Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to The Energy Mag, Hut 8 investors reached a $2.35 million settlement over alleged disclosure failures related to the company's all-stock merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp. (USBTC), with the proposed agreement filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The settl

According to Onchain Lens, BlackRock deposited 2,700 BTC (approximately $169 million) and 52,956 ETH (approximately $88.17 million) to Coinbase today (June 24), totaling about $257 million.

According to QCP Capital's June 24 market update, the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% but raised 2026 dot-plot estimates to 3.8%, strengthening the "higher for longer" policy signal. The central bank also lifted its 2026 inflation forecast to 3.6% from 2.7%, citing persistent

According to Guru Club, spot silver declined over 50% from its January peak on June 24, now trading at $60.83 per ounce. The metal has declined more than 19% for the month of June.

According to MarketWatch, on Tuesday (June 23), Asian semiconductor and memory chip stocks triggered sharp selloff, with South Korea's KOSPI index plunging nearly 10% and halting trading for 20 minutes. Memory chip giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics each fell over 12%. The selloff extended to

According to Guru Club, China's major coke producers launched their ninth price increase on June 24, raising metallurgical coke prices by 50 yuan per ton for wet-quenched coke and 55 yuan per ton for dry-quenched coke, effective from June 26 at 00:00. The price hike was driven by tight supply of

According to BlockBeats, on June 24, oil wells in the Middle East that were halted during regional conflict are preparing to resume production following the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Analysts note that restarting involves complex engineering operations, as prolonged shutdowns can cause

According to BlockBeats, U.S. crypto-related stocks rose in pre-market trading on June 24. PURR, the treasury company HYPE, led gains with a 2.58% increase. Other gainers included MSTR up 0.88%, COIN up 0.77%, and CRCL up 0.98%.

Sterling fell 0.4% against the U.S. dollar to 1.3156 today, reaching its lowest level since November 26, 2025.

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix is raising 45.45 trillion won ($29.4 billion) through a share offering to U.S. investors next month to support a Nasdaq listing of American Depositary Receipts on July 10. The company will issue 17.79 million new shares, with proceeds earmarked for building a

SK Hynix will issue 17.79 million new ADRs on the Nasdaq on July 10 to raise 45.45 trillion won ($29.4 billion). The South Korean memory chip giant plans to use proceeds to build a chip factory in Yongin, construct an advanced packaging fab in Cheongju, and purchase chipmaking equipment including an

According to BlockBeats reporting on a filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, SK Hynix has appointed Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase as underwriters for its initial public offering. The South Korean memory chip manufacturer plans to

According to the announcement on June 24, robotics company Agility Robotics said it plans to go public on Nasdaq through a SPAC merger with ticker AGLT, with an expected trading debut in September. Taiwan-based Noritsu Group's subsidiaries—Canon (2374-TW) and Noritsu Asia (7777-TW)—are key

According to Bloomberg, Zhipu AI is considering a Hong Kong share sale that could raise several billion dollars as soon as next month, according to people familiar with the matter. The timing follows a roughly 2,000% stock surge since the company's January IPO and precedes the expiration of its

According to Bloomberg, SK Hynix has filed to list American Depositary Shares (ADS) on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SKHY.

According to CryptoQuant research head Julio Moreno, Strategy Inc. should stop its continuous Bitcoin purchases and instead focus on restoring dollar cash reserves. Moreno stated in a research report that the company needs to adopt a more systematic, fundamentals-based approach to determine when to

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) received a reiterated Buy rating from Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish on June 22, with a price target of $82 implying close to 20% downside from current trading levels, despite remaining a top holding in Cathie Wood's ARK funds. The analyst maintained his rating eve

According to Barclays, on June 22, analyst Benjamin Budish reiterated his Buy rating on Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) but set his price target at $82, implying close to 20% downside from current levels where the stock traded around $103.25. The downside call comes after Robinhood announced

According to Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's annual report for the fiscal year ended March 2026, IPO fundraising surged 272% year-on-year to HKD 379 billion. Daily average trading volume across Hong Kong's market climbed 54% to a record HKD 258 billion, while recognized ETFs and

According to Jin10, South Korea's Kospi index recorded 20 trading days with swings of at least 5% year-to-date, compared to only 2 days throughout 2025. Samsung Electronics posted 8 trading days with swings of 10% or more this year versus none in 2025, while SK Hynix saw 11 such days compared to 2 d