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South Korean banks are getting ready to issue their own won-based stablecoins amid government's regulatory push. origin »
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After a year of enthusiastic ventures and acceptance regarding cryptocurrencies, banks in South East Asia might be in for a hard time going forward, analysts at top financial institutions have warned.
2022-2-1 18:30 | |
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Yonhap, a mainstream media outlet in South Korea, reported that commercial banks in the country are holding nearly $2 billion worth of cryptocurrencies. The post Korean Banks are Holding Nearly $2 Billion in Crypto Like Bitcoin and Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-7-9 03:36 | |
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According to South Korean central bank the Bank of Korea (BOK), the outstanding balance of virtual currency accounts in domestic banks totalled $1. 79 billion as of Dec. 2017, local news outlet Yonhap reported Friday, July 5.
2018-7-9 01:49 | |
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South Korea’s central bank says crypto poses “insignificant” risks for financial institutions, with domestic banks holding a “not really big” $1.79 bln in crypto at the end of 2017
2018-7-9 23:51 | |
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South Korea’s central bank has stated in a report today that local commercial banks had 2 trillion won (US$1. 79 billion) as of December 2017 in digital assets and currencies. “The. .
2018-7-6 18:03 | |
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One of India’s largest exchanges Zebpay announced it was freezing Indian rupee deposits and withdrawals July 4, a day before a controversial bank ban on cryptocurrency businesses comes into effect. “INR deposits and withdrawals have been paused in the Zebpay app until banks allow us again,” an update to the original warning reads. On Tuesday,
2018-7-5 21:00 | |
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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), South Africa’s Central Bank, has concluded a multi-bank project to test bank-to-bank payment transfers using the Ethereum based platform, Quorum. Project Khokha is a collaboration of eight South African banks including SARB, Absa, Capitec, Discovery, Investec, FirstRand, Nedbank, and Standard Bank.
2018-7-1 01:00 | |
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A press release has been published by South Korea’s top financial regulator this week outlining new anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines for virtual currencies. This newest set of amendments to South Korea’s AML guidelines has been drawn out following the completion of a series of on site inspections of three domestic banks by the country’s Financial… The post Korea Revises Anti-Money Laundering Guidelines for Virtual Currencies appeared first on UNHASHED.
2018-6-29 01:44 | |
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Banks in South Korea are now required to monitor all accounts held by crypto exchanges following a tightening of anti-money laundering measures.
2018-6-27 12:40 | |
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Regulation As the South Korean government steps up its anti-money laundering (AML) oversight, major crypto exchanges in the country are voluntarily complying while banks are reportedly failing to meet the guidelines for compliance.
2018-6-18 10:37 | |
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As the South Korean government steps up its anti-money laundering (AML) oversight, major crypto exchanges in the country are voluntarily complying while banks are reportedly failing to meet the guidelines for compliance.
2018-6-18 08:40 | |
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The Japan Bank Consortium — a coalition of 61 banks in Japan, organized by SBI Ripple Asia — has announced the launch of a new Ripple pilot with Woori Bank and Shinhan Bank, two of South Korea’s largest banks with a collective market capitalization of more than $30 billion.
2018-6-17 12:50 | |
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A South Korean commercial banks group will initiate a blockchain-powered customer ID verification platform in July 2018, as per the reports on June 12. Reportedly, the Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) will launch their “BankSign” identity verification system to be made use of in both online computer-based and mobile banking. According to the report, development […]
2018-6-15 19:26 | |
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The South Korean government is reportedly seeking to bring cryptocurrency exchanges under the direct supervision of the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit. This will obligate crypto exchanges to follow anti-money laundering directives like banks do.
2018-6-15 03:50 | |
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In the latest update to the largest South Korean crypto stealing scandal valued at $37.28 million, media has unearthed evidence that banks had detected suspicious behavior at local exchanges. South Korea major trading center In terms of volume and number of exchanges, South Korean, is by far one of the largest trading centers of cryptocurrency […] The post South Korean banks suspected Coinrail transactions months before in Feb appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2018-6-14 16:25 | |
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A group of major banks in South Korea will start using a new blockchain-based platform that will streamline the identity verification process in online and mobile banking.
2018-6-13 12:18 | |
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Following the announcement by South Korean crypto exchange Coinrail that it has been hacked, a local publication reported that some banks had identified suspicious transactions at the exchange and stopped providing services to company months before the incident.
2018-6-13 03:40 | |
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Colombian banks have closed all the accounts of South American cryptocurrency exchange Buda. com without warning or explanation. According to local news, the move by the Colombian banks was unexpected, and the banks didn’t disclose why it was closing the accounts.
2018-6-13 23:08 | |
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Authorities uncovered a crypto laundering network with alleged police protection that moved funds through illegal exchanges posing as storefronts.
Tether’s Hadron has partnered with Crystal Intelligence to add AML screening, transaction monitoring and on-chain forensics to tokenized real-world assets.
Parfin adds to a growing list of Tether’s regional plays as it builds a stablecoin-driven ecosystem across Latin America.
Tether seeks to expand access to collateralised lending across the digital assets ecosystem and sees Bitcoin-backed loans platform Ledn as a key player. USDT issuer Tether, one of the largest crypto companies in the world, announced this move with a strategic investment in Ledn.
Tether provided blockchain intelligence to Thai and U.S. agents, enabling the seizure of $12 million in USDT and the arrest of 73 individuals.
Stablecoin issuer Tether has become the largest shareholder of Nasdaq-listed technology consulting services firm VCI Global, following a $100 million digital asset transaction involving OOBIT’s native token OOB.
Tether is tapping the senior executives of a firm that oversees one of the world's most extensive gold vaults.