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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

The Bank of Korea will expand its digital won pilot Project Hangang to nine banks and up to 500,000 users from September, testing government subsidy payments with real public money for the first time. The expansion follows a first phase between April and June 2025 that opened 81,000 wallets

On July 20, 2026, between 14:46 and 14:55 UTC, a Wanchain bridge contract transferred 515.2 million NIGHT tokens in four separate transactions, targeting only NIGHT despite holding other assets including Mynth, XER, and WMT. The selective extraction sent Midnight's native token into a price

Robinhood launched an AI-powered trading feature on July 21, 2026, enabling US users to connect AI agents to dedicated brokerage accounts for autonomous market research, trade execution, and portfolio management. The offering, available at no additional cost, marks an expansion of the platform's aut

A whale withdrew 10,000 ETH from Binance on July 20, 2026, in a transaction flagged by on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain. Analysts at Lookonchain and Coinfomania interpret the move as deliberate accumulation by a large-scale holder. Exchange withdrawals of this magnitude typically signal

Zilliqa confirmed on July 21, 2026, that ZIL tokens were stolen from an exchange partner's cold wallet, as reported by WuBlockchain. The theft occurred at the partner's infrastructure level, not within Zilliqa's own systems, but the incident raises questions about third-party custody risk across

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) passed a Capital Markets Act amendment on May 21 that raises the small public offering threshold from 10 billion KRW to 30 billion KRW, the first increase since the 2009 baseline. The regulatory change aims to lower fundraising barriers for small

Hanwha Engine and HD Hyundai Marine Engine posted record first-half orders, according to a July 21 Daol Investment & Securities report. Their Korean stock prices fell over 50% from April highs as market capital shifted toward semiconductors. The engine makers' H1 intake matched or exceeded prior

South Korean stock indices posted sharp gains on the 21st, with the KOSPI rising 3.56% to 6747.95 and the KOSDAQ climbing 0.49% to 753.34, driven by simultaneous buying from foreign and institutional investors totaling over 2.2 trillion won. At 12:41 PM, a buy-side circuit breaker was triggered on t

Sunlord Electronics (stock code 06951) announced a first-half profit forecast of 17.9 billion to 20.4 billion RMB, representing year-on-year growth of 45% to 65%, driving its Hong Kong stock price up as much as 16% in afternoon trading to reach 105 HKD. The profit increase is attributed to rising de