[South Korea's Financial Regulatory Chief Apologizes Again for Single-Stock Leveraged ETF Listing] BlockBeats News, October 19, according to South Korean media reports, during the South Korean National Assembly's state audit, when asked whether the launch of single-stock leveraged ETFs had impacted the volatility of the South Korean stock market, Lee Chan-jin, head of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), responded: 'I believe it has had an impact to some extent.' Regarding criticism for not actively preventing the listing of such products, he expressed 'deep regret.' On the 19th, during the state audit of the FSS by the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee, a lawmaker from the People Power Party stated: 'If you search for news related to the listing of single-stock leveraged ETFs, you'll find mentions of "Black Monday," "Black Tuesday," "Black Wednesday," "Black Thursday," and "Black Friday"—the entire week has turned black. Do you think the listing of single-stock leveraged ETFs contributed to this situation?' Lee Chan-jin replied: 'I believe it has had an impact to some extent.' Later, when asked about other reasons for stock market volatility, Lee Chan-jin added: 'There is significant volatility in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.'