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KakaoMap shows real-time coastal ferry locations, applies to 99 routes

KakaoMap users can now check real-time locations of coastal passenger ferries nationwide. Kakao said on Sept. 15 it applied a “high-precision ferry” service to KakaoMap, covering 99 coastal routes operating from 306 passenger terminals. Users can zoom in on routes to see vessel positions and view navigation-mode details such as time remaining, speed and destination. The service links ferry traffic data held by the Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority.

Crypto

Stablecoins account for 3 percent of international payments; WTO says regulation, not technology, is the problem

Stablecoins have the potential to reduce the cost and time of cross-border payments, but differing national regulatory systems are blocking wider adoption, the World Trade Organization said. Juan Marchetti, director of the WTO’s Trade in Services and Investment Division, said constraints are regulatory rather than technological and that stablecoins still account for about 3 percent of international payments. The WTO said cross-border stablecoin payments grew 35-fold from 2020 to mid-2024.

Crypto

Amodei AI slowdown talk spooks chip stocks while bitcoin rises. Why?

Bitcoin rose even as major U.S. semiconductor stocks fell after calls within the AI industry to slow development for safety reasons. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued for intentionally reducing the pace of AI model performance gains, a view backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI owner Elon Musk. Chip stocks and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index slid, while bitcoin, ether and XRP advanced. Attention is also on expectations for the U.S. Clarity crypto market-structure bill and Federal Reserve rate signals.