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ACT, a minority shareholder platform, sent a shareholder letter to Samsung Electronics' board of directors on the 24th demanding the company buy back shares worth approximately 2.5% of its market capitalization and list American Depositary Receipts (ADR) in the US market. The proposal aims to

Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) has expanded its global academic network to more than 60 university partners. The program, launched in 2018, now connects over 60 universities worldwide with funding, technical support, educational resources, and open-source collaboration to

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang met in Woodside, California to discuss expanded cooperation in AI infrastructure, memory, and physical AI. The meeting occurred a day before NVIDIA's AI Summit on the 24th in San Francisco, with SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung and officials

Alphabet and Tesla stocks fell sharply on July 23 following earnings reports released after market close on July 22, with Alphabet dropping 7.13% to $317.69 and Tesla declining 14.52% to $319.69. Both companies reported increased capital expenditure for artificial intelligence infrastructure that co

SpaceX delayed the 13th flight test of its Starship rocket to July 24 after a July 16 engine abort and a July 23 weather scrub. The July 16 failure occurred when several Raptor engines on Booster 20 did not ignite in the final countdown second, triggering an automatic launch abort described by

Uniswap launched Permissioned Pools within its v4 protocol on July 24, 2026, enabling compliant on-chain trading of regulated assets through Automated Market Makers (AMMs). The feature enforces compliance checks directly at the protocol level via issuer-managed wallet allowlists, allowing approved i

TRON's gasless USDT transfer volume reached roughly $3 billion over a weekly period, reflecting demand for stablecoin payments that eliminate the need for users to hold native gas tokens. The figure represents active settlement volume rather than total value locked, measuring how much value moves th

Hana Financial Group announced its corporate value enhancement plan 2.0 on the 24th, raising its return on equity (ROE) target from over 10% to 12% and highlighting its strategic partnership with domestic digital asset company Dunamu. The group made a strategic equity investment in Dunamu through it

Poolin, once one of the largest Bitcoin mining pools in the world, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey along with two U.S. affiliates. The filing marks one of the most significant institutional collapses in the Bitcoin mining sector in recent memory. The bankruptcy stems from se

Major Korean gaming stocks are declining ahead of Q2 earnings announcements on the 24th, despite positive operating profit forecasts from securities firms. According to the Korea Exchange, leading domestic gaming stocks have failed to escape weakness recently. Year-to-date price movements show

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) stocks rose 1% in premarket trading on Friday as Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management purchased $51.2 million worth of shares on Thursday. Retail influencer Alexandra Merz renewed speculation that a SpaceX merger announcement could arrive within two to three weeks. The

The European Union will prohibit Belarusian nationals and residents from owning, controlling or managing crypto exchanges and other crypto service providers regulated under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework starting Aug. 25. The measure appears in Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1847,

AST SpaceMobile stocks (ASTS) declined 33% this month, marking the worst monthly performance in over two years, as investors weigh recent earnings commentary from T-Mobile and Nokia. T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan stated that satellite connectivity will become 'table stakes' for cellular service,

Intel Corp. saw its stock rise nearly 4% in premarket trading on Friday after the chipmaker reported second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations. The gains came despite a sharp selloff in South Korean chip stocks, with the KOSPI declining 5.8% and Samsung and SK Hynix

Over 53% of US households oppose construction of artificial intelligence data centers near their homes, according to a survey by real estate brokerage Redfin reported on the 23rd (local time) by Yahoo Finance. The opposition stems from concerns about rising electricity costs, water shortages,

Single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix recorded 10.2 trillion won in trading volume on May 24, with two SK Hynix products accounting for 64.7% of the total, according to financial data provider Yonhap Infomax. The concentration occurred as the government

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks plunged on July 24, with Samsung falling 7.59% to 249,500 won and SK Hynix dropping 8.34% to 1,759,000 won. Foreign investors led the sell-off, offloading a combined 2.6 trillion won worth of shares in the two semiconductor giants. The decline followed

LayerZero and Keeta announced a partnership to launch tokenized commercial bank deposits transferable across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and the Keeta Network in July 2026. The Keeta Stablecoins will represent actual commercial bank deposits held through Bivo, a California-licensed money transmitter, an

Cardano ADA is trading below $0.168 after being rejected at the 50-day EMA near $0.176. Large holders accumulated roughly 120 million ADA since Monday according to Santiment data, while perpetual futures funding rates turned negative at approximately -0.014 on Thursday and Friday. The rejection at t

The Korean government held an inter-agency task force meeting on July 24 to review support measures for Homeplus workers and suppliers affected by wage arrears and business disruptions following the court's termination of the company's rehabilitation procedure. Vice Minister of Finance and Economy K