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GameFi and crypto 'natural fit' for game publishers: KBW 2022
9.8.2022
Korean experts believe that crypto would play a major role in the gaming ecosystem, and within the next 3 years, the majority of games might have an in-game crypto economy
Axie Infinity looking to 'double-down' on Korean market: KBW
9.8.2022
Sky Mavis co-founder and growth lead Jeffrey Zirlin says Axie Infinity wants to double down in South Korea, which they see as one of the most important gaming markets in the world
Crypto.com Secures EFTA and VSP Registration in South Korea
8.8.2022
Crypto.com has announced that it has acquired PnLink Co., Ltd. and OK-BIT Co., Ltd. to secure Electronic Financial Transaction Act and Virtual Asset Service Provider registration in South Korea. PnLink Co., Ltd. is a payment service provider, and OK-BIT Co., Ltd. is a virtual asset service...
KBW 2022: Crypto.com hits key regulatory milestone in South Korea
8.8.2022
“This is an exciting next step for Crypto.com in an important market,” said co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek
DeFi market has room for growth in Korea: 1inch co-founder — KBW 2022
8.8.2022
1Inch plans to expand into a largely untapped Asian market, but a lack of DeFi knowledge is preventing mass adoption
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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Tax Agency Vows to Go Hard After Koreans Using Crypto to Evade Levies
3.8.2022
South Korea’s tax administration has pledged to take strict measures against tax evasion through virtual assets and platforms. While the Korean government is yet to start taxing capital gains resulting from crypto investment and trading, authorities in Seoul claim cryptocurrencies have been...
South Korean Prosecutors Wrap up Terra Raids on Exchanges, Tech & VC Firms
2.8.2022
A more than week-long prosecution raid of South Korean crypto exchanges and companies linked to Terraform Labs has finally come to an end, with officers admitting that finding the information they were after was challenging.
As reported, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office-run Joint...
The lasting agony of 3AC: Law Decoded, July 18-25
25.7.2022
A crypto hedge fund co-founders acknowledge their mistakes, driven by bull market overconfidence
Report: South Korean Prosecutors Raid Home of Terraform Labs Co-Founder
25.7.2022
A team of South Korean prosecutors recently raided the home of Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-seong. During an earlier raid that targeted 15 places, including seven cryptocurrency exchanges, the prosecutors reportedly secured terra transaction data. Seven Cryptocurrency Exchanges Targeted...
Grassroots Sports Body Accountancy Chief Says She Stole Public Funds to Pay for Bitcoin
22.7.2022
A South Korean local government official in charge of managing public funds for grassroots sports has admitted to embezzling over USD 367,000 worth of tax payers’ money – which she says she and her husband spent on crypto investments and internet gambling.
KBC reported that the police are...
Taiwan vs. Crypto, Uprise Might Compensate Some LUNA Losses + More News
22.7.2022
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Korean crypto startup Uprise to compensate investors after disastrous LUNC short trade
21.7.2022
The investment startup made a short bet on LUNC in May using client funds. The trade blew up and wiped out 99% of its assets
South Korea postpones 20% tax on crypto gains to 2025
21.7.2022
The delay comes just a couple of months after newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol promised to work on regulations first
South Korea Postpones 20% Crypto Tax to 2025
21.7.2022
The government announced its 2022 Tax Reform Bill on Thursday, which states the planned virtual asset tax, already delayed by a year, will be postponed further
New South Korean Crypto Regulator ‘Days Away from Launch’, Government Confirms
21.7.2022
The South Korean government is set to come good on a promise to launch a new regulatory agency that will govern the domestic crypto sector in the wake of what it calls the “Terra (LUNAC) incident.”
As reported in late May, the body has been tentatively named the Digital Assets Committee (literal...
South Korean authorities raid 15 entities linked to Terra collapse: Report
20.7.2022
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office reportedly raided the offices of crypto exchanges Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit and Copax, among others on Wednesday
S Korean Prosecutors Raid 15 Addresses, Including Major Crypto Exchanges, as Part of Terra Probe
20.7.2022
South Korean prosecutors have raided 15 locations in Seoul as part of their ongoing probe into the “Terra (LUNAC) incident” – and have seized documents and data from at least seven crypto exchanges, including the market-leading platforms Upbit and Bithumb....
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Crypto CEO Appeals 25-year Prison Term for Pushing Girlfriend out of 19th-floor Window
20.7.2022
A 33-year-old South Korean crypto company chief has appealed a 25-year prison sentence after allegedly pushing his live-in girlfriend to her death from a 19th-storey window.
Per Asia Today and Newsis (via Fn News), the man, referred to for legal reasons by his surname Kim, was the CEO of...
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...