On August 12, Hyperion DeFi reported record net income of $31 million for the second quarter of 2026, up more than threefold from $8.8 million in the first quarter. The company is the first U.S.-listed firm built on Hyperliquid. Hyperion attributed the profit jump to rising revenue. The results came as the broader crypto market remained weak, highlighting the company’s resilience.

South Korea’s Kospi surged 3.73% to 6,824.54, its highest level since July 24, led by chip stocks on artificial-intelligence demand. SK Hynix rose more than 7% and Samsung Electronics gained more than 5%. Foreign investors were net buyers of $778.5 million in equities, while the won strengthened 0.38% against the dollar. POSCO Holdings slipped 0.08% and Samsung Biologics climbed 0.84%.

Jio Financial Services shares rose more than 3% to Rs 263 on the BSE on Thursday after the company said Bank of America will buy a 49.9% stake in its wholly owned nonbank lender, Jio Credit, in a Rs 18,268 crore deal. Bank of America will first take a 26.5% stake through a preferential allotment of equity shares. It can later lift the holding to 49.9% by exercising warrants, subject to regulatory approvals.

A vulnerability affecting certain Coldcard Bitcoin hardware wallets has intensified concerns about private-key security, with Blockaid CEO Ido BenNatan warning that private keys can become a single point of failure even when assets are kept offline. Galaxy Research has identified at least $111 million in confirmed thefts and estimated total losses could exceed $130 million. Blockaid data show nearly 75% of crypto funds lost to exploits in the first half of 2026 were linked to private-key compromises, while total hack losses in the period topped $1 billion amid record verified incidents. The episode underscores that offline storage alone may not prevent theft when seed generation, firmware, and cryptographic implementation are compromised.

Tata Motors shares climbed 6% to Rs 484.6 after the company reported strong first-quarter results. Nomura upgraded the stock to Buy, while CLSA said its target price implies more than 30% upside from the prior close. The company’s Q1 EBITDA margin was about 50 basis points above consensus, and its market capitalisation stood at more than Rs 1.68 lakh crore.

LayerZero is set to unlock about 25.71 million ZRO tokens at 11:00 AM on August 20, data from Web3 asset platform RootData show. Based on current prices, the tokens are valued at about $20.74 million. ChainCatcher reported the information.

Kaito (KAITO) is set to unlock about 58.11 million tokens at 12:00 PM on August 20, according to Web3 asset data platform RootData. The tokens to be unlocked are valued at about $25.87 million. The figures reflect the latest update in the project’s token release schedule.

Chainlink (LINK) logged 246 whale transactions above $100,000 in the past 24 hours, the highest daily count in five months. Addresses holding between 100,000 and 10,000,000 LINK control 46.57% of total supply, as accumulation accelerates, according to Santiment. LINK has also broken a multi-month downtrend, with traders watching resistance at $10.87 and then the prior yearly high around $12.20.