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These Countries Were Hit The Hardest By the FTX Collapse – Find Out Why
21.11.2022
South Korea, Singapore, and Japan are the three countries most impacted by crypto exchange FTX's infamous implosion, with a combined 15.7% traffic share to FTX.com, said a report by Coingecko.
The methodology of the study, as explained by Julia Ng, who leads Growth Marketing & PR at CoinGecko...
‘High-ranking’ S Korean Civil Servant Caught Trading DOGE During Key Meeting
21.11.2022
A “high-ranking” South Korean civil servant has been caught buying Dogecoin (DOGE) on his cell phone – in the middle of an important local government meeting.
Reporters from the media outlet News1 snapped a photo of the official – a senior auditor in the affluent Gyeonggi Province. The auditor...
South Korea investigates crypto exchanges for listing native tokens
20.11.2022
Initial investigations revealed that all crypto exchanges performed lawful operations across South Korea. However, Flata Exchange is suspected of listing its in-house token, FLAT, in January 2020
South Korea Freezes $104 Million in Assets Belonging to Terra Co-Founder
20.11.2022
South Korea’s prosecutors have reportedly obtained a court order to freeze assets worth about $104 million belonging to Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin. The authorities allege that he unfairly profited from selling cryptocurrency LUNA at high prices before the token crashed. Shin...
South Korean Authorities Seize $100 Million From Terra Luna Co-Founder
19.11.2022
South Korean officials have confiscated over $100 million worth of funds belonging to Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-Seong (Daniel Shin).
According to a Thursday report by South Korean local publication YTN, a South Korean court authorized the confiscation of 140 billion won ($104 million)...
South Korea seizes $104M from Terra co-founder suspecting unfair profits
19.11.2022
The decision to freeze Shin’s asset worth over $104 million was approved by the Seoul Southern District Court, which was based on a request from the prosecutors
1 in 5 South Koreans Still Investing in Crypto – Which Coins Are They Trading?
18.11.2022
A new survey has found that around one in five South Koreans are still investing in crypto – in spite of the collapse of the FTX exchange and the downturn in global markets.
Per News1, the survey was conducted nationwide this month by the research firm Consumer Insight. The company spoke to 2,000...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Gopax Services Hit by Genesis Disruption
17.11.2022
Crypto chaos is finally taking its toll on South Korean exchanges – with the crypto investment bank Genesis’ decision to pause redemptions and new loan offerings earlier this week disrupting services on the Gopax trading platform.
Platforms in the nation have – until very recently – appeared...
Terra’s $2.8B Defense System — Luna Foundation Guard Audit Says Group Spent More Than 80,000 Bitcoin Defending UST Peg
16.11.2022
Months after the collapse of Terra’s U.S. dollar-pegged token UST, the organization created to protect the once-stable coin, the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), published an audit report audited by the New York-based consultancy company JS Held. According to the report, LFG claims to have spent...
News Summary: SBF May be Brought to US for Questioning, FTX Australia’s Financial License Suspended, FTX Bahama-based Subsidiary Files for Bankruptcy
16.11.2022
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Read More: News Summary: SBF May be Brought to US for Questioning, FTX Australia’s Financial License Suspended, FTX Bahama-based...
South Korean Police Probe Crypto Mining Outfit on ‘Ponzi Scam’ Suspicions
16.11.2022
South Korean police officers are investigating a crypto mining firm that allegedly failed to pay back its investors – after promising them monthly returns of up to 12%....
Read More: South Korean Police Probe Crypto Mining Outfit on ‘Ponzi Scam’ Suspicions
South Korean Regulator Set to Launch Crypto Auditing Guidelines
16.11.2022
South Korea’s financial regulator has revealed that it wants to introduce auditing guidelines for crypto-related firms – in response to the Terra-LUNC “incident” and the fall of FTX....
Read More: South Korean Regulator Set to Launch Crypto Auditing Guidelines
FTX Fallout Adds Urgency to South Korea’s Push for Crypto Regulations: Report
15.11.2022
An official at the Financial Services Commission says that unfair trade needs to be regulated
South Korean prosecutors call on Terra co-founder Shin Hyun-seong to cooperate: Report
14.11.2022
Authorities reportedly alleged Shin Hyun-seong earned roughly $105 million in profits from illegal sales of LUNA tokens before Terra's collapse
South Korean Stablecoin Fraudster Aged-60+ Jailed for Six Years
14.11.2022
Crypto fraud continues to escalate in South Korea – where a scammer aged over 60 has been given a six-year jail term for duping victims into investing in a sham stablecoin.
Segye Ilbo reported that an unnamed individual in their sixties – named for legal reasons as A – was imprisoned on charges...
South Korean Academic: We Must Block North from Hacking Crypto
9.11.2022
A South Korean academic has claimed that Seoul must take steps to stop Pyongyang from hacking crypto targets south of the demilitarized zone – as tensions escalate between North Korea and its southern neighbor.
Reports from both South Korea and Japan have repeatedly stated that Pyongyang-based...
LG ‘Ready to Make NFT Push’ as it Seeks Blockchain-savvy CTOs
8.11.2022
LG Electronics has announced it wants to hire two new Chief Technical Officers (CTOs) to lead its Web3 and blockchain technology operations – just months after registering a trademark for a crypto wallet. Digital Today reported that it was highly “likely” that the new hires would be tasked with...
Nifty News: Royalty-enforcing NFTs a 'new asset class,' South Korea buys NFTs with CBDC, and more
8.11.2022
The CEO of NFT marketplace Magic Eden said NFT creators “need a sustained revenue model” and with “no way” of currently enforcing royalties a “new asset class” could emerge to enforce them
Crypto Fraudsters Bait Victims with Promises of Free ETH and Rolex Watches
7.11.2022
The ringleaders of a South Korean crypto fraud ring that sucked victims in with promises of Rolex watches and etheruem (ETH) giveaways have been sentenced to jail.
Money Today reported that three individuals were sentenced at a branch of the Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division...
Report: South Korean Prosecutors Accuse Do Kwon of Manipulating LUNA’s Market Price
3.11.2022
On Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, local reports from South Korea disclosed that Korean prosecutors have allegedly discovered evidence that shows Do Kwon and an associate manipulated the price of LUNA, Terra’s native crypto token. The report further says South Korean prosecutors believe Kwon is hiding...