Tag: Koreas
Inside South Korea’s wild plan to dominate the metaverse – Cointelegraph Magazine
“Many years ago, it was AI. Now, it’s metaverse,” he says. “From the government’s perspective, […] as long as you don’t have a coin itse [...]
South Korea’s Central Bank Wants to Oversee Stablecoins: Report
The country joins other jurisdictions in proposing standards for stablecoin issuance.
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South Korea’s unique and amazing crypto universe – Cointelegraph Magazine
Maybe it’s the language barrier, or the walls authorities have set up to prevent money from leaving the country. But whatever it is, Sou [...]
FTX Fallout Adds Urgency to South Korea’s Push for Crypto Regulations: Report
An official at the Financial Services Commission says that unfair trade needs to be regulated.
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How South Korea’s National Assembly Got Stood Up by Crypto Industry Reps at Terra Hearing
The no-shows included Lee Jung-hoon and Kang Jong-hyun, former chairman and current shareholder of crypto exchange Bithumb respectively, along with Si [...]
North Korea’s Lazarus behind years of crypto hacks in Japan: Police
Japan’s national police have pinned North Korean hacking group, Lazarus, as the organization behind several years of crypto-related cyber attacks. In [...]
Korea’s ‘poop-coin’ project got flushed in February, inventor reveals
The South Korean government has put the lid on a science program that created toilets designed to turn human waste into electricity, heat, and digital [...]
Bitcoin Sinks Below $23K; South Korea’s Bumpy Crypto Path Forward
"Bitcoin is is range bound at the moment," said Nauman Sheikh, managing director at investment advisors Wave Financial, told CoinDesk TV's First Mover [...]
‘Don’t Say Terra’ and Other Reflections From Korea’s Crypto Extravaganza
Terra, which was founded in South Korea, was one of the most talked about projects in the crypto-verse until it crashed last spring. It was, in many w [...]
South Korea’s financial watchdog wants to ‘quickly’ review crypto legislation: Report
The chair of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission said the regulator plans to expedite its review of 13 bills pending in the country’s National [...]
Bitcoin Snaps Its 4-Day Rally Tuesday; Troubles in Cryptoland? Not at Korea’s Muted Mega-Blockchain Week
Ether, the second-largest crypto by market cap behind bitcoin, was recently changing hands at about $1,700, down approximately 4% from the previous da [...]
S Korea’s pension fund carried out rare FX hedging this month
SEOUL : South Korea's National Pension Service sold a small amount of dollars on the forward market this month in its first foreign exchange hedgi [...]
Crypto market crash wipes out millions from North Korea’s stolen crypto funds
North Korea leads the world in crypto crime, with over 15 documented instances of cyber theft amounting to $1.59 billion in stolen funds. However, the [...]
South Korea’s new president delays crypto taxes in favor of consumer protections
South Korea’s newly-elected president Yoon Seok-yeol announced Tuesday he would push to defer taxation on crypto investment gains at least until a new [...]
South Korea’s ‘Kimchi Premium’ Evaporates; Major Cryptos Tumble on Fed Minutes, Continued Global Uncertainty
In an interview with CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" program, Scott Freeman, co-founder and partner of financial services firm JST Capital, suggested the [...]