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According to Citigroup Korea, Hana Bank completed the issuance of $100 million in digital bonds on September 30 using Euroclear's D-FMI blockchain infrastructure. Citigroup served as the issuing and paying agent, managing the bond issuance, settlement, and dealer delivery processes, with settlement completed on the same day. The bonds were subsequently distributed to investors through Euroclear Bank. Citigroup acts as the issuing and paying agent for the majority of issuances on the D-FMI platfo

Japan's construction orders declined 3.6% year-over-year in August, according to government data, improving from a 13.4% drop in the previous month.

According to China Earthquake Networks Center, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred off Taiwan's east coast on September 30 at 1:00 PM. The final result will be confirmed by official rapid reporting.

According to Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, speaking on Sept 30 at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 in Seoul, Bitcoin can continue rising even if U.S. interest rates climb further. Rising rates increase interest income for banks and Treasury bill holders, directing additional capital back into financial assets including Bitcoin and Ethereum. When asked about altcoins to watch in the next bull market, Hayes highlighted ETH, ENA, and UNI, citing potential for basis trading yield growth in ENA and U

According to Yonhapnews, South Korea's second public growth fund launched sales on September 30 with a 600 billion won target. The fund will accept subscriptions through October 15 via 10 commercial banks and 14 securities firms. In a policy shift, 50% of the initial five trading days' allocation (300 billion won) is reserved for low-income investors, up from 20% in the first edition. Three asset managers—Mirae Asset, Samsung Asset Management, and KB Asset Management—each launched corresponding

Japan's August new housing starts fell to 753,000 annualized units, below the forecast of 766,000 units and down from 774,000 units in July.

Japan's housing starts rose 6.14% year-over-year in August, falling short of the 7% forecast and down from 8.2% in July.

According to Jin10 data, China's National Energy Administration deputy director He Yang and France's Director General of Energy and Climate Cedric Briolet held the fifth China-France energy dialogue on September 29 in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on civil nuclear energy and other practical cooperation areas. Both nations emphasized expanding collaboration from civil nuclear energy to oil, gas, renewable energy, energy technology innovation, and green energy transition, forming a comple

According to Yonhap Infomax, Dunamu established Dunamu Central, a new investment and management subsidiary with 500 million won in capital, on September 30. The company's finance director Baik Dong-ho was named as representative director. The new entity will handle domestic and international investments and asset management, separate from Dunamu's existing venture capital subsidiary Dunamu & Partners, which focuses on external startup investments.

According to the China Maritime Safety Administration, the Huludao Maritime Bureau issued a navigation warning on September 30. Military exercises will be conducted in parts of the Bohai Sea from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., with vessel entry prohibited in the designated area during this period.

According to Shinhan Bank, the institution completed an end-to-end technology verification of stablecoin-based corporate remittances with Solana Foundation today (September 30). The test maintained existing corporate remittance workflows while integrating stablecoins into the bank's settlement process. Corporate clients can continue using traditional corporate banking interfaces and foreign exchange accounts without requiring digital wallets or stablecoin accounts, with the bank handling digital

Over the last hour, DFI price plummeted 75.92% to $0.000637 from $0.002645. The token's market cap stands at $586,606 with 24-hour trading volume of just $52.59, indicating limited liquidity and heightened price volatility.

According to E-Daily, on September 30 afternoon, South Korea's KOSPI index declined 0.21% to 6,856.12 points as foreign investors and institutions simultaneously sold off holdings. The KOSDAQ index, by contrast, gained 0.89% to 857.35 points. Foreign investors net sold 898.3 billion Korean won while institutions offloaded 913.8 billion won; retail investors bought 590.9 billion won in a defensive move. Within semiconductors, Samsung Electronics fell 1.28% to 269,000 won, while SK Hynix rose 1.30

DeepSeek and Huawei have open-sourced a suite of AI training and inference components optimized for Huawei's Ascend chips, according to Beating AI. The toolkit covers operator development, matrix computation, cross-card communication, and attention mechanisms—mirroring components previously built for Nvidia GPUs. DeepSeek V4 has begun adapting to Ascend 950, with Huawei confirming participation in portions of V4 training. The move represents China's latest effort to build an alternative to the U

According to South Korea's stock exchange, SK Hynix rebounded 1.70% to 1.795 million won on September 30, rising 30,000 won from the previous close, with intraday highs reaching 1.824 million won. Samsung Electronics also advanced during the session, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index climbed 1.32% overnight. Micron Technology will release its fiscal Q4 2026 earnings on October 1 at 5:30 a.m. Korean time. As a fellow memory semiconductor manufacturer, Micron's guidance on DRAM and NAND p

Cregis, a provider of enterprise digital asset infrastructure, recently made its first appearance in the South Korean market, engaging with local exchanges, payment institutions, and Web3 enterprises to discuss wallet management, payment solutions, and fund operations. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Hong Kong, Cregis serves over 4,000 enterprise clients across more than 50 countries and regions, with local operational teams in Dubai, New York, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and São Paulo.

According to BlockBeats, Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, predicted on September 30 that Ethereum will reach $10,000 by year-end. The forecast was made during the Korea Blockchain Week, with Hayes reiterating his bullish outlook on ETH in an interview with CoinDesk. ETH is currently trading near $2,672.

According to Illinois Department of Revenue, the state published draft implementation rules Monday for its 0.2% digital asset transaction tax, detailing how stablecoins, decentralized finance platforms and other crypto activities would be taxed. Under the proposal, stablecoins are classified as taxable digital assets, while nonfungible tokens are excluded. DeFi transactions would generally be exempt unless users pay fees considered "valuable consideration," such as protocol fees; network and swa

According to Foresight News, Ripple announced a partnership with CSD BR, Brazil's central securities depository, to integrate Brazilian securities onto the XRP Ledger. In the initial phase, BTG Pactual investment fund shares stored at CSD BR will be tokenized using the multi-purpose token (MPT) standard and mirrored to XRPL. The system will operate on a permissioned basis, restricted to Brazilian institutional clients and banks, with mandatory KYC and AML compliance. Future phases may expand blo

According to Foresight News, peaq, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on machine economy and DePIN, has integrated World ID into peaqOS. The integration allows machines, vehicles, and smart devices to verify whether the interacting party is a real person through zero-knowledge proofs, returning verification results anonymously without exposing or storing personal information. A pilot drug delivery demonstration has launched on robotic.sh, with potential expansion to device rental and sample distributi