SK Hynix has reached a preliminary agreement with its labor union on 2026 wages and the collective bargaining framework, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency on Aug. 20. The draft deal includes a 6.3% wage increase and a revision to the company’s current Profit Sharing, or PS, system. Under the proposed changes, 40% of the payout would be distributed in cash within the year, while the remaining 60% would be paid in company stock. If the agreement is approved, it would mark another notable adjustment to SK Hynix’s performance bonus structure following a reorganization carried out last year. The report centers on changes to compensation terms and the method of bonus distribution.

AkademikerPension, a Danish pension fund with ~$25B in assets, has added SpaceX to its exclusion list, citing severely inflated valuation and extremely poor corporate governance, ahead of the company's planned IPO.

Gaming groups, tribal associations, and labor unions are urging Congress to add language to a pending crypto bill that would block platforms like Kalshi from offering sports-related prediction contracts.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins publicly supports including crypto in 401(k) plans under professional management with safeguards. He also joined CFTC Chair Michael Selig for a joint meeting on regulatory coordination amid pushback from Senator Elizabeth Warren and labor unions.

Samsung's smallest union, representing DX employees, filed a court injunction to halt a wage deal vote, citing chip division bonuses 85x higher. The union claims the deal favors chip workers unfairly.

Hyundai Motor’s labor union has launched a partial strike at the company’s Ulsan complex after talks with management broke down, putting humanoid robots at the center of a factory labor dispute. Workers on day and night shifts left two hours early each day from July 13 to 15, and the union plans to escalate the action to four-hour stoppages from July 20 to 22 after 15 rounds of negotiations failed to produce a deal, according to The Korea Times. The dispute has drawn unusual attention because Hyundai has not yet deployed any Atlas robots at the Ulsan site. The company’s earliest planned introduction of Atlas in a U.S. factory is set for 2028. Even so, the union is moving before large-scale rollout begins, arguing that automation could cut working hours and erode pay. Reports cited in the article say Hyundai plans to deploy more than 25,000 Atlas robots across Hyundai and Kia plants, beginning with U.S. operations in 2028. Reuters also reported that Hyundai finalized a deal on July 16 to acquire full ownership of Boston Dynamics from SoftBank. Analyst estimates cited by Bloomberg and Macquarie suggest Atlas could cost about $130,000 per unit and pay for itself in around two years, with operating costs potentially falling below the U.S. federal minimum wage if unit costs decline to $100,000.

Anarchism is often misunderstood, but its core principles deeply resonate with Bitcoin's vision of decentralization. This article explores major anarchist schools—anarcho-capitalism, crypto-anarchism, anarcho-communism, and anarcho-syndicalism—and their connections to cryptocurrency and financial sovereignty.

Anarchism is often misunderstood as chaos, but it aligns deeply with Bitcoin’s ethos. This article examines four major anarchist schools—anarcho-capitalism, crypto-anarchism, anarcho-communism, and anarcho-syndicalism—showing how they resonate with decentralized finance.