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The XRP Ledger is expanding beyond its original payments focus through three developments: Ripple USD stablecoin growth, programmable XRP via FXRP, and native lending infrastructure. Ripple's transparency data as of Sept. 3 showed approximately $2.40 billion RLUSD in circulation backed by

XRP surged 7.7% on Sept. 18, climbing from $1.30 to $1.40 as Bitwise XRP ETF paperwork appeared at the SEC. The filing was a Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 for Bitwise's existing XRP ETF, not a new approval. The SEC document, dated Sept. 18, describes the submission as a preliminary prospectus

Korean stock market analysis examined the folk wisdom that 'when families discuss stocks during holiday meals, the market has peaked' by reviewing price movements around Chuseok holidays over the past six years. The analysis found mixed results: while some stocks like EcoPro in 2023 declined

Ross Gerber questioned Tesla Inc.'s advertising strategy on Friday as gasoline prices hit a seasonal high. The CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management criticized the electric vehicle maker for not running TV ads to promote its cars, pointing to the contrast with Space Exploration

Kraken has launched Kraken Borrow US, a crypto-backed borrowing product available to eligible customers in 48 US states. The product allows users to borrow against supported crypto assets to purchase additional cryptocurrency, with total buying power reaching up to three times the value of eligible

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung visited the K-Expo at Mexico City World Trade Center on the 25th (local time), inspecting Korean companies' market entry efforts in Latin America. The visit aimed to support small and medium-sized enterprises expanding into the region while examining the

NVIDIA Stocks returned 138-fold over 10 years, Hankyung.com reported on September 26. The stock price rose from $1.58 on September 1, 2016 to $217.44 on September 1, 2026, outperforming Bitcoin, Korean semiconductor stocks, US tech stocks, gold, and Seoul real estate. The surge was driven by NVIDIA'

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit Friday against Cash FX Group and three individuals in an alleged $950 million foreign-exchange investment scheme involving cryptocurrency. The defendants are Cash FX CEO Huascar Jose Lopez Castillo of Brazil, The Conversion Pros CEO Ronald

Ten blockchain events are scheduled in Seoul from Sept 28 to Oct 2, Digital Asset announced. Events include Solana Summit Korea, SCAN 2026 finals, Ethereum Korea One Genesis conferences, Upbit Institutional Summit, Global Web3 Developer Conference (GWDC) 2026 Korea, Korea Blockchain Week

Political-themed ETFs tracking US lawmakers' actual stock trades are drawing attention ahead of midterm elections. Park Woo-yeol of Shinhan Investment & Securities noted that ETFs based on politicians' disclosed trades outperformed those structured around party affiliations or donations. Investors a

Hyundai Motor Company closed at 353,500 won on June 23, down 55.08% from its June 2 intraday high of 787,000 won this year. The decline followed third-quarter production losses of 60,000 to 70,000 vehicles due to labor strikes and reduced profitability from won appreciation. The company announced at

Korean parents are opening stock accounts for their elementary school-aged children as minor participation in the Korean stock market surges. Mr. Kwon, a 45-year-old office worker with a fifth-grade son, recently created a stock account in his child's name after the boy asked to try investing.

Volkswagen was removed from the Euro Stoxx 50 index on the 21st, marking the first time in 15 years that Europe's largest automaker has exited the benchmark of 50 eurozone blue-chip stocks. On the same day, Nike was removed from the S&P 100 after 18 years, as the world's largest sportswear company s

Institutional investors net bought 4.7109 trillion won worth of stocks on the Korean stock market (KOSPI) over six trading days from the 16th to the 23rd before the Chuseok holiday, while individual and foreign investors sold in tandem. The buying spree concentrated on semiconductor large-caps

On-chain vault platforms that automatically deploy deposited digital assets across decentralized finance protocols reached $11.29 billion in total value locked across curator-managed structures, according to an August report from vaults.fyi. The growth reflects a shift from purely automated smart co

NH Investment & Securities researcher Kim Hwan identified three key events for October global stocks: Federal Reserve monetary policy direction, third-quarter corporate earnings season, and the anticipated Nasdaq listing of AI firm Anthropic. The September Federal Open Market Committee raised

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix leveraged ETFs fell 34-53% from May 27 to the 23rd of this month while underlying stocks dropped only 4.52-9.26%. The divergence stems from the negative compounding effect inherent in leveraged products that track daily returns at 2x magnification, which erodes

Korean retail investors are adopting a twice-monthly dividend strategy by combining covered call exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that distribute on the 15th and the last business day of each month. The investment approach pairs mid-month and month-end distribution products to create consistent cash

Parking-type exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the Korean stock market received over 1.8 trillion won in net inflows during the one-week period ending on the 22nd, according to data from KOSCOM ETF Check. The surge occurred as uncertainty surrounding the domestic stock market intensified, prompting in