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South Korea to delay new tax regime on cryptocurrencies until 2022
1.12.2020
The postponement follows a successful lobbying campaign by local crypto advocates
Crypto Exchange Upbit Brings in Withdrawal Delay in Bid to Tackle Fraudsters
27.11.2020
The South Korea-based exchange has announced a 24-hour cryptocurrency withdrawal delay in an effort to protect user accounts from malicious attacks
South Korea’s Banking Giant to Co-create ‘Crypto Bank’ for Exchanges
26.11.2020
South Korean banks are rapidly stepping up their crypto game, with Kookmin (KB), one of the biggest commercial banks in the country, co-creating a “digital asset management company” with a number of the nation’s leading blockchain players that will safeguard the bitcoin (BTC) holdings of corporate...
South Korea May Delay Implementation of 20% Crypto Tax Till 2022
25.11.2020
The National Assembly is pushing for a delay to the tax proposal to allow exchanges more time to prepare
South Korean government to delay crypto-tax rules by three months
25.11.2020
Following lobbying by the Korean Blockchain Association, crypto exchanges are given extra time to implement a new tax infrastructure
Bithumb crypto exchange temporarily closes some offices due to COVID-19
23.11.2020
Bithumb’s offline support center in Gangnam is closing down due to COVID-19
South Korean Crypto Firms Must Disclose Users’ Identities Under Planned Law Change
6.11.2020
South Korea's top financial watchdog wants legal changes making it mandatory for cryptocurrency firms to report the names of customers
South Korea To Ban Crypto Exchanges From Handling Privacy Coins
6.11.2020
South Korea is to ban crypto exchanges from handling digital assets it considers “dark coins”. Regulator Financial Services Commission (FSC) is specifically targeting privacy coins such as dash, monero and zcash. ● The ban is with effect from March 2021. In an update to crypto...
Chinese Payments Giant UnionPay to Support Crypto Payments With New Virtual Card
4.11.2020
The world's biggest credit and debit card company will support payments with a South Korea-developed cryptocurrency for an upcoming virtual card offering
China's UnionPay and Korea's Danal to launch crypto-supporting digital card
4.11.2020
The new card will support crypto payments using Paycoin at over 30 million UnionPay merchants
South Korean financial watchdog to ban privacy coins
3.11.2020
Virtual asset service providers in the country will not be allowed to handle “dark coins.”
South Korean gov't doesn't know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers
23.10.2020
Can anyone hold North Korea responsible for its attacks on the crypto industry?
Crypto-related Shares Surge in South Korea, Canada on PayPal News
22.10.2020
The ripple effects of PayPal finally getting on board the crypto gravy train yesterday – enabling bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and other altcoin purchases in the USA – are being felt all over the world. In South Korea, firms with relationships with crypto companies have seen their share prices...
South Korean telecom launches blockchain wallet for official documents
22.10.2020
South Korea's SK Telecom is issuing a blockchain solution for the storage and management of government certificates
Japanese messaging giant LINE reportedly working on CBDC platform
20.10.2020
The platform would aid central banks in Asia with developing a central bank digital currency
Korean blockchain lobby calls for crypto tax plan to be put on ice
16.10.2020
The Korea Blockchain Association wants the government to postpone the implementation of its new tax framework until 2023
South Korea May Review Crypto Tax Law ahead of 2021 Regulations
8.10.2020
The South Korean government said that it is conditionally prepared to carry out a review of crypto tax regulations – a year ahead of the promulgation of the country’s first crypto-specific tax law.
Per news agency Yonhap, Hong Namk-ki, the Deputy Prime Minister and the nation’s finance minister...
BMW Rolls Out Blockchain-powered Token Rewards Platform in South Korea
8.10.2020
Source: Adobe/bizoo_n
BMW Korea has launched a blockchain-powered “lifestyle” platform that rewards South Korean car owners with tokens they can redeem against flight tickets and maintenance payments.
Per Aju Kyungjae, BMW Korea stated that the platform, named BMW Vantage, would be "launched...
Bank of Korea digital won pilot moving to distribution phase next year
7.10.2020
The South Korean central bank is on track with its CBDC pilot program, but still insists it has no current plans to launch
BMW Korea trials a blockchain-powered rewards program ahead of global launch
7.10.2020
The car manufacturer is trialing the new blockchain system, which offers customers tokenized loyalty points, before its potential rollout worldwide