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South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance has taken a restrictive stance toward offshore investment banks underwriting Korean Paper dollar and euro bond issuances without domestic securities licenses. The policy shift emerged last week when Lotte Rental postponed its dollar bond debut after

Seoul foreign exchange market brokers recorded extreme bid-offer spreads of 100 to 140 KRW in USD/KRW spot trading during early morning hours on the 14th, 16th, and 17th. Seoul Money Brokerage showed a 140 KRW spread at 6:03:55 AM on the 14th with a 1,310 KRW bid and 1,450 KRW offer, while Korea Mon

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a no-expiry security agreement with Denmark and Greenland on Friday, granting Washington permanent access, basing, and overflight rights on the Arctic island. Shares of Critical Metals (CRML), Greenland Energy (GLND), and Greenland Mines (GRML) surged in

U.S. President Trump posted on Truth Social on Sept. 20, announcing plans to establish an “AI force” and appoint an AI czar soon, emphasizing that the new initiative would manage the rapidly growing industry without adding regulatory measures that could slow innovation; the news was reported by The New York Times and several other media outlets. Trump did not explain whether the AI force would be a military command, civilian agency, or government department, and the statement contained no furthe

BFC cryptocurrency dropped 11.53% in five minutes to $0.030574, according to market data. The price decline occurred amid liquidation pressure in the derivatives market, where traders faced losses that created a cascading effect on the token's price. The movement coincides with broader volatility ac

After OpenAI suspended new subscriptions to the $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro 20x plan on Sept. 10, it recently updated its help page: eligible legacy users can resubscribe once within the specified period, but this does not constitute a full reopening, and new users still cannot sign up. In terms of computing power, OpenAI’s available hashrate increased from 0.2 GW in 2023 to approximately 1.9 GW in 2025. Eligibility Requirements and Procedures for the Pro 20x Resubscription Window The resubscript

The Pinkfong Company stocks rose 7.93% to 13,060 won as of 10:36 AM on the 21st, driven by speculative buying linked to real shark sightings in Busan over the weekend. The stock, known for its Baby Shark character intellectual property, reached an intraday high of 14,280 won with an 18% gain.

After GPT-6 Astra went live, the OpenAI Developer community showcased a series of 3D world-building examples spanning education, art, engineering, and gaming. These examples demonstrated not only code generation, but also the simultaneous understanding of space, geometry, interaction logic, and visual output. The new technology can generate buildable LEGO models from genuine, officially licensed parts based on an input image or text concept. Community Case Overview: Types and Technical Scale of

UBS analyzed S&P 500 performance patterns during US midterm election years in a recent report, finding that stocks historically gained an average of 14.5% from late August through late March of the following year based on data since 1950, according to Investing.com on September 20 (local time).

Nice Credit Rating stated that four out of five major US Big Tech companies possess the financial capacity to sustain artificial intelligence infrastructure investments through 2028, according to a report cited by News1 on the 21st. Despite the operating cash flow to capital expenditure ratio

US President Donald Trump stated on '20일' during a Fox News phone interview that he is considering three options regarding Iran: military destruction, economic starvation, or reaching an agreement, while indicating openness to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN General Assembly on

Apple’s new vice president of hardware engineering, Tom Marieb, said bluntly in an interview with TechRadar that iPhone screen protectors make him uncomfortable because Apple put tremendous effort into creating a beautiful front display. Marieb explained that Ceramic Shield 2 addresses the problem of screens inevitably getting scratched during everyday use. Apple aims to balance scratch resistance with long-term durability and achieve its officially claimed threefold increase in scratch resistan

Apple and Google have posted job listings explicitly requiring expertise in stablecoins and tokenized deposits for finance and payment roles, according to recruitment notices reviewed on May 21. Apple posted an 'Apple Pay Financial Product Strategy Lead' position on August 26 in the United States, l

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella posted on X on September 14, arguing that the premise of pursuing “superintelligence” is that it must be able to assist humans and remain under human control; otherwise, it is not worth pursuing. AI alignment mechanisms should not be controlled by a small number of entities, but should have broad representation across the entire ecosystem, countries, and academia. Microsoft announced the same day that it would publish the behavioral guidelines underpinning its MAI mod

South Korean financial authorities are pushing to explicitly prohibit margin trading for investors under 19 years old through codification in Korea Exchange regulations or Financial Investment Association rules, according to the financial investment industry on the 21st. The move aims to

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won two consecutive regional parliament elections in former East German states, while the governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) failed to secure any seats in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for the first time in party history. On the 20th (local ti

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its weekend rebound, trading at around $81,880 on September 21. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis revealed that the CLARITY Act required crypto projects that raised more than $25 million from the public to undergo audits. The Central Bank of Russia proposed setting banks’ crypto exposure cap at 1% of their own capital. Macro Events & Crypto Market Highlights U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis posted that Democrats had previously required crypto projects that raised more than $25 milli

Stablecoin infrastructure company Bastion has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to charter its trust company as Bastion Platforms National Trust Company. Once the remaining conditions are satisfied, the charter will allow Bastion to offer white-label stablecoin issuance, fiduciary custodial wallets, and fiat-to-USDC conversions through a single federally regulated entity. Scope of OCC-Approved Businesses: White-Label Stablecoins, Fiduciary Cus

JP Morgan forecasts active ETFs will rise from 12% ($2.8 trillion) to 20% ($6 trillion) of the global market by 2030. Korea's active ETF share stood at 21% of its $330 billion assets under management as of June end, ranking first in Asia-Pacific and second globally, according to Philip El Asmar, the