SK hynix’s board has approved a ₩40 trillion (about $28.69 billion) share buyback and said it will permanently cancel all shares repurchased once the program is completed. Based on the previous day’s closing price, the plan could cover about 24.07 million shares, or 3.3% of the company’s total shares outstanding. The buyback is set to run for three months, and the company’s market capitalization is about $1.14 trillion.

Bitcoin pulled back from a recent high, briefly touching $77,000. The drop triggered a wave of liquidations in leveraged long positions, with on-chain and exchange data showing forced closures totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. The market faced a short-term deleveraging shock, alongside a sharp rise in outflow pressure. Liquidations were concentrated in BTC-linked contracts and did not involve other tokens.

The Trump administration has returned more than $100 billion in IEEPA-related tariffs, about 60% of what was collected. Walmart received about $2.9 billion in refunds. Target took in $994 million and used it to lift margins, contributing $1.65 to earnings per share. Amazon and Home Depot received roughly $600 million and $730 million, respectively.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a crypto-asset framework that would set compliance-based fundraising routes for token projects. Under the proposal, issuers could raise up to $5 million over a single period lasting as long as four years, or use a larger exemption with Tier 1 capped at $20 million without an audit and Tier 2 capped at $75 million with an independent audit. Nonaccredited investors would be limited to investing 10% of annual income or net worth, while accredited investors would not face a rule-specific cap. The framework is designed to cover the full lifecycle from token issuance through a filing process that can end the token’s securities-related investment contract.

Bitcoin restaking platform BounceBit said it will gradually wind down its proprietary L1 blockchain after a recent exploit. The platform’s core business centers on BTC restaking, and it said the security incident has led to the decision to end operations of the underlying public chain. The team has not disclosed details of the attack or the size of the losses, but the shutdown decision has delivered a major hit to the project’s fundamentals.

Bitcoin has moved close to the $80,000 level, but a key driver of the rise—buying linked to spot Bitcoin ETFs—has faded during weekend trading. With traditional financial markets closed over the weekend, institutional inflows via ETFs are interrupted, leaving the market without a major source of support in the near term. The shift highlights how dependent the current Bitcoin rally is on traditional finance channels, while thinner weekend liquidity could create resistance just below the psychological threshold.

Cryptocurrencies saw a flash crash over the span of one hour. Bitcoin fell 2.5%, ether dropped 5%, Solana slid 11.5%, and XRP plunged 37%. Total derivatives liquidations across the market reached $525 million during the same period. Market analysis said the immediate trigger was an excessive buildup of leverage beforehand.

HDFC Mutual Fund said it will resume subscriptions in the HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund from August 14, allowing lumpsum purchases and switch-ins without restrictions. Axis Mutual Fund said it will withdraw temporary limits on its gold ETF and gold fund, and will accept large-investor subscriptions above Rs 25 crores in Axis Gold ETF from August 18, 2026. Axis also said unrestricted lumpsum subscriptions and switch-ins in Axis Gold Fund will be accepted from August 18, 2026. Tata Mutual Fund and Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund have also moved to resume subscriptions in their gold-linked schemes.