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Bitcoin Surpasses $60K After 11 Days: Price Boost Follows Trump Assassination Attempt
14.7.2024
The price of bitcoin climbed 2.7% over the past 24 hours, reaching an intraday peak of $60,423 per token. For over a week, BTC remained below the $60,000 mark. However, on Sunday morning at 4 a.m. EDT, it surpassed this threshold for the first time in 11 days. BTC Rises to $60,423, Marking 2.7%...
South Korean Won Saw $456B in Crypto Trades in Q1, Overtaking US Dollar
17.4.2024
The South Korean won has emerged as the leading fiat currency for cryptocurrency trading, overtaking the US dollar in the first quarter of 2024.
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South Korean Won Overtakes US Dollar as Top Currency in Global Crypto Trading for Q1 2024
17.4.2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the South Korean Won surpassed the US dollar as the leading currency for global cryptocurrency trades, with a cumulative trade volume of $456 billion according to research firm Kaiko, reflecting a growing speculative interest in risky crypto assets in South Korea....
Crypto exchange Upbit was targeted by hackers 159K times in H1: Report
9.10.2023
The figure is more than double recorded in the first half of 2022 and a massive 1800% increase from the same period in 2020, according to the operating firm
South Korean City Threatens to Seize Cryptos From Tax Evaders
16.4.2021
Crypto tax evasion is becoming a hot potato for the authorities in some Asian countries, such as Japan and South Korea. A South Korean city is now actively fighting against tax evaders who are suspiciously reporting meager earnings in their filings. 511 Individuals in the Authorities’ Eyes...
Study Finds South Koreans Aged 20-39 Mainly Invest up to $100 in Cryptocurrencies
31.3.2021
South Korea’s “crypto boom” is a term that the local media has widely adopted to refer to the current hype seen across the Asian nation. In fact, a recent study unveiled a rising trend in the number of South Koreans making small-scale crypto investments. New Crypto Investors Seem...
South Korean Tax Agency Identifies Over 2,400 Evaders Who Used Cryptocurrencies to Bypass Taxation
17.3.2021
South Korean authorities seem to be focusing on strengthening measures to combat tax evasion across the nation. The country’s tax watchdog profiled thousands of evaders that relied on cryptocurrencies to hide assets worth billions of Korean won. Evaders Hid a Total of $32.24 Million in Assets...
Bitcoin flippens South Korean won, closes in on Google
11.3.2021
The crypto asset just won over the won
South Korean Financial Regulator Confirms Privacy Coin Delistings- Adds New Guidelines to Report Unusual Transactions
22.2.2021
South Korean financial watchdogs are about to start overseeing crypto-related activities in the nation, and additional barriers for exchanges keep appearing. Moreover, one of the South Korean regulatory bodies codified the measures announced last year on privacy coin listings. No Major Domestic...
South Korean Government to Start Taxing Crypto Trading Profits in 2022
8.1.2021
The South Korean government has issued an amendment to introduce tax on cryptocurrency trading profits. The plan is now a reality after several attempts to delay it by lawmakers. New Rules Impose 20% Tax on Crypto Profits Per Asia Today, the legislative notice details that the amendment will...
Bitcoin.com Partners With Mecon Cash, Enabling BCH to Korean Won Withdrawal at Over 13,000 ATMs Across South Korea
20.1.2020
Bitcoin Cash has been added to Mecon Cash’s M.Pay platform which is integrated with over 13,000 ATMs in South Korea. By making bitcoin cash usable for withdrawing won across the country, Mecon Cash is ensuring that BCH users in Korea can always make urgent and small transactions in any place...
Bithumb Pledges $8M to South Korea’s ‘Regulation-Free’ Blockchain Zone
10.1.2020
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has pledged to invest roughly $8 million into the Busan blockchain zone. The region was recently declared “regulation-free” by the national government and modeled after the Switzerland town of Zug. Bithumb’s subsidiary GCX Alliance will...
South Korean Won Gets Hammered With Increase In Foreign Investments
27.5.2019
The rise in trade by South Korean investors in foreign stocks and bonds in the previous quarter is threatening to push the Won currency further down. An increase of 51 percent was observed in foreign stocks and bond trades by Korean investors in the last three months alone according to data...