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New Report Suggests About 8,000 Korean Residents May Lose Digital Assets Over Tax Evasion
22.8.2023
Financial regulators in the South Korean city of Cheongju are set to confiscate digital assets from local tax evaders.
According to a report on Aug 22 by Yongap, a local news agency, the authorities of the city have set plans in motion to clamp down on virtual asset holders in centralized...
US Senators Press Biden Administration for Measures to Counter ‘Serious National Security Threats’ Linked to North Korea, Crypto
8.8.2023
U.S. senators have pressed the Biden administration for measures to counter “serious national security threats” posed by North Korea’s dependence on cryptocurrency. According to the lawmakers, North Korea is using crypto “to evade harsh sanctions and support its ambitions to project...
South Korea To Require Firms To Disclose Crypto Holdings Starting 2024
12.7.2023
South Korean firms that hold or issue cryptocurrencies will be required to disclose information about their transactions to the financial regulator starting next year.
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea announced Tuesday that domestic companies that engage with crypto will have...
Huobi sues… Huobi? 3AC rises from ashes, Korea crypto contagion: Asia Express
26.6.2023
Huobi Global’s woes intensify, OPNX exchange volume up 2.5M%, 3AC is dead — long live 3AC Ventures, South Korea crypto contagion update
South Korean Crypto Yield Firm Haru Invest Fires More Than 100 Employees: Report
22.6.2023
Earlier this month, Haru Invest halted withdrawals and deposits
South Korea Lawmakers Pass Law Requiring Officials to Disclose Crypto Holdings: Report
25.5.2023
Lawmakers recently called for the Bill to take effect within two months
South Korea’s lead party wants crypto disclosure laws to apply earlier: Report
24.5.2023
The proposed bill would require top government officials and lawmakers to declare all personal crypto holdings over $760
Korean lawmakers rally towards crypto rules in May after grisly murder case: Report
18.5.2023
Crypto policy making efforts have been reignited in South Korea after a woman was murdered following a dispute over digital assets
G7 Nations Must Do More to Stop North Korea Crypto Hacks, Japan Suggests
16.5.2023
Not enough is being done to stop North Korea hacking crypto, Japanese government leaders have hinted at the latest G7 central bank governors and finance ministers’ summit.
Per Nikkei, an unnamed “high-ranking official” from the Japanese Ministry of Finance explained that North Korea is currently...
S Korean Regulator Launches Crypto Trading Platform Probe – Which Exchanges Are Involved?
10.3.2023
South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has begun a “comprehensive inspection” of the nation’s crypto exchanges.
Per Decenter, Financial Services Commission (FSC) specifically wants to probe the 20 trading platforms that do not have licenses to trade fiat...
Moscow Authorities Detain British National Accused of Aiding North Korea in Crypto Sanction Evasion
23.2.2023
A British citizen who is wanted by the FBI for allegedly assisting the North Korean government to evade U.S. sanctions via crypto is in the custody of Russian authorities.
Christopher Emms, a 31-year-old who has a red notice from Interpol for consulting North Korea on cryptocurrencies, has been...
Binance and Huobi Freeze $1.4 Million in Crypto Linked to North Korea
17.2.2023
Crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi have frozen cryptocurrencies worth approximately $1.4 million linked to North Korea, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The firm noted that the stolen funds, which were dormant until recently, originated from the June 2022 hack of Harmony’s...
North Korea Crypto Theft Hit Record High Last Year, UN Says: Reuters
7.2.2023
The estimated value of stolen crypto asset ranges from $630 million to more than $1 billion
FBI Faults North Korean Government For $100M Crypto Heist
6.2.2023
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has blamed a cyber-attack group backed by the government of North Korea for its role in a $100m crypto heist reported on 24 June 2022. The funds mainly in Ethereum (ETH) were stolen from Harmony's Horizon bridge....
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Hackers Stole $3.8 Billion From Crypto Firms in 2022, Says Chainalysis
4.2.2023
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says 2022 was “the biggest year ever for crypto hacking,” with $3.8 billion stolen from cryptocurrency businesses. The firm added that decentralized finance (defi) protocol hacks accounted for 82.1% of all cryptocurrency stolen by hackers during...
Head of S Korea’s V Global Crypto Exchange Will Serve 25 Years in Jail for $2.3bn Fraud
13.1.2023
The CEO of a bogus South Korean crypto exchange that tricked some 50,000 customers out of a total of $2.3 billion will spend the next 25 years behind bars – after the Supreme Court found him guilty of fraud.
Yonhap reported that the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from the CEO of the V Global...
Executives from $1.5B South Korean crypto exchange fraud jailed
28.12.2022
The latest court action now takes the number of V Global execs behind bars up to seven, as the CEO, known as Mr. Lee was previously sentenced to a 22 year prison term
This City Wants to Launch a Crypto Exchange by the End of 2023 – Here’s How
14.12.2022
Busan, South Korea, has revealed details of its plan to become the first city in the world to launch and operate a crypto exchange. The city says it hopes to welcome its first crypto-trading customers by the end of 2023.
The city was granted a special status – a regulation-free blockchain zone...
Crypto.com, Gate.io Ink Deal to Help S Korean City Build ‘Digital Asets’ Exchange
26.10.2022
The South Korean city of Busan is inching closer to the launch of what could become the world’s first city-run crypto exchange – and has signed collaboration deals with the centralized exchange (CEX) giants Crypto.com and Gate.io.
The deals follow on the heels of similar agreements penned by...
South Korea Crypto Market Shrinks by 60% in Past Six Months – Are Investors Preparing a Move?
27.9.2022
The size of the South Korean crypto market has shrunk by a whopping 60% in the last six months as retail investors in the crypto-keen nation slash their crypto spending. But there is a suggestion that some traders in the nation are still dipping their toes in the market’s choppy waters, while...