Shin Hyun-song’s Message Is Clear: Rebuild Your Portfolio for Tightening

Clear signals this direct from a Bank of Korea governor are rare. At his debut Monetary Policy Board meeting on May 28, Shin Hyun-song delivered a concise and unmistakable message to markets. He kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged while signal

Southeast Asia Pushes Finance On-Chain as Governments, Banks and Firms Move in Step

Southeast Asia Blockchain Week 2026 held on May 20-21 Thailand and Indonesia step up support for digital assets Infrastructure expansion accelerates around AI, stablecoins and tokenization Southeast Asia is speeding up its push to compete in next-gen

ShardLab CEO Says Southeast Asia Is Emerging as a Key Market for AI, Digital Assets

Kim Ho-jin, chief executive officer of ShardLab, said Southeast Asia is poised to emerge as a key market in the era of artificial intelligence and digital assets. Delivering a keynote address at Southeast Asia Blockchain Week 2026, or SEABW 2026, at

US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls 8.6 Million Barrels, Biggest Weekly Drop on Record

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by about 8.6 million barrels last week, Cointelegraph reported, marking the biggest weekly decline on record. A Cointelegraph post published on May 15 said the drop extended the reserve's decline to a seventh s

South Korea to Directly Regulate Overseas Crypto Transfers After FX Law Revision Passes Assembly

Edaily reported on May 8 that the National Assembly passed revisions to the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act at a plenary session on May 7. The amendments newly define virtual-asset transfer services and impose a registration requirement on related

South Korea to Bring Crypto Transfers Abroad Under Direct FX Oversight After Law Revision Passes Assembly

A revision to the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act containing those measures passed the National Assembly in a plenary session on May 7, Edaily reported on May 8. The bill newly defines virtual-asset transfer services and introduces mandatory regist