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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

Federal prosecutors on Monday cited a Sept. 25 appeals court ruling involving cryptocurrency mixer Bitcoin Fog as supplemental authority in their opposition to Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's acquittal motion. The Department of Justice argued that the D.C. Circuit's decision affirming Bitcoin F

HLB Group stocks rallied following developments in the FDA review process for liver cancer drug Rivoceranib. HLB closed at 46,000 won on October 7, down 2.95% after a 17% surge the previous day, while multiple subsidiaries posted gains including HLB Pharmaceutical hitting the daily limit and HLB

The ICC Russia Crypto & Trade Finance conference will take place on October 20 in Moscow. The event will address the use of cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, the digital ruble, and new technological solutions in international settlements and trade finance. ICC Russia is the organizer, and the business program will be opened by the organization’s Secretary General, Tatyana Monegan. Discussion Topics The first part of the conference will focus on digital asset regulation and currency control issues.

AMD CEO Lisa Su emphasized the critical importance of close partnerships with memory suppliers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix during her visit to Seoul on October 7, calling semiconductors a 'team sport.' Su, who returned to Korea after a 7-month absence, stated that building a robust long-term su

Only 10.2% of Youth Leap Account holders switched to the Lee government's Youth Future Savings product during the 1st enrollment period, according to data submitted to National Assembly member Choi Eun-seok on the 7th by the Korea Financial Services Commission. Out of 2.554 million existing Youth Le

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) held a meeting on the 7th with internal auditors from 21 securities firms, criticizing repeated violations of basic regulations including false information in product descriptions and unauthorized use of personal mobile phones for sales activities. F

SNT Holdings disclosed on the 7th that its investment in SMEC began as passive investment without management participation intent, later shifting to management participation due to management-side stake expansion and performance deterioration. The company started investing in SMEC in April last

Crypto market analyst Jamie Coutts stated on Oct. 7 that the top 200 crypto assets by market capitalization have risen just 5% since October 2021, effectively stagnant over a five-year period. The underperformance stems from new supply outpacing demand during that timeframe. Coutts noted that

Robinhood added $25 million worth of bitcoin to its balance sheet as the trading platform deepens its crypto push. Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood's senior vice president and general manager of crypto and international, stated in an exclusive interview on The Starting Block on Wednesday that the

South Korean stock indices KOSPI and KOSDAQ both fell nearly 2% on the 7th as foreign investors net sold over 3 trillion won in the securities market. The decline was driven by profit-taking in semiconductor stocks, which had recently rallied, combined with cautious sentiment ahead of quarterly