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El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin president Nayib Bukele announces reelection bid
16.9.2022
Bukele says that despite past laws which prohibited the reelection of presidents, El Salvador can follow in the footsteps of developing nations
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Plans to Revoke Do Kwon’s Passport: Report
15.9.2022
According to local reports stemming from South Korea, the country’s foreign ministry is looking to invalidate the co-founder of Terraform Labs Do Kwon’s passport. The story was published the day after it was reported that Seoul’s Southern District Prosecutors Office issued...
South Korean prosecutors apply to revoke Do Kwon and other Terra employees' passports
15.9.2022
Singapore, where Terra co-founder Do Kwon is currently staying, does not have an extradition treaty with South Korea
South Korea Looks to Invalidate Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon's Passport: Report
15.9.2022
The six South Korean nationals, including Do Kwon, were served with an arrest warrant earlier for violating the South Korea's capital markets act
South Korean Authorities to Void Do Kwon’s Passport and Expedite Deportation
15.9.2022
South Korean prosecutors have intensified their efforts to capture Do Kwon, the co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs – with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ready to step in to void his passport.
Munhwa Ilbo reported that the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has asked the Ministry...
Report: Financial Services Giant Old Mutual Appointed Manager of South African Stablecoin Project’s Cash Reserves
15.9.2022
One of South Africa’s largest financial services groups, Old Mutual, has reportedly been appointed manager of the ZARP stablecoin project’s cash reserves. Founders of the stablecoin are hopeful that the appointment of one of the country’s oldest financial services companies...
Report: South Korean Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant for Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon
14.9.2022
A warrant for the arrest of Do Kwon and five others has reportedly been issued by prosecutors in South Korea. The prosecutors allege that Kwon and his co-accused violated the country’s capital markets law. In addition to the arrest warrant, prosecutors will reportedly request an Interpol...
Is LUNA a Security? South Korean Prosecutors Want to Know the Answer
14.9.2022
South Korean prosecutors are looking into whether Terra Luna Classic or LUNC (formerly LUNA) can be considered a security – as they continue their probe into Terraform Labs and Terra ecosystem coins....
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Terra’s Luna, Luna Classic Tokens Plunge as South Korea Issues Arrest Warrant for Do Kwon
14.9.2022
Terra-based decentralized finance products saw outflows of over $20 million this morning
Busan signs MoU with Huobi, gets more help for local crypto exchange
14.9.2022
Huobi Global is the third major cryptocurrency exchange to pen a blockchain ecosystem development agreement with the South Korean city
South Korea issues arrest warrant for Terra Founder Do Kwon
14.9.2022
A court located in Seoul, South Korea issued a warrant for the arrest of Kwon and five other people who are currently in Singapore
South Korean Prosecutors Issue Do Kwon Arrest Warrant
14.9.2022
South Korean prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon (real named Kwon Do-hyeong) the, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs – the firm behind the Terra ecosystem coins LUNA and LUNC.
Kwon is currently residing in Singapore. Per Digital Today, South Korean prosecutors may seek aid from...
Startup Aims to Become First South Korean Crypto Player to List on KOSDAQ Exchange
13.9.2022
A South Korean crypto and blockchain startup is aiming for the KOSDAQ, the country’s stock exchange, and could become the nation’s first publicly listed company.
The company, named Blocko, has hired one of the nation’s top financial firms – Shinhan Financial Investment – to manage the listing...
Number of South Korean 20- and 30-something Crypto Buyers Has ‘Nearly Tripled’ Since 2020
13.9.2022
More young South Koreans than ever are buying crypto, with the number of 20- and 30-somethings taking the plunge tripling since 2020. But this rise in bullish buying behavior has come at a price – with a sharp rise in youth bankruptcy claims reported over the same period....
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South Korea Has Tracked USD 1bn Worth of Fraudulent Crypto Transactions This Year
12.9.2022
A staggering USD 1 billion worth of fraudulent crypto-related transactions has been identified in South Korea in the first half of 2022, new data shows.
According to Asia Kyungjae, the figures were compiled by the Korea Customs Service and made public by the lawmaker Kang Byung-won.
The data...
Bitcoin-powered Darkweb Drug Dealers Handed Jail Time in South Korea
9.9.2022
Drug traders who exchanged narcotics for bitcoin (BTC) using darkweb portals have been handed jail time and suspended sentences as South Korean courts following scores of arrests made earlier this month....
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Ethlot.me Ethereum Mining ‘Scam Mastermind’ Flees South Korea for the Philippines
9.9.2022
The alleged leader of what police believe to be a ethereum (ETH) mining scam masquerading as a bona fide “pool” has fled abroad....
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Report: Judge in MTI Liquidation Case Issues Order Designating Bitcoin an Intangible Asset
8.9.2022
A judge in the collapsed online bitcoin trading platform Mirror Trading International’s liquidation case has issued a provisional liquidation order that outlines the criteria to be used when reimbursing investors. The order also reportedly directs the liquidators to regard bitcoin “as...
Investor Sues Korean Crypto Exchange for Delaying Coin Transfer Before Luna Crash
8.9.2022
A cryptocurrency investor has reportedly sued South Korean crypto exchange Upbit after the trading platform delayed processing his luna coin transfer prior to its crash. The Korean crypto exchange is investigating the details of the lawsuit. Upbit Sued by Crypto Investor Dunamu Inc., the company...
South Korea Is Gearing Up to Institutionalize Security Tokens
7.9.2022
The country's financial regulators plan to publish guidelines for security token issuance and distribution towards the end of 2022