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The Ethereum Foundation's Protocol Security team deployed a coordinated fleet of AI agents to hunt for vulnerabilities in critical protocol code. The effort successfully uncovered genuine security issues, including a remotely triggerable panic in the libp2p gossipsub library that underpins Ethereum'

South Korean stocks entered technical oversold territory on July 13 after the KOSPI index fell 64.91 points to 7412.03, marking a decline of over 20% from its recent peak recorded last month, according to Samsung Securities. Analyst Yoo Seung-min attributed the drop to concerns over an artificial in

Webull Malaysia has launched an OpenAPI that allows retail investors to connect artificial intelligence tools directly to their brokerage accounts, becoming one of the first retail brokers in Southeast Asia to make API-driven, AI-assisted trading available to everyday investors. The launch

Crypto lawyer John E. Deaton stated that over 75,000 XRP holders provided critical support to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen during the SEC's lawsuit against the company, which was filed in December 2020 and concluded in August last year. Deaton's remarks followed G

European stock markets delivered mixed performance on Monday as Middle East tensions drove investors toward energy stocks while broader indices weakened. The FTSE 100 traded slightly higher despite risk-asset selloff triggered by Iran's announcement it closed the Strait of Hormuz 'until further

Hanwha Ocean sold over $2 billion in currency forwards on the 13th, marking its second consecutive large-scale foreign exchange hedging operation following a $2 billion transaction on the 10th. The shipbuilder is executing a strategic shift announced last month to raise its hedge ratio

KOSPI stocks experienced a sharp decline in trading activity on July 13, with daily average trading volume falling to 37.2639 trillion won for the week of July 6-10, down from a peak of 59.8994 trillion won during June 1-5. The decline was driven by reduced retail investor participation, with

Major Korean preferred stocks traded at an average 52.74% discount to their common stock counterparts as of May 13, widening from 37.43% at the end of last year, according to Korea Exchange data. The discount expansion occurred as common stocks rallied on AI semiconductor, robotics, and nuclear

Citi cut its 12-month Bitcoin price target from $143,000 to $82,000 in mid-July 2026 and reduced its net exchange-traded fund inflow assumption from $10 billion to zero. The revision followed June 2026 posting the worst month on record for US spot Bitcoin ETFs with roughly $4.5 billion of net

South Korea's KOSPI crossed the 9000 level this year and the country's stock market capitalization ranks around 7th globally, yet the Korean stock market remains classified as an emerging market by Morgan Stanley Capital International

Samsung Bioepis internalized subcutaneous (SC) formulation technology based on PH20 as global biosimilar competition expands into formulation conversion. Big pharma companies are extending market exclusivity by transitioning blockbuster drugs to SC formulations, prompting biosimilar developers to se

Lee Chan-jin, Governor of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), warned asset management executives about false and exaggerated ETF advertising practices during a meeting on January 13 at the Korea Financial Investment Association in Seoul Yeouido. The warning followed recent

Barclays economist Son Beom-ki released a report on July 13 warning that market participants are considering the risk of back-to-back rate hikes by the Bank of Korea in the fourth quarter. While the BOK is unlikely to signal consecutive increases at its monetary policy meeting scheduled this week, S

Japanese stocks declined on this trading day, with the Nikkei 225 index falling 1,315.00 points (1.92%) to close at 67,242.73, dragged down by sharp losses in artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related stocks. The decline intensified after South Korea's KOSPI index plunged over 8%, weighing o

Samsung Electronics disclosed on the 13th the disposal of treasury shares worth approximately 322.8 billion won for executive performance bonus payments. The disposal targets 1,132,477 treasury shares distributed to 928 executives. Samsung Electronics explained the action aims to strengthen executiv

Aegis Asset Management's Sindorim D-Cube City remodeling project begins construction mid-month after securing 490 billion won in project financing, with a target completion date of July next year. The project overcame an Event of Default (EOD) crisis earlier this year through successful

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is likely to reject Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's request to increase domestic investment, according to market observations reported by The Japan Times. The fund completed its latest investment framework review in 2025 and maintains a policy

Foreign investors net bought select non-semiconductor Korean stocks on July 13 despite driving the KOSPI index down 8.95% through ₩1.8795 trillion in net selling concentrated in semiconductor shares. The buying targeted companies with rising earnings consensus in sectors including power equipment, I

BlackRock's tokenized money-market fund BUIDL surpassed $900 million in assets on Avalanche in a week, more than doubling from about $464 million to over $900 million in seven days according to RWA.xyz data cited by market reports. The roughly 105% weekly increase added about $436 million to BUIDL's

XRP (XRP) trades near $1.06 in mid-July 2026, and the five US spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have pulled in roughly $1.47 billion cumulatively since launching in November 2025 — eight straight weeks of positive inflows. But the inflow rate tells a different story. Standard Chartered's