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Solana confirmed the speaker lineup for Breakpoint 2026, scheduled to take place in London this November. The event will feature MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo, writer and investor Balaji Srinivasan, and Real Vision co-founder Raoul Pal among other industry figures. The speakers are expected to

OKX announced an expansion of its integration with BitGo, enabling institutions to access the exchange's international liquidity while maintaining assets under BitGo's regulated custody in Singapore. The integration aims to enhance capital efficiency in institutional crypto trading. This

LIT cryptocurrency surged 12.10% in one hour to reach $0.15693. The surge followed a 24-hour period where LIT's price had dropped over 57%. The increase coincided with heightened social media activity reflecting growing interest among investors, according to the source, as the broader crypto

POSCO sold 20.28 million shares of Woori Financial Group on the 1st through an after-hours block deal, the company announced. The transaction, valued at 676.5 billion won, is part of POSCO Group's ongoing non-core asset restructuring. The holding company POSCO Holdings previously divested stakes in

Bloomberg has added an Allium-powered stablecoin dashboard to the Terminal, bringing supply, minting, burning, transfer volume, and velocity data into the workflows institutional investors use for fixed income, foreign exchange, and money markets. The dashboard updates hourly and is accessible

The 10-year US Treasury yield surged more than 0.5 percentage point in September to 5.3%, the highest level since 2007, according to the Financial Times reported on October 1. The sharp rise, which marked the biggest monthly increase since 2022, triggered a cycle of forced selling by financial

The Korean Integrated Management Account (IMA) market has exceeded 4 trillion won in size within 10 months of initial product launches by securities firms including Mirae Asset Securities and Korea Investment & Securities. Mirae Asset IMA No.1 recorded an 11.48% return in Q2 and 11.88% cumulative re

Russian military missile strikes on Ukrainian data centers caused temporary downtime for piracy websites 1337x and NordicQuality. The strikes occurred over the last week, with Virtual Systems reporting attacks on the 23rd of September that took down both its facilities. The attacks represent an

Retail investor platform Act demanded SK Hynix reconsider its US subsidiary Solidim's potential IPO plan on the 1st, citing shareholder value dilution concerns. Reuters reported on the 25th (local time) that Solidim is selecting underwriters for a US listing as early as next year, with enterprise va

CryptoUK is hosting a panel discussion today at 1 PM focused on recent changes in UK tax treatment of stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi). The event follows the UK government's decision to lower the capital-gains tax annual exemption from £12,300 to £3,000 for 2024/25, signaling a

Shin Joong-hyun, head of future growth at SBI Savings Bank, said at the 'Bridging Finance Onchain' event on October 1 that blockchain technology can improve the efficiency of banking operations. Shin outlined that applying blockchain to repurchase agreements and tokenized assets could reduce

Hanmi Pharmaceutical has agreed to accept activist fund Life Asset Management's request for a special audit of its Beijing Hanmi subsidiary, but requested an extension on the proposed deadline. Life Asset Management sent a shareholder letter on the 17th of last month formally requesting an

Bitcoin is facing increased pressure in October as rising Treasury real yields challenge its appeal as a non-yielding asset, according to Bitfinex. The cryptocurrency exchange noted that October is a critical month for Bitcoin as it tests its resilience under these economic conditions. Rising real y

Republican Senator Josh Hawley and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy plan to introduce the AI Agent Accountability Act, Axios reported on October 1. The legislation would establish civil and criminal liability for developers when artificial intelligence agents cause hacking incidents. Current law

Samsung Electronics is accelerating efforts to integrate stablecoin functionality as a core feature in Samsung Wallet, according to Baek Won-seok, Group Leader of Samsung Wallet Global Payment, ID, and Blockchain at Samsung Electronics. Baek made the announcement on May 1 during a panel discussion a

Jin Seung-wook, CEO of Daishin Securities, outlined the company's strategy to position itself as the leading securities firm in shareholder return investment during an interview on the 1st. Jin, who joined Daishin Securities in 1993 and became CEO in March, stated the company aims to be recognized a

Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX) announced the previous day that all stocks listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) will transfer to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) in late December, consolidating the country's two-exchange system. The last trading day in Hanoi is scheduled for December 23,

BestEx Research extended its Pulse Market Impact Model to US equities, producing pre-trade cost estimates that vary by symbol, order size, execution speed, duration, and time of day. The model addresses the challenge that trading cost changes with liquidity, urgency, volatility, spread, depth, and o

WasabiCard will host a forum titled 'Stablecoin & Payments: Funds Flow' on October 6 at Raffles Singapore during TOKEN2049 week. The event will convene executives from Circle, Visa, and other fintech firms to examine operational infrastructure connecting stablecoin settlement with regulated