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The KOSPI briefly gave up the 6,000 level after falling more than 11% to 5,992.91 moments ago.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said at the 2026 ASEAN Tech Summit in Manila, the Philippines, that he supports introducing a crypto regulatory passport across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. Zhao added that he backs a system under which a crypto business license obtained in one ASEAN member state would be recognized by other member states, which would allow crypto firms to expand into multiple countries more easily.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 48.71% long, 51.29% short - Binance: 47.77% long, 52.23% short - OKX: 47.77% long, 52.23% short - Bybit: 47.97% long, 52.03% short

The average daily trading value of Samsung Asset Management's KODEX SK Hynix Single Stock Leveraged ETF was seven times higher than the combined trading volume of South Korea's five largest virtual-asset exchanges, Electronic Times Internet reported. The KODEX product tracks twice the daily move of the KRX SK Hynix Index. From July 1 to July 27, its average daily trading value stood at 4.5383 trillion won. Over the same period, based on 18 ETF trading sessions, the combined average daily trading value of five exchanges including South Korean Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit and Gopax was about 650.3 billion won.

Total value locked in apps built on Robinhood Chain has surpassed $600 million, rising about 50% over the past week, Cointelegraph reported, citing Token Terminal data.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for NEO and GAS at 9:00 a.m. UTC on July 31 to support the NEO network's mainnet upgrade.

Spot CVD is an order book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The upper section shows the volume heatmap, while the lower section represents cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap in the upper section tracks trading volume at each price level, and the background color becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or makes a large move. Areas closer to bright colors may act as support or resistance. - The cumulative volume delta indicator in the lower section reflects buy and sell orders by capital size, and the line for each color rises as buy orders increase. The yellow line represents $100 to $1,000 orders, while the brown line represents large orders worth $1 million to $10 million.

Binance has conducted simulated phishing attacks on employees every month for the past four years, and staff who repeatedly fail the tests could be fired, Chief Security Officer Jimmy Su said, according to Cointelegraph. The drills are carried out by Binance's internal red team, which attempts to penetrate systems and identify vulnerabilities. Su said Binance runs the phishing attacks each month to check whether employees' security awareness is improving, adding that employees who fail receive follow-up training.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel said in a recent interview that supplying power to artificial intelligence is far more profitable than Bitcoin mining. Thiel added that this is why many mining companies, including MARA Holdings, are shifting toward AI data center operations. He said Bitcoin mining will continue, however, as it remains a viable way to operate in regions with low power production costs or to use surplus electricity efficiently.

SOL spot ETFs recorded net inflows on July 27, while HYPE ETFs posted net outflows and XRP ETFs saw no flows. - SOL: +$1 million - HYPE: -$2.9 million - XRP: no inflows or outflows

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded about $11.7 million in net inflows on July 27, reversing from net outflows, according to Farside Investors. - BlackRock ETHA: +$11.7 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $11.6 million in net outflows on July 27, according to Farside Investors. The funds posted a third straight trading day of outflows after turning to net withdrawals yesterday, although the pace of outflows slowed. - BlackRock IBIT: -$8.8 million - Fidelity FBTC: -$2.8 million

Binance announced it will end support for Sophon (SOPH) on its mainnet and will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals via the ERC-20 network at 8:00 a.m. UTC on Aug. 4. Existing SOPH will be migrated from the mainnet to the ERC-20 network at a 1:1 ratio.

U.S. asset manager ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, bought $30,000 worth of 3iQ’s Solana staking ETF through one of its funds on July 27, according to the source. The ETF, managed by Canadian asset manager 3iQ, offers exposure to SOL price movements and additional yield from staking rewards. ARK Invest also bought $14.1 million worth of SpaceX shares and sold $1.16 million worth of Robinhood shares the same day.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced the addition of O to its KRW market at 5:00 a.m. UTC today.

South Korea’s exchange operator triggered a circuit breaker after the Kosdaq fell more than 8%, following a similar move in the KOSPI. A circuit breaker temporarily halts trading during sharp declines in the KOSPI and Kosdaq markets and operates in three stages. A first-stage circuit breaker is triggered when a drop of more than 8% is sustained for one minute, suspending trading for about 20 minutes.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $157.53 million liquidated (84.88% longs) - ETH: $131.53 million liquidated (61.12% longs) - SOL: $18.93 million liquidated (83.35% longs)

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals of Injective (INJ) at 8:00 a.m. UTC on July 29.

Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Lighter (LIT) has bought back more than 16 million LIT and recently began quarterly token burns, founder Vladimir Novakovski said on X. Novakovski said Lighter had the same issuing entity before its token generation event (TGE) and at the time of the TGE, and added that while it offered existing holders a chance to sell their stakes, most chose to keep holding. Novakovski also said that once the CLARITY Act and the U.S. SEC’s regulatory framework overhaul are completed, on-chain fundraising and crypto-based stock tokenization are likely to become widespread.

South Korean exchange Upbit announced the addition of RLUSD to KRW, BTC and USDT trading at 5:00 a.m. UTC on July 28.

X Money, the financial app from X, formerly Twitter, has expanded access to all U.S. Premium and Premium+ subscribers, though there was no mention of cryptocurrency. Previously, the service had been available only to some Premium+ subscribers. Meanwhile, Benji Taylor, who developed the non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet "Family," is serving as head of design at X.

Rob Witoff, head of platform at Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, said on X that he has been promoted to chief technology officer. Witoff said he joined Coinbase as an engineer in 2014 and has remained focused on shipping products. While much has changed over the past 12 years, the team’s passion has not, Witoff said, adding that the goal is to make Coinbase the world’s best development environment.

South Korean police have launched a compulsory investigation into former Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok over allegations he concealed crypto assets during the June 3 local election period, Yonhap News Agency reported. According to the report, the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency’s anti-corruption and economic crime investigation unit sent investigators on July 27 to search Yoo’s residence and the general affairs office at Incheon City Hall over alleged violations of the Public Official Election Act and other charges. Yoo and his spouse are suspected of deliberately omitting 21,000 crypto assets from a candidate asset disclosure filing for the local elections after transferring the holdings to overseas exchanges.

El Salvador’s two main opposition parties have finalized their candidates for the February 2027 presidential election, setting up a challenge to President Nayib Bukele’s bid for a third term and his Bitcoin strategy, BeInCrypto reported. ARENA picked former lawmaker Mayte Iraheta, while the FMLN selected physician Rafael Aguirre. Both candidates have criticized the Bukele administration’s Bitcoin policy as a fiscal failure. Still, with ARENA holding two seats in the legislature and the FMLN holding none, even a change in government would require a broad political coalition to alter Bitcoin policy. El Salvador scrapped the corporate mandate to accept Bitcoin after reaching a $1.4 billion loan agreement with the IMF in February 2025, but it has continued buying one BTC a day and held about 7,730 BTC as of July 27. The next government will decide whether to maintain or halt that Bitcoin purchase policy.

CoinMarketCap’s Altcoin Season Index came in at 52, down four points from yesterday. The index is calculated by comparing Bitcoin’s price performance with that of the top 100 coins by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins. A CoinNess analysis shows altcoin season is identified when 75% of the top 100 coins post gains over the past 90 days that exceed Bitcoin’s return over the same period. The opposite is considered Bitcoin season. A reading closer to 100 indicates stronger altcoin season conditions.