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According to the Korea Securities Depository, Korean retail investors net purchased $1.256 billion in U.S. bonds from September 1 to 28, more than double their $622 million in net stock purchases during the same period. The shift reflects rising yields—U.S. 30-year Treasury yields hit 5.613% on September 29, their highest level since 2002—as investors move away from equities amid higher discount rates and risk-off sentiment. U.S. long-term bond purchases by Korean investors surged in recent mont

According to the financial investment industry, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has detected unauthorized overseas stock marketing by securities firms after issuing a directive last December to curtail such promotions. DB Securities launched an internal investigation after regulators identified an employee using a YouTube channel with 250,000 subscribers to promote overseas stock trading and remittance fee discounts, offering a lifetime 0.04% trading commission and zero remittance fe

China's Vice Commerce Minister Yan Dong met with a delegation from Japan's International Trade Promotion Association led by Iwaya Takeshi on September 29.

According to Tom's Hardware, AMD has agreed to acquire AI model research firm World Labs in an all-stock deal worth approximately $8.2 billion. Fei-Fei Li, World Labs co-founder and ImageNet pioneer, will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting to CEO Lisa Su. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026 pending regulatory approval.

According to the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee, financial risks have risen since July, including potential simultaneous shocks and extended supply disruptions from elevated oil and gas prices. The central bank will propose reforms to banking leverage ratios and gilt repo markets in early 2027, designed to mitigate risks from leverage changes. The planned gilt repo market reforms are expected to ease volatility in this sector.

According to the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee, frontier artificial intelligence presents significant vulnerabilities that require financial institutions to be prepared for emerging risks. The FPC also emphasized the importance of financial firms maintaining open communication channels with UK authorities to address potential AI-related threats.

According to BlockBeats citing BIT data, SVRN (NEAR treasury company) rose 10.98% in U.S. stock pre-market trading on September 30, following a 29.34% surge yesterday. Over the past month, SVRN has gained 669% amid NEAR's recent strength. Meanwhile, SDEV (SKY treasury company) fell 13.44% in pre-market after jumping 108.28% yesterday.

According to the Bank of England Financial Policy Committee, the likelihood of simultaneous financial risks has risen since July.

According to Hanwha Life Insurance, the company acquired a 50.54% stake in Acuon Capital on September 30 for 4.4 trillion won, marking its entry into the credit finance sector. Acuon Capital, a mid-sized financial company with 4.6 trillion won in total assets, holds a 100% stake in Acuon Savings Bank (5.1 trillion won in assets), which Hanwha will also control. The acquisition is part of Hanwha's strategy to build a comprehensive financial group spanning insurance, securities, asset management,

According to Caroline Pham, former acting chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, tokenized real-world assets (RWA) are an emerging opportunity at KBW2026 on September 30. Pham predicted that collateral tokenization will occur within 1-2 years, the entire U.S. Treasury market will tokenize within 3-5 years, and securities exchange infrastructure will migrate onchain within 5 years. Patrick Wittmann, executive director of the White House Presidential Virtual Asset Advisory Committ

Moca Foundation and Moca Network announced the official launch of Moca Chain mainnet on Tuesday, September 30. The blockchain network enables users to carry verified credentials such as KYC proof across applications while sharing only specific information businesses require. The mainnet launch directs efforts toward AIR, a product layer covering identity, payments, and loyalty, allowing businesses to integrate once to recognize customers, issue payments, and distribute rewards with minimal perso

According to @whalealert, 492,721 QNT tokens valued at approximately $139.6 million were transferred between unknown wallets recently. QNT is the native token of Quant Network, which facilitates interoperability between different blockchains.

According to officials at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 on September 30, U.S. financial authorities outlined a tokenization roadmap for traditional securities markets. Caroline Pham, former CFTC acting chair, stated that collateral tokenization will occur within 1-2 years, the entire U.S. Treasury market within 3-5 years, and securities exchange infrastructure will fully move on-chain after five years. She noted that real tokenized securities will soon exist on-chain at the same level as those trad

According to Odaily, Ripple and CSD BR, Brazil's licensed central depository, have recorded Brazilian investment fund shares on XRP Ledger today, with BTG Pactual fund shares as the initial asset. CSD BR uses XRPL as an additional record and audit layer while maintaining legal authority over ownership, registration, custody and settlement through its own systems. CSD BR oversees registered assets exceeding 22 trillion reais. Fund shares are mapped using XRPL's multi-purpose token standard, enabl

According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) rebounded to $102.01 per barrel as of today (September 30), down 0.4% in the last 24 hours.

According to Jin10, the iTraxx Europe Crossover index, which measures euro high-yield credit default swap costs, fell 5 basis points to 296 basis points on Sept 30. The decline was driven by strong earnings reports from companies like Micron Technology and market enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, which outweighed concerns about elevated borrowing costs. Weaker U.S. economic data and recent Federal Reserve comments suggesting a lower likelihood of rate hikes next month also supported the ma

According to Odaily, Kioxia has joined Applied Materials' "EPIC (Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization) Center" as an innovation partner to advance next-generation storage technologies. The collaboration will focus on research in advanced memory cell architecture, multi-chip stacking designs, and novel material engineering methods to enhance storage density and performance for the AI era.

According to Cointelegraph, on September 30, Illinois Department of Revenue released draft rules for the 0.2% digital asset transaction tax, clarifying how the tax applies to stablecoins, DeFi, and cross-chain activities. Stablecoins are subject to taxation, while NFTs are exempt. DeFi transactions are generally exempt, though protocol fees paid for platform operation or maintenance may trigger taxation; pure network fees and swap fees paid only to liquidity providers do not. Fee-based cross-cha

PUMP crypto is trading at $0.0058, up 15% overnight and 60% over the past two weeks, according to market data. Daily trading volume surged to $506 million from $420 million the previous day. Derivatives activity intensified, with volume climbing 198.47% to $1.11 billion and open interest rising 17.26% to $429.46 million. The platform has deployed $466.25 million on PUMP buybacks, reducing total supply by 16.84%. Despite the token-specific strength, the broader meme-coin market declined 4.2% to a

According to the financial investment industry on September 30, LG U Plus faces exclusion risk from the MSCI Korea index, with its floating market cap 47% below the estimated exclusion threshold. Yuhan-Kimberly also entered exclusion risk zone, with total market cap 9.3% below the benchmark. Meanwhile, seven candidates for inclusion, including GS and Samsung E&A, all fell short of the 13.33 trillion won cutoff. The November MSCI review results will take effect from December 1 following rebalanci