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At Korea Premium Week 2026 on September 29, S&P's Chief Product and Operating Officer Cameron Drinkwater outlined three future growth areas for ETFs: decentralized finance, private markets, and asset management. Drinkwater noted that investor demand is increasingly expanding beyond traditional asset classes, requiring robust data infrastructure and transparent governance to support digital asset participation. In the private markets segment, he highlighted that global institutional investors inc

According to reports, Dongshan Precision (002384.SZ), a Chinese electronics manufacturer, announced on September 28 plans to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as early as October with fundraising of $20 billion to $30 billion. The company plans to issue no more than 234 million shares, with UBS, Guotai Junan Securities, GF Securities, and CITIC Securities serving as joint sponsors. In the first half of 2026, Dongshan Precision achieved revenue of 27.798 billion yuan (up 63.95%) and net profit

According to Binance's official announcement, Binance Futures will adjust leverage and margin tiers for 14 USDT-margined perpetual contracts on October 2 at 14:30 BJT. The contracts affected include MOVEUSDT, EPICUSDT, AWEUSDT, SOPHUSDT, AVAUSDT, ARKUSDT, RAVEUSDT, UAIUSDT, BLURUSDT, VELODROMEUSDT, MOVRUSDT, B2USDT, LSKUSDT, and ONEUSDTU. The update is expected to complete within one hour, and existing open positions will be impacted by the changes.

According to the Financial Investment Association, South Korea's individual savings accounts (ISA) surpassed 10 million subscribers on August 31, 2026, with managed assets totaling 76.5 trillion Korean won. The milestone comes 10 years and 5 months after ISA was introduced in March 2016. Investment brokerage accounts, which allow individuals to directly select and manage financial products, accounted for 89.3% of total subscribers.

According to The Block, former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Eric Saavedra was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for using law enforcement databases to assist a cryptocurrency merchant's extortion scheme. He was also ordered to pay $90,984 in restitution for concealing $373,146 in income from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization last night (Sept 28), bringing in-house control of a function Coinbase previously outsourced to Nodal Clear. Coinbase bills the entity as the first USDC-native derivatives clearinghouse in the United States, allowing collateral transfers and margin calls to settle on blockchain rails around the clock rather than waiting for traditional banking hours. Per the CFTC registration order, C

Russian officials proposed holding a trilateral meeting between Chinese, U.S., and Russian leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded on September 29 that the country has no additional information to provide on the matter at this time. As this year's APEC host, China said it aims to work with all parties to advance cooperation and contribute to regional ec

According to ChainCatcher, spot gold rebounded slightly on Tuesday (September 29) but remained trading below $4,200 per ounce. The rebound came as traders priced in a 72.5% probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October, with elevated U.S. Treasury yields weighing on precious metals. Market participants are monitoring upcoming U.S. economic data including consumer confidence and job openings figures for further direction.

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on September 29, China pledges to work with all parties to advance APEC's "China Year" successfully and contribute to economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region and globally. The APEC summit will be held in Shenzhen. When asked about a potential trilateral meeting between China, Russia, and the United States, Guo said no information was currently available.

According to China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, the Philippines published a revised maritime map on September 25 that includes disputed South China Sea islands including Zhongye Island and Mahuan Island. China reaffirmed that these islands are part of Chinese territory and that China possesses indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and adjacent waters.

According to three energy ministers from Spain, Portugal, and Luxembourg, the countries called on the EU to set a 2040 renewable energy target on September 29, citing geopolitical uncertainties and potential Strait of Hormuz blockades. In a letter to EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, the ministers urged the bloc to accelerate its shift away from fossil fuels and boost renewable energy deployment across Europe. The EU currently targets clean energy to represent 42.5% of overall energy consump

According to McKinsey Global Institute on Tuesday, approximately 11 million American workers, representing 7% of the current workforce, may need to change careers by 2035 due to AI displacement effects. The research predicts that roughly 770,000 workers annually will require career transitions over the next decade, compared to a historical average of 215,000 annually—a pace 3 to 4 times faster than historical norms. The displacement is not uniform across income levels. Low-income workers face ca

According to HTX data, on September 29, Curve (CRV) surged 21.09% in 24 hours to reach $0.3984, leading gains among altcoins as Bitcoin consolidated. Other notable movers included Hedera (HBAR) up 19.42% to $0.11803 and 0G up 18.36% to $0.3062.

According to Foresight News, Ethlabs has integrated Ethereum's Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR) into Chainlink's CCIP 2.0 cross-chain protocol. The integration enables Ethereum transaction confirmations in cross-chain scenarios to drop from approximately 13 minutes to 12-24 seconds, leveraging validator consensus signals without introducing additional infrastructure. FCR operates client-side without requiring a hard fork and does not alter protocol-level finality; faster confirmation remains an opti

According to Jin10 and China's Foreign Ministry, on September 29—the 54th anniversary of the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement—Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that current Sino-Japanese relations face serious difficulties due to damage to the relationship's political foundation. Guo emphasized that Japan's current leadership has failed to acknowledge its historical aggression and instead claims "Taiwan's situation constitutes an existential crisis for Japan," directly challenging Chi

According to Jin10 Futures, on September 29, fuel oil futures warehouse inventories on the Shanghai Futures Exchange decreased by 7,450 tons from the previous trading day. Most other energy and chemical commodity inventories, including pulp, coated paper, petroleum asphalt, medium sour crude oil, and low-sulfur fuel oil, remained unchanged.

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin has surged 28% since August 19 but momentum has cooled after a sharp rally, as geopolitical tensions weighing on risk assets intensified. U.S. President Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, adding to macroeconomic uncertainty. The market is also digesting the Federal Reserve's recent rate hikes and preparing for a possible additional hike in October. Despite the slowdown, Bitcoin is on track for its best quarterly performance si

Gate News message, the market capitalization of tokenized commodities reached $8.0 billion in Q3 2026, representing approximately 10% quarter-over-quarter growth. While Ethereum remains the largest network in this sector, @Ripple has been the primary driver of expansion throughout the year, with its market capitalization growing from $736 million to $2.2 billion.

According to Korean Exchange data released on September 29, banking stocks rose 13.18% and insurance stocks gained 12.30% from July 1 through September 29, while KOSPI dropped 17.32%, outperforming by 30.5 and 29.62 percentage points respectively. The shift reflects investor preference for high-dividend financial stocks amid market volatility and rising long-term interest rates. Major financial holding companies have reinforced shareholder returns: KB Financial committed 1.9 trillion won to shar

According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, on September 29, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced he will return to Tehran while awaiting a formal U.S. response to Iran's proposal. Araghchi confirmed he met with Qatar, which has been serving as a mediator, and conveyed a seven-day plan to the United States through Qatar. He stated that Qatar will relay any U.S. response to Iran.