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Rain CEO Farooq Malik announced at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026 that stablecoin payments facilitated by Rain reach more than 100,000 merchants without their knowledge. Malik told The Block that such transactions currently settle through Visa's payment network in about three days, while merchant

Amazon announced Wednesday it plans to offer drone deliveries in nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of the year through its Prime Air program. The expansion represents a sixfold increase from its current footprint of 11 metro areas. David Carbon, vice president of Prime Air, projected in

Bitcoin is trading near $64,000 within a notably tight daily range as Bollinger Bands compress around price, signaling reduced volatility after months of wider swings. Trader Ted Pillows argues the compression could precede a larger move, identifying the $70,000-$72,000 zone as key upside

NH All One REITs and Samsung FN REITs completed a transaction involving the Seoul office building A-One Tower Dangsan on the 13th, with NH selling the property for 163 billion won and Samsung acquiring it through 90 billion won in financing. NH All One REITs achieved a 25% profit margin, having

Institutional investors are prioritizing regulatory compliance in blockchain infrastructure as crypto adoption accelerates. 73% of investors said they planned to increase their crypto allocations this year, while 66% considered regulatory compliance important when selecting a custodian, up

Korean individual investors increased their US stock investments in August, with custody amounts surpassing $190 billion again. The shift reflects cooling sentiment toward the Korean stock market. Investors turned to US equities as the Korean market experienced sharp fluctuations, prompting a

Mirae Asset Securities retirement account holders allocated the largest ETF holdings to US S&P500 and NASDAQ100 tracking products as of end of June, with six of the top ten products focused on AI or semiconductors. TIGER US S&P500 ranked first, followed by TIGER US NASDAQ100, reflecting growth

Hong Kong stocks closed mixed on Wednesday (18th), with the Hang Seng Index rising 0.09% to 25495.07 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.21% to 4682.05 points. The divergence stemmed from corporate earnings results and weakness in overseas technology stocks, which pressured tech names whil

US stock futures rebounded early Wednesday after President Donald Trump paused a planned 50% tariff hike on certain Canadian goods for three days. The temporary reprieve eased immediate trade concerns, though global tech selloffs and Middle East tensions kept investors cautious. Trump is scheduled t

Reddit (RDDT) joined the S&P 500 on Tuesday but declined 0.5% that day, extending an 11% cumulative drop over Monday and Tuesday. The S&P announced the inclusion on Aug. 14, with J.P. Morgan analysts estimating index funds would need to buy approximately 16.7 million shares. The stock faces

Major Korean listed companies are expected to sustain record-breaking earnings growth in Q3 2024 following strong Q2 performance, driven by increased memory demand from expanded artificial intelligence investment. According to FnGuide data released on the 19th, 230 KOSPI and KOSDAQ listed companies

South Korea's KOSDAQ stocks outperformed the broader KOSPI index today as global long-term government bond yields surged to multi-decade highs. The KOSPI closed at 6471.17, down 5.8%, while the KOSDAQ fell just 1.17% to 824.46, with the technology-focused index briefly turning positive during the se

Individual investors bought over 500 billion won of KOSDAQ ETFs in recent weeks, driving a rebound in South Korea's tech-heavy KOSDAQ market after first-half underperformance. According to Korea Exchange data released on the 19th, retail investors net purchased 1,614 billion won of KODEX KOSDAQ150

Korean conglomerate group exchange-traded funds (ETFs) showed divergent performance over the past month through the 18th, with Hanwha, LG, and POSCO group ETFs rising while Samsung Group ETFs declined. The shift occurred as investor capital rotated from semiconductors—led by Samsung Electronics and

KOSPI dropped 5.8% on May 19, prompting analysts to warn that this correction differs fundamentally from the July decline due to rising US and Japan government bond yields pressuring global liquidity. Park Byung-chang, CEO of MP Partners, stated on YouTube channel '3ProTV' that semiconductor and

Mirae Asset Global Investments is expanding distribution channels for its fund investing in Tesla, SpaceX, and their value chain companies. The asset manager launched the 'Mirae Asset SpaceX Tesla Value Chain Securities Investment Trust' in July, allocating 40% to Tesla and SpaceX directly and 60% t

Nike Inc. (NKE) stock is on track for its third week of losses as shares reached a 12-year low near $40 on Monday. A $10,000 investment in Nike a decade ago would now be worth about $8,040, according to Fiscal AI data, representing a 19.6% loss for shareholders. The decline stems from strategic

Hong Kong-based private equity firm Anchor Equity Partners extended the maturity of its 310 billion won acquisition financing for Kakao Entertainment by 2 months, moving the deadline from early September to early November. The extension was unanimously approved by the lending syndicate and stems fro

Australia's corporate regulator ASIC took down 3,106 cryptocurrency investment scams in FY26, marking a nearly 30% increase from the previous period, as AI-generated deepfake networks continue targeting Australian investor savings. The crackdown was part of a broader effort that shut down

The UK Office for National Statistics released July consumer price index (CPI) data on August 19, showing inflation rose 2.9% year-over-year, matching market consensus and exceeding the prior reading of 2.6%. The increase was driven by a 14.7% year-over-year surge in gas prices, attributed to