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Hyperliquid Policy Center and Phantom filed a joint comment letter on July 9 urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to clarify that publishing onchain protocol software should not automatically trigger registration requirements as a derivatives exchange, clearinghouse, broker or swap

JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated in a July report that Bitcoin's biggest long-term risk is traditional finance building private blockchains that capture distributed ledger technology benefits without relying on public networks. The analysts said banks, asset managers and

Anthropic appointed former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to its Long-Term Benefit Trust on July 9, adding one of the world's best-known economists to the independent oversight body. Bernanke served as Fed Chair from 2006 to 2014 and received the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences fo

Bitwise senior investment strategist Juan Leon characterized Bitcoin's roughly 50% drawdown from its 2025 peak as the mildest structural bear market in the asset's history this week, while CryptoQuant's July 8 report classified the 10% rebound from approximately US$57,700 as a recovery within an

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) faces heightened expectations for an August interest rate hike, according to Westpac's Chief Economist Lucy Ellis. In a report released on local time, Ellis stated that recently published inflation and labor market indicators largely met expectations, and the RBA

The South Korean government held a task force meeting on July 10 at the Sejong Government Complex, chaired by Vice Minister of Finance and Economy Lee Hyung-il, to review the implementation status of support measures for Homeplus workers and partner companies. The meeting followed the court's

SK Hynix ADR listed on Nasdaq on the 10th (local time), prompting US asset managers to prepare leveraged ETF launches. Bloomberg reported that ProShares, Leveraged Shares, and Rex Shares are developing products tracking twice the daily returns of SK Hynix ADR, with at least six products launching

Swyftx published its Q2 2026 Industry Report on July 8, finding trading volumes across global exchanges at their lowest levels since 2023, with total crypto market capitalization down 12% over the quarter. The report attributes the decline to weak price action while highlighting institutional

Binance CEO Richard Teng stated that approximately 70% of European user withdrawals following the exchange's MiCA-related exit moved to self-custodied wallets rather than regulated rival platforms. The figure was reported by Wu Blockchain and crypto-market outlets citing Teng, indicating that only a

State Street strategist Daniel Gerard reported in June that institutional investors reduced South Korea equity exposure while continuing to increase Taiwan holdings, despite both markets being in overweight positions. The State Street Risk Appetite Index surged from 0.09 in April to 0.45 in June, re

Zcash has locked in the activation date for its Ironwood upgrade, formally designated NU6.3, which will deploy on July 28 at block height 3,428,143, expected around 8 a.m. EST, according to core developer Sean Bowe. The upgrade directly addresses a critical vulnerability discovered in the Orchard sh

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) expanded its inspection to Hanyang Securities on the 8th to investigate alleged mis-selling in JTBC corporate bond issuance and sales. The FSS had started inspections of Shinhan Investment & Securities, the lead underwriter for JTBC bonds, and

Hong Kong-listed AI companies Zhipu (02513-HK) and MiniMax (00100-HK) experienced divergent stock performance on July 8 and July 9 following the expiry of their first post-IPO share lock-up periods. Zhipu's market capitalization reached HKD 906 billion on July 9, while MiniMax's valuation dropped to

On July 10, 2026, South Korean storage-chip giant SK hynix officially began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States. The stock started trading under the temporary ticker code “SKHYV” ahead of the issuance, and is planned to switch to the official ticker “SKHY” on July 13. SK hynix Chairman Choi Tae-won traveled to New York to attend the bell-ringing ceremony. This IPO was priced at $149 per ADR (American depositary receipt), issuing 177.9 million ADRs and raising about $2

POSCO Group announced that its subsidiary POSCO International signed a business agreement with Newcom, a leading Mongolian energy and infrastructure company, in Ulaanbaatar on the 9th for energy project cooperation. The partnership aims to support Mongolia's energy transition initiatives. Mongolia i

CertiK's Hack3d report recorded more than US$1.31 billion lost across 344 incidents in the first half of 2026, about 28% higher year-on-year once the Bybit hack is excluded. Security experts warn that AI tooling is accelerating both attacks and the discovery of long-hidden vulnerabilities, with

Young Americans are living with parents at record rates as homeownership becomes increasingly unaffordable, while New York State deploys artificial intelligence to eliminate outdated regulations and the 2026 World Cup drives a surge in remote work arrangements. Census data analyzed by John Burns

Nomura Securities assessed that South Korea's underlying inflationary pressure has eased, according to a report released on July 10. Park Jung-woo, economist at Nomura Securities, noted that June personal services inflation declined to 3.4% year-on-year from May's 3.7%, signaling reduced baseline in

Polymarket is seeking regulatory approval to offer margin trading in the United States, Bloomberg reported, a move that would allow users to post collateral rather than fully fund event-contract positions. The effort aims to increase capital efficiency for active traders and marks another step in th

Goldman Sachs has restricted employee trading on prediction markets over concerns that staff could use sensitive information to bet on financial, political or corporate outcomes, according to reports citing an internal memo. The bank told employees they may participate only in sports and