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first_img The Bank of Korea launches a 24-hour won settlement pilot program aimed at foreign investors

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has launched the first 24-hour Korean won settlement network pilot, aimed at allowing foreign investors to settle won transactions outside of normal banking hours in South Korea. The central bank announced on Monday that its international wire transfer network has begun trial operations with four domestic banks: KB Kookmin Bank, Woori Bank, Hana Bank, and Shinhan Bank. Full operations are expected to start in January 2027, at which point participation will expand to other institutions and foreign banks.The network operates 24 hours a day on weekdays, excluding weekends and public holidays. Foreign investors can settle won transactions during their domestic business hours by registering a Foreign Institution (RFI-K) account for won services, without the need to open an account directly with a South Korean financial institution. The Bank of Korea stated that the network is expected to enhance the international status of the won by improving foreign investors' access to won settlement infrastructure.In addition, the Bank of Korea is also experimenting with tokenized settlement infrastructure through the Agorá project led by the Bank for International Settlements, which completed a cross-border payment trial using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits, including the won, in July. The Bank of Korea is simultaneously advancing the Hangang project, a blockchain-based pilot that utilizes wholesale central bank digital currency to settle tokenized commercial bank deposits.

The on-chain perpetual contract protocol Travix has completed its seed round financing, with participation from Amber Group

Recently, the on-chain perpetual contract protocol Travix, which focuses on computing power asset trading, completed its seed round financing. The disclosed investor in this round is Amber Group, but the financing amount has not been disclosed. The funds will be used to accelerate the deep construction of perpetual contracts for computing power assets and exotic assets such as East Asian stocks, expand trading pairs for Compute-Led RWA like chips and storage, promote the development of the "Financial World Model," deepen the development and deployment of a trusted AI agent trading engine, and expand global markets and multilateral ecological construction as well as launch trading promotion incentive programs.It is reported that Travix is a new generation PerpDEX protocol built on a modular blockchain architecture, adopting a hybrid architecture of offline high-performance matching and on-chain settlement, achieving millisecond-level processing efficiency, and introducing a unified account management model. Its core directions include: perpetual contracts for computing power assets, supporting hardware asset trading such as H100 chips and storage; the Financial World Model, which transforms probabilistic events such as policy implementation and product launches into quantifiable event trading signals; and trusted AI agent trading, supporting users in deploying automated strategies through the Agent Engine.Travix claims that its goal is to achieve the integration of computing power assets, probabilistic trading, and trusted agents, creating a new generation of decentralized perpetual contract entry point where "trading is understanding the world."

Evernorth plans to issue bonds worth 30 million USD to increase its holdings in XRP, while Bitdeer reported a weekly production of 287 BTC and maintains zero holdings

According to BBX data, last weekend, global publicly listed treasury and mining companies in the U.S. announced their latest accounts regarding digital asset allocation, note financing, and liquidity management. The core updates are as follows:Evernorth Holdings plans to issue $30 million in convertible senior notes, specifically for increasing its holdings in XRP and ecological expansion: The treasury company Evernorth Holdings submitted an 8-K filing to the U.S. SEC, disclosing that it has signed a subscription agreement with a trust under South Korea's NH Investment & Securities, planning to issue convertible senior payment-in-kind (PIK) notes with a scale of $30 million, an annual interest rate of 4%, and maturing in 2031. The formal effectiveness of the notes is contingent upon the completion of the business merger transaction between Evernorth and the SPAC company Armada Acquisition Corp. II (expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026). The proceeds will be fully used to purchase XRP in the secondary market and participate in XRP-related ecological businesses. Noteholders can convert the notes into the company's Class A common stock one year after the effective date, with an initial conversion price of approximately $10.20 per share.Bitdeer (NASDAQ: $BTDR) disclosed weekly mining data, producing 287.2 BTC fully liquidated: The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer announced its latest Bitcoin holdings data. As of the week of September 18, its self-operated Bitcoin mining output was 287.2 BTC, and it sold 287.2 BTC in the open market during the same period, resulting in a net addition of 0 BTC for the week. The balance sheet continues to implement a liquidity strategy of immediate sale upon production, maintaining zero Bitcoin retention.

first_img Goldman Sachs: AI-related companies account for approximately 40% of the market capitalization of the S&P 500

The AI wave is breaking the traditional asset diversification logic of pension and sovereign funds, with risks spreading from technology stocks to multiple areas such as private equity, corporate bonds, and infrastructure. Institutional investors are beginning to reassess the AI exposure of their entire portfolios.Goldman Sachs estimates that AI infrastructure-related companies account for about 40% of the total market capitalization of the S&P 500; Apollo data shows that this year, AI-related issuances have accounted for nearly half of the investment-grade bond issuance and 87% of venture capital funding. Monte Tarbox, Chief Investment Officer of the New York City Retirement System, recently rejected a fundraising request due to an overweight position in a private equity fund related to AI.Institutions currently face the challenge of lacking a unified standard for measuring AI exposure. The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association estimates that 8% to 19% of its holdings are related to AI; a survey by Invesco of 90 sovereign wealth funds shows that more than half list market concentration as the primary risk of AI investment. Some large institutions are beginning to adopt a holistic portfolio approach to track AI-related exposure and the correlations between assets, while some institutions are starting to use AI tools to monitor their own portfolios.
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