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Binance confirmed it will delist seven margin trading pairs on July 24, 2026 at 3 p.m. Korea time, according to a notice published July 20. The affected pairs include CYBER/USDC, DOLO/USDC, PIXEL/USDC, and STEEM/USDC across both cross-margin and isolated-margin structures. The delisting is part of r

Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset called on FIFA to establish an integrity framework for the 2030 World Cup, warning that 'the next crisis has already begun.' In a statement published on the day of Sunday's final, Berset identified player-action betting markets and FIFA's

Duksan Nepcorus and DTS passed the KOSDAQ preliminary listing review on the 20th after proactively complying with dual-listing regulation guidelines before enforcement. The Korea Exchange's KOSDAQ Market Division approved the applications following deliberation by the KOSDAQ Market Listing

On July 21, 2026 (Beijing time), bitcoin mining firm IREN Limited (Nasdaq ticker: IREN) closed at $40.20, up 19.57% on the day. Intraday, the share price briefly touched $41.10, an increase of more than 22% from the previous day’s close of $33.62. This surge was not driven by a synchronized rise in the bitcoin price—in fact, bitcoin did not show wild, proportional fluctuations during this period. The key driver behind the spike in IREN’s share price was major progress

Korea Zinc held an emergency board meeting on the 21st and decided to convene a shareholder meeting on September 9 to address director appointments amid an ongoing management dispute with MBK Partners and Youngpoong. The decision follows the failure to appoint audit committee members at the March re

South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) announced on January 21 that it will strengthen cooperation with the Broadcasting Media Communications Review Committee to block access to illegal overseas virtual asset operators. The FIU issued the statement in response to criticism from Asia

The London Stock Exchange is planning a separate overnight trading venue scheduled to launch in the first half of 2027, according to a Financial Times report published Tuesday. The initiative aims to meet retail demand from international investors and respond to increasing investor demand for

Hut 8 signed a $9.8 billion, 15-year lease for 352 megawatts of AI infrastructure at its Beacon Point campus in Nueces County, Texas. The agreement doubles the same tenant's footprint to 704 MW and fully commercializes the one-gigawatt site. Bitcoin miners are shifting power assets toward

Veteran trader Peter Brandt predicts Bitcoin's bear market bottom will occur on 4 October 2026, stating the cryptocurrency has further downside before a durable recovery begins. Brandt expects Bitcoin may fall below $50,000 and could reach the high-$40,000 range before establishing its bear market l

XunCe (stock code 03317) shares surged 23.3% in afternoon trading to HK$132.8 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, following an 18% gain in the previous session. As of 3:30 PM, the stock traded at HK$125, up 16%, with turnover exceeding HK$1.27 billion. The rally followed the company's announcement of a

Commodity strategists warned that climate volatility impacts on asset classes are being underestimated as meteorologists raised the possibility of a record-breaking El Niño this year. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) analyzed that a strong El Niño phenomenon will occur in the tropical

High-yield bond hybrid funds in South Korea recorded an outflow of 94.4 billion won over the recent one-month period as of the 20th, according to financial data provider FnGuide. The capital exodus accelerated as investment sentiment toward low-credit corporate bonds contracted, compounded by a

Hyperliquid is seeking community feedback on a protocol upgrade that would enable permissionless deployment of HIP-4 prediction markets using validator-approved templates. The proposal aims to reduce the approval burden on validators by allowing market creators to launch prediction markets without i

Bitmine Emergence Technologies (NAS:BMNR), which operates an Ethereum treasury strategy, slowed its ETH purchasing pace last week while conducting a large-scale share buyback program. The company purchased 7,430 ETH last week, bringing total holdings to approximately 5.78 million ETH — one of the

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban stated on a podcast episode that employees should receive company equity as part of their compensation. Cuban argued that wages alone are unlikely to address income inequality because salaries primarily cover current expenses, while company shares can provide

The UK Parliament has launched a new inquiry into the banking challenges faced by cryptocurrency businesses, marking the latest effort to address long standing concerns that legitimate digital asset firms struggle to access essential financial services. Lawmakers aim to determine whether banks

Korean retail investors in US stocks net purchased $1.948 billion (approximately 2.9 trillion won) from early month to the 20th, according to Korea Securities Depository (KSD) and financial investment industry data released on the 21st. Despite this buying activity—the second consecutive month of ne

Polymarket has referred more than 90 cryptocurrency wallets to law enforcement as scrutiny over potential insider trading on its prediction markets continues to grow. The move comes after several high profile betting events raised questions about whether traders used confidential or nonpublic

Moon Ji-sung, South Korea's Deputy Minister for International Economic Management, described recent dollar inflows as a 'rainy season not a shower' on the 21st. He told Yonhap Infomax after London investor meetings that won strengthening reflects structural FX supply changes, not temporary shifts. M

South Korea's Blue House will host a public forum on real estate policy direction on the 23rd, bringing together government officials, academics, market experts, industry representatives, civic groups, and citizens for open debate on the new administration's real estate policy. The event follows pre