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BIP-110 supporters restarted their minority Bitcoin chain 23 days after it split at block height 961632, switching the consensus mechanism from SHA-256d to Blake2b and mining over 800 blocks since the restart at block 961640. The minority chain, led by developer Luke Dashjr, reduced the block size t

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged G20 finance ministers and central bank governors to expand international cooperation to isolate Iran from the global economy at a meeting in Asheville, North Carolina on May 31 (local time). Bessent stated Iran's economy could collapse within 'weeks or

Daishin Securities projects JUSTEM will sustain growth momentum as the company's second-generation yield improvement solution JFS expands adoption at Samsung Electronics and Micron, with new fab operations and high-margin products adding to revenue streams. Analyst Kim Ah-young stated the growth

DS Investment & Securities analyst Lee Soo-rim forecasts that memory chip manufacturers will experience expanded earnings leverage in 2027 as AI infrastructure investment growth and memory price increases occur simultaneously. The analyst stated in a report that global cloud service providers'

Korean stocks are expected to show volatility on September 1st as the United States and Iran resumed military conflict. The KOSPI 200 night futures fell 0.31% to 1064.50 following declines across New York's three major indices overnight. The renewed tensions stem from a US strike on Iran

DefiDevCorp, the treasury company associated with Solana, plans to raise up to $20 million through an offering of its CHAD Stock, according to a recent tweet by crypto commentator @SolanaFloor. The stock will provide a 13% annual dividend through daily payments. The funds raised are intended to

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT is advancing its 'AI for All' project, with operator selection to be finalized by the end of this month. The initiative, led by the Lee Jae-myung government, aims to provide free AI services to all citizens and reduce reliance on foreign AI platforms while b

Wonik Holdings announced plans to purchase an additional 1.03% stake (200,000 shares) in Korean Stocks-listed healthcare company Carelabs starting from the 7th for one month through on-market transactions. The holding company currently owns 32.73%

The US dollar declined on August 31 afternoon, with the dollar-yen exchange rate falling 0.331 yen (0.207%) to 159.751 yen as of 4pm ET, while the Dollar Index dropped 0.232 points (0.233%) to 99.423. The decline occurred as the euro gained strength following Germany's August inflation data and

US President Donald Trump stated on the 31st (local time) that US interest rates are too high and should be the lowest in the world, directly contradicting Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's recent hawkish stance. Trump made the remarks as 10-year US Treasury yields broke 4.75%, the highest level since

Samsung Biologics announced a 3 trillion won rights offering on the 28th last month to fund the Polypeptide Group acquisition. The company plans to issue 2.27 million common shares at 1.322 million won per share, allocating 2.7 trillion won to the PPG acquisition and approximately 295 billion won to

The Bank of Korea raised its base rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.00% on the 27th of last month in a back-to-back rate increase, while US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled a hawkish stance at the Jackson Hole meeting on May 28 (local time), increasing pressure on Korean stocks. The rate

Anthropic is expected to release its IPO prospectus after US Labor Day. Wall Street analysts say the current US IPO market favors only large AI infrastructure or aerospace-defense themes. Morgan Stanley's Eddie Molly, ECM Managing Director, stated massive capital concentration in major themes

Bitwise's Solana staking ETF (BSOL) surpassed $1 billion in assets under management exactly 10 months after launch, making Solana the third cryptocurrency to achieve a billion-dollar ETF product alongside Bitcoin and Ether. The milestone came as SOL climbed 46% in August, rebounding from earlier

Korean preferred stocks trade at steep discounts to common shares, with Samsung Electronics preferred stock closing at 186,500 won on the referenced date, 28.3% below its common stock price of 260,000 won. The Korea Corporate Governance Forum held its 55th seminar at the Korea Financial Investment E

TRON Founder Justin Sun participated in Bitcoin Asia 2026 in Hong Kong on August 27, joining two fireside discussions on Bitcoin's evolution, institutional adoption and global digital finance structure. Sun discussed Bitcoin's transition from experimental technology to established monetary asset, st

US Treasury yields showed mixed performance on the 31st at 3pm Eastern time, with long-term bonds declining as short-term bonds edged slightly higher. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 3.50 basis points to 4.7570%, while the 2-year yield fell 0.20 basis points to 4.3500%, according to Yonhap Infomax's