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Tokenized stocks recently reached an all-time high market cap of $3.8 billion, according to Token Terminal. BNB Chain leads this market with $1.2 billion in market cap, followed by Ethereum at $841.4 million and Solana at $753.4 million. The milestone reflects the growing integration of

XRP is trading near $1.50, down roughly 49% from a year ago, even as the XRP Ledger (XRPL) continues to process significant transaction volume. Ripple says XRPL has moved more than $1 trillion in cumulative value between counterparties and processed billions of transactions over its lifetime. The di

Mirae Asset Securities is expanding its digital-finance services ahead of its 30th anniversary next year, strengthening algorithm-based robo-advisors and generative artificial intelligence offerings while building an integrated investment platform through its acquisition of crypto exchange Digital

Caroline Pham, Chief Legal Officer at Moonpay and former acting chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, stated at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 on the 30th of last month that collateral tokenization will occur within one to two years and stock exchange infrastructure will fully

UMA surged 10.18% within the last hour, reaching a current price of $0.487 after trading as low as $0.423 earlier in the day. The rally was accompanied by over $7.4 million in 24-hour trading volume, signaling heightened trader interest. The broader crypto market is displaying mixed signals, yet UMA

NH Investment & Securities downgraded its target price for Cheil Worldwide stocks to 23,000 won from 24,000 won on October 6, while maintaining a 'Buy' rating and projecting that shareholder return policies will offset weak earnings performance. Analyst Lee Hwa-jeong reduced annual earnings

The Enjin official changelog schedules the Fort Canning Relaychain runtime 1.8.0 for November 9, 2026, and Matrixchain runtime 1.4.1 for November 16, pending governance referenda. The official Enjin Blockchain changelog, dated October 5, 2026, contains a detailed entry for the proposed upgrade,

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) faces potential relocation from Seoul to Jeonbuk province after Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Seong-yoon filed an amendment on the 21st of last month to relocate the sovereign wealth fund's headquarters. The proposal coincides with the government's plan to

Kiwoom Securities will host 'Kiwoom Corporate Day' on May 15 at the Korea Financial Investment Education Institute in Yeouido, Seoul, featuring 15 domestic small-cap companies. The event aims to connect investors with competitive small-cap firms that have received relatively less market attention, o

Retail investors in the Korean stock market saw half of their top 10 net-buy stocks record negative returns during the period from September 4 to October 6. Despite diversifying purchases beyond semiconductor large-caps into sectors including automotive, internet, gaming, secondary batteries,

Meritz Financial Group's three subsidiaries reported asset quality and credit risk indicators significantly exceeding industry averages as of June-end, according to data released by Nice Credit Rating. The deterioration is linked to the group's approximately 1 trillion won exposure to Homeplus. Meri

Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) is attending the 39th International Investment Funds Association (IIFA) Annual General Meeting in Toronto, Canada, starting May 5, participating as a board member to engage in global fund industry policy and regulatory discussions. KOFIA was

Daeshin Asset Management launched the 'Daeshin Shareholder Return High Dividend Fund' on the 6th, targeting domestic Korean companies with active shareholder return policies but relatively low stock valuations. The equity fund analyzes both corporate shareholder return policies and current stock

NVIDIA increased its stock buyback authorization by $150 billion, bringing total remaining authorization to $235 billion for execution through January 2028, according to KB Securities analyst Kim Se-hwan. The increase came four months after the company expanded authorization by $80 billion and

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) reaffirmed its commitment to continue raising policy rates and adjusting the degree of monetary easing based on economic, price, and financial conditions. BOJ Governor Ueda Kazuo stated on the 6th at Japan's National Securities Conference that the central bank will continue r

Intel, AMD, Micron, SanDisk and the iShares Semiconductor ETF slipped in premarket trading on Tuesday, declining between 0.1% and 0.7%, while Nvidia bucked the trend with a 0.7% gain. The pullback followed a sharp rally at the start of October, with SOXX advancing for five straight sessions and Nvid

Korea Economic TV, in collaboration with financial data provider FnGuide, analyzed Q3 operating profit forecasts for 273 listed companies, projecting total operating profit of approximately 254 trillion won—more than triple the figure from one year earlier. The earnings season begins on the 8th with