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The Korean stock market experienced unprecedented volatility in 2025, triggering circuit breakers seven times as of July 24. KOSPI reached an intraday high of 9385.59 on June 19, then plunged below 7000 within one month, recording an intraday low of 6429.03 on July 21—a 31.5% decline from the

Kiwoom Asset Management announced on May 27 that it will list the 'KIWOOM US CPU Semiconductor TOP4+' exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Korean Securities Market on May 28. The ETF concentrates investments in CPU companies emerging as core semiconductor players in the Agentic AI era. The fund

BitMart exchange experienced withdrawal processing slowdowns on Monday following its Sunday announcement to wind down operations. Blockchain analytics account Lookonchain reported that only 58 wallets withdrew approximately $805,000 in over 24

The SF-Olive Korea-Spain consortium has been selected by South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) for the '2026 International Joint Technology Development Project' to develop a Physical AI-based smart farm platform for olive

Ethereum and BNB Chain maintained their leadership in blockchain developer activity over the past 30 days, according to data compiled by Santiment. Ethereum recorded 263,300 developer activity events despite a 40.29% decline from the previous period, while BNB Chain followed with 121,800 events

Brazilian Federal Police announced Thursday the results of Operation Commodity, which dismantled a drug trafficking ring that smuggled over 6.5 tons of cocaine to Europe since 2021 using cryptocurrency to launder proceeds. The operation led to 13 arrests, 44 search-and-seizure actions, and the

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is visiting the White House this week to seek fast-track approval for a new AI model powerful enough to solve an 80-year-old mathematics problem, according to Axios reporting on the 26th local time. The visit comes as the Trump administration prepares to announce details of a v

The USD-KRW exchange rate rose to 1,466.80 won at 11:05 AM on the 27th, up 0.20 won from the prior Seoul session close of 1,466.60 won and 8.30 won above the New York close of 1,458.50 won. The uptick was driven by bargain-hunting from importers after the rate had declined sharply in recent

Investors now see a nearly 90% probability that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will raise its policy rate to 1.25% by October, up sharply from approximately 60% in late June, according to data from Totan Research and Totan ICAP cited by Nikkei Asia. The shift reflects mounting concerns over the yen's

Indonesia has intensified export inspections for metal products, focusing on rare earth elements and uranium content verification, according to The Business Times. The government commissioned independent verification agencies to confirm the actual composition of exported mineral products, with rare

The Indonesian rupiah continued its decline as Indonesian central bank governor Perry Warjiyo announced his resignation. The dollar-rupiah exchange rate rose 0.26% to 17,961 rupiah as of 10:57 AM. The Indonesian government stated Warjiyo resigned for 'personal reasons,' though analysts suggest his failure to defend the rupiah amid energy price surges following US-Iran tensions may have contributed. The central bank has faced pressure to align monetary policy with government goals of raising annu

Danal was selected on the 27th as a participating institution in the 'Deposit Token-Based Payment Infrastructure Expansion Project' under the '2026 Blockchain Innovation Leading Project' promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA). The selection

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) stock’s weekly close as of July 24 was $521.95, up 5.3% this week. AMD has committed to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic. AMD’s Q2 earnings report will be released after the close on Aug. 4 (U.S. market). The median expected Q2 revenue is $11.2 billion. Semiconductor stock performance comparison this week: AMD’s weekly gain of 5.3% beats the broader market Based on the closing data as of July 24, 2026, the performance of major semiconductor and tech stocks this week is as f

The Nikkei 225 index opened higher on July 27 morning session after Middle East tensions eased, initially surging over 600 points before semiconductor-related stocks weakened and trimmed gains. The early session close at 10:30 AM local time showed the Nikkei up 0.24% or 152.86 points to 64,764.01 po

Hashdex’s supplemental prospectus filings submitted on July 23 disclosed that the staked rewards for its Nasdaq Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) crypto index ETF (NCIQ) use a two-stage distribution mechanism: the staking service provider first retains fees; and any income above a threshold is allocated 40% to Hashdex and 60% to a trust established for common stockholders. NCIQ’s two-stage staked rewards distribution mechanism Staked rewards are distributed according to a three-tier priority

This week, the UK security company JUMPSEC released a source code analysis report revealing the latest attack pattern used by the North Korean hacker group BlueNoroff: during fake Zoom and Microsoft Teams calls, it uses the EIP-6963 standard and traditional browser techniques to scan the target users’ crypto wallets, selects high-value targets based on the wallet value, and then selectively delivers malware. BlueNoroff Fake Video Call Attack Flow According to JUMPSEC’s source code analysis, Blue

China memory giant CXMT (Changxin Memory Technologies) officially listed on the STAR Market on July 27. During the call auction phase, it opened at 49.5 Yuan, surging 471.59% from the issue price of 8.66 Yuan. Its market cap surpassed 3 trillion Yuan, overtaking Kweichow Moutai to become the largest A-share by market cap. On the same day, Nomura Securities initiated its first coverage, issuing a “Buy” rating and a 116 Yuan target price. CXMT’s IPO Day-1 Performance: Surpassing Kweichow Moutai to

World Foundation, the nonprofit behind the World protocol backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, raised $52.5 million in a locked WLD token sale led by Pantera Capital on July 24, 2026. Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings, Selini Capital, and Susquehanna Crypto participated in the round, which

Oracle Corp. stock rose 1.4% in overnight trading late Sunday after the Wall Street Journal reported Nvidia was in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project. The reported guarantees from Nvidia would help the ChatGPT maker lease a

SpaceX (SPCX) stock fell 2% overnight late Sunday and dropped 3% on Friday to $115.07 as investors focused on the company's first earnings report scheduled for Aug. 4 and a wave of post-IPO lockup expirations beginning Aug. 6. Morningstar warned that nearly 1 billion shares held by pre-IPO investors