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KOSDAQ-listed EOFLOW disclosed on July 31 a 26 billion won third-party stock issuance to IPV, with IPV contributing patent rights as in-kind payment instead of cash. The transaction allows EOFLOW to reclaim core patents sold in the previous year without cash outlay, while IPV becomes the company's s

Han & Company is participating in a 136.7 billion won rights offering by SK D&D, following a board resolution on May 28. SK D&D will issue 44.68 million shares at 3,060 won each, with final pricing in early October, to repay maturing debt. The capital raise addresses liquidity pressures from

CJ CheilJedang is pursuing the sale of its starch sugar business unit, appointing Samjung KPMG as the lead advisor for the transaction. The move is part of the company's restructuring drive to divest low-margin operations, following a mixed M&A track record that included failed attempts to sell its

DS Investment Securities analyst Lee Su-rim projects that semiconductor stocks retain significant upside potential based on historical cycle analysis, with operating profit peaks not expected until Q4 next year. During the 2017-2018 memory super cycle, SK Hynix reached three separate all-time

Korea Investment & Securities raised its target prices for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to 650,000 won and 4.7 million won respectively on the 1st, following the companies' earnings announcements. The brokerage increased Samsung's target by 10% from 590,000 won and SK Hynix's by 24% from 3.8 mil

BNB trading volume surged more than 65% on July 31 as the token traded near the $589 to $590 range. The volume increase occurred as derivatives open interest reached approximately $950 million with long-to-short ratios above 1.9. Traders monitored whether the token could approach the $600 price

Tether, the world's leading stablecoin issuer, added 14 tonnes of physical gold during the second quarter and reported $1.5 billion in net operating profit, according to its Q2 financial report published Friday. The purchase increased the company's total bullion holdings to more than 146 tonnes,

More than 40 former Pump.fun employees say the Solana launchpad dismissed them in early April, roughly two months before their PUMP token allocations were scheduled to vest. An anonymous X account claiming to represent the ex-staff began publishing termination emails this week, according to a

KB Securities analyst Ahn Jae-kyun stated that South Korea's 10-year to 3-year government bond yield curve is expected to flatten, considering the potential for tightening at the August Bank of Korea (BOK) Monetary Policy Committee meeting and concerns over 2-3 year bond issuance. The Ministry of

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on July 15 called for accelerated legislation on the so-called 'stock price suppression prevention law,' targeting companies with low price-to-book ratios. The proposed legislation aims to prevent controlling shareholders from artificially suppressing stock price

The US Treasury notified multiple banks on May 31 that it may intervene in the yen market and instructed them to prepare for potential actions, according to informed sources cited by Reuters. The notification came as the dollar-yen exchange rate reached the mid-160 yen range during intraday

SecondFi renewed its bounty offer to the attacker behind a $16.1 million Cardano exploit, continuing efforts to recover 16.1 million ADA stolen in a June incident. The exploit affected 374 wallets and stemmed from a key-generation vulnerability. SecondFi secured 129 million ADA during containment, b

Korean retail investors moved $4.176 billion into US stocks during July 1-28, a sixfold increase from June's $633 million, according to Korea Exchange and Korea Securities Depository data. The surge followed severe volatility in domestic markets, where the KOSPI index fell from the 9000 range to 500

An attacker targeting Coldcard hardware wallets stole approximately $30 million during the first 10 minutes of a systematic sweep operation, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis revealed on July 31. Investigators identified 500 victim wallets drained within 25 minutes, with three of the 10

Hanwha Investment Securities identified conflicts between South Korea's delisting reform measures and other capital market regulations one month after implementation. The Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange raised market capitalization thresholds last month to 30 billion won for the

Doosan Group marked its 130th anniversary on the 1st, making it Korea's oldest company. The group announced on the 30th that it acquired a 70.6% stake in SK Siltron, Korea's only semiconductor wafer manufacturer established in 1983, for 2.3 trillion won. The acquisition completes Doosan's semiconduc

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both reported record Q2 results, but market reactions diverged sharply. On the day of SK Hynix's earnings announcement, its stock plummeted 14%, while Samsung Electronics rose as much as 7% intraday. Analysts attribute the contrasting responses to the level of

Korean stocks forced liquidations reached 103.8 billion KRW on July 30, the highest in 14 trading days, according to Korea Financial Investment Association data released August 1. The surge followed late July's market crash when KOSPI dropped over 1,000 points across two days. Margin trading

Korean retail investors shifted funds from stocks to bank deposits during July as extreme market volatility triggered historic circuit breakers and eroded confidence. The combined market capitalization of Korean exchanges fell 15.15% from June 30 to July 31, while deposits at the country's top