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Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital known as the 'Bond King,' warned on '17일(현지시간)' that Wall Street's efforts to create artificial intelligence (AI) chips as a new investment asset class could signal a peak in risk assets, according to Business Insider. Gundlach expressed concern over

The Korea Corporate Governance Forum opposes the government's plan to extend a tax deferral privilege for holding company conversions, stating the measure undermines efforts to address Korea's market discount. The Ministry of Economy and Finance proposed in its tax reform plan announced on the 3rd t

Bitcoin exchange balances increased by approximately 28,000 BTC after reaching a low on July 28, Santiment Intelligence reported on Aug. 17. The rebound reversed roughly 84% of a prior six-week decline that had removed about 33,000 BTC from exchanges between June 12 and July 28. Santiment's Supply o

The UK's Telegraph reported on August 18 that Binance is reportedly planning to apply for a license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company plans to submit its application as the UK's new digital asset law takes effect, with the goal of resuming some UK services as early as 2027. The crypto regulatory framework published by the FCA in June this year allows industry participants to submit authorization applications starting in September 2026, with a deadline of February 28, 202

Nine major US technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Nvidia, Broadcom, SpaceX, and AMD have $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI-related commitments according to a Wall Street Journal analysis published on the 17th. The commitments include $1.2 trillion in lease

Alphabet, Fidelity, and NVIDIA hold over 100 million SpaceX shares each, according to Yahoo Finance data disclosed on the 18th. Google's parent company Alphabet owns 551.2 million shares valued at $77.2 billion, Fidelity holds 302.6 million shares worth $42.4 billion, and NVIDIA possesses 122.8 mill

According to The Decoder, citing an in-depth investigation by 404 Media on Aug. 17, reporter Emanuel Maiberg hid an Apple AirTag in rare books awaiting shipment to track them. He discovered that workers used the destructive method of “removing the book spines” for rapid scanning. After the barcodes and text were digitized, the original books were destroyed, and the scanned text data was fed into the Nova AI training pool. Apple AirTag Tracking Route The core of the 404 Media investigation was an

President Lee Jae-myung ordered acceleration of South Korea's nuclear submarine project on the 18th at the Eulji State Council meeting. Lee called the initiative a symbol of a more constructive and solid future for the South Korea-U.S. alliance and reaffirmed his commitment to complete wartime

U.S. President Donald Trump's 2025 financial disclosure filings show that he conducted approximately 21k stock and other asset transactions throughout the year—far more than any previous president—generating more than $2 billion in annual income, of which approximately $1 billion came from cryptocurrency. Market participants believe this approach bears a strong resemblance to a “direct indexing” strategy: directly holding index constituents and then using algorithms to frequently buy and sell in

Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a slight rebound, temporarily trading at around $64,310 on August 18. According to an official press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Treasury has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under the GENIUS Act, seeking public comment on regulations governing the issuance, provision, and sale of payment stablecoins in the United States. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency conditionally approved Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial’s a

South Korea's economy faces a trajectory between Taiwan's semiconductor-driven acceleration and Switzerland's pharmaceutical stagnation, according to an analysis released by NH Investment & Securities on August 18. The assessment comes as South Korea's semiconductor exports reached 16% of GDP in

MicroStrategy (NAS:MSTR) Chairman Michael Saylor stated on the 17th (US local time) that the Bitcoin holding company will not prioritize share buybacks despite recent stock declines. Saylor told investors during a Q&A session that buybacks would only be considered if the stock trades at an

BS Hanyang announced on August 18 that it achieved operating profit of 97.3 billion won in the first half, a 101.4% increase year-over-year, while revenue reached 758.9 billion won, up 52.5%. The construction company maintained its selective project bidding strategy focused on profitability

Kyobo Securities announced on the 18th its decision to purchase 40 billion won of subordinated bonds issued by affiliate Kyobo Life Insurance, supporting group-level capital expansion. The bond purchase is part of Kyobo Life's 300 billion won issuance of 7th series

The Korean Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment held a closed-door meeting with major companies on August 12 to present a regional differential electricity pricing plan for industrial use. The policy aims to reduce cost burdens on power-intensive industries like steel manufacturing, which

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said during a Q&A session on August 18 that the company is currently prioritizing the STRC preferred stock business, cash reserves, and its credit business over MSTR share buybacks; he said buybacks would only be considered if MSTR shares traded at a “very deep discount” to net asset value (NAV). Strategy currently holds $4.8 billion in cash. Saylor’s Position on MSTR Share Buybacks During the Q&A session, Saylor clarified three current business priorit

Onchain Lens reported on Aug. 18 that a dormant wallet that received Bitcoin in 2011 transferred 8.54 BTC (approximately $539k) to the crypto exchange Kraken after remaining inactive for more than 15 years. Based on BTC’s price of approximately $14 when it was received, its value has increased approximately 4,600-fold. Onchain Lens: Dormant 2011 Wallet Transfers 8.54 BTC (Source: Arkham) According to data from on-chain monitoring platform Onchain Lens on Aug. 18, 2026, an old wallet that receive

KB Financial Group received approval from Indonesia's financial regulator OJK on local time May 28 to establish a local financial holding company, approximately eight months after submitting a revised plan. The approval requires KB to transfer all Indonesian subsidiary stakes to the new holding comp

Seongho Electronics reported consolidated operating profit of 10.09 billion won for H1 2026, according to its semi-annual report disclosed on August 18 through the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system. The figure represents 133.7% of the company's full-year 2025 operating pro

Investors in exchangeable bonds issued by Above Semiconductor, a KOSDAQ-listed semiconductor back-end processing company, exercised put options on 120 billion won worth of bonds. The company issued 200 billion won in EBs in 2024, with put options exercised on 40 billion won of the 2nd series