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The dominance of retail investors in South Korea's leveraged ETF market highlights potential systemic risks and regulatory challenges amid high volatility. The post Retail investors drive leveraged ETFs to 70% of South Korea’s $4.3T market appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Read full articleSouth Korea's record-low bond spreads enhance its financial stability, signaling strong investor confidence and bolstering foreign reserves. The post South Korea sells $1.7B in currency stabilization bonds at record-low spreads appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post KOSPI Rebounds Nearly 4% in Early Trading, Escaping Bear Market Territory appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. South Korea’s KOSPI peaked at 7,539 on Thursday, July 9, a gain of nearly 4% from Wednesday’s close of 7,246.79. The rebound pulls the benchmark back above the threshold that confirmed a bear market just a day earlier. Wednesday’s Plunge Set the Bear Market Trigger The rebound follows a brutal Wednesday session. The KOSPI fell 5.35% to close at 7,246.79, its lowest level since May 20. That close sat more than 20% below the index’s June 22 record of 9,114.55, the threshold traders use to confirm a bear market. Sharp swings in chipmaker stocks tied to AI demand worries, along with growing concern over leveraged single-stock ETFs, drove the sell-off and triggered a sidecar trading halt. Korea’s KOSPI has seen heavy volatility of late, with swings pushing it in and out of bear market territory. Image Source: Trading View Chip Stocks Remain the Swing Factor Samsung Electro
South Korea's growth upgrade highlights its pivotal role in AI hardware, but reliance on few buyers poses risks amid potential market shifts. The post South Korea gets the IMF’s biggest growth upgrade among major economies appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The MOU could revolutionize fintech in South Korea by integrating blockchain, potentially transforming payment systems and regulatory landscapes. The post Optimism signs MOU with Toss to explore onchain payments for 30 million users in South Korea appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post 2026 Release Calendar Of New KPop Albums And Songs: Q3 And Beyond appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ye-on, Stella, Yuha, Ian, A-na, Juun, Carmen and Jiwoo of Hearts2Hearts pose during the showcase for the group’s second mini album ‘Lemon Tang’ at Blue Square on June 22, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by KCNA/Imazins via Getty Images) ImaZins via Getty Images While the first quarter of 2026 saw record-breaking new BTS and BLACKPINK albums, plus Grammy and Oscar wins from KPop Demon Hunters, Q2 did not disappoint. Artists like I.O.I, i-dle, ATEEZ, Tomorrow X Together, TREASURE, aespa, BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, &TEAM, TWS, PLAVE, NCT WISH, KATSEYE, Hearts2Hearts, CORITS and ALPHA DRIVE ONE all delivered major releases to keep the spring season equally exciting. Looking ahead to K-pop’s second half of the year, there are loads of exciting upcoming releases including some long-awaited returns like a new single from BIGBANG, as well as comebacks from TVXQ!’s U-KNOW, Epik High, Sunm
The post Meet San Of ATEEZ: K-Pop’s Viral Gateway Idol appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – JUNE 25: San of boy band ATEEZ poses for a photocall for ‘TAG Heuer’ gala dinner event at Oil Tank Culture Park on June 25, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/WireImage) WireImage K-pop sensation ATEEZ’s latest music video, “BAD,” has been receiving all kinds of attention. The song is an earworm – extremely catchy. It’s hard to avoid singing the chorus: “She’s so bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad (Ooh, wee) / She’s so bad (Chk-chk-chk-cha), ayy (Run it all night solo) / Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad (Ooh, wee) / She’s so bad (Chk-cha, chk-cha), yeah (Run it all night solo).” It also doesn’t hurt that Hollywood’s rising starlet – and hardcore ATINY (name for ATEEZ fans) – Chase Infiniti stars in it. She gets to act opposite her favorite group, which comprises Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho. She is especially excited t
The post KORU pullback reaching blue box area, buyers eye potential turn higher appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. KORU (Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X ETF) delivers 300% daily leveraged exposure to South Korean large‑ and mid‑caps, making it a high‑volatility instrument suited for short‑term tactical trades rather than long‑term investing. Quick instrument snapshot Full name: Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X ETF (KORU). Objective: Targets +300% daily performance of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index (before fees and expenses). Primary listing: NYSE Arca. KORU – Daily Elliott Wave chart (Update: July 8, 2026) The latest daily chart shows the rally from the April 2025 low ending in wave (I) at $1,284.97. The subsequent wave (II) pullback appears to be unfolding as a zigzag corrective pattern: Wave a ended at $580.00. Wave b bounced to $1,111.00. Wave c is targeting the blue‑box area between $422.65 and $259.92. From that blue‑box zone, buyers may look for a turn higher — eithe
The post Criticism follows as South Korea police picks Dunamu for crypto custody appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Firms that sent competing proposals to South Korea’s National Police Agency to win the contract to become the official crypto custodian of the agency’s seized crypto have gone off on a criticism tangent again after Dunamu emerged as the top bid at the end of the process. The complaints point to how the firm running Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, winning the bidding process as vindication for earlier observations that the tender’s terms gave larger exchanges a decisive advantage over custody-first upstarts. As Cryptopolitan reported in June, pure-play crypto custody firms noted that insurance and loss coverage clauses listed in the procurement database effectively undermined their bids. Who won the bid for South Korea’s police agency’s seized BTC? Local reports put Dunamu at the top of the Public Procurement Service’s Nara Jangteo as of Wednesday, July 8.
