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Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of Strategy, published a 110-point essay on X Saturday urging the Bitcoin network to reject BIP-110, the anti-spam soft fork proposal. The essay, titled '110 Reasons BIP 110 Is a Bad Idea,' had drawn more than 840,000 views by Sunday afternoon. Saylo

Park Jin-young, JYP Entertainment's largest shareholder and Chief Creative Officer, recommended purchasing JYP stocks on November 19, 2023, during a YouTube appearance on 'Shuka World,' urging viewers to invest with a three-to-five-year horizon. JYP Entertainment stocks have since fallen to

HL Genomics, an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer, will list on the KOSDAQ market on May 24. The company set its offering price at 21,500 won, the top of its 18,500-21,500 won indicative range, following strong demand from both institutional and retail investors. The listing

Kraken launched cash-settled bitcoin and ether options through Kraken Pro on Thursday, introducing a new derivatives product as crypto exchanges and traditional financial firms compete for institutional trading flows. The European-style, USD-settled options are initially available through request-fo

Korea's Broadcasting and Media Communications Review Committee (방미심위) signaled it may issue another review suspension on requests to block illegal overseas crypto exchange sites, according to materials submitted to lawmaker 이주희 of the Democratic Party on an unspecified recent date. The committee

Foreign investors achieved an 89.74% win rate in South Korea's stock market during net-buy sessions from January 2 to July 16, with the KOSPI rising on 35 out of 39 such days across 132 trading sessions. This pattern emerged as foreign capital concentrated in index heavyweights Samsung Electronics a

SK Hynix stocks experienced a maximum drawdown of 43% from peak during the recent week, matching decline levels last seen in 2022 when the company reported losses. SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won stated at the recent Jeju Forum that memory prices should fall, calling current prices abnormal. DRAM

KOSPI stocks exhibited extreme volatility on July 15 and July 16, with semiconductor shares leading a 6.24% surge before reversing 6.37% the following session. Of 944 KOSPI-listed stocks, 648 declined from June 22 to July 14, with Samsung Electronics falling 25.60% and SK Hynix dropping 34.46%

Korean listed companies experienced divergent outcomes as the Korea Exchange strengthened market capitalization requirements for listing maintenance this month, raising thresholds to 30 billion won for KOSPI and 20 billion won for KOSDAQ. The regulatory change triggered retail investor buying

Five major hyperscalers face scrutiny over AI infrastructure funding sustainability as corporate bond issuance reached $194.1 billion in July, according to data from Bloomberg and Samsung Securities. KB Securities and Samsung Securities analysts project these companies retain a minimum two-to-four-y

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has begun sanction procedures against Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, over a hack the platform suffered in November. The FSS recently sent Dunamu an inspection report covering the incident, according to local broadcaster SBS, citing

Samsung Electronics will unveil its second-half flagship smartphones at the Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event on July 22 at 10 PM KST in London, while the European Central Bank (ECB) will decide the Eurozone's benchmark interest rate on July 23 at 9:15 PM KST, and the Trump administration's legal

South Korea's KOSDAQ market saw its index fall below 800 to 791.84 on the 16th, marking a 4.53% decline, while daily trading volume dropped to 4.6145 trillion won — the lowest level in approximately 11 months since August 28 last year. The decline was triggered by a sharp drop in semiconductor

The Ethereum Beacon Deposit Contract holds 88.29 million ETH as of this weekend, representing 73.16% of the network's top 12 wallets. Six exchanges control 6.6 million ETH across multiple addresses, with Binance holding the largest share at 3.19 million ETH split among three separate wallets. The co

South Korea's Financial Services Commission announced new regulations for single-stock leveraged ETFs on the 16th, raising the base deposit requirement from 10 million won to 30 million won and restricting deposits to cash only. The measures target Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix leveraged ETFs

Input Output announced Friday it will transfer control of Cardano's core blockchain infrastructure to outside specialist companies, starting in August and running through 2027. The handover covers the Haskell node, Plutus smart-contract platform, Daedalus wallet, and Hydra scaling technology.

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor placed a $100,000 wager on July 19 predicting Argentina would defeat Spain 3-2 in regulation time during the World Cup final. The bet, placed through 1xBet at approximately 36.00 odds for a potential $3.6 million payout, was inspired by a July 11, 2021 social

France's gambling regulator ordered internet providers to block Polymarket on July 16, escalating actions that began in November 2024 when the platform cut off French trading. The Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ) said Polymarket promotes illegal gambling that could expose users to significant

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported record Q2 2026 net income of NT$706.56 billion on July 16, 2026, up 77.4% year on year and marking its fifth consecutive record quarter, on revenue of NT$1.27 trillion ($40.20 billion, +36% year on year). The stock fell 2.77% to $398.37

Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi turned bearish on the Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) becoming law by December 31, 2026, with Polymarket odds falling to 39% as of July 19, 2026. The decline reflects skepticism that congressional action will translate into signed legislation despite