Seoul Court Rescues Bithumb from Record 6-Month Suspension
Key Takeaways: Seoul’s court halted Bithumb’s 6-month FIU suspension on April 30, allowing the exchange to continue full operations. The...
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Ripple Expands Korea Banking Footprint With Kbank Custody Deal
Key Takeaways: Ripple will provide Kbank with managed custody infrastructure for institutional digital asset wallets. Kbank gains multi-party computation-based tools...
Shinhan Card Partners Solana Foundation to Pilot Stablecoin Payments
Key Takeaways: At the center of the partnership is a plan to simulate real-world payment scenarios using Solana’s test network....
South Korea’s K bank Taps Ripple for Blockchain-Based Payment Pilot
Key Takeaways: K bank signed a strategic deal with Ripple on April 27 to test blockchain-based remittance technology. Ripple now...
South Korea BOK Governor Prioritizes Digital Won CBDC in First Policy Speech
Key Takeaways: Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Shin Hyun-song, sworn in on April 21, 2026, made CBDC and deposit tokens...
Ripple Marks Significant Step in Korea Through First Collaboration With a Leading Insurance Institution
Key Takeaways: Ripple secures a landmark partnership with Kyobo Life to test tokenized bond settlement. Kyobo Life becomes the first...
Circle, Dunamu Partner on Crypto Education in South Korea
Key Takeaways: Circle and Dunamu signed a 2026 deal to boost USDC education, strengthening Korea’s crypto trust. Upbit operator Dunamu’s...
Bank of Korea Pushes Crypto Circuit Breakers to Prevent Sudden Market Breakdowns
Key Takeaways: BOK urged crypto exchanges to adopt circuit breakers to curb extreme volatility. Central bank said crypto firms lack...
South Korea Fines Coinone $3.5M, Suspends New User Services for 3 Months Over AML Violations
Key Takeaways: South Korea’s FIU fined Coinone 5.2 billion won and imposed a 3-month partial business suspension starting April 29,...
Bithumb Seeks Asset Freeze to Recover Bitcoin From $40 Billion Payout Error
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has begun legal action to recover bitcoin distributed in error during a February promotional event,...
Bithumb Seeks Court Seizure of Assets to Recover Unreturned Bitcoin From $44B Blunder
Key Takeaways: Bithumb mistakenly sent 620,000 BTC on Feb. 6, 2026, creating a massive $44 billion clerical error. The error...
South Korea Implements Unified Crypto Withdrawal Rules to Combat Phishing
Key Takeaways: FSC and DAXA implemented unified rules after data showed 59% of fraud occurred via withdrawal exceptions. The stricter...
South Korea Imposes 5-Minute Audit Rule On Crypto Platforms
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that's not just a metaphor, it's a lifestyle. By day,...
South Korean Fintech Toss Targets Web3 Finance With Proprietary Mainnet and 24 Stablecoin Trademarks
Key Takeaways: Toss, operated by Viva Republica, is building an L1 blockchain mainnet and native coin to power its 30...
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...
