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South Korea's bond market faces rising short-term interest rate pressures following the Chuseok holiday, driven by expectations of a Bank of Korea rate hike in November and increased October treasury bond issuance. The 91-day certificate of deposit (CD) rate climbed to 3.20% from 3.12% as money mark

Korea District Heating Corporation is expected to lead Korean-listed companies in dividend yield for the year at 8.69%, according to data from financial information provider FnGuide covering stocks with dividend estimates from at least three securities firms. The forecast comes ahead of the year-end

Korean asset managers increased overseas ETF launches to 40.5% of H2 products through the 18th, up from 27.2% in H1. The shift reflects a pivot as domestic stocks stagnated in the 6,000 range for three months. According to Korea Exchange data, 15 of 37 ETFs launched in H2 were overseas-focused,

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expected to complete their share buyback programs by mid-next month, ahead of the originally scheduled November deadlines. Samsung Electronics purchased 39.8 million shares over 20 trading days from the 24th of last month, representing 74.69% of the total

A 29-year-old investor clashed with parents over stock investing this year as KOSPI surged, but the index hit an all-time high of 9114.55 on June 22 before plunging over 30% from its peak. The decline prompted the investor's father to repeat warnings that stocks are gambling, reflecting views

Korean stock-type active ETFs recorded net assets of 14.1444 trillion won as of September 16, representing a 2.6-fold increase from the end of last year, according to financial data provider FnGuide. The growth follows an extended correction period after the KOSPI index peaked in June, driving

Korea Exchange designated 1,548 stocks as investment warnings or investment risks from 2022 to August, with 1 in 4 experiencing drops exceeding 30% within 20 trading days, according to data submitted to National Assembly Policy Committee member Park Seong-hoon of the People Power Party. Despite

KB Securities maintained its 'buy' rating and 3 million won price target for Samsung Electro-Mechanics on the 18th, forecasting the company's Q3 2026 earnings would significantly exceed consensus estimates. Analyst Lee Chang-min stated the industry fundamentals are at record highs while the stock re

Token Terminal has identified effective real-world asset (RWA) strategies in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms that successfully attract tokenized stock deposits. This development signals potential growth opportunities within the DeFi market as tokenized assets gain traction. The shift

Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), stated on May 19 (local time) that Iran is in contact with Qatari mediators who conveyed Iran's conditions for ending the war to Washington and is awaiting President Trump's response. Rezaei explained that Iran's conditions

TOYOSA launched a Bitcoin payment option for Toyota vehicles in Bolivia at Expocruz 2026, supported by BitGo Bank & Trust's digital asset wallet infrastructure. The initiative responds to rising cryptocurrency adoption across Latin America. This marks

SKL climbed 11.56% to reach $0.00444 within one hour, standing out as most altcoins traded sideways. The surge occurred with a 24-hour trading volume of $1,070,231.54. No confirmed catalyst has been identified for the price movement, though the source suggests it may be driven by broader market

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday declaring AI safety concerns part of a series of hoaxes 'generated by the Radical Left Dumocrats, for purposes of destroying our Country.' Trump launched a poll proposing to rename Artificial

Stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion received preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on September 18 to operate a U.S. national trust bank, moving its custody, payments and stablecoin infrastructure business under direct federal supervision. The app

REX Shares and Tuttle Capital Management launched a 2x leveraged ETF on Friday that tracks the daily performance of Strive, a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company and asset manager. The T-REX 2X Long ASST Daily Target ETF began trading under ticker ASSX on Cboe, seeking to deliver 200% of Strive

Solana announced the launch of STOCKLANA, a platform enabling 24/7 stock trading alongside a prize competition exceeding $125,000. The initiative aims to enhance user engagement in the cryptocurrency trading sphere by providing continuous trading capabilities. Solana operates as a high-performance b

Uniswap captured $82.8 million in tokenized stock deposits over the past 30 days, according to data shared by @tokenterminal. The decentralized exchange recorded $54.7 million in deposits on its V4 protocol and $28.1 million on V3. The growth reflects increasing user demand for tokenized stocks

Kalshi filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission and submitted it to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval on Friday to offer perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks. The filing represents a push to bring crypto-style derivatives to

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $6.2 million net inflow for the week ending Sept. 18, driven by a $433 million inflow on Friday, according to SoSoValue data analyzed by The Block. The modest weekly gain contrasts with the $462.7 million in outflows logged the prior week. Spot Ether ETFs posted a $

Lam Chun-yin, a former customer relationship manager at China Construction Bank (Asia), has been sentenced to four years in prison after falsely authenticating letters of credit worth more than $1.6 billion while receiving more than $470,000 in cryptocurrency bribes. The 32-year-old had previously p