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UBS raised its 2027 memory spending forecast from $761 billion to $899 billion within two months, an 18% increase driven by HBM demand projected at $173.3 billion (up 246.9%). Six hyperscalers — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and SpaceX — issued $269 billion in bonds and loans this year, d

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on X on August 12, comparing the Ethereum roadmap he proposed in 2023 with the latest version of the Ethereum Foundation's Strawmap. He said privacy protection and quantum resistance are entirely new top-priority items that were completely absent from the 2023 version, while recursive STARK verification and AI-assisted formal verification are positioned as core protocol components. Key Differences Between the 2023 Ethereum Roadmap and Strawmap (Source:

GSR, a prominent crypto market maker, attributes Bitcoin's sluggish momentum this year to capital rotating into artificial intelligence infrastructure rather than crypto-specific factors. Spencer Hallarn, Head of Markets at GSR, said in a recent interview that the slowdown gripping digital assets is

The Longtan Science Park Phase III expansion project (Longtan Phase III), which had been delayed for more than two years, has recently been confirmed to resume. The planned area has ultimately been adjusted to 104.19 hectares, of which approximately 46 hectares are designated for industrial use. The Hsinchu Science Park Bureau stated that TSMC has made clear that it is willing to establish operations there, provided that the relevant statutory procedures for Longtan Phase III are approved. Accor

Foreign and institutional investors recorded strong net buying in Korean stocks recently, with foreigners purchasing 2,172.2 billion won and institutions 872 billion won on a daily basis, while individual investors sold 2,839.3 billion won net. However, a correlation analysis reveals that 20-day

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) on August 12. The Dow Jones survey consensus forecasts that headline CPI will rise 3.4% year over year in July, while core CPI will rise 2.5%. The consensus forecast for core CPI growth month over month is 0.2%, while Goldman Sachs forecasts a lower increase of 0.19%. Four Key July CPI Indicators: Dow Jones Survey Consensus Forecasts According to the Dow Jones survey consensus, the four CPI figures to watc

Upbit and Bithumb accounted for 78% of won-denominated cryptocurrency listings in South Korea through December 11 this year, according to data compiled by Maeil Business Newspaper. The two largest domestic exchanges listed 116 coins combined—Upbit with 59 and Bithumb with 57—while smaller

Koray Kavukcuoglu has been promoted to lead Google DeepMind as SVP, replacing cofounder Demis Hassabis who becomes chair. The leadership change follows OpenAI and Anthropic releasing advanced AI systems in recent months, while Google hasn't unveiled a frontier model since early 2026. Kavukcuoglu, pr

Korean retail investors net purchased approximately $4.6 billion in US stocks during July, marking the second-highest monthly purchase volume this year and representing a more than sixfold increase compared to June. This surge in US stock purchases occurred as the KOSPI experienced a nearly 40%

OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap publicly shared a letter to all employees on X on August 11, announcing that he would soon step down “to go start something new”; the letter did not disclose specific plans for his next step. Lightcap joined OpenAI in 2018, serving first as Chief Financial Officer for four years and then as Chief Operating Officer, before becoming the company’s special projects lead earlier this year, for a total tenure of eight years. Lightcap’s 8-year tenure: From C

Pakistani defense officials indicated signs of an emerging arrangement between the United States and Iran, while Iran's National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee maintained that the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked unless the US changes its behavior and accepts Iranian conditions. Markets ha

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will hold an open meeting on August 14 to consider whether to issue a proposed rule creating a tailored issuance regime for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. Jaret Seiberg, managing director at TD Cowen Washington Research Group, said in a research report on August 12 that this could be landmark rulemaking. Atkins’ Speech Aims to Provide a Clear Path for Investment Contracts Involving Non-Security Crypto Asse

Memory technology company Netlist filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Micron Technology on '10일 (local time)' in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Netlist alleges that Micron's DDR5 memory modules unlawfully use its patented technologies covered by '523 patent (

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan told Bloomberg that Bitcoin's refusal to react to negative headlines in recent months may signal the bear market has run its course. Hougan pointed to a string of setbacks the asset shrugged off, including Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor

Tellor (TRB), a decentralized oracle protocol token, traded at approximately $13.65–14.00 as of August 12, 2026, with a market capitalization of roughly $38.25 million to $39.42 million and a circulating supply of about 2.8 million tokens (approximately 97% of the total supply of 2.88 million).

Galaxy Entertainment (00027) reported shareholder profit of HK$5.28 billion for the six months ending June, representing a year-on-year increase of 0.76%. The company declared an interim dividend of HK$0.90 per share, up 28.57% from the previous period. Revenue growth was driven by an 8% rise in

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) oversees Switzerland's financial sector, which generated CHF 74 billion in 2024 and counted 1,766 blockchain firms in 2025. FINMA became operational on Jan. 1, 2009, after legislation passed in 2007 combined Switzerland's banking, insurance, a

Fidelics (032580) disclosed second-quarter results on August 12 at 7:35 AM through its semi-annual report, reporting standalone revenue of 33.4 billion KRW, operating profit of 9.6 billion KRW, and net profit of 9.5 billion KRW. At the disclosure time, the company's market

CoreWeave CEO announced on August 11 that the company's near-term computing capacity is virtually sold out, enabling the firm to negotiate new contracts under more favorable terms due to supply constraints. The second-quarter contract backlog reached $104.2 billion, with over $25 billion in

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun personally completed AI coding training and mandated that all executives learn vibe coding, according to statements made at the company's AX (AI Transformation) performance briefing held on the 12th. Jin Eunsook, ICT President at Hyundai Motor and Kia,