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The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are advancing crypto regulation with only three commissioners in place across both agencies, Cointelegraph reported on Oct. 13. The SEC currently has two commissioners — Chairman Paul Atkins and Mark Uyeda —

18 domestic and international asset management firms issued a joint statement opposing South Korea's mandatory tender offer system reform, stalling the Capital Markets Act amendment before National Assembly plenary passage. The firms called for a comprehensive review of the system designed to

Franklin Templeton's Senior Vice President Chetan Karkhanis discussed the future of tokenized funds and their scalability in Asia during a podcast episode on RWA Insights. The conversation featured insights from participants identified as Jake and Pendle, outlining strategies for the growth of token

In US Stock Market News, a stock market correction—a decline of at least 10%—is inevitable, though not necessarily imminent. The economy currently appears strong, and the market has weathered recent geopolitical pressures. Corrections are caused by various factors including geopolitical tensions,

According to a Bloomberg report on October 14, Strategy co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor said in an interview that Bitcoin bottomed out at just below $60k and has since recovered to around $80k. He predicted that it will continue rising and break back above $100k, although he did not provide a specific timeline. Saylor also predicted that Bitcoin’s annualized growth rate will reach 20% to 30% over the next few years. Saylor: Bitcoin Expected to Return to $100k, with Annual Growth

Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Kwang-jae called for the South Korean government to apologize to young people over past cryptocurrency policies before implementing digital asset taxation, during a National Assembly audit on October 13. Lee made the statement at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance's N

Solana developer Anza announced that the Alpenglow upgrade will go live on the Solana mainnet beta on October 21, marking the completion of 18 months of development aimed at improving the consensus mechanism. The upgrade’s core goal is to reduce transaction finality time from the current approximately 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds—an approximately 85-fold increase in speed. Alpenglow Technical Goal: Finality Reduced from 12.8 Seconds to 150 Milliseconds According to Anza’s techn

BNY and Citadel Securities completed a triparty repurchase agreement transaction using tokenized US Treasuries, as announced and reported by CoinDesk on October 13. The transaction was designed to test whether blockchain technology could improve efficiency in Treasury settlement and funding

LG CNS announced on the 14th that it has signed a business agreement with KDDI, one of Japan's leading telecommunications companies, to establish a cooperation framework for AI transformation (AX) business. The partnership aims to develop customized agentic AI services for KDDI's Asia-Pacific operat

According to market data from October 14, 2026, Bitcoin continued its rebound and was trading at $83,410. September Consumer Price Index (CPI) data is scheduled for release on October 15; economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect headline CPI to rise 0.6% month over month and 3.6% year over year. RSM Chief Economist Joe Brusuelas said, “September CPI is indeed facing substantial upside risk.” September CPI Expectations: 3.6% Headline YoY, 2.5% Core YoY According to economists surveyed by Dow Jones

South Korean bond market participants are monitoring foreign investor flows and semiconductor stock trends on October 14. Strong foreign buying momentum combined with ongoing semiconductor sector correction concerns are driving continued inflows into long-term bond segments. Two key support

Samsung Securities analysts led by Lee Jong-wook maintained buy ratings on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix in an October 14 report, arguing that memory semiconductor profit growth can continue despite slowing price increases. The analysts stated that shipment volume increases and product mix

Primary dealers in South Korea's treasury market gained significant profit opportunities after the 3-year government bond yield dropped 9 basis points within one day of the October 12 auction. The auction allocated 2.4 trillion won at 3.940%, but the yield fell to 3.850% on October 13, creating

Hyundai Steel's third-quarter operating profit is forecast to decline 3.91% year-over-year to 89.5 billion won, according to a consensus of 11 major domestic securities firms compiled by Yonhap Infomax. The decline stems from reduced sales volume due to weak industry conditions, the Chuseok

Yahoo Finance reported on October 14 that supply chain disruptions in AI chips and memory semiconductors—rather than overvaluation concerns—could trigger an AI bubble collapse. The warning stems from the risk that technology companies may fail to secure necessary components to meet elevated profit f

South Korea's People Power Party lawmakers accused the Prime Minister's Office of granting regulatory favoritism to Naver during enforcement decree amendments to the Special Financial Information Act on October 13. Park Dae-chul questioned Minister Lim Ki-geun at a National Assembly Policy

Crypto Tax in India remains one of the most stringent regimes globally, with a flat 30% tax on all Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) profits, yet cryptocurrency itself is legal to buy, sell, hold, and transfer in India as of 2026. The Finance Act 2022 introduced Section 115BBH, classifying

Meritz Securities signed a memorandum of understanding with the Canton Foundation on October 14 to cooperate on financial asset tokenization in South Korea and the use of blockchain infrastructure for institutional clients. The Canton Foundation operates the global blockchain network Canton

The CLARITY Act, a legislative proposal aimed at establishing clear cryptocurrency regulations, is currently stalled in the US Senate according to Congressman Patrick McHenry. The legislative delay occurs as political tensions escalate with elections approaching. McHenry attributes the stall to the