Tag: South Korea

South Korea is preparing to introduce a legal framework that would allow courts to seize cryptocurrency assets in civil enforcement ...

Several major South Korean companies have denied formally joining the Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin consortium after being listed as founding ...

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) fined Bithumb 210 million won ($136,000) for violating cross-border personal data transfer rules. ...

Toss Bank has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Solana Foundation to explore blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The ...

Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won has been named a bribery suspect over allegations that he accepted a hiring request from lawmaker ...

South Korean authorities have launched the country’s first formal police investigation targeting domestic users of Polymarket, the leading decentralized prediction ...

South Korean authorities have reportedly carried out the country’s first arrest and prosecution connected to a decentralized exchange (DEX) rug ...

South Korean banking group Hana Financial is expanding its presence in the digital asset sector through a major investment in ...

South Korea will proceed with virtual asset taxation starting January 2027. Moon Kyung-ho confirmed the Ministry of Finance and Economy’s ...

South Korea will test blockchain-based deposit tokens for government spending in Q4 2026. Pilot approved under the 2026 regulatory sandbox ...