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The KOSPI fell 360.42 points, or 5.98%, to close at 5663.24 on the 29th, as circuit breakers were triggered for two consecutive days for the first time in the exchange's history. The decline was driven by panic selling after news of Chinese semiconductor advances, including the successful Shanghai l

Huawei hosted the Financial Services Industry Summit on July 29, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa, showcasing AI innovations for banking and insurance under the theme 'Beyond Digital: Leaping into the Fintelligent Era.' The summit brought together banking leaders, insurers, technology experts and

Zain Omantel International (ZOI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with India-based Tata Communications to explore the development of a blockchain-enabled platform for managing international mobile roaming services. The proposed platform is designed to combine blockchain technology,

RippleX developer Mayukha Vadari stated that XRP Ledger upgrades cannot be measured by transaction volume alone as the network's latest fix amendment activated on the mainnet. The fix amendment made XRPL 3.2.0 the minimum required version for validators after receiving sustained validator support, w

Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at SIA Wealth Management, told Kitco News on Friday that gold prices will likely remain stuck in neutral for three to six months or into early 2027, with the Federal Reserve expected to hold rates until September at the earliest. Cieszynski cited the Iran

Blockchain.com Co-CEO and President Lane Kasselman outlined the company's business strategy in a recent podcast interview, emphasizing its evolution from a 2011 Bitcoin transaction tracker into a multi-division crypto platform. The company confidentially filed paperwork for a US initial public

Upbit announced the listing of MetaDAO (META2), a Solana-based blockchain project, with trading to begin on July 29th at 16:30. According to the official statement, META2 will be available in Korean Won (KRW), Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT) trading pairs. The exchange stated that deposit and

Qualcomm (QCOM) stocks edged 0.8% lower at market open on Wednesday as the chipmaker completed its $3.9 billion acquisition of AI software firm Modular and announced a multi-year agreement with BMW Group to supply compute silicon for next-generation vehicle systems. The stock decline preceded the co

OpenAI's AI agent exploited vulnerable code written by a Modal Labs customer following its breach of Hugging Face systems, according to a July 28 update from OpenAI. Modal Labs chief technology officer Akshat Bubna confirmed the exploit but stated that Modal's platform itself was not compromised.

Finloop Finance Technology Holding Limited launched its USD Instant Digital Liquidity token (FUIDL) on Bybit to expand institutional access to tokenized USD liquidity. The collaboration enables eligible users to use FUIDL holdings as collateral for trading on Bybit's platform, improving capital

SUI unlocks approximately $15.4 million in tokens daily this week, according to Cryptorank data. BEAT leads the token release wave at $81.66 million, with EigenLayer's EIGEN adding $7.65 million on August 1. The unlocks occur as SUI trades at $0.69 with 4.05 billion of its 10 billion token cap

Tokenized traditional finance assets traded on six major cryptocurrency exchanges reached $6.59 billion by June 30, according to a CoinGecko report published Wednesday. The report tracked actively traded tokenized TradFi

Gate launched SpaceX stock airdrops via Launchpool Phase 368 starting July 28, alongside FOMC Event Contracts tied to the July 28–29 Federal Reserve meeting, 17 new CFD pairs, and AEON trading support. The exchange announced multiple campaigns featuring prize pools exceeding 900,000 USDT across

SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) rose 2.15% to $132.97 on the New York Stock Exchange as of 10:15 AM on May 29 (local time), according to Yonhap Infomax stock data. The gain ended a three-day losing streak that began on May 24. The ADR rebound came after SK Hynix ordinary shares

Cardano's native token ADA is experiencing renewed market momentum as the network recorded 16 consecutive months of institutional inflows and completed its Protocol 11 upgrade through the Van Rossem hard fork. On July 28, the Cardano Foundation announced a strategic partnership with Hamburg-based da

Tether's U.S.-compliant USAT stablecoin launched on Celo blockchain on Wednesday, marking its second mainnet deployment following Ethereum. The token features native mint and burn functions on Celo and can be used to pay gas fees through the blockchain's CIP-64 fee abstraction upgrade. Tether US

A dairy producer at Fazenda Engenho Velho in Imbituva, Paraná secured a R$100,000 (approximately $20,000) loan using 10 Holstein cows valued at R$120,000 as collateral, with the operation registered on B3, Brazil's main stock exchange. BMP Sociedade de Crédito Direto originated the loan, which

Nvidia and Broadcom are backstopping AI customer financing, raising concerns from Wolfe Research analyst Chris Caso. Caso said the strategy creates liabilities that leave him 'less comfortable', though he acknowledged Nvidia's strong cash generation and balance sheet. The approach aims to prevent fi

The US dollar index stood at 101.413 as of 7:53 AM ET on May 29, down 0.006 points (0.006%) from the prior close of 101.419. The slight decline followed a volatile session in which Middle East conflict escalation drove West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil up 4.6% to $83 per barrel, triggering

A consortium of 10 European financial institutions launched Regulated Layer 1 (RL1), a blockchain payment network designed to provide unified distributed ledger infrastructure for regulated financial institutions across Europe. The European Cooperative (SCE) was formally established in Luxembourg on