South Korea
South Korean Regulators Fine Bithumb $24.5M After Uncovering Violations
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Crypto exchange Bithumb will have to pay a fine of 36.8 billion won, about $24.5 million, after it was found to be in vi... Read more
South Koreas Hana Financial And Standard Chartered Partner To Explore Crypto And Stablecoins
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South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Standard Chartered Group to colla... Read more
Flow Foundation Seeks Court Order To Stop FLOW Token Delisting In South Korea
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Flow Foundation and Dapper Labs have filed a motion with the Seoul Central District Court to suspend the termination of ... Read more
South Korea To Review Crypto Seizure Practices After Security Lapses
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South Korea’s finance minister has pledged reforms to strengthen how government agencies manage seized cryptocurrency,... Read more
South Koreas FSS To Probe Whale Manipulation And Spoofing In Crypto Markets
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South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service plans to conduct an investigation into high-risk areas of the virtual asse... Read more
From Instant Noodle Libraries To Saunas: These Airport Lounges Take Pre-flight Relaxation Up A Notch
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From saunas and gyms to Gen Z-inspired social spaces, these are the airports shaking up your pre-flight routine. Read more
Upper Age Limits For Clubs Are Common In South Korea. Now Japan Is Following Suit
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The chain claims it merely wants its patrons’ preferences to match its boisterous atmosphere, but the move has sparked... Read more
Coinbase Reportedly Interested In Acquiring South Korean Crypto Exchange Coinone
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South Korea’s third-largest crypto exchange, Coinone, is reportedly looking to sell part of its chairman’s stake, wi... Read more
South Korea To Lift 9-year Ban On Corporate Crypto Investments
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South Korean regulators plan to lift a nine-year ban on corporate crypto investments as the country continues to warm up... Read more
South Koreas Ruling Party Pushes For January Passage Of New Digital Asset Act
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South Korea is pushing to finalize a new digital asset act by January, after ruling and opposition lawmakers agreed on a... Read more
South Koreas FIU To Target More Crypto Exchanges With Sanctions After Upbit Fine
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South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit is preparing to hit several local crypto exchanges with penalties after find... Read more
PENGU Rallies Amid Uptbit Listing And Surge In NFT Sales
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PENGU continued its rally for the second day, after securing a listing on South Korean crypto exchange Upbit. According ... Read more
South Koreas Upbit Launches AI Agent Token VIRTUAL
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South Korea’s largest crypto exchange launches trading support for the Virtuals Protocol token on its platform on Jan.... Read more
Two South Koreans Arrested For Alleged Price Manipulation On Bithumb
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Two South Korean men have been implicated in a case of price manipulation on the crypto exchange Bithumb. The two men al... Read more
Celebrations In Seoul, South Korea As President Yoon Is Impeached - In Pictures
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Jubilant crowds celebrated in Seoul, South Korea after the National Assembly passed a motion 204-85 to impeach President... Read more
South Korean President Impeached After Second Vote Over Martial Order Declaration
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President Yoon Suk-yeol has been impeached at the second time of asking, as lawmakers voted in favour of the motion by 2... Read more
Upbit License Renewal On Hold After Authorities Uncover 500k Suspected KYC Violations
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South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit reportedly found 500,000 to 600,000 potential KYC violations on Upbit, the l... Read more
Korbit Partners With Coinbase To Host Base Chain In South Korea
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South Korean crypto exchange Korbit has partnered with Coinbase to bring Base Chain onto the platform. Now, users can pe... Read more
Block Inc. Shifts Focus To Bitcoin Mining Amid Plans To Sunset Web5-focused TBD
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Jack Dorsey founded payments firm Block Inc. is pivoting its focus towards the cryptocurrency mining sector. In a Nov. 7... Read more
South Koreas Upbit Will Launch Solana-based DRIFT Trading Pairs
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South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, announced that it will launch DRIFT trading pairs for Korean Won, BTC, a... Read more
