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According to Reuters and state-owned Vietnam Exchange (VNX), all stocks listed on Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) will transfer to Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) by late December 2026. HNX-listed stocks will close on December 23 and resume trading on HOSE on December 28. HNX's market capitalization stands at approximately 24.3 trillion won, representing only 5.4% of HOSE's 449 trillion won valuation, limiting market impact. The consolidation aligns with Vietnam's upgrade to FTSE Russell's secondar

According to Korea Economic Daily, on October 1, Jin Seung-wuk, newly appointed CEO of Daishin Securities, outlined the company's strategy to become the leading brokerage in shareholder return investments. The company has maintained consecutive cash dividends for 28 years, with a payout ratio of 51.0% as of end-2025, and plans to distribute up to 400 billion won in tax-exempt dividends over the next four years. Daishin Securities is expanding shareholder-focused products and services, including

According to SoftBank, the company completed the final $10 billion tranche of its planned $30 billion follow-on investment in OpenAI on October 1 through SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The Japanese technology investor's cumulative investment in OpenAI now stands at $64.6 billion, representing approximately 13% ownership. The investment was funded with proceeds from senior notes announced in September, and SoftBank canceled the remaining $10 billion of undrawn bridge facility capacity.

According to ChainCatcher, Binance will launch its USD1 airdrop campaign on October 2, 2026 at 08:00 UTC. Eligible users can share a total reward pool of 150 million WLFI tokens and up to 2.5 million USD1 tokens. The airdrop spans two phases. Phase 1 offers 75 million WLFI tokens, while Phase 2 provides 75 million WLFI tokens plus up to 2.5 million USD1 tokens. Rewards will be distributed every Saturday at 02:00 UTC.

According to TradingBeats monitoring, on October 1, Huang Lisheng's address (known as trader 'Ma-Zhi') continued reducing long positions in BTC and ETH, with account total floating gain narrowing to $73,000. The current holdings include: 35,224 ETH at 25x leverage with floating gain of $590,000; 272 BTC at 40x leverage with floating loss of $20,000; 209,000 HYPE at 10x leverage with floating loss of $220,000; and 1.225 billion PUMP at 10x leverage with floating loss of $277,000.

According to Binance spot data, ARK crashed 40.71% in 24 hours as of October 1, while RE surged 12.78% to touch a weekly high, according to ChainCatcher. Other tokens showed significant volatility: BLUR fell 14.3%, NIL dropped 13.14%, RAY declined 8.28%, and SPK fell 7.74% in 24 hours. RARE recovered to gain 5.93% in the same period, while ZRO hit today's low with a 6.6% decline.

According to onchain monitoring of addresses linked to the Bitget breach, the attacker transferred approximately $3.8 million in stolen Zcash (ZEC) from publicly visible addresses into Zcash's shielded pool as of October 1. The transfer represents roughly 1% of the $387.5 million total loss from the September 24 hack. Zcash's shielded transactions use zero-knowledge proofs to obscure transaction details including sender-receiver links and amounts, complicating blockchain investigators' ability t

According to the Financial Services Commission, announced on October 1, the nine largest securities firms in South Korea must allocate at least 25% of their published research reports to small- and mid-cap stocks. Under the new policy, companies ranked below 300 on the Korea Exchange must be covered, with at least half of the allocation (12.5% of total reports) dedicated to firms outside the top 150 on the Kosdaq market. The commission also approved anonymous research reports to encourage more s

U.S. corporate layoffs fell to a month-over-month rate of -18.15% in September, compared to 58.19% in the previous month, according to employment data reports. The significant decline suggests a moderation in workforce reductions among American enterprises during the month.

BestEx Research has extended its Pulse Market Impact Model to US equities today, incorporating over 1 million institutional parent orders to produce pre-trade cost estimates that vary by symbol, order size, execution speed, execution duration, and time of day. The model is accessible through Pulse AI conversational interface, a REST API for systematic workflows, and the AMS One trading and analytics platform.

WasabiCard will host "Stablecoin & Payments: Funds Flow" on October 6 in Singapore during TOKEN2049, convening executives from stablecoin issuers, payment networks and fintech firms to discuss enterprise-scale settlement and on-chain value integration into commerce. Circle Vice President of Partnerships Vidit Agrawal and Visa's US Head of Crypto Partnerships Komil Desai are among confirmed participants. The forum will examine operational requirements including stablecoin conversion, card issuanc

According to investment banking sources, SK Innovation revealed today that hidden financing arrangements including securitized assets and equity swap contracts (PRS) total 4.6 trillion won. Combined with disclosed corporate bonds and commercial paper of 5.2 trillion won, total financial exposure reaches approximately 9.8 trillion won—significantly exceeding the company's cash liquidity of 2 trillion won as of June. The PRS structure, which transfers price risk to the parent company while funds f

US challenger companies recorded a year-over-year decline of 19.9% in layoffs during September, according to monthly tracking data. This marks a notable improvement from the previous month's decline of 38.5%.

Challenger job cuts in the United States declined to 43,281 in September from 52,881 in August, representing an approximately 18% month-over-month decrease.

According to Visa, Lloyd's Banking Group and Visa completed a pilot of approximately $750,000 in stablecoin cross-border settlement on October 1, with funds arriving within one hour including weekends. During the seven-day pilot, Lloyd's purchased USDC through Archax, a UK-regulated trading venue, for settlement with Visa and validated the transfer across Canton private chain and public chain to test cross-chain interoperability. This marks the first stablecoin settlement trial between Visa and

According to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 1, Japanese Foreign Minister Shigeru Motegi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a 20-minute phone call. Motegi emphasized Japan's commitment to diplomatic resolution and stressed the importance of restoring free and safe navigation in the Hormuz and Mandab straits. Araghchi outlined Iran's current communications with the United States and its position. Both ministers confirmed they will maintain close contact to pursue a d

According to Wells Fargo, Microsoft has been included in the bank's strategic ideas list for the fourth quarter of 2026.

According to Korea Exchange, South Korea's covered call exchange-traded funds saw assets under management reach 28.68 trillion won as of October 1, up 90.7% from 15.04 trillion won at end of 2025. Product offerings expanded to 62 from 52 during the same period, as investors sought stable income amid rangebound market conditions. The RISE 200 High Dividend Covered Call ETF delivered a 26.01% return in the second half of 2026 (July-September), ranking third among domestic non-leveraged ETFs, accor

According to PANews, Florida's stablecoin payment rules took effect on October 1 under the state's 2026 Chapter 176 law. Qualified payment stablecoin issuers must obtain licenses or meet exemption requirements, maintaining at least 1:1 reserves backed by cash, Federal Reserve account balances, qualified bank deposits, U.S. Treasury securities with remaining maturities not exceeding 93 days, or government money market funds. Issuers must disclose redemption policies, publish monthly reserve compo

According to Financial News, South Korea's Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) is participating in the 31st Asian Securities Forum (ASF) annual conference held in Hanoi from September 30 to October 3. The association is presenting recent institutional changes to Korea's capital market, including enhanced market access for foreign investors and improved trading and settlement infrastructure. KOFIA will also join a panel discussion on sustainable capital inflows and share Korea's experience i