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The KOSPI declined 19.11% this month through the previous day, with market capitalization falling 1,312.79 trillion won to 5,616.75 trillion won, Korea Exchange reported. Semiconductor stock weakness drove the downturn, as the KRX semiconductor index dropped 22.80%, Samsung Electronics

A 50-year-old Korean dividend investor known as 'Pyeong-on' generates 5 million won in monthly dividends after transforming his strategy following the March 20, 2020 market crash. The recently retired investor holds over 4 billion won in assets, producing 60 million won annually in dividend

Retail investors in South Korea lost approximately 8.8337 trillion won in single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over nine trading days from July 1 to July 13, according to data from F&N Guide QuantiWise and Mirae Asset Securities. The losses occurred as KOSPI volatility intensified

The Bank of Korea released its June 2026 import and export price indices on July 15, showing import prices fell 4.4% month-over-month on a won basis - the steepest decline in three and a half years since December 2022. Export prices remained flat at 0.0% month-over-month while rising 48.9% year-over

EthSystems, a for-profit entity focused on building confidential systems for institutional Ethereum, announced its formation on Tuesday with backing from Ethereum treasury holders Bitmine and SharpLink and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin. The company was spun out of the non-profit Ethereum Foundation and

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on the 14th local time that it conducted large-scale airstrikes targeting US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. The IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force stated the attacks were carried out as part of the third phase of 'Operation Nasr 2,' using m

Leverage and inverse exchange-traded products based on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks have drawn scrutiny in the Korean market. As of the 14th, these single-stock products accounted for just 0.36% of the combined ordinary share market capitalization of the two companies but

Cryptocurrency analyst Benjamin Cowen published an analysis comparing Bitcoin's current movements to past market cycles to address ongoing uncertainty in the cryptocurrency market. Cowen argued that the current market structure combines elements from two different eras: structurally resembling a les

Bitcoin spiked past $64,000 on July 14, reversing Monday losses to reach a multiweek high despite ongoing Middle East turmoil. The rally triggered $277 million in short-bet liquidations across the cryptocurrency market, according to Coinglass data. The surge followed Consumer Price Index data

Twenty-six current and former Meta employees filed a lawsuit Monday in the United States Northern District Court of California, alleging the company used artificial intelligence in its May layoff round in a way that discriminated against workers on protected leave. The plaintiffs claim Meta's AI

Gold fell $532.24 per ounce in June — nearly 12% — to close at $4,008, marking its fourth consecutive monthly loss and the largest monthly decline since October 2008, according to Paul Wong, managing partner and market strategist at Sprott Inc. The selloff was triggered by the signing of the

Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase posted record quarterly revenue on Tuesday, driven by massive gains in equities trading and investment banking tied to the global artificial intelligence boom. Goldman Sachs revenue jumped 39% to $20.3 billion, while JPMorgan saw revenue rise 27% to $58 billion in th

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered Kalshi on Tuesday to honor trades involving Michigan residents despite the state's attempt to force the prediction markets platform to cancel them. About two weeks ago, a Michigan state court ordered Kalshi to stop offering sports-related event

The U.S. government transferred $12.36 million in ETH, USDC and USDT to Coinbase Prime and one unlabeled address via six transactions on July 14. The transfers originated from a Department of Justice-controlled wallet linked to funds seized from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, according to Arkham

SK Hynix ADR surged as much as 23% intraday on May 14 (local time), trading at a 46% premium over its Korean-listed ordinary shares just three days after its Nasdaq debut. The American depositary receipts recovered most of the prior session's 9.3% decline, which mirrored a broader selloff in Korean

South Korea will run a 2027 pilot linking tokenized government bonds to its institutional central bank digital currency infrastructure, according to the government's 2026 Economic Growth Strategy for the Second Half released Tuesday. The plan assigns an official date to the bond pilot and directs

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) added 12 digital assets and enabled 24/7 stablecoin wallet transfers on July 14, 2026. The broker, which manages approximately $930.3 billion in client equity, integrated these capabilities directly into its core electronic trading architecture. The

The SEC's Crypto Task Force held a direct meeting with representatives from the Hyperliquid Policy Center, trade.xyz (XYZ Ltd.), and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP to discuss regulatory approaches for crypto assets and decentralized perpetual markets. The session was requested in a formal letter signed

Japan's largest domestic payment network JCB signed a memorandum of understanding with Circle to explore the use of USDC for cross-border payments and merchant transactions. The agreement allows JCB to test whether stablecoins can reduce friction in international settlement and support payment use c