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According to Kim Jun-seok, senior research fellow at the Korea Capital Market Institute, a study covering 2003–2025 data from South Korea, the U.S., and Japan reveals that domestic small-cap listed companies' share prices fail to reflect future profitability. The research, presented today at the Institute's 29th anniversary conference, found that while higher stock prices correlate with increased R&D investment among small firms, those investments paradoxically erode future earnings—creating an

According to VanEck's digital asset research head Matthew Sigel in a CNBC interview on September 18, Bitcoin could reach $100,000 next year. Government debt and fiscal sustainability concerns are providing price support, as policymakers face widespread over-leverage issues unlikely to be resolved. VanEck's discussions with institutional clients including investment advisors and sovereign wealth funds show these entities are actively buying Bitcoin. Sigel also forecasts continued growth in the st

According to PwC Samil, a forum held on September 17 at Bexco in Busan explored how climate risk extends beyond corporate sustainability disclosures to directly impact asset values, production costs, insurance premiums, and financing rates. Jointly organized by PwC Samil and Seoul National University's Climate Tech Center, the event drew over 100 participants from industry, finance, and academia. Key speakers emphasized the need to quantify climate risk into financial metrics—measuring physical

According to ChainCatcher, Samsung's Taylor factory in Texas has begun producing prototypes of Tesla's AI5 chips. The early prototype production is being accelerated to verify manufacturing quality due to surging AI chip demand. Samsung plans to complete large-scale production validation by year-end and begin full-scale supply next year.

According to ChainCatcher, Solana reduced its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds on Friday, increasing network clock speed by approximately 17%. The adjustment raises the target block production to about 4 blocks per second from roughly 3.3 previously. Validators' leadership window was shortened from 1.2 seconds to 1 second, enabling faster price discovery for oracle-driven markets and automated market makers. However, the speed increase did not raise raw capacity; per SI

According to Jin10 Data, China's 140th Canton Fair (officially the China Import and Export Commodities Fair) will be held in Guangzhou from October 15 to November 4, 2026, in three separate phases, the Ministry of Commerce announced on September 18.

According to Foresight News, Superstate is pushing tokenized stocks to trade on automated market makers (AMMs) including Uniswap, Orca, and Raydium, citing the SEC's recent innovation exemption that cleared regulatory hurdles for on-chain tokenized securities trading. The company noted that its tokenized stocks are themselves actual securities. Uniswap confirmed it is working with Superstate, with support provided by Uniswap v4's Permissioned Pools Hook feature, which will enforce compliance che

According to JPMorgan analysts in a Wednesday report, Bitcoin ETFs could receive more support than gold if hedging demand declines, pointing to higher defensive positioning in Bitcoin versus gold. The bank noted that gold ETFs have fully recovered their 2026 outflows, while Bitcoin ETFs have reclaimed only about half, leaving room for potential rebound. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $450.4 million in net outflows on September 15, coinciding with the US Senate's failed 49-50 cloture vote on the C

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo is scheduled to hold a monetary policy press conference in approximately 10 minutes from now.

According to BlockBeats, citing TradingBeats monitoring, on September 18, trader Paul Wei (X: coolish) converted all 11 active orders to buy orders, with no sell or take-profit orders observed for over 40 days. Wei initiated a public trading account on Hyperliquid with approximately $100,000 on November 16, 2025, when Bitcoin traded near $95,000. The account now holds about 1.535 BTC on 3x leverage with an average entry price of $65,915, generating approximately $17,900 in unrealized gains. Tota

Spot gold touched $4,390 per ounce today, gaining 1.11% during the session.

On September 17, Anthropic disclosed three new metrics to measure AI development pace, responding to CEO Dario Amodei's recent call for the industry to coordinate a slowdown in AI advancement. The company revealed that approximately 6% of computing power allocated to AI research is dedicated to safety-related work, while 12% of computing power assigned specifically to AI-driven research supports safety initiatives. Anthropic stated the metrics are designed to help external third parties assess A

According to Glassnode data cited by BlockBeats on September 18, Bitcoin Treasury companies increased holdings by approximately 5,900 BTC over the past three months, valued at around $451 million at the current spot price of $76,400. The majority of purchases came from Strategy, which acquired 4,603 BTC in late August. Bitcoin Treasury companies hold an average cost basis of approximately $80,500 per BTC, roughly 6% higher than the current spot price, leaving the portfolio in an underwater posit

According to BlockBeats, on September 18, Bitunix rose to 11th place on CoinGecko's exchange rankings, jumping 23 positions from 34th place at the start of 2026, with a Trust Score of 9/10.

On Sept. 17, US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $159.5 million in net inflows, according to Farside Investors, as Bitcoin recovered above $77,000. The turnaround ended two consecutive trading days of heavy withdrawals totaling $746.3 million on Sept. 15-16. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the recovery with $183.7 million in fresh capital inflows.

According to shipping data, only 4 commercial vessels transited the Hormuz Strait on Thursday, Sept 18, down 75% from an average of approximately 16 vessels over the past 10 days. The sharp decline reflects heightened geopolitical tensions in the region. Separately, industry sources reported that a recent attack damaged three pump stations on Saudi Arabia's critical east-west pipeline, with repair timelines still unclear.

According to Mistral AI's statement on X on September 18, the company completed a comprehensive investigation into reports of unauthorized access to its systems and found no evidence supporting such claims. Mistral AI confirmed that its systems were not breached.

Gold futures rose 1.00% during intraday trading on September 18, reaching $4,424.50 per ounce.

Shanghai Silver main contract surged 4.00% intraday on September 18, now trading at 16,267 yuan per kilogram.

According to Chinese Coast Guard spokesperson Jiang Lüe, the CCG Sanzhou Ao vessel and Philippine ship 3015 collided near Xianbin礁 in the South China Sea on September 18 during law enforcement operations. The Chinese Coast Guard said the Philippine vessel ignored multiple warnings, deliberately altered course, and accelerated directly into the Chinese vessel's bow, causing the collision. China's Coast Guard attributed full responsibility to the Philippines and stated it will continue law enforce