🍳 COOKING BNB — Daily Digest · Sep 30 · 07:00 UTC · 16:00 KST
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🔥 THE CENTERPIECE
Kalshi in Advanced Talks for $1B Raise at $40B Valuation: Reuters
Sequoia and Wellington are in talks to lead the financing, which would lift Kalshi's valuation about 82% above its confirmed May round.
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₿ CRYPTO

🟠 HSBC Names Upcoming Stablecoin RedCoin and Plans Phased Launch - binance.com — Binance News +1
🟠 Strive recently increased its holdings by 6,106 BTC, worth about $491 million — PANews
🟠 BTC drops below $83,000, down 0.11% on the day — PANews
🟠 French Inflation Rises to More Than Two-Year High - binance.com — Binance News

🇰🇷 KOREA KITCHEN

🇰🇷 MetaMask in talks with Korean financial institutions, Jed says — Blockmedia
🇰🇷 Coinbase teases Pokémon digital packs linked to physical cards — TokenPost
🇰🇷 $141.79M in crypto leverage liquidations in 24 hours — TokenPost
🇰🇷 K-pop royalty rights go on-chain via Sonum partnership — TokenPost

📈 MACRO

🌐 Pressure on U.S. Treasurys eases after 30-year yield hits highest level since 2002 — CNBC
🌐 UK economy ‘slightly larger’ than previously estimated after April-June growth revised up – business live — Guardian Biz
🌐 China’s ‘Mini Stimulus’ Seen Securing GDP Target, Not Much More — Bloomberg🔒

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