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Bitcoin pushed past $75,000 this week and topped $77,000 on Friday, marking a roughly 20% gain over five sessions and its best week since March 2024 according to Bloomberg. The surge followed six weeks of compression between $62,000 and $66,900, ending in a near-vertical breakout. Three forces

U.S.-listed crypto ETFs recorded $825.8 million in combined inflows on August 20, with BlackRock accounting for the majority of new capital entering both Bitcoin and Ether products. Bitcoin ETFs attracted $606.3 million, extending their inflow streak to four consecutive trading sessions, while Ether

Polymarket traders moved $2.61 million through four Federal Reserve September meeting contracts in the 24 hours to August 21, with the 25-basis-point cut contract recording $1,569,382 in volume even as the platform priced a hold at 72% and a hike at 28%. The unusual activity reflects positioning

A survey conducted May 11-14 by Brazilian research firm Paradigma and market research institution Datafolha found that two-thirds of Brazilians now know about cryptocurrency, representing a 10% increase from 2025 levels. The second Brazilian National Crypto Survey, sponsored by Coinbase and

The UK Office for National Statistics reported on the 21st that July retail sales rose 1.6% year-over-year, falling short of the market forecast of 2.2% growth and significantly below the previous month's 3.8% increase. Month-over-month, July sales declined 0.5%, matching analyst expectations but re

Jin Air, Air Seoul, and Air Busan held board meetings on the 21st and approved merger contract resolutions for Jin Air to absorb Air Seoul and Air Busan, according to the electronic disclosure system (DART). The three Hanjin Group low-cost carriers plan to hold temporary shareholder meetings in

The Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC) identified over 150 cryptocurrency wallets on prediction platform Polymarket that generated approximately $8 million in profits from bets on U.S. military operations, according to a study published August 21, 2026. The research, which examined all settled m

Park Seong-jin, head of digital asset strategy at Korea Investment & Securities, stated on the 21st at a parliamentary seminar titled 'Financial Order Transformation and K-Stablecoin Issuance Success Formula' that stablecoins will fill the last gap in the token securities ecosystem. Park explained t

Cerebras Systems senior executives commenced stock sales as the company's IPO lock-up eases, with co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Sean Lie filing to sell over $153 million worth of shares on Thursday. Lie filed a Form 144 indicating plans to sell 710,247 common shares acquired when

Nvidia Corp. shares rose 0.5% in premarket trading on Friday, recovering from a nearly 4% decline over five consecutive sessions ahead of the chipmaker's Q2 earnings report due Aug. 26. The premarket gain followed Nvidia's denial of a report by The Information claiming the company plans to ship a

Two Binance employees were detained at airports in the United Arab Emirates in recent weeks as authorities examined potential financial crimes involving activity on the cryptocurrency exchange, according to a New York Times report cited by Reuters. The employees were questioned regarding

Strategy, the business intelligence firm turned Bitcoin treasury company, has climbed back above its average purchase price of $75,385 per BTC as Bitcoin pushed above $75,000. With Bitcoin trading at $75,613, Strategy's holdings of 840,447 BTC now show approximately $192 million in unrealized

Samsung Electronics stock closed at 281,500 won on the 21st, up 3.87% (10,500 won) from the previous trading day's 271,000 won, according to the Korea Exchange. The recovery follows extreme volatility - the stock hit a record high of 374,500 won during trading on June 19, then plummeted 49.5% to 189

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections on August 18 (local time) through a YouTube video, stating that 'democracy should not be held hostage by Russia.' He criticized what he described as a 'structural crisis in state management' and emphasized the

Min Byeong-deok, a second-term lawmaker of South Korea's Democratic Party, was appointed Senior Vice Chair of the party's Policy Committee on the 21st, according to a party personnel announcement. The appointment places Min in the Economic Division leadership role, where he will assist the Policy Co

South Korean opposition floor leader Jung Jeom-sik met with James Kim, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AmCham Korea), on the 21st at the National Assembly to discuss concerns about bilateral trade relations. Jung expressed disappointment with how the Lee Jae-myung government h

Solana is preparing to reduce blockchain finality from approximately 12.8 seconds to around 150 milliseconds through Alpenglow, a consensus overhaul expected to reach mainnet with the Agave 4.3 validator release in October 2026. The upgrade would reduce transaction finality time by approximately 98.

Walmart (WMT) stock is headed for its worst week in over four years despite delivering a strong fiscal second-quarter (Q2) 2027 earnings beat and raising its full-year outlook. The retail giant reported Q2 revenue of $187.9 billion and earnings of $0.81 per share, exceeding analyst estimates, but in

Samsung SDI announced on the 21st that it will sell 13,088,235 shares of Samsung Display to Samsung Display itself for 4.4499 trillion won, reducing its stake from 15.22% to 10.22%. The transaction is designed to secure investment funds for future growth initiatives. The move comes as Samsung SDI

Korean stocks closed mixed on the 21st as the KOSPI rose 0.88% to 6,912.95 while the KOSDAQ fell 4.63% to 801.94. The divergence occurred as expectations for large-scale shareholder returns from Samsung Electronics offset pressure from rebounding US Treasury yields. Securities firms observed that Sa