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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released its 2026 Regulatory Agenda on July 7, with Chairman Paul S. Atkins announcing a crypto safe harbor proposal expected as early as July 2026. The proposal aims to establish regulatory exemptions for decentralized finance protocols and tokenized

The Financial Commission has added trading analytics provider Tapaas to its Value-added Services program, giving approved broker members access to real-time tools for monitoring execution quality and identifying toxic order flow. The partnership aims to help brokers strengthen internal risk

GS Entech successfully attracted investor demand exceeding its target in a corporate bond offering on the 8th, securing orders totaling 94 billion won against a planned issuance of 35 billion won. The company conducted demand forecasting for a two-tranche bond: 20 billion won in 2-year notes and 15

Single-stock leveraged ETFs tracking SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics experienced abnormal price divergence during closing auction periods on the 6th and 8th, with tracking errors exceeding 1% as market volatility intensified, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 8th. The divergence

SHIB remains bearish, trading below major moving averages within a tightening descending channel. Whale accumulation continues despite weak sentiment, helping reduce selling pressure. July lacks a consistent seasonal trend, making a channel breakout crucial for direction. Shiba Inu

Bitmine purchased $70 million worth of Ethereum on Tuesday, continuing to expand the world's largest corporate ETH treasury. According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, the company acquired 40,000 ETH across two wallet addresses, with funds transferred from hot wallets on FalconX and Kraken per Arkham Intelligence data. The purchase follows Bitmine's Monday disclosure revealing it acquired 42,197 ETH last week, lifting total holdings to 5.74 million tokens — approximately 4.8% of Eth

Adam Parker, founder of Trivariate Research, projected that the S&P 500 index could surpass the 8,000 level if corporate earnings growth led by technology stocks continues, according to a report by CNBC on local time. Parker cited the market's consensus 2027 S&P 500 earnings per share (EPS)

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) net sold 466.5 billion won in domestic stocks during the one-week period from the 1st to the previous day, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 8th. The daily average of approximately 77.7 billion won in net sales showed little difference from

Investment bank UBS Group recommended investors buy SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) and sell Korean-listed shares, according to Bloomberg on the 7th (local time). UBS sales and trading desk distributed a note to clients ahead of SK Hynix ADR's Nasdaq listing on the 10th, outlining this s

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix experienced significant stock declines as semiconductor peak-out concerns emerged in South Korea's market. Samsung closed at 277,500 won, down 18,500 won (6.25%), while SK Hynix fell 25,000 won (5.68%) to 2,076,000 won, marking two-day drops of 12.7% and 11.4%

Korean stocks experienced a sharp decline on July 8, with the KOSPI falling 409.52 points (5.35%) to close at 7246.79 and the KOSDAQ dropping 46.23 points (5.56%) to 785.00, triggering circuit breakers in both markets. The declines were driven by concerns over semiconductor sector valuations

Terawulf signed a 20-year lease with Anthropic at its Justified Data campus in Hawesville, Kentucky, expected to generate about $19 billion in contracted revenue over the initial lease term. The company is selling its 50.1% stake in the Abernathy Joint Venture to an investor group led by

The South Korean government and the ruling Democratic Party finalized mandatory ESG (sustainability) disclosure requirements for KOSPI-listed companies starting in 2028 (2027 fiscal year). Companies with consolidated assets of 10 trillion won or more will be required to disclose sustainability

State Street analyst Peter Hajjar warned on the 7th local time that global credit markets may enter a default cycle as prolonged high interest rates combine with new inflationary pressures from expanded artificial intelligence investment. The warning came in a research report citing central banks' p

U.S.-listed crypto exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows on July 7, but momentum slowed sharply from the previous session. According to Farside Investors, spot Bitcoin ETFs added $21.5 million in net inflows on July 7, down from $265.7 million on July 6 and $223.5 million on July 2. Ether ETFs

Four major South Korean banks launched financial support programs for suppliers affected by Homeplus's court receivership process, which has caused payment settlement delays. KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, and Woori Bank announced emergency loan packages of up to 500 million won per suppl

Researchers have discovered a new prompt injection attack called HalluSquatting that affects nine popular AI coding tools including Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini CLI. The attack exploits large language models' inability to distinguish between legitimate and malicious instructions, combined

TAC, the native token of TAC Protocol, fell more than 90% in roughly 15 minutes after listing on Binance Alpha. The token dropped to around $0.0063 during the sell-off, with some market data showing a deeper decline toward $0.0046 after trading near $0.06. The crash occurred after TAC was listed on

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson proposed replacing Bitcoin's 21 million coin supply cap with a permanent 4% annual issuance rate, sharing his thoughts on X. Ben-Sasson argued that Bitcoin's hard supply cap becomes impractical long-term because private keys are continually lost, permanently removing coi