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The USD-KRW exchange rate declined approximately 80 won over three weeks, falling from 1,559.20 won on July 1 to around 1,480 won by late July, driven by dollar supply exceeding demand in the foreign exchange market. The decline reflects record semiconductor exports, with June exports

Chainlink announced a shift in its BUILD program economics toward commercial fee agreements, with the final BUILD rewards claims ending July 7, 2026. Participating projects will transition to commercial arrangements where fees are paid in LINK or other liquid tokens. The change aims to create

The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee approved a reform plan for the financial intermediary support loan system on the 23rd, aimed at strengthening monetary policy tools and expanding support for regional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The reform seeks to enhance the system's

SeAH Aviation & Defense Materials, a subsidiary of SeAH Besteel Holdings, was selected as a supplier of high-strength aluminum alloy materials to Airbus on July 23 at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 in London, becoming the first Korean materials company to achieve this designation. The se

Professor Jin Mi-yoon of Myongji University Graduate School of Real Estate warned on July 23 that housing supply bottlenecks are intensifying due to permit and construction start contractions. Speaking at a real estate policy public debate held at KBS Annex in Yeouido, Seoul, Jin stated that

Former BlackRock portfolio manager and Phinance Technologies co-founder Ed Dowd said in an interview with Kitco that 45% of the market cap of the S&P 500 is related to the AI sector, and that, at current valuations, the expected return over the next 10 years is zero. He said that private credit packaged into insured “wrappers” and resold to insurance companies is a structure that “sounds a lot like the 2008 financial crisis.” Credit default cycle kicks in: Private credit growth stalls Dowd said

South Korea's IPO market recorded sharp declines in the first half, with 17 new listings and ₩1.1 trillion in fundraising, according to Shinhan Securities on the 23rd. The 17 listings represented a 55.3% year-on-year decrease, while fundraising fell 48.7%, marking the weakest first-half

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on July 23 that the second phase of its “Supercharged Sandbox” program has officially launched. Anthropic will provide Claude AI models to 21 participating organizations, including Claude Code and Claude Cowork. A total of 199 applications were received for the second phase, up 51% from the first round. FCA Second-Phase Supercharged Sandbox Technology Partnership Framework According to the FCA announcement, the technical collaboration framework

比特币（BTC）短期反弹缺乏动能，截至7月23日暂报约$65,900。美国参议院共和党人正式发布了《CLARITY Act》（《加密市场结构法案》）最新修订版。该法案明确禁止在任期间的公职人员（例如总统、国会议员和联邦法官）为盈利而发行或参与发起数字资产。S&P推出了一项数字资产区块链基础指数，为传统按市值加权的加密指数提供了替代方案。 宏观事件与加密市场热点 1、据知名记者Eleanor Terrett在X上的发文，美国参议院共和党人已正式发布《CLARITY Act》（《Crypto Market Structure Act》，加密市场结构法案）的最新修订版。该草案涵盖五个核心领域：对公职人员的严格伦理规则、设立区块链开发者豁免、监管稳定币收益，以及旨在加强破产保护和强化执法的具体条款。其目标是为美国加密市场建立更清晰、更安全的监管框架。 尽管部分条款仍在与民主党进行激烈的跨党派谈判中，此次公布文本却清晰披露了共和党在加密政策上的核心底线。在修订草案中，由白宫与共和党参议员Cynthia Lummis等人谈判的“伦理规则”是主要关注点。法案明确禁止在任期间的公职人员（包括总统、国会

Seoul housing mortgage usage dropped 7.29 percentage points to 45.67% in one year ending June. Government loan caps drove the decline, pushing cash buyers to dominate districts like Ichon-dong and Sincheon-dong where mortgage ratios fell over 20 percentage points. The 6·27 and 10·15 policy

XRPL validator “Vet” issued a warning in a post on X, saying the XRP Ledger v3.2.0 upgrade deadline is now less than a week away. All nodes running below v3.2.0 will face service interruptions, and it urged exchanges and project teams to complete the update as soon as possible. Current adoption status of v3.2.0 nodes （Source: XRP Ledger） Based on the latest data from the XRP Ledger explorer, the network migration is still underway. Node adoption is as follows: v3.2.0 (upgraded): 489 nodes, accou

South Korea's Financial Services Commission is advancing the implementation timeline for stricter deposit requirements on single-stock leveraged ETFs from early August to the end of July. The Korea Financial Investment Association convened a meeting on July 21 with six major securities firms, Korea

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission announced amendments to the Fair Trade Act enforcement decree on July 23, closing loopholes that allowed corporate venture capital units under holding companies to indirectly invest in founder family businesses via external funds and permitted affiliate debt

Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, stated on the 22nd (local time) that the risk of energy market supply disruptions has increased again due to the re-escalation of the Middle East conflict. Slok explained that oil transit volume through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to ne

Hong Kong's stock market surpassed 100 new listings as of July 22, driven by hard-tech enterprises and A+H dual listings. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx, 00388.HK) closed up HK$1 or 0.25% at HK$400.60 on Wednesday, marking its third consecutive trading day of gains. The surge in initial

The Korean stock market experienced significant forced liquidations as investor deposits fell sharply amid ongoing KOSPI volatility. According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, forced liquidations reached 59.6 billion won on the most recent trading day, marking the highest level since a

Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and UBS issued buy recommendations for Korean stocks after the KOSPI index fell to the 6000-level. The calls followed server DRAM spot prices surging up to 146% since mid-July and Korean DRAM export unit prices jumping 523% year-over-year. The bullish outlook gained

On July 22, seven Democratic senators released a joint statement opposing the current text of the Senate crypto market structure bill, the “CLARITY Act,” saying the draft falls short in “ethical standards for elected officials, consumer protection, illegal finance, conflicts of interest, and market integrity.” Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo said the “CLARITY Act” is less likely than 50% to pass. Seven Democratic Senators’ Joint Statement Opposes the “CLARITY Act” According to the joint

OCI Holdings surged 14.74% to 218,000 won during intraday trading, driven by expectations of a Q2 operating profit turnaround to 121.8 billion won from an 80.3 billion won loss in the prior year's Q2. The anticipated black ink reflects recovery in the company's core solar and semiconductor

Credit card companies and capital firms in South Korea face difficulties expanding mid-interest loans in the second half as regulators lowered rate caps and postponed additional incentives. The mid-interest loan rate ceiling dropped to 12.26% for card companies (from 12.33%) and 14.37% for capital f