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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected on October 18 that South Korea's potential growth rate will rise for two consecutive years in 2025 and 2026. According to IMF's October World Economic Outlook (WEO) database, South Korea's potential growth rate is expected to increase from 1.94% in 202

Yuga Labs launched the Mudwater Trading Card Game on Solana, featuring 120 unique Bored Ape Yacht Club art pieces. The announcement, surfaced by the CryptoTwitter account @solana, introduces both physical and digital trading card assets to the blockchain. The collection includes varied formats

Perpetual futures contracts tied to artificial intelligence-related companies experienced sharp intraday declines on October 18 on Binance. Western Digital-linked futures dropped as much as 9.06% to 298.70 USDT before recovering to 318.30 USDT, while IREN fell 8.80% to 24.88 USDT and later

GTC surged 10.56% in the past hour, reaching a current price of $0.25459. The cryptocurrency recorded a 28.74% price increase over the last 24 hours. Trading volume reached approximately $11.4 million, reflecting heightened activity among investors. GTC Records Sharp Price Movement in Recent Tradi

South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lee Hyeong-il met with officials from the world's three major credit rating agencies on October 16 (local time) in Bangkok, Thailand, on the occasion of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) Annual Meetings. The credit rati

XEM surged 13.9% within 15 minutes, reaching a current price of $0.000382, following a spike in trading volumes. The rally occurred after the asset hit a day low of $0.00033258, despite a 24-hour decline of 17.10%. The price movement reflects active trading engagement amid fluctuating market

Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley outlined tokenization business applications during their third-quarter earnings calls, with CoinDesk reporting on Oct. 17 that the banks view blockchain-based asset representation as a growth opportunity. The banks cited trading expansion,

On Aug. 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET (3:30 AM IST the next day), the US Stock Market News showed the Dow Jones ended up 160 points as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished higher. Treasury yields eased while oil prices retreated, with global oil prices dipping below $88 a barrel. Chip stocks jumped a day

AMPL cryptocurrency experienced a 13.68% price increase within a 15-minute period, rising from $1.17 to $1.33. The rapid surge reflected heightened trading interest and activity in the derivatives market, with the token's current market cap standing at $2,730,426. The price movement occurred

Two dormant Bitcoin wallets transferred a combined 416.6941 BTC to a single address on October 18, according to on-chain analytics platform Onchain Lens. The holdings, once valued at about $105,400, were worth approximately $33.82 million at the time of transfer. One wallet had been inactive for 13

Korean stock market forced liquidations reached 298.1 billion won ($216 million) from Oct. 6 to Oct. 15 as the Kospi index fell for seven consecutive trading sessions, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association. The margin-call sales occurred because brokerages forcibly sold investor

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced plans to transform the cryptocurrency exchange platform into what he described as the most AI-enabled financial account. The initiative aims to empower users to make more informed financial decisions and streamline their money management processes. Armstrong's

An unknown whale transferred 133.9 million USDC to Aave, a decentralized finance platform, in a transaction highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @whale_alert. The transfer represents a significant liquidity movement into Aave's lending and borrowing protocol. USDC is a stablecoin pegged to the U

Whale Alert confirmed a transfer of 133,939,000 USDC from the decentralized finance protocol Aave to an unidentified whale wallet, with the transaction valued at approximately $133,997,397. The transfer represents a significant movement within the DeFi lending ecosystem. Whale Alert specializes in t

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix drove the Korean stock market's sharp decline this month despite posting record-breaking earnings. KOSPI closed at 5,554.22 on Oct 15, down 7.57% from the previous trading day, with Samsung Electronics falling 21.8% and SK Hynix dropping 28.9% during October. The dec

IPARK Hyundai Engineering & Construction's operating profit for Q3 is forecast to nearly double year-over-year, driven by accelerated construction progress on its Seoul-won I'Park project and improved cost ratios in outsourced housing. According to a consensus compiled by Yonhap Infomax on

Hyundai Motor and Kia announced on the 16th at the E-FOREST Tech Day 2026 media event at Uiwang Research Institute that they are accelerating transformation to a Software-Defined Factory (SDF). Executive Choi Young-tae, head of the E-FOREST Center, stated the initiative aims to enhance

Taiwan authorities restricted access to Coinbase and Kalshi websites in October over concerns involving election betting, according to reports. The measures arrived ahead of local elections scheduled for November 28, with officials citing restrictions on betting linked to political outcomes. Taiwan

South Korean insurers are examining Tokyo Marine's global expansion strategy as they face domestic market saturation and demographic challenges. Tokyo Marine transformed from 3% overseas business in 2002 to 70% in 2024 through strategic acquisitions, including the 2015 purchase of HCC Insurance for

Turkish authorities detained HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart, whose legal name is Richard James Schueler, on October 14 in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district and confirmed the seizure of $7.15 million in cash, six cryptocurrency cold wallets and numerous luxury assets. Justice Minister Akın