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Layer-1 blockchain Dango will wind down operations by halting trading on its perpetual decentralized exchange on Wednesday and shutting down its network on Aug. 13. Dango founder Larry Liu cited cash shortages, legal challenges that slowed momentum, the loss of team members, and broader market

Korean refinery stocks surged this month as US-Iran military tensions drove Brent crude above $100 per barrel on the 23rd (local time), while airline stocks declined sharply. S-Oil rose 42.11% this month and closed 0.93% higher at 151,200 won on the 24th, as KOSPI fell 5.72%. The divergence stems

eth.limo published its Q2 2026 update showing ENS infrastructure developments beyond cryptocurrency wallet naming. The decentralized gateway reported performance improvements, decentralized web deployments, and public-sector adoption during the quarter. Turkey's Directorate of Communications

Korean listed companies show a widening ESG disclosure gap as of 2025, according to Kim Yun-hee, an analyst at the National Assembly Budget Office. Among 801 KOSPI-listed companies analyzed, only 222 companies (27.7%) disclosed ESG information, with top-tier firms by asset size achieving a 76.2% dis

Engendro Velho farm in Paraná, Brazil received a loan of nearly $20K from BMP, a direct credit society, using 10 cows as collateral through a tokenized transaction registered with B3 by fintech company Target FIDC. The tokenization and real-time monitoring of the herd via smart collars enable

The crypto sector is expected to generate $55 billion in total economic output this year while sustaining 232,000 jobs nationwide, including 34,000 direct roles at crypto companies, according to a report from the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA). The figures indicate crypto directly

Optimism disclosed a critical vulnerability in its pre-Lagoon refund path through a post on the Optimism governance forum. The issue involved the SDM verify path accepting forged refund payloads without recomputation, creating a risk where the system could accept refund data it should not have

Dev3pack, an Arbitrum grant recipient, published its final DeFi Builder Club report showing the program recorded 1,018 developer registrations across bootcamps, trained 6 ambassadors, and graduated 9 developer teams into the Uniswap Hook Incubator program. The report was posted on the Arbitrum

Naver, NVIDIA, and Brookfield announced on the 25th the expansion of their multi-tenant artificial intelligence (AI) factory in Sejong City from the original 55 megawatts (MW) to 200MW by 2028. The announcement was made at the AI Summit in San Francisco. The expansion aims to provide large-scale

Samsung SDS announced on July 25 a strategic partnership with generative AI company Anthropic to expand enterprise AI business in the Korean market. The collaboration aims to discover new business opportunities, train specialists in deploying and operating Anthropic's AI model Claude, and support AI

SK Group announced partnerships with NVIDIA, Microsoft, Anthropic, and Amazon Web Services for AI infrastructure development at the K-AI Summit held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on July 24 (local time). The collaborations include building an AI factory with up to 2 gigawatts capacity and e

Samsung Electronics signed a strategic partnership memorandum of understanding with Broadcom on the 24th (local time) at the AI Summit in San Francisco. The collaboration, valued at over $200 billion (approximately 280 trillion won), will run through 2030 and focus on building next-generation

The Economist published a report on May 23 (local time) comparing Korean retail investors to 'impulsive gamblers' and warning about aggressive leveraged trading in Korean stocks. The British financial publication highlighted that the KOSPI index tripled since early 2025 but declined

South Korean investors bought a net $2.53 billion in US stocks from day 1-23 of this month, four times the prior month's $632.96 million. Data from the Korea Financial Investment Association and Korea Securities Depository showed the sharp increase coincided with South Korea's KOSPI market

SpaceX conducted the 13th test flight of its Starship launch system on May 24 (local time) from the Starbase launch site in Texas. The flight marked the company's first launch since completing its initial public offering last month, after being delayed twice from the originally scheduled May 16

Tesla stocks plunged 14.5% to close at $319.69 on April 23 (local time) following the company's Q2 earnings announcement, erasing approximately $215 billion (about 320 trillion won) in market capitalization. The crash was triggered by Q2 adjusted net profit of $1.2 billion—a 17.0% year-over-year

Anthropic is conducting direct negotiations with US regulatory authorities regarding access to its advanced AI model 'Mythos', currently blocked to Korea under US export controls. Kim Yong-beom, Blue House Policy Office Director, revealed on the 24th (local time) that the Ministry of Science and

Lee Kwang-hee, a 36-year-old associate at Korea Investment & Securities, achieved a 25.6% return and 3rd place in the H2 2025 Hankyung Star Wars competition. Lee advocates holding semiconductor stocks unconditionally while targeting overlooked stocks showing volume surges after price drops. He

The Australian Federal Police-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3) warned that criminal syndicates are deploying artificial intelligence to construct deceptive investment schemes that have stolen tens of millions of dollars from Australian investors. The warning coincides with th

Korean covered call ETFs expanded to 26.4 trillion won in assets under management, growing 30-fold from 800 billion won in 2023, according to Hana Securities data released on the 25th. The surge reflects investor demand for income strategies that convert market volatility into option premium