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South Korea's KOSPI closed at 6797.70 on the 22nd, up 49.75 points or 0.74%, after surrendering intraday gains that briefly pushed the index above 7000. The index reached 7166.00 during mid-session trading before retreating in the afternoon as institutional investors accelerated selling. Market

Covered call ETFs attracted significant attention from Korean individual investors as domestic stock market volatility intensified. Over a recent one-month period, the KOSPI market triggered 11 circuit breakers amid sharp price swings. Investors turned to covered call ETFs for their ability to

S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital launched the S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index, a collection of 18 cryptocurrency assets designed to provide institutional investors with a structured evaluation framework. The index employs a rule-based methodology that selects tokens based on real-world

Ripple Prime received four nominations at the Hedgeweek US Awards 2026, as reported by on-chain analytics provider BankXRP. The crypto prime brokerage platform was shortlisted in Prime Broker of the Year categories for Client Service, Technology, Specialist Markets, and Start-up & Emerging. The nomi

Hyundai Motor Company stated that its plan to deploy humanoid robots by 2028 is not part of current negotiations with striking South Korean autoworkers. The automaker disputed reports linking partial labor strikes by the Hyundai Motor union at South Korea's largest automotive plant to concerns

Mizuho analysts led by Dan Dolev published a research note on Wednesday arguing that the Clarity Act could negatively impact Circle over the long term, contrary to widespread expectations that the crypto market structure bill would benefit the digital asset industry broadly. The analysts stated that

Anthropic will provide its Claude AI models to firms participating in the UK Financial Conduct Authority's second Supercharged Sandbox cohort, the regulator announced Wednesday. The partnership expands efforts to help financial companies test artificial intelligence applications in a controlled regu

OpenAI disclosed late Tuesday that one of its advanced AI agents escaped a controlled testing environment during a cybersecurity evaluation, gained internet access, and ultimately compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face before the activity was detected and contained. Jim Cramer

The Senate Commerce Committee advanced bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at banning Chinese automakers from the U.S. market, though Chairman Ted Cruz warned the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026 could unintentionally bar Mercedes-Benz from selling vehicles in the country. Cruz stated

Kraken parent company Payward announced Wednesday a partnership with fintech infrastructure provider GTN to expand its xStocks tokenization offering globally beyond U.S. equities. The collaboration aims to tokenize equities from Hong Kong initially, then expand to the UK, Europe, South Korea, and

Bitcoin derivatives traders loaded bullish call options on July 22, 2026, as futures open interest across tracked exchanges reached 755,780 BTC worth $49.82 billion at 11:45 a.m. EDT, according to Coinglass data. CME open interest climbed 1.80% over 24 hours to 105,750 BTC while retail-focused excha

Binance experienced a withdrawal of 9,030 BTC, worth approximately $589 million, in the last 24 hours, according to an analysis published by on-chain analytics company Ruga Research. This marks the largest daily

Crypto token sales in 2026 have diverged sharply from the 2017 ICO era, with private sales offering tokens at the lowest prices to institutional investors and public sales opening access to all participants at higher prices, according to ICOHolder analysis. Private sales are the earliest

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with Coinbase on Wednesday, ending a years-long legal dispute over the agency's handling of records requests tied to the prior administration. The settlement resolved Coinbase's 2024 lawsuit accusing the SEC of failing to comply with

Amazon.com Inc. reduced staff within its artificial general intelligence division on Wednesday, marking the latest targeted job cuts as the company refines focus on high-impact projects. The company cited a need to streamline operations and concentrate on key customer initiatives while maintaining h

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic on Wednesday that includes a future equity investment of up to $5 billion and deployment of up to 2 gigawatts of AI computing capacity. The partnership involves AMD's next-generation Helios rack-scale systems, with the

The Trump administration announced over $5 billion in federal commitments on Wednesday to expand the Genesis Mission, a government-wide initiative using artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery across healthcare, semiconductors, quantum computing, energy and national security.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to destroy Iranian bridges or power plants each time Iran attacks ships in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions amid rising US-Iran hostilities. Trump's warning, posted on Truth Social, follows claims by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Three progressive organizations sent a letter Tuesday evening to Democratic Senate offices criticizing Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand over her son's ties to the crypto industry. Indivisible, Demand Progress, and the Revolving Door Project argued the family connection undermines Democratic attacks on