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Binance lowered its VIP 3 wallet asset requirement to $1 million and introduced a 4x multiplier for over-the-counter (OTC) spot trading volume on July 21, 2026, at 04:00 EST. The changes are designed to streamline access to mid-tier institutional benefits and drive broader participation across the e

Alphabet kicked off Big Tech's second-quarter earnings season on Wednesday, with investors shifting focus from traditional cloud growth metrics to capital expenditure trends. Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have earmarked a combined $710 billion in AI development and data center investments

Yuanta Securities' lead underwriting competency faces scrutiny as BigWave Robotics, for which it serves as lead underwriter, repeatedly amended its securities registration following Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) requests. BigWave Robotics submitted its initial securities registration in May an

Samsung Display CEO Lee Chung stated on the 22nd at the K-Display 2026 exhibition in Seoul that artificial intelligence is creating new demand across the display industry. Speaking at the event held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Lee—who also serves as chairman of the Korea Display Industry

President Donald Trump agreed to an ethics provision in landmark US cryptocurrency legislation after months of negotiations with lawmakers. The provision would prohibit federal officials from issuing or offering digital assets, described by the administration as the broadest ethics measure of its

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is drawing internal attention to the succession of Deputy Governor Yoo Sang-dae, whose term expires next month on the 20th. With the Deputy Governor replacement scheduled ahead of the August Monetary Policy Committee meeting, bond markets are closely monitoring whether this p

Kim Min-kook, CEO of VIP Asset Management, presented a proposal for anti-stock-suppression legislation at a National Assembly forum on the 21st titled 'Legislative Tasks for Preventing Stock Price Suppression to Resolve Korea Discount.' Kim argued the proposed law addresses the structural cause of K

The USD/KRW exchange rate fell below 1,500 won for the first time in three weeks, staying in the late 1,400s range as of May 22, following SK Hynix's $26.5 billion American Depositary Receipt (ADR) listing on Nasdaq on May 10. Market analysts attribute the rate's decline primarily to expectations th

Robin Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Goldman Sachs foreign exchange strategist, stated on the 21st (local time) through his blog that Japan is in a very serious situation, warning that long-term Japanese government bond (JGB) yields could surge to double-digit

Balance Coin (BLC), an algorithmic stablecoin designed to maintain a $1 peg, lost more than 99% of its value following a suspected exploit on July 22. The token fell from close to its intended dollar peg to an all-time low of $0.001209. Blockchain security firm PeckShield estimated

Samsung Electronics announced the establishment of a new robotics division on the 21st, triggering a sharp rebound in Korean robotics stocks on the 22nd. Rainbow Robotics, a consolidated subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, surged 19.32% to 491,000 won as of 2:17 PM on the 22nd, while other robotics-r

US private equity zombie funds — funds that have exceeded their operational period without disposing of assets — reached a record $348.5 billion in net asset value by the end of 2025, according to market research firm Pitchbook. The surge stems from high interest rates and a prolonged downturn in th

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg voiced frustration over the company's AI development pace during a recent internal meeting reported by Reuters and covered by TechCrunch. The concern comes as Meta commits up to $145 billion in AI spending by 2026 following organizational upheaval that included 8,000

Mirae Asset Securities faces contrasting quarterly earnings forecasts driven by SpaceX equity valuation changes, according to analyst estimates released on July 22. Kim Hyun-soo of Sangsangin Securities projected Q2 consolidated

Korea REITs Association submitted a proposal to the Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange requesting that listed REITs be excluded from short-selling eligible stocks or at minimum receive differentiated treatment. The association cited excessive short selling concentration in the

Kolon Group stocks plummeted on the 22nd after Kolon Tissugene announced its osteoarthritis treatment TG-C failed to achieve statistical significance versus placebo in the U.S. Phase 3 primary topline results. Kolon, the holding company, saw its stock price crash 28.27% to 23,600 won in the

Apple plans to partner with Swedish fintech company Klarna on July 28 to officially launch a lease-to-trade-in program called “Apple Upgrade.” After the news broke, Klarna’s stock surged as much as 11% during intraday trading and closed up 1.4%. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg said Apple Upgrade uses a “lease first, buy later” model, with Klarna serving as the financial support provider, while Apple itself does not bear financial risk. Apple Upgrade plan design: lease-term tier

US investment fund Terton Capital sent an open letter to the board of Golfzon Holdings on the 22nd, demanding independent review of a tender offer by the largest shareholder and measures to protect minority shareholders. SJ Investment Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of One&Partners established b

TSMC, the world's leading chipmaker, faces margin pressure from its U.S. manufacturing expansion driven by President Donald Trump's push for American-made semiconductors. Following Trump's return to power in 2025, TSMC announced $200

According to ETNews Korea, the Bank of Korea (BOK) plans to launch the second phase of Project Hangang as early as September. It will expand participating banks from 7 in the first phase to 9, and raise the user cap to 500k—far higher than the first phase’s opening-wallet scale of about 81k. The newly participating banks are Kyongnam Bank and iM Bank. Scale-up in Project Hangang second phase The main scale differences between the second phase of Project Hangang and the first phase are as follows