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Daol Investment & Securities, led by CEO Hwang Jun-ho, officially opened its MCP Trading service two months after launching pre-reservations in July. The service connects brokerage accounts to generative AI platforms including ChatGPT and Claude, enabling customers to perform account inquiries and s

Daol Investment & Securities officially opened its 'MCP Trading' service on the 1st, according to the financial investment industry. The service connects generative artificial intelligence platforms including ChatGPT and Claude with securities accounts, enabling users to perform account inquiries an

Harry Jung, former Deputy Director of the White House Digital Assets Advisory Council and current Managing Director of Strategy and Partnerships at Anthem Group, stated on the 1st that Korean won stablecoin issuance should not be limited to banks. Speaking at Interview Room 1 on the basement floor o

A wallet linked to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin recently transferred 133,298 ETH, valued at approximately $356.2 million, to a new wallet. The transaction was reported by CryptoTwitter commentator @lookonchain. Ethereum continues to trail Bitcoin in market performance, and this significant

South Korean bond market participants have observed decreased sensitivity to oil price movements in recent trading sessions, according to dealers from multiple financial institutions quoted on October 1. The shift comes after more than seven months of elevated oil prices linked to the US-Iran

The Bank of Korea set up a Digital Currency Advisory Committee and held its first meeting on September 29, according to The Fact on October 1. The central bank created the panel to gather external views on digital-currency policy, including central bank digital currency and deposit tokens, as its di

South Korea's KOSPI index opened down 0.34% at 6,814.49 on October 1 but narrowed losses to 0.06% at 6,833.89 by 11:06 AM, while the KOSDAQ surged 2.66% to 878.67 after an initial 0.23% decline. The intraday recovery followed the release of record September export data showing $120.94 billion in

The Trump administration has pushed the Alaska LNG development project as a Korean investment initiative, but profitability concerns have already emerged. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced at the White House that the project would receive investment slightly exceeding $50 billion,

Woori Asset Management's WON Short-Term Corporate Bond Plus Active ETF recorded a 3.28% return over the past year as of last month 30th, ranking first among 45 domestic short-term bond ETFs according to fund evaluator ZeroIn. The company announced on the 1st that the fund also posted the highest 6-m

South Korean financial authorities recently distributed detailed guidance clarifying first-time homebuyer loan-to-value (LTV) exceptions for jeonse fraud victims. The Korean Banking Association issued a Q&A document to individual banks after collecting questions and obtaining authoritative

South Korean government bond futures declined during morning trading on October 1st, with 3-year futures dropping 4 ticks to 102.33 and 10-year futures falling 31 ticks to 104.13 as of 9:04 AM. The decline followed a two-day rally and mirrored overnight gains in US Treasury yields, which rose 1.2

The spread between South Korea's 30-year and 10-year treasury bonds narrowed to 11.5 basis points as of the previous trading day, remaining in the 10bp range for 12 consecutive trading days since falling below 20bp on the 11th of last month, according to Yonhap Infomax market valuation data. The nar

Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, announced on Oct. 1 that it had presented its business direction and technology strategy for building global on-chain financial infrastructure at Korea Blockchain Week 2026. The presentation, delivered by CEO Oh Kyung-seok on Sept. 30, outlined plans to expand Upbit's

NH Investment & Securities reduced its real estate finance exposure by 800 billion won to approximately 4.2 trillion won as of March while expanding corporate loans to 8.0386 trillion won, marking a strategic shift from property finance to corporate lending. The asset reallocation accelerated

Sui Network announced Basecamp 2026, an event set to take place in Singapore featuring keynotes, an AI Builder Lab, and a transactions per second (TPS) record attempt. The initiative aims to engage developers and enthusiasts while enhancing the Sui ecosystem's visibility. Sui Network is known for it

The US Court of International Trade questioned the Trump administration's Section 301 forced labor tariffs targeting 60 economic zones including South Korea during a hearing on April 30 (local time). A three-judge panel scrutinized whether USTR Representative Jamieson Greer properly applied

OpenAI launched the Daybreak Defense Network (DDN) to expand its security artificial intelligence ecosystem through direct technical collaboration with partner companies. Samsung SDS joined DDN as a pilot partner on September 8, followed by S2W on September 10, according to industry sources on the 1