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A National Cryptocurrency Association study estimates the U.S. crypto industry employs 34,000 workers directly and supports 232,000 jobs economy-wide. The sector is expected to contribute more than $55 billion to U.S. GDP in 2026. The findings reflect ongoing digital asset adoption growth. The

Prediction market traders estimate a 77-78% probability that OpenAI will publicly release GPT-6 by September 30, with odds rising across platforms in the last 24 hours. The increased likelihood reflects heightened trading activity on Polymarket and Myriad, where contracts for the September

Iljin Global, a South Korean automotive parts conglomerate, completed a pivotal 264 billion won share transaction in 2012 that established the succession framework for second-generation chairman Lee Dong-seop. Iljin Co., the group's core subsidiary where Lee had become largest shareholder in 2006, p

Hyundai Rotem faced target price downgrades from major Korean securities firms on the 28th following a second-quarter earnings miss and delayed overseas export contracts. The company's Q2 operating profit fell 9.8% year-over-year to 232.4 billion won, missing market consensus by approximately 14%, d

South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges recorded a 15.6% decline in trading volumes month-over-month despite Bitcoin's rebound, according to data compiled from CoinGecko covering May 1-25. The five major KRW-based exchanges - Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax - registered daily average tradin

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission announced on May 24 a regulation change allowing issuers to adjust leverage ratios daily for single-stock leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds, within a maximum 2x multiplier cap. The regulatory shift responds to extreme volatility in products tra

Hanwha Ocean recorded a 23% operating profit margin in its shipbuilding segment during Q2, according to a May 28 report by Hana Securities. The company achieved revenue of 5.4432 trillion won and operating profit of 736.1 billion won, representing year-over-year increases of 65.2% and 101.7%

Korean stocks showed muted response on the 27th despite announcements of $1.4 trillion in AI investment partnerships, with the KOSPI closing 0.97% higher at 6755.75. The limited market reaction stemmed from foreign investor profit-taking and investor caution ahead of US Big Tech earnings releases, c

Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) reported Q4 revenue of $258.7 million, up 407% from the prior year, and earnings of $0.04 per share, surpassing analyst expectations of a $0.28 loss, while announcing an order backlog of $20 billion from an unnamed hyperscaler. The revenue surge resulted from

Foreign investors net bought 5.5056 trillion won in South Korea's KOSPI market from the 20th to the 23rd, marking the first 4-day consecutive buying streak since April. This follows a first half in which foreign investors net sold 143.1103 trillion won, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix

Blackrock endorsed the CLARITY Act as Congress faces a narrowing legislative window to advance the cryptocurrency bill. Senior Managing Director Samara Cohen described the legislation as an important step toward a regulatory framework that puts investors first, according to a statement provided to

Korean retail investors net purchased $675.54 million in SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) from May 10 to May 24 following the Nasdaq listing on May 10. The buying surge is driven by expectations of sustained premium and smaller investment accessibility. Despite a 22% capital gains tax on

Nic Carter, a venture capitalist at Castle Island Ventures, reportedly declined an advisor role with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family crypto venture, following a 2024 Miami meeting. Carter walked away after cofounder Steve Witkoff mispronounced 'memecoin' as 'me-me' coins and

Google parent company Alphabet disclosed in a recent Q2 filing that it holds a 6% stake in SpaceX, comprising $80 billion in locked shares and $14.1 billion in shares restricted from sale until Q3 2027. The disclosure comes as SpaceX stocks recently corrected to the low $100s after peaking at $200 l

Korean stock market investors experienced broad-based declines through July 24 as 96% of listed companies underperformed the KOSPI index according to financial data provider F&N Guide. The KOSPI fell 26.59% from its June 22 peak of 9114.55 through July 24, with 1,770 stocks declining during this per