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Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, warned on the 22nd (local time) about fiscal and debt problems across major economies, forecasting relative strength for assets not issued by governments such as gold and Bitcoin. Dalio posted on X an article titled 'How Countries Go Broke:

DB Securities will participate as title sponsor of the 'Ethereum Korea One: Genesis' conference scheduled for September 28-29 in Seoul. The Ethereum Korea Consortium announced on the 24th that the two-day event will feature DB Securities alongside sponsors including Altus, Optimum, DSRV,

US Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a net inflow of $1.92 billion for the week ending May 21, marking the largest weekly inflow in approximately 10 months, according to digital asset data platform SoSoValue.

Crypto market maker Wintermute expanded its short positions on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid to $190.77 million as of August 23, according to on-chain data analyst Onchain Lens. The position size increased by $44.58 million from the previously reported $146.19 million, indicating the firm is

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing guidelines to restrict prepaid installment companies, including funeral service providers, from excessively investing consumer advance payments in high-risk assets such as virtual assets (digital assets). The FTC announced on the 24th that it

Joseph Lubin, Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO, will speak at Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2026 in Seoul this September, marking his first visit to Korea since 2019. Factblock, the KBW host organization, announced on the 24th that Lubin joined the KBW2026 main conference speaker lineup. The

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) issued a legal interpretation on the 18th stating that offshore institutional investors may convert domestic money market funds (MMF) into token securities without violating Korean law, provided the tokens are sold privately offshore and domestic

Ethereum fixed-rate lending protocol Term Finance’s Strategy Vaults were attacked through a governance vulnerability on Aug. 24, with approximately $8.5 million withdrawn by an unknown attacker. Term Labs posted on X that it had identified a governance vulnerability affecting the Term vaults, but so far has not disclosed which governance role the attacker exploited or explained why the timelock and LP veto failed to prevent the transaction. Design Architecture of the Seven-Day Timelock and LP Ve

South Korean retail investors net sold approximately 3.64 trillion won of NVIDIA stock this month ahead of the company's earnings announcement on the dawn of the 27th, according to Korea Securities Depository data. The selling wave extends to other AI and semiconductor holdings, with investors

South Korea's KOSPI index fell 2.57% to 6,735.43 as of 11:05 AM on August 24, driven by sharp declines in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Samsung Electronics dropped 7.46% to 260,500 won while SK Hynix declined 0.58% to 1.72 million won after reversing earlier gains. The downturn followed last

The Nikkei 225 rose 87.74 points (0.13%) to 66,104.10 as of 9:09 AM on the 24th, reversing an initial decline despite weakness in US semiconductor stocks. The Topix gained 9.86 points (0.24%) to 4,077.15. The rebound followed bargain buying and yen depreciation support, even as the Philadelphia

President Donald Trump defended the expansion of data centers across the United States during an interview broadcast on the 23rd, amid growing local opposition to such facilities. Trump stated that the US is 'far ahead' of China in artificial intelligence and claimed data centers do not draw power f

XRP's circulating supply grew 5.5% year over year through monthly escrow releases, while XRPL revenue fell 81.6% year over year to $1.18 million, according to an Aug. 19 analysis from 21Shares. The supply expansion occurred because approximately 272 million XRP added monthly through escrow releases

A hedge fund founded by Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher, achieved over 400% returns in the first half through leveraged investments in AI infrastructure. The fund deployed up to 4x leverage on semiconductor, data center, and power companies, with SK Hynix among its portfolio

According to the latest financial documents released on August 22, Donald Trump conducted 1,051 individual stock transactions in June 2026, with transaction values ranging from $78.1 million to $263.1 million. Trump purchased Berkshire Hathaway stock for the first time that month and bought Cintas, Visa, and Mastercard as the market declined. Trump’s Concentrated Trading: First Purchases of Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, and Mastercard June 18 was the month’s biggest trading day by transaction volume

Paymentscan tracking data shows that crypto card spending reached $1.04 billion in July 2026, surpassing the $1 billion threshold for the first time and more than doubling from $306 million during the same period last year. Approximately 70% of the more than 10 million tracked transactions were funded by dollar-pegged stablecoins, while the average transaction size rose from $59 a year ago to $86, reflecting a shift in spending from large withdrawals to everyday small purchases such as groceries

People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Sang-beom criticized South Korea's National Pension Fund rebalancing suspension during a Budget and Accounts Special Committee session on the 24th, calling the measure "deformed" and demanding document submission from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The lawmaker s

Samsung Electronics stocks fell 7.64% to 260,250 won as of 11:03 AM on the trading day, according to Korea Exchange data. The decline followed the company's announcement on the 21st of a 90-110 trillion won shareholder return plan, with market uncertainty centered on the unspecified scale and

According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman in a post published on Aug. 23, Apple's (AAPL-US) first foldable iPhone, reportedly internally codenamed the iPhone Ultra, is expected to debut at an event around Sept. 9, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Its starting price is expected to be approximately $2,000. Key Specifications of Apple's First Foldable iPhone Ultra Mark Gurman's Power On newsletter compiled feedback from testers and revealed the device's main specifications: Exte

SK IE Technology and several other Korean companies face significant lock-up share releases between May 27 and May 28. SK IE Technology will release 10.489 million shares on May 28, representing 13% of its issued shares, from a third-party allocation conducted last year for financial