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Hong Kong stocks declined on Monday (24日), with the Hang Seng Index falling 1.89% or 492.13 points to close at 25,517.33 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 3.61% to 4,594.04 points. Alibaba led the decline with an 8.54% drop, driven by market concerns over its plan to raise nearly

Tether shut down two Bitcoin mining sites in Uruguay's Florida department after a contract dispute with state-owned utility UTE led to a power cutoff on July 25, 2025. The company's local entity, Microfin, accumulated nearly $5 million in unpaid electricity bills before UTE disconnected power to

Three major South Korean KOSDAQ active exchange-traded funds have reallocated their portfolios to concentrate on semiconductor materials, components, and equipment companies as of May 21 closing prices. Samsung Asset Management's KoAct KOSDAQ

The KONEX market, launched as a growth ladder for small and medium-sized venture companies, is experiencing instability. According to Korea Exchange data released on the 24th, KONEX recorded a simultaneous decline in both new listings and transfers to KOSDAQ, alongside a contraction in trading

HTX Research says the artificial intelligence investment cycle is entering a more demanding phase, with investors beginning to judge technology companies by the revenue and free cash flow generated from AI infrastructure rather than the number of chips, models or data centres they can build. The

Japanese stocks showed mixed performance on the 24th, with the Nikkei 225 index falling 0.74% to 65,528.09 while the Topix index rose 0.15% to 4,073.29. Rising Japanese and US long-term government bond yields triggered selling pressure in semiconductor-related stocks, pulling the Nikkei lower

Park Hyun-joo, Chairman of Mirae Asset Group, stated on May 24 that Digital X (formerly Korbit), the virtual asset exchange recently acquired by his group, will bring 'major upheaval' to the cryptocurrency industry. Digital X announced zero trading fees for all Korean won market pairs for one year s

Samsung SDI announced on the 21st the sale of 13,088,235 Samsung Display shares for approximately 4.45 trillion won, triggering a rally in Korean secondary battery stocks on the 24th as the company rose 7.74% alongside sector peers. The transaction, scheduled for the 27th, aims to secure

Samsung Electronics is deliberating how to allocate the remaining 60 to 80 trillion won of its announced shareholder return plan following an October special dividend of 30 trillion won. The company's stock price fell 8.70% to 257,000 won on August 24, the first trading day after announcing the

An investor using Kakao Pay Securities suffered forced liquidation after receiving incorrect margin ratio guidance from the brokerage's customer service center during the July 28 market crash. Customer service told the investor to maintain a 120% collateral ratio to avoid forced selling, but the

Samsung Electronics is pursuing a shareholder return plan valued at 90 trillion to 110 trillion won, with preferred shares emerging as a potential key beneficiary according to analysis from DS Investment & Securities. Kim Soo-hyun, Research Center Head at DS Investment & Securities, noted that

Russian forces launched a two-wave drone attack on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region on 21st (local time), killing at least 16 people and injuring over 130, according to Ukrainian media outlets Kyiv Post and Kyiv Independent. The attack targeted Zelenskyy's home region with

PeaqOS integrated World ID on Aug. 21, 2026, enabling autonomous robots to verify human users through zero-knowledge proofs via the robotic.sh platform. The integration replaces traditional identity verification methods such as PINs and pickup codes with cryptographic proofs that confirm a user is a

KOSDAQ rebounded with foreign and institutional buying on the 24th, closing at 813.33, up 11.39 points or 1.42%. Foreign investors purchased 325.5 billion won worth of stocks while institutions bought 26.2 billion won, contrasting sharply with individual investors who sold 347.2 billion won. The reb

Apple's first foldable iPhone details emerged in a Bloomberg report, with AAPL stock rising 0.2% in early premarket trading on Monday. The device is expected to launch around Sept. 9 and will be priced over $2,000, according to the report based on interactions with people who have used the device. T

Korean retail investors holding US stocks face currency-driven losses as the won-dollar exchange rate closed at 1382.4 won on the 24th, the lowest level in approximately 11 months. Office worker Mr. Park, 38, who purchased Apple stocks starting in June, reported a 3% gain in dollar terms but a 3% lo

Overseas cryptocurrency exchanges are offering gold derivatives with up to 100x leverage as international gold prices recovered above $4,600 per troy ounce. Binance currently allows maximum 100x leverage on XAUUSDT perpetual contracts for positions under 50,000 USDT, a structure where a 1% price

Citi Research raised its forecasts for South Korean government bond issuance in 2026 and 2027 following the government's Future Response Fund operational plan announcement. Economist Kim Jin-wook at Citi projected total Korea Treasury Bond issuance at 221 trillion won for 2026 and 211 trillion won f

Kim Seung-cheol, ETF Investment Division Head at NH-Amundi Asset Management, emphasized the 'AI megatrend' in a recent interview, highlighting how his firm's HANARO Fn K-Semiconductor ETF achieved a 161% return as of the 24th, ranking first among semiconductor ETFs in the domestic market. Kim

Stablecoin-based cards recorded cumulative top-up volumes of $13.8 billion (approximately 19 trillion KRW) as of August 2026, marking a 38% increase over the most recent one-year period, according to a research report published by digital asset market data and analytics platform CryptoRank on the 21