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Production of $2.7 Million-per-Episode: South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series Is Set to Start in 2021
31.12.2020
A major South Korean TV series with crypto and blockchain-related topics is set to launch its production stage at the beginning of 2021, directed by Gemstone Film, in collaboration with firms in China and the United States. South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series ‘Pumping Time’...
Order Book Sharing Ban Could Shake South Korean Exchanges to the Core
30.12.2020
New government regulations that will force South Korean crypto exchanges to cease order book sharing with overseas trading platforms could have a seismic effect on the crypto players in the country - and the issue is reportedly the main reason why major player Binance is set to close down...
South Korean Crypto Exchanges Prepare for Order Book Sharing Shutdown
29.12.2020
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A number of South Korean crypto exchanges are ceasing policies that see them share order books with overseas exchanges in preparation for the promulgation of a new crypto law that comes into force early next year.
As reported, a series of amendments to a financial law will...
Polish Crypto Miner Prepares Its Services For South Korean Gamers
24.12.2020
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After obtaining a license to operate in Malta, Polish company GamerHash is pursuing its international development plans, aiming to launch its token on one of the leading crypto exchanges in Asia, and establish operations in South Korea.
The firm’s expansion to Malta allowed...
South Korean Province to Create Youth Blockchain Jobs with New Fund
19.12.2020
Buddha statues at the Unjusa temple in Hwasun, South Jeolla Province. South Korea’s South Jeolla Province has announced plans to spend USD 14m on a job creation project that will see the region develop new roles in the industry 4.0 sector, blockchain including, for promising youngsters.
Per...
Korean Exchange Operator to Oversee Crypto-Linked Stocks in the Midst of Suspicions on Unfair Trading
12.12.2020
South Korean securities exchange operator is now expanding its overseeing capacity by monitoring all crypto-related stock activities after volatile movements seen in the last few weeks on listed companies tied to the industry. KRX’s Market Oversights Committee to Supervise Crypto-Linked...
South Korean Authorities Formally File Fraud Charges Against Coinbit’s Executives
8.12.2020
In South Korea, authorities have formally pressed fraud charges against the chairman of a major crypto exchange in the country, Coinbit, plus two unnamed executives of the firm. They are suspected of price manipulation. Coinbit’s Executives Formally Charged by South Korean Authorities...
South Korean Crypto Tax May Be Delayed after Parliamentary Intervention
25.11.2020
South Korean crypto investors could receive a welcome stay of execution from new crypto taxes – with parliamentarians pushing Seoul to postpone a much-maligned crypto tax reporting act.
Per the Dong-a Ilbo, a leading South Korean parliamentary committee has made a late intervention in the matter...
South Korean government to delay crypto-tax rules by three months
25.11.2020
Following lobbying by the Korean Blockchain Association, crypto exchanges are given extra time to implement a new tax infrastructure
Crypto-keen South Korean Travel Unicorn Sets Sights on 2021 IPO
20.11.2020
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Yanolja, one of South Korea’s biggest travel firms and fastest-growing, most crypto-keen unicorns, is heading for an initial public offering (IPO) next year.
Per Newsway, Yanolja, which operates its own digital token-powered rewards program,...
South Korean Government Has Plans to Nurture Blockchain Unicorns
19.11.2020
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A South Korean minister has talked about the government’s intention of fostering “blockchain unicorns” as part of its medium-term strategy to boost growth and mitigate the devastating effects the coronavirus pandemic is set to take on the nation’s small and medium-sized...
South Korean SME Minister Sings Praises of Blockchain-powered Payments
13.11.2020
A South Korean minister has been championing blockchain-powered payments, claiming they have the power to transform the business landscape for smaller businesses in the country.
Per News1, the comment came from the country’s Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups Park Young-sun,...
South Korean Crypto Firms Must Disclose Users’ Identities Under Planned Law Change
6.11.2020
South Korea's top financial watchdog wants legal changes making it mandatory for cryptocurrency firms to report the names of customers
‘Dozens’ of Arrests as South Korean Police Swoop on Bogus Ethereum Fund
5.11.2020
South Korean police have closed the net on an alleged ethereum (ETH) scam operation named EtherWallet, making “dozens” of arrests nationwide in suspected USD 44.5 million fraud wrap. Some 3,000 victims have been identified, the police said.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has been formally...
‘Arbitrary’ Ruling May ‘Force South Korean Crypto Exchanges to Close’
4.11.2020
South Korean crypto-related firms said they are concerned that banks are being given too much power by the country’s financial regulators.
In the latest regulatory rulings unveiled this week, regulators stated that banks would be obliged to decide whether or not they want to do business with crypto...
South Korean financial watchdog to ban privacy coins
3.11.2020
Virtual asset service providers in the country will not be allowed to handle “dark coins.”
South Korean Doctor Says Blockchain ‘Must Be Used’ to Fight Crisis
3.11.2020
A South Korean doctor said that it is an “inevitability” that medics in the country will turn to blockchain and other industry 4.0 technology advances in the wake of a flu vaccine error that has killed at least 59 people.
Kim Mi-ri, an ear, nose and throat specialist who works in Seoul’s busy...
South Korean Regulator Bans Privacy Coin Trading, Beefs up Crypto AML
2.11.2020
South Korea’s financial regulator is flexing its muscles with a series of new amendments to forthcoming crypto regulations – with new anti-money laundering (AML) provisos and a ban on privacy coin trading.
On Monday, Per Fn News and ZDNet Korea, as well as Paxnet, the regulatory Financial Services...
Leading South Korean Hospital Group Readies Blockchain Move
30.10.2020
South Korean hospitals could be set to usher in a new era of industry 4.0-era healthcare, and will look to use blockchain technology to upgrade the quality of the medical care they provide.
Taking the lead is one of the country’s most prestigious hospital groups, Yonsei Medical Center, whose Vice...
South Korean, Mongolian Banks Prepare Crypto, Digital Fiat Offerings
29.10.2020
The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Asian banks are edging yet closer to crypto and digital currency adoption – with South Korean and Mongolian banks unveiling ambitious new developments in the wake of reports of the launch of Singaporean giant DBS’ forthcoming digital...