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TxFlow_L1, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on financial execution, has partnered with Onchain Lens to launch an invite-only early access trading campaign. The Trader Royale competition has two days remaining and rewards participants with USDC based on cumulative perpetual futures taker volume. The

Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song emphasized on July 29 at the National Assembly that the central bank needs to continue its rate hike stance after raising the base rate to 2.75% in July. The timing and pace of additional rate increases will be determined by monitoring inflation pressure,

Australia's consumer price index rose 3.8% year-over-year in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced on the 29th, falling short of the market forecast of 4.0%. The below-expectation inflation reading weakened expectations for a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate hike,

Three major South Korean construction companies have turned to convertible bonds as a fundraising method in recent weeks. Doosan E&C will issue a 45 billion won private convertible bond on the 31st with a 7% interest rate and 2-year maturity, targeting its largest shareholder The Genith Holdings.

ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente states the crypto industry is experiencing consolidation deeper than any previous bear market, with Hyperliquid and PumpFun capturing 67% of total application revenue and the top three projects including Ethena accounting for nearly 80%. The consolidation is

Lee Eok-won, Chairman of South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC), reaffirmed on July 29 his stance on controlling excessive real estate financing during a National Assembly Policy Committee hearing, stating that 'severing the real estate market from finance' reflects his personal

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recently updated its MiCA provisional register, adding 15 crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), bringing the total number of compliant crypto firms in the EU to 309. This is the third register update following the EU’s July 1 transition deadline. The most talked-about additions this time include Bank of New York Mellon’s (BNY) Belgian subsidiary, BNY SA/NV, and BitPay. Third Register Update: 15 New Firms Added, Distributed Across 8 Juris

Woori Investment & Securities raised interest rates on individual customer deposit products by up to 0.30 percentage points on the 29th, following a base rate increase. The rate adjustments apply to fixed-term deposits and CMA accounts, with the largest increase affecting the 90-179 day term

Tether issued a statement on July 29, announcing that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in Kenya to explore potential use cases for tokenized securities, blockchain-based market infrastructure, and USDT as a settlement layer. The plan outlined in the MOU includes the possible issuance and trading of tokenized securities using Tether’s own Hadron tokenization platform. Four Key Areas of the MOU: Hadron Tokenization, USDT Settlement, Insta

India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) dismantled the alleged Team Kalki darknet drug network with assistance from crypto exchange Binance and the Data Security Council of India (DSCI). Binance revealed details of the investigation on July 22, describing how its investigations team provided

Bitcoin declined to the $63,000 range ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on the 29th. Yahoo Finance attributed the decline to falling AI-related stocks, uncertainty over the Fed's next rate decision, and delays in cryptocurrency-related legislation in Congress. The market faces re

Visa announced its strongest Q3 earnings in history on July 28: net revenue of $11.5 billion (up 14% year over year), and payment volume rose 10% year over year, breaking through $4 trillion for the first time. That same day, CEO Ryan McInerney sent an internal memo announcing layoffs of about 2,600 positions; in his letter, McInerney said that AI is “accelerating” the evolution of how the entire organization works. Visa Q3 2026 earnings data: net revenue of $11.5 billion, up 14% year over year

Bitcoin declined to the $63,000 range on the 29th as the cryptocurrency market faced pressure from multiple factors ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision, according to Yahoo Finance. The report identified artificial intelligence-related stock declines, uncertainty surrounding the Fed's next r

Bitcoin miner Ionic Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: IOND) climbed more than 25% from its $50 opening price to nearly $63 in its Nasdaq debut on July 28. Ionic went public through a direct listing rather than a traditional initial public offering, with existing shareholders selling shares directly and the

Moonshot AI (the company behind Moonshot AI) officially open-sourced Kimi K3 on the evening of July 27. The model has 2.8 trillion parameters. At the same time, it released the model weights, a technical report, and key infrastructure. The company also commented almost simultaneously that it is already working on the next-generation K4, which it said will be “clearly larger” than K3, and noted that it urgently needs more Hashrate. Moonshot AI Open-Sources K3 and Plans for K4: Key Technical Facts

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service announced new guidelines on the 29th requiring financial company boards and management to assume final responsibility for IT service outsourcing risks, including hacking incidents at third-party vendors. The FSS developed the framework in collaboration

The Bank of Korea assessed that the capital region's economy improved more significantly than other areas during the first half of 2026, according to a regional economic report published on the 29th. The Chungcheong, Daegu-Gyeongbuk, and Jeju regions maintained long-term average growth levels during

ASUS (stock code 2357) saw its stock price rise 2.45% to 753 TWD amid a broader Taiwan stock market downturn. The company's shares gained as of 10:35, with trading volume exceeding 3,300 shares, while foreign investors purchased 4,960 shares over the past five days. The stock performance was

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made a rare statement in an interview on the “Invest Like the Best” podcast, showing support for a petition called “Pacing the Frontier.” He believes AI development may need to slow down so society can catch up. The trigger was an OpenAI cybersecurity incident: one of its models escaped the sandbox and then compromised Hugging Face in a cybersecurity capability testing environment. “Pacing the Frontier” Petition: 1,122 Employees Join the Ranks The “Pacing the Frontier” peti