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President Lee Jae-myung’s rise to South Korea’s highest office marks the return of a left-leaning populist with deep working-class roots and bold plans for institutional crypto integration.  Though crypto was …

Both presidential candidates back spot crypto ETFs and relaxed regulations. FSC lifts institutional trading ban, allows nonprofits to trade crypto. Lee proposes a won-based stablecoin to curb $40.8 billion in …

KuCoin plans South Korea comeback after meeting key global regulations. South Korea bans 22 crypto apps, including KuCoin, over compliance. KuCoin, a well-known cryptocurrency exchange, is considering a return to …

Despite being pushed out of the South Korean market earlier this year, crypto exchange KuCoin isn’t ready to give up on the region. The platform’s newly appointed CEO, BC Wong, …

KODA, the largest custody provider in South Korea, has integrated Core – Bitcoin’s first Proof of Stake (PoS) layer and the largest Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem, making it the first Bitcoin scaling blockchain …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirms the involvement of North Korea in the Bybit hack. Over the past few years, North Korean state-sponsored actors have terrorized the crypto space, …

Homepage > News > Business > Bybit reels from $1.5B hack by North Korea The record-setting hack of the Bybit digital asset exchange and the ensuing calls to roll back …

Homepage > News > Business > South Korea gives nod to ‘crypto’; Upbit faces hefty fines Institutional investors in South Korea can open accounts on digital asset exchanges starting in …

South Korea lifts corporate cipher bans. The ban lift consists of a two-stage plan. This move coincides with the enactment and enforcement of the Korea Virtual Asset User Protection Act. …