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SK Hynix shares plunged 14.65% to 1.55 million won on July 28, one day before the company's Q2 earnings announcement. The decline followed reports that a Chinese state-backed company developed domestic deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography equipment, triggering

The Bank of Russia published draft regulations outlining the country's first framework for organized trading of digital assets and digital rights, introducing new requirements for crypto exchanges and digital depositories. The proposals follow Russia's crypto market bill passed by the State Duma

Cobo, a provider of digital asset custody and wallet infrastructure, launched the Settlement Network (SN) on July 28, 2026. The network is a bilateral clearing and settlement infrastructure designed for institutional stablecoin transactions, enabling two institutions that have independently

Fireblocks, a digital asset infrastructure provider valued at $8 billion in 2022, announced a suite of new enterprise tools during its Pulse Masterclass webinar. The products are designed to help organizations expand digital asset operations while maintaining security and operational efficiency. The

BitMart published an official notice on July 26 confirming it has decided to wind down all trading operations, citing market conditions and strategic direction as the reasons. The platform stopped accepting new user registrations and suspended all deposit services as of July 26 at 01:30 UTC,

Crypto losses topped $1 billion in the first half of 2026 as the industry recorded its highest number of hacks in a six-month period, according to onchain security platform Blockaid. Ethereum and Solana recorded the largest losses from incidents affecting their networks, with roughly $332 million an

Corning Inc. (GLW) shares were headed for the worst single-day decline since March 2020 after the company reported its Q2 earnings on Tuesday. The specialty glass and materials maker's Q3 revenue guidance midpoint of $4.95 billion missed the Wall Street consensus estimate of $5 billion, despite Q2

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock jumped over 20% on Monday after AT&T signed an agreement to expand the use of the company's quantum computing technology across its network operations. The rally followed early results showing one network optimization workload dropped from roughly one hour to under 15

Blackrock's ETHA ether ETF attracted $11.75 million on July 27, leading the ether ETF category to $9.23 million in net inflows while bitcoin ETFs recorded $11.64 million in outflows. The divergence marked the third consecutive day of bitcoin withdrawals and reflected selective institutional demand f

Ripple has contributed an estimated $48 million during the 2026 election cycle, making it one of the largest corporate political donors in the United States, according to Public Citizen. The company's spending coincides with the crypto industry's push for the CLARITY Act, which faces a crucial

Emirates launched Crypto.com Pay for flight bookings on July 28, 2026, enabling eligible UAE residents to pay for flights using digital assets on emirates.com and the Emirates App. The payment option applies exclusively to fares priced in Emirati dirham (AED) and settles in dirhams or

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) stocks fell 6.59% to approximately $840.88 in pre-market trading on Tuesday, following a 2.25% decline to $900.20 in the previous session. Investors reduced exposure to semiconductor companies amid concerns about whether massive AI infrastructure investments can g

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, addressed ADA token's prolonged underperformance during an X AMA on July 27, stating the project needs to change its approach and strategy. ADA is trading at $0.1566, down 1.57% in the last 24 hours, and sits roughly 95% below its September 2021 all-time high o

X Money launched nationwide for all Premium subscribers on July 27, exiting its Premium+-only beta phase that began in late June. The banking product, integrated into Elon Musk's X platform (formerly Twitter), now offers deposit accounts, peer-to-peer payments, and debit cards with up to $10

Alphabet announced second-quarter earnings on Wednesday and raised the top end of its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $205 billion as the company rushes to open new data centers for artificial intelligence. Shares of Google's parent fell 7% on Thursday, with Amazon, Meta and Microsoft stocks al

Strategy paused Bitcoin purchases for a fifth consecutive week, its longest buying hiatus in two years, while raising $525 million in cash and executing its first preferred stock buyback. The company sold 5.4 million MSTR shares through its at-the-market program between July 20 and 26, bringing cash

1inch opened Aqua, its shared DeFi liquidity layer, to all users on Tuesday across 13 EVM chains, eight months after releasing it to developers only. The protocol went live on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, and Robinhood Chain, among other networks. Aqua operates as a registry rather than a

Securitize Capital, the advisory subsidiary of tokenized asset platform Securitize, registered with the SEC as a full investment adviser, the company announced Monday. The registration graduates the firm from exempt reporting adviser status, which imposed constraints on the scope of assets and

Small businesses are suing the Trump administration over tariffs enacted under Section 301 of the Trade Act. The lawsuits target duties of 10 percent or 12.5 percent on goods from more than 60 countries that took effect after temporary Section 122 measures lapsed last week. Plaintiffs claim

Hyperliquid's SK Hynix perpetual contract, xyz:SKHYNIX, fell 17.9% on Tuesday after a bad price print appeared on NXT, a South Korean alternative stock venue, resulting in approximately $57.4 million in long position liquidations across 960 accounts. The drop was triggered when an abnormal