South Korea halted trading in KOSPI-listed shares for 20 minutes after the benchmark index fell more than 8%. This was the eighth circuit-breaker activation of 2026. SK Hynix's U.S.-listed ADR fell below USD 140 and was last quoted at USD 139.45, down 11.89% over the past 24 hours.
HKMA Launches Quantum Readiness Framework as Tokenization Grows
The HKMA launched a quantum preparedness framework for banks after its new Quantum Preparedness Index scored the sector 2.3 out of 10. The white paper found that around half of surveyed institutions had no formal post-quantum planning. The HKMA said it aims for full sector readiness, represented by a QPI score of 10, by 2030.
GMGN data shows Himgajria, a SOL meme coin, briefly surpassed a $7.6 million market cap. The token was later at $7 million after an intraday increase of over 110 times.
Solido Money disclosed a weekend attack that stole approximately 293.7 million SUPRA tokens. About 220 million SUPRA were deposited into an address suspected to be a Gate deposit address. Approximately 90% of the affected funds belong to the foundation.
SoSoValue data shows U.S. HYPE spot ETFs posted $2.8946 million in total net outflow on July 27, Eastern Time. Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF accounted for $2.2357 million of the outflow.
SoSoValue data shows the U.S. SOL spot ETF recorded a $1.0337 million net inflow in a single day. Bitwise Solana Staking ETF accounted for the full inflow.
SoSoValue data shows U.S. XRP spot ETFs recorded a single-day net inflow of $592,500 yesterday (July 27, Eastern Time). Only the Franklin XRP ETF recorded an inflow yesterday.
The KOSPI plunged 8.10% to 6,208.34 on Tuesday morning as the global semiconductor rout deepened. SK Hynix fell 11.01%, and Samsung Electronics dropped 9.45% before Samsung reports quarterly earnings. Bitcoin traded near $63,199, down 2.9% over 24 hours, as pressure spilled into crypto markets.
El Salvador’s two main opposition parties finalized candidates for the February 2027 presidential election. ARENA picked Mayte Iraheta, and the FMLN selected Rafael Aguirre. Both candidates have criticized President Nayib Bukele’s Bitcoin policy as a fiscal failure.
On-chain analyst Ember Monitoring said Hyperliquid's largest SK Hynix short seller has a $6.1 million floating profit. The address shorted $40.5 million worth of SKHX at $1,275.7.
The roundup includes Strategy's 843,800 BTC holdings and a rise in U.S. dollar reserves to $3.75 billion. It also covers higher ETH holdings, U.S. CLARITY Act updates, and prediction market court relief in Minnesota.
Prediction Markets Hit $44.8B Monthly Volume as World Cup Gets 7 Yellow Alerts
Major prediction market platforms recorded $44.8 billion in monthly trading volume in June. FIFA announced on July 21 that all 104 matches of the 2026 World Cup had no suspicious betting activity. The Copenhagen Group of the Council of Europe disclosed 7 yellow alerts during independent monitoring.
Le trading sud-coréen a été interrompu après que l’indice KOSPI a chuté de 8 %. La suspension des échanges a duré 20 minutes. La Korea Exchange a déclenché le mécanisme de disjoncteur.
Jim Cramer a déclaré que le gouvernement américain constitue une protection discrète pour Nvidia dans la course à l’intelligence artificielle face à la Chine. Le Wall Street Journal a rapporté que Nvidia est en discussion pour garantir environ 250 milliards de dollars de financement pour le bail d’OpenAI dans un campus de centre de données de 10 gigawatts dans l’Ohio.
Binance chief security officer Jimmy Su said Binance has run simulated phishing attacks against employees every month for four years. India’s cybercrime agency ordered GitHub to disable access to three BitChat repositories within three hours.
Le bitcoin a chuté jusqu’à 2,3 % à 63 414 $ en début de séance en Asie, mardi, alors que les investisseurs s’inquiétaient de taux d’intérêt plus élevés. Le mouvement a ramené le bitcoin à son plus bas niveau en 11 jours à 9 h, à Singapour. L’ether a reculé de 3,6 %.