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According to South Korean Financial Services Commission, the regulator postponed selecting 15 financial institutions to participate in its second-phase network isolation regulation relaxation program, originally scheduled for October 7. The delay follows recent coordinated AI-driven cyberattacks targeting major South Korean banks, including Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, and Hana Bank, which resulted in customer data leakage. Authorities are prioritizing response efforts to these incidents. The

According to ChainCatcher's on-site reporting from the OKX NOW conference in Singapore, OKX Money stablecoin savings and payment app has reached over 30 countries and is designed for non-traders and non-crypto-native users. The OKX Pay team demonstrated a transfer from Singapore to Venezuela completing in seconds. OKX Money accounts are built on self-custodial smart accounts and run on the X Layer wallet network. For European users, the Pay Boost feature enables continuous yield earning, with pa

According to Bonhams, a rare Apple-1 computer is being offered for online auction from October 4 to 14, with an estimated value of $500,000 to $800,000. The device was purchased by its original owner in 1976 and features a signature from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on the motherboard. Fewer than 75 Apple-1 computers are known to exist.

According to CCTV, on October 5, China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sun Lei urged the international community to advance the global development agenda during the General Assembly Second Committee debate. He highlighted that implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda has severely lagged, the development gap between nations has widened, and development resources remain insufficient.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that exporters will receive an additional one-year grace period under the EU's methane regulation.

According to Coinbase Institutional, the company is working with advisers at six global banks to expand Bitcoin exposure in client portfolios. Discussions with wealth managers increasingly focus on how much Bitcoin clients should hold rather than whether they should have cryptocurrency exposure at all, marking a shift in institutional adoption dynamics.

According to French Finance Minister Lescure, the euro-to-dollar exchange rate at the 1.10 level does not appear to be undervalued. Lescure noted that the euro's weakness provides relief for exporters.

According to Businesswire, AI security company Hadrian announced the completion of a $40 million funding round led by Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin, with participation from HV Capital, Motive Partners, Picus Capital, and Oetker Ventures. The round brings Hadrian's total funding to $65 million. The company offers continuous exposure management and AI-powered penetration testing services for enterprises. Proceeds will be used to expand into European and American markets, grow the e

According to CBS citing two Israeli sources, Israel's military prepared to shoot down a Dubai Air flight on September 30 after the aircraft experienced a mid-air security incident. The flight carried over 150 Israeli passengers. After failing to establish contact with the cockpit, Israeli forces activated emergency protocols, deployed fighter jets, and closed Israeli airspace. The military was ready to intercept the aircraft if it approached high-value targets such as Ben Gurion International Ai

According to Reuters, South Korea invested $2.4 billion in a Texas power project on Tuesday, according to South Korea's Foreign Ministry. The country's top diplomat, Cho Hyun, disclosed the information during a briefing to the National Assembly.

According to Jin10, foreign exchange options on EUR, CHF, GBP, and AUD are set to expire on October 6 at 22:00 Beijing time. The expiration involves four orders with strike prices exceeding $1 billion each.

As of 3 p.m. Beijing time on October 6, spot platinum fell 1.07% and spot palladium declined 1.03%.

On October 6, European stock indices opened higher across the board. Germany's DAX 30 gained 148.79 points (0.59%), trading at 25,403.00; UK's FTSE 100 rose 52.06 points (0.50%), at 10,550.00; France's CAC 40 increased 25.53 points (0.33%), to 7,859.63; the STOXX 50 added 29.91 points (0.48%), reaching 6,272.05. Spain's IBEX 35 led gains with a 125.72-point advance (0.65%), closing at 19,425.42, while Italy's FTSE MIB rose 319.12 points (0.63%) to 51,137.50.

According to Yonhapnews, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix closed lower on October 6, the first trading day after South Korea's Chuseok holiday, with Samsung declining 1.45% to 272,000 won and SK Hynix falling 3.69% to 1,773,000 won. Foreign investors led the selloff, with net outflows of 1.4 trillion won in SK Hynix and 566.7 billion won in Samsung. Pressure came as Samsung's share buyback program wound down and U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest level since April 2002.

According to KB Securities, the firm's sustainable finance bond underwriting and securitization issuance reached 1.4364 trillion won in 2025. The South Korean securities firm is expanding its ESG financing business by connecting corporate greenhouse gas reduction targets to bond issuance terms, including green bonds and Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs), where financial conditions vary based on companies' achievement of environmental and social goals. A notable example is the 60-billion-won, fi

According to Yonhapnews, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined 1.45% and 3.69% respectively on October 6 following the national holiday break, closing at 272,000 Korean won and 1,773,000 Korean won respectively. Foreign investors net sold 1.4 trillion won of SK Hynix and 567 billion won of Samsung Electronics, exerting downward pressure on the semiconductor stocks as share buyback programs wound down.

OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon apologized Tuesday for the breach of Australian government websites by the company's artificial intelligence model, reaffirming commitment to prevent similar incidents and promising faster disclosure if they occur again. According to OpenAI, the company spent time verifying facts and investigating what information was accessed between discovering the breach in August and notifying the Australian government on September 10.

Switzerland's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate for September stood at 3%, unchanged from the previous month's 3.0%.

According to Odaily, a whale deployed $991,000 to purchase Artificial Inu via two associated wallets between September 3 and 17, accumulating 0.28% of the token's supply. The token reached a peak market cap of $450 million on September 17, then declined 70%. As of now, the whale has not sold its holdings and faces an unrealized loss of $600,000.

Switzerland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate came in at 3.1% in September, matching expectations and holding steady from the previous month's 3.10%.