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According to Solana Foundation, it launched DvP, an open-source standard enabling institutions to settle tokenized assets atomically on Solana with finality in seconds, replacing traditional 1–2 business day settlement cycles. The protocol ensures assets and payments transfer together in a single transaction; if either leg fails, neither completes. Released under the MIT open-source license, DvP allows any two counterparties to use the standard with a settlement agent such as a bank, custodian,

According to Visa, as of fiscal year 2026 to date, approximately 17% of its stablecoin-linked card transactions originated from business and commercial card programs, signaling expanded use of stablecoins beyond crypto trading into corporate payments, payroll, and supplier settlements. The company currently supports over 160 stablecoin-linked card programs across consumer, business, and commercial segments, with transaction volume increasing roughly 200% compared to the same period last year. Bl

According to data submitted by the Bank of Korea to the National Assembly on October 6, API-based automated trading in the Seoul foreign exchange market's USD-KRW spot market surpassed 10% of total trading volume for the first time last year, reaching a daily average of approximately $1.5 billion. This represented a 21-fold increase from $70 million in 2022, when API trading accounted for just 0.8% of the market. Meanwhile, traditional manual trading by foreign exchange dealers declined from 99.

According to Jin10, on October 6, global asset managers including Bank of America upgraded allocations to Chinese equities from underweight to neutral, ending a four-year underweight period. The shift comes as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit 5.34%, a 24-year high, yet major institutions remain optimistic about Chinese assets during the period. Fidelity International, Wellington Management, and other global asset managers have expressed renewed interest in Chinese markets. Goldman Sachs views

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 6, South Korea's FX swap points fell across short-term maturities as the dollar-won exchange rate declined and U.S. Treasury yields rose. The 1-year maturity fell 0.30 won to -13.30 won, the 6-month maturity declined 0.10 won to -5.90 won, and the 3-month maturity dropped 0.10 won to -2.65 won. The 1-month maturity closed at -0.95 won, down 0.15 won, while overnight and tomorrow-next rates hit par at 0.00 won.

At XRPL Seoul 2026 on October 3, Credere, the Web3 subsidiary of IT SEEN, unveiled plans to integrate KGLD, a gold-backed token, with the Ripple ecosystem and RLUSD, Ripple's dollar stablecoin. The initiative aims to expand KGLD's use cases in gold trading, collateralization, and payments, allowing overseas investors to trade KGLD against RLUSD and XRP while broadening access to the token across the Ripple network.

According to Citadel and JP Morgan reports from late September and early October, U.S. stock markets posted gains despite the 10-year Treasury yield surging to 5.31%, marking a 24-year high. The jobless rate held at 4.2%, supporting strong consumer spending expectations and reducing the need for further Federal Reserve rate hikes. Citadel's Scott Lubner noted that U.S. equity ETF inflows reached $1.9 trillion year-to-date as of late September—43% faster than the same period last year—with over $

According to recent reports, Saudi Arabia set its official selling price (OSP) for November Asian crude oil exports at -5 per barrel on October 6, marking a 3 dollar drop from the previous month and the steepest discount since June 2020. The negative pricing reflects Saudi's strategy to reclaim market share lost to competing suppliers from the United States and Australia during recent Strait of Hormuz supply disruptions. The differential pricing contrasts sharply with Saudi's strategy for other

According to China Seismic Network, a 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck Minqin County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province on October 6 at 4:31 PM local time (39.04°N, 102.57°E). The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers.

According to Korea Investment & Securities, on October 6, the firm unveiled a revamped mobile trading system (MTS) for pension management to strengthen personalized customer engagement. The company's combined retirement and personal pension assets reached 37.3 trillion won as of June 2026, ranking third in the industry with 33.7% growth year-over-year. The platform now consolidates scattered pension accounts across different products and schemes in a unified dashboard, enabling real-time trading

According to the World Data Organization, the organization recently established five new branch offices in Nanning, Hangzhou, and other cities. The branches will focus on building data open-source ecosystems, promoting cross-border data flow, and expanding international cooperation on data development and utilization across multiple industries and sectors.

According to Pakistani police, armed militants launched two attacks in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on October 6, killing five people. In the first attack, gunmen opened fire on four customs officials, killing all of them. In a second incident, unidentified assailants fired on a traffic police patrol vehicle, killing one officer and injuring another.

According to South Korea's Financial Services Commission on October 6, the regulator will announce detailed plans in November to expand single-stock leveraged trading unit to 20 shares. The move aims to curb speculative short-term trading, as the products currently trade at 10,000–20,000 won per unit, enabling low-cost speculation on underlying stocks like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. To address the exit problem for investors currently holding 1–19 shares, the FSC is considering allowing th

According to data obtained by South Korean parliament member Kim Hyun-jeong, investors aged 70 and above increased margin financing balances by 56.8% (approximately 8.96 trillion Korean won) in the first half of 2026, rising from 1.58 trillion won at year-end 2025 to 2.47 trillion won by June 30. Those aged 60 to 69 saw even larger growth of 42.3%, expanding from 5.02 trillion won to 7.14 trillion won. Combined, investors aged 60 and above now account for 30.4% of total margin financing across S

According to F&Guide, Samsung Electronics' third-quarter operating profit is forecast at 106.9 trillion won on October 8, potentially marking its first 100+ trillion won quarterly record. The semiconductor division is expected to drive results, with DRAM and NAND ASP (average selling price) rising 17–22% and 17–20% respectively, boosted by surging AI datacenter demand. However, consensus forecasts were downwardly revised from 113.9 trillion won in August due to won strength, now hovering around

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 6, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hyung-il attended a parliamentary inspection hearing where lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties raised sharp concerns over investment initiatives and financial policy failures. Ruling party lawmaker Im Yi-ja questioned whether U.S. investment projects—including the Texas natural gas power plant—had undergone proper approval procedures if lacking commercial viability, warning of potential investigations

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated on October 5 (local time) that Cerebras Systems is a close partner, pushing the AI chip maker's stock up 9%. Altman's comment on X addressed speculation about the partnership following reports that OpenAI planned to use Nvidia GPUs instead of Cerebras chips for its GPT-6.1 Sol model's latest inference mode. Cerebras had declined 19.5% over five trading days to a post-IPO low of $166.43 on October 2. OpenAI and Cerebras signed a $10 billion AI chip supply contrac

According to the financial investment industry on October 6, xETFs launched the AI Bottleneck ETF (NECK) on the New York Stock Exchange on September 23, targeting 20+ companies in AI supply chain bottlenecks across memory, optical communications, power infrastructure, and semiconductors. SK Hynix comprises 10.1% of the fund's holdings, with Samsung Electronics at 8%. Meanwhile, CSOP Asset Management listed the CSOP SolActive Asia AI Bottleneck ETF in Hong Kong on September 17, with Samsung Elect

According to investment banking sources, South Korea's major pension funds including the National Pension Service, Teachers' Pension, and Korean Investment Corporation (KIC) have recently completed chief investment officer (CIO) appointments after prolonged vacancies that stalled private equity fund commitments. The National Pension Service appointed Lee Kyu-hong as head of fund operations on September 14 after nine months without a CIO, while the Teachers' Pension filled its position in July. K

According to Korea Exchange, KOSDAQ closed at 919.92 points, up 2.98% on October 6, marking its first close above 900 since July 1. The index has risen 14.02% since September 14, with gains on 11 of the past 13 trading days. Institutional buyers led the recovery, purchasing a net 661.1 billion won in just two days (October 1–2), nearly double September's monthly net buy volume of 350.3 billion won. Foreign investors also bought net 116 billion won today. Semiconductor equipment and materials sto