2026-07-17 Korea Triples Leveraged-Product Deposits, Pushes an Under-14 Social Media Ban, and K-pop Exports Hit a $257M Record
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Korea's regulator triples the cash deposit for single-stock leveraged products to 30M won, the government moves to bar under-14s from social media, and K-pop album exports hit a record $257.48M — three stories decoded with background and comparisons.