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According to ChainCatcher, the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) community's "WLFI Governance Participation Incentive Plan" proposal voting has concluded on Snapshot. The proposal passed with 82.13% approval votes, while 9.17% voted against and 8.70% abstained. A total of 2,306 addresses participated, casting approximately 2.114 billion WLFI votes, surpassing the 1 billion threshold. To earn dynamic rewards, holders of unlocked WLFI must lock tokens for at least 180 days and directly participate in

According to Zhitong Finance, Kling AI launched beta testing of Kling 4.0 on September 28, with official release scheduled for October. The upgraded model emphasizes realistic, controllable, and professional capabilities, featuring significantly improved motion stability and complex camera movements. Key enhancements include native video generation up to 30 seconds, support for up to 10 keyframes, and 4K/1080p 10-bit HDR high-spec output. The model also introduces an enhanced reference system fo

According to Yonhapinfomax, citing analysis by Alexander Stahl, founder of Burckgrave Holdings, Middle Eastern oil exporters have operationalized an alternative shipping route bypassing the Strait of Hormuz on September 29, with 116 vessels transporting crude oil at 94% of January-level export volumes. The Hormuz Shuttle operates by transferring crude oil from large tankers to smaller vessels near Oman's coast, avoiding direct passage through the contested strait. While freight costs have increa

According to Moody's Analytics economist Dave Chia on September 29, South Korea's economy is running at two speeds—semiconductor exports are driving growth while domestic demand remains weak. The rating agency has significantly raised its 2026 and 2027 growth forecasts to 3.5% and 2.6% respectively, citing increased global semiconductor demand from artificial intelligence investment cycles. Chia expects South Korea's central bank to raise its benchmark rate once more to 3.25% by year-end, citing

According to South Korea's Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the country's overseas direct investment totaled $20.52 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 32.3% year-on-year, marking four consecutive quarters of growth. The finance and insurance sector led with $10.48 billion in investments (+33.4%), while information and communications surged to $2.73 billion (+265.3%). Notably, investments in Japan reached $2.46 billion, soaring 708.4% compared to the same period last year. The United Stat

According to Yonhapnews, Hanmi Semiconductor received an order for micro SAW & VISION PLACEMENT (MSVP) equipment worth 7.87 billion won from UTAC's Thai subsidiary on September 29. The order represents 1.37% of the company's 2025 consolidated revenue, with delivery scheduled through December 31. The stock surged 4.48% to 245,000 won by 9:53 a.m., reaching an intraday high of 248,500 won (up 5.97%).

According to CoinDesk, Goldman Sachs brought its approximately $100 billion U.S. Treasury fund FTIXX to digital asset institutions on September 29, offered through the Lynq settlement network with trades processed by SEC-registered broker-dealer tZERO Securities. The fund marks the first external asset on Lynq. Unlike tokenized versions such as BlackRock's BUIDL and Franklin Templeton's BENJI offerings, FTIXX remains a traditional fund; Lynq provides crypto companies an alternative access channe

According to ChainCatcher citing a public account, Tencent is currently secretly testing Goose Dimension, an AI game companion product featuring digital human AI partners. The product offers voice conversation, real-time screen recognition, and gaming companionship capabilities, with multiple male and female virtual characters including谷雨, 沈露白, and 夏夏. Users can select a character for casual chat or activate game companion mode, which adapts to popular online games. The interface includes moment

According to AMD, the company agreed on September 28 to acquire World Labs, a San Francisco-based AI lab developing world models for 3D environment simulation, for approximately US$8.2 billion in an all-stock transaction. World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li, a Stanford professor who previously led AI research at Google, will join AMD as chief scientist and executive vice president. The deal marks AMD's largest AI acquisition to date, with completion expected later in 2026.

The Nikkei 225 index expanded its intraday decline to 1% on September 29.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a whale address (0x248...A6990) liquidated 10.26 million BULL tokens and deposited them to Binance approximately 1 hour ago on September 29. The address had purchased the tokens on August 17 at $0.02892 each and deposited them for $1.181 million. The position is expected to generate a profit of $885K, though it previously showed unrealized gains of $1.365 million at peak valuation.

Four new stocks debuted on Hong Kong's main board on September 29. Robosense Technology (03757) priced at 436 HKD per share with 8.65x oversubscription in public offering. Kingwong Electronics (03228) opened at 69.88 HKD with 94.25x oversubscription. Techny New Materials (09607) was priced at 44 HKD (3.39x oversubscription), while Beiwei Technology (06731) listed at 21.60 HKD (208.56x oversubscription).

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange announced on September 29, 2026, that Kingwai Electronics (03228) and Tongcheng New Materials (09607) have been added to the Hong Kong Stock Connect program, effective immediately.

According to Samsung Electronics executives, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is expected to account for nearly 30% of DRAM chipmakers' total wafer capacity next year, up from approximately 20% currently.

According to ChainCatcher and on-chain analyst Ai 姨, a smart money address transferred 10.26 million NLAI tokens to Binance approximately 1 hour ago (September 29), having purchased them on August 17 at $0.02892 per token for a total of approximately $296,600. The transfer is now valued at $1.181 million, targeting a profit of over $885,000, down from a peak unrealized gain of $1.365 million.

According to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, China's total social logistics volume for January-August reached 243.6 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. Industrial goods logistics remained stable with 5.3% growth, while high-tech manufacturing and digital product manufacturing saw faster expansion, increasing 16.7% and 15.7% respectively in August, contributing over 60% to industrial output growth.

According to the Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold and silver futures prices declined during early trading on Sept 29. Gold T+D futures fell 1.88% to 890.2 yuan per gram, while silver T+D futures dropped 2.41% to 14,753.0 yuan per kilogram.

According to Newsis, major South Korean brokerages including Mirae Asset Securities, KB Securities, Korea Investment Securities, and Samsung Securities raised CMA (Comprehensive Money Account) rates by 0.15–0.25 percentage points on September 29, amid rising competition from bank deposit products. The rate hikes follow a surge in bank deposit rates to an average of 3.4% for one-year fixed deposits at leading institutions, driven by the Bank of Korea's recent rate increases. CMA balances rebounde

According to Investing.com, Jefferies Financial Group's stock fell 1.15% to $47.13 on September 28 as declines in bond and asset management operations offset strong overall quarterly results. The company reported adjusted Q3 earnings per share of $1.08, beating Wall Street consensus of $1.00, with revenue reaching $2.22 billion, up 9% year-over-year and surpassing the $2.20 billion forecast. Investment banking revenues grew 17% to $1.33 billion, driven by a 25% surge in advisory services and 69%

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, on September 28, Iran conveyed conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to the United States through Qatari mediation and set a Tuesday deadline for Washington's response. Araghchi stated that Iran's Supreme Leader had set specific conditions for the strait's reopening, which have been communicated to the U.S. and international community, though he did not disclose the details. The Iranian foreign minister emphasized that if the U.S. gen