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Today · 2026-08-19 · Wed

THE KOREAN WON RISING SK HERCULES IS KNOWN TO SELL DOLLARS AT THE LOCAL MARKET

On 14 July, according to a trader and a government official familiar with the transaction, the Korean Won rose with the sale of the United States dollar by SK Hercules at the local market. The United States dollar fell by 0.3 per cent to 1492.95 against the Korean Won, before falling by 0.7 per cent to 1486.20, a two-month low. According to sources, Hanwha Ocean sold forward United States dollar contracts on Fridays and Mondays, but has yet to do so on Tuesdays。

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Georgia Medical Corporation paid $4 million for data disclosure and settlement

The Georgia Medical Management Company ApolloMD will pay $4.02 million to resolve a class action for data disclosure. This settlement will compensate the victims of the loss of personal and health information in the hacker attacks last year. On 22 May 2025, the company ' s information technology network detected unusual activity and investigated the possibility that unauthorized third parties could visit patient information. The affected individuals received notifications of data leaks in September 2025 and March 2026 and had to file claims for compensation by 30 September. Reconciliating class members are entitled to compensation up to US$ 5,000, and those who have not provided proof of loss will receive a cash payment of US$ 75. The deadline for opposing reconciliation is 31 August, and the final court hearing is scheduled for 5 October. ApolloMD agrees to a settlement but does not admit fault。

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extended regains control of Discord server, warning users to be safe

Wu stated that it was informed that it had regained control of the Discord server. Previously, there had been a false announcement on the server that “ext tokens had been opened” and the official emphasis had been placed that there was no TGE, nor was there an ext token. The user is reminded not to connect to the website, sign messages or authorize transactions. Users who have interacted with malicious websites should immediately withdraw their token authorization, transfer assets and consider their original wallets as leaked. Any future airdrops, TGE or currency applications will be published only through the official X account number。

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Federal Reserve Chairman Walsh's first monetary policy report to Congress today

Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh will appear before Congress at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to give testimony on the first monetary policy report. The market will be concerned about whether he would suggest that continued inflation could force interest rates to increase. According to market expectations, there are three possible outcomes: hawks: an increase in interest-rate concerns, an increase in the United States dollar and rates of return, a decrease in interest-rate concerns, a decrease in returns, and a possible rebound of risk assets: without new guidance, the market will refocus on inflation data. At present, Polymarket is projected to increase interest rates by 36 per cent, up from 15 per cent last week。

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Coinbase Global: under structural transformation, no longer a bitcoin agent

Coinbase Global is undergoing a structural transformation and is no longer considered a bitcoin agent. According to most analysts, Coinbase ' s stock is a simple bet on the growth of encrypted currency prices, which means that Coinbase acts better than the market when bitcoin rises, and Coinbase falls even more when bitcoin falls. The analysts disclosed that they did not hold any shares, options or similar derivatives in the company in question, nor did they plan to launch any such positions within the next 72 hours。

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Cheon-an will be working on the ETA Wallet on July 16, 2026

IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT ON 16 JULY 2026, AT 06:00 (UTC) THE ETH NETWORK WOULD BE MAINTAINED IN ITS WALLET. IN SUPPORT OF THIS MAINTENANCE, DEPOSITS AND WITHDRAWALS WILL BE SUSPENDED AT 05:55 (UTC) ON 16 JULY 2026 AND WILL BE RESTORED ONCE MAINTENANCE IS COMPLETED. MAINTENANCE IS EXPECTED TO LAST APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TRANSACTION WILL NOT BE AFFECTED, THAT THE CURRENCY WILL ADDRESS THE TECHNICAL NEEDS OF ALL USERS AND THAT UPON COMPLETION OF MAINTENANCE, THE CURRENCY DEPOSITS AND WITHDRAWALS ON THE TAIFUNG NETWORK WILL BE REOPENED。

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FOUNDER OF AAVE: THE BRITISH TAX AND CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION WILL HANDLE THE TRANSFER OF ENCRYPTED ASSETS ON A NO-PROFIT BASIS

Stani Kulechov, founder of AAVE, stated that the British Tax and Customs Administration (HMRC) had announced that part of the transfer of assets to individuals and trustees involved in the unencrypted lending of assets and the automatic establishment of a market liquidity pool would be treated on the basis of the “no-gain, no-loss” (NGNL) principle and that the capital gains tax would be deferred until the actual economic disposal occurred。

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