2025-5-26 11:18 |
The largest South Korean political party wants the Korean to fast-track KRW stablecoins, taking a page from the Trump Administration’s recent moves to establish a stablecoin bill. According to a report from local media Edaily, lawmakers from the South Korean… origin »
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South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb will add Berachain to its listings on Feb. 6, in time for the upcoming launch of Berachain mainnet. Two South Korean crypto exchanges announced that they will start providing trading support for new layer1…
2025-2-6 10:47 | |
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The South Korean FSC remains cautious of digital assets in the wake of domestic calls for a Bitcoin reserve after the U.S takes a bullish stance on crypto. According to a news report from South Korean news outlet Newsprime, Chairman…
2024-11-26 10:51 | |
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South Korean authorities have officially identified North Korean hackers as the perpetrators of a major Ethereum heist in 2019, marking a significant breakthrough in the investigation. The stolen cryptocurrency, valued at 58 billion won (approximately $55.
2024-11-22 06:30 | |
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South Korean prosecutors are investigating transactions related to a specific person or entity moving the price of a certain coin to make a profit.
2023-1-27 13:27 | |
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According to local media reports, two South Korean financial agencies have launched emergency inspections into local crypto exchanges in response to Terras dramatic collapse. A South Korean parliament member has...
2022-5-18 16:02 | |
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South Korean regulatory authorities recently met to discuss a clampdown on illegal cryptocurrency transactions in the country. The focus of the discussion is the potential use of cryptocurrencies in money laundering as well as the volatility of digital assets.
2021-4-19 15:08 | |
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South Korean public entities are becoming blockchain-friendly.
2020-9-7 17:00 | |
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South Korean company Coinone Transfer was able to bring people in because of its partnership with Ripple
2020-4-9 10:13 | |
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Leading South Korean next-generation smart contract blockchain firm BOSAGORA continues its impressive form, which started in 2019, as the digital currency BOA is now listed on the major South Korean exchange platform Bithumb.
2020-3-10 16:57 | |
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As regulations continue to evolve in South Korea, their decision to innovate has brought with them a new victory. Fintech firm BxB Inc. has officially launched the “first” stablecoin, which is directly pegged by the Korean won.
2019-1-31 17:37 | |
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Bitfury and South Korean p2p research company are planning to launch several mining centers and a cryptocurrency exchange in Paraguay
2019-1-31 15:29 | |
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South Korean company BxB Inc. has announced the launch of KRWb, the world’s first 1:1 Korean won-backed stablecoin aimed at providing greater liquidity to cryptocurrency exchanges and global accessibility of value transfers into and out of South Korea.
2019-1-31 12:47 | |
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South Korean fintech firm BxB has launched a 1:1 won-backed stablecoin
2019-1-31 01:10 | |
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South Korea’s Central Bank Will Not Issue A Digital Currency Soon The Bank of Korea, which acts as the central bank of the Asian country, has recently affirmed that it would not issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a popular idea that many banks are considering at the moment. According to the bank, which […]
2019-1-29 21:20 | |
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Four leading crypto-exchanges in South Korea including Bithumb, Corbit, Upbit and Coinone have joined forces to fight against cryptocurrency-powered money laundering activities, reported The Korea Herald on January 28, 2019.
2019-1-29 12:00 | |
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Four of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Upbit, have announced a new initiative to increase anti-money laundering (AML) efforts and fight illegal activities on their respective platforms, the companies said in a joint statement on January 25.
2019-1-29 02:20 | |
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South Korean crypto exchanges set up a “hotline” to prevent money laundering.
2019-1-29 22:23 | |
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Laundering funds with cryptocurrencies in South Korea could soon become a thing of the past if four of the country’s exchanges have their way. According to a local media report, Bithumb, Upbit, Corbit and Coinone have cobbled together to share ‘real-time’ wallet information on any suspicious activity linked to phishing attempts and pyramid schemes.
2019-1-28 20:10 | |
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Four major cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have partnered on an initiative to combat potential money laundering and protect users.
2019-1-28 17:30 | |
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South Korea has overcome last year’s cumbersome relationship with crypto trading as a result of its lack of clarity and consensus at different levels of government on the legal status of these activities.
2019-1-26 17:06 | |
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This past December, Samsung, the South Korean mobile phone manufacturing giant competing with Apple, announced they will be launching… The post New Samsung Galaxy S10 Leaks Reveal Integrated Cold Wallet for Cryptocurrencies appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-26 20:40 | |
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Even though Huobi is the third-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, it has overtaken Binance and OKEx in trading commission. The exchange has roped in $483 million from the trading commission in 2018 alone.
2019-1-25 19:50 | |
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is looking to go public in the United States — a first for a major cryptocurrency exchange. Bithumb Seeks Backdoor IPO Bithumb, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange my volume, is reportedly planning on forgoing an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and garnering admission as a publically-listed company in the United States by way of a reverse merger.
2019-1-25 10:00 | |
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One bitcoin is currently a bit cheaper in South Korea by $100, with trading volumes there seemingly plummeting from their heyday of billions of dollars a day in just one... The post South Korean Money Tokenized appeared first on Trustnodes.
2019-1-23 18:25 | |
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CoinZest, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange has been left with no choice but to roll back all transactions on its servers after it mistakenly airdropped bitcoin and altcoins amounting to $5. 3 million to its clients, instead of the intended We Game tokens (WGT), according to local news source, CoindeskKorea on January 19, 2019.
2019-1-23 14:00 | |
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South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is looking to get publicly listed in the U.S. through a reverse-merger route.
2019-1-23 09:00 | |
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South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is looking to get publicly listed in the U.S. through a reverse merger.
2019-1-23 09:00 | |
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Several of South Korea’s top crypto exchanges have found themselves in hot water, with executives at a couple of exchanges facing criminal charges and jail time. According to a news report on the Korean website Blockinpress, the CEO of Komid, a Korean crypto exchange, has received a three-year prison sentence for committing fraud against investors by artificially inflating the exchange’s actual trading volume.
2019-1-23 00:57 | |
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An airdrop mishap worth $5 Million in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies was sent to customers of the South Korean exchange of CoinZest. The exchange was meant to send an airdrop of We Game Tokens (WGT) but a computer error resulted in users not only getting BTC and other cryptocurrencies, but deposits in the fiat […] The post S.
2019-1-22 16:46 | |
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Every week we seem to read another new story about yet another cryptocurrency exchange hack or scam in which users’ funds are stolen. But this week, a South Korean exchange has flipped the narrative on its head.
2019-1-22 13:56 | |
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A South Korean crypto exchange mistakenly sent its customers BTC and other cryptocurrencies due to an error during an airdrop. Some users immediately sold the coins, causing the prices of a number of cryptocurrencies on the exchange to sharply fall.
2019-1-22 12:50 | |
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A South Korean crypto exchange mistakenly sent its customers BTC and other cryptocurrencies due to an error during an airdrop. Some users immediately sold the coins, causing the prices of a number of cryptocurrencies on the exchange to sharply fall.
2019-1-22 12:50 | |
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On January 21, 2019, blockchain-based ride-hailing app Tada launched operations in Vietnam after previous expansions into Cambodia. New Markets Tada, a blockchain-based ride app has seen quite the expansion in recent times.
2019-1-22 02:00 | |
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Two execs from South Korean crypto exchange Komid have been given jail time for faking trading volume and deceiving investors.
2019-1-22 01:30 | |
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Two execs from South Korean crypto exchange Komid have been given jail time for faking trading volume and deceiving investors.
2019-1-22 01:30 | |
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South Korean exchange Coinnest reportedly lost around $5 million when it airdropped bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies instead of WGT.
2019-1-22 22:40 | |
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On January 17, 2019, two former executives from Komid, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, were jailed for three and two years respectively for using fake accounts to fraudulently inflate transactions on the exchange.
2019-1-22 22:00 | |
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If 2017 and early 2018 were seen as the year(s) of the ICO then 2019 could well be the year for the STO, security token offering, according to latest research from South Korea. Security Tokens Still Need Regulation Initial coin offerings were seen as a great way to launch a project by selling tokens for.
2019-1-21 12:00 | |
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In a major blow for the global crypto sector, two executives working for an established cryptocurrency exchange called ‘Komid’ have reportedly been sentenced to jail for “purposely inflating trade volumes” through the use of digital bots and fake financial accounts.
2019-1-20 19:56 | |
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In South Korea, the leaders of cryptocurrency exchange Komid have reportedly been sentenced to serve time in jail for faking exchange volumes
2019-1-20 15:13 | |
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Two executives of a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange have reportedly been sentenced to jail for inflating trading volumes on their exchange. The pair allegedly used a bot to fake large orders in both cryptocurrencies and Korean won.
2019-1-20 07:00 | |
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South Korea is known for a voracious crypto appetite, but the “Kimchi Premium” may now be turning into a discount. Crypto prices on Korean exchanges are now slipping below the worldwide average, indicating that Korean markets might finally be cooling down.
2019-1-18 00:36 | |
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Ford has become the latest company to jump on the blockchain pilot bandwagon. The American car manufacturing giant is conducting a blockchain trial in a bid to trace cobalt, found in the lithium-ion batteries used by electric cars, from a Chinese-owned mine in the Congo.
2019-1-16 18:15 | |
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U. S. car manufacturer Ford, technology giant IBM, South Korean cathode maker LG Chem, and Chinese mining company Huayou Cobalt have joined forces in the first cobalt supply chain tracking and monitoring blockchain project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
2019-1-16 14:00 | |
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An administrative district in Seoul will expand its experience of smart administration based on blockchain technology
2019-1-17 11:24 | |
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Blockchain, Cryptocurrency–South Korea has continued its progressive stance towards cryptocurrency and the innovation it offers for fintech by providing tax incentives for blockchain development.
2019-1-14 00:29 | |
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The South Korean Government recently conducted a security audit on 21 Cryptocurrency exchanges and according to a local news story published on January 10, 2019, only seven of them passed the audit. The audit took place between September and December 2018 and out of the 21 surveyed, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit, along with four others, made the grade.
2019-1-13 10:00 | |
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In recent cryptocurrency exchange news, Huobi’s EOS exchange has entered trial operations, Sharespost has facilitated a secondary trade of the BCAP security token, and Bithumb has obtained South Korean Information Security Management System certification.
2019-1-12 21:10 | |
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Only seven out of 21 South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges inspected got a full pass in a recent government security audit.
2019-1-11 19:00 | |
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A cluster of major US inflation and jobs reports due this week could spike volatility in stocks and crypto, with Fed policy expectations in focus as liquidity drops. A series of U.S. economic data releases scheduled for this week could…
Kraken's parent company made a first step toward an IPO, hoping to follow the path of Circle, Gemini, Bullish, and Figure Technologies
New Hampshire has once again notched the first position among other U.S. states after launching a Bitcoin-backed municipal bond. New Hampshire’s business financing agency, the Business Finance Authority, signed the approval on Nov 17 to authorize a “first of its…
United States authorities have indicted Chicago-based crypto ATM operator Virtual Assets LLC and its founder, Firas Isa, with money laundering charges involving fraud and narcotics proceeds. Isa and his firm operated Crypto Dispensers, a company whose core business involved offering…
The U. S. Senate Banking Committee will vote in December 2025 on comprehensive cryptocurrency market structure legislation, according to committee Chair Tim Scott on a recent television interview on Fox News.
Will the White House proposal give the IRS broader access to offshore crypto data as agencies push for tighter tax oversight? The White House is examining a proposed rule that would give the Internal Revenue Service access to data on…
Treasury yields, Federal Reserve policy, have put pressure on risk assets, including Bitcoin, during the government shutdown. The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over, but the crypto markets are still in the red. Just hours after lawmakers finalized…