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Investors aged teens to 80s in South Korea opened new stock accounts in large numbers this year as KOSPI surged to record highs, according to data from three domestic brokerages (Hana, KB, NH Investment & Securities). The 60-and-over age group opened 152,676 accounts, nearly matching the 20s

Eight major crypto exchanges hold a combined total exceeding $328 billion in tracked assets as of July 6, 2026, according to blockchain analytics platform Arkham. Binance leads with $130.1 billion in reserves, more than Coinbase and OKX combined, while Coinbase holds the largest ethereum position at

Hyperscalers including Meta are managing return on investment burdens rather than cutting AI infrastructure spending outright, according to DB Securities analyst Lee Jin-kyung. Meta decided to sell idle computing capacity externally and some datacenter projects faced delays or cancellations,

SK Hynix will commence trading of its American Depositary Receipts (ADR) on Nasdaq on May 10, with subscription and payment scheduled for May 14 and new depositary receipt shares listing on May 29. The total issuance amounts to approximately 43.14 trillion won, with up to 17.79 million new shares re

The SEC plans to introduce its long-awaited crypto rulemaking as soon as this month, according to an updated agency agenda for 2026 that pencils in a potential July release. The proposal would govern the offer and sale of crypto assets and include exemptions and safe harbors for certain on-chain

Tether's USDT settled approximately $95 billion in identified commerce payments during the first half of 2026, nearly seven times the $14 billion processed by Circle's USDC, according to Dune's Digital Asset Brief. The data reveals functional divergence between the two largest stablecoins, which

Strategy's STRC perpetual preferred stock reached $8.5 billion in market capitalization within nine months of its July 2025 launch, making it the largest preferred stock by market cap globally, according to the company's Q1 2026 earnings release. By late June 2026, STRC dropped 25% below its $100 st

Rick Rule warned that junk bond ETFs holding trillions in assets face a liquidity mismatch risk that could force the Federal Reserve to resume money printing during a July 7, 2026 interview with David Lin at the Rule Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida. Rule, co-founder

Hanwha Ocean stocks fell 22.65% to 89,800 won on the 7th after losing Canada's submarine contract bid. Canada selected Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as the preferred bidder for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) on the 6th (local time). The stock decline returned Hanwha Ocea

Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, secured a $22 million arbitration award against auditor Mazars USA after the firm abandoned a nearly completed audit in 2022. According to a blog post on Tuesday, Payward is asking the Delaware Court of Chancery to enter final judgment o

Tether is investing $20 million in Brazilian crypto platform Mercado Bitcoin as part of a strategic financing round aimed at expanding onchain financial infrastructure across Latin America. The investment will support Mercado Bitcoin's growth in tokenization, payments, lending, credit, and capital m

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money stated that gold and silver price lows for 2026 are likely already established following a four-month period of weakness. The precious metals experienced pressure after the Iran War caused inflation expectations and rate hike projections to rise, with crude oil surging

Samsung Electronics stocks fell 6.92% on July 7 despite announcing record second-quarter operating profit of 89.4 trillion won. The stock closed at 296,000 won, down 22,000 won from the previous session, as concerns emerged over slowing price increases in memory chips. The sharp decline triggered tr

US manufacturers in Rust Belt cities served by PJM Interconnection are paying significantly higher electricity costs as AI data center energy demand strains the largest power grid operator in the United States. The cost increases stem from growing data center power requirements that have driven PJM

KOSPI closed at 7656.31 on July 7, down 395.02 points or 4.91%, marking a sharp decline in Korean stocks this month. In just 5 trading days this month, KOSPI's market capitalization decreased by approximately 663 trillion won, falling from 6929.5408 trillion won at the end of the previous month to 6

Eight research center directors from major Korean securities firms surveyed on semiconductor concentration in KOSPI dismissed recent AI investment slowdown concerns as temporary noise rather than structural decline. The directors cited semiconductors accounting for approximately 90% of KOSPI

Gold held above $4,100 on Tuesday morning as spot gold traded near $4,169.39 an ounce, up 0.10%, while spot silver traded near $61.397, down 1.03%. The modest gains came as Treasury yields moved higher to 4.499% on the 10-year note

South Korea's Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange implemented stricter delisting rules for listed companies from July 1. The reform raises market capitalization thresholds and adds criteria including penny stock status and disclosure violations to expedite underperforming firm exits.

MKS PAMP maintains its 2026 average gold price forecast of $4,500 per ounce despite the precious metal's sharp correction from record highs, according to the firm's mid-year outlook. Nicky Shiels, Head of Research and Metals Strategy at MKS PAMP, argues the recent selloff represents a reset in

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins released a July 7 statement on the 2026 Regulatory Agenda, placing crypto custody, tokenized securities trading, IPO reforms, and private market access at the center of the agency's rulemaking priorities. Atkins, who was sworn in on April 21, 2025, as the SEC's 34th