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JD Vance mentioned South Korea's political dynamics when addressing uncertainty around the Alaska liquified natural gas development project the day before leaving Alaska, according to Alaska News on the 7th local time. Vance stated the U.S. would work with South Korea's current or next government, o

Korean securities firms executed 63.5 trillion won in automatic short-term loans from January to August to cover investors' stock margin debt, according to data submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service to lawmaker Park Hong-bae of the Democratic Party. The figure represents a 77.7% increase fr

Token Terminal reported $303.6 billion in stablecoins on-chain, alongside $35 billion in tokenized funds, $7.9 billion in commodities, and $3.8 billion in stocks. The data was shared in a recent tweet by the organization. The figures highlight a growing trend toward secure infrastructure and

zkSync will participate in the Chicago Signal Forum hosted by the Digital Chamber on October 8, 2026. The forum will focus on institutional digital assets and the evolution of onchain financial infrastructure. This gathering aims to bring together industry leaders for strategic discussions on digita

Microsoft announced its Surface Laptop Ultra containing an Nvidia AI chip will start at $2,599, as the company aims to bring more artificial intelligence capabilities to its consumer devices. Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft's executive vice president of Windows and devices, said at a company event in

Grayscale's Zcash ETF gathered over $1 billion in its first 30 trading days, placing it among the top 1% of ETFs launched over the past decade by first-month assets, according to Krista Lynch, the firm's Managing Director and head of trading and capital markets. Lynch made the statement at

A legacy MakerDAO auction-keeper contract was exploited for over $500,000, with an attacker removing 200 ETH by leveraging vulnerabilities dating back to Black Thursday in March 2020. According to a CertiK analysis, the exploit targeted four 50-ETH lots that were never settled during the 2020

BitGo CEO Mike Belshé stated that digital assets are integrating into the financial system regardless of congressional action during his appearance at Bloomberg's Token2049 in Singapore. The statement reflects growing institutional demand

Cosmos held a roundtable discussion with Hypernative Labs featuring Maghnus Mareneck and Marshall Lipman on digital asset security. The discussion focused on the need for preventative controls that act before transactions settle to protect institutional investors. As institutional interest in digita

EQIBank, a Dominica-regulated bank used by Tether, had approximately 80% of its assets frozen as part of a seizure targeting payment processor Capstone Limited, according to Financial Times reporting. The seizure stems from a forfeiture complaint filed in July alleging that Capstone misrepresented t

Stellar reduced its securitization payout timeframe from 30 days to 1 day, according to a report from PwC. The new system uses smart contracts to execute payouts with settlement in AllUnityStable's MiCA-regulated euro stablecoin. The change aims to improve liquidity and operational efficiency

Federal prosecutors on October 5 cited a September 25 Bitcoin Fog ruling to oppose Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's acquittal bid. The government filed the opposition in the Southern District of New York, arguing the D.C. Circuit's decision—which upheld venue in Washington, D.C., for Bitcoin Fog

Deutsche Bank and UniCredit fell more than 4% Wednesday as European bank stocks dropped amid a surge in government bond yields and renewed sovereign debt concerns. The STOXX Europe Banks index declined approximately 3.5%, with Societe Generale and Intesa Sanpaolo also falling over 4%, according to

Pyth Network announced a collaboration with ExaAILabs to integrate AI capabilities into its market data services. The partnership focuses on providing structured, real-time, and historical market data to enhance AI-powered financial research. This development reflects a growing trend towards

Pyth Network is hosting its Pyth Connect event on October 8, unveiling significant updates for the community. The announcement, shared via tweet by Pyth Network, invites participants to learn about recent developments and previews of upcoming features. Pyth Network operates as a decentralized data o

Morgan Stanley reiterated an 'Overweight' rating on SpaceX (SPCX) on Wednesday with a $300 price target, stating the space and tech company will create 'millions' of jobs, according to CNBC. The price target represents an 80% upside from current levels. Earlier this week, Morgan Stanley analyst

Common Sense Media rated ChatGPT for Teens an "unacceptable risk" in a new study finding the chatbot's design encourages continued engagement even during crisis situations. The nonprofit's assessment comes as OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens in August promising enhanced safeguards for young

Federal Reserve participants unanimously supported a 25-basis-point interest-rate increase at their recent meeting, with minutes released October 7 showing most also viewed one additional hike by year-end as potentially appropriate. Almost all participants judged that inflation risks remained

Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, released blockchain data on Wednesday confirming that 300 million tokens in wallets associated with the founders of the $LAPTOP memecoin have not moved since launch. Biden stated the project was designed to troll the Trump family's crypto

OpenAI is launching Intelligent UI, a new feature that integrates interactive visuals into ChatGPT conversations alongside the rollout of its GPT-6 model. The company aims to make learning complex topics easier and enhance accessibility by moving beyond the platform's predominantly text-based