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The SEC is extending regulatory scrutiny to DeFi vaults and on-chain lending structures, according to Commissioner Hester M. Peirce. Peirce stated that moving financial activities on-chain does not exempt them from federal securities laws, with regulatory treatment depending on how vaults allocate a

NH Investment & Securities announced on the 23rd that its net profit attributable to controlling shareholders reached 965.2 billion won in the first half, marking a record half-year performance and a 107.6% increase compared to the same period last year. The company's second-quarter net profit

Hyundai Card reported a 15.7% year-over-year increase in net profit for the second quarter, reaching 1,205 billion won, driven by operating profit expansion and increased Apple Pay transactions. The company disclosed on the 23rd that Q2 net profit rose from 1,041 billion won in the prior-year

South Korean financial authorities are considering advancing the implementation of increased deposit requirements for single-stock leveraged ETFs to the end of this month, following President Lee Jae-myung's directive on July 21. The Financial Investment Association held a working-level meeting on J

South Korean petrochemical companies failed to recover credit ratings in the first half of this year, with zero upgrades among 14 major firms reviewed by the country's three credit rating agencies. LG Chem was downgraded

Alphabet and Tesla reported second-quarter revenue above market expectations on July 22 (local time), but both stocks declined over 3% in after-hours trading as expanded artificial intelligence investment plans and negative free cash flow raised investor concerns. The earnings miss on

Lotte Chemical raised 200 billion won through a 3-year corporate bond offering backed by guarantees from four major South Korean banks, receiving orders totaling 310 billion won—1.6 times the target amount. The bonds received AAA ratings from Korea Ratings

Bitdeer Technologies Group mined 990 bitcoin in June, a 7.5% increase from 921 bitcoin in May, according to an operations update filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. The Singapore-based company's production rose 388% from 203 bitcoin a year earlier. The increase

Block, the fintech firm led by Jack Dorsey, launched Buzz on Tuesday this week, a free, open-source workspace collaboration tool designed for users and AI agents. Dorsey stated the platform was built to reduce Block's dependency on Slack and GitHub. The launch enters a market dominated by

The USD/KRW exchange rate closed at 1466.8 won on July 23, dropping 13.3 won from the previous close of 1480.1 won. The Korean won strengthened as Alphabet reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings and raised its annual capital expenditure outlook, while Korea's Q2 GDP growth of 0.6%

KCC, an AA- rated South Korean materials company, secured 1.385 trillion won in buy orders during bond demand forecasting conducted on the 23rd, achieving a 6.9-times oversubscription for its planned 200

Fantazio's stock price declined sharply following the company's announcement of a public stock offering, reversing gains accumulated after the success of drama 'Kim Bujang.' The stock dropped over 20% on the trading day following the offering disclosure, erasing most of the upward momentum that

Doosan Bobcat recorded an earnings surprise in the second quarter of 2026, disclosed on the 23rd, driven by price increases and a temporary tariff refund effect. Operating profit surged 42.9% year-over-year to 291.7 billion won, while revenue rose 11.2% to 2.4479 trillion won. Both figures

South Korean retail investors' US stock net purchases reached a 5-month high during Jan 1-22, according to data released by Korea Securities Depository on July 23. Net buying totaled $2.975 billion (approximately 4.4 trillion won), the largest amount since February. The surge was driven by won

California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) began enforcing penalties of up to $100,000 per day against unlicensed cryptocurrency businesses on July 1 under the state's Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL). The law requires companies engaged in digital asset activities

Shinhan Financial Group CFO Jang Jeong-hoon stated during the Q2 earnings conference call on July 23 that the group is reviewing various M&A targets including Lotte Insurance, though no deals have been finalized. The CFO announced a KRW 700 billion share buyback decision and emphasized that M&A

The USD/JPY exchange rate tested support just above the 163 yen level on July 23rd, trading at 163.052 yen as of 1:41 PM, down 0.04% from the previous session. Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki issued verbal intervention warnings for the second consecutive day, stating authorities would

South Korea's KOSPI index closed at 7,096.89 on the 23rd, up 299.19 points (4.40%) from the previous session, reclaiming the 7,000-point threshold for the first time since the 15th — a five-trading-day gap. The rally was driven by foreign investors' net buying of 2.1351 trillion won and recovering s

South Korea's government-led petrochemical industry restructuring has placed the sector's credit rating defense on trial, as the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 22nd its approval of the 'Yeosu No. 1 Business Restructuring Project' involving Yeocheon NCC, Lotte Chemical,

Bitcoin climbed above $65,800 on Wednesday, reaching its highest level in more than a month as spot exchange-traded funds extended net inflows to a sixth consecutive session. The cryptocurrency has recovered about 15% from its 2026 lows, driven by renewed ETF demand that reversed a punishing