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Mirae Asset Securities approves 100 billion won share buyback

Mirae Asset Securities said on Jan. 26 its board approved a plan to buy back about 100 billion won of its own shares and to grant stock options to key digital personnel. The buyback includes about 60 billion won of common shares and 40 billion won of Series 2 preferred shares (2우B), to be purchased on the open market within three months. It also approved stock options for 16 employees covering 1.1 million shares.

Crypto

Tokenised gold market cap tops $4 billion as gold price jumps

As physical gold prices hit a record, the blockchain-based tokenised gold market is growing quickly. DeFiLlama data cited by The Defiant show Tether Gold (XAUT) at about $2.5 billion and Paxos Gold (PAXG) at about $1.99 billion in assets. RWA.xyz said the tokenised commodities market totals about $4.88 billion, up more than 22 percent in 30 days, with monthly transfers above $7 billion. XAUT and PAXG account for 86 percent.

Crypto

Ethereum mainnet transactions surge but not real users

Ethereum's main network has recently recorded record-high activity, but an analysis said serious security problems lie behind the numbers rather than an expanding user base. Daily active addresses hit 1.2 million as of Jan. 16 and transactions reached about 2.8 million. An independent crypto journalist said automated spam contracts inflated activity by distributing sub-$1 stablecoins to millions of addresses, with losses estimated at about $740,000.