South Korea
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Hacking attempts on Upbit have reportedly surged from around 8,400 the second half of 2020 to 159,061 in the first half this year
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Users of the Korean exchange reported unauthorized deposits of what appeared to be Aptos tokens in their Upbit accounts
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Mirae Asset Securities looks to advance tokenization within finance, and South Korea, through a partnership with the Ethereum scaling architecture builder
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The protocol introduces “shielded swaps” — a way to transact without revealing private information
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Kim, who resigned from the Minjoo Party in May to become an independent, has been at the center of a scandal involving his ownership of approximately 800,000 Wemix tokens
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The company behind the cryptocurrency XRP and the XRP ledger is partnering with a local research firm to shore up its footing in South Korea
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Companies across South Korea must start disclosing their crypto holdings as part of standard financial statements
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June’s final week of trading on Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb witnessed a daily peak of over $4 billion in volume, with $3.6 billion derived from altcoin activity, data shows
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The new legislation also gives the Bank of Korea oversight of digital asset operators
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South Korea’s biggest commercial banks are exploring security token platforms to establish a trading ecosystem for corporate bonds
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In South Korea, XRP has persisted as the most-traded cryptocurrency outside of bitcoin over the year to date
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With this move, South Korea leap frogs the US and UK, both of which don’t require their high-ranking leaders to disclose crypto holdings
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Under proposed amendments, serving members of the Assembly are obligated to announce their digital assets by the conclusion of the following month
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Kim Nam-kuk has been accused of owning over $4.5 million in wemix coins back in 2021
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Samsung and Korea’s central bank are partnering to advance research on offline CBDC technology, a move aimed at enhancing payment security
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Kim Nam-kuk, a member of South Korea’s Democratic Party, is said to have owned 800,000 wemix coins in 2021
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Seoul prosecutors reportedly froze more than $184 million in assets from the indicted individuals, including Daniel Shin
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In US courts, Do Kwon denied that luna is a security by current regulatory standards
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