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According to ChainCatcher, Anthropic announced Thursday that its Claude chatbot is now driving 26% of the company's AI research and development work, up from nearly zero at the start of the year. The company's latest report marks one of the clearest signals yet that AI can accelerate the development of future models. Claude also collaborates with employees to complete approximately 90% of tasks, demonstrating its expanded role across the organization.

According to Philip El Asmar, JPMorgan's head of Asia-Pacific ETFs, active exchange-traded funds are projected to expand from 12% of the global ETF market (worth $2.8 trillion as of September 2026) to 20% by 2030 (approximately $6 trillion). Active ETFs differentiate themselves from passive ETFs by offering higher transparency, intraday trading, broader asset access (including mortgage-backed securities and high-yield bonds), and lower relative costs while pursuing excess returns above benchmark

According to Korea Exchange, Korean Electric Technology shares surged 38.65% over the past month (August 18 to September 18), while Korea Electric Power fell 5.67% in the same period, a 44 percentage-point gap. The divergence reflects different exposure to overseas nuclear power expansion. Design, equipment, and construction companies stand to gain from new international nuclear projects, while Korea Electric Power faces near-term cost pressures from higher fuel prices for liquefied natural gas

According to data from Korea's central bank New York office, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75%-4.00% on September 20, marking the first hike in more than three years. The central bank also significantly raised its future interest rate guidance, with the median year-end rate projection increasing to 4.1% from 3.8% in June.

According to financial industry sources, four MLCC (multilayer ceramic capacitor) ETFs have been listed on U.S. exchanges over the past month: PSOX, Defiance's CAPA, Roundhill Investments' CCML, and Global X's MLCC. Samsung Electro-Mechanics holds the largest position, ranging from 9% to 21.55% across the funds, while Murata Manufacturing is included in all four products. According to TrendForce, Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Murata together dominate AI server MLCC supply, with market shares of

According to Guru Club citing Longzhong Information, China's sulfur market showed notable weakness on September 20, with domestic port and auction prices declining week-over-week. Zhenjiang port's mainstream granular sulfur price fell to 7,200 yuan/ton, down 500 yuan/ton from the previous week. Domestic auction interest slowed significantly, with Shandong liquid sulfur prices dropping to 7,600–7,625 yuan/ton (down 205–345 yuan/ton week-over-week) and Northwest solid sulfur prices falling to 7,25

According to BlockBeats, on September 20, Fetch.ai released an on-chain analysis report tracing a recent exploit from compromised signing keys through to attacker-controlled cash-out wallets. The platform disclosed that 8.7 million FET tokens (approximately $1.53 million) were stolen. Fetch.ai has disabled the affected wallets and contracts in coordination with SingularityNET, with investigations ongoing.

According to Korea's securities industry, Samsung Electronics confirmed on September 20 that it will distribute a record 30 trillion won in dividends by September 30, with payments expected in mid-November. The company qualifies as a high-dividend corporation, applying dividend separation taxation and exempting investors from health insurance premium surcharges on dividend income. The third-quarter dividend of 4,604 won per share translates to a dividend yield of 3.23–4.41% annually for sharehol

According to ChainCatcher, President Trump launched an online poll proposing new names for artificial intelligence, arguing that the current term is inaccurate and awkward. The proposed alternatives include Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence, and Supreme Intelligence. As of the latest update, over 170,000 people have participated in the vote, with Superior Intelligence (SI) leading at 40.6%. Elon Musk commented on the post, saying the technology will eventually become smart enough for h

According to CoinGecko, Upbit's trading volume in the past 24 hours fell 25.7% to approximately $1.537 billion. The top three trading pairs by volume were XRP/KRW (9.92% of volume, $153 million), G/KRW (6.76%, $104 million), and BTC/KRW (4.81%, $74.38 million).

According to BMO Capital Markets, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI-US) received an upgrade from Market Perform to Outperform on Thursday, Sept 18. The semiconductor firm's stock rose 4.83% to close at $275.86, bringing year-to-date gains to 117%, as the company benefits from accelerating AI datacenter expansion. BMO analyst Harsh Kumar cited strong profit growth driven by robust AI datacenter demand. MACOM's latest earnings showed quarterly revenue up 36% to $342.2 million and net incom

According to Seoul Economic Daily (via ChainCatcher), Samsung Electronics plans to at least double HBM4 and HBM4E production in 2027 compared to 2026. The company plans to increase outsourced glass substrate cleaning for HBM DRAM thinning from 20,000 units per month this year to 50,000 units in 2027, a 2.5-fold increase. Monthly HBM production capacity is projected to grow from approximately 180,000 wafers in 2026 to about 250,000 wafers in 2027, an increase of roughly 40 percent. Meanwhile, HBM

According to the Korean Exchange on September 20, the 'RISE Korea Value-Up Weekly Fixed Covered Call' ETF saw net inflows of 91.93 billion won through September 18, already surpassing August's total monthly net inflows of 50.3 billion won. The product maintains a fixed 30% call option sales ratio weekly, allowing higher returns during stock price gains compared to target-type covered call ETFs, which adjust option sales ratios to meet distribution targets. Fixed covered call strategies sell call

According to Financial News and the Korea Exchange, the 1Q K Sovereign AI ETF reached 240 billion won in net assets on September 17, 2026, growing over threefold from 72 billion won at its listing in September 2024. The fund, managed by Hana Asset Management, is the first domestic ETF to focus explicitly on sovereign AI—AI systems built and controlled by a single nation using its own data, infrastructure, and talent. The fund's portfolio is concentrated among three holdings: SK Telecom (27.78%),

According to Financial News, South Korea's SOL Aerospace Value Chain ETF gained 12.20% in the week ending September 20, rising from 6,640 won on September 11 to 7,450 won on September 18. The rally was driven by SpaceX's planned Starship 14th orbital flight scheduled for September 28 (subject to regulatory approval), which aims to conduct six orbits at approximately 275 kilometers altitude and deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites for the first time. The ETF's top holding HVM surged 24.4% during the

South Korea's financial holding company-backed private equity units are struggling with structural constraints, as a proposed amendment to the Financial Holding Company Act remains stalled nine months after introduction, according to industry reports on September 20. Under current law, PE subsidiaries of holding companies cannot independently operate private equity funds because grandchild companies must maintain 100% ownership stakes in operating entities—incompatible with PE fund structures re