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Jeonbuk Bank has reportedly become South Korea's first bank to lend won against Bitcoin, for company working capital only. A custodian holds the coins.

FSB Chair Andrew Bailey tells the G20 that AI valuations and AI cyber threats are risks, and stablecoin cross-border oversight is immature.

Korea Customs preliminary data: chip exports for 1 to 10 October reached $12.198bn, up 170.9%, helped by two extra working days this year.

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says AI investment is keeping world growth around 3 per cent, with Asian hardware suppliers gaining. Reuters reports.

Waymo says it closed a $5B term loan, its first debt financing. Bloomberg's 5.25-point pricing is still only reported. What is confirmed and what is not.

PitchBook reports Volta has launched a $5.012bn loan: a $1.3bn term loan C and a $3.712bn GPU term loan, price talk S+625-650. Launch-stage terms, not a closed deal.

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