decline was driven by yen strength, concerns over dollar

LS Securities is under investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Cyber Investigation Unit after a foreign investor suffered billions of won in losses through unauthorized stock trades and cash withdrawals executed via fake hacked emails early this year. An LS Securities employee processed

Prediction markets priced Maine Senate candidate Platner's campaign exit as nearly certain on Monday following sexual assault allegations reported by Politico. Kalshi contracts on Platner dropping out before July 14 reached 82%, while contracts covering later July dates rose to 97%. The allegations,

KB Securities raised its target price for Samsung Electronics stocks from 550,000 won to 600,000 won on July 8, citing prolonged memory supply shortages driven by expanding global AI investment. Analyst Kim Dong-won upgraded the firm's operating profit estimates for Samsung Electronics to 381

South Korea's National Pension Service recorded a 189.5 trillion won increase in its domestic stock holdings valuation during Q2, according to data from financial information provider FnGuide as of the 6th. The valuation of listed companies where NPS holds 5% or more stakes reached 486 trillion won,

Three KOSDAQ-listed companies — Telcon RF Pharmaceutical, KPM Tech, and Newon — initiated sequential paid-in capital increases on July 7, 2026, according to Chosun Biz. The move aims to resolve delisting risks facing