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Cheonan will add 10 new bStocks today, covering Alibaba, Robinhood and others

On 15 July, according to an official announcement, the platform for currency transactions will be on line on 15 July 2026 at 21:30 (Eastern Region VIII time) for 10 bStocks monetization securities, covering Appled Optoelectronics (AAOIB), Arm (ARMB), Broadcom (AVGOB), Alibaba (BABAB), Robinhod (HOODB), IBM (IBMB), Marvell Technology (MRVLB), Nokia (NOKB), Rocket Lab (RKLBB) and TSMC (TSMB). These transactions are subject to a zero-mounted billing fee, which runs from the top to 07:59 on 01/09/2026 (East 8 Time). Users can convert directly held stocks to bStocks at a ratio of 1:1 and zero charges。

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U.S. Department of Defense assesses the cost of war with Iran at a maximum of $100 billion

Internal assessments by the United States Department of Defense indicate that the cost of the war with Iran is between $80 billion and $100 billion, three times more than the previous estimate of $30 billion. The Pentagon is seeking a supplementary budget allocation of $68 billion to sustain its operations so far in the autumn, when Congress will consider a new budget of $1.5 trillion。

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FOREIGN CAPITAL INFLOWS TO CHIP UNITS CONTRIBUTED TO A SHARP INCREASE OF MORE THAN 8 PER CENT IN KOREA'S KOSPI INDEX

ON WEDNESDAY, 15 JULY, SEOUL'S STOCK MARKET RETURNED TO ITS 7000-POINT MARK, AND, WITH THE RETURN OF RISK PREFERENCES AND INCREASED FOREIGN BUY-IN, KOREA'S KOSPI INDEX BOARD SURGED OVER 8 PER CENT. BY 2.30 P.M. LOCAL TIME, FOREIGN CAPITAL NET PURCHASES WORTH 2.4 TRILLION WON (ABOUT $1.61 BILLION) WERE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF NEARLY 1 TRILLION WON THE PREVIOUS DAY. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS NET BUY OUT 180 BILLION WON, WHICH IS SLOWER THAN TUESDAY. BULK INVESTORS WERE THE ONLY NET SELLERS WHO SOLD SHARES WORTH NEARLY 2.5 TRILLION WON. KIM XIAN

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The Japanese and Korean stock market's high-income chip unit is strong

ON 15 JULY, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 1008.01 POINTS PER DAY, OR 1.49 PER CENT, AND 68,751.51 POINTS PER DAY, ON 15 JULY (MONDAY) BY A 225 INDEX; A 5.4 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BOURGEOIS MEN AND A 7.7 PER CENT INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY. THE KOREAN KOSPI INDEX ROSE BY 427.58 POINTS ON JULY 15TH (ON WEDNESDAY), BY 6.24 PER CENT AND BY 7284.41 POINTS; THE KOREAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOARD (KOSDAQ) INCREASED BY 5.79 PER CENT; THE SK HERCULES UNIT INCREASED BY 8.8 PER CENT; THE TRISTAR ELECTRONICS INCREASED BY 6.2 PER CENT; AND THE KOREAN-AMERICAN SEMICONDUCTOR INCREASED BY 29.8 PER CENT. KIM XIAN

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BlockSec: BarnBridge governance attack is suspected to have caused losses of approximately $776 million

On 15 July, BarnBridge SMART Yield (cUSDC) agreement was attacked in the Ether factory, at a loss of approximately $776 million, suspected of being a governance attack, according to BlockSec Phalcon. The attackers first received DAO governance authority, then upgraded the SmartYield/controller agent to a maliciously executed contract, which was then called upon by the CompundProvider's takeUnderlying Privileges function, to use a USDC mandate pre-existing in 50 user accounts to transfer pooled funds to the attackers through transfer Fees。

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Kalshi called the orders of the United States of America and Michigan a dilemma

On 15 July, in response to an emergency order by the United States CFTC to prevent Kalshi from cancelling the Michigan deal on Tuesday, the Legal Counsel of Kalshi, Robert DeNault, responded that the company had requested the cancellation of the deal in question by order of the Michigan Regional Court of 29 June, but was disappointed by the decision of the CTC, which was unfair to Kalshi. DeNault says that Kalshi is placed in a “difficult situation” - - “There is no alternative” to complying with the orders of state courts and facing a dilemma of conflict with federal regulatory obligations。

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Send Claude Opus 5 to be released this week to fill the Fable 5 exit gap

There are rumours that Anthropic is making final preparations for Claude Opus 5, and that the model will be released this week at the earliest to fill the gap in Fable 5. According to the material account number Leo, Claude Opus 5 is expected to be close to Fable 5, but operating costs are lower. Anthropic has extended the subscription to Fable 5 to 19 July, but is not ready for further extension。

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KOREAN MEDIA: KOREAN COUPONS INTEND TO TIGHTEN OR INCREASE FIVE TIMES THE MINIMUM SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR SINGLE-STOCK LEVERAGE ETF INVESTMENT RULES

ON 15 JULY, THE KOREA HERALD REPORTED THAT THE KOREAN VOUCHER INDUSTRY HAD AGREED TO TIGHTEN THE INVESTOR PROTECTION PROVISIONS OF THE SINGLE STOCK LEVERAGE ETF. THE KOREAN FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION CONVENED AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF MAJOR ISSUERS ON TUESDAY, LOCAL TIME, TO ASSESS THE TRACKING OF TRISTAR ELECTRONICS AND THE SK HERCULES LEVERAGE ETF MARKET AND TO DISCUSS RESPONSE MEASURES. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES AGREED, IN PRINCIPLE, TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM BOND REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO DISCOURAGE THE OVER-UTILISATION OF LEVERAGE BY DIASPORA INVESTORS. ONE OF THE OPTIONS UNDER DISCUSSION IS TO RAISE THE MINIMUM GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FROM 10 MILLION WON TO 50 MILLION WON. AGENCIES ALSO AGREED TO PROVIDE MORE TARGETED RISK ALERTS ACCORDING TO THE AGE OF THE INVESTOR AND THE PORTFOLIO, AND TO ENHANCE INVESTOR EDUCATION TO HELP INVESTORS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE STRUCTURE AND RISKS OF SUCH PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION, THE INDUSTRY HAS AGREED TO SPREAD REBALANCING AND HEDGED TRANSACTIONS MORE EVENLY OVER THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE TRANSACTION IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE MARKET SHOCKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONCENTRATED SALES BEFORE CLOSING. KIM XIAN

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RootData published a list of stock contract liquidity: Currency, Bitget and Bybit top three

The stock contract liquidity list issued by RootData shows that Currency, Bitget and Bybit rank third. The list ranked and rated the exchanges that supported the stock contract transactions according to the dimensions of volume, unevenness, price differential, depth, transaction costs and data availability. At 2 per cent of the spectrum of liquidity, the three top CEX rankings were $91.7, 130 contracts supported, $4.741 billion for holding, 89.91 per cent 24h for holding, $20.33 billion for holding, 90.7 million for supporting 233 contracts, $1,128 million for supporting the holding, 43.55 per cent 24h for holding, $2.346 billion for supporting 98 contracts, $79.9289 million for holding, 463 per cent 24h for holding, and approximately $32.889 million for liquidity ± 2 per cent。

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In Solana, SBI and DigitFT launched a tokenization Japanese stock strategy, JX

On 15 July, Bloomingbit reported that the SBI Global Asset Management Corporation and DigiFT had launched a monetized investment product, JX, on Solana, to link Japan ' s high-equity stock strategy to provide chain investment openings for eligible and institutional investors. The SBI Asset Management Company is responsible for strategic management. According to the Solana Foundation, the launch marked the official entry of the Japanese asset management industry into the chain of finance, with the monetization of the RWA market increasing from $5.9 billion last year to $21.9 billion。

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