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Samsung Life Insurance holds 497.66 million shares of Samsung Electronics as of the 6th, positioning the insurer to receive an estimated 2.24 trillion won in pre-tax dividends. The substantial dividend inflow has emerged as a potential factor in the ultra-long-term government bond market, where Sams

South Korea's National Security Office (NSO) is convening an emergency meeting with financial authorities on the afternoon of the 28th to address hacking incidents involving Mirae Asset and crypto exchange Bithumb. The NSO's 3rd Deputy Director's office will host the session with officials from the

US stock index futures traded near flat in morning Asia session on the 28th ahead of the FOMC rate decision and tech earnings. E-mini S&P500 futures rose 0.01% to 7,758.75, while E-mini Nasdaq100 futures gained 0.05% to 29,825.75 as of 9:20 AM Korean time. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) strategist George Gonsalves, economist Agron Nicaj, and associate Erin Schuinard released a report on October 27 forecasting the Federal Reserve will hold policy rates at the October Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting while delivering a hawkish

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted Ripple National Trust Bank final approval for its charter, bringing Ripple under federal supervision and allowing it to manage RLUSD stablecoin reserves and provide institutional-grade crypto-asset custody services. Nevertheless, XRP was trading at around $1.30 on Oct. 28, down about 16% from its October high of $1.56. OCC Grants Final Approval to Ripple National Trust Bank: RLUSD Reserve Oversight and Institutional Crypto Asse

A long-term holder linked to the Ethereum Foundation sold 7,594 ETH valued at approximately $17.79 million, according to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain. The account had been inactive for a year prior to this transaction. The sale represents a significant liquidation by a holder

The Dutch cabinet issued a press release this week. In a progress letter to the House of Representatives, State Secretary Eric van der Burg explained that the government plans to cut about 25,000 full-time positions in the central civil service by 2035, with a target of saving €900 million by 2027 and €3.5 billion annually from 2035 onward. In the letter, Van der Burg warned: “Don’t overestimate the impact of digitization and AI on staffing.” How the 25,000 FTE reduction target was calculated an

The Information reported on Oct. 27, citing people familiar with the matter, that OpenAI plans to purchase Google Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips. OpenAI has also published a job posting seeking an engineer to “lead” optimization work for its most advanced frontier models on TPUs. The job description emphasizes broad technical leadership, welcomes experience with TPU training or inference, and indicates that the initiative is moving into substantive implementation. Scope of Work Revealed by O

President Lee Jae-myung on the 28th publicly solicited opinions on mandatory tender offer systems, posting on X (formerly Twitter) to seek balanced solutions amid debates over shareholder equality and merger and acquisition (M&A) market vitality. Lee raised concerns about the dilemma between

A Solana trader deposited $414,000 worth of PUMP tokens to Binance after realizing $8.23 million in profits from previous trades. The deposit, consisting of 100 million PUMP tokens, was reported by @OnchainLens and highlights ongoing trading activity in Solana's ecosystem. The substantial profit rea

According to VanEck’s announcement on Oct. 27, VanEck launched the actively managed multi-asset ETF “WBMO” on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Its holdings span global equities, fixed income, gold, and other real assets, with a 2% target allocation to Bitcoin (permitted range: 1% to 5%), gaining exposure indirectly through a spot Bitcoin ETP; the management fee is 0.15%. WBMO’s Four Investment Themes: Technological Disruption, Real Assets, Anti-Debasement Assets, and Income Diversification WB

OpenAI is considering buying Google-developed Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) as it expands its artificial intelligence infrastructure, Bloomberg reported on October 27. The move aims to secure computing power needed to develop and run AI models while reducing reliance on Nvidia chips, though

Stacks co-founder Muneeb Ali said bluntly in a Chain Reaction podcast interview that fears of quantum computers have created a “ceiling” for Bitcoin’s growth: risk-averse institutional investors are postponing large buy orders while waiting for developers to present a credible roadmap for a quantum-resistant upgrade. He pointed to 2028 as a watershed year, citing the years-long timeline for a protocol-layer upgrade plus a buffer for users to migrate. Muneeb Ali’s “Ceiling” Argument: How the Lack

An early Ethereum ICO investor deposited 5,000 ETH to an exchange on Oct. 27, according to on-chain analyst EmberCN. The transfer, completed about three hours before the analyst's report, raised the prospect of a potential sale. The investor originally acquired 100,000 ETH in Ethereum's 2015

Oracle announced last week that it was expanding its cloud AI chip partnership with NVIDIA, planning to deploy NVIDIA’s latest-generation Vera Rubin AI servers at massive scale, reaching “gigawatt-scale” capacity. It is also adding Google TPUs, Cerebras Systems chips, and Intel-backed SambaNova Systems chips. Services are expected to launch as early as 2027, with capacity ramping up gradually over several years. Oracle’s diversified AI chip supply strategy: roles and use cases across five suppli

Rep. Park Soo-young of South Korea's People Power Party announced on the 28th his complete opposition to expanding government funding for the National Pension Service, stating after a press conference that social insurance must be self-sustaining rather than relying on state funds. Park argued that

According to The Wall Street Journal, the $63 billion AI chip financing deal codenamed “North Star” was finalized on October 27, making it the largest debt financing for AI infrastructure in global history. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan personally held emergency talks with senior executives from multiple banks over the final weekend, raising loan interest rates and offering stronger loss-protection commitments to reassure banks that had been considering withdrawing, thereby completing the deal. North St

Kiwoom Securities, South Korea's retail stock trading leader, is exploring the launch of a Private Banking (PB) service targeting next year. The brokerage is considering a non-face-to-face approach leveraging its existing digital platform rather than opening physical branches, according to

According to an Oct. 24 Axios report, lawmakers from both parties and White House advisers are increasingly frustrated with AI executives’ remarks and crisis management. Officials interviewed described AI CEOs as “a huge political liability,” saying that even officials who support AI want industry leaders to talk less and focus on making their products safe. Officials said Anthropic’s shifting stance on AI safety legislation further undermined Washington’s trust. Specific Criticisms by Lawmakers

On October 28, 2026, SK hynix reported the first quarterly revenue in the history of South Korea’s semiconductor industry to exceed KRW 100 trillion report card. As of publication, Gate stock market data showed SK hynix Inc. (000660.KS) at KRW 1,461,000.00, up 8.9%. Looking only at the headline “revenue tops KRW 100 trillion for the first time” makes it easy to attribute the rise to a single milestone. But examining the financial results and market pricing dynamics, the stock’s reaction reflects