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US Senate committees are negotiating a unified draft of the Clarity Act to establish a digital asset regulatory framework, but passage remains uncertain as Democratic support has not been secured, sources familiar with the negotiations told CoinDesk on the 10th (local time). The

Seoul's bond market is maintaining a cautious stance ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting next week, according to Yonhap Infomax. Market sentiment and domestic monetary policy expectations have tilted somewhat toward a bullish direction following the Bank of Korea's work report to the

Central banks' gold holdings surged approximately $3.2 trillion in market value over six years, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report published early this month. The gold share of forex reserves rose from 10% in January 2019 to 22% in August, driving market value from $1.2 trillio

Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network backed by Coinbase, has crossed $2 billion in total value locked (TVL), according to data from DeFiLlama. The milestone reflects growth driven by decentralized exchange (DEX) pools and layer-2 DeFi activity, with platforms including Aerodrome and Uniswap

Stick Ventures held a space industry forum titled 'Growing the Space Industry Ecosystem Together' on May 9 at D.Camp Seolleung in Seoul's Gangnam district, drawing over 130 attendees from venture capital firms, industry, and academia. The event responded to heightened investor interest in Korea's

US ETF manager Subversive ETFs has filed registration documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two 'Ex-Elon ETF' products designed to exclude companies led by Elon Musk from their portfolios, according to MarketWatch on local time. The proposed QQNE and SPNE funds would

Hyundai Steel is forecast to see its Q2 operating profit decline more than 20% year-over-year due to high exchange rates and rising raw material costs. Yonhap Infomax compiled Q2 2026 earnings forecasts from five major domestic securities firms, projecting operating profit of 77.4 billion won,

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter on July 8 to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to preserve Section 604 of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in any version brought to the Senate floor. The provision, approved by the Senate Banking,

Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure companies MARA Holdings and Bitdeer saw sharp stock price increases on the 10th following infrastructure expansion announcements. MARA Holdings rose 9.98% to $13.22 on Nasdaq, while Bitdeer climbed 14.09% to $14.33. The gains followed separate announcements on th

KOSPI and KOSDAQ opened sharply higher on the 10th, driven by a rally in US semiconductor stocks and expectations surrounding SK Hynix's ADR issuance. As of 9:15 AM, KOSPI stood at 7517.70, up 225.79 points (3.10%) from the previous trading day, after opening at 7552.49 with a 260.58-point (3.57%) g

Hyundai Rotem is projected to achieve record quarterly earnings in Q2. The forecast is driven by accelerated defense export revenue recognition and railway segment profitability recovery. The consensus forecast from four major Korean securities firms shows Q2 revenue of 1.7186 trillion won,

US stock markets rose on July 9 (local time), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 0.27%, the S&P 500 rising 0.81%, and the Nasdaq Composite climbing 1.3%. Bargain buying emerged amid expectations that the US-Iran military engagement would be short-lived, while Micron Technology's

Vitalik Buterin published technical writing focused on proof optimization for Ethereum rollups, addressing polynomial commitments and efficiency improvements in cryptographic proof systems. The work targets making rollup proofs cheaper and more practical, directly supporting Ethereum's scaling

Solana's SIMD-0096 proposal addresses priority fee allocation by directing these fees toward block producers, refocusing attention on validator economics. The proposal clarifies how priority fees should be distributed across the network's validator infrastructure. This technical specification

BNK Investment Securities and Kiwoom Securities lowered target prices for Korean semiconductor stocks SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics on July 8-10, citing concerns over AI infrastructure investment slowdown and memory price growth deceleration. BNK set SK Hynix's target at 1.85 million won on July

Shinsegae Department Store recorded total sales of 650.5 billion won in June, a 14.4% increase compared to the same period last year. The growth was driven by sustained foreign visitor spending and increased consumption across luxury goods, fashion, home appliances, and other categories. The

South Korean corporations recorded a record cash surplus of 20.8 trillion won in Q1, yet domestic investment declined sharply despite semiconductor boom profits, according to data from the Bank of Korea released on the 10th. The savings-investment gap widened as corporate earnings increasingly

Shinhan Investment & Securities maintained its 'buy' rating for Hyundai Motor on July 10, adjusting the target price to 780,000 won — a 2.5% reduction — while projecting 75.1% upside from the July 9 closing price of 445,500 won. The brokerage stated that Q2 2025 performance concerns have already

Hong Kong stocks retreated on Thursday after the Hang Seng Index reached its highest level since July at 24353 points, closing at 24030 points with a 169-point decline. The pullback followed renewed large-scale attacks between the United States and Iran on Wednesday (8th), marking the first major es

Bright Sunshine Holdings (03774.HK), a Hong Kong medical aesthetics service provider, completed its transfer from the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) to the Main Board on June 30. The company achieved record revenue of approximately HK$590 million in fiscal