Bank of America: SK Hynix’s 2028 new production capacity may only reach one-sixth of its planned volume.

According to a report by The Chosun Ilbo, a stock investment-focused YouTuber in his 40s in Busan, South Korea was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by a man in his 20s. The suspect was a subscriber to the YouTube channel, the report noted. Some local media outlets added that the attack’s motive stemmed from the suspect incurring heavy investment losses after buying stocks recommended by the YouTuber, sparking resentment that led to the assault. The case is currently under further investigation.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies’ latest 10-Q filing shows that for the quarter ended May 31, the company generated approximately $45.7 million in revenue from Ethereum staking and validation services, accounting for around 98% of its total revenue. In the same period, its self-mining revenue from Bitcoin came to about $624,000, while consulting services revenue was roughly $168,000. Bitmine previously disclosed that it has allocated roughly 85% of its ETH holdings to staking, equivalent to around 4.9 million ETH. Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine, stated that with the full launch of MAVAN—its institutional-grade Ethereum staking platform—the company expects annualized rewards from its Ethereum staking business to reach approximately $284 million. Additionally, he noted that since its launch on July 1, Robinhood Chain has recorded over $1 billion in on-chain transaction volume, adding that this validates Ethereum’s utility as an underlying settlement network.

As tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to escalate, analysts believe the U.S. and Iran are entering a war of attrition centered on time, cost, and political endurance. Reports indicate Trump aims to resolve the conflict before the U.S. midterm elections to avoid further oil price hikes, while Iran is seeking to prolong time without triggering full-scale war by repeatedly threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, in order to wear down the U.S.'s political and military patience. To date, the U.S. has reinstated blockades on Iranian ports and maritime shipping, and has been striking military targets that threaten navigation; Iran, in turn, continues to target Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes with missiles and drones, attempting to disrupt global energy transport. Analysts note that with both sides seeking to avoid full-scale escalation, this standoff is likely to evolve into a prolonged war of attrition.

The Korea Financial Investment Association (KFIA) announced that CEOs of 10 major South Korean asset management firms have discussed investor protection measures for individual stock leveraged ETFs, including raising minimum deposit requirements and staggering rebalancing trading times. Per the association’s statement, attendees agreed it is necessary to lift the minimum deposit threshold for investing in such leveraged products from the current 10 million won (US$6,714). They also emphasized the need to strengthen the market stabilizer function of liquidity providers. Citing data from the Korea Capital Market Institute, the KFIA noted that since the launch of related leveraged ETFs, daily stock trading volume required for rebalancing is estimated at between 700 billion won and 2.1 trillion won.

Hyperliquid HIP-3 has completed the auction of CXMT trading codes, with the final deal closing at 500 HYPE (approximately $32,600). The CXMT code corresponds to Chinese storage chip manufacturer Changxin Memory Technologies, and is expected to be listed on Hyperliquid’s IPOP market ahead of its IPO on July 27.

According to EmberCN’s monitoring, the one-year lock-up period for Pump.fun’s team and investor tokens has ended, officially entering a 3-year linear vesting phase. In the early hours of today, Pump.fun completed its first batch of token unlocks, releasing a total of approximately 57.279 billion PUMP tokens, valued at around $86.49 million at current prices, and distributing them to 121 wallets. Among these, wallet address GsM3...u6ya received approximately 52.039 billion PUMP (valued at ~$78.58 million), while address ESRc...ZM67 obtained around 5.24 billion PUMP (worth ~$7.91 million).