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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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South Korean Regulators Close the Net on Opportunistic Kimchi Premium Traders
19.7.2022
A South Korean financial regulator is set to go on the warpath in search of kimchi premium traders – and is vowing to bring suspected offenders to justice.
As previously reported, the kimchi premium is a phenomenon in the crypto trading markets whereby bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins trade on domestic...
First Mover Asia: South Korea's 'Kimchi Premium' Evaporates; Major Cryptos Tumble on Fed Minutes, Continued Global Uncertainty
7.4.2022
The gap between bitcoin prices on Korean crypto exchanges compared to global counterparts has declined from 20% to about 3% over the past year; bitcoin and ether tumble
‘Kimchi Premium Fraud Ring’ Busted in South Korea
30.10.2021
The South Korean police have arrested three people it claims orchestrated a major crypto fraud ring that told investors they could take advantage of the so-called “kimchi premium.”
Per NoCut News, the alleged scam’s center of gravity was the North Jeolla Province, in the southwest of the country....
Deposits on ‘Big Four’ South Korean Exchanges up 1,368%
5.10.2021
"https://cryptonews.com/news/s-korean-mp-bids-to-prevent-crypto-crisis-while-kimchi-premi-11218.htm">kimchi premium traders making “illegal transactions.”Upbit, the market-leading exchange, and Korbit, the first trading platform in the nation appear to have received their permits within h
S Korean MP Bids to Prevent ‘Crypto Crisis’ While Kimchi Premium Evaporates
28.7.2021
A South Korean lawmaker wants to throw struggling crypto exchanges a lifeline by forcing an extension to a fast-approaching regulatory deadline – while the so-called kimchi premium is shriveling away to oblivion.
Per EDaily and Hanguk Kyungjae, Cho Myung-hee, an MP from the main opposition People’s...
South Korean Customs Officers Close Net on ‘Kimchi Premium’ Offenders
9.7.2021
South Korean customs officials say they have intercepted and tracked down scores of illegal, undeclared “kimchi premium” traders and transactions that reaped profits worth around USD 4.38m.
Back in April, customs officials vowed to carry out a “crackdown” on kimchi premium traders – and now appear...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Bans Employees from Trading Bitcoin
3.7.2021
One of the largest South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, in terms of trade volume, Bithumb, has announced that employees are banned from trading bitcoin on the exchange platform. The company’s chief executive officer revealed the decision in a Bithumb newsletter focused on improving...
South Korea’s ‘Kimchi Premium’ Returns, BTC Prices Up 8% Higher Than Global Average
24.5.2021
As cryptocurrency regulation heats up worldwide, South Korean officials have been increasing regulatory discussions concerning the swelling crypto economy. While digital currency markets like bitcoin have tumbled in value in recent times, global crypto market prices have increased across the board...
Bitcoin $5K ‘kimchi premium’ returns while gold prices surge in Korea
19.5.2021
Bitcoin is trading at 12.5% higher in South Korea than in other markets, while gold prices climb to quarterly highs
South Korea’s Bitcoin ‘Kimchi Premium’ Reappears, Korbit and Bithumb Exchange Volumes Spike
26.4.2021
During the first week of April, South Korea’s ‘kimchi premium’ on domestic cryptocurrency exchanges had jumped over 18%, but then leveled off, equalizing with global exchange rates over the last two weeks. On Monday, as bitcoin prices spiked 8% higher surpassing the $54k zone,...
South Korean Government Seeks to Regulate International Remittances Related to Crypto ‘Kimchi Premium’
22.4.2021
The famous gap in cryptocurrency prices in South Korean crypto exchanges and overseas ones known as “kimchi premium” raises some concerns among the nation’s government. The latest reports suggest that the country is planning to regulate international remittances tied to kimchi...
Sale of MTI Bitcoins in South Africa Briefly Wipes out Premium Buyers
22.4.2021
The premium or arbitrage gap on bitcoin in South Africa recently turned negative following the offloading of coins worth over $75 million by liquidators of MTI. As a result of the temporary supply glut, buying bitcoins on local South African exchanges briefly became cheaper than buying on overseas...
First Bank Caps Remittances in Bid to Block Kimchi Premium Opportunists
20.4.2021
One of South Korea’s biggest commercial banks, Woori, has fallen into line with government efforts to restrict the flow of money overseas in crypto purchases by imposing limits on remittances made to individuals and companies based in China.
Woori was the first to blink after the government...
Seoul to Target Kimchi Premium Crypto Sellers by Policing Int’l Remittances
20.4.2021
The South Korean government is consulting on plans to regulate overseas remittances and banks with ties to crypto exchanges over concerns money is flowing abroad from the country in crypto purchases.
Per Maeil Kyungjae, it appears that some South Korea-based investors are attempting to exploit...
Kimchi premium collapses: Short-term top signal or a reset for Bitcoin?
7.4.2021
South Korea's Kimchi premium collapsed overnight, but it is likely not a sign of a short-term Bitcoin top
Kimchi Premium Vanishes, then Returns as Bank Issues Appear to Have Hit Upbit
7.4.2021
Widespread reports of a return of the kimchi premium appear to have been shrouded in confusion after bitcoin (BTC) prices plummeted briefly on a number of domestic exchanges before rising back above the USD 62,000 mark – while the market-leading Upbit platform suspended fiat withdrawals, possibly...
South Korea’s Kimchi Premium Returns: BTC and ETH Prices Jump 18% Higher Than the Global Average
6.4.2021
While a great number of spot exchanges have seen consistent prices in a few select areas in the world, bitcoin is selling for a premium. That’s the case in South Korea right now as there’s a price gap, otherwise known as the ‘kimchi premium’ on domestic South Korean...
Kimchi Premium ‘Returns’ as South Korean Youth ‘Rushes’ to Bitcoin
5.4.2021
South Korea’s bitcoin (BTC) boom appears to have returned in earnest, with more reports of investors aged 20-39 plunging into the market, and claims that the “kimchi premium” may have returned for the first time in earnest since early 2018.
The kimchi premium was a phenomenon whereby BTC and some...
Kimchi premium hits 11% — Is Bitcoin now in a 2017-esque retail stage of the cycle?
4.4.2021
Is a surging premium in South Korea a top signal or a sign that the Bitcoin rally is only getting started?