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As Samsung and SK Hynix stocks tumbled, South Korean retail investors aggressively bought leveraged ETFs, betting on a rebound. Individuals poured nearly 5.9 trillion won into these funds over a month, while institutions sold off. This divergence highlights contrasting strategies amid semiconductor market volatility.
Read MoreThe full text of the CLARITY Act is expected to be released Thursday following a meeting with former President Trump. However, Senate Democrats have stated their opposition, casting doubt on the bill's future prospects in Congress and highlighting political divisions.
Read MoreSpot silver plunged below $55 per ounce on July 17, marking its lowest level in nearly 8 months since late November. The 0.91% intraday drop signals potential weakening market sentiment, prompting analysis of underlying economic drivers.
Read MoreOn-chain data reveals a Hyperliquid whale profited over $927k from a single short position on SPCX. Despite this win, the address's overall trading history remains in the red. This analysis breaks down the trade details and market context.
Read MoreA significant options expiry event unfolds today, with approximately 19,000 BTC options and 123,000 ETH options set to mature, representing a combined notional value exceeding $1.4 billion. Bitcoin's max pain point is $63,000, while Ethereum's is $1,800. This large-scale expiry could provide crucial signals for future price direction amid currently subdued market volatility, drawing close attention to key support and resistance levels.
Read MoreMeme token launch platform NOXA announced it lost control of its original domain, with its sole official interface now hosted on Ethereum Name Service (ENS). The incident follows domain deregistration and prior Cloudflare-related outages, accelerating the team's decentralized solution development.
Read MoreOn-chain data reveals a major Ethereum whale withdrew 50,000 ETH (worth ~$95.4M) from Coinbase Prime over two consecutive days. This significant capital movement has sparked speculation about large holder strategies and Ethereum's market outlook.
Read MoreMulticoin Capital has invested $1.75 million in Trasia Labs, a perpetual futures trading platform built on the Hyperliquid blockchain and focused on the Asian market. This marks Multicoin's first investment within the Hyperliquid ecosystem.
Read MoreThe Resolv Labs attacker, responsible for a $25.9 million theft in March, has resumed fund movements. In just hours, 580 ETH (approx. $1.09M) was transferred, with ongoing efforts to obscure the trail, raising fresh security concerns.
Read MorePolygon Labs CEO announced layoffs as the company shifts from a blockchain foundation to a blockchain-enabled payment firm targeting profitability by 2027. The move aligns with its Coinme acquisition and expansion plans, with affected employees receiving severance and career support.
Read MoreA Taiwanese court sentenced the head of a shell company to 22 years for laundering over NT$2.3 billion through cryptocurrency. The scheme, using 45 storefronts to sell USDT for fraud rings, victimized more than 1,500 people.
Read MoreChina's forex regulator plans to introduce a new policy package to significantly facilitate cross-border investment and financing. Based on extensive research, the reforms aim to support businesses and banks amid evolving economic conditions.
Read MoreOn-chain data reveals significant activity from an address suspected to belong to venture giant a16z. Within 24 hours, it withdrew 471.5K HYPE tokens (worth ~$30.57M) from Hyperliquid and deposited them into exchanges like OKX, Bybit, and Gate.io, sparking market speculation about a potential sell-off or strategic shift.
Read MoreA wallet that legitimately received a massive BONK allocation from the treasury has transferred 1.19 trillion tokens ($4.11M) to Binance within 6 hours, likely for selling. It still holds 3.2 trillion BONK ($10.85M), raising concerns about potential future selling pressure on the market.
Read MoreOn July 17, a lending pool within the Solana-based DeFi protocol DeFiTuna was exploited, resulting in the extraction of 580,000 USDC and a corresponding deficit. The attack vector has been identified and mitigated. The team is investigating and attempting to recover funds.
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