South Korea plans to tighten regulations on high-yield equity-linked securities in September, as retail investors shift to complex structured products in search of higher returns.
According to Bloomberg, South Korean regulators plan to step up oversight of structured products including equity-linked securities (ELS) starting next month, mandating brokerages to warn investors when products approach the principal loss trigger line and re-evaluate product design and sales amid significant rising risks. Following a historic sell-off in South Korea’s stock market, retail investors’ risk appetite has not faded; instead, they have turned to more complex structured products in search of higher returns. Equity-linked securities offering annualized coupons of 40% to 50% have lured a large amount of retail capital back, with sales surging to a more than three-year high in July, particularly for notes linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. After the wave of liquidations and forced closures of single-stock leveraged ETFs that hit South Korean retail investors, their funds have not actually left the market, instead flowing into structured products that appear to offer fixed high yields. However, these high-yield ELS typically feature knock-in clauses, meaning investors could face significant principal losses if the underlying stock price falls below the agreed threshold. The earlier leveraged ETF crisis inflicted heavy losses on young South Korean investors, and the recent boom in high-yield ELS may be replicating a similar risk structure.
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CZ: The second-largest anonymous donor to Giggle is a previously public address, and he thanked all those who contributed to this effort.
Binance founder CZ cited a screenshot of Giggle Academy’s on-chain donation leaderboard, revealing that the second-largest “anonymous” donor actually originated from his previously disclosed public address. He thanked all those who contributed to the initiative. Earlier on the 16th, CZ announced on Binance Square that BNB held in the public address, along with Binance Life tokens purchased using BNB, would be donated to Giggle Academy. Following the donation, the address will no longer be used and will be converted into a burn address, to prevent the community from overinterpreting activities linked to the public address.
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Jiang Zhuoer: What to Do If You Miss the Boat? Missing an Entire Future Bull Market Is Far More Terrifying Than Missing Current Gains.
Jiang Zhuoer, founder of BTC.TOP, posted that according to the full historical cycle chart, if $57,800 marks the major bottom of the current cycle, the time frame and drawdown differ significantly from the previous three cycles, leaving many investors who waited for bottom-fishing based on historical data out of the market. Once the market consolidates sideways for a period, FOMO sentiment will build, making further declines unlikely. A pullback could present a potential entry opportunity, but it may be fleeting.
Jiang noted that in his recent in-depth article "Is the Bull Market Really Here? What Should Those Who Missed the Entry Do Now?", he disclosed his trading plans: Plan A: If BTC drops back to the $67,000–$72,000 range, buy immediately after downward momentum fades. Plan B: Otherwise, purchase at the current price by the end of October at the latest, regardless of the price level. Jiang added that missing the entire upcoming bull market is far more harmful than missing the current small price gain.
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CZ is set to attend EASY Residency Season 4, while projects for Season 5 will focus on AI and on-chain markets.
Binance founder CZ announced that the Demo Day for the 4th season of EASY Residency will be held in Bhutan next week, and he will attend in person. Hosted by YZi Labs, the Demo Day is a showcase event for the incubator’s incubated projects. Meanwhile, YZi Labs has officially opened applications for its 5th season, with the deadline set for September 13. YZi Labs is seeking founders in four core areas: programmable capital and on-chain markets, AI infrastructure and computing power economy, AI interfaces and consumer layers, and AI×biology and programmable science.
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FalconX Transfers 80,200 HYPE Tokens Valued at Approximately $6.27 Million to a Centralized Exchange (CEX)
According to OnchainLens monitoring, FalconX transferred 80,200 HYPE tokens to a trading platform in the past day, valued at approximately $6.27 million, suggesting an imminent sale.
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