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BlackRock has stated that autonomous artificial intelligence agents may use stablecoins for transactional payments and Bitcoin for long-term value preservation, linking two major technology trends in the financial industry. The asset manager's thesis centers on increasingly

The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued a warning about potential risks associated with new virtual asset projects. The Dubai-based regulatory body highlighted that while these projects can gain attention rapidly, not all are built to last, with rug pulls representing a common scam

Bitcoin has recovered nearly 50% from recent lows, yet market participation remains notably subdued with few buyers and even fewer sellers. K33 Research highlights that seller exhaustion is becoming a pivotal factor in current price action, raising questions about the sustainability of the

Two cryptocurrency wallets owned by Frogman were recently compromised, resulting in the theft of approximately $4 million in digital assets. The stolen funds included 1.43 million BP, 13.96 million MARSCOIN, and 3.7 million CASHCAT, which the attacker subsequently swapped for Ethereum, BNB, and

Korean government bond yields rose across short- and medium-term maturities on the 7th as international oil prices rebounded and US Treasury yields climbed again. The 3-year Korea Treasury Bond (KTB) yield closed at 3.961%, up 2.8 basis points (bp) from the previous trading day, while the 10-year yi

Korean government bond yields rose on the 7th, led by medium-term maturities, as international oil prices rebounded slightly and US Treasury yields climbed again. The 3-year Korean government bond yield closed at 3.961%, up 2.8 basis points from the previous trading day, according to the Seoul bond

Meta launched the AI agent Muse, which handles email, travel booking, product comparison, and payment processing, surpassing 2.5 million downloads within two weeks of release. On September 21-22, US semiconductor stocks rose while bank, insurance, and travel stocks declined, signaling investor

Major South Korean securities firms launched high-yield financial products offering approximately 5% annual returns to attract retail investors frustrated by the stagnant domestic stock market. NH Investment & Securities' 100 billion won short-term IMA product sold out within three days after its la

Intel Corp. shares jumped about 2.5% in overnight trading heading into Wednesday after CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the chipmaker will continue working with Elon Musk's Terafab project. The statement came after Musk said earlier this week he was in discussions with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. over

Starting October 5, 2026, Russia began enforcing rules governing companies’ admission to the statuses of digital depository and digital currency exchange organization. VTB Bank was the first to receive these statuses, allowing it to open digital accounts for clients to record cryptoassets and provide services for buying and selling digital currency. The new rules operate under the law “On Digital Currencies and Digital Rights,” which entered into force on September 1, 2026. VTB’s Statuses and Po

Mynt president and CEO Martha Sazon addressed a packed room of investors in Makati on October 6, hours after the public offer for GCash's parent company formally opened. Sazon noted high activity levels and mentioned hearing that some platforms went down due to traffic. The disruptions were brief, a

Strike launched a new cash income opportunity for Bitcoin holders, according to an announcement reported by CryptoTwitter commentator @Strike. The financial technology company stated the initiative focuses on providing income opportunities tied to Bitcoin. Strike described the move as part of its co

The Bank of Russia has established a procedure for admitting digital depositories, cryptocurrency exchanges, and information system operators for the issuance of digital financial rights to the cryptocurrency market. All of these organizations must be included in the relevant registers. The procedure will take effect on October 5, 2026. The regulation defines qualification requirements for members of the governing bodies and certain officials of digital depositories, cryptocurrency exchanges, an

South Africa's First National Bank has launched cryptocurrency trading for retail customers through a partnership with crypto exchange VALR. The new Crypto Investing service gives FNB's nearly nine million retail customers access to five digital assets — Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana and Tether's

Paxos has expanded its USDG stablecoin onto the Arbitrum ecosystem through a native launch on Arbitrum One, integrating the dollar-linked token with major decentralized finance protocols including Fluid, Maple, GMX, and Morpho. The expansion is supported by Kraken's addition of USDG deposit and with

Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-geun sponsored a capital markets law amendment on January 7 to ease South Korea's 5% shareholding disclosure rule by excluding joint voting rights exercise from related-party shareholding aggregation requirements. The proposal aims to facilitate institutional

Lily Liu, chair of the Solana Foundation, stated on October 7 at Token2049 in Singapore that the core value of asset tokenization lies in expanding investment access to U.S. assets. Liu explained that tokenization is not about competing with existing retail-investment platforms but rather about

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is projected to exceed its legal bond issuance limit starting in 2028 when a temporary exemption expires, according to analysis from the National Assembly Budget Office released on an unspecified date. The state utility's bond-to-capital ratio is forecast to

US high-risk bond effective interest rates climbed to 16.14%, marking the highest level in a 3-year observation period, according to analysis from Yonhap Infomax's Panic-Boom Cycle data. The rate increased 55 basis points week-over-week and is currently moving from the 'COLD' zone toward the

Peptron's stock plummeted 28.18% to 93,800 won on the 7th as the platform technology evaluation period with global pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly ended without resulting in a commercialization contract. The SmartDepot platform evaluation, which began in December 2025, concluded on the 7th with Pep