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South Korea's Blue House will host a public forum on real estate policy direction on the 23rd, bringing together government officials, academics, market experts, industry representatives, civic groups, and citizens for open debate on the new administration's real estate policy. The event follows pre

The Bank of Korea will expand its digital won pilot Project Hangang to nine banks and up to 500,000 users from September, testing government subsidy payments with real public money for the first time. The expansion follows a first phase between April and June 2025 that opened 81,000 wallets

On July 20, 2026, between 14:46 and 14:55 UTC, a Wanchain bridge contract transferred 515.2 million NIGHT tokens in four separate transactions, targeting only NIGHT despite holding other assets including Mynth, XER, and WMT. The selective extraction sent Midnight's native token into a price

Robinhood launched an AI-powered trading feature on July 21, 2026, enabling US users to connect AI agents to dedicated brokerage accounts for autonomous market research, trade execution, and portfolio management. The offering, available at no additional cost, marks an expansion of the platform's aut

A whale withdrew 10,000 ETH from Binance on July 20, 2026, in a transaction flagged by on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain. Analysts at Lookonchain and Coinfomania interpret the move as deliberate accumulation by a large-scale holder. Exchange withdrawals of this magnitude typically signal

Zilliqa confirmed on July 21, 2026, that ZIL tokens were stolen from an exchange partner's cold wallet, as reported by WuBlockchain. The theft occurred at the partner's infrastructure level, not within Zilliqa's own systems, but the incident raises questions about third-party custody risk across

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) passed a Capital Markets Act amendment on May 21 that raises the small public offering threshold from 10 billion KRW to 30 billion KRW, the first increase since the 2009 baseline. The regulatory change aims to lower fundraising barriers for small

Hanwha Engine and HD Hyundai Marine Engine posted record first-half orders, according to a July 21 Daol Investment & Securities report. Their Korean stock prices fell over 50% from April highs as market capital shifted toward semiconductors. The engine makers' H1 intake matched or exceeded prior

South Korean stock indices posted sharp gains on the 21st, with the KOSPI rising 3.56% to 6747.95 and the KOSDAQ climbing 0.49% to 753.34, driven by simultaneous buying from foreign and institutional investors totaling over 2.2 trillion won. At 12:41 PM, a buy-side circuit breaker was triggered on t

Sunlord Electronics (stock code 06951) announced a first-half profit forecast of 17.9 billion to 20.4 billion RMB, representing year-on-year growth of 45% to 65%, driving its Hong Kong stock price up as much as 16% in afternoon trading to reach 105 HKD. The profit increase is attributed to rising de

Patrick Witt, the adviser at the White House, has put off his military duty in order to conduct important talks on the CLARITY Act before the August recess. Harry Jung declared his resignation from his post, and thus Patrick Witt becomes indispensable within the council due to this. The White Hou

USD/JPY rose 0.03% to 162.488 yen as of 1:42 PM on July 21 in Tokyo trading, according to Yonhap Infomax. The currency pair opened at 162.555 yen and maintained modest gains throughout the session. The yen weakened due to corporate dollar-buying demand from Japanese importers following the July 20 h

Japanese stock indices rose on the 21st, with the Nikkei 225 climbing 2,091.07 points (3.26%) to close at 66,232.19 and the TOPIX gaining 95.74 points (2.44%) to finish at 4,014.95. The rally was driven by rebound buying in semiconductor and artificial intelligence stocks that had declined sharply t

The Bank of Korea confirmed the official name of its offshore won settlement system as 'BOK-Wire Int' and announced it is proceeding with construction work targeting a September pilot launch. Four banks — Kookmin, Woori, Hana, and Shinhan — will participate in the pilot operation. The system aims

The KOSPI Korean stock index has experienced sharp volatility after falling below the 7000 level, with securities firms attributing the swings to the outsized influence of semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which account for 54% of the index's market capitalization. The index

Korean stocks with price-to-book ratios below 1x increased from 567 companies to 597 over the past year despite the KOSPI index more than doubling, according to analysis presented at a forum on the 21st at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul. Kim Min-guk, CEO of VIP Asset Management, attributed the persistent undervaluation to South Korea's inheritance and gift tax law, which evaluates listed stocks based on average prices during the two months before and after inher

Samchundang Pharmaceutical hit the upper price limit on the 20th before plunging to the lower limit on the 21st. The stock experienced a 60% swing over the two trading days. The initial surge followed the company's announcement of receiving a Pre-ANDA response from the U.S. Food and Drug

Gabia, a cloud and IT infrastructure company, launched a tender offer from May 21 to September 17 at 48,000 won per share in partnership with Macquarie Asset Management to delist and resolve its dual-listing structure. Macquarie will acquire the 24.4% stake held by Gabia co-CEO Kim Hong-guk and

Foreign investors classified as overseas institutions received preferential stock allocations in South Korean IPOs without mandatory lock-up commitments, while domestic institutional investors faced stricter holding requirements. In the HLGenomics IPO scheduled

SpaceX stock closed at $119.85 on the 20th (local time), down 3.34%, marking the 10th consecutive day of decline and falling below its IPO price of $135 for the first time since listing last month. The company, which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange in what was described as the largest IPO in