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The Derivatives Service Bureau postponed an immediate overhaul of its user fee structure after industry feedback, opting instead for a broader review of how costs for maintaining the global OTC derivatives identifier system should be shared. The move follows the DSB's revelation that roughly three

As of July 21, 2026, the intensity of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran continues to escalate. U.S. Central Command completed its latest round of strikes against Iran at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the 20th, and the operation lasted about 5 hours. This was the 10th consecutive night that the U.S. military carried out airstrikes on Iran. The U.S. said the operation targeted Iran’s military command centers, maritime combat capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air defense systems, a

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget entered into a collaboration with Siebly.io, a firm that supplies professional-grade API SDKs for algorithmic traders and software developers. The partnership is designed to streamline integration with Bitget's V3 Unified Trading Account and V2 Classic APIs, granting d

Scope Prime introduced a dynamic margin framework and raised Net Open Position limits to improve capital efficiency for brokers, hedge funds, and professional trading firms. The new model replaces fixed margin rates with a blended structure that adjusts according to aggregate exposure, with

The White House sent CLARITY Act ethics language to GOP senators on July 21, targeting conflicts tied to Trump's $1.4 billion 2025 crypto income disclosure. The provision resolves a months-long deadlock that stalled the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, with Sens. Ruben Gallego and Angela

Mintos launched commission-free ETF investing, allowing clients to invest in more than 1,000 UCITS-compliant ETFs with no transaction fees, no custody charges and a minimum investment of €1. The European investment platform introduced the service to remove cost barriers that can discourage smaller o

Memory chip stocks advanced sharply in premarket trading on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session. Micron stock gained 6.4%, while SanDisk shares rose nearly 9%, Western Digital climbed 6.6%, Seagate advanced 5.5%, and SK Hynix's U.S.-listed shares jumped 7.3%. The Roundhill Memory

Hong Kong stocks closed slightly lower on the 21st, with the Hang Seng Index declining 10 points or 0.04% to finish at 25,132 points, maintaining recent highs. The minor drop came as the market absorbed government stabilization signals and foreign capital inflows. Chinese authorities have recently i

CoinShares launched a UCITS platform on Tuesday alongside the CoinShares Bitcoin Mining UCITS ETF, targeting Europe's €26.3 trillion ($30 trillion) UCITS ecosystem. The platform addresses institutional investors' mandate constraints that previously prevented holdings in debt securities, even

Hyundai Motor-themed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded double-digit losses during the recent 1-month period from June 22 to July 21, according to ETF CHECK data released on July 21. The decline was triggered by Hyundai Motor's stock price falling below 400,000 won for the first time in

Korean stocks rebounded sharply after a three-day decline, with the KOSPI index rising 3.56% to close at 6747.95. Samsung Electronics surged 6.15% to 259,000 won and SK Hynix climbed 4.08% to 1,836,000 won, driven by foreign investor buying of 308.6 billion won amid leverage liquidation. The

Dogecoin's accumulation score has reached 100 while the cryptocurrency trades in a narrow consolidation range, according to technical analysis. Analyst Javon Marks identified a recurring cycle structure suggesting targets starting near $0.653 and extending above $1.25, based on pattern comparisons t

Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) upgraded Samsung Electronics' credit rating outlook from 'stable' to 'positive' on the 21st. S&P cited the structural growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry and the potential for enhanced earnings stability through long-term supply

Securities firms in South Korea issued corporate bonds this month as the broader corporate bond market remained largely frozen, with only 7 companies issuing bonds compared to 25 companies that submitted securities reports for issuance a year ago. The securities firms' bond issuance is driven by

Binance confirmed it will delist seven margin trading pairs on July 24, 2026 at 3 p.m. Korea time, according to a notice published July 20. The affected pairs include CYBER/USDC, DOLO/USDC, PIXEL/USDC, and STEEM/USDC across both cross-margin and isolated-margin structures. The delisting is part of r

Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset called on FIFA to establish an integrity framework for the 2030 World Cup, warning that 'the next crisis has already begun.' In a statement published on the day of Sunday's final, Berset identified player-action betting markets and FIFA's

Duksan Nepcorus and DTS passed the KOSDAQ preliminary listing review on the 20th after proactively complying with dual-listing regulation guidelines before enforcement. The Korea Exchange's KOSDAQ Market Division approved the applications following deliberation by the KOSDAQ Market Listing

On July 21, 2026 (Beijing time), bitcoin mining firm IREN Limited (Nasdaq ticker: IREN) closed at $40.20, up 19.57% on the day. Intraday, the share price briefly touched $41.10, an increase of more than 22% from the previous day’s close of $33.62. This surge was not driven by a synchronized rise in the bitcoin price—in fact, bitcoin did not show wild, proportional fluctuations during this period. The key driver behind the spike in IREN’s share price was major progress