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Kim Bong-jin says Tada incident left psychological barrier to innovation, calls for startup regulatory reform

Kim Bong-jin, founding chair of the Korea Startup Forum and founder of Baemin, said the Tada incident left entrepreneurs with a psychological barrier to building innovative services. Former and current forum chairs, marking the group’s 10th anniversary, called for improvements to the startup regulatory environment, including a shift to negative regulation and the creation of a fair, open market for competition. They also urged continued dialogue with government and parliament to improve systems.

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SK Hynix CEO Kawk No-jeong earned 26.1 billion won; Samsung Electronics head Jeon Young-hyun got 2.4 billion won, a 10.9-fold gap

SK Hynix CEO Kawk No-jeong (곽노정) received 26.1 billion won in the first half of 2026, while Samsung Electronics CEO Jeon Young-hyun (전영현) received 2.4 billion won, according to the companies’ semiannual filings. SK Hynix’s directors and auditors received 33.6 billion won in total compensation, with 79.3 percent tied to stock-based rewards. Samsung Electronics reported no unexercised stock options granted to its directors, auditors or executive officers as of mid-2026.

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Wintermute registers as U.S. broker-dealer

Wintermute\'s U.S. unit, Wintermute USA LLC, has registered as a broker-dealer, a move that can allow the firm to expand its business into traditional financial services in the United States, Cointelegraph reported. Wintermute said the unit registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. It said the registration enables Wintermute USA to trade stocks and stock options and is aimed at responding to an emerging market for tokenised securities.