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Pay Your Traffic Fines or We’ll Confiscate Your Crypto – S Korean Police Pilot Grants Officers New Powers
17.8.2022
South Korean police have been given experimental new powers that allow them to seize crypto from people who refuse to pay fines – and have already taken tokens from a citizen who failed to pay a traffic fine....
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South Korea’s SK Securities to Team up with Regional Bank for Crypto Custody, NFT Move
16.8.2022
The securities arm of South Korea’s second-largest business group will take the crypto plunge – and will team up with a domestic commercial bank as part of its efforts....
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Hyundai’s Securities Affiliate to Add Crypto Data to its Asset Management Platform
15.8.2022
Hyundai Motor Group’s securities arm has extended its partnership with the South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb – and will allow its app users to access real-time crypto markets data.
In an official announcement, Hyundai Motor Securities, one of South Korea’s biggest securities providers...
Kimchi Premium Trading Total Could Be Almost Twice as High as First Thought, Says Regulator
15.8.2022
The sum total of illegal kimchi premium trading conducted via South Korean banks could be as high as USD 6.5 billion, regulators claim – and authorities in the nation say they are now investigating “all” domestic commercial banks over the matter....
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South Korea's financial watchdog wants to 'quickly' review crypto legislation: Report
11.8.2022
The FSC will reportedly “make institutional supplements that will take a balanced approach to blockchain development, investor protection, and market stability" on bills proposed
South Korea Arrests Three in Multi-Billion Dollar Crypto-Linked Probe: Report
11.8.2022
Authorities are reportedly investigating $3.4 billion in "abnormal transactions" involving foreign exchange and crypto investments
South Korea's Financial Watchdog to Expedite New Crypto Rules: Report
11.8.2022
The head of the country's Financial Services Commission said 13 bills related to virtual assets are to be debated in parliament, a local news outlet reported
Bukele Takes a Laugh at South Korean Drama Featuring a Crypto-loving Character Based on Him
10.8.2022
The latest episode of a South Korean drama series about scorned women looking for revenge featured a character based on the El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele – and the Bitcoin (BTC)-keen leader is looking on the light side.
The drama in question is named “Becoming Witch” and is currently airing...
Bitcoin without internet: SMS service allows sending BTC with a text
10.8.2022
“A person literally without no internet access can go from having no Bitcoin to having Bitcoin and then go to spending Bitcoin,” Kgothatso Ngako explains
South Korean Web 2 Metaverse Platform Zepeto Gets a Web3 Makeover
10.8.2022
The new platform, which is being built on the Solana blockchain, is a collaboration between Naver-owned Zepeto and Jump Crypto, the cryptocurrency arm of U.S.-based Jump Trading
Report: Samsung Signs MOU to Build Galaxy NFT Ecosystem
10.8.2022
Korean electronic goods producer Samsung Electronics recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six companies that will collaborate to build the Galaxy NFT ecosystem. Galaxy NFT Ecosystem South Korean electronics maker, Samsung Electronics, recently signed a memorandum...
Business Exec’s Noisy Illegal Ethereum Mining Rigs Left Employees Sweltering in 40°C Furnace
9.8.2022
A South Korean company executive at a major business group operated Ethereum (ETH) mining rigs “non-stop for three years” – using illegally sourced electricity.
MBN reported that the unnamed executive was a faculty management chief for “one of the five biggest business groups” in the nation. South...
Game dev explains why blockchain should be 'invisible' in P2E gaming: KBW 2022
9.8.2022
Mobile game developer Com2uS is stepping up its Web3 game with the launch of its own blockchain to emphasize the needs of next-generation gamers
GameFi and crypto 'natural fit' for game publishers: KBW 2022
9.8.2022
Korean experts believe that crypto would play a major role in the gaming ecosystem, and within the next 3 years, the majority of games might have an in-game crypto economy
Axie Infinity looking to 'double-down' on Korean market: KBW
9.8.2022
Sky Mavis co-founder and growth lead Jeffrey Zirlin says Axie Infinity wants to double down in South Korea, which they see as one of the most important gaming markets in the world
Crypto.com Secures EFTA and VSP Registration in South Korea
8.8.2022
Crypto.com has announced that it has acquired PnLink Co., Ltd. and OK-BIT Co., Ltd. to secure Electronic Financial Transaction Act and Virtual Asset Service Provider registration in South Korea. PnLink Co., Ltd. is a payment service provider, and OK-BIT Co., Ltd. is a virtual asset service...
Crypto.com Receives South Korean Regulatory Licenses After Buying Local Firms
8.8.2022
The firm did not disclose the deal size
KBW 2022: Crypto.com hits key regulatory milestone in South Korea
8.8.2022
“This is an exciting next step for Crypto.com in an important market,” said co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek
DeFi market has room for growth in Korea: 1inch co-founder — KBW 2022
8.8.2022
1Inch plans to expand into a largely untapped Asian market, but a lack of DeFi knowledge is preventing mass adoption
South Korean Banks May Be in Trouble as Regulator Probes Kimchi Premium Bitcoin ‘Irregularities’
4.8.2022
South Korean banks could find themselves in the firing line after the government, media outlets, and regulators stepped up the scrutiny of the banks' role in enabling kimchi premium traders to make fast money when trading volumes rise....
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