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Odaily Odaily News: Citrini analyst jukan posted on X platform, stating that Samsung Electronics has a market cap of 1859.1 trillion KRW. According to its preliminary consolidated financial results, the Q2 2026 revenue was 171.0 trillion KRW, compared to a market expectation of 173.0 trillion KRW (1% below expectations); operating profit was 89.4 trillion KRW, compared to a market expectation of 84.6 trillion KRW (6% above expectations); net profit was not disclosed, while market expectations stood at 73.1 trillion KRW.Recent quarterly results show: Q1 2026 revenue was 133.9 trillion KRW, operating profit was 57.2 trillion KRW, net profit was 47.2 trillion KRW; Q4 2025 revenue was 93.8 trillion KRW, operating profit was 20.1 trillion KRW, net profit was 19.6 trillion KRW; Q3 2025 revenue was 86.1 trillion KRW, operating profit was 12.2 trillion KRW, net profit was 12.2 trillion KRW; Q2 2025 revenue was 74.6 trillion KRW, operating profit was 4.7 trillion KRW, net profit was 5.1 trillion KRW.
According to The Block, South Korea’s National Assembly has passed an amendment to the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act, requiring enterprises engaged in cross-border inflows and outflows of crypto assets to register with the Minister of Economy and Finance to strengthen systematic oversight of cross-border crypto asset flows. The amendment introduces a new definition of “virtual asset transfer business,” covering activities involving the transfer of crypto assets between South Korea and overseas jurisdictions through buying, selling, or exchanging—such as those conducted by cryptocurrency exchanges and digital asset custodians. Separately, it is reported that South Korea’s Financial Services Commission plans to extend the Travel Rule to all crypto transactions; South Korea also intends to impose a 22% tax on crypto asset gains exceeding 2.5 million KRW starting January 2027.
According to South Korean media outlet Newsis, a man in his twenties, who worked as a company finance staff member in South Korea, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by the Busan District Court for embezzling corporate funds to invest in cryptocurrencies. The court determined that between 2021 and 2025, he transferred company funds into his personal account approximately 680 times, embezzling a total of roughly 570 million KRW, which he used for cryptocurrency trading, overseas travel, and daily expenses. He also forged certificates of corporate deposit trust balances to conceal his crimes.
According to The Asia Business Daily, DS Investment & Securities issued a research report lowering NAVER’s target price from its previous level to 300,000 KRW, while maintaining a “Buy” rating. Analyst Choi Seung-ho noted that the downward revision is primarily driven by two factors: first, NAVER’s operating profit margin for this year is projected to decline from 18.3% to 17.6%, due to rising advertising and e-commerce marketing expenses as well as depreciation costs; second, delayed legislative progress on cryptocurrency-related regulations is directly affecting the proposed merger between NAVER Financial and Dunamu, raising the possibility of further postponement beyond the originally scheduled completion in September. Previously, DS Securities had assigned a valuation of 15 trillion KRW to NAVER’s cryptocurrency business within its Sum-of-the-Parts (SOTP) valuation; this portion has now been removed from the updated report. Choi Seung-ho added that the e-commerce business remains NAVER’s core growth engine going forward, with annual e-commerce sales expected to reach approximately 2.7 trillion KRW.