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The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has emphasized the importance of on-chain data in monitoring virtual asset transactions. VARA aims to strengthen understanding of the virtual asset ecosystem and enhance risk assessments by analyzing transaction flows and wallet activities. This

Korean retail investors net purchased $800 million worth of SK Hynix American Depositary Shares (SKHY) on Nasdaq between July 10 and September 1, making it the top overseas stock by net purchases excluding ETFs, according to Korea Securities Depository. The buying spree occurred despite SKHY

GoPro announced on May 1 (local time) that it signed a final merger agreement with US optical communications company Starman Optical, with Starman paying $285 million in cash to acquire approximately 90% of the merged entity. The merger follows GoPro's financial struggles after the company

Prediction market Kalshi suspended North Carolina Republican House candidate Laurie Buckhout for three years after finding she bet on her own congressional race, according to a settlement notice published Monday. Buckhout bought less than $1,000 of contracts on her race against

The Korean stock market experienced its largest monthly fund outflow on record in August, with 12.5 trillion won in net withdrawals - the highest since tracking began in 2000. The exodus followed a 38% plunge in the KOSPI index over July and August, freezing investor sentiment after a first-half

GitLab (GTLB) stock surged nearly 21% in premarket trading Wednesday after the software company reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $286.3 million, up 21% year-on-year, and net annual recurring revenue growth of 42%. The surge followed GitLab's announcement that first-time customer orders

Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $77,264 on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve rate outlook shifted from a tail risk to the base case for a September hike. The cryptocurrency declined 0.2% on the day and 1.6% on the week, per TradingView, while remaining up 22% over 30 days after surging toward $81,000 in

Japanese stock market indices declined sharply during trading, with the Nikkei 225 falling 1,889.70 points (2.85%) to close at 64,325.64, while the TOPIX index dropped 100.26 points (2.40%) to 4,081.60. The selloff was driven by weakness in AI and semiconductor-related stocks amid a global surge in

XRP spot ETFs have accumulated over $1.6 billion in cumulative net inflows through September 1. A nine-day positive streak delivered more than $740 million in eleven days, including $26.2 million on August 28. Second-quarter 13F filings show investment advisers driving demand, led by Goldman

CryptoQuant published an analysis suggesting Bitcoin could break out of its current downtrend, indicating a potential bear market reversal. The analysis points to cycle momentum and declining long-term holder balances as factors affecting market sentiment. The broader crypto market is displaying

Korean securities firms' equity wrap products marketed with 5-8% target returns are facing loss risks after KOSPI fell over 25% in the recent 3 months. KB Securities sold approximately 1,600 billion won of equity target conversion wrap products in July, while Korea Investment Securities sold

Over 500 million XRP, valued at approximately $300 million, was transferred from Binance, according to a tweet from @cryptoquant_com. The withdrawal has sparked discussions in the cryptocurrency community about long-term implications for XRP's market dynamics. According to the source, this move

Korean dividend stocks enter their traditional high season in September-October as KOSPI manufacturing listed companies' net profit surges from 169 trillion won last year to a projected 751 trillion won this year. The profit expansion coincides with a new separate taxation policy for high-dividend c

U.S. stock futures pointed to a soft open Wednesday, with Nasdaq futures down 0.2% as of 4:30 a.m. ET, while S&P 500, Dow, and Russell 2000 futures remained flat. The decline followed escalating U.S.-Iran tensions after U.S. strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz pushed WTI crude

Two Thai businessmen filed a lawsuit against Tether on August 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over the freezing of approximately $42.4 million in USDT. Nutthawat Rukthammachalern and Natthawat Kasamvilas allege that Tether blacklisted 10 Ethereum addresses

Payward, the company behind the xStocks tokenized equities framework, has partnered with the London Stock Exchange to tokenize the 100 largest companies listed in London. The tokenized shares, called xStocks, are expected to become available in the coming weeks through Kraken and other platforms

Five major South Korean bank forex experts surveyed on September 2 predict the won-dollar exchange rate will experience a short-term rebound this month before declining again by year-end. The exchange rate closed at 1368.7 won per dollar on September 2, down 1.7 won, after falling 180.8 won (11.7%)

Capital B, the French Bitcoin treasury company, secured €7.6 million in funding from Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back on Sept. 2 through a private placement of 13.18 million shares with attached warrants. The transaction, priced at €0.58 per unit carrying a 15.4% premium over the Sept. 1 closing price,

Klip, operated by AhnLab Blockchain Company (ABC), launched a deposit event offering up to 17% annual percentage yield (APY) on USDT (Tether). The event runs from September 1 to October 31 and uses the Superearn protocol for fund management. Superearn's terms of service state "we assume no

Robinhood Wallet and social trading application Fomo users have been able to purchase meme coins with credit cards without completing separate know-your-customer verification, prompting Chase to request Visa investigate how the transactions are being classified. The purchases are powered by crypto p