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Young South Korean Crypto Enthusiasts Ditch Youtube For TikTok
30.4.2021
Young South Korean crypto enthusiasts are reportedly increasingly shunning YouTube – once their favorite resource for crypto investment advice and token-related talk – in favor of TikTok-based crypto content-makers.
Per Chosun, Generation Z investors are increasingly looking to broaden their...
South Korean Crypto Grannies and Grandpas Shoot for the Moon
23.4.2021
Is crypto exclusively a young person’s game? Not in South Korea, it seems, where – in addition to crypto moms, some of whom are not afraid to ask their children for trading tips, crypto grannies and grandpas are starting to get involved in the bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin markets.
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South Korean Government Seeks to Regulate International Remittances Related to Crypto ‘Kimchi Premium’
22.4.2021
The famous gap in cryptocurrency prices in South Korean crypto exchanges and overseas ones known as “kimchi premium” raises some concerns among the nation’s government. The latest reports suggest that the country is planning to regulate international remittances tied to kimchi...
South Korean crypto traders are pivoting to ‘smaller cap’ altcoins
13.4.2021
Bitcoin trading activity in South Korea has reportedly dipped amid rising interest in smaller altcoins
New South Korean Crypto ‘Crackdown’ not ‘Bluster’ as Banking Ties Strain
8.4.2021
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The South Korean government has announced that it will embark on a “crackdown” on illegal crypto transactions, including those made on international crypto exchanges – following a meeting of high-powered political leaders, law enforcers and financial...
North Korean Hackers Threatened Bithumb Exchange With a $16M Ransom Amid the 2017 Data Breach, Says Report
7.4.2021
A new report commissioned by the U.S. secret services unveiled what happened behind the attack launched by North Korean hackers against a South Korean crypto exchange. The case is about a breach on June 29, 2017, which exposed data tied to over 30,000 customers stemming from Bithumb. Hackers...
At Least 10 South Korean Crypto Exchanges’ ‘Survival Not Guaranteed’
7.4.2021
More South Korean crypto exchanges are almost certain to fold in the months ahead, regulators and industry insiders have claimed, with just five months left before some of the toughest policing measures in the world come into force.
Per Fn News, regulatory sources familiar with the matter claim...
Customers of Small South Korean Crypto Exchanges Fear for their Funds
31.3.2021
South Korean crypto exchanges are now among the most tightly policed trading platforms in the world after a new piece of anti-money laundering (AML) legislation promulgated last week, also placing controls on banking operations and much more. But in the ensuing grace period – which runs until late...
Major South Korean Bank BNK Busan Plans to Offer Banking Services to Domestic Crypto Exchanges
26.3.2021
The South Korean crypto frenzy among the banking industry remains on fire, as another major bank is treading waters to offer banking services for crypto exchanges. The BNK Busan Bank launched a program that consists of visiting competitors’ banks that already offer it. BNK Busan Is Visting...
Experts say new South Korean crypto rules will create a monopolized market
23.3.2021
Blockchain industry members claim that smaller-scale startups have struggled to forge partnerships with local banks in South Korea and are therefore unable to register under regulators' new requirements
Reported volume of top South Korean crypto exchanges surpasses that of the country's stock market
14.3.2021
The increase in volume came as the price of Bitcoin rose to a new all-time high of more than $61,000 Saturday
South Korean Crypto Transactions Command an Average of $7 Billion per Day on Domestic Exchanges
9.3.2021
An investigation unveiled a growing fever among crypto traders in South Korea, who actively transact cryptocurrencies every day. Local media outlets are returning to adopt the term “crypto fever” as the recent billion-dollar figures confirm such a trend. Figures Are Now Higher Than 2018...
User Data Issue Threatens to Blight New South Korean Crypto Regulation
5.3.2021
A South Korean regulator has warned of a wrinkle in forthcoming crypto exchange-governing – just days from its promulgation. At worst, the issue could leave sensitive data about customers compromised due to a legal problem.
As previously reported, a key amendment to the existing Act on...
Inspired by Tesla, South Korean Crypto Moms Take the Bitcoin Plunge
3.3.2021
While demographic studies have shown in the past that the average crypto investor is young and male, the picture in 2021 might be changing, a recent report has found, with Millenials being edged out by boomers and Generation Xers. At least that is the case in South Korea, where a new wave...
Door Opens for South Korean Crypto Exchanges Fearing Forced Closures
2.3.2021
Smaller South Korean exchanges may find a way to survive the promulgation of a new crypto act later this month that requires all trading platforms to abide by real-name banking procedures.
As previously reported, only the “big four” crypto exchanges – Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit, and Coinone – currently...
South Korean Crypto Exchanges Face New Hurdle as Legal Deadline Looms
20.2.2021
With just over a month left before South Korean financial regulators begin policing the activities of the nation’s crypto exchanges, a regulatory body has unveiled details of how it will request trading platforms to report suspicious transactions as part of what promises to become one of the most...
Bank Account Data May Indicate a Rise in South Korean Crypto Activity
19.2.2021
A new report has linked a spike in the creation of new bank accounts in South Korea to a rise in crypto trading – an indication that a large influx of new traders in the East Asian nation has taken up crypto in 2021.
In 2018, Seoul created a set of guidelines that requires crypto exchanges to keep...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Becomes the First Overseas Platform Legally Recognized in China
10.2.2021
A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange announced it established its first legally recognized branch in China. Although the nation banned all local crypto trading services, DBX said the firm already obtained a license to go ahead with the operations. Final Certificate of Incorporation Granted...
Bithumb CEO Predicts Only Four to Seven South Korean Crypto Exchanges Will Survive New Rules
20.1.2021
The CEO of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has made some predictions regarding the upcoming new rules governing the national industry. In fact, the executive believes there will only be between four and seven exchanges surviving the new regulation. Smaller Companies Unlikely...
Production of $2.7 Million-per-Episode: South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series Is Set to Start in 2021
31.12.2020
A major South Korean TV series with crypto and blockchain-related topics is set to launch its production stage at the beginning of 2021, directed by Gemstone Film, in collaboration with firms in China and the United States. South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series ‘Pumping Time’...