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The crypto industry suffered its worst month of 2026 for hacks and exploits in September, with blockchain security firms PeckShield and CertiK reporting losses exceeding $766 million. PeckShield counted 55 major

European Union financial authorities are investigating Binance's use of a reverse solicitation exemption to serve EU customers without MiCA authorization. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and national regulators in France, Germany, and Greece are examining whether the world's

Kiwoom Securities disabled YouTube comments on advertisements featuring actor Yoo Hae-jin amid boycott calls linked to his film 'Assassin(s)'. The brokerage signed a 1-year advertising contract with Yoo in April, but online users now demand model replacement following the film's historical

Shinhan Investment Securities expanded eligibility for its 'First ISA' service to all age groups, removing the previous restriction to customers aged 15-39. The change applies to customers who newly opened or completed transfers of brokerage-type Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) after October 1. Th

U.S.-based fintech company Jeeves has raised $110 million in an equity financing round led by CoinFund as it expands its stablecoin-based banking infrastructure for businesses operating across multiple markets. The financing included participation from AllianceBernstein, Andreessen Horowitz,

SK Innovation faces financial exposure approaching 10 trillion won when combining disclosed market-based borrowings with hidden financing structures, according to investment banking industry analysis released on the 1st. The South Korean energy and battery materials company's bonds, commercial

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong indicated in an interview with The Wolf Of All Streets that banks may become the primary advocates for proposed CLARITY 2.0 legislation. Armstrong stated that traditional financial institutions face significant legal constraints and competitive pressures in the crypto

The USD-KRW exchange rate rose 8.30 won to 1,361.10 won as of 10:53 AM on October 1st in the Seoul foreign exchange market, compared to the previous trading day's close of 1,352.80 won. The increase was driven by a slowdown in dollar selling related to World Government Bond Index (WGBI) inclusion

Alphabet subsidiary Google released its next-generation AI model Gemini 4 Argon on the 30th (local time), aiming to recover competitiveness in the artificial intelligence race where it was previously assessed as 'behind,' according to IT media outlet TechCrunch. The model specializes in coding,

FOMO, a crypto social trading app led by CEO Park Se-yong, has reached approximately 2.7 million users in roughly 17 months since its public launch in May last year. In an interview with Bloomingbit on Oct. 1, Park said the app addresses limited user engagement in digital-asset markets by

US Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $148.7 million on September 30 (US Eastern Time), ending a 9-trading-day consecutive inflow streak. The outflows occurred as no products experienced inflows

Bank of Korea research published in September found that South Korea's crypto market responds more strongly to US stock movements than to the domestic KOSPI index. The study, authored by Lee Chan-ho, Associate Research Fellow at the BOK Economic Research Institute, analyzed hourly trading data

US Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $59.6 million on September 30 (US Eastern Time), marking the second consecutive trading day of outflows. Despite the single-day decline, the funds saw a cumulative net inflow of $107.8 million over the most recent five trading days (September 24–30).

US asset management firms are encouraging investors to reconsider bonds following confidence erosion caused by the 2022 Federal Reserve rate hikes that sent both stocks and bonds lower simultaneously. Brian Spinelli, co-chief investment officer at Halbert Hargrove, stated that the biggest

US stock index futures rose in morning Asian trading, with E-mini S&P500 futures up 0.35% at 7,742.50 and E-mini Nasdaq100 futures gaining 0.43% to 30,829.00, driven by semiconductor sector strength ahead of employment data releases. The advance occurred despite US Treasury yields holding near

The US Commerce Department released its National Accounts annual update on the 30th (local time), significantly revising upward estimates of Gross Domestic Income (GDI) and personal savings rates for recent years. The revisions incorporated new income data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and

S&P Global announced on October 1st that Japan's September manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) final reading reached 54.1, maintaining expansion above the 50.0 baseline that separates growth from contraction. The reading matched the preliminary figure released earlier but declined from