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Bank of America analysts stated that "a generational transfer in free cash flow is taking place" in a research report published earlier this month. The analysis focuses on hyperscalers who have been writing checks to cover an AI building boom,

Institutional investors are looking beyond smart contract audits after traditional trust signals such as prior audits and operating history failed to predict which crypto projects would be exploited in Q2 2026, according to Hacken. The shift follows a quarter in which compromised keys, signers, and

Capital B, Europe's second-largest Bitcoin treasury company, approved a 10-for-1 reverse stock split set to take effect on Sept. 8, reducing its total share count from 300.7 million to approximately 30.1 million. The Euronext Growth Paris-listed firm stated the consolidation aims to broaden its

Cregis CEO Shawn Yan discussed MiCA's institutional impact and digital asset infrastructure in an interview published July 20, 2026. The interview followed MiCA's July 1, 2026 enforcement deadline, when approximately 210 crypto firms out of an estimated 3,000 that previously operated across the EU s

South Korea's Financial Services Commission held a public hearing on July 20 at the Korea Development Bank IR Center in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo District to introduce an ultra-long-term technology investment fund extending fund lifespans to 15 years. Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won st

The US Senate faces a narrow legislative window to pass the Crypto Clarity Act before the August recess, following the House's passage of the bill in July 2025. President Trump urged the Senate via Truth Social this week to advance the legislation, framing the vote as critical for maintaining US

Russia's State Duma is set to hold final readings on a cryptocurrency regulation bill on Tuesday, according to Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets. The draft bill No. 1194918-8, titled "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights," will undergo second and third read

CuspAI, a British AI startup, on Monday unveiled a partnership with Nvidia and 45 organizations to accelerate materials discovery for semiconductors, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing. The announcement coincides with a $450 million fundraise led by Kleiner Perkins and NEA, valuing the

KOSPI ranked last among major global stock indices in one-month returns as of July 16, falling 24.75% from June 18 to July 16, according to Investing.com data reported on July 20. The index closed at 6516.27 on July 20, down 4.46%. The decline was driven by intensified selling pressure in

Duksan NeoCorus and DTS received preliminary listing approval from the Korea Exchange KOSDAQ market listing committee on the 20th, becoming the first subsidiaries permitted to pursue dual listings under new exception rules. The approvals followed the Financial Supervisory Service and Korea Exchange'

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell to 1,478.40 won as of 3:30 PM on the 20th in Seoul foreign exchange market, down 0.10 won from the previous close of 1,478.50 won, marking the lowest closing level since May 11. The decline occurred despite Middle East geopolitical tensions as selling pressure from

Trump pledged to continue bringing prices down after June CPI fell 0.4%, the largest monthly decline since April 2020, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The president cited falling oil, gas, egg, and prescription drug prices in a Truth Social post, extending a pressure campaign that

Bitcoin dropped to approximately $62,530 on Friday, its weakest level in three days, as US forces struck Iran for a seventh consecutive night and a selloff in chip stocks accelerated across global markets. The cryptocurrency recovered the loss the same session, closing Friday near $64,110 and

DeGaming integrated Tequity's gaming content into its Web3 iGaming platform through an agreement confirmed on July 17, 2026, adding Originals, Publishing, and Trading Games product lines to its ecosystem. The partnership provides DeGaming's operator partners with branded provably fair house games, t

Hanjin, a BBB+ rated South Korean logistics company, experienced 10 billion won in unsold 1-year maturity bonds during demand forecasting held on the 14th, despite receiving 440 billion won in total orders against a 400 billion won募集 target. The

Aurora suffered a full outage of the mainnet, which stopped block production and smart contracts. The outage is a clear demonstration of a massive contraction in the capitalization of the project by 99 percent since 2022. Aurora suffered a full outage of the mainnet in the early hours of

The National Pension Service faces reduced pressure to sell domestic stocks as the KOSPI decline has lowered the proportion of Korean equities in its total assets, though its domestic stock holdings remain above the year-end target ratio. The fund's total assets recently fell to around 1,700

Bae Jae-kyu, CEO of Korea Investment Trust Management, urged investors to stop investing in single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through a Facebook post. The warning came as SK Hynix-based leveraged ETFs showed massive discrepancies between theoretical and actual performance during re

U.S. spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows on Friday July 17, with Bitcoin ETFs attracting $132.3 million and Ethereum ETFs posting $36.7 million. The combined $169 million reflected continued investor allocation to regulated digital-asset vehicles. Institutional demand