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According to Greeks.live analysis on Sept 29, the cryptocurrency options market entered a correction phase, with bearish options accounting for approximately one-third of trading volume. Implied volatility across key option tenors declined slightly compared to the previous two weeks, settling near 35%, indicating subdued market volatility expectations.

According to OpenAI's official publication, the company released a comprehensive framework titled "Towards safety cases for frontier AI training" to establish structured safety documentation for frontier reinforcement learning training. The framework draws standards from aviation and nuclear industries and is designed to ensure safety protocols are completed before training advancement. OpenAI acknowledged that emerging complexity from capability jumps makes AI safety harder to achieve than trad

According to ChainCatcher, B.AI made its official appearance at GWDC 2026 KOREA in Seoul on September 29. As an AI infrastructure platform designed for the AGI era, B.AI provides developers with accessible and cost-efficient AI computing and Agent services. The company engaged with developers, industry partners, and Web3 community members at the event to discuss AI, Web3, and Agent technologies, exploring opportunities for intelligent and decentralized convergence.

According to policy committee member Min Byung-deok of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party, the government and opposition lawmakers on September 29 joined industry groups in calling for a postponement of the cryptocurrency tax plan originally set to take effect in January 2027. Min cited insufficient legal and institutional foundations ahead of a proposed Digital Asset Framework Act, noting that mechanisms for tracking overseas exchange income and loss carryovers remain incomplete.

According to the Korea Exchange and Financial Commission, on September 29 the exchange introduced a new Segment system for the Kosdaq market as a key measure to enhance competitiveness. The system will categorize companies into "Select," "Standard," and "Management" tiers to enable differentiated capital allocation, with implementation targeted for 2027. Ji-woo Choi, managing director of the Korea Exchange's Kosdaq Market Division, stated the policy aims to attract quality innovative firms rathe

According to SK Hynix VP Park Sung-hwan on September 29 during the Korea Premium Week 2026 earnings conference, artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing both the scale and nature of memory demand. Unlike past cycles dominated by single memory types, AI systems now require complementary use of HBM for immediate computation, DRAM for near-term data, and NAND for long-term storage, creating simultaneous demand across all three product categories. SK Hynix outlined a multi-year capacity exp

According to MiraeAsset Asset Management, South Korea's TIGER Dow Jones Dividend ETF reached record net assets of 4.28 trillion won on September 29, making it the largest U.S. dividend-focused ETF listed domestically. Individuals purchased 115.6 billion won of the fund over the past month amid rising market volatility. The ETF selects dividend-paying stocks with at least 10 years of consecutive payout history, screening for sustainable dividends and solid balance sheets. MiraeAsset combines this

According to CoinGlass data cited by ChainCatcher, ZEC saw liquidations of $28.74 million over the past 12 hours, leading all digital assets, followed by ETH at $15.58 million and BTC at $15.08 million. ZEC fell nearly 10% in 24 hours and was trading at 1,404 USDT on OKX.

According to Jin10 and Shanghai Shipping Exchange, container freight rates to Europe fell sharply today (Sept 28), with the Shanghai Export Container Settlement Index for European routes dropping 6.5% to 2441.81 points. Major carriers including OOCL and COSCO lowered their September rates to $3,400–$3,500 per forty-foot container, with volume offerings at $3,300–$3,400. Weekly market rates averaged approximately $3,270 per forty-foot unit, down $210 from the prior week, signaling entry into a pr

According to Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo recorded 34 consecutive rainy days on September 29, marking the longest consecutive rainfall streak since records began in 1886. The continuous rainfall began on August 27 amid typhoon proximity and is expected to persist through October 1.

According to Japan's Ministry of Finance, on September 29, the subscription ratio for 40-year Japan Government Bonds reached 3.10x, marking the highest level since 2020. The final bid yield was set at 4.125%, up 26 basis points from July's auction of 3.865%, signaling robust demand despite exceeding the 12-month average ratio of 2.67x.

According to ChainCatcher, HashKey CFO Eric Zhu said the digital asset financial services group will evaluate acquisition and strategic investment opportunities in Asia and the Middle East over the next 12-24 months. Capital deployment will focus on trading and liquidity, custody, clearing and settlement, payments, and tokenization. Priority markets include Singapore and Southeast Asia, Japan, and the Middle East. HashKey is transitioning from a single trading platform to a comprehensive digital

According to Yonhapnews, Nexters approved a stock exchange on September 29 to acquire the remaining 3.63% stake in OneStore from minority shareholders. The company, which currently holds 95.88% of OneStore, will achieve full ownership following the exchange completion on December 8. The exchange ratio is set at 1.6999445 Nexters shares per OneStore share, with approximately 1.4 million new Nexters shares issued. Nexters CEO Jang Hyun-guk stated the move integrates OneStore's app distribution and

According to Japan's Statistics Bureau, released via Kyodo News, the country's elderly population aged 65 and above reached 29.4% of the total population, a record high, based on the final 2025 Census results released on Tuesday. This represented an increase of 0.9 percentage points from the previous 2020 Census.

According to HTX market data on September 29, Zcash (ZEC) fell 10.7% over 24 hours, declining to $1,356 before recovering to $1,389. The pullback follows a near doubling in September, with profit-taking concentrated among leveraged long positions as altcoins broadly retreated.

Japan's 40-year government bond yield fell 1.5 basis points today, trading at 4.210%.

According to China Internet Network Information Center, generative AI users in China surpassed 700 million as of the first half of 2026, with a penetration rate exceeding 50%, the organization announced on September 29 at the seventh China Internet Infrastructure Conference.

According to MoonPay, on September 29, the digital asset payment infrastructure firm announced strategic partnerships with three South Korean financial institutions to expand stablecoin and cross-border remittance services. MoonPay will collaborate with KB Financial Group on fiat-to-crypto on/off-ramps, wallet services, stablecoin issuance and distribution. With Kakao Bank, the focus is blockchain-based remittances, targeting completion within one hour from domestic transfer to U.S. bank deposit

According to a joint statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Katz released last night, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) killed Hamas northern brigade commander Izz al-Din Bik during overnight operations in Gaza. Bik had planned attacks against Israeli forces and recruited members for Hamas.

According to ESMA on 28 September, the European Securities and Markets Authority published its 2027 Annual Work Programme, signaling a shift in crypto regulation from rulemaking to supervision and supervisory convergence under MiCA. The programme lists six convergence priorities: digital operational resilience of crypto-asset service providers, EU corporate substance, outsourcing, liquidity, reverse solicitation, and asset classification. ESMA's market surveillance system MIDAS will become fully