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Bitcoin Looks South After Price Squeeze Ends With Drop to $9.6K
24.9.2019
Bitcoin's low-volatility price squeeze has ended with a downside break. The cryptocurrency may now drop toward $9,320 in the short term
Int’l Accounting Standards Body Defines Bitcoin as ‘Intangible Asset’
23.9.2019
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are neither financial assets nor legal tender, says the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
South Korean Conglomerate CJ Group with Amazon’s Blockchain Develops Music Copyright System
23.9.2019
One of the largest conglomerates of South Korea, CJ group is planning to develop a music copyright blockchain management system with the help of AWS’ Amazon managed blockchain service. In a report, the news agency of Korea, Yonhap said that the subsidiary of the parent company CJ Group,...
Five Major South Korean Banks Join JPMorgan Blockchain Project
23.9.2019
Five of South Korea’s biggest banks have joined JPMorgan’s cross-border, blockchain-powered payments initiative, the Interbank Information Network (IIN). The network operates on Quorum, a platform based on the Ethereum blockchain.
According to an Fn News report, KEB Hana Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori...
South Korea’s Upbit Becomes Latest Exchange to Delist Privacy Cryptocurrencies
20.9.2019
Another cryptocurrency exchange has delisted a slew of privacy coins following recent regulatory requirements from the international body the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). According to a notice from Korea exchange Upbit, transaction support for monero (XMR), dash (DASH), zcash (ZEC), haven...
South Korea’s CJ Corp Taps Amazon’s Blockchain for Music Copyrights
20.9.2019
Amazon’s blockchain tech is now being tried for music copyright management in broadcast content by South Korea’s CJ Corp
Korean Conglomerate CJ Develops Blockchain for Music Copyright
20.9.2019
CJ, one of South Korea's largest conglomerates, is developing a blockchain-based music copyright management system
Korea: Opposition Party Boasts Pro-Crypto Policy in Contrast to Gov't
19.9.2019
South Korea's main opposition party, the Liberty Korea Party, will back the authorization of security token offerings in its new, pro-crypto policy
South Koreans Bristle at ‘Nonsensical’ Reports of North’s Crypto Plans
19.9.2019
The Grand Monument in Pyongyang. North Korea observers in South Korea have been left bemused by reports claiming that their northern neighbors are working on a “Bitcoin-like” cryptocurrency.
In an interview with Vice, Alejandro Cao de Benos, the head of the Korean Friendship Association (KFA),...
OKEX Korea Drops 5 Privacy Coins Citing FATF Rules
16.9.2019
The Korean arm of the exchange has dropped support for privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies including monero, zcash and dash
OKEx Korea Delists Monero, Dash, Privacy-Cryptos Over FATF Demands
16.9.2019
FATF rules start to bite as privacy coins disappear from OKEx
OKEx Korea Axes Privacy Coins as South Korean Purge Intensifies
16.9.2019
The South Korean branch of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx says it will delist five privacy coins as of October this year, saying they “violate regulatory laws.”
The exchange announced that it will delist Monero, Dash, ZCash, Horizen and Super Bitcoin as of October 10, and has set a December...
Major South Korean Mobile Carrier Launches Blockchain Project
11.9.2019
South Korean mobile carrier Union Mobile announced the launch of its blockchain platform and accompanying token
South African Crypto Exchange Hits Milestone 3M Wallets, $5M Volume
10.9.2019
Major South Africa’s crypto exchange Luno continues growing, having operated more than $5 million worth of crypto in August
LG Developing a Blockchain Phone in Response to Samsung: Korean Media
9.9.2019
LG already preparing blockchain competitor to Samsung’s Klaytn Phone
Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Sept. 2–8 in Review
7.9.2019
This week’s selected crypto news from Spain and Latin America, courtesy of Cointelegraph en Español
SM Entertainment Plans to Introduce its own Cryptocurrency
6.9.2019
SM Entertainment is one of Korea’s best pop talent companies, now planning to launch its in house blockchain initiative. The initiative is going to take the form of a native cryptocurrency, given the protests from the shareholders and a plunge in falling stock price. The technology director...
Paxful Joins Forces With CoinLogiq to Bring Crypto ATMs to Columbia and Peru
5.9.2019
Paxful and CoinLogiq are joining forces to bring 45 ATMs to several points of interest in the major cities of Columbia and Peru
AltCoinTrader Cuts Trading Fees by 50% to Tap the Growing Crypto Industry of South Africa
5.9.2019
According to the crypto exchange, AltCoinTrader, South Africa has six primary stock exchanges; one is AltCoinTrader. AltcoinTrader cryptocurrency exchange offers trading digital coins against South African Rand only. The Cryptocurrency trading house, AltCoinTrader announced that it would reduce...
Paxful Plans to Bring 20 Crypto ATMs to Colombia
5.9.2019
A partnership between two cryptocurrency firms will bring 20 new bitcoin ATMs to cities around Colombia, with plans to expand into Peru