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South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) US office released a report on May 8 stating high uncertainty surrounds passage of the US Clarity Act, comprehensive digital asset legislation. The FSS cited the US political

Securities firms issued divergent target prices for SK Hynix, ranging from 185万원 to 430万원, reflecting contrasting views on AI investment sustainability and memory market dynamics. BNK Investment & Securities set the lowest target at 185万원, citing potential slowdown in hyperscaler infrastructure

Samsung Electronics stocks face divergent target price forecasts from securities firms despite similar operating profit projections, with KB Securities setting the industry's highest target at 600,000 won while Kiwoom Securities lowered its estimate to 390,000 won. The contrast stems from

Lai Sun Development (stock code 00488) successfully completed a USD bond exchange offer and consent solicitation, securing over 96% bondholder support and formal passage of the special resolution. The transaction repaid 30% of participating bond principal (approximately USD 143 million out of USD 47

U.S.-listed Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds recorded combined outflows of $147.5 million on July 9, according to Farside Investors. Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $95.3 million in net outflows while Ether ETFs lost $52.2 million, with Solana ETFs adding just $0.4 million. The outflows extended an

Hyperliquid Policy Center and Phantom filed a joint comment letter on July 9 urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to clarify that publishing onchain protocol software should not automatically trigger registration requirements as a derivatives exchange, clearinghouse, broker or swap

JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated in a July report that Bitcoin's biggest long-term risk is traditional finance building private blockchains that capture distributed ledger technology benefits without relying on public networks. The analysts said banks, asset managers and

Anthropic appointed former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to its Long-Term Benefit Trust on July 9, adding one of the world's best-known economists to the independent oversight body. Bernanke served as Fed Chair from 2006 to 2014 and received the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences fo

Bitwise senior investment strategist Juan Leon characterized Bitcoin's roughly 50% drawdown from its 2025 peak as the mildest structural bear market in the asset's history this week, while CryptoQuant's July 8 report classified the 10% rebound from approximately US$57,700 as a recovery within an

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) faces heightened expectations for an August interest rate hike, according to Westpac's Chief Economist Lucy Ellis. In a report released on local time, Ellis stated that recently published inflation and labor market indicators largely met expectations, and the RBA

The South Korean government held a task force meeting on July 10 at the Sejong Government Complex, chaired by Vice Minister of Finance and Economy Lee Hyung-il, to review the implementation status of support measures for Homeplus workers and partner companies. The meeting followed the court's

SK Hynix ADR listed on Nasdaq on the 10th (local time), prompting US asset managers to prepare leveraged ETF launches. Bloomberg reported that ProShares, Leveraged Shares, and Rex Shares are developing products tracking twice the daily returns of SK Hynix ADR, with at least six products launching

Swyftx published its Q2 2026 Industry Report on July 8, finding trading volumes across global exchanges at their lowest levels since 2023, with total crypto market capitalization down 12% over the quarter. The report attributes the decline to weak price action while highlighting institutional

Binance CEO Richard Teng stated that approximately 70% of European user withdrawals following the exchange's MiCA-related exit moved to self-custodied wallets rather than regulated rival platforms. The figure was reported by Wu Blockchain and crypto-market outlets citing Teng, indicating that only a

State Street strategist Daniel Gerard reported in June that institutional investors reduced South Korea equity exposure while continuing to increase Taiwan holdings, despite both markets being in overweight positions. The State Street Risk Appetite Index surged from 0.09 in April to 0.45 in June, re

Zcash has locked in the activation date for its Ironwood upgrade, formally designated NU6.3, which will deploy on July 28 at block height 3,428,143, expected around 8 a.m. EST, according to core developer Sean Bowe. The upgrade directly addresses a critical vulnerability discovered in the Orchard sh

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) expanded its inspection to Hanyang Securities on the 8th to investigate alleged mis-selling in JTBC corporate bond issuance and sales. The FSS had started inspections of Shinhan Investment & Securities, the lead underwriter for JTBC bonds, and

Hong Kong-listed AI companies Zhipu (02513-HK) and MiniMax (00100-HK) experienced divergent stock performance on July 8 and July 9 following the expiry of their first post-IPO share lock-up periods. Zhipu's market capitalization reached HKD 906 billion on July 9, while MiniMax's valuation dropped to

On July 10, 2026, South Korean storage-chip giant SK hynix officially began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States. The stock started trading under the temporary ticker code “SKHYV” ahead of the issuance, and is planned to switch to the official ticker “SKHY” on July 13. SK hynix Chairman Choi Tae-won traveled to New York to attend the bell-ringing ceremony. This IPO was priced at $149 per ADR (American depositary receipt), issuing 177.9 million ADRs and raising about $2

POSCO Group announced that its subsidiary POSCO International signed a business agreement with Newcom, a leading Mongolian energy and infrastructure company, in Ulaanbaatar on the 9th for energy project cooperation. The partnership aims to support Mongolia's energy transition initiatives. Mongolia i