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Singapore Innovation Centre and Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry inaugurated the Agentic Decentralized Finance Forum at SMEICC 2026 on August 6, 2026. The forum brought together leaders from government,

KOSDAQ surged 32.52% from July 31 to August 10 as institutional investors shifted focus from large semiconductor stocks like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to growth stocks across semiconductor materials, biotechnology, and robotics sectors. Institutional investors net purchased 1.5224 trillion

The Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ) issued a statement on May 10 criticizing the South Korean government's upcoming housing supply policies as measures that will intensify real estate market overheating. The civic group stated that policies

Microsoft signed more than 10GW of data-center contracts worth roughly $300 billion this year, according to semiconductor news site SemiAnalysis. The analysis estimates that frontier AI companies can generate more than $100 billion in annual revenue per gigawatt, with SpaceX potentially

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, diagnosed that the US July employment report reveals a difficult economic situation. On the 9th local time, Zandi stated via X (formerly Twitter) following the July employment report release that there is no way to sugarcoat the data, noting employme

The Taiwan Machinery Association stated on August 10 that the machinery industry achieved $3.305 billion USD in exports during July, marking an 18.4% year-over-year increase. The association expressed concerns that geopolitical conflicts, including high-tech and rare earth controls, are impacting

Jeju Air expanded its Korea-China route operations from January to July, supplying approximately 494,300 seats across routes connecting Incheon, Busan, and Jeju with Chinese cities. The airline announced on August 10 that seat supply increased 26.8% compared to the same period last year, when it pro

SigmaChain executives announced plans to integrate blockchain technology and stablecoin payments into the acquired social platform Cyworld at a press conference held on the 10th at Courtyard Marriott Hotel Seoul. The company outlined a vision for Cyworld 3.0 incorporating NFTs, content trading, and

Robinhood has begun rolling out cryptocurrency trading to eligible customers in the UK this week. The service allows users to buy and sell more than 50 digital assets through Bitstamp, the exchange Robinhood acquired for $200 million last year. The rollout adds cryptocurrencies to Robinhood's

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung ordered 'blitzkrieg-speed' construction of the Honam semiconductor cluster at an August 10 Blue House meeting, citing TSMC's Kumamoto factory as a benchmark that achieved mass

Sunrise Energy Metals, an Australian rare earth miner, secured $400 million in long-term debt financing from the U.S. Department of War on Friday, sending shares up as much as 29% on Monday. The investment supports development of the world's first primary scandium mine at the company's Syerston

CryptoQuant published a report titled 'Buying the Bear: A Signal of the Bear Market's Final Stage' showing large investors have increased holdings in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP through 2026. The crypto analytics firm identified whale accumulation patterns that historically signal the final phase of

The European Union is preparing to revise its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to address non-EU stablecoin issuers and emerging tokenised payment technologies. Multiple EU diplomats confirmed to Euronews that the framework will be revisited, with the European Commission consulting stakeholders until 30 September. The revision responds to the growing presence of non-EU crypto issuers and recent regulatory shifts in the United States, as the existing MiCA framework does not specifically

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, South Korea's two leading semiconductor manufacturers, recorded diverging stock performance on the 7th following their Q2 record earnings announcements. Samsung Electronics closed at 231,000 won, up 0.22% from the previous trading day, while SK Hynix fell 4.88% to 1

Bitcoin's BIP-110-enforcing chain has stalled at block 961,633 after splitting from the main chain at block 961,632 on Saturday, with the gap widening to 169 blocks by Monday. The divergence occurred when mandatory enforcement of the BIP-110 proposal began, causing nodes running the proposal to

Foreign investors concentrated purchases in Kumho Group stocks and Korean retail stocks during early August (August 3-7). The buying pattern emerged as semiconductor stock volatility increased, prompting selective investment in companies showing earnings improvement expectations. Foreign ownership i

On August 10, 2026, DFRAG Open Series #6 entered the playoff stage, with the Upper Bracket Semifinal featuring a marquee Oceania CS2 matchup between Ground Zero Gaming and Mindfreak. This match is not only a direct clash between two Australian teams in the knockout stage, but also one of the most closely watched matchups in Gate’s esports prediction market for the event. Gate prediction market data shows that, as of August 10, 2026, the market-implied probability for a Ground Zero win was 87%, c

Guren 'Bobby' Zhou, the businessman behind a US$100 million purchase of World Liberty Financial (WLFI) tokens, was arrested in Britain in 2021 on suspicion of money laundering but has never been charged. A court record filed last November alleges Zhou participated with five others in a money-launder

Professional athletes face severe post-retirement financial crises despite earning tens of millions of dollars during their careers, according to analysis published on the 6th (local time) by Yahoo Finance. Tom Zheng, CEO of investment and financial education platform Players Company, identified

Korean financial authorities' single-stock leveraged product regulations reduced domestic market volatility seven trading days after May 31 implementation, with the VKOSPI index falling 18.91% from 86.18 to 69.88. The regulatory tightening addressed excessive leverage concentration in Samsung