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MAX Digital Asset Exchange, Taiwan's largest crypto trading platform operated by MaiCoin Group, launched support for Aptos-native USDT on September 29, enabling direct deposits and withdrawals of Tether's dollar-pegged stablecoin on the Aptos blockchain. The integration allows Taiwanese traders to c

Yoon Seong-gwan, Director of the Digital Currency Department at the Bank of Korea, spoke at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026) on May 30 at Walkerhill Hotel & Resort in Seoul. Yoon emphasized that the fundamental value of tokenization lies in enhancing market accessibility, stating that even if Ko

Korea's National Housing Bonds continue to see declining outstanding balances despite recent increases in housing market transactions, driven by large redemption volumes from bonds issued five years ago. The National Housing Bond Type 1 outstanding balance stood at 72.5993 trillion won, down from 79

Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Hoon-ki criticized the government's tax reform plan for preventing stock price suppression on the 30th, calling it an absurd proposal during a press conference at the National Assembly. Lee stated the Ministry of Economy and Finance's plan is a stock price suppression '

Goldman Sachs expanded blockchain-based access to its $105 billion Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund by allowing qualified U.S. institutional firms to subscribe through Lynq, a private settlement network built on the Avalanche blockchain. The arrangement uses blockchain technology as an

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, stated on September 30 at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 in Seoul that payment networks for AI agent economies could grow larger than Bitcoin. Hayes explained that AI agents need currency directly linked to computing resources they consume, similar to how humans

USD-KRW rose on the morning of the 30th, driven by foreign currency futures buying and equity-linked custody flows. As of 10:58 AM, USD-KRW traded at 1,358.30 won, up 1.60 won from the previous Seoul close of 1,356.70 won and 4.30 won above the New York close of 1,354.00 won. Foreigners net bought a

Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer of Maelstrom, criticized US-led artificial intelligence infrastructure investment as capital misallocation at Korea Blockchain Week on the 30th. Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange, stated that AI data center infrastructure fails to generate

SpaceX’s Starship completed its 14th test flight on September 28, reaching Earth orbit for the first time and deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites. During the mission, the ascent-stage engines shut down early, shortening the originally planned roughly 10-hour orbital flight to about three hours. Nevertheless, the spacecraft completed the orbital insertion burn, in-orbit deployment, deorbit burn, and atmospheric reentry. The next day, SPCX closed up 2.59% at 149.24 USD after reaching an intraday h

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released August consumer price index (CPI) data on the 30th, showing inflation rose 4.0% year-over-year. The figure exceeded the prior reading of 3.5% but came in below the market forecast of 4.1%. Housing costs, which increased 5.7%, were the primary

Crypto.com's AI agent platform remains under construction nearly eight months after its February Super Bowl debut, according to a company spokesperson. The platform, promoted through a $15 million fourth-quarter advertisement, generated immediate demand that crashed the ai.com website within

US Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a net inflow of $66.2 million on September 29 (US Eastern Time), extending a nine-day consecutive inflow streak that began on September 17. The 5-day cumulative inflow from September 23 to September 29 totaled $325.12 billion, according to data f

US Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $2.8 million (approximately 3.8 billion won) on September 29 (US Eastern Time), according to data from Farside. The outflow was driven primarily by BlackRock's ETHA, which saw $8.9 million in redemptions, while other products collectively

Sellas Life Sciences (SLS), ImmunityBio (IBRX), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA), and Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) delivered mixed September stock performance as the broader biotech sector lagged major U.S. equity indices. The SPDR S&P Biotech

South Korean lawmaker Park Min-gyu of the Democratic Party and 10 co-sponsors proposed an amendment to the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information on the 30th. The amendment would grant the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Financial Services Commission

Robin Brooks, a former Goldman Sachs foreign exchange analyst and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, published analysis on May 29 (local time) disputing claims that yen carry trade unwinding is driving the recent surge in global long-term government bond yields. Brooks argued in posts on

Binance began migrating non-stock crypto assets from Funding Accounts into Spot Accounts on September 29. The exchange is separating ordinary crypto activity from its stock-trading infrastructure as part of a multi-stage reorganization expected to continue through January. Funding Accounts will be r

According to Butterfly Effect, the company behind Manus AI, Manus 2.0 was launched for overseas users on September 28. Its core architecture is the independently developed Cascade agent framework, which the company described as an entirely new architecture rather than a version update. In one test configuration, Cascade showed a 23.2% reduction in token usage, a 28.2% reduction in task completion time, and a 32% reduction in operating costs. Cascade Agent Framework: One Test Configuration Shows

US stock index futures rose during the Sept 30 morning session in Asian markets, driven by declining oil prices and dovish comments from New York Federal Reserve President John Williams. The gains came despite US Treasury yields climbing to multi-decade highs, with the 30-year yield touching 5.6% in

Meta announced on Sept. 28 that it was establishing Meta Enterprise Platform, with Zuckerberg describing it as the “next major pillar” of Meta’s business in the official newsroom post. The initiative will be led by CJ Desai, who recently left MongoDB and will serve as head of enterprise platform, reporting directly to Zuckerberg. Following the announcement, shares of database platform provider MongoDB closed down 18.46% that day. MongoDB Stock Plunges: CJ Desai Leaves After Just 11 Months; Share