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Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper established venture capital firm Draper X Ventures in Busan-jin district, Busan in early this month, according to the VC industry on the 22nd. The firm is located in Tium, a shared office space for VCs and accelerators operated by the Busan Technology Startup

UBS raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 8100, up from 7500, citing artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor company earnings growth. UBS strategist Keith Parker stated that tech-led earnings growth supports further upside as the AI cycle continues into its second year, with signs

South Korean insurance companies including Samsung Life, Samsung Fire & Marine, Hanwha Life, Kyobo Life, and Mirae Asset Life are accelerating organizational restructuring to become AI Native enterprises. Samsung Life and Samsung Fire reorganized their existing AI centers on the 10th into AX·PI

Ripple secured full MiCA authorization in Europe, providing the company with a clearer regulatory path to expand crypto-enabled payment services across EU and EEA markets. The authorization applies to Ripple's corporate payment entity and permits compliant operations under the European Union's

XRP Ledger has connected to Axelar's cross-chain interoperability infrastructure, enabling XRP and XRPL-native assets to access decentralized finance applications across Ethereum Virtual Machine and Cosmos ecosystems. The integration provides bridge connectivity for XRPL assets to move into

Hyundai Department Store faces mixed Q2 performance as strong department store operations are offset by subsidiary Zinus's struggles, according to securities firms' consensus estimates compiled by Yonhap Infomax on the 22nd. The consensus forecast shows Q2 operating profit of 84.4 billion won,

UBS Americas and Bank of America advised maintaining investments in AI hardware companies on the 21st local time, despite recent semiconductor stock volatility. UBS Americas Chief Investment Officer Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardy stated the recent semiconductor stock weakness does not reflect potential o

Global investment firm Blackstone announced on May 20 its investment in a Korean robotics company, citing the humanoid and automation market as being in the early stages of explosive growth. The undisclosed investment values the company at approximately 1 trillion won according to investment

Daesin Securities called recent semiconductor stock declines 'irrational' on the 22nd, maintaining its overweight rating. The firm reaffirmed buy ratings for Samsung Electronics (target price 560,000 won) and SK Hynix (target price 3.9 million won). Analyst Ryu Hyung-geun stated the market

South Korea's Financial Services Commission postponed its weekly household debt inspection meetings with financial institutions until the end of the month as it prepares for a major real estate forum on the 23rd. The FSC, which had been summoning internet-only banks, regional banks, insurers, card c

Coinone completed an equity transaction with Korea Investment & Securities and OKX, with the two investors each contributing 80 billion won for a combined total of 160 billion won. Over two-thirds of the investment — approximately 110 billion won — went toward purchasing old shares from existing

The KOSPI has emerged as a key driver of US stock market movements, particularly affecting the Nasdaq-100 index, according to analysis from Wall Street firms. Evercore ISI described the Korean stock market as a 'tail that wags the dog' scenario where KOSPI now moves global asset markets. The

Solana's tokenized asset volume reached $5.77 billion in Q2 2026, up 114% quarter over quarter, according to data from the Solana Foundation. Tokenized equities on the network quadrupled to $4.8 billion in Q2, from $1.1 billion in Q1, as more brokerages and issuers began

Micron and SK Hynix ADR (ticker: SKHY) surged over 10% in overnight trading, with Micron gaining 12.17% and SKHY rising 13.75% intraday. Wall Street analysts attributed the rally to hedge fund position liquidation in semiconductor and AI stocks reaching completion, triggering short covering and

Arcus, a decentralized exchange backed by Robinhood Crypto, launched tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain. The platform, built by the team behind dYdX, previously launched spot markets when Robinhood Chain went live on July 1. The expansion adds access to more than 95 stock toke

US Treasury bonds declined on the 21st (US Eastern Time) with short-term maturities showing relative weakness, as the yield curve flattened in a bear flattening pattern. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 3.00 basis points to 4.6280% as of 3pm, while the 2-year yield climbed 4.90bp to 4.2640% and the 3

The Federal Reserve lacked access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview AI model for at least three months following an April meeting where officials warned bank CEOs about cybersecurity threats. Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh testified on July 15 that the central bank was still seeking access to Mythos an

Congressman Ritchie Torres sent a letter Monday to Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins urging the agency to investigate Truth Social's upcoming Truth API product before its planned Aug. 1 launch. Torres raised concerns that the service, which will provide real-time access to posts f

Veteran investor Clem Chambers predicts gold will bottom near $3,500 per ounce and silver between $40 and $50, with plans to buy before year end. Chambers, founder of financial website ADVFN, attributes the decline to a bubble rally pullback and easing war tensions, particularly between China and

Korean retail investors known as 'Seohaggaemi' increased purchases of US stocks during this month (settlement basis 1st-16th), sweeping up 800 billion won worth of SK Hynix ADR shares, according to data from Korea Securities Depository's Seibro portal released on the 21st. The accelerated buying