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According to Yonhap News, South Korea's five major commercial banks were targeted by what appears to be an AI-driven cyberattack recently, marking the first simultaneous breach of all five institutions in the country's banking sector. Three banks disclosed customer data losses: BNK Busan Bank had personal information of 11 outsourced employees exposed, KB Kookmin Bank reported breaches affecting 119 customers, and Hana Bank disclosed data compromise of 89 customers.

According to Lookonchain tracking, a major whale deposited 30 million ENA tokens (worth $6.98 million) to Binance after being dormant for over one year. The whale still holds 157.55 million ENA tokens, valued at $36.74 million.

Gate News message, an ENA whale transferred 30 million ENA tokens ($6.98 million) to a centralized exchange through BitGo today, marking the first transaction after over a year of dormancy. According to the data, the whale currently holds 157.55 million ENA tokens, valued at $36.74 million.

According to Koscom ETF Check, semiconductor supply chain ETFs dominated domestic Korean market returns in the past month through October 2, with 7 of the top 10 performing ETF products falling into this category. DS Asset Management's DS Kosdaq Active ETF posted the highest return at 32.36%, followed by Mirae Asset's TIGER Kosdaq150IT at 29.50% and Shinhan Asset's SOL Semiconductor Front-end at 29.01%. Market analysts attribute the strength to expanded capital spending by Samsung Electronics an

According to ChainCatcher, monitored by Lookonchain, Andrew Tate recently deposited 20,950 HYPE tokens worth $1.87 million to Binance. He purchased 122,827 HYPE tokens at $4.48 per token approximately two years ago for $550,000, and currently holds 63,550 tokens valued at $5.62 million. His total HYPE trading gains amount to $7.24 million with a return rate of 1,317%.

According to ChainCatcher, as of today, Ethereum is trading at approximately $2,676.65. Binance perpetuals show the strongest buy-side presence among major exchanges, with buy orders of $64.77 million against sell orders of $49.39 million, resulting in net long positioning of $15.38 million. Binance spot trading also reflects bullish pressure with net buy orders of $1.66 million, while Coinbase spot shows net buys of $3.95 million. OKX perpetuals display net long of $2.98 million. Hyperliquid pe

According to Hankyung EPICAI on Oct 3, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields reached 5.2% and 30-year yields 5.5%, marking the highest levels in over 20 years. The yield gap between S&P 500 earnings yield and 10-year Treasury rates has narrowed to approximately 0%, similar to October 2023 when equities came under pressure. South Korean securities firms recommend concentrating stock exposure in AI, semiconductors, and financial sectors with strong earnings growth, while favoring shorter-duration bonds ove

According to Financial Supervisory Service data, South Korea's 10 major securities firms paid out 6.99 billion Korean won in customer compensation for 113 IT system failures from 2024 through August 2026, affecting 19,055 customers. Kiowa Securities led among major brokers with 3.8 billion won in payouts across 13 incidents, followed by Korea Investment & Securities and Samsung Securities. Program errors accounted for over half (51.3%) of the 113 failures, followed by external disruptions (31.9%

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., Bitcoin's realized cap grew 1.2% over the past 30 days, adding approximately $12.8 billion and reaching $1.079 trillion on October 2. The growth rate has doubled compared to the 0.66% increase recorded one month prior.

According to ETF Store President, the U.S. SEC approved the first 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs for trading today. This marks a significant regulatory expansion in the derivatives-based cryptocurrency ETF market.

According to Argentina's Economy Ministry, on October 2, the country unveiled South America's first investment citizenship program, with applications opening in the fourth quarter. Applicants must invest at least $350,000 directly or purchase $800,000 in public bonds, subject to source of funds and background security checks.

According to Benzinga, recently Bill Ackman expressed concerns that artificial intelligence has significantly increased the risk of corporate disruption, fundamentally changing how he evaluates investment targets. The Pershing Square CEO, who holds stakes in Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, stated that investors must carefully assess whether companies possess sustainable competitive advantages that can withstand potential AI disruption. Ackman emphasized that when evaluating enterprise moats, he mus

According to Revoke.cash, following last week's Magic Eden security incident, Ultimate subscription users must confirm their wallets meet two conditions for Auto-Revoking to function properly: grant Auto-Revoking permissions in MetaMask for the wallet, and upgrade the wallet to a MetaMask Smart Account on the corresponding network. The second step typically completes automatically during authorization, but may fail if the address was previously upgraded to a Smart Account through another wallet

According to KB Securities, on October 3, France's 10-year government bond yield reached its highest level since 2008, while the spread versus German bonds surpassed 100 basis points—the widest since the eurozone debt crisis. Two former prime ministers have resigned over budget disputes. The newly appointed Premier François Bayrou is adopting a more flexible approach than his predecessor, yet faces pressure from the Socialist Party demanding expanded spending. Analysts expect the debt-to-GDP rat

According to Bitget, The Sandbox (SAND) surged over 77% in 24 hours and now trades at 0.082 USDT, having briefly touched 0.084 USDT. The price movement followed trading alert removals by South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb on October 2.

According to Korea Housing Finance Corporation, Seoul's Housing Purchase Burden Index rose to 185.3 in Q2 2026, up 6 points from the previous quarter and reaching its highest level in 3.5 years. The index measures the burden of mortgage repayment for median-income households purchasing mid-priced homes; an index of 185.3 means homebuyers must allocate 47.6% of their annual income to mortgage payments. The surge was driven by increased financing costs amid Middle East geopolitical tensions. Natio

According to Huatai Securities, on October 3, September nonfarm payrolls fell short of expectations, with employment gains averaging 51,000 on a three-month basis, near equilibrium levels. Wage growth slowed alongside weaker hiring, while unemployment remained low. Huatai Securities expects the Federal Reserve to remain unlikely to raise rates consecutively in October, with the baseline scenario pointing to a rate increase in December.

According to Xinhua News Agency, all flights from Israel to Dubai were canceled on October 2. Airport operations remained normal overall, though passenger volume notably decreased.

According to Bloomberg, CME Group has shelved its plan to launch around-the-clock crude oil futures contracts following industry concerns and opposition.

According to CNBC reporting, more than 70 data center projects in Europe were rejected or restricted between January and April 2026, exceeding the total number of rejections throughout 2025. Public opposition has impacted approximately $42 billion in data center investments across the region through delays and cancellations, according to research from STL Partners. Key concerns include water usage, power consumption, electricity costs, and local employment uncertainty. Europe's policy environmen