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Bitcoin held key support despite geopolitical tensions and Strategy’s recent Bitcoin sale. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded two consecutive days of inflows, signaling renewed institutional demand. Analysts say Bitcoin’s resilience strengthens the near-term outlook as selling pressure fades. Bi

Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes set a $2,200 price target for US semiconductor company Micron Technology on local time on the 8th, implying a market capitalization of approximately $2.5 trillion driven by growth in the artificial intelligence memory market. According to The Street, this

The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR), founded by Blockstream CEO Adam Back, and Cantor Equity Partners I postponed their shareholder vote indefinitely. Both companies agreed to renegotiate the terms of their 2025 merger agreement to better reflect current market conditions. The original

Single-stock leveraged ETFs tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks have sharply declined since their launch at the end of May, triggering delisting calls from South Korean lawmakers. As of yesterday, all 14 leveraged products fell below their 20,000 won listing price, with some losing

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) on July 9 announced a pilot banking agency service that will allow residents to compare and apply for loans from four major banks at post offices starting July 20. FSC Chairman Lee Eok-won unveiled the initiative at the 6th Inclusive Finance Grand

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to enter final judgment against Mazars USA after an arbitrator awarded the company $22 million. The dispute stems from Mazars' decision to withdraw from Kraken's nearly completed 2022 audit in

Reevo, the AI-native Revenue Operating System backed by Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, today announced it has acquired Ciro, a B2B prospecting agent that finds, qualifies, enriches, and drafts outreach to sales contacts at scale. The acquisition strengthens Reevo's built-in prospecting

Cybersecurity researchers at Source Defense identified a large-scale digital skimming campaign using Ethereum blockchain as command-and-control infrastructure. Attackers leverage Ethereum smart contracts to manage malicious infrastructure instead of conventional hosting providers, allowing rapid

Crypto exchange AscendEX announced on July 6 that it shut down operations effective July 1, citing regulatory pressures and financial challenges. The exchange stated the decision stemmed from the full implementation of the European Union's MiCA regulations on July 1, for which AscendEX does not

Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings' cryptocurrency exchange SBI VC Trade announced on July 9 that the number of registered accounts on the platform has officially surpassed 2 million, doubling from 1 million in 2025. SBI VC Trade stated that most of the growth momentum comes from corporate demand—as the Japanese yen continues to weaken, Japanese companies are reallocating reserves into digital assets such as Bitcoin and XRP through institutional platforms. SBI VC Trade Milestone of 2 Million

SK Hynix's US stock depositary receipt (ADR) order book closed on July 9; according to Bloomberg, the oversubscription rate has exceeded 7 times. The current ADR issuance volume is 177.9 million shares, and the ADR is expected to begin conditional trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Friday. After transitioning to regular trading on July 13, the stock ticker will change to SKHY. ADR Oversubscription Exceeds 7 Times: Long-term Global Funds, Sovereign Funds, and Tech Industry Funds Active

Sony Financial Group, a subsidiary of Sony Group, has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank in the United States; its subsidiary Connectia Trust will be founded in July with a capital of $40 million, planning to launch issuance and management services for USD-pegged stablecoins by 2027. Sony stated that establishing this trust bank is to prepare for the commercialization of USD-denominated stablecoin issuance and

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an internal memo in June warning that prosecutors handling cryptocurrency cases may see weakened cooperation from the world's largest exchange, Binance, in freezing and seizing assets related to criminal cases; the memo states that Binance plans to impose conditions before meeting freezing and seizure requirements. Binance denies any changes, claiming its cooperation with U.S. law enforcement has remained unchanged in the past and will continue to do s

Korean ETF market participants rotated capital from semiconductor stocks into defense, healthcare, and software sectors last week as AI and semiconductor stocks entered a short-term adjustment phase. During this period, domestic ETFs received 2.0876 trillion won in net inflows, with semiconductor ET

OpenClaw, an open-source personal AI agent project, announced that its non-profit foundation, OpenClaw Foundation (a US 501(c)(3)), is now officially operational; initial partners include OpenAI, NVIDIA, Microsoft, the University of Michigan, GitHub, Cloudflare, Vercel, and Tencent. OpenAI as Major Donor, Establishes Claw Labs Internally According to the official statement from OpenClaw Foundation, OpenAI is the main donor; OpenAI supports reasoning capabilities, released Codex Security to enhan

High-performing investors at Mirae Asset Securities net-bought SK Hynix, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and LG Electronics on the morning of the 9th until 11:00 AM, according to data compiled by the brokerage. The top 1% of investors by monthly returns purchased SK Hynix stocks most heavily, with the st

The Bank of Korea diagnosed that the won's depreciation has been larger than major currencies due to foreign stock selling, while external borrowing conditions and foreign exchange liquidity remain sound, according to a report submitted to the National Assembly's Strategy and Finance Committee on th

On the early morning of July 9, 2026, Beijing time, the Federal Reserve released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting held on June 16–17. This first meeting record chaired by the new chair Kevin Warsh confirmed a unanimous decision to keep the federal funds rate target range unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%, but the policy signals revealed in the minutes are far more complex than the rate decision itself—showing serious internal divisions, rising expectations of rate

Hanseong Enterprise stock surged 28.54% (1,430 won) to 6,440 won as of 11:06 AM on the 9th, marking four consecutive trading days of gains and lifting its market capitalization above the 30 billion won listing threshold, according to Korea Exchange. The rally followed online community-driven