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Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign-listed bitcoin ETF trading suspended in S.Korea
South Korean investors’ years-long trading of spot-bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed in Canada and Germany was abruptly suspended due...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Netmarble's Marblex listed on Bitget
Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Tuesday that it has listed its MBX token on the global ...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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WeMade to build WEMIX Play Center in Dubai
South Korea’s game developer and publisher WeMade Co. announced on Wednesday that it partnered with the Dubai International Financial Center's ...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Netmarble's Marblex listed on Zaif in Japan
Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of the South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Thursday that it has listed its cryptocurrency Marb...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Com2uS XPLA listed on S.Korea's crypto exchange Gopax
South Korea's Com2uS Holdings Corp. announced on Monday that the cryptocurrency called XPLA used in the Com2uS Group's blockchain mainnet of the sam...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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WEMIX listed on US virtual asset exchange Tapbit
South Korean game publisher WeMade Co. announced on Thursday that its cryptocurrency WEMIX will be listed on the US cryptocurrency exchange Tapbit. T...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Terra co-founder Do Kwon’s $177 million assets in Korea under seizure
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, the mastermind behind the Terra-Luna cryptocurrency collapse, has had most of his assets in South Korea frozen, as...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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U.S., South Korea Vie Over Extradition of Crypto Fugitive Do Kwon
The U.S. and South Korea are both seeking to extradite captured crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon from Montenegro, authorities in the tiny European nation ...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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S.Korean crypto fugitive Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro
The fugitive South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon, responsible for the more-than-$40 billion crash in the global virtual currency market last ye...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Binance acquires majority stake in S.Korea's crypto exchange Gopax
Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange globally, has acquired a majority stake in South Korea's Gopax by purchasing CEO Lee Joon-haeng's 41.2% ...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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WeMade sets up blockchain corporation in UAE
WeMade Co., South Korea's game developer and publisher and the issuer of cryptocurrency WeMix, set up WeMix MENA Ltd. in the United Arab Emirates (UA...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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WeMade signs partnership with Chinese digital asset exchange
WeMade said on Wednesday that it would sign a non-fungible token (NFT) partnership with Zhongchuanyuezhong Cultural Development Co. which operates a ...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea cryptocurrency WEMIX to be delisted on court ruling
WEMIX, a South Korean cryptocurrency issued by WeMade Co., will be delisted on Thursday after a court ruled in favor of four local crypto exchanges’ d...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upbit's decision to delist WEMIX ridiculous, WeMade CEO says
South Korea’s five major cryptocurrency exchanges said on Nov. 24 they will delist WEMIX, Kosdaq-listed game developer WeMade Co.’s crypt...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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FTX implosion disrupts interest issuance by GOPAX product
The implosion of the Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX is causing ripple effects around the world, and South Korea is no exception.Seoul-based crypt...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bitcoin is not money: South Korean court
A South Korean court judged that Bitcoin, the world’s leading virtual currency, is not money and therefore the cryptocurrency is not subject to...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean crypto buyers show higher risk appetite than global peers
South Korean cryptocurrency investors appear willing to take more risks than their global counterparts, balancing their portfolios between market lea...
Sep 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces arrest warrant in South Korea
A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant to Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, a cryptocurrency ecosystem that imploded earlier this year. The a...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Elec unveils new NFT platform, aims to turn living room into art gallery
LG Electronics Inc. announced Monday it has launched its very own non-fungible token (NFT) platform, LG Art Lab. Now available in the United States, ...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Crypto exchange Binance to work with Busan on blockchain
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) w...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hong Kong-based Crypto.com acquires South Korean exchange OK-BIT
Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced Monday it finalized the acquisition of a 100% stake in South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange operator OK-B...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Terra founder Do Kwon vows to communicate proactively with press
Terraform Labs' founder and CEO Do Kwon has reemerged on Twitter, after making his account private for a couple of days. Two weeks after Terra’...
Jun 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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LUNA 2.0 skyrockets to $30 before losing 80% in first day of trade
The price of LUNA 2.0 (LUNA), the brand-new token of the controversial Terraform Labs Ltd., has been on a tumultuous ride since its debut a couple of...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Crypto investors threaten Terraform founders with class-action lawsuit
Cryptocurrency investors in South Korea have threatened to file a class action lawsuit against co-founders of the disgraced blockchain platform opera...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Police identify visitor to Terra founder's home as crypto streamer
The uninvited visitor to Terraform Labs co-founder and CEO Do Kwon's Seoul residence has been identified by police. An AfreecaTV streamer who goes by...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrency Luna plunges 99% after linked stablecoin loses peg
The value of Luna, the cryptocurrency linked to stablecoin TerraUSD, now hovers just above $0. Just a week ago, its market capitalization was around ...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Asset to list blockchain ETF on Hong Kong Exchange
Samsung Asset Management Co. is slated to list a blockchain exchange-traded fund on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) in the first half of this year, the...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Total of 19 mn Bitcoins mined, pushing price upward
Bitcoin mining hit a 19 million milestone in recent days, leading to a jump in its price. Tokyo-based SBI Crypto Co., under the parent company of SBI...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK tipped to be Korea's 1st group to issue digital coins
SK Square Co., the investment arm of SK Group, is working on issuing its own digital currency within the year, according to people with knowledge of ...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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