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Crypto

AI-driven memory chipflation may pose short-term headwind for bitcoin

A shortage of memory semiconductors driven by expanding AI demand could become a new source of inflation pressure and weigh on the bitcoin market in the short term, an analysis showed. Binance Research said memory chips could join energy and food as a structural inflation factor as AI data centres absorb high-performance memory. It said supply may not catch up despite capacity growth, potentially delaying U.S. rate cuts and creating headwinds for liquidity-sensitive assets.

Games & Commerce

Nexon co-CEO Kang says real competitiveness in AI era is time built with users, not technology

Kang Dae-hyun (강대현), co-CEO of Nexon Korea, said competitiveness is shifting from technology itself to “context” as AI makes implementation cheaper and easier. He cited a surge in game supply on Steam and the concentration of player time in older titles. Kang said lasting advantage comes from accumulated taste, judgment and user relationships that cannot be fully transferred as data, and from compounding effects when in-game experiences spread into communities and creator content.

Finance

Shinhan Bank launches two point-earning cards with Shinhan Card

Shinhan Bank has launched two point-earning cards with Shinhan Card that link card-use benefits with bank account benefits. Customers can deposit points earned from spending into Shinhan Bank’s dedicated SOL Plan Point Box to receive extra point accrual and interest-rate benefits. The cards provide up to 75,000 SOL Plan points each month depending on spending and payment-account balance conditions, and add 10 percent more points when deposited into the point box.