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South Korea Blacklists North Korean Crypto Thieves, Flags Wallet Addresses
10.2.2023
The government sanctions targeted four individuals and seven institutions – some with alleged ties to the elite North Korean hacking group "Lazarus."
South Korea sets independent sanctions for crypto theft against North Korea
10.2.2023
The sanctions against several well-known individuals and hacking groups came just hours after S. Korea announced a joint cyber venture with U.S. intelligence agencies against ransomware threats
Bogus Crypto Bank Chief Jailed for 10 Years After Duping Investors out of $181m
9.2.2023
The CEO of a bogus South Korean crypto bank has been handed a 10-year jail term – after cheating investors out of a total of $181 million.
The news outlets Chosun and Newsis reported that the CEO (surnamed Ko) led a firm named QRC Bank. Ko was convicted of fraud and other charges. Two other...
South Korean officials traveled to Serbia to find Do Kwon
8.2.2023
The South Korean prosecutor's office reportedly admitted that the reports one of its team visited Serbia “aren’t false.”
North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto Assets in 2022, UN Report Unveils
8.2.2023
The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. report. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for crypto theft, to be blamed on the hermit state....
South Korean Officials Traveled to Serbia to Locate Terra's Do Kwon
7.2.2023
A group of South Korean officials has traveled to Serbia in a bid to locate Do Kwon, the co-founder of Singapore-based Terraform Labs, the parent company of crashed stablecoin TerraUSD.
According to a Tuesday report by Bloomberg, a team of South Korean officials went to Serbia last week to seek...
Report: Korean Regulator Approves Issuance and Distribution of Security Tokens
7.2.2023
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has reportedly said that Korean investors will soon be able to easily invest and trade security tokens or fractionalized assets. According to the FSC’s Lee Su-young, security token investors are expected to get the same protection that...
South Korean CEO Jailed for ‘Misappropriating’ Partner Firm’s Ethereum Funds
7.2.2023
A South Korean CEO has been sentenced to five years in prison for “misappropriating” $2.4m worth of ethereum (ETH) from a partner company.
Per the media outlet Delight, the 43-year-old man, identified only by his surname (Chae), is the head of a “marketing agency” that deals with crypto funds....
South Korea Takes Major Step Toward Cryptocurrency Legalization with New Guidelines on Securities Tokens
6.2.2023
South Korea has taken a major step towards bringing crypto into the mainstream as the country’s main financial regulator introduces new guidelines on security tokens.
Under the new guidelines, security tokens, defined as financial assets issued by a centralized party and tokenized on a blockchain...
South Korea Issues Guidelines for Regulating Security Tokens as Legislation Looms
6.2.2023
Financial regulators in South Korea are working to bring security tokens into the scope of the country's capital markets rules
South Korean regulator provides guidance on security tokens
6.2.2023
Digital assets that fit the descriptions for security tokens will be regulated under the country's Capital Markets Act
Binance Returns to Korean Crypto Market — Invests in Troubled Exchange Gopax
4.2.2023
Binance has returned to the South Korean cryptocurrency market after two years with a “meaningful” investment in a local, licensed crypto exchange. Gopax fell into trouble following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and the bankruptcy filing of crypto lender Genesis Global. Binance...
North Korean Defectors, Libyans Indicted for ‘Kimchi Premium’ Crypto Trading
3.2.2023
South Korean prosecutors have arrested a group of foreign nationals – comprising North Korean defectors and at least one Libyan national – over suspected “kimchi premium”-type crypto trading offenses.
Per Yonhap, prosecutors have charged and detained three individuals, including a 44-year-old...
Binance re-enters South Korea with GOPAX exchange
3.2.2023
With new capital, Binance plans to enable customer withdrawals and interest payments for Gopax’s yield product GoFi
Binance Re-Enters South Korea by Buying Majority Stake in Crypto Exchange GOPAX: Bloomberg
3.2.2023
The acquisition sees Binance re-enter the South Korean market, having closed its affiliate there in December 2020 due to low usage
First Mover Americas: Binance Returns to South Korea Via GOPAX
2.2.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 3, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bithumb owner arrested in South Korea over alleged embezzlement
2.2.2023
The net is closing in on Bithumb executives as the suspected real owner of the exchange is arrested
S Korean Crackdown Has Not Dampened Youth’s Thirst for Bitcoin-powered Drug Dealing
1.2.2023
Crypto-powered drug trading is still booming in South Korea – and a recent police crackdown on online bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin drug deals has done little to dampen the demand for web-traded narcotics.
Per Kuki News, Twitter and Telegram are still rife with posts from South Korean drug dealers...
South Korean Regulators Set to Carry out ‘Regular’ Crypto Firm Probes
31.1.2023
South Korean financial regulators will start conducting “regular” on-site inspections at domestic crypto firms this year. And they say they will investigate not only exchanges, but also wallet operators and crypto custody-related firms.
The announcement was made by the top financial regulator,...
S Korean Police Probe Possible $8m Crypto Scam Targeting Investors Who’d Suffered Losses
31.1.2023
South Korean police are probing a possible $8m crypto scam – after a group of 40 alleged victims complained they were tricked into buying a potentially worthless or non-existent cryptoasset....
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