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Gold futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division rose 0.59% on the 17th at 2:53 PM US Eastern Time, with the August delivery contract (GCQ6) trading at $4,015.60 per troy ounce, up $23.50 from the previous settlement price of $3,992.10. The price increase reflected safe-haven

Crypto KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) are trusted analysts, traders, and educators whose recommendations influence trading behavior across blockchain communities as of 2026. MadeOnSol data from June 2026 shows the average 30-day win rate across 457 scored Solana KOL wallets sits at only 42 percent

Institutional analysts project Ethereum prices for 2026 ranging from Citi's $3,175 to Standard Chartered's $7,500, with quantitative models producing divergent outputs based on differing variable weights. The Stock-to-Flow model adapted for Ethereum projects ETH between $6,500 and $7,200 by

Webull reopened cryptocurrency trading for US customers in 2025 through its Webull Pay LLC subsidiary, a registered money services business that now supports over 50 digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin. The relaunch followed what CEO Anthony Denier described as a

Bank of America appointed Sonali Theisen as head of its global digital assets platform and Kevin Milsom as head of AI transformation, according to internal memos first reported by Reuters and Bloomberg. The appointments follow a trend of traditional financial institutions building specialized

Apple briefly reclaimed the world's largest market capitalization from Nvidia on May 17 (local time), as investor focus shifted from AI semiconductors to AI platforms and services. Apple's market cap reached

Numerai, a decentralized hedge fund powered by crowdsourced machine learning, completed its third strategic purchase of Numeraire (NMR) on July 17th, 2026, acquiring $1.2 million of the token from the open market.

The KOSPI fell 655.34 points (8.77%) to 6820.6 during the third week of July (July 13-16), with sidecar mechanisms triggering daily and a circuit breaker activating on July 13, according to Korea Exchange data released on July 18. The decline was driven by semiconductor sector concerns following

Korean retail investors adopted diverging strategies on the 15th and 16th as semiconductor stock volatility intensified amid AI peak-out concerns. KOSPI recovered to the 7200 level on the 15th after a 3-day rally, but fell over 6% to 6820.60 on the 16th, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix

SK Hynix closed at 1,842,000 won on the 16th, marking an 11.53% decline and a 36.90% drop from its peak of 2,919,000 won recorded on the 22nd of last month. The decline stems from concerns over the sustainability of AI infrastructure investment, which has driven the memory semiconductor super

SpaceX stock fell below its IPO price for the first time on May 16, closing at $131.11, down 3.08%, after five consecutive days of decline. On May 17, the stock opened at $127.54, down 2.72% from the previous day. The decline was driven by investor profit-taking, concerns over debt-funded AI

The three major US stock indices fell for the second consecutive day on the 17th (US Eastern Time), driven by concerns over Chinese AI company Moonshot's new model. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 52,146.42, down 406.55 points (0.77%). The S&P 500 fell 76.08 points (1.01%) to 7,457.69,

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack posted on her LinkedIn account on May 17 (local time) expressing concern that inflation remains too high, while the labor market is near her maximum employment estimate. Hammack, known for her hawkish stance within the Federal Reserve, stated that

KB Asset Management launched the 'RISE US Space & Robot Top 2 US Bond Mixed 50' ETF on '14일', allocating 25% to Tesla and 25% to SpaceX with the remainder in US short-term bonds, while US ETF manager Subversive plans to introduce an 'Ex-Elon ETF' that tracks Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indexes while

Senator Elizabeth Warren requested President Donald Trump voluntarily release additional financial information on his cryptocurrency earnings before the Senate advances digital asset legislation. In a Thursday letter, Warren asked for a disclosure report covering Trump's crypto earnings between

JPMorgan issued a report highlighting two positive signals for Bitcoin centered on MicroStrategy (Strategy, NASDAQ: MSTR). The investment bank noted that Strategy's cash reserves grew from approximately $2.55 billion to $3 billion, sufficient to cover preferred stock dividends for about 20 months an

Wall Street analysts remain divided on semiconductor stocks this week as the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index declined 8% amid rising geopolitical tensions and energy prices that renewed interest rate hike concerns. UBS projects SOX earnings growth of 92% this year and an additional 40% next year, w

The USD-KRW exchange rate climbed 10.90 won to 1,491.30 won in overnight trading as of 2:07 AM on the 18th, compared to the previous session's Seoul daytime close of 1,480.40 won. The surge was driven by escalating US-Iran tensions and a sharp rise in international oil prices, which triggered risk-a

Blockchain company Consensys contracted a software developer with ties to North Korea who accessed some of its systems for one month earlier this year. The developer, working under the alias Tyler Knapp, was introduced through a third-party service provider before the company discovered the

Bolivia is considering a regulatory framework that would recognize Tether's USDT as a payment currency, according to Economy and Public Finance Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza, as the country faces a prolonged US dollar shortage. The proposal follows Bolivia's lifting of its crypto ban in 2024 and co