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IBK Industrial Bank reported a consolidated net profit of 689.5 billion won for Q2, down 0.7% from 694.4 billion won in the same period last year, the bank announced on July 27. The decline was attributed to expanded foreign exchange valuation losses due to sharp currency fluctuations and

Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $33 million net inflow last week, reversing a 2026 outflow trend that had persisted for months. The inflow follows two consecutive weeks in July with larger positive flows of $197.4 million and $75.7 million respectively, marking three straight weeks of capital returning to B

Connor Fitzgerald, head of stablecoin partnerships at Stripe, announced his departure on X after building the company's global stablecoin card program from launch to operations across more than 100 markets. Fitzgerald joined Bridge one month after Stripe acquired the stablecoin platform and

MemeCore rallied 11.2% in the last 24 hours, trading around $1.32 after successfully holding support at $1.1. The surge occurred as the broader memecoin sector experienced capital rotation, with the total memecoin market cap rising 8% to $23

Ethereum recorded $83 million in total capital inflow over the past day, with netflow reaching $58.5 million, according to Artemis data. The surge reflects investor rotation into the ecosystem following recent market turmoil. Community sentiment tracking showed a moderately bullish reading over the

Bitcoin maintained stability around $65,000 as market attention shifted to upcoming US Big Tech earnings reports this week. The cryptocurrency traded at $65,380 on the afternoon of the 27th, up 1.5% from 24 hours prior, according to CoinGecko. Geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran eased afte

FX swap points for short-term tenors are rising sharply on the 27th following large-scale dollar supply related to SK Hynix. The 1-month FX swap point rose to the 'par (0.00 won)' level and further increased in the afternoon to show 0.05 won, marking the first time the 1-month tenor has entered

Russia's State Duma adopted legislation requiring cryptocurrency exchanges, exchange offices, and digital custodians to obtain licenses by 1 July 2027. The law establishes a formal licensing regime for crypto intermediaries while preserving Russia's ban on using cryptocurrencies as a means of

Claude users discovered their private AI chat conversations appeared in Google search results over the weekend, exposing sensitive information including crypto wallet data, access keys, and company files. A Reddit thread revealed the issue stemmed from Anthropic's robots.txt file configuration,

FSS Special Judicial Police raided Korea Exchange on the 27th regarding L&F's Tesla supply contract correction disclosure. The raid secured disclosure materials and review process documents submitted by L&F. The investigation focuses on L&F's massive supply contract correction disclosure that

South Korea's Democratic Party K-Capital Market Special Committee decided on the 27th not to lower the leverage ratio for single-stock leveraged products after consulting with financial investment industry representatives. Committee chairman Oh Gi-hyung stated that high-intensity measures such as de

NeoView, a newly independent company spun off from display manufacturer TOBIS, debuted on the KOSDAQ market on May 27 and immediately hit the daily lower price limit. The automotive display products maker closed at 17,950 won, down 29.88% from its opening price of 25,600 won. Market analysts

Samsung Electronics announced on July 22 (local time) at Galaxy Unpacked 2026 in London that Samsung Wallet will support stablecoins, with Circle's USDC appearing prominently in demonstration screens showing Send, Receive, and Top up functions. The company stated it will become one of the first

US 30-year Treasury yields remained above 5% for 15 consecutive trading days as of local time May 27, marking the longest such streak since 2007, according to Yonhap Infomax overseas interest rate data. CCB International Chief Economist Zhao Cliff and Global Strategist Zhang Bella stated that

The USD/KRW exchange rate closed at 1468.5 won at 3:30 PM on the 27th, up 1.9 won from the previous close of 1466.6 won. Foreign investors sold 2.8856 trillion won of KOSPI stocks for the second consecutive day, driving dollar demand. The rate rebounded after falling from the mid-1500 won level to t

The U.S. Department of Justice announced its Trade Fraud Task Force surpassed $1 billion in criminal and civil recoveries, penalties, forfeitures and publicly charged losses less than one year after its launch. The DOJ simultaneously established a permanent Global Trade & Commerce Enforcement

Goldman Sachs identified the Korean won as a key beneficiary currency amid the artificial intelligence investment boom, according to a CNBC report. The global investment bank forecasted Korea's current account surplus to reach approximately $300 billion this year, nearly double last year's figure an

US 30-year Treasury yields remained above 5% for 15 consecutive trading days through local time May 27, marking the longest such streak since 2007, according to Yonhap Infomax overseas interest rate data. CCB International chief economist Zhao Cliff and global strategist Zhang Vera stated that yield

Unichem disclosed on July 23 that director Ahn embezzled 1.5 billion won (1.14% of equity), discovered via internal audit. The company will file complaints with authorities per legal procedures. Separately, allegations surfaced that Ahn vanished with 8 billion won in KBS drama production funds in Ju

Hyundai Rotem fell 16.35% on the 27th to close at 132,500 won, marking a 52-week low after reporting second-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations. The company's operating profit of 232.4 billion won fell 14% below consensus forecasts, despite revenue growth of 13.3% year-over-year to 1.6