Middle East Tensions Ease: How Asian Equities Responded
Nikkei, KOSPI, Hang Seng Rise as Iran Conflict Signals ShiftJapan’s Nikkei 225 via Tradingview.South Korea’s KOSPI via Tradingview.The Nasdaq Composite...
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South Korea’s Tax Agency Eyes Private Custodians for Seized Crypto Following Mnemonic Leak
South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) is moving to hand off seized virtual assets to private custody providers after a...
From Trillion-Dollar Chips to Power Grid Stress: AI’s Breakneck Week Explained
This week saw the artificial intelligence (AI) industry rocked by a potential Microsoft-OpenAI legal dispute over a $50 billion Amazon...
Report: Bill Seeks to Abolish South Korea’s 22% Digital Asset Tax
South Korean lawmakers are once again tearing up the script on crypto taxation, this time with a proposal to scrap...
Bank of Korea Expands Digital Won Pilot With Phase 2 Launch and Two New Banks
The Bank of Korea has launched Phase 2 of its Project Hangang central bank digital currency pilot, expanding real-world testing...
South Korea Fines Bithumb $24M, Imposes 6-Month Partial Suspension Over AML Violations
South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has fined cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb 36.8 billion won ($24.6 million) and ordered a six-month...
Bitcoin Diverges From Global Prices in South Korea — Third Major Discount Since FTX
With bitcoin trading between $65,962 and $73,669 this week, market data shows South Korea posted its deepest discount to global...
Trading Halted in Seoul: Kospi Suffers Historic Sell-off Amid Iran War Jitters
South Korea’s Kospi index plummeted over 12% on March 4, triggering emergency circuit breakers as Middle East tensions and artificial...
South Korea’s National Tax Service Publishes Seed Phrase Photo, Sparks Wallet Breach
South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) accidentally published a cryptocurrency wallet’s recovery phrase in a Feb. 26 press release, enabling...
South Korea’s Hanwha Backs US Blockchain Firm Kresus With $13M Investment
Blockchain infrastructure company Kresus secured about $13 million from South Korea’s Hanwha Investment and Securities to expand enterprise digital wallets,...
South Korean Police Lose 22 Bitcoin From Cold Wallet in Gangnam Evidence Case
South Korean authorities have confirmed that 22 bitcoin, worth about $1.5 million, vanished from a cold wallet held by the...
Bithumb’s Accidental $44 Billion Bitcoin Overpayment Triggers Sudden Inspection, Scrutiny of Internal Controls
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service launches a formal inspection of Bithumb over a $44 billion bitcoin overpayment accident and possible...
South Korean Financial Regulator to Probe Crypto Market Manipulation, Impose Penalties for IT Failures
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service announced a planned targeted investigation into high‑risk crypto market manipulation tactics — including large “...
South Korea’s Bithumb Exchange Accidentally Sends $44 Billion in Bitcoin to Users
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb mistakenly distributed approximately 620,000 bitcoins, worth around $44 billion, to 695 customers during a promotional...
