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Avalanche Treasury Company CEO Bart Smith warned on 16 September that blockchain capacity could face unprecedented strain from artificial intelligence agents entering financial markets. Speaking at the Avalanche Summit in New York, Smith stated that 'blockspace is not infinite anymore' and

Intercepta has integrated its Compliance Engine with Canton Network, a privacy-focused blockchain developed by Digital Asset, bringing real-time regulatory screening and transaction monitoring to an institutional network designed to restrict data visibility. The integration addresses a key

The New York Stock Exchange is developing a 24/7 onchain trading system through an alternative trading platform. Michael Blaugrund from Intercontinental Exchange stated that Avalanche meets many requirements for this initiative, as reported by crypto commentator @WuBlockchain. The development

Brent crude fell to $102.41 a barrel on 18 September 2026, down 2.30%, marking a third straight session of decline. WTI dropped to $100.04, down 1.84%. The slide followed Saudi Arabia's announcement that it will restore roughly half

Korea Land & Housing Institute on the 18th proposed a 10-year gradual roadmap to increase real estate project financing equity capital ratio requirements to 20% by 2035, rather than implementing the regulation uniformly in the short term. The institute recommended starting at 5% next year and

Whale Alert reported a transfer of 999 BTC valued at approximately $77.47 million from the Kraken exchange to Coinbase. The blockchain monitoring organization noted the transaction in a tweet. Whale Alert tracks and reports large cryptocurrency transactions on the blockchain, providing insights

KOSPI closed at 6894.23 on the 18th, rising 178.82 points or 2.66%, approaching the 6900 level. The index briefly touched 6914.08, a 2.96% gain, during the session. Foreign investors and institutions net purchased 436.1 billion won and 1.5025 trillion won respectively, while individual investors net

OpenAI disclosed six reports documenting AI model misalignment cases observed over the past six months and introduced a new framework for rapid public disclosure of anomalous behaviors on 16일 (현지시간), according to Business Insider. The reports detail incidents where unpublished research models

The won-dollar exchange rate closed at 1383.3 won on the 18th, up 1.1 won from the previous session, as the US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75-4.00% on the 16th (local time). The rate hike, the Fed's first in 3 years and 2 months since

On the 16th (local time), multiple developments emerged across AI and finance sectors. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's daughter has been building applications using vibe coding platform Replit, but parents Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan restrict her from creating internet-public services, Chan confirmed i

International oil prices surpassed $100 per barrel as of April 17, with WTI closing at $101.91 and Brent at $104.82, raising concerns across global financial markets. The surge followed Middle East supply disruptions caused by Yemen Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi Arabian oil pipelines and petroleum f

BGF Retail, operator of CU convenience stores, saw its stock decline 4.67% to 136,800 won as of 3:09 PM on September 18, following disclosure that the owner family sold 998,580 shares this year. Hong Seok-joon,

JR Global REIT announced plans to pursue lease extension and lender replacement for its Belgian Financial Tower asset and complete the sale of its US Manhattan building at a shareholder meeting held May 18 in Seoul Mapo-gu. Shareholders criticized management for failed fundraising efforts and

Doosan Enerbility stocks traded at 85,400 won as of 2:50 PM on the 18th, according to the Korea Exchange. The company, once noted as a 'ten-bagger' stock (10x price increase) before falling sharply from its peak, is experiencing renewed rebound expectations tied to the Korea-US investment project. T

South Korean household assets remain concentrated in real estate at 64.5% as of end of last year, despite government efforts to redirect funds to capital markets through productive finance policies, according to Capital Market Research Institute data released on the 18th. Financial investment produc

Kim Jun-seok, senior research fellow at the Capital Market Institute, presented findings on the 18th at the institute's 29th anniversary conference in Seoul Yeouido showing that Korean small-cap listed companies' stock prices do not properly reflect future profitability. The analysis,

Samil PwC and Seoul National University's Climate Tech Center held a forum titled 'Climate Risk: Beyond Disclosure to Decision-Making' on the 17th at BEXCO in Busan, with approximately 100 attendees from industry, finance, and academia. The forum addressed how climate risk is evolving from a

JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated in a Wednesday report that Bitcoin ETF demand could receive more support than gold if investors unwind their hedges. The analysis hinges on Bitcoin carrying heavier defensive positioning than gold, reflected in elevated short interest and put-t

Ethereum developers scheduled the Glamsterdam upgrade test on the Sepolia testnet for October 6, 2026, with client software due September 29. The test will evaluate protocol changes that formalize the validator-builder relationship, but developers warn that attackers could exploit free test ether an

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds returned to positive territory on Wednesday with $159.5 million in net inflows as Bitcoin recovered above $77,000. The turnaround on Sept. 17 ended two consecutive trading days of heavy withdrawals totaling $746.3 million. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust