South Korea
South Korea Confirms Jan. 2027 Launch For Long Delayed Crypto Tax
Crypto - Published date: .
South Korea has finalized its 2026 tax reform package while keeping the planned 22% tax on cryptocurrency investment gai... Read more
South Koreas Upbit Lists HOME As Bithumb Adds 2 Tokens
Crypto - Published date: .
Upbit adds HOME in KRW and USDT markets, while Bithumb opens won trading for META2 and Paxos stablecoin USDG on Aug. 4. Read more
South Korea Police Raid Former Mayors Home In Crypto Disclosure Investigation
Crypto - Published date: .
South Korean police have searched the home of former Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok and city offices as part of an investig... Read more
KOSPI Halts Trading After 8% Plunge
Crypto - Published date: .
KOSPI trading stopped for 20 minutes after an 8.02% fall, while SK Hynix’s ADR closed below its $149 IPO price before ... Read more
HashKey Taps Kbank, BPMG In South Korea Stablecoin Payments Push
Crypto - Published date: .
HashKey, Kbank and BPMG signed an MOU to explore KRW stablecoins for cross-border payments, trade settlement and digital... Read more
South Korea Renews Blockchain Push With Stablecoin Law And Crypto ETF Plans
Crypto - Published date: .
South Korea has reaffirmed plans to expand its blockchain and digital asset sector in the second half of 2026, pairing n... Read more
More Than 30,000 Votes Cast So Far In Search Of South Koreas Top Travel Spots
Expat - Published date: .
South Korea has extended voting for its ambitious travel directory of the 10,000 must-visit destinations across the coun... Read more
Naver Financial Delays Dunamu Share Swap Again As Approvals Remain Pending
Crypto - Published date: .
Naver Financial has postponed the completion of its all-stock share swap with Dunamu for a second time, extending the cl... Read more
Polymarket Is Under Scrutiny In South Korea, Heres Why
Crypto - Published date: .
South Korea has given Polymarket an opportunity to defend its operations before regulators decide whether to seek correc... Read more
From The Odysseys Greece To House Of The Dragons Spain, Heres Where Set-jetters May Head In 2026
Expat - Published date: .
The newly released Screen Tourism Forecast Index is predicting which countries and cities will see a surge in visitors t... Read more
South Korea Crypto Remittances Jump 380% In Three Years, Surpassing Banks
Crypto - Published date: .
South Korea has seen cryptocurrency-based overseas remittances climb 380% in the past three years, outpacing growth in t... Read more
Bithumb To List Canton In KRW Market As CC Momentum Stays Weak
Crypto - Published date: .
Bithumb to list Canton (CC) in its KRW market as weak indicators meet fresh protocol updates and wider institutional bac... Read more
South Korea Arrests 23 Over USDT Laundering For Cambodian Fraud Network
Crypto - Published date: .
South Korean authorities have dismantled an alleged cryptocurrency laundering operation that moved 16.8 billion won ($11... Read more
SPX6900 Jumps Nearly 10% As Upbit And Bithumb Open Korean Trading
Crypto - Published date: .
SPX6900 rose as Upbit and Bithumb announced Korean market listings, while Bithumb also opened KRW trading for Spacecoin. Read more
Nvidia Expands South Korean AI Partnerships Across Chips, Cloud, And Robotics
Crypto - Published date: .
Nvidia has announced new South Korean partnerships with SK Hynix, Naver, SK Telecom, Doosan Group, LG Group, and Hyundai... Read more
Long Snooze: Is This The Worlds Best Hotel Bed?
Expat - Published date: .
The ‘Curator Suite 1503’ at RYSE, Autograph Collection in Seoul is home to an enormous extra-long bed, which stretch... Read more
South Korea Stablecoin Race Heats Up As KB Tests Offline Payments
Crypto - Published date: .
KB Financial completed a won stablecoin pilot for offline QR payments and Vietnam remittances, cutting fees 87% as Korea... Read more
Upbit Listing Puts Privacy AI Token VVV In Koreas Spotlight
Crypto - Published date: .
Upbit listed Venice Token with KRW, BTC and USDT pairs as VVV traded near $17.15, down 2.9% over 24 hours. Read more
Ripple Custody Signs South Koreas First Insurance Deal To Pilot Near Real-time Bond Settlement
Crypto - Published date: .
Ripple Custody entered a strategic partnership with Kyobo Life Insurance on April 15, making Ripple Custody Korea’s fi... Read more
South Korea Crypto AML Plan Sparks 5.4m Report Warning
Crypto - Published date: .
South Korea’s crypto sector warns AML changes could lift suspicious reports to 5.4m yearly, as DAXA urges clearer rule... Read more
