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Analyst Jukan from Citrini stated on social media that Samsung's current stock performance is lagging behind SK Hynix, seemingly because Samsung's shareholder return plan is either not as generous as initially expected or still carries uncertainty. Against this backdrop, there is a saying circulating in South Korea that Samsung's management is deliberately avoiding bullish statements, involving tax considerations for the company's controlling family member, Chairman Lee Jae-Yong.More specifically, Lee Jae-Yong's mother, Hong Ra-hee, gifted Samsung shares to her son. It has been reported that the gift tax he needs to pay is calculated based on the average closing price during the four-month period around the gift date of November 12, specifically from September 12, 2026, to January 12, 2027. Therefore, the Samsung controlling family has no motivation to drive up the stock price before January of next year.

According to market data from RootData, the South Korean KOSPI index fell sharply by 3.00% during the day, currently reported at 5831.67 points. Samsung Electronics dropped nearly 6%, and SK Hynix fell by 0.4%.

Samsung Electronics stated that the investment plan for the chip division will be used to build new fabs and other infrastructure to meet strong demand for AI and HPC, while ensuring readiness in the medium to long term.

Samsung Electronics announced its official financial report for the third quarter of 2026. The company's revenue for the quarter reached 195.3 trillion Korean won, slightly higher than the previously announced preliminary data, with an operating profit of 107.4 trillion Korean won for the third quarter. The net profit for the quarter was 75.2 trillion Korean won, falling short of market expectations of 83.6 trillion Korean won. Following the release of the financial report, Samsung Electronics' stock price briefly fell, then slightly rebounded, currently up 0.2%.The semiconductor business remains the main source of performance. The operating profit of the chip division for the third quarter was 106.5 trillion Korean won, with significant growth in the foundry business revenue. The company expects double-digit growth in this business's revenue in the fourth quarter. The display business recorded an operating profit of 1.1 trillion Korean won, while the mobile division reported an operating loss of 600 billion Korean won in the third quarter.Samsung Electronics announced that it will distribute a dividend of 4,601 Korean won per share for the third quarter, with a total dividend payout of 30 trillion Korean won. Management expects demand for memory chips to continue to expand in the fourth quarter and stated that the chip supply shortage situation will further worsen next year.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the price of PEPE has returned above $0.000005, with a 24-hour increase of over 14%. Since October 17, Sun Yuchen has transferred out approximately $48.76 million in PEPE, with a buying cost of about $0.000004115, currently showing an unrealized profit of about $9.622 million.The related holdings account for about 2.86% of the total supply of PEPE, making it one of the largest individual holders on-chain. However, it is currently unclear whether these funds belong to Sun Yuchen's personal holdings or are part of an exchange's fund consolidation, and Sun Yuchen has not yet responded.

According to The Sun, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine may take place as early as this Sunday. The summit is expected to be hosted by a U.S. delegation in Abu Dhabi.

On October 28, TRON ECO announced the launch of the "Halloween Magic Matching" challenge. Five jack-o'-lanterns and five magic scrolls have been mixed up, and the exclusive magic of the five major ecological projects: SUN, JUST, WINkLink, BitTorrent, and AINFT corresponds to which scroll, waiting for users to find the correct pairs.Participants need to write five sets of corresponding answers in the comments section according to the scroll numbers, and @ the corresponding official accounts, while also @ 3 friends and using the hashtag #TRONEcoHalloween to participate. The event runs from October 28 to November 2. Users who complete 5 sets of correct pairs that comply with the rules will have the chance to participate in a random draw, with 20 winners selected, each receiving a TRON ECO exclusive peripheral.Due to logistics and delivery restrictions in different countries and regions, prizes and shipping arrangements may be adjusted, subject to official notifications and event rules.

On October 27, SUN announced the completion of the 52nd round of $SUN buyback and destruction, with a total of 7,232,977.17 SUN being repurchased and permanently destroyed. The funds came from a portion of the protocol revenue generated between July 25, 2026, and October 25.As of this round, the total amount of SUN destroyed has reached 685,780,165.49, of which SunSwap V2 has cumulatively destroyed 388,023,868.41, SunPump has cumulatively destroyed 285,879,914.81, and SunX has cumulatively destroyed 11,876,382.27. The buyback and destruction mechanism continues to advance and is gradually becoming an important support for the long-term construction of a sustainable token economy and ecosystem for SUN.

According to Arkham monitoring, two wallets associated with Justin Sun received PEPE in two transactions from Poloniex on October 17 and 26: 7.2 trillion tokens (approximately $28.44 million) on October 17, and 4.65 trillion tokens (approximately $20.32 million) on October 26, totaling approximately $48.76 million. These tokens are suspected to have been initially purchased from Binance, then flowed back through Poloniex and HTX before finally being transferred to Justin Sun's wallet.During the same period, Justin Sun transferred a total of $77 million in stablecoins to Poloniex in six transactions from October 15 to 25, including $60 million USDT and $17 million USDC, with the funds previously redeemed from Spark/AAVE and Sky.Before October 17, Justin Sun held only about $267,000 in PEPE (68 billion tokens). Currently, the two wallets have a holding value of approximately $51.01 million, an increase of over $2 million since the time of receipt, accounting for about 2.82% of the total PEPE supply, equivalent to 2.2% of its $2.29 billion on-chain wealth.

According to Tencent news, on October 27, Tencent's cross-border payment platform TenPay Global reached a cooperation with South Korea's Samsung Wallet and Woori Bank to jointly promote the interconnectivity of cross-border QR code payments.After South Korean users come to China, they can use the Samsung Wallet Money e-wallet within Samsung Wallet to scan the WeChat Pay collection code or show the payment code to merchants, allowing them to spend at tens of millions of WeChat Pay merchants within China.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the address 0x721...E5991, marked by Arkham as associated with Sun Yuchen, withdrew 46.5 trillion PEPE (approximately 20.32 million USD) from Poloniex 10 hours ago.Since October 17, it has cumulatively transferred out 48.76 million USD worth of PEPE and currently holds 118 trillion PEPE, with an average withdrawal price of 0.000004114 USD, resulting in an unrealized profit of 2.085 million USD.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the "Suns vs. Thunder" event on the Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Dillon Brooks: Points O/U 15.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 27% an hour ago to the current 45% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The Sun Wukong ecosystem will hold a deep roundtable discussion themed "When DeFi Moves Towards Global Open Finance: From JUST Brand Upgrade to Multi-Token Deflationary Mechanism, How Does the TRON Ecosystem Build a Long-Term Growth Flywheel?" on October 27 at 8 PM at X Space.This event will focus on the ongoing exploration of the JUST brand upgrade and the multi-token buyback and burn mechanism, delving into the growth drivers for the next phase of DeFi. Invited industry KOLs will jointly analyze whether buybacks and burns can truly form long-term value support, and how to combine real business, user demand, and ecosystem activity when DeFi is no longer limited to a single product, allowing business growth and token economics to form a virtuous cycle, exploring sustainable growth models for the TRON ecosystem.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to start mass production and delivery of 8-layer HBM4 in the second quarter of next year, supplying it to NVIDIA.According to informed sources, NVIDIA will equip the 8-layer HBM4 based on the scale of the Rubin Ultra NVL rack, and it is expected that the proportion of 8-layer HBM4 will significantly increase starting from the middle of next year.

According to a report by the Korea Economic Daily, KB Securities expects that the combined operating profit of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will reach 157.1 trillion won from 2026 to 2027, which is 2.1 times the cumulative operating profit of 74.8 trillion won for both companies from 2000 to 2025. It is estimated that in 2027, the operating profits of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will be 55.5 trillion won and 38.9 trillion won, respectively, representing year-on-year growth of 51% and 50%.KB Securities stated that the demand for AI chips is driving a tightening of memory supply, and about 70% to 80% of the memory that both companies plan to produce in 2027 has been secured through long-term supply agreements signed with major global technology companies for five years. The price-to-earnings ratios of both companies have fallen to about 3 times, and the proportion of foreign ownership has dropped to its lowest level since the global financial crisis in 2008. KB Securities believes that the market may be underestimating the long-term profit growth potential.

According to the "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily," South Korean memory chip companies SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics will announce their performance for the third quarter of 2026 this week, with SK Hynix set to release on Wednesday and Samsung Electronics on Thursday. The report states that with the rising demand for AI chips and increasing prices for memory chips, both companies are expected to deliver strong results, with a combined operating profit for the third quarter projected to reach 184.4 trillion won, approximately 139.1 billion dollars.Samsung Electronics' preliminary results released on October 8 show that third-quarter revenue increased by 127% year-on-year, reaching 195 trillion won; operating profit was 107.4 trillion won, approximately 80.17 billion dollars, compared to 12.17 trillion won in the same period last year, an increase of nearly 8 times. Analysts surveyed by FnGuide expect SK Hynix's third-quarter revenue to be 98.2 trillion won, with operating profit at 77 trillion won. In 2025, Samsung and SK Hynix's operating profits are projected to be 43.6 trillion won and 47.2 trillion won, respectively, totaling 90.8 trillion won. If these predictions come true, Samsung will become the first South Korean company to exceed 100 trillion won in quarterly operating profit.As of the market close on October 23, the stock prices of Samsung and SK Hynix have fallen by 36% and 52%, respectively, since the end of June. The report indicates that investors view the impressive financial reports as expected, with focus areas including HBM4 supply, long-term agreements, and shareholder returns. TrendForce predicts that the average selling price of HBM will increase by 121% next year compared to this year, and the production capacity of Samsung and SK Hynix for next year is already sold out. In the second-quarter financial report, Samsung disclosed long-term agreements with five data center customers, while SK Hynix finalized multi-year contracts with over ten customers. Samsung announced a shareholder return plan of 90 trillion to 110 trillion won this year and will determine a cash dividend of about 30 trillion won for the third quarter by the end of this month. SK Hynix announced a 40 trillion won buyback plan in August and halted the evaluation for Solidigm's IPO. Kim Dong-won, head of KB Securities, stated that despite the significant stock price correction, the profit expectations for both companies have been raised, and the key catalyst for stock revaluation is expected to be the sustainability of profit growth and whether shareholder returns can be further increased.

South Korean chip companies Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will release their third-quarter financial reports next week, with strong demand for artificial intelligence storage chips expected to drive substantial profits for both companies.SK Hynix is scheduled to announce its financial report on Wednesday, while Samsung Electronics will follow closely on Thursday.

Recently, Sun Yuchen discussed his lawsuit against the Trump family's cryptocurrency project WLFI in a conversation with Jin Ming. He clearly stated that he remains firmly supportive of President Trump's cryptocurrency policy and AI strategy, believing it to be very successful.The reason for suing World Liberty Financial is entirely a normal action for commercial investors to protect their rights. The cause stems from the project's lack of investment transparency and insufficient information disclosure, even involving allegations of fraud. The case has been formally submitted to the federal court in California and is to be decided by a federal judge, which fully complies with the operation of the rule of law in the United States.Sun Yuchen further clarified that this lawsuit will not affect his judgment of the macro trends in the United States. He continues to hold a significant position in U.S. technology stocks and is optimistic about TRX being approved for a spot ETF in the U.S., the on-chain business of U.S. stocks, as well as expectations for a stronger dollar and the continued strength of the AI industry.Sun Yuchen believes that public opinion has exaggerated and complicated this lawsuit; in fact, it is simply a "business-to-business" lawsuit. Even if the agreement's subject matter involves 400 to 500 million dollars, it does not significantly impact his overall asset portfolio.Sun Yuchen also stated that he invests with the patience of an old hunter. Once he is thoroughly optimistic and makes a significant decision, he will invest at least 4 to 5 billion dollars or more in a single transaction.