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South Korean secondary battery stocks rallied on the 6th, with Samsung SDI gaining 7.56% to 569,000 won as of 1:42 PM. The sector-wide advance was driven by expectations of increased energy storage system (ESS) battery demand linked to expanding US artificial intelligence (AI) data center

OKXICE, the joint venture between crypto exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE, parent company of the New York Stock Exchange), filed a notification with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 4 to launch a Tokenized Securities Venue (TSV) enabling 24-hour trading of

Digital X, Mirae Asset's digital asset investment platform, launched a redesigned mobile app on the 6th, becoming the first domestic virtual asset exchange to integrate a generative AI chatbot. The update represents the platform's first major redesign since joining Mirae Asset Group, directly

Korean listed companies on the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets showed improved audit opinions for both financial statements and internal accounting management systems as of 2025 year-end, according to an analysis released on the 6th by the Korea Listed Companies Association. The number of companies

US Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $89.8 million on October 5 (US Eastern Time), according to data from Farside Investors. The withdrawal reflects investor repositioning as the products experienced alternating inflows and outflows over recent trading sessions. Over the most recent five t

Polymarket announced the launch of Protocol V2 with a full mainnet switchover scheduled for November 2. The upgrade replaces the platform's 2019 Gnosis CTF foundation and aims to streamline operations by consolidating various market types. The announcement was highlighted by CryptoTwitter

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the first U.S. 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded products, with Volatility Shares as the issuer. The approval was confirmed in a tweet from KuCoin, with trading pending final registration. These products are designed to target

France, the UK, and Germany are experiencing rising government debt levels as European sovereign bond yields climb sharply. France's national debt reached 118.4% of GDP in 2026 according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), while the UK's debt stood at 103.6% of GDP and Germany's at 64.6%.

RocketX Exchange executed over $500,000 in compliant private swaps on the Polygon network. The platform reported total swap volume exceeding $107 million, reflecting demand for private transactions within decentralized finance. Polygon operates as a layer-2 scaling solution designed to improve

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will release the minutes from its September meeting on October 8 at 3 AM Korean time (October 7, 2 PM US Eastern time). The minutes will reveal the reasoning behind each Fed committee member's vote for the rate increase decision made at the September meeting.

Citadel Securities projected that the investment environment will improve in the fourth quarter after September reconfirmed its reputation as a challenging month for investors. Chief Equity Strategist Scott Rubner stated in a recent blog that investor positioning has lightened, valuations have

The S&P 500 has posted positive returns in every year following US midterm elections since 1946, averaging 14.4% gains, according to analysis from investment bank Truist cited by Yahoo Finance on October 5 (US local time). The pattern emerges as seasonal factors historically support equity markets e

Stablecoin payments infrastructure provider Rain filed an application on Monday with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Rain National Trust Bank, a national trust bank to be headquartered in New York. The proposed bank would provide fiduciary custody of digital assets a

Nam Gil-nam, a senior research fellow at the Korea Capital Market Institute, called for regulatory measures to protect domestic investors as perpetual futures products tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks expand on overseas cryptocurrency exchanges. In a report titled 'Perpetual

Crypto exchange OKX has launched OKX Money, a stablecoin savings and payments app in parts of Latin America, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East, offering qualifying customers an annual percentage yield of up to 10% on eligible USDG balances. The app allows users to fund accounts using more

Novavax (NVAX), Moderna (MRNA), Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) and Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT) stocks rallied on Monday following the death of a Russian lab worker at a plague research institute. NVAX surged 20%, EBS climbed 14%, ARCT gained 13% and MRNA rose 7%. The rally occurred as retail

The Economist warned that the current dollar rally represents an asymmetric smile driven by capital concentration in US risk assets rather than traditional safe-haven demand. The British weekly noted that while the dollar is benefiting from European fiscal instability and bond selloffs, the

Nvidia Corp. (NVDA), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD) hit fresh 52-week highs on Monday. Nvidia stock surged to a record $240.10 after BNP Paribas raised its price target to $345 from $285, while Taiwan Semiconductor stock reached an all-time high o

TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 runs October 7-8 at Marina Bay Sands, drawing an expected 25,000 attendees as Bitcoin trades around $86,000 following a rally from approximately $58,000 at the end of June. The conference arrives amid renewed industry optimism, with institutional players including