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SK Hynix stocks opened at the lower limit on the NXT alternative exchange pre-market on the morning of the 6th after only 11 shares were traded at 8am. The stock opened at 1,168,000 won, 30% below the previous closing price of 1,668,000 won, before a volatility interruption (VI) was triggered and th

Taj Tarsha, founder and sole equity owner of NFT marketplace Few and Far, has been charged with securities fraud and wire fraud by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York. Authorities allege Tarsha raised $10 million from 67 investors by selling 95 million FAR coins, promising

South Korea's KOSPI index broke through the 6000 level for the first time on February 25, following the passage of the third corporate law amendment by the National Assembly. Within six months, the index briefly exceeded 9000 but has since returned to original levels, with 85% of listed companies ex

124 stocks on South Korea's KOSPI market hit all-time lows during June-August, including companies with market capitalizations exceeding 1 trillion won such as SK Bioscience and Ecopro Materials. The number of stocks reaching record lows surged from 11 during January-May to 113 in June-August,

South Korean stocks Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Alteogen hit daily price limits in pre-market trading on the 5th after single-share transactions on the NextTrade (NXT) alternative exchange, according to the financial investment industry on the 6th. Samsung Electro-Mechanics, ranked fifth by

Grayscale Investments named BNB the largest holding in its Smart Contract Fund, assigning the token a 30.6% weighting and displacing Ethereum and Solana from the top position. The shift occurred in the asset manager's second-quarter rebalance, announced August 5 and effective August 3. Grayscale

FX swap points in Seoul's foreign exchange market declined across all maturities for two consecutive days on the 6th, as reserve requirement-related won funding demand eased. The 1-year maturity swap point closed at -12.70 won, down 0.10 won from the opening price. The decline was attributed to the

The Japanese stock market has shown an 85% correlation with South Korea's KOSPI index in 2025, driven primarily by movements in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares. The Nikkei 225 index has experienced intraday volatility exceeding 2% for three consecutive months, marking the first such

Short sellers on the Korean stock market reduced positions in multiple stocks during the July 30-August 3 period, indicating short covering activity amid heightened volatility. The KOSPI's short-selling ratio fell to 3.89% on August 6, dropping below 4% for the first time since July 23, according to

Chainlink recorded a net outflow of 1.26 million LINK from centralized exchanges in the past 24 hours, the largest daily withdrawal since June 29. The movement coincided with institutional adoption developments, including

Bitcoin long-term holders (LTHs) have begun selling after accumulating at record levels, with LTH supply recently turning lower after climbing toward 16 million BTC. This shift follows a price run-up lasting about 31 months, significantly longer than the 8, 17, and 16-month cycles observed

Kite (KITE) rallied over the past 24 hours following a series of protocol-level updates that reawakened buyer interest as broader market sentiment recovers. The move followed Kite's decision to take an internal tool offline for 28 minutes to reduce the protocol's attack surface, a process the team r

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) saw its stock jump 5% during pre-market hours on Wednesday, 5th August, following the release of its Q2 2026 earnings report. The USDC stablecoin issuer posted adjusted earnings of 18 cents per share, surpassing analysts' forecast of 16 cents, despite reporting

Japanese stock indices showed mixed performance on the 6th, with the Nikkei 225 index falling 617.18 points (0.93%) to close at 65,683.26 while the Topix index rose 9.68 points (0.24%) to 4,055.85. The decline followed weakness in AI and semiconductor stocks in the US market overnight, triggering

LayerZero (ZRO) rebounded from $0.706 pennant support with consecutive daily gains after weeks of range-bound trading. The price recovery extended a consolidation pattern that has remained intact since 3rd June, with buyers repeatedly defending the lower boundary. Trading volume doubled to $44.97

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service interventions have delayed or reduced over 15 corporate rights offering plans this year, according to electronic disclosure filings. The regulatory actions—citing investor protection—have forced companies to postpone fundraising timelines or shrink offerin

Crude oil prices moved lower Thursday as October Brent crude traded at $79.08 a barrel and September West Texas Intermediate fell to $74.69 as of 12:24 a.m. GMT on Aug. 6. The decline followed signs of progress in Iran-related diplomacy involving Oman, which reduced immediate supply fears, while U.S

TRON integrated MoonPay's gasless transaction technology on August 6, 2026, enabling users to execute blockchain transactions without holding TRX to pay network fees. TRON founder Justin Sun confirmed the feature is now live, designed to eliminate a common barrier to decentralized application

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission established a new Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit within its Division of Enforcement on August 5, 2026, to intensify scrutiny of accounting and financial reporting fraud alongside auditor misconduct. The unit was created to concentrate dedicated