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Korean securities firms issued over 80% buy recommendations in research reports covering the period from July last year to June this year, according to data submitted to National Assembly member Ahn Cheol-soo's office by the Korea Financial Investment Association on the 4th. Four firms — Nextus

South Korea's National Pension Service KOSDAQ investment surpassed 100 trillion won by the end of 2025, reaching 106.2164 trillion won according to data submitted to lawmaker Park Min-gyu of the Democratic Party. The KOSDAQ allocation rose from 3.9% in 2021 to 40.6% in 2025 within the pension's

Foreign investors net sold 20.3 trillion won in the KOSPI market over 22 trading days from '지난달 1일' to '이달 2일', according to Korea Exchange and Yonhap Infomax data released on '4일'. The selling was driven by profit-taking after first-half semiconductor stock rallies, prolonged US-Iran tensions, and

Three major Korean securities firms—Kiwoom Securities, NH Investment & Securities, and Hanwha Investment & Securities—are offering cash rewards, stock lottery opportunities, and mobile gift vouchers to attract new customers and investors. The promotions target tax-advantaged account holders,

South Korea's inclusion in the World Government Bond Index (WGBI) is set to conclude in November, with foreign investors having net purchased approximately 42 trillion won in Korean Treasury bonds from March 30 to October 2. The phased inclusion process, which began in April, has seen consistent

Grayscale's Laurie Katz recently spoke at the Reuters Investment USA conference, addressing an audience with over $5 trillion in assets under management. The engagement aimed to discuss digital assets with institutional

COMEX-approved warehouses in the United States now hold approximately 700,000 short tons of copper according to CME Group's latest metals update, while benchmark copper prices remain near historic highs. In September, copper briefly moved toward $6.90 per pound before retreating toward $6.70 after r

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated on October 3, 2026 that he was 'very uncomfortable' with attributing religious power to AI models, framing the issue as a safety concern rather than a matter of preference. The remarks, posted on X, did not name Anthropic directly but followed a New York Times

The Central Bank of Iran plans to block rial bank accounts and payment gateways belonging to crypto exchanges, citing concerns over market manipulation. The move follows temporary restrictions introduced in late September 2026 that capped USDT purchases at 2,000 per user per day and suspended

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood stated on September 30, 2026 that investors should track AI agent spending patterns rather than chatbot performance, citing agent task duration expansion from approximately 12 minutes in early 2025 to over 180 minutes by early 2026. Wood's commentary accompanied ARK's

RunUp launched the first perpetual treasury on the Injective blockchain, opening with a $9,086 INJ position at 2x leverage. The RUNNER token project went live on October 1, 2026, with all trading profits designated to buy back and burn RUNNER tokens. The treasury mechanism represents a departure

Stacks Labs CTO Adriano Di Luzio publicly discussed PoX-6, the next planned version of the network's Proof of Transfer mechanism, in an October 3, 2026 video. PoX-5 only went live this summer, prompting Stacks to sketch its successor while the current version is still collecting data. PoX-6 is plann

Algorand highlighted the potential threat posed by quantum computers to internet security through a recent tweet from its official account. The blockchain platform introduced the concept of 'Q-Day,' marking a time when current encryption methods could be compromised by quantum computing

Nvidia closed Friday with a market capitalization of approximately $5.65 trillion, while Nike's valuation stood at roughly $50.25 billion, creating a gap of about $5.6 trillion between the two publicly traded U.S. companies. The divergence reflects a broader shift in the U.S. stock market, where cap

Franklin Templeton will actively review opportunities to offer tokenization products and expand institutional participation in South Korea once the country's digital asset regulations become clearer, according to Chetan Karkhanis, Senior Vice President of Digital Asset Partnerships at Franklin Templ

Arbitrum One announced the launch of a new category of tokenized assets involving a $500 million investment in Australian solar and battery energy infrastructure. The initiative, credited to @Loafmarkets, represents Arbitrum's expansion into real asset tokenization within the blockchain ecosystem. T

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on the 3rd local time that the recent rise in US Treasury yields was part of a global trend rather than an idiosyncratic concern. In an interview published by online outlet Axios, Bessent emphasized that US Treasuries outperformed global peers during the yi

MALT protocol suffered a loss of approximately $72K due to a vulnerability in its smart contract. The exploit stemmed from a flaw in the swap function that allowed attackers to withdraw disproportionately high amounts relative to their input by exploiting treasury-funded liquidity injections.