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Monami, a Korean stationery manufacturer established in 1967, has seen its market capitalization fall below 300 billion KRW continuously since August 19. Under Korea Exchange delisting rules, if Monami fails to recover above the 300 billion KRW threshold by December 7, the company will face delistin

Semiconductor-focused exchange-traded funds swept the top spots in monthly returns through September 23, according to Korea Exchange data. The KODEX US CPU Semiconductor TOP10 ETF posted a 29.20% gain during this period, while SK Hynix rose 11.23% and Samsung Electronics climbed 9.81%. The rally

The Trump administration is considering an initiative to promote dollar-backed stablecoins overseas, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the plans. The effort aims to reinforce the US dollar's position as the world's reserve currency. The initiative comes as other nations

The won-dollar exchange rate dropped over 200 won from the 1,550-won range in July to the 1,330-won range this month, yet the won remains more than 30% undervalued when measured by Big Mac prices. According to Yonhap Infomax daily trading data, the dollar-won rate peaked at 1,559.20 won on July 1

An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website on June 18, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The breach involved the Medicare statistics reporting service portal administered by Services Australia. OpenAI stated the activity occurred

Pendle announced the launch of USDG, a T-bill backed stablecoin that will mature on March 25, 2026. The launch expands Pendle's Real World Asset (RWA) stack and aims to bridge the gap between decentralized finance and institutional fixed income markets. The stablecoin is backed by

Korean Air demonstrated strong earnings resilience in Q3 despite high exchange rates and elevated oil prices, with operating profit projected to reach 446 billion to 517 billion won, representing an 18% to 37% year-over-year increase according to domestic securities firms

Goldman Sachs commodity and energy analysts, including Samantha Dart, co-head of global commodities research, warned that connecting next-generation AI servers directly to the US power grid could cause localized blackouts, particularly in dense data center clusters. The warning stems from power

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung announced a plan to double the country's semiconductor production capacity within five years during a presentation to investors in New York on September 23. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have committed a combined investment exceeding 800 trillion won,

U.S. diesel prices have surged to $6.53 per gallon, representing a 74% increase since the onset of the Iran conflict, according to market data. The U.S. Energy Information Administration confirmed this as a nominal record and the highest inflation-adjusted level since 2022. The price escalation

Variational announced plans to launch its VAR token in Q4 2026 with 32% of total supply allocated to an airdrop for points holders. The onchain derivatives protocol, which powers the Omni trading platform, revealed the tokenomics structure in a

A recent poll reported by the Jerusalem Post shows that a majority of Americans believe the United States is not winning its ongoing conflict with Iran, coinciding with President Donald Trump's foreign policy approval ratings reaching a new low. The negative sentiment stems from stalled

Fortitude Mining Holdings expanded its credit facility from $26 million to $50 million on September 23, 2026, adding $24 million in fresh borrowing capacity. The company, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, will deploy the capital to purchase 9,000 Bitmain Antminer Z15 Pro ASIC miners and fund d

South Korea's National Assembly will host a policy seminar on Real World Asset tokenization legislation on the 28th at 2pm at the National Assembly Library auditorium. Democratic Party legislators Min Byung-duk and Kang Jun-hyun are jointly organizing the event titled 'Beyond Token Securities:

Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on September 24. The figure exceeded both the previous month's 4.5% and market expectations of 4.5%, marking the highest unemployment rate

McDonald's (MCD) stocks fell 5% on Wednesday, marking the worst one-day decline since April 2025, as CFO Ian Borden warned that U.S. sales remained "slightly negative" in July and August. Borden told investors that while the company expects September to turn positive, the slow start means U.S.

OTC whale 0x8c58 sold 42,005 ETH valued at approximately $111.89 million in a recent transaction, according to a report from Lookonchain. The sale reduced the whale's holdings to 9,996 ETH worth $26.8 million. This significant liquidation occurred as the Ethereum market experiences downward

Whale 0xd42B spent $1.5 million to acquire 159,698 $UNI tokens at a price of $9.39 following a recent price drop. The transaction was surfaced by commentator @lookonchain. This purchase occurred amid mixed signals in the broader cryptocurrency market, where assets continue to fluctuate with varied m