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US stock index futures traded near flat levels during the morning Asia session on September 4 as investors awaited the August non-farm payroll report. E-mini S&P500 futures held at 7,754.50 while E-mini Nasdaq100 futures declined 0.01% to 29,522.00 as of 9:33 AM Korea time, according to Yonhap

Chainlink expanded its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) infrastructure to Avalanche and Polygon, introducing a cross-chain token standard designed for programmable token transfers between the two networks. The integration addresses crypto's ongoing cross-chain fragmentation problem,

South Korea recorded a current account surplus of $42.08 billion in July, marking the second-highest July surplus on record and the second consecutive month exceeding $40 billion, according to data released by the Bank of Korea. The surplus surged $30.13 billion compared to the same month a

Employees at South Korea's chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have become highly sought-after romantic partners as the AI stock rally reshapes dating preferences in the country. The shift follows massive stock gains and bonus payouts at the two companies, which both joined the

Livepeer's native token LPT surged 10.97% in the last hour, climbing from $1.395 to a current price of $1.548. The rapid increase reflects heightened trader interest, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $3,343,466.29. The move occurs amid mixed signals across the broader cryptocurrency market,

Bitcoin reached near $81,400 on September 3 (local time), its highest level since May 15, driving a broad rally in US-listed crypto-related stocks. Strategy surged 17.6%, Coinbase gained 10.1%, and Robinhood jumped 16.6% as the cryptocurrency's three-week uptrend narrowed its year-to-date decline to

South Korea's National Pension Service may halt increasing its currency hedging ratio as the dollar-won exchange rate fell below 1,390 won, according to Citi analysis. Kim Jin-wook, Citi economist, stated in a report on the 4th that the NPS can gradually lower its hedging ratio through the

South Korean stocks opened higher on the morning of September 4, with the KOSPI index rising 101.21 points (1.54%) to 6,680.69 as of 9:10 AM. The rally followed dovish signals from Federal Reserve officials that reduced market expectations for a September rate hike. Fed Governor Christopher Waller s

Multiple Bitcoin holders have permanently lost access to substantial BTC holdings between 2009 and 2020 due to hardware disposal, password loss, phishing attacks, and technical errors, with combined losses exceeding $9 billion at current valuations. The incidents occurred because Bitcoin's

KB Securities set a ₩600,000 target price for Samsung Electronics stocks on May 4, citing expectations for additional shareholder returns from ₩80 trillion in remaining funds after the third-quarter cash dividend. The brokerage maintained a 'buy' rating, projecting five consecutive quarters of

SK Innovation faces the expiration of a lock-up period on 18.01 million shares starting on the 5th, representing over 10% of its circulating stock, according to a disclosure filed on the 2nd with Korea's Financial Supervisory Service. The shares were issued last year through a third-party paid-in

Creditor groups at multiple Homeplus leased stores formed voluntary agreements, with senior creditors choosing business normalization over individual recovery. The agreements emerged around the 2nd, approximately two months after financial authorities

Japan's 10-year bond yield briefly hit 3% on the 2nd, the first time in 30 years, causing Asian stock volatility. The yield surge and yen strengthening on the 3rd afternoon revived fears of yen carry trade unwinding—a scenario that triggered severe market disruption 2 years ago when the BOJ raised r

Woori Financial Group's foreign ownership exceeded 50% for the first time since the holding company's launch in January 2019, reaching 50.06% on a previous-day basis. The increase was driven by strong foreign buying of over 33 million shares in the recent 5-day period, supported by CEO Lim

OpenAI President Greg Brockman declared the arrival of the artificial general intelligence (AGI) era at the launch event for GPT-6 Astra on the 3rd (local time), stating 'Welcome to the AGI era.' AGI refers to AI possessing human-level or higher intelligence across diverse domains rather than

HTX DAO announced the launch of the Genesis Program, backed by an initial $10 million HTX DAO Ecosystem Fund. The decentralized autonomous organization aims to establish a business footprint across crypto and AI sectors by leveraging cryptography and decentralized networks. The initiative responds t

Retail-favorite stocks including Palantir, SpaceX, Tesla, and Robinhood attracted heavy call option buying on September 3 as the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped below 15. Options trading volumes for these stocks significantly exceeded daily averages, with call purchases outpacing puts by at

Jefferies analyst Brent Thill recommended data platform and cybersecurity companies as attractive software sector investments on the 3rd (local time), as concerns eased about artificial intelligence replacing existing software firms. Thill stated that leading AI companies are more likely to