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Global ESG focus shifts to governance, South Korean companies face urgent response

The focus of global ESG is shifting rapidly toward corporate governance, as shareholder proposals in the United States increasingly target board structure and capital policy. In South Korea, a series of Commercial Act revisions and mandatory treasury share cancellations are strengthening governance rules and raising pressure on major groups. Some companies are moving early to cancel shares, while others are adding exception clauses or reshaping board structures, prompting warnings of longer-term governance risk premiums.

Crypto

Debate grows over freezing 5.6 million dormant bitcoins

A debate over bitcoins that have not moved for more than 10 years is spreading across the market, as some propose freezing vulnerable coins to prepare for quantum computer threats. The dispute centers on about 5.6 million BTC in long-dormant assets. Supporters cite pre-emptive security, while critics warn it could set a precedent for censorship and weaken property rights principles. Some say it could shake institutional investment assumptions and trigger sharp repricing.

Crypto

XRP sees 35 million token exchange outflows, raising chance of 30 percent rebound

About 35 million XRP left exchanges in a single day, raising the possibility of further gains in May. Cointelegraph said the past 24 hours of outflows from the XRP Ledger ranked as the sixth-largest this year. Similar spikes earlier in 2026 preceded rebounds of about 20 percent in March and about 48 to 50 percent after February outflows. U.S. XRP spot ETF inflows and signs of whale accumulation are also cited as supportive.