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(1) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced on Friday the appointment of Victoria Ledda as Group Chief Information Officer and Rodrigo Castillo as Group Chief Technology Officer, with their appointments effective from July 1 (subject to regulatory approval). (2) Chief Executive Officer Matt Comyn stated that this move aims to deliver higher quality, safer, and more resilient technology to customers, further strengthening the bank's capabilities in digitalization, data, and artificial intelligence. (3) CBA has always positioned itself as an early adopter of AI, recently holding an internal summit attended by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and appointing the country's first Chief AI Scientist in banking.

According to GMGN data reported by Odaily, the ETH ecosystem Meme coin ASTEROID briefly rebounded by over 100%, with its market cap once surpassing 85 million US dollars and currently standing at 71 million US dollars. Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile. Investors are advised to be aware of the risks.

In its annual assessment released on Friday, MSCI acknowledged that South Korea has made progress on reforms, including plans to launch a 24-hour foreign exchange market and introducing broader measures to improve investor access. However, the New York-based index provider noted that accessibility to the Korean market remains hindered by the absence of a fully deliverable offshore Korean won market and persistent inefficiencies in the settlement process for short selling. Although South Korea lifted its ban on short selling at the beginning of 2025, “frictions have already emerged in practice, as the related operational procedures and infrastructure are still being refined.” The report also mentioned that “the method for calculating financing amounts remains unclear, resulting in an inefficient settlement process.”