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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
Source: A screenshot, Instagram/yanolja.official
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
Source: Adobe/s_lena
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,...
VIC Rewards and XcelTrip Are Set To Redefine Global Wellness and Vitality Marketspace
11.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Dr. Richard Satur, CEO of VIC Rewards, and Gyanendra Khadka, CEO of XcelTrip, are partnering to raise stakes initially from ASEAN, Indian and Korean Wellness and Vitality digital space; before they take on the global Medical-Tourism marketplace. XcelTrip with over 2.4 million hotels...
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...
South Korean gov't doesn't know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers
23.10.2020
Can anyone hold North Korea responsible for its attacks on the crypto industry?
South Korean telecom launches blockchain wallet for official documents
22.10.2020
South Korea's SK Telecom is issuing a blockchain solution for the storage and management of government certificates
EY, Samsung SDS & Naver-Line Consortium Bids to Test South Korean CBDC
22.10.2020
There has been mixed news for the central Bank of Korea (BOK) as it prepares to launch its first pilot for the digital won.
The bank is still yet to make an official decision on whether it will actually launch the central bank digital currency (CBDC) or not, but recently claimed that it would...
North Korean Crypto Hackers Now Target Russian Defense Firms – Report
19.10.2020
A group of North Korean hackers that have allegedly made a name for themselves by targeting American-based crypto firms appears to have upped its ante – and is now reportedly targeting Russian and other international defense companies.
Per Kommersant, Anastasia Tikhonova, head of sophisticated...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For New Record High + More News
16.10.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is expected to rise more than...
Korean blockchain lobby calls for crypto tax plan to be put on ice
16.10.2020
The Korea Blockchain Association wants the government to postpone the implementation of its new tax framework until 2023