Core Insights - South Korean retail investors have accumulated over $12 billion in U.S. crypto-related stocks this year, including companies like Bitmine, Circle, and Coinbase [1] Group 1: Investment Trends - In August alone, South Korean investors purchased $426 million worth of Bitmine shares [1] - Circle saw $226 million in purchases during the same month [1] - Coinbase attracted $183 million in investments from South Korean retail investors in August [1] Group 2: ETF Investments - An additional $282 million flowed into the 2x ETH leveraged ETF from South Korean investors [1]

Market Performance - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down by 0.32% [1] - The S&P 500 index experienced a slight decline [1] - The Nasdaq Composite index saw a minor increase of 0.05% [1] Cryptocurrency Stocks - Robinhood (HOOD.O) rose by 4.07% [1] - Coinbase (COIN.O) increased by 2.2% [1] - Circle (CRCL.N) fell by 4.71% [1] - Hut 8 (HUT.O) decreased by 2.26% [1] Other Notable Stocks - 3M (MMM.N) dropped by 3.63% [1] - Netflix (NFLX.O) declined by 5.10% [1]