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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a paper on the 27th (local time) stating that central banks should not overlook inflation caused by supply shocks when conducting monetary policy. The IMF published the analysis in a working paper titled 'Resilience Amid Structural Change: Are

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan's group backs a 49% stake in the holding company behind World Liberty Financial's proposed US trust bank, the Wall Street Journal reported. StringZ Holding RSC owns 49% of WLTC Holdings, while a Trump-family affiliated entity holds another 38%, according to

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell to a 1-year low on August 28, reaching 1,375.50 won at 10:39 AM Seoul time, driven by exporter negotiation volume entering the market. As of 11:19 AM, the rate traded at 1,378.20 won, down 2.70 won from the previous Seoul session close and 3.30 won below the New York c

South Korean National Security Advisor Wi Seong-rak stated on May 28 that Seoul will actively support potential resumption of US-North Korea dialogue while ensuring substantive progress on denuclearization and preventing Korea's exclusion from the process. Wi explained that US President Donald

South Korea's short-term credit market continues to show weakness following the Bank of Korea's August monetary policy meeting, despite the central bank's dovish stance. On the 28th, multiple bank bonds were issued at spreads above average rates, with Sangeumchae 1.5-year bonds priced 2.5 basis

South Korean securities firms are investing in virtual asset exchanges and blockchain companies as the country prepares to institutionalize Security Token Offerings (STO) next year. Mirae Asset Group secured management control of Digital X, the operator of Korbit, while Korea Investment

New Zealand's ACT party unveiled a proposal on Thursday to waive capital gains tax on cryptocurrency assets held for over a year by retail investors. The right-wing conservative party, which holds 11 seats in the New Zealand Parliament, aims to boost long-term investment and enable digital assets to

Three high-ranking Moscow police officers received lengthy prison sentences for stealing funds from customers of the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. The Butyrsky District Court of Moscow issued its ruling on August 24, setting prison terms ranging from 12 to 14 years. The convicted individuals were Antonina Shakina, a senior investigator with the Investigative Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Renat Bakhtiev and Leonid Golubev, operational officers and senior interrogators w

The Bank of Russia reported 2,600 crypto wallet addresses whose owners it suspects of illegal activity. The addresses belong to legal entities, various projects, and individual entrepreneurs. Over their lifetimes, the wallets received cryptocurrency worth a total of about 1 billion rubles. The Central Bank added these 2,600 addresses to a specialized information system accessible to government agencies and law enforcement authorities. Banks and law enforcement agencies use the system to assess c

President and Chairman of the Management Board of the investment and financial group Finam Vladislav Kochetkov suggested that Russia faces the risk of developing a separate, isolated market for “tainted cryptocurrency,” detached from the international market. Kochetkov is referring to digital assets that have passed through addresses or platforms subject to international sanctions. In the expert’s view, such assets are considered toxic by foreign counterparties because their use entails high com

Bitcoin has surged more than 25% since last week, briefly reaching $81,000, driven by the U.S. Treasury’s plan to double its long-term Treasury buybacks to $4 billion per operation starting Sept. 9. According to a report published this week by Julio Moreno, head of research at on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, Bitcoin has historically entered a bull market only after breaking above its 365-day moving average, which is currently at $83,100. Two Major Drivers Behind Bitcoin’s 25% Weekly Gain Ac

The author of 《HUNTER×HUNTER》, Yoshihiro Togashi, stated in his end-of-issue comment in Issue 40 of 《Weekly Shonen JUMP》 that he had AI ghostwrite his comment. The original text was revealed by the X account HxH HQ on August 27. Previously, in July, Yoshihiro Togashi had asked in the end-of-issue column of several issues whether there was AI drawing software that could operate offline and help share the workload of producing 《HUNTER×HUNTER》 manuscripts. Issue 40 End-of-Issue Comment: Yoshihiro T

President Donald Trump hinted at potential sanctions on Chinese banks over Iran transactions, responding 'Who said I'm not?' when asked by reporters. The remark came two days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast on August 25, a sanctions expansion designating o

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix share buyback programs drove the 'Other Corporations' investor category to purchase over 1 trillion won daily for six consecutive trading days from August 20-27 on the Korean stock market, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 28th. The buying surge

Bain Capital invested $66 million in RQD Clearing as part of a $74 million funding round for the stock and options clearing firm. The investment came as the US options market grew 25% year-over-year to an average of 70 million contracts daily in July. Industry executives have warned that clearing ca

Strategy Inc., the firm formerly known as MicroStrategy, briefly ranked as the 10th-most actively traded equity in the United States on August 19, generating $4.4 billion in daily trading volume. The surge was driven by the company's Bitcoin treasury strategy, with the firm holding over 840,000

Cursor reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue faster than any software company on record, according to venture firm Andreessen Horowitz in August 2026. The AI coding tool, built by Anysphere, achieved this milestone despite competition from Microsoft's GitHub Copilot and Anthropic's

JPMorgan warned in a report published July 24 that global food prices face a 'compounding storm' driven by Middle East conflict and extreme weather patterns. The bank's report, titled 'Food Security is National Security,' projects global food inflation could reach approximately 5% on an annualized b

OpenAI has rolled out ads on ChatGPT for select plans in India, targeting free users and those on the 399 rupee ($4) per month 'Go' plan. The artificial intelligence company is implementing ads to maximize revenue ahead of its planned 2027 listing, with the ad feature already live in 38 countries in

Machi Big Brother (Huang Licheng) posted on X on August 26, citing a Taiwanese media report that claimed his “Futures Account multiplied 84x” and calling it fake news. According to records from the on-chain data tool Hyperbot, the perpetual-contract address had total net deposits of NT$841 million. Before ETH began rising on August 17, the account’s equity had fallen to just 1.4% of its net deposits, while realized profits over the following five trading days reached NT$295 million. Machi Big Br