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DB Securities and KB Securities launched internal investigations after South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service detected employees conducting indirect overseas stock marketing through YouTube and blogs. The FSS identified a DB Securities employee promoting fee discounts via a YouTube channel

Financial professionals connected through prestigious university business clubs and global consulting firms allegedly shared undisclosed information over a 5-year period, gaining over 20 billion won in illegal profits through insider trading in South Korea's capital markets. The individuals

AMD has agreed to acquire AI model research firm World Labs in an all-stock purchase worth around $8.2 billion. World Labs co-founder Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting to CEO Lisa Su, with the deal expected to close by the end of the year pending

Moca Foundation and Moca Network, a flagship project developed by Animoca Brands, announced the mainnet launch of Moca Chain on Tuesday. The blockchain network enables users to carry verified credentials across applications while sharing only required information with businesses. Moca Network is

Unknown wallets transferred 492,721 QNT tokens valued at approximately $139.6 million, according to blockchain monitoring service @whale_alert. The transaction involved Quant Network's native token, which facilitates interoperability between different blockchains. The identities of the sending and r

Three financial executives discussed real-world asset tokenization's impact on traditional finance during a panel at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026) on the 30th at Walker Hill Hotel & Resort in Seoul's Gwangjin-gu district. Monica Long (Ripple President), Reed Simon (Figure Digital Assets

Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byung-deok proposed institutionalizing Korean won-based stablecoins during a speech at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026) on the 30th at Walker Hill Hotel & Resort in Seoul's Gwangjin District. Min stated that Korea must establish won-based digital asset systems and tokenization infrastructure in response to dollar-based stablecoins expanding as global payment infrastructure and accelerating real-world asset (RWA) tokenization competition in the US and Europe. He

Wall Street analysts shifted to a bullish stance on US stocks on September 28-30, with JP Morgan upgrading its view from 'neutral' to 'tactical bullish' and Goldman Sachs discussing the possibility of an early year-end rally. The shift followed statements from New York Federal Reserve President

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini switched its Zcash node software to Zec.rocks from Zebra, as reported on September 30, ahead of the network's planned NU7 upgrade. The change prepares Gemini for Zcash's upcoming reduction in block times, which will require nodes to validate blocks three times as

Concrete (CT) launched on KuCoin on September 30, 2026, with trading commencing at 10:00 AM UTC. The cryptocurrency exchange announced the listing for CT, described as a full-stack institutional operating system for on-chain finance. The launch enables users to deposit ETH-ERC20 assets and trade CT

Seven South Korean stocks including GS and Samsung E&A remain candidates for the November Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Korea Index rebalancing but all fall short of the market capitalization threshold, according to financial industry sources on September 30. The underperformance of

Foreign investors net sold over 21 trillion won in the Korean stock market in September, marking their fifth consecutive month of selling. On September 30, the Korea Exchange reported foreign investors offloaded 21.5108 trillion won in KOSPI during the month, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix

APR stocks fell 21.21% over the recent one month, declining from 464,500 won to 366,000 won, as cosmetics stocks weakened on concerns that won appreciation could slow export revenue growth. The decline stemmed from investor wariness that even if overseas sales volumes increase, revenues converted in

Hanwha Investment & Securities resolved on the 30th to raise up to 900 billion KRW in capital through a 500 billion KRW third-party paid-in capital increase and up to 400 billion KRW in hybrid capital securities issuance. The board decision aims to prepare for entry into the comprehensive

Warby Parker stocks surged on the 29th (local time) following Meta's entry into the artificial intelligence (AI) glasses market and ahead of the US eyewear company's own smart glasses release. Warby Parker stocks closed 11.39% higher at $27.47 on the 29th, according to Barron's. The rally was

OpenAI is pursuing a $30 billion funding round by year-end, targeting a $1.4 trillion valuation — 64% higher than the $852 billion valuation from its March funding round, according to Bloomberg on 29일(현지시간). Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, announced in a Bloomberg TV interview on the same day that the company will postpone its initial public offering (IPO) until next year, citing a desire to make decisions without the pressure of being a newly public company. The funding round serves as a bridge round t

SpaceX completed Starship's first orbital mission at 7:48 a.m. Central time from Starbase, deploying 26 operational Starlink V3 satellites at approximately 269 kilometers altitude. The mission was shortened from a planned ten hours to three hours after two premature engine shutdowns—one on the

Solana captured 80% of all memecoin decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume last week, surpassing all other blockchain networks combined. This data was highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @SolanaFloor. The dominance reflects trader preference for Solana's speed and efficiency in the memecoi