South Korea

The Korean pop music group allows fans to select which song titles make the cut in their latest album using Polygon NFTs known as “objekts” to collect voting tokens

Busan plans to create a publicly-run crypto exchange as a means of rejuvenating its aging population and attracting foreign investment

Shorting positions and the South Korean crypto market might hold some answers to the token’s spike

Do Kwon and Terraform Labs still face multiple legal threats, despite Matthew Albright dismissing his complaint against them

Binance has purchased 41% of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange GOPAX, per local media

Do Kwon’s whereabouts are shrouded in secrecy as legal complications surrounding his failed stablecoin project pile up

The Terra founder said he isn’t using his passport anyway, so it doesn’t make a difference if he loses it

The South Korean government will launch digital blockchain-based IDs via citizens’ phones as it prepares for post-pandemic era

South Korean judge reportedly said arresting Terraform’s head of business operations isn’t necessary

The Terraform Labs CEO has continued to push back claims made by local authorities in South Korea since Interpol’s wanted persons notice

Do Kwon and Terraform Labs didn’t break the law as LUNA has never been a security, a spokesman reportedly said

“For something that has notice in the name it sure gives no notice,” the Terraform Labs CEO said in a tweet

Do Kwon’s Red Notice comes a week after the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office requested the step from Interpol

South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered the return of passports held by five former Terraform staff members, including Do Kwon and finance officer Han Mo

Crypto scams ran wild over the weekend, indicating there’s no bear market for fraud

The Terraform Labs CEO gives first interview to Coinage, discusses Terra failure

Crypto.com recently gained provisional approval to offer services in Singapore and Dubai — now, it’s adding South Korea to the roster

Korean prosecutors have requested a “notification upon arrival” for Do Kwon, who is believed to be in Singapore

The exchange recently agreed to acquire troubled lender BlockFi and Canadian trading platform Bitvo

Prosecutors want to examine seized materials, question witnesses and determine whether TerraUSD’s crash was intentional

A self-regulatory body that would oversee market conditions and monitor compliance is also being considered

South Korea is set to have a new president in May following a win by Yoon Suk-Yeol who platformed on crypto deregulation, among other issues

The country is a well-known hub for trading, with about 3.8% of the population owning some form of cryptoasset

The partnership extends the pair’s K-pop music metaverse AniCube joint venture

By 2026, South Korea’s government wants to create the fifth-largest metaverse market in the world