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According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on the morning of September 22, Russian forces conducted large-scale strikes across Ukraine using land-based, sea-based, and air-based precision weapons as well as drones. Targets included metallurgical, chemical, fuel, energy, and military-industrial facilities, as well as ports and vessels serving Ukrainian forces across Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, and Odesa regions.

According to financial industry sources, Stanley Druckenmiller visited South Korea today (September 22) and met with executives from Doosan, Samsung Electronics, and SK Hynix. The legendary macro investor, who leads Ducker Family Office, is refocusing his AI investment strategy toward companies addressing supply bottlenecks in semiconductor and power infrastructure sectors. Druckenmiller previously reduced his AI-related investment portfolio to 20% of levels from six months prior, citing concern

According to a Capital Market Research Institute report released on September 22, as of September 4 this year, 220 KOSDAQ-listed companies announced stock merger decisions—14.7 times the 15 companies recorded for the entire previous year. The surge reflects corporate responses to stricter delisting requirements implemented in July, which raised the market capitalization threshold from 150 billion won to 200 billion won and introduced a sub-1,000 won share price criterion. However, stock mergers

According to Democratic Party policy vice chairman Min Byung-duk, speaking on Sept 22, South Korea should delay cryptocurrency taxation beyond its scheduled January 2027 start date until after the Digital Asset Basic Law passes. Min's proposal via Facebook cited timing misalignment between the OECD's Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), which begins exchanging international trading data in 2027, and the planned domestic tax implementation. He argued taxing domestic exchange users while lacki

According to SEC officials Hester Peirce and Taylor Lindman in a joint interview, the first tokenized stock trading venues are expected to take shape by next quarter under the SEC's new innovation exemption. The SEC issued a five-year conditional exemption allowing qualified platforms to facilitate licensed trading of tokenized versions of U.S.-listed stocks on public permissionless blockchains through automated market makers and liquidity pools. Venues must publish notices detailing their opera

WaveBridge announced on September 22 that it will host Bridge Seoul 2026, an institutional-exclusive conference, on October 1 at the Glad Hotel Yeouido in Seoul. The event focuses on 'Institutional Onchain Rails, Now Live,' highlighting institutional assets moving onto blockchain amid regulatory developments. Keynote speakers include WaveBridge CEO Jong-uk Oh and Solana Foundation APAC lead Lu Yin, alongside Korean lawmakers and financial sector representatives from BC Card, K Bank, Kakao Bank,

According to Airoute, on September 22, the company completed its first cross-border trade settlement using a USD-linked stablecoin via its FORTA digital finance network. The transaction with logistics partner ES Logistics successfully processed actual trade payments and settlements, marking stablecoins' transition from speculative assets to trusted B2B infrastructure. The settlement via FORTA minimized intermediary steps compared to traditional cross-border payments, reducing processing time, lo

The Taiwan Weighted Stock Index closed up 0.2% at 47,800.17 points today, according to Taiwan Stock Exchange data.

According to BlockBeats and TradingBeats monitoring, Huang Licheng (known as "Machi Dadah") increased leveraged long positions in ETH and HYPE on September 22, with total account unrealized profits reaching approximately $3.96 million. The positions include 32,000 ETH with 25x leverage at an average entry price of $2,619.90 (unrealized gain $3.24M), 345 BTC with 40x leverage at $83,269.50 (unrealized gain $680K), and 164,500 HYPE with 10x leverage at $93.08 (unrealized gain $31K).

Gate News message, according to Lookonchain, a mysterious whale swapped another 200.71 BTC ($17.2M) for 6,247 ETH ($17.2M) today. Over the past 6 days, the whale has swapped a total of 1,308 BTC ($104M) for 40,670 ETH and staked it all. Previously, Lookonchain reported that over 5 days, the whale sold 1,107 BTC ($86.76M) on Hyperliquid, then bought 34,422 ETH ($86.5M) and staked it all.

According to F&Guide on September 22, dividend-yielding Korean stocks topped by Korea District Heating Corp (8.69% yield) attracted year-end investor attention, but experts warn that high dividend yields may reflect stock price declines rather than improved earnings. Among 29 stocks with yields exceeding 5%, quality varies significantly. NH Investment & Securities and Samsung Securities exemplified genuine dividend expansion: NH's H1 operating profit surged 64%, lifting dividend per share (DPS)

Novo Nordisk shares fell about 8% on Monday after its Capital Markets Day failed to convince investors, despite announcing plans to pursue larger acquisitions and launch more than five multi-blockbuster drugs by 2030. CEO Mike Doustdar acknowledged the need to prove "there is a bright future for Novo" amid intensifying competition from Eli Lilly and upcoming patent expirations for Semaglutide in the early 2030s. Meanwhile, rival obesity-focused companies rallied. Viking Therapeutics shares gaine

According to Bloomberg, Barclays has hired Wee Yee Yeong, head of Morgan Stanley's Singapore wealth management business, to lead the bank's Singapore and Asia wealth management operations. Wee is expected to join in December as Barclays restarts its Singapore private banking hub. He will replace Evonne Tan, who left in April to become chief executive of Schroders Asia wealth management.

According to CNBC, Tesla completed registration of its local subsidiary Tesla Motors Vietnam this month, marking its entry into Vietnam's rapidly growing electric vehicle market. The move represents Tesla's first formal step into the Southeast Asian market, where Vietnam has emerged as the region's largest EV market following a more than doubling of electric vehicle sales last year, according to reports from the International Energy Agency and HSC. EVs now account for approximately 40% of new ca

According to Morgan Stanley and Deepwater Asset Management's Gene Munster, SpaceX's SPCX stock climbed 1% overnight into Tuesday (September 22) as Grok 4.7 shipped on time, boosting confidence in Musk's product delivery and raising odds for Grok 5's targeted late-2026 launch. Morgan Stanley highlighted SpaceX and Tesla's shared mission of "converting energy to intelligence" through expanding Physical AI capabilities spanning advanced chips, energy storage, robots, data and manufacturing expertis

According to DS Asset Management, its DS KOSDAQ Active ETF recorded a one-month return of 18.18% as of September 21, significantly outperforming the passive KODEX KOSDAQ150 index at 1.16%—a 17.02 percentage point spread. The fund ranked first among competing active KOSDAQ ETFs, with TIGER KOSDAQ Active posting 12.70%, KoAct KOSDAQ Active 10.74%, and MIDAS KOSDAQ Active 9.35% over the same period. The DS KOSDAQ Active ETF, launched on July 14, represents DS Asset Management's market entry into th

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), as of September 11, crude oil exchange-traded products (ETPs) reached 2.68 trillion won in market capitalization, up 46.7% from end of 2025, significantly outpacing the 1.9% growth in overall commodity ETPs. Leveraged and inverse products accounted for 2.37 trillion won, or 88.4% of total crude oil ETP assets. Over the past three months, 68.2% of the 22 crude oil ETPs tracked experienced maximum net asset value deviations exceeding

According to Standard Chartered, on September 22, the bank forecasted that gold's average price in the fourth quarter of 2026 will reach $4,650 per ounce, up from approximately $4,350 in Q3. Following the Federal Reserve's 25 basis point rate increase last week, gold has not weakened as historically expected, as the traditional negative correlation between gold and real interest rates continues to diminish. The correlation coefficients between gold and 10-year and 30-year U.S. Treasury yields ar

According to the Korea Exchange, Samsung Electronics announced a record-breaking cash dividend of approximately 30 trillion won for the third quarter, with the ex-dividend date set for September 28, 2026. To secure dividend rights, investors must complete purchases by September 28. Major securities firms estimate the dividend per share (DPS) at around 4,600 won, translating to an after-tax yield of approximately 1.76% based on the current stock price of 277,000 won. The company previously commit

According to the Korea Exchange, Samsung Electronics announced on Sept 22 a record cash dividend of approximately 30 trillion won for the third quarter, with an estimated dividend per share of around 4,600 won. The ex-dividend date is Sept 30; investors must complete purchases by Sept 28 to secure dividend rights. Based on the stock price of 277,000 won, the dividend yield stands at approximately 1.76% before taxes. Samsung plans to return 50% of annual free cash flow to shareholders, positionin