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Hyundai Card and Hyundai Motor announced on the 9th that they completed a proof-of-concept for stablecoin-based remittances between overseas subsidiaries and are ready for actual business implementation. The companies verified the technology's viability in real international remittance

Meta announced at a press conference in Calgary on July 8 that it will build a 1-gigawatt (1 GW), 2.9 million square foot AI data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada; the investment is estimated to exceed 13 billion CAD (about 9.2 billion USD), making it the company's first data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States. Data Center Specifications and Business Significance: 1 GW, 2.9 Million Square Feet According to Meta's official statement, the core specifications of th

Aave DAO approved the native deployment of its GHO stablecoin on Arbitrum, an Ethereum layer-2 network. The governance decision aims to expand GHO's liquidity and distribution within one of Ethereum's most active layer-2 ecosystems. The deployment provides Aave with an additional route to increase G

Seoul foreign exchange dealers expect the USD-KRW exchange rate to face slight upward pressure this day, driven by rebound demand after the previous day's 29.70 won drop to 1,498.50 won and Middle East geopolitical developments. US President Donald Trump stated 'we don't want a long war,'

iM Securities announced the issuance of 150 billion won in hybrid capital securities to secure additional revenue generation capacity. The issuance represents 13% of the company's consolidated equity as of Q1 2026. The capital raise aims to expand operations in bonds and over-the-counter

US stock futures climbed in the overnight session late Wednesday, reversing a sell-off triggered by escalating tensions between the US and Iran after President Donald Trump indicated the interim deal to end the conflict may be 'over.' Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.19%, S&P 500 futures climbed 0.08%, and

US stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as the S&P 500 fell 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1%, recording its worst day since June 10, while the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.3%. Oil prices surged after President Trump threatened further military action against Iran, stating 'we're going to hit th

According to RWA.xyz data, as of July 9, the transfer volume of tokenized stocks over the past month increased by 105%, reaching $8.41 billion; during the same period, circulating value grew by 43% to $2.16 billion, and the number of holders rose by 17% to over 409,000. Distribution value growth across platforms in the past 30 days: Figure surged 935%, Securitize increased 332%. RWA.xyz: Tokenized Stock Transfer Volume Monthly Growth of 105%, Circulating Value Up 43% (Source: RWA.xyz data platfo

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) stock surged 11.05% in a single day on July 8, closing at $108.97, the best daily performance in nearly a year. Alibaba reached a $600 million non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending legal uncertainties. UBS analyst Kenneth Fong indicated that Alibaba's revenue growth through June may see profit margin expansion. Three Major Direct Triggers: UBS Report, Court Ruling Delay, and DOJ $600 Million Settlement According to The Motley Fool, the core fa

Shinhan Asset Management announced on the 9th the launch of South Korea's first private corporate loan fund, named 'Shinhan Private Corporate Loan General Private Mixed Asset Investment Trust No. 1'. The fund invests in direct loans and private bonds to domestic companies, addressing diverse

Coinbase received UK investment services authorization under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) framework from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), expanding the crypto exchange's services beyond digital assets into derivatives and equities. The authorization allows Coinbase to

SpaceXAI officially released Grok 4.5 on July 8, positioning it as their most powerful AI model to date, designed for code writing, agentic tasks, and advanced knowledge work; the highlight of this release is its joint training with the well-known AI code editor Cursor. Benchmark results include a 64.7% success rate on SWE Bench Pro. Grok 4.5 Trained with Cursor: 64.7% on SWE Bench Pro According to SpaceXAI, Grok 4.5's performance on various benchmarks is as follows: SWE Bench Pro: 64.7% success

AI startup General Intuition CEO Pim de Witte revealed in a July 8 interview on the TechCrunch podcast that the company is training AI world models using hundreds of millions of hours of gameplay videos, which can be fine-tuned in just 8 minutes with real-world data to enable smooth movement in actual environments. General Intuition completed a $320 million funding round at a valuation of $2.3 billion. The Core Advantage of Game Data: Why Precise Action Labels Outperform Ordinary Web Videos (Sou

Samsung Asset Management will list the 'KODEX 200 Covered Call Active' exchange-traded fund (ETF) on May 14, expanding its domestic equity covered call ETF lineup. The new active product builds on operational experience from 'KODEX 200 Target Weekly Covered Call,' which attracted over 2 trillion

Paxos launched USDGL, a yield-bearing stablecoin for the Singapore market. The product operates under Singapore's regulatory framework for digital assets. Paxos positioned USDGL as a regulated alternative in the yield-bearing stablecoin segment, emphasizing transparency in reserve handling and regul

Bitcoin (BTC) retraced its early-week gains, currently around $62,420 on July 9. EU officials plan to revise the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to include non-EU stablecoin issuers. Russia proposes criminal penalties for illegal crypto exchanges, with a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots According to CoinTelegraph, EU officials are planning to amend the MiCA framework amid the US implementing stablecoin legislation. European news outlets repor

Big Tech companies are raising concerns on Wall Street as they accelerate bond issuance to fund artificial intelligence investments, with credit risk potentially underpriced according to Morgan Stanley. Amazon issued $25

Oxford Economics stated on the 8th local time that it is premature to interpret the apparent collapse of the fragile US-Iran ceasefire as a signal for oil price surges. The assessment came after Iran attacked three vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz the previous day, prompting US President