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SpaceX joined the Nasdaq-100 index on July 7 as Wall Street rallied on Thursday (9th), with the index gaining 1.9% over two days. The stock debuted June 12 in the largest IPO in history and fell to $148.3 on July 8 after peaking at $225.64 — a 26.5% decline from its closing high. The Nasdaq Stock

Fidelity's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund recorded inflows during a recent period of market volatility, according to data from the Farside platform. The inflows suggest renewed institutional allocator demand after recent market stress. ETF flow data has become a key metric for tracking institutional a

CASHCAT, a memecoin based on Robinhood Chain, surged approximately 3000% in one week. As of 11am on the 10th, CASHCAT traded at $0.1167 with a market capitalization of $116.78 million according to CoinMarketCap. The surge followed the Robinhood Chain mainnet launch on the 7th (local time), drawing i

South Korea's Democratic Party proposed inheritance and gift tax reform could eliminate incentives for major shareholders to suppress stock prices, according to analysis from Hanwha Investment & Securities. Researcher Eom Su-jin stated in a report published on the 10th that the 'PBR 0.8x Law'

VanEck updated its Ethereum ETF registration to include fee waiver details, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The waiver structure is designed to make the fund more attractive at launch as issuers compete for first-mover capital flows in the spot Ethereum ETF ma

Mirae Asset, Heungkuk Asset Management, and Korea Investment Trust Management dominated South Korea's ETF performance rankings this week as semiconductor and AI-themed funds captured top positions amid extreme KOSPI volatility. Mirae Asset's TIGER Semiconductor TOP10 Covered Call Active ETF

Remedi, a portable X-ray imaging device manufacturer, lists on the KOSDAQ market on July 13 following two previous unsuccessful listing attempts, with HLGenomics conducting public subscription July 13-14 during the same week. Remedi's public subscription held July 1-2 recorded a competition ratio

Mobile trading apps targeting young investors use gamification features — including points, badges, and leaderboards — to drive engagement, with users aged 20-30 comprising over half the user base according to 2025 economic news references. This design approach triggers action bias and FOMO (Fear

National Pension Service disclosed its Q2 stock large shareholding details on the 12th, revealing expanded positions in K-consumer goods companies and new entries in power infrastructure stocks. Newly listed holdings include Cosmekakorea at 12.98%, Daesang at 10.67%, Samyang Foods at 10.58%, GS

Vitalik Buterin published new research on single slot finality for Ethereum, a proposal designed to reduce the time users wait for settlement confirmation on the base layer. The concept addresses one of Ethereum's core user-experience challenges by aiming to make transaction finality happen

The USD-KRW exchange rate closed at 1,498.50 won at 6 a.m. Seoul time, down 2.90 won from the previous Seoul trading session close of 1,501.40 won at 3:30 p.m., falling below the 1,500 won level amid yen strength and heightened monitoring by Korean foreign exchange authorities. The rate

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appointed Paul Knight as Chief Operating Officer, according to SEC press release 2026-67. The COO position focuses on agency operations, budgeting, management, and internal execution rather than direct crypto policy formulation. The appointment

JoongAng Ilbo's creditor council, led by Hana Bank, approved the media company's corporate workout procedure through written resolution on July 10, three weeks after JoongAng Ilbo applied for the restructuring program on June 19. The approval, which obtained consent from creditors holding over 75% o

Janggle researcher Kim Jun-seong identified the Federal Reserve's rate path and Middle East geopolitical risks as key variables affecting cryptocurrency markets this week. In a recent weekly research report, Janggle diagnosed that risk appetite in crypto markets remained constrained amid an

The European Parliament advanced the digital euro initiative on Thursday with 416 votes in favor, 169 against, and 22 abstentions, moving the central bank digital currency (CBDC) into interinstitutional negotiations with eurozone member states. The vote enables the Parliament to finalize

Four major Korean cryptocurrency exchanges — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit — recorded significant price movements across 16 digital assets during the 23-hour period from July 10 at 9:00 AM to July 11 at 8:00 AM. PYR (Vulcan Forged) led all gainers with a 44.39% increase on Bithumb, closing at

Empery Digital disclosed on July 10 that it sold 1,400 Bitcoin for $87.1 million from May 7 to July 10, representing 48% of its Bitcoin holdings before the transaction. The company used $10 million from the sale to repay outstanding debt on July 7 and plans to fund a $65 million investment for a 25%

South Korea's KOSDAQ market closed at 837.43 on July 10, up 42.42 points (5.47%), yet the index remains below the 1,000-point threshold investors have sought, as the market marked its 30th anniversary on July 1. The small- and mid-cap stock index has underperformed while the main KOSPI board broke t

The Korean IPO market contracted sharply in the first half as regulatory審査 tightening and KOSDAQ weakness combined to reduce new listings. According to Korea Exchange and the financial investment industry, 17 companies completed general IPOs (1 KOSPI, 16 KOSDAQ) in the first half, a 55.3% decline

Kiwoom Asset Management launched bond-hybrid exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to maximize equity exposure within Korean retirement pension accounts, which currently restrict risky asset allocation to 70% under existing regulations. On the 7th, the firm introduced the 'KIWOOM US Space Tech