19 days ago • coindesk
South Korea’s April 10 Election: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Universe
On April 10, 2024, South Korea is heading into its legislative polls which will see multiple parties and coalitions battle it out for 300 seats in the national assembly and political analysts say it will be difficult for either party to get a majority, making any group of voters, including crypto enthusiasts, significant.
23 days ago • coindesk
Jury Begins Deliberations in Civil Fraud Case Against Do Kwon, Terraform Labs
NEW YORK – Lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rested their case against Terraform Labs and its co-founder, Do Kwon, on Friday, releasing a New York jury to decide whether Kwon and his company are liable for allegedly misleading investors about the stability of Terra USD (UST) and its integration with a Korean mobile payments app.
88 days ago • cryptopotato
Saga and MARBLEX Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Web3 Game Development and Adoption
[PRESS RELEASE – SAN FRANCISCO AND SEOUL, United States, South Korea, January 31st, 2024] Deal Marks a Broad Strategic Partnership for Netmarble’s Web3 Arm with a Layer-1 Protocol for technology and go-to-market collaboration in web3 gaming. Saga, a leading Layer-1 protocol and developer ecosystem in web3, and MARBLEX, a gaming-focused blockchain by Netmarble Corp., announced […]
95 days ago • cryptopotato
North Korea’s Crypto Onslaught Continues: More Platforms Targeted, Less Loot in 2023
The tally of crypto platforms compromised by North Korea reached a new high in 2023, as per Chainalysis' latest report.
103 days ago • nulltx
Klaytn and Finschia Explore Merger To Forge Asia’s Largest Web3 Ecosystem
Blockchain networks Klaytn, backed by South Korea’s Kakao, and Finschia, developed by Japan’s LINE, have unveiled a merger proposal aimed at combining their technologies and user bases, potentially establishing the most extensive web3 ecosystem in Asia. The proposed merger between the leading blockchains in Japan and South Korea anticipates the […]
107 days ago • cryptodaily
South Korea Maintains Its Ban on Crypto ETFs
South Korea has reiterated its ban on crypto ETFs despite the US approving 11 spot bitcoin ETFs earlier this week. As it stands, South Korea prohibits local financial institutions from owning or buying crypto and investing in businesses offering crypto.