Korean stocks closed up over 3%, with Samsung Electronics rising 5.67%

According to MSX.COM data, BNB treasury company BNC, a US-listed stock, rose more than 4% in the overnight session, with its share price now at $5.30.On the news front, Nasdaq-listed company BNB Standard Corporation (ticker: BNC) announced that it will ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square at 9:30 AM ET on October 26.

Odaily: Binance Alpha will list Axis Robotics (AXIS) on October 21, 2026, at 19:00. Users holding at least 235 Binance Alpha points can claim an airdrop of 250 AXIS tokens on the Alpha event page on a first-come, first-served basis. If the event has not ended, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every five minutes.

According to Gate data, the Korean KOSPI index closed up 182.93 points on Wednesday, October 21, a gain of 3.29%, to 5,735.67 points. Samsung Electronics rose 5.67%, and SK Hynix rose 5.8%.

According to an official announcement, Gate has released its latest Proof of Reserves report. As of October 18, 2026, the platform's total reserve scale has risen to $8.688 billion, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter from the previous period; the overall reserve ratio has reached 118.49%, continuing to exceed the 100% industry safety benchmark. This report covers 500 cryptocurrencies.In terms of core asset reserves, BTC user assets grew to 21,156 BTC, while the platform's reserve holdings grew to 25,727 BTC, with the reserve ratio rising from 120.32% to 121.60%; ETH user assets grew to 362,785 ETH, while the platform's reserve holdings grew to 449,042 ETH, with the reserve ratio rising from 123.59% to 123.78%.For stablecoins, the total user assets for USDT, USD1, GUSD, and USDC amounted to approximately $1.497 billion, corresponding to platform reserves of $1.746 billion, with a combined reserve ratio of 116.59%. In addition, the reserve ratios for major assets such as DOGE, GT, and SOL reached 106.76%, 129.00%, and 102.51% respectively, all above the 100% safety line.

Odaily: Upbit has announced that due to GRAM wallet maintenance on The Open Network (TON), the platform has suspended GRAM deposit and withdrawal services starting from the announcement on October 21, 2026. The resumption time is to be determined and will be notified separately. During the maintenance period, GRAM trading will not be affected.

Odaily reports: Nasdaq-listed company BNB Standard Corporation (ticker: BNC) has announced that it will ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square at 9:30 AM ET on October 26, celebrating the company's adoption of its new name and the appointment of Alex Odagiu as Chief Executive Officer on October 19. Odagiu will be joined by board members and management, with the livestream beginning at 9:15.BNC states that it holds the world's largest corporate BNB treasury and builds and operates its business on BNB Chain, with plans to run a BNB Chain validator node. Odagiu said that most institutional investors have not yet researched BNB.