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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
Recent Report states that South Korea Achieved only 22.2 Percent Sales in Blockchain Business
5.9.2019
A recent report by the Software Policy and Research Institute, which is associated with the South Korean government-supported National IT Industry Promotion Agency, found that only 22.2 percent of blockchain organizations have recorded sales. The report findings, entitled the 2018 Software Industry...
Cross Border Payment Fintech Firm Chipper Cash Expands to Nigeria
5.9.2019
Fintech had come a long way since the days of PayPal when the payments company emerged as a novelty of sorts and took the world by storm. However, over the next decade, very few Fintech companies came along. All that changed around half a decade ago when Fintech made a remarkable comeback due...
K-Pop Music Giant SM Entertainment Is Planning Its Own Cryptocurrency
5.9.2019
The driving firm behind the K-pop movement, SM Entertainment, said it's planning to launch a cryptocurrency focused on engaging fans with artists
Samsung Launching a Galaxy Note 10 Crypto-Phone Edition: Sources
5.9.2019
Kakao Corp. uses Samsung smartphone to issue airdrop
Fewer Than a Quarter of Blockchain Businesses in Korea Generate Sales
4.9.2019
Despite the apparent boom in blockchain, and the extensive support for the technology, few companies are making blockchain sales
SK Group’s Securities Arm Teams Up With Blockchain Real Estate Firm
4.9.2019
SK Securities, a branch of South Korea's largest telecom SK Group, partners with a blockchain real estate firm Kasa Korea
FinTech Ecosystem in South Africa: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Banking & Financial Services
4.9.2019
Johannesburg, South Africa: Africa’s financial services landscape continues its dynamic evolution as the rapid growth of FinTech on the continent drives both the disruption and leapfrogging of legacy systems and further accelerates the digital transformation of financial services. Digital...
AlphaCode of South Africa Invests $1.5 Million in Three Domestic Fintech Startups
4.9.2019
The growth in technological innovation and the easy availability of cheap internet has made it possible for Fintech to grow at a breakneck pace over the past few years. The Fintech industry has become one of the biggest disruptors in the financial sector over the past half a decade and it...
Samsung Files Patent for ‘Programmable Blockchain Solid State Drive’
3.9.2019
South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung wants to patent a blockchain-enabled SSD system
South Korea’s Kakao May List Its Klay Token on Chinese Exchange
3.9.2019
South Korean internet giant Kakao reportedly plans to list its Klay token on a Chinese crypto exchange and one local exchange