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MoonPay, a fiat-to-crypto payment infrastructure provider, integrated with Tempo, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on payment applications, on July 27, 2026. The partnership adds support for USDC.e and PathUSD across MoonPay's Ramps and Virtual Accounts services, while designating MoonPay as an

Hanmi Science, the holding company of Hanmi Group, announced Q2 operating profit of 59.1 billion won on 28일, marking a 70.9% increase compared to the same period last year. The growth was driven by robust performance across group subsidiaries and the company's own business competitiveness. On a

People Power Party (PPP) leader Jang Dong-hyuk criticized National Assembly Speaker Jo Jung-sik on the 28th for describing a presidential term extension amendment as a matter of 'sovereign people's choice,' warning that if President Lee Jae-myung pursues such an amendment it would constitute 'true i

Celltrion reported Q2 consolidated revenue of 1.3937 trillion won and operating profit of 451.8 billion won, with year-over-year growth of 45% and 86.3% respectively, according to a disclosure on the day prior to July 28. The operating profit exceeded the consensus estimate of 400.7 billion won

Hong Kong-listed companies demonstrated record capital market activity in 2026 through July 27, with IPO fundraising reaching HK$272.3 billion and share buybacks totaling HK$100.6 billion. The dual trends emerged as market volatility prompted nearly 300 companies to repurchase shares while 100 new l

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, stated on the 27th (local time) via his X account that the Iran war's economic impact now extends beyond energy prices to monetary policy and long-term interest rates. Zandi explained the war has driven US borrowing costs higher, with 10-year

Zcash has activated its Ironwood network upgrade, a development designed to enhance network performance, expand developer capabilities, and improve compatibility with future protocol enhancements. The upgrade addresses infrastructure modernization for the privacy-focused blockchain network, which ha

Apple faces a lawsuit from three customers who lost a combined $1.8 million after downloading a fake Bitcoin wallet app from the App Store. The complaint, filed Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges Apple failed to adequately review and monitor apps

EuroCTP has received authorization from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to operate the European Union's first consolidated tape for shares and exchange-traded funds, clearing the final regulatory hurdle before its planned launch on 14 September 2026. The authorization

Individual investors in Korean stocks saw their brokerage account deposits decline 17.73% from 128.4 trillion won on June 18 to 105.6 trillion won as of July 24, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association on July 28. The 34 trillion won reduction in investor deposits occurred as the

U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez granted a preliminary injunction on Monday blocking Minnesota from enforcing its new law banning prediction markets, allowing Kalshi and Polymarket to continue operating in the state while litigation proceeds. The injunction was requested by the Commodity

BNK Financial Group reaffirmed its 8% annual interest income growth target during a conference call on the 28th, despite first-half results showing only 3.0% year-over-year growth in interest income. Executives attributed the H1 underperformance to a strategic focus on quality asset expansion,

The stablecoin market experienced a $7.7 billion supply contraction in June 2026, bringing total market capitalization to around $312 billion — the largest monthly dollar decline since the Terra-Luna collapse in 2022. Despite this supply drop, transaction volume surged to a record $1.79 trillion in

Bitcoin broke below $64,000 on July 28 for the third time since July 24, triggering approximately $100 million in liquidations within a single hour. The liquidations occurred faster than two prior episodes this week, when Bitcoin's retreat from nearly $67,000 triggered an $87 million liquidation

Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the embedded wallet business unit of Magic Labs, a move designed to strengthen its Web3 infrastructure offerings for developers and institutional clients. The asset acquisition transfers

Solido Money suffered a hack on July 23, 2026, that drained approximately 293.7 million SUPRA tokens from the protocol through two separate attack waves. The exploit was caused by an oracle misconfiguration that massively overvalued collateral, allowing the attacker to mint CASH tokens backed by col

President Lee Jae-myung faces mounting political pressure as South Korea's KOSPI index closed at 6,023.66 on July 28, plunging 732.09 points (10.84%) in a single session. The sharp decline marks a dramatic reversal from the market's surge under Lee's administration, which saw KOSPI rise from 2700 on

Hanmi Pharmaceutical reported Q2 operating profit of 131.1 billion won, meeting market expectations, the company disclosed on the 28th. The 116.9% year-over-year increase was driven by recognition of upfront payments from Eli Lilly's sonepeglutide technology transfer agreement and continued growth o

Ondo Finance launched the Ondo Network on Monday, an execution layer that runs application code inside hardware enclaves and settles asset transfers on a public blockchain. The network replaces Ondo Chain, the proof-of-stake Layer 1 Ondo announced in February 2025 and never launched. Ondo