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ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood argues that open-weight AI models strengthen rather than weaken frontier AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Wood's thesis inverts the conventional investment narrative that open-weight models threaten frontier labs by offering free alternatives. She contends that as o

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Aug. 9 that it was imposing sanctions on digital asset exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether, as well as their founder Siavash Kayvanpour, accusing the Iranian regime of secretly using these platforms to access the international financial system and support the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and terrorist organizations. OFAC Sanctioned Entities List: Kayvanpour and His Six Affiliated Companies According to

Kumho Petrochemical reported Q2 operating profit of 339 billion won on the 11th, a 420% increase compared to the previous year and 471% higher than the previous quarter, significantly exceeding market consensus of 147 billion won. The earnings surprise was driven by improved profitability in the

Bybit, a cryptocurrency exchange, has formally filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the North Korean government, North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), and the Lazarus Group, alleging that they were responsible for the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in crypto assets in February 2025. The court has issued a preliminary injunction freezing the relevant wallets and platform funds. Bybit filed the lawsuit confidentially in June 2026, and th

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk endorsed a Cloudflare study predicting that machine-generated internet traffic will surpass human traffic by 1,000 times within five years, while investor Michael Burry questioned the sustainability of AI investments in response. Cloudflare CFO Thomas Seifert stated th

PayProtocol, the virtual asset payment subsidiary of Danal, announced on the 10th the launch of an enterprise-focused open beta for PayChain. PayChain is an on-chain financial infrastructure designed to serve as the foundation for the PCI (PayCoin) ecosystem. The open beta will run until

Brazil’s central bank (BCB) announced on August 9 that it will require virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to impose preventive freezes of up to 24 hours on certain transfers to foreign platforms or self-custody wallets to prevent cryptocurrency scams. The new rules apply to transfers exceeding $10k per transaction, or when a customer’s total transactions for the day exceed $10k. The rules will take effect on January 1, 2027. Specific Applicability Conditions and Service Provider Obligations

A Reddit user posted on August 5 that he had sent in a 48GB DDR5 memory kit for repair under Crucial’s “lifetime warranty,” only to receive notice from Micron that replacement products would no longer be available as of that day. The only option was a refund of the original purchase price—$241.86—because Crucial had closed its consumer business earlier this year and its remaining inventory had sold out. How Crucial’s Lifetime Warranty Refund Is Calculated The user explained that purchasing a DDR

F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun posted on X on August 9, stating bluntly that OCEAN mining pool co-founder and CTO Luke Dashjr is not only financially bankrupt but also reputationally bankrupt. The BIP-110 mandatory signaling period began at block 961,632 on August 7, with miner support at only 2.53%; only one block, 961,633, was mined after the fork. Stagnation Data for the BIP-110 Minority Chain According to data from the BIP-110 monitor, updated at 10:19 UTC, the latest block on the minority chai

The Bank of Korea announced on the 10th that it will extend the integration period for 1-year monetary stabilization bonds from 2 months to 3 months. The issuance dates will be adjusted from the 9th of January, March, May, July, September, and November to the 1st of March, June, September, and

US construction companies added 22,000 jobs in July despite overall employment decreasing by 23,000, driven by surging artificial intelligence infrastructure investment. The hiring concentrated in non-residential and infrastructure construction, which added 126,000 positions over the past year

Yuanta Securities economist Kim Ho-jeong forecasts a 93% probability that the USD-KRW exchange rate will touch 1,400 won by year-end, driven by improved forex market supply-demand dynamics. The projection stems from time-limited supply factors including SK Hynix currency conversion and South Korea's

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service released investor guidance on August 10 addressing major dispute cases involving overseas real estate public funds. The regulatory alert responds to recent incidents of total principal loss and a steady stream of related complaints from investors who

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper published an op-ed in the Financial Times on Aug. 8, stating that the CLARITY Act is not merely a financial services bill, but “also a national security bill that should be understood from that perspective and passed as soon as possible.” His three major national security arguments include that the bill could provide the United States with better tools to prevent North Korean actors, such as the Lazarus Group, from exploiting vulnerabilities in cryptoc

Top 1% profitable investors at Mirae Asset Securities net-bought Samyang Foods, Jeju Semiconductor, and Alteogen on the morning of the 10th, according to data compiled by the brokerage. As of 11:29 AM, Samyang Foods traded at 1,284,000 won, down 1.68% from the previous session, after hitting an

Over the past three decades, the poker industry has expanded from brick-and-mortar casinos to online platforms, cryptocurrency, virtual reality, and other formats. Throughout this evolution, the definition of “whale players” (high-stakes players) has also undergone a fundamental transformation. Today, blockchain technology offers more convenient payment methods, on-chain assets such as NFTs can be used in high-stakes gambling, and opinion leaders with substantial cryptocurrency holdings have cre

SJ Investment Holdings launched a second tender offer for Golfzon Holdings stocks on month 10th at 6,700 won per share, maintaining the same price as the first offer. The move follows the completion of the first tender offer from June 29 through month 5th, which secured 85.2% of voting rights

Since Justin Sun founded the TRON public blockchain in 2017, he has built a diversified crypto empire. Data available from BlockBeats shows that the market cap of his core assets has exceeded $43 billion. TRON generates annualized revenue of $770 million. Recently, Justin Sun used $100 million in a reverse merger to take TRON public on Nasdaq through a backdoor listing via SRM Entertainment, a Nasdaq-listed company. Market Cap and Data for Each Business: An Overview of Justin Sun’s Crypto Empire

South Korea's Democratic Party held a seminar on August 10 featuring New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) President Lynn Martin to discuss capital market advancement under the theme 'Advancement of South Korea's Capital Market and Enhancement of Global Competitiveness.' Representative Kim Nam-jun

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasted on the 7th (local time) that the spread of national currency-based stablecoins may increase demand for dollar stablecoins. Dan Katz, IMF First Deputy Managing Director, stated at a lecture held at Cape Town University in South Africa that national cur