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Bitcoin (BTC) gave back midweek gains, temporarily around $63,890 on July 17. The U.S. “CLARITY Act” is entering the final sprint, and Trump’s conflicts of interest remain a key obstacle. He is accused of promoting Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple stocks just a few days after buying shares in those companies. Macro Events & Crypto Market Hotspots According to The Block, the U.S. Congress is in the final sprint for the “CLARITY Act.” Optimism among lawmakers is rising, but ethical provisions around confl

Netherlands-based semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML is raising prices for EUV and DUV lithography equipment, facing pushback from TSMC, which holds 73% of the foundry market. ASML CFO Roger Dassen cited AI chip supply constraints and stated 'there is considerable room for price increases.' T

Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi both invest in 10 US stocks, according to financial disclosure reports analyzed by investment media outlet Benzinga. Trump, who made over 21,000 stock trades in 2025, prefers high-volume large-cap stocks and conducts transactions through a blind trust. Pelosi, whose por

Japanese tech stocks tumbled on Friday as SoftBank dropped 8.8%, Tokyo Electron lost 9%, and Advantest slid 9.4%, tracking steep overnight losses on Wall Street. The declines followed another weak session for US technology stocks, with the Nasdaq Composite falling 1.47% as semiconductor shares

The Blockchain Association publicly classified the CLARITY Act in July as a measure to combat cryptocurrency crime and strengthen law-enforcement cooperation. Federal rules would clearly allow investigators to trace illegal financial activity and bring more digital-asset activity under U.S. regulatory oversight. The bill would expand AML (anti-money laundering) obligations, sanctions compliance requirements, and registration and reporting rules for digital-asset exchanges, brokers, dealers, and

Congress is considering the Clarity Act, legislation that would establish a comprehensive federal market structure for digital assets in the United States. Patrick McHenry, former House Financial Services Committee chairman who retired in January 2025 and now serves as senior adviser at Lazard,

Morgan Stanley’s stock and investment trading platform ETRADE announced it has completed the full launch of spot trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, continuing the May pilot program. Qualified customers can now trade three cryptocurrencies directly on the ETRADE platform through a partnership with Zerohash, with a 0.5% trading fee charged for each transaction. Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF net assets are currently $384 million. ETRADE spot crypto trading fully launches: Zerohash partnership

US leverage exchange-traded fund (ETF) offerings surpassed 700 products in the first half of this year, with 210 new leverage and inverse ETFs launched during that period according to independent research firm TKL. The rapid expansion reflects aligned incentives among investors seeking returns

Bitcoin fell back to around $63,860 on July 17. At the same time, multiple macro events unfolded in parallel: the U.S. military launched airstrikes on several facilities in southern Iran, including Abbas Port, Shaher Airport, and bridges in Hormozgan Province. The Hormozgan provincial government said two people were killed and four were injured. Dallas Fed Chair Lorie Logan (Lorie Logan) delivered remarks in Houston, saying the Fed may need to raise interest rates “moderately.” U.S. military car

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency ZEC (Zcash) rose 22.87% over the recent one-week period, recovering substantial losses recorded after a vulnerability disclosure. The price reached $567 as of 2PM Korean time on the 16th, according to CoinMarketCap. The recovery followed confirmation that no actual

Pakistan's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) challenged a June ruling by Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi, one of the country's most influential Islamic seminaries, which declared cryptocurrency-based purchases unlawful under Islamic law. PVARA Chairman Bilal bin Saqib sought clarification on the

The USD-KRW 1-month NDF contract closed at 1,479.20 won in overnight New York trading, down 0.35 won from Seoul's 1,480.40 won close after adjusting for swap points. The Bank of Korea raised rates by 25 basis points the previous day and signaled further hikes. A 4.29% drop in the Philadelphia

South Korean life insurance companies recorded increased sales of savings-type insurance in April, reversing a trend that had seen these products sidelined in favor of protection insurance. New contracts for individual savings insurance reached 245,854 cases totaling 14.1923 trillion won in April, u

Homeplus secured a 200 billion won emergency operating fund (DIP financing) through an agreement between its major shareholder MBK Partners and largest creditor Meritz Financial Group, reviving the company's stalled rehabilitation process. Stakeholders reached the compromise after the Seoul

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Francis Lim rolled out comprehensive capital market reforms since assuming office in June 2025, targeting bureaucracy reduction and investor confidence restoration. The reforms address the Philippines' lagging capital market through digitalization, fee red

ENN Energy Holdings (stock code 02688) closed at HK$42.56 on July 16, representing a 5.19% gain for July after falling 26.3% in June, according to Hong Kong stock market data. The stock's June decline significantly exceeded the Hang Seng Index's 9.14% drop during the same period, as the broader mark

Paris Gentle Mates defeated Toronto KOI 2-0 on July 16 as the CDL Championship opened at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. The tournament features eight teams competing through July 19 for a prize pool near $2 million, with $800,000 awarded to first place. Faze Vegas is hosting the event that c

Leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix absorbed over 7.3 trillion won from mid-last month to the 15th of this month, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 17th. The inflows occurred despite sharp declines in the underlying stocks—SK Hynix fell 19.49% and

SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Starship mega rocket on Thursday, with CEO Elon Musk pledging to make another attempt 'hopefully in a few days.' A 90-minute launch window opened at 6:45 p.m. ET, and within minutes, the reusable rocket maker announced on a livestream that it was standing down for t

Multiple cryptocurrency tokens experienced significant price movements across four major Korean exchanges during the 23-hour period from July 16 9:00 AM to July 17 8:00 AM. BOB recorded the highest gain at 26.85% on Bithumb, while BAAS suffered the steepest decline at 58.64% on Coinone. KAITO